Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS HENRY RAMSDEN of Bramhope near Leeds in the County of York
Land Agent do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for A HORSE RAKE
to be as follows:-
My rake has the teeth individually hinged to the axle or to a bar parallel
thereto. These teeth fall to the ground frontwards, and are the gathering teeth.
They are of a length sufficient to give a proper incline.
At some distance from the axle backwards, and parallel to it a bearing bar is
fixed in the frame of the rake. This bearing bar carries the delivery teeth which
rest on it with their points upwards when set. These teeth are made roach
backed where they work on the bearing bar. The delivery teeth have a suitable
shape for holding and delivering the hay: and are hinged to a movable rod partly
above and between the bearing bar and the axle. The bearing bar is sleeved into
several loose pulleys on which the delivery teeth work.
A third row of teeth called the middle teeth are also hinged alternately on the
same rod with the delivery teeth. The middle teeth rest and slide on the hinge
bar of the gathering teeth and between them.
The hinge rod of the delivery teeth and middle teeth works in guides fixed at
each end of the rod to the frame. The guides are curved from the frame towards
the bearing bar. The bearing bar is made to turn on its axis in the frame, and is
connected at each end by a short arm to the movable rod in the guides.
A hand lever is fixed to the end of the bearing bar, and by a catch takes into a
notched rim fastened to the frame. This lever by means of the arms moves the
hinged rod in the guides; and by the notched rim holds the delivery teeth.
Springs in the guides take the jar of the delivery teeth.
A rod passing across the middle teeth, and under the gathering teeth raises the
latter out of work by a further movement of the lever which by its catch takes
into a further notch on the rim. This rod also keeps any teeth from gathering toọ
deeply.
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I THOMAS HENRY RAMSDEN of Bramhope near Leeds in the County of York
Land Agent do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "A HORSE RAKE"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
My rake has the teeth individually hinged to the axle or to a bar parallel
thereto. These teeth fall to the ground frontwards, and are the gathering teeth.
They are of a length sufficient to give a proper incline.
At some distance from the axle backwards and parallel to it a bearing bar is
fixed in the frame of the rake. This bearing bar carries the delivery teeth which
rest on it with their points upwards when set.
These teeth are made roach
backed where they work on the bearing bar. The delivery teeth have a suitable
shape for holding and delivering the hay, and are hinged to a movable rod partly
above and between the bearing bar and the axle. The bearing bar is sleeved into
several loose pulleys on which the delivery teeth work.
A third row of teeth called the middle teeth are also hinged alternately on the
same rod with the delivery teeth. The middle teeth rest and slide on the hinge
bar of the gathering teeth and between them.
The hinge rod of the delivery teeth and middle teeth works in guides fixed at
each end of the rod to the frame. The guides are curved from the frame towards
the bearing bar. The bearing bar is made to turn on its axis in the frame, and is
connected at each end by a short arm to the movable rod in the guides.
A hand lever is fixed to the end of the bearing bar, and by a catch takes into a
notched rim fastened to the frame. This lever by means of the arms moves the
hinge rod in the guides, and by the notched rim holds the delivery teeth.
Springs in the guides take the jar of the delivery teeth.
A rod passing across the middle teeth and under the gathering teeth raises the
latter out of work by a further movement of the lever which by its catch takes
'into a further notch on the rim. This rod also keeps any teeth from gathering too
deeply.
In the accompanying Drawing which represents the said. Invention, a side
elevation of the machine is shewn in "Figure 1," a part of the said elevation to a
larger scale in "Figure 2," and a plan of the machine in "Figure 3." Like letters
in the Drawing indicate like parts. A is the axle, B is the frame, and C the shaft
of the implement.
To the bar a which is parallel to the axle A the gathering teeth b are
individually hinged, and fall to the ground in front of the axle A, and are of
sufficient length to give a proper incline for the ascent of the hay or the like
material.
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At some distance from the axle A backwards and parallel to it a bearing bar C
is fixed to the frame B of the rake. This bearing bar carries the delivery teeth d,
which rest on it, with their points upwards when set for receiving the hay or like
material. The delivery teeth d.are made roach backed at d, that is with cams on
those parts of the delivery teeth which work on the bearing bar C. The said
teeth d have a suitable form for holding and delivering the hay or like material
received from the gathering teeth b. The delivery teeth d are hinged to a
movable rod e, partly above and between the bearing bar C, and the axle or the
hinge bar of the gathering teeth. The bearing bar C is sleeved into several loose
pulleys C on which the delivery teeth d work with their cams d. A third row of

page_text: teeth called the middle teeth f, are also hinged alternately on the same rod e with
the delivery teeth d. The middle teeth f, rest and slide on the hinge bar a of the
gathering teeth b, and between the said teeth.
The hinge rode of the delivery teeth d works in guides g fixed at each end of
the said rod to the frame B, and the said guides are curved towards the bearing
bar C. The said bar C is made to turn in the frame B, and is connected at each
end by a short arm h to the movable rod e in the guides g.
A hand lever i is fixed to the end of the bearing bar C, and by a catch in the
said hand lever, it takes into a notched rim j fastened to the frane B. This
lever i by means of the arms h moves the hinge rod e in the guides g; and by the
notched rim j the said lever holds the delivery teeth d until released for
discharging.
The springs k in the guides g take the jar of the delivery teeth. A rod Z
passing across the middle teeth f and under the gathering teeth b raises the latter
out of work by a further movement of the lever i, which by its catch takes into a
further notch on the rim j. The rod also keeps any of the teeth b from
gathering too deeply.
The foregoing description wherein the gathering teeth are suspended from a bar
parallel to the axle of the horse rake will serve also to describe the machine when
the gathering teeth bare individually hinged from the axle A. The axle A then
serves as the hinge bar a, of the said gathering teeth.
As the machine is drawn along the hay or like material is collected by the
gathering teeth which are hinged to work independently of each other, and by
accumulating, the hay is pushed up the incline until it passes over the middle teeth
into the receptacle formed by the delivery teeth. When the delivery teeth are
filled, and the catch of the hand lever is released by the driver they fall to the
ground by the weight of themselves and their load, and are emptied. The delivery
teeth in falling also draw out and raise the middle teeth which thereby check the
ascending hay during the operation of discharging, though the work of collecting
by the gathering teeth is still going on. The driver then raises the empty delivery
teeth. Thus by separate mechanism for gathering and delivering, the operation of
discharging does not for the time stop the raking; neither does the raking pressure
of the hay increase or affect the work of the hand lever when delivering.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a horse rake the use of "gathering teeth" that is of front teeth sloping
forwards to the ground, which are individually suspended from the implement.
2. In a horse rake the use of "delivery teeth" in combination with " gathering
teeth," that is of teeth suspended as a receptacle to the rear of the machine, which
teeth by falling to the ground discharge the hay or like material received from the
gathering teeth,”
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3. With "delivery teeth" the use of cams in combination with a bearing bar
sleeved in loose rollers.
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4. In a horse rake the use of "middle teeth" as a platform between the
'gathering teeth" and the "delivering teeth."
And be it understood that the four said claims are made substantially as and for
the purpose described and represented.
Dated this 4th day of September 1884.
THOMAS HENRY RAMSDEN.