US57753A - Improvement in machines for shaving hoops for casks - Google Patents

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGEA J. G. MORGAN, OF GOLTON, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR SHAVING HOOPS FOR CASKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,753, dated September 4, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. G. MORGAN, of Colton, St. Lawrence county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hoop-Shavin g Machines; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichp Figurel is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved hoop-shaving machine, taken through the line x m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the same, part of the central top cross-bar and of the clutch-lever being broken away to show the arrangement of the parts. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. l. Fig. 4. is a detailed sectional view of the same, taken through the line z e, Fig. 1.

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My invention has for-its object to furnish an improved machine by means of which hoops may loe shaved conveniently, quickly, and accurately; and it consists, first, in the combination of the stationary bar, the pivoted bar, the knives, levers, and gage with each other and with the frame of the machine; and, second, in the combination of the inclined slotted table, the nippers, the sliding' block, strap, clutch, lever, and driving-shaft with each other, with the stationary and pivoted bars, and with the frame of the machine, the whole being constructed and arranged substantially as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the foundation of the machine', and B is the frame of the machine. O is the station-- ary knife-bar, which is set in an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 1, with its lower end secured to the foundation A of the machine, and its upper end to the end cross-bar, b, of the frame B.

D is an arm securely attached to the bar (l, and to the projecting end of Which the bar E is pivoted.

F and Gr are guide-pins, which are attached to the bar C, and which enter slots formed in the edge of the bar E, so that the said bar may always work in a plane parallel to the plane of the bar C.

H are the knives, which are placed on the edges of the upper part of the bar C and E, and are secured to the forward sides of said bars by screws passing' through the slotted arms h of the said knives H, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, so that the said knives may be adjusted to cut a thicker or thinner shaving, as may be desired.

I is a spring, one end of which is attached to the bar Gand the other presses against the upper part of the bar E, forcing it out whenf ever relieved from the pressure of the lever J.

The lever J is pivoted in a slot formed in the lower part of the bar C, and its end is curved or rounded o, as shown in Fig. 3. When the free end of the leverJ is depressed its curved end comes in contact with the curved lower end of the bar E, and forcing it out clamps the hoop between the knives H.

K is a wedge-shaped gage pivoted to the end of the lever L, which lever works and is pivoted in a slot formed in the upper part of the stationary bar (l.

By means of the gage K the knives H may be held at such a distance apart as will leave the hoop of any desired thickness, and, by means of the slotted arms hf, they may be so set as to give any desired bevel to the hoop, so that it may correspond to the bilge of the cask.

A are plates attached to the inner edges of the bars O and E, just in front of the edges ofthe knives H, so that the said bars need not be worn by drawing the hoops through, as shown in Fig. 4.

M is the inclined table, the lower end of which rests upon the inclined stationary bar O, just at the lower ends of the knives H, where it is kept in place by a cleat, N, attached to said bar. The upper end of the table M rests upon the rear upper cross-bar, b2, of the frame'B, as shown in Fig. l. The table M is slotted from its upper end almost to its lower end, as shown in Fig. 2.

O are the nippers or clamps, which grasp the end of the hoop and draw it through between the knives H. The nippers O are kept in place while moving up and down the table M by having a pin, o', attached to it, which passes down through the slot in the table M, where it is secured in place by a washer and key, as shown in Fig. l. The upper ends of the arms of the nipper o are connected to the sliding block P in such a way that the same power that draws the nippers forward may hold them clasped to the hoop.

The sliding` block P has a flange, p', formed upon its lower side, which fits into the slot in the table M and guides the said block as it moves up and down the said table. From the lower edge of the fiange p is suspended a weight, R, which holds the said block to its place as it slides up and down the table M.

S is a strap, one end of which is attached to the block P and the other end to a loose pulley, T, re\v'olving` upon the shaft U. Upon the side of the pulley T is formed a clutch, t, which takes hold of the clutch V, attached to the shaft U, and causes the pulley to revolve with the said shaft, drawing the hoop through loe-v tween the knives.

The pulleyT is moved back and forth along the shaft U by the lever W, the end of which .is pivoted to the cross-bar b2 of the frame B,

and which is connected to the pulley T by a forked projection, w', attached to its lower part, and which rides in a groove formed in the said pulley T.

X is the driving-pulley, by means of which motion is communicated to the shaft U from any convenient power.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the stationary vbar C, the pivoted bar E, the knives H, levers J ,and L, and gage K, substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the inclined slotted table M, the nippers O, the sliding block P, strap S, clutch t V, lever-W, and drum T on shaft U with the stationary and pivoted bars C and E, substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

J. G. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

E. H. BUTLER, G. F. STUART.

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