Year: 1888

page_text: I JAMES PATRICK DOWLING of Ashfield near Sydney in the Colony of New
South Wales Journalist do heroby 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 presses especially useful for baling hay and straw but
which may be used for pressing wool and other materials and it has been purposely
devised that the time occupied hitherto in baling quantities of materials may be con-
siderably shortened and that a considerable amount of power hitherto wasted in presses
of this description may be utilised. I construct a press that may be easily transported
to its work instead of having to convey the material to be pressed to it.
These improvements in presses for hay straw wool and other materials are applicable
to any kind of press no matter by what means the movement of the monkey plate or
presser is conveyed to it or is obtained. These improvements consist essentially in
constructing such presses with a monkey plate or presser which may be brought into
action in two directions that is which may be used to compress the material against
either end of the presser box. These improvements consist secondly in constructing
the presser box with a convertible half top or side adapted to be fixed to either end
of the said top or side. These improvements consist further in the novel com-
binations and arrangements of parts hereinafter more particularly set forth.
But in order that my invention may be clearly understood I will now describe
the same with reference to the drawings which show various constructions of hay
or straw horizontal presses with my improvements adapted therein. Figures 1 and 2
show side elevation and cross section respectively of a press wherein the monkey
plate or presser is moved in either direction by the revolution of a pinion on a rack
the power being obtained by gearing from a shaft revolved by a crank handle or
by a long lever working a pawl and ratchet. Figures 3 and 4 are similar views
of a similar press the power being obtained by gearing (adjustable as to speed)
from a shaft revolved by handles on large fly wheels. Figure 5 is a side elevation
of a similar press wherein the monkey plate or presser is moved in either direction
by a nut or female screw upon a revolving male screw. Figure 6 is a side elevation

page_text: of a similar press wherein the presser is actuated by being attached to the piston rod
of a hydraulic cylinder. Figures 7 and 8 arc side elevation and plan of a similar
press wherein the presser is actuated by means of horses pulling it in either direction
with or without the intervention of purchase sheaves. Many other forms of pressos
with different kinds of gearing for moving the presser plate might be constructed but
I have shown those which will enable others skilled in mechanics to conceive other
presses with my improvements attached without departing from the nature of this
invention.
All these presses are constructed with both ends a hinged as at a¹ and fastened up
by jib or cotter as at a² and with a half top b hinged as at 6' and fixed (at either end)
by a removable catch or pin 6%. c denotes the monkey plate or presser. Axle and
wheels d may be attached when required to make the press portable. In operation
while the presser c is advancing towards one end of the prosser box over which end
the top 6 is fixed by catch b² and pressing the material in that end the other end is
being packed with material. The bale being fastened up the end a is released by with-
drawing cotter a³ and the presser still advancing pushes the bale clear of the press
and top being then thrown over on hinge is then fixed at the other end. More
material is thrown in front of the presser the direction of whose advancing is reversed
and another balo is pressed while the end of the box from which the last bale was
thrown (the end a having been shut up and refastened) is being filled with material
and so on.
I would have it clearly understood that I do not confine. the use of my press to the
pressing of any particular materials nor do I confine myself to any particular con-
struction or dimension of my press or of any parts thereof but
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to he carried into practical effect what I
believe to be novel and original and therefore claim as my Improvements in presses
for hay straw wool and other materials is
First. The construction of such presses with a monkey plate or presser having
positive action towards either end of the presser box so that a bale or package may be
compressed while the box is being filled with material to form another bale.
Second. The construction of the presser box with a convertible half top or side
adapted to be fixed to either end of said top or side.
Third. The construction of said presses with two removable ends and the con-
struction of said presses with a hinged half top- both substantially as herein described
and explained.
Fourth. The particular combinations and arrangements of parts forming presses
substantially as herein described and explained and as illustrated respectively in
Figures 1 and 2. in Figures 3, and 4, in Figure 5, in Figure 6, and in Figures 7
and 8 of the drawings.
Dated this Eleventh day of February One thousand eight hundred and eighty