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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM CRONE, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-BALE TIES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,494, dated August 5, 1873; application filed
May 24, 1873.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that 1, WILLIAM CiONE, of
Galveston, in the county of Galveston and
State of Texas, have invented a new and Im-
proved Cotton-Bale Tie, of which the follow-
ing is a specification:
My invention consists of a small S-shaped
bar for tying the bands and cross-ribs on the
bands, both lower and upper sides, at short
distances apart near the ends, which are fast-
ened together, which is effected by inserting
the band in the notches of the aforesaid bar,
one part at one side and one part at the other
side, in a very simple manner, which any com-
mon or inexperienced hand can readily under-
stand and accomplish, and which can be done
without any unnecessary slackness of the
band, as with other ties, so that the bale can
be tied as small as it is -made by the press,
which it cannot be when tied by the ordinary
fastening.
Figure I is a side elevation of my improved
bale-tie. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a
cross - section taken on the line x x, Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of my improved tie,
showing a modification in the form ; and Fig.
5 is a plan view of Fig. 4.
A is a small bar, about an inch wide, and,
say, three inches long, more or less, bent re-
versely at a b, so that the end portions B
range with the middle portion so as to formtwo slots open at one end, afid just wide
enough to receive the band D, which, when
placed around the bale and stretched as close
as it can be, has the tie-piece fitted on one
part by one slot, and the other part is drawn
sidewise into the other slot, and the two parts
are held fast by the cross-bars or ribs E, fast-
ened on the band at suitable distances apart.
In Figs. 4 and 5 I have represented the parts
B arranged in a middle portion, A, about
twice the width of said parts B, which are
next to the opposite edges of A, which in-
creases the length and lessens the thickness
of the tie, so as to make it more desirable;
and in this case I have provided said parts B
with a projection, behind which the cleats E
are secured firmly against slipping out.
The essential advantages of this tie are,
that very little if any loss of compactness in
the bale is sustained in applying it, and it can
be applied by the most inexperienced hands.
Having thus described my invention, 1
claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent-
The S-shaped bar A B B, and the cross-
bars E, combined with the band D in the man-
ner and for the purpose described.
WILLIAM CRONE.
Witnesses:
J. . C BAx,
Taos. OROIER.
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Crone, William. Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties., patent, August 5, 1873; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166881/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.