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end of the rope D is attached. Fixed to the
drum N, adjacent to the point at which the
rope D is attached, is an inclined or beveled
block N', the bevel portion of said block ex-
5 tending diagonally across the face of the
drum, so that when the drum is turned the
rope D will be wound thereon untilit reaches
the block N', when it will follow the bevel
portion of the block and be forced from the
io drum, thus allowing the plunger in the frame
A to be retracted.
To operate the device, the hay to be .pressed
is inserted in the hopper A2, and power is ap-
plied to the sweep M, which will turn the
r5 drum N, and by means of the connecting-
rope D will depress the connected ends of the
levers C and C', thus moving the plunger
rearwardly, and forcing the hay to the back
portion of the frame A, the hay being par-
20 tially compressed by the choking-piece G, so
that it readily enters between the abutment
H and the bottom of the frame A'. At each
stroke of theplunger B the rope D will be forced
from the drum N by the bevel-block N', and
25 the weight F, acting on the rope E and levers
C and C', will retract the plunger B, so that it
will be ready for another operation. The
frame should be sufficiently long to hold one
or more bales P between the hopper A2 and
30 the rear of the frame, and said bales will
serve as abutments to give additional solidity
to the bales which are subsequently formed.
It will readily be seen that the solidity of the
bales may be regulated by.increasing the size
35 of the weights J and g, or by changing their
position upon the levers I' and G' as the abut-
ment H bears upon the former bales and regu-
lates their solidity by the tension thereon,
said abutment holding the bales sufficiently
40 to enable them to serve as abutments for a
succeeding bale.
Having thus fully described my invention, I
claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent-
45 1. A hay-press consisting, essentially, of a
horizontal frame containing a reciprocating
plunger, a choking-piece pivoted in the topof the frame and provided with a rearwardly-
extending weighted lever, an abutment piv-
oted in the rear of the choking-piece, said 50
abutment havingan upwardly-extending arm,
and a lever pivoted in the arm, said lever
having one end connected with the frame and
the other end provided with a weight, sub-
stantially as described. 55
2. A hay-press consisting, essentially, of a
frame open at one end, and having an open-
ing in the top through which hay may be in-
serted, a reciprocating plunger located within
the frame, toggle-levers pivoted to the plun- 60
ger and to the closed end of the frame, means
for actuating said levers, a choking-piece piv-
oted in the upper portion of the frame in the
rear of the top entrance, and provided with a
rearwardly-extending lever having a weight 65
attached thereto, an abutment pivoted in the
upper portion of the frame in the rear of the
said choking-piece and provided with an up-
wardly-extending arm, and a lever pivoted in
said arm and having one end connected with 70
the frame and the other provided with a suit-
able weight whereby the abutment may be
depressed, substantially as described.
3. The combination, with the frame A, open
at the rear end and at the top and having the 75
choking-piece G and abutment H pivoted
therein and connected with weighted levers,
as shown, of the plunger B, adapted to recip-
rocate in the frame, the toggle-levers C and C',
connecting the plunger with the forward end So
of the frame, the ropeD, attached to the pivot-
rod of the said toggle-levers and connecting
over a pulley D' with the power-drum N, and
the rope E, attached to the pivot-rod of the
toggle-levers and extending upwardly over 85
the pulley e and having its free end provided
with a weight F, adapted to raise the toggle-
levers and retract the plunger, substantially
as described.
JOHN F. SMITH.
Witnesses:
C. H. JENKINS,
C. L. MCCARTNEY.
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Smith, John F. Hay Press., patent, September 30, 1890; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172486/m1/3/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.