US20067A - Improvement w corn-harvesters - Google Patents

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A- HUM BERGER.

Corn Harvster,

Patented A-prl 27, 1858.

UNITED STATES t PATENT OFFICE.

A. HUMBERGER, OF SOMERSET, OHIO.

IMPROVEM ENT lN CORN-HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 20,067, dated April '27, 18555.

To all whom it may concern: l

Beit known that I, ADAM HUMBERGER, of Somerset, iu the county of Terry and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Indian-(Jorn Harvester; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my machine. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Figs. 3 and et are detached parts of my machine. My invention consists of a corn-carrier pro` vided with pulleys and frictionrollers for tightening a rope in binding the corn, and having an arrangement for interlocking the pulleys with the traveling wheels at pleasure.

In Fig. 1, A is the frame ofthe corn-carrier, which is so constructed as to tilt upon the axle. B, Figs. l and 2, shows the traveling wheels, which should have a broad tread. This car-A rier is intended to follow a corn-cutter, to which it is attached by means ot' the link I. The bed ot' the carrier extends forward of the trame A, as shown at K, Fig. 2. The pulleys U, Fig. 2, not only revolve on the axle, but they are capable of being moved toward and from the wheels B. Usually the wheels B rel volveindependentlyof the pulleysO; but when these pulleys are pressed toward the 'Wheels they interlock with the latter, so that both wheels and pulleys must rotate or rest together. This interlocking is produced by means of notches d, Fig. 3, upon the end of the hub D ofthe wheels B, and corresponding notches, @,Fig. 4, in the pulleys C. In the bottom view, Fig. 2, the pulleys are shown free from the wheels.

the axle L. The rods e connect the lever E to small plates of iron t', which lock into grooves in the pulleys O. These plates have semicircular bearings, so as to allow the pulley to re volve.t'reely. The forward end of the lever E is held in place by a catch, F. Now, by liberating this end ot' the lever from the catch F, and swinging the lever round, as shown in red lines, Fig. 2, the rods e are made Io thrust the pulleys O outward so as to interlock the wheels and pulleys.

The rope s is attached to the pulleys C, and may be wound up or unwound by turning the pulleys. This rope passes over friction-rollers x at the rear of the carrier-trame, and is seen in Fig. l thrown over the top ot' the frame A. When a bundle or shock of corn upon the carrier is to be bound the stalks are compressed by this rope s, which is wound up by the pulleys O. Then the bund is secured around the bundle. The corn is unloaded by tilting the carrier.

Having thus fully describel my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is.- -The above-described corn carrier and shocker, provided with pulleys O, interlocking at pleasure with wheels B,in connection with the rope s, said pulleys being operated by lever E and rods e for binding and shocking corn, the whole heilig constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as set forth.

ADAM IIUMBE RGER.

In presence of J. W. SHIRLEY, B. S. SHIRLEY.

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