Improvements in Baling-presses.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1892-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Baling-presses.
I, REGINALD WALTER BARKER, of Monument Chambers, King William
Street, E.C. in the City of London, Patent Agent (a communication from Charles
Thurston Anderson and Fred Parker) do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in baling-presses;
and it consists in the constructions and combinations of devices as described
hereunder.
To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and
use the same, I will now describe its constructions and indicate the manner in which
the same are carried out.
I employ suitable horizontal beams extending the full length of the machine and
forming the foundation-sills upon which the machine is supported, and a floor laid
upon said sills and forming the bottom of the baling-chamber. Near the ends the
foundation-sills are mortised to receive the uprights which constitute the corner-
posts of the machine, their upper ends having laterally-extending supports or
platforms upon which the follower is supported when not in use, as I shall herein-
after describe. The sides of the baling-chamber are formed of two pieces, one
being rigidly secured to the corner posts upon the same side, and the other (section
or doors) being hinged to the fixed sections and adapted to be swinging upward to
expose the lower portion of the baling-chamber and to permit the removal of the
compressed bale.
To retain the hinged sections or doors in position while the bale is being
compressed, I employ suitable short posts or uprights having their lower ends
formed to fit sockets in the foundation-sills, the said posts lying in the angles formed
by the hinged sections of the sides and the corner-posts whereby they bear against
said hinged sections or doors. The lower ends of the posts which enter the sockets
in the foundation-sills, are preferably cut away on one side, so that these posts may
fall out of engagement with said sills when their upper ends are released, thereby
enabling the hinged section or doors to be opened.
To secure the upper ends of the posts I employ suitable rods which pass trans-
versely through the corner-posts, these rods being provided with heads and having
their opposite ends threaded and engaged by nuts while upon said rods, between
the heads and nuts and the corner-posts are buttons which are adapted to turn upon
the rods so that their outer ends pass in front of the upper ends of the posts to
hold them in place and to brace and secure the hinged sections or doors while the
bale is being pressed. These buttons are also designed to engage the hinged
sections or doors when the latter are raised and to hold said doors elevated while
the bale is being removed from the press. The ends of the baling chamber are
formed by the end pieces fitted against cleats on the inside of the doors or sections
and extending about the height of said doors, while above this point the sides are
made up of a series of comparatively narrow pieces, loosely seated, for a purpose
hereinafter described.
Within the outer ends of the foundation-sills are mounted rocking beams, to the
central portions of which suitable uprights or arms are secured and have their outer
faces formed or provided with ratchet-surfaces. When the machine is in operative
position these uprights or arms pass through the follower which consists, essentially
of two longitudinally-extending bars placed in a horizontal position and separated
from each other to permit the entrance of the upper ends of the uprights or arm:
and joined together by cross-pieces or blocks.

page_text: Near the outer ends of the follower and between the inner walls of the spaced
bars are pivotally-mounted pawls adapted to engage the ratchet surfaces of the
uprights or arms and upon the follower, near the ends thereof are fulcrumed
operating-levers whose lower ends are provided with pivotally secured pawls also
designed to engage said ratchet-surfaces and to operate, in conjunction with the
pawls in the manner hereinafter stated.
A press-board is adapted to lie upon the charge of material, and having cross
bars upon its upper surface inside of the ends, upon which the follower bears.
In operating my machine the doors or hinged sections are closed and secured by
the turn-buttons and the end pieces are placed in position so as to close the ends and
thereby form with the sides and bottom the baling-chamber, whose top is open to
receive the hops, hay, straw, cotton, or other material to be baled. The charge of
material is now placed in this chamber and the press-board placed on top of it, with
its flat side down, after which the follower is lifted from its supports or platform
and laid upon the cross-bar of the press-board. The uprights or arnis are now
raised and their upper ends passed through the follower so that the pawls will
engage the ratchet-faces thereof. The levers are now moved back and forth and
their pawls by engaging the ratchet-frces of the uprights cause the follower to
descend and force the press-block with great pressure against the material. As the
levers are lifted at the end of their downward stroke their pawls slip by the
ratchet-faces-and the pawls operate as retaining the pawls to hold the follower down
until the lever-pawls have obtained a new engagement with said surfaces and are
again operated. As the follower moves downward, the narrow pieces which form
the upper part of the ends of the baling-chamber fall inward upon the press-board
as each one is passed by the compressed material, thereby enabling the follower to
move to the limit of its downward stroke. When the bale has been sufficiently
pressed, the pawls are thrown back and the follower lifted out of the press and
placed upon the supports or platforms and the uprights are swung downward out
of the way. The turn-buttons are now moved to release the uprights which fall
outward and the hinged sections or doors are turned up to expose the baling-
chamber, and are secured in this latter position by again turning the buttons so that
they may engage them. When the doors are raised, the end boards fall outward
thereby giving unobstructed access to the bale and permitting the binding and
securing of the same in any well-known manner.
Dated this 12th day of October 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Baling-presses.
1, REGINALD WALTER BARKER, of Monument Chambers, King William
Street, London, Middlesex, Patent Agent, 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 :-
My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in baling-pressus ;
and it consists in the constructions and combinations of devices, which I shall
hereinafter fully describe and claim.
To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and
use the same, I will now describe its constructions and indicate the manner in which
the same are carried out.
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved baling-press.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

page_text: machine is supported, and B indicates a floor laid upon said sills and forming the
bottom of the baling-chamber. Near the ends the foundation-sills are mortised to
receive the uprights C, which constitute the corner-posts of the machine, their
upper ends having laterally-extending supports or platforms a, upon which the
follower is supported when not in use, as I shall hereinafter fully describe. The
sides of the baling-chamber are formed of two pieces D D'. the former being
rigidly secured to the corner-posts upon the same side, and the latter section or
doors D' being hinged to the fixed sections D and adapted to be swinging upward
to expose the lower portion of the baling-chamber and to permit the removal of the
compressed bale.
To retain the hinged sections or doors in position while the bale is being
compressed, I employ suitable short posts or uprights E, having their lower ends
formed to fit sockets in the foundation-sills, the said posts E lying in the angles
formed by the hinged sections of the sides and the corner-pusts C, whereby they
bear against said hinged sections or doors. The lower ends of the posts E, which
enter the sockets in the foundation-sills, are preferably cut away on one side, so
that these posts may fall out of engagement with said sills, when their
upper ends
are released, thereby enabling the hinged section or doors D' to be opened.
To secure the upper ends of the posts E, I employ suitable rods F, which pass
-transversely through the corner-posts C, these rods being provided with heads and
having their opposite ends threaded and engaged by nuts G, while upon said rods,
between the heads and nuts and the corner-posts, are buttons H, which are adapted
to turn upon the rods so that their outer ends pass in front of the upper ends of the
posts E to hold them in place and to brace and secure the hinged sections or
doors D' while the bale is being pressed. These buttons are also designed to
engage the hinged sections or doors D' when the latter are raised and to hold said
doors elevated while the bale is being removed from the press. The ends of the
baling-chamber are formed by the end pieces I, fitted against cleats 6 on the inside
of the doors or sections D' and extending about the height of said doors, while
above this point the sides are made up of a series of comparatively narrow pieces J,
loosely seated, for a purpose hereinafter described.
Within the outer ends of the foundation-sills are mounted rocking beams L, to
the central portions of which suitable uprights or arms M are secured and have
their onter faces formed or provided with ratchet-surfaces c. When the machine
is in operative position, these uprights or arms M pass through the follower N,
which consists, essentially, of two longitudinally-extending bars d, placed in a
horizontal position and separated from each other to permit the entrance of the
upper ends of the uprights or arms M and joined together by cross-pieces or
blocks O.
Near the outer ends of the follower and between the inner walls of the spaced
bars are pivotally-mounted pawls P, adapted to engage the ratchet-surfaces of the
uprights or arms M, and upon the follower, near the ends thereof, are fulcrumed
operating-levers Q, whose lower ends are provided with pivotally-secured pawls R,
also designed to engage said ratchet-surfaces and to operate, in conjunction with
the pawls P, in the manner hereinafter stated.
S represents a press-board adapted to lie upon the charge of material, and having
cross-bars T upon its upper surface inside of the ends, upon which the follower
bears.
In operating my machine the doors or hinged sections D' are closed and secured
by the turn-buttons H, and the end pieces are placed in position so as to close the
ends, and thereby form with the sides and bottom the baling-chamber, whose top is
open to receive the hops, hay, straw, cottos, or other material to be baled. The
charge of material is now placed in this chamber and the press-board S placed on
top of it, with its flat side down, after which the follower is lifted from its supports
or platform a and laid upon the cross-bar T of the press-board. The uprights or
arms M are now raised and their upper ends passed through the follower, so that
the pawls P will engage the ratchet-faces thereof. The levers Q are now moved

page_text: back and forth, and their pawls R by engaging the ratchet-faces of the uprights M
cause the follower to descend and force the press-block S with great pressure
against the material. As the levers Q are lifted at the end of their downward
stroke, their pawls slip by the ratchet-faces, and the pawls P operate as retaining
the pawls to hold the follower down until the lever-pawls have obtained a new
engagement with said surfaces and are again operated. As the follower moves
downward, the narrow pieces which form the upper part of the ends of the baling-
chamber fall inward upon the press-board as each one is passed by the compressed
material, thereby enabling the follower to move to the limit of its downward stroke.
When the bale has been sufficiently pressed, the pawls are thrown back and the
follower lifted out of the press and placed upon the supports or platforms a, and
the uprights are swung downward out of the way. The turn-buttons are now moved
to release the uprights E, which fall outward, and the hinged sections or doors are
turned up to expose the baling-chamber, and are secured in this latter position by
again turning the buttons so that they may engage them. When the doors are
raised, the end boards I fall outward, thereby giving unobstructed access to the
bale and permitting the binding and securing of the same in any well-known
manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a baling-press having doors at the lower portion of its sides, the means for
securing said doors, consisting of the uprights E at both ends of the doors, having
their lower ends fitted in sockets in the foundation-sills of the press, and the rods F,
provided with buttons H, adapted to bear against said upright to hold the doors
closed and to engage and support the doors when the latter are raised, substantially
as herein described.
2. In a baling-press open at its top and having lower doors, with means for
securing the same, a follower and means for operating it, the independent pieces
forming the ends of the press, and an independent press-board having cross-bars
inside of its ends upon which the follower bears, said independent end pieces being
adapted to fall inward upon the ends of the press-board as the latter is forced
downward by the follower, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 11th day of July 1891.