An Improvement in Hay or Fodder Presses.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1889-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by WILLIAM SUTTON BOCQUET, Dist. Locomotive and
Carriage Superintendent, North Western Railway, Rawalpindi, Punjab, India.]
An Improvement in Hay or Fodder Presses.
I, OLIVER IMRAY of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane in the County
of London, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to a construction of press for compressing hay or fodder into
compact bales, this construction being such that the press can be readily separated
into several pieces, each of which can be easily carried to the spot where the material
has to be made up in bales, and where the parts can again be readily put together for
use. The body of the press is a horizontal box which is preferably made mostly of
wood so that it is light and can be easily repaired, and which has at each end a screw
with a suitable capstan head, thus constituting a duplex press. This press while in
use is mounted on trestles, from which it can be readily removed for transport. The
duplex press may be used in conjunction with a small vertical press in which the
bale formed by the duplex press can be held tightly and corded while a second bale is
being formed in the duplex press.
Doted this 97th dow of Anost 1980
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Hay or Fodder Presses.
I, OLIVER IMRAY of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County
of London, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a construction of press for compressing hay or fodder into
compact bales, this construction being such that the press can be readily separated
into several pieces, each of which can be easily carried to the spot where the material
has to be made up in bales and where the parts can again be readily put together
for use.
The body of the press is a horizontal box which is preferably made mostly of wood
so that it is light and can be easily repaired, and which has at each end a screw with
a suitable capstan head, thus constituting a duplex press. This press while in use is
mounted on trestles from which it can be readily removed for transport. The duplex
press may be used in conjunction with a small vertical press in which the bale forined
by the duplex press can be held tightly and corded while a second bale is being formed
in the duplex press.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a side view of a press according to this.
invention. Fig. 2 is a part transverse section to an enlarged scale, shewing the lid of
the press box. On a suitably trussed frame D are placed separately the two
troughs A and C and between them the press box B. These three parts are held
firmly together by headed tie bolts E which are dropped into slots in the end frames F.
The troughs A and C are open at the top and are provided with pistons attached to
screws G that can be turned in either direction by hand levers H. The middle box B
has its two sides hinged at their lower edges and has a cover or lid K which can be
raised or lowered by an eccentric on a shaft L turned by a lever inserted in slots lat

page_text: its end. The lid K has brackets k projecting down from it to embrace the sides of
the box B when these sides are closed. "The screws G being withdrawn drawing back
the pistons in the troughs A and C these can be charged with the materials to be
pressed. The sides of the box A being closed and the lid K lowered so as to retain
them closed, the screws G on being turned cause the pistons in A and C to advance
forcing the material into the box B. While the material is held compressed therein
the lid K can be raised releasing the side doors, whereupon the compressed material
can be secured by temporary clamps or by horizontal hoops or bands passed along the
slots in the faces of the compressing pistons. The screws can then be slacked back
leaving the hole free to be removed, to be afterwards compressed vertically in a
separate press, if necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A duplex hay or fodder press made in three separate portable parts secured
together by tie bolts, substantially as described.
2. The construction of the middle part or press box with hinged side doors and a
lid which can be raised or lowered by an eccentric and has brackets for locking the
side doors when it is lowered, substantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of Ontahan 1880
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.