US380334A - Cotton-press - Google Patents

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'UniTnn' STATES PATENT Trina.

J OHN EGBURT LOCKETT, OF DANGYVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. S. Itl-IEA AND JOHN IV. RHEA, OF SOMERVILLE, TENNESSEE.

COTTON-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,334, dated April 3, 1888.

Application filed July 7, 1887.

T a'ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J onn Eenonr LOOKETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dancyville, in the county of Haywood and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cotton-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cotton-presses; and it consists in the peculiar [0 construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cotton-press embody- :5 ing my improvements. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line a a; of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3/ y of Fig. 1, a portion of the bottom of the press-box being broken away, so as to disclose subjacent mechanism.

A represents the ground-frame of the press, which comprises a pair of parallel sills, B, and cross beams O, which connect the ends of the said sills. In the said crossbeams are mortised the ends of a pair of parallel horizontal beams, D, the said beams being firmly secured in place by means of keys or wedges E, which enter openings in the upper sides of the beams 0 C and bear against the beams D. The latter are connected near their centers by a parallel pair of transverse beams, E, which form the support for the bottom G of the press-box.

H represents vertical corner-posts which rise 5 from the beams D. The upper ends of the said cornenposts are connected in pairs by a pair of horizontal bars, I.

K represents two pairs of transverse bars, which connect the ends of the bars I, the inner 0 of the said bars K being directly over the upper ends of the corner-posts H, and the outer of the said bars K being secured on the projecting ends of the bars I.

L represents a pair of pulleys, which are 5 journaled between the pairs of bars K. At a suitable distance from the lower ends of the cornerposts the latter are connected in pairs by horizontal transverse bars M, and on the upper sides of the said bars rest the ends of a pair of longitudinal horizontal bars, N, which Serial No. 243,684. (No model.)

also connect the corner'posts together. At a suitable distance above the bars M and N are similar bars, 0 and P, which also serve to conneot the corner-posts.

It represents the press-box, comprising the sides S and the ends T, which are secured to the inner sides of the bars M N and O and P, as shown. The ends T are provided with central vertical open slots, U.

V represents two pairs of vertical guide- 50 bars, which extend from the bars M to theinner side of the inner bars K, and are arranged on the outer sides of the end walls of the pressbox at slight distance apart. The spaces between the said guide-bars coincide with and form continuations of the slots U.

represents a pair of outwardly-opening doors, which form the sides of the lower portion of the press-box and have their lower edges hinged to the upper sides of the beams 13, as shown. The said doors are provided on their outer sides, at their upper and lower edges, with longitudinal battens W the ends of which project beyond the ends of the door. Vertical transverse battens ii have their ends secured 7 5 to the ends of battens WV at a suitable distance from the ends of the doors, thereby forming slots X in the ends of the doors, as will be readily understood.

Y represents a pair of end boards, which constitute the ends for the lower portion of the press-box. The opposite ends of the said end boards are adapted to enter the slots X of the doors W when the latter are closed to the vertical position, and the said doors are provided with hooks Z and keepers A, by means of which they may be secured when closed.

B represents a longitudinal horizontal shaft, which is journaled in thebeams G and extends under the bottom of the press-box. This shaft is provided at its center with a large drum, 0, and hasa pair of drums, D, of much less diameter at its ends, and a pair of drums, E, at the inner ends of the drums D and of the same diameter as the latter.

F represents a capstan, which has its lower end journaled in sills B and its upper end journaled in the outer end of an arm, G, that extends from the center of one of the bars N.

H represents a rope, which has its central I00 portion secured and coiled around the drum 0, and the ends of the said rope are secured to the capstan and coiled thereon in opposite directions.

1 represents the follower, to the upper side of which is secured a longitudinal bar, K, the ends of which extend through the vertical openings between the guide-bars V and project outward beyond the said guide-bars a suitable distance. Anti-friction rollers L are j ournaled on opposite sides of the bar K and bear against the outer sides of the guidebars V.

M represents a pair of elevating-ropes, which pass over the pulleys L and have their upper endsprovided with depending yokesN, which engage the ends of the bar K. The lower ends of these ropes are secured to the drums E and are coiled thereon in the same direction.

0 represents a pair of lowering-ropes,which have their upper ends provided with yokes P, that are secured on the ends of bar K, and the lower ends of said ropes are secured to the drums D, and are coiled thereon in the direction opposite the coils of the ropes M.

The operation of my invention is as follows: By turning the capstan in one direction the rope which connects the capstan to the center drum of the shaft will cause the latter to rotate, and thereby uncoil the ropes M, coil the ropesO, and consequently cause the follower to be lowered in the press-box with sufficient force to compress the cotton therein and form the same into a bale. By reversing the rotation of the capstan a reverse movement will be imparted to the shaft, and consequently the ropes 0 will be engaged and the ropes M will be coiled, and thereby elevate the follower to permit the removal of the beam. It will be observed that the upper ends of the guidebars V project a considerable distance above the upper end of the press-box, and thereby enable the follower to be elevated to such a height above the press-box as to permit the cotton to be readily thrown into the upper end thereof.

A cotton press thus constructed is cheap and simple, extremely powerful, and is ve'ryeasily operated.

It will be understood that the press may be operated by steam orhorse power, if preferred, in which event a band wheel or pulley should be placed on one end of the shaft on the outer side of the frame to make it more accessible.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, in a balingpress, of the press-box, the vertically-movable follower, the shaft having the drums, the elevating and lowering ropes connected to the follower and having their lower ends attached to the drums and coiled thereon in opposite directions, the capstan, and the rope coiled on the central drum of the shaft and having its ends attached to the capstan and coiled thereon in opposite directions, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a baling press, of the press-box having the vertical slots in its end walls, the frame for the press-box, having the guide-bars V projecting beyond the upper side thereof and arranged on opposite sides of the slots, the vertically-movable follower I,

having the bar K on its upper side, the ends of said bar projecting through the spaces between the guide-bars and having the rollers L bearing against the outer sides of the guidebars, the pulleys L, jourualed at the top of the frame, the rotating shaft arranged under the press-box and having the drums, the ropes O, wound on two of the said drums and having their upper ends provided with yokes P, engaging the ends of bar K, and the ropes M, passed around the pulleys L, attached to the remaining drums and coiled thereon in a direction opposite ropes O, and having the yokes N at their pendent ends engaging the ends of bar K, all combined to operate substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in pres ence of two witnesses.

JOHN EGBURT LOOKETT.

WVitnesses:

J. M. HULL, P. D. OARNEY.

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