Iron or Ropes on Bales or other Packages
Year: 1886

page_text: Hoop Iron or Ropes on Bales or other Packages.
We JOHN TRAYES and JAMES ANDERSON both of 139 Sandy Row, Belfast in
the County of Antrim, Ireland, Mechanics do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a novel form of cramp-such as are used for straining
hoop iron or ropes-on bales or other packages-the object of this invention being
to obtain the greatest amount of straining power with the least labour-and to
retain the strain without the aid of ratchets or catches-also to do away with the
necessity of unwinding or resplicing-this novel form of baling cramp consists of
a maleble iron (or other suitable metal) frame-having a steel screw and screw
wheel the spindle of the wheel projects outside the frame with a slot in the end
of latter to take one end of the hoop-the other end of the hoop being held by a
tumbler and set screw-a handle is applied to the end of the screw and by turning
it winds one end of the hoop round the spindle holding it taut until the hoop is
made fast.
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Hoop Iron or Ropes on Bales or other Packages.
We JOHN TRAYES and JAMES ANDERSON of 139 Sandy Row, Belfast in the
County of Antrim, Mechanics do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
AN IMPROVED FORM OF BALING CRAMP and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention consists of a novel form of cramp, such as are used for straining

page_text: The object of this invention being to obtain the greatest amount of straining
power with the least labour, and to retain the strain without the aid of ratchets
or catches, also to do away with the necessity of unwinding or resplicing the
hoops or ropes.
This form of cramp may be made of any suitable material, the
frame or body is made solid, having a screw and screw wheel, the spindle of
the wheel projects outside the frame or body with a slot in the end of latter
to take one end of the hoop or rope. The other end of the hoop or rope after
being passed round the bale or box is held by a tumbler and lever.
A handle is applied to the end of the screw, and by turning it winds one end
of the hoop or rope round the spindle holding it taut untill the loop or rope is
made fast.
The screw is eased back one turn and the cramp taken away sideways.
This novel form of baling cramp will be best understood from the following
description, reference being had to the drawings herewith, in which the same
letters and figures of reference apply to the same or like parts.
Fig. 1 is a general view of baling cramp.
Fig. 2 is a plan.
Fig. 3 is a front end view.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation.
Fig. 5 is a back end view.
a is the winding handle.
b is the handle for holding by.
-is the lever and d is the tumbler for holding one end of the hoop or rope.
-is the spindle that the hoop or rope winds on.
f-is the screw, g is the screw wheel.
h-is the frame or body.
a is the hoop or rope being held by the tumbler and lever c and d while it is
being wound round the spindle e.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is
The form of cramp described and illustrated viz.; improvements in baling
cramps such as are used for straining hoop iron or ropes on bales or other
packages which gives a continuous strain without the aid of ratchets or catches
and to save the labour of unwinding or resplicing the hoops or ropes.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1886