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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM B. RUTHERFORD AND JOEL T. HAWKINS, OF ROCKDALE, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,764, dated June 11,1878; application filed
April 4, 1878.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, WILLIAI B. RUTHER-
FORD and JOEL T. HAWKIN of Rockdale, in
the county of Milam and State of Texas, have
invented a new and useful Improvement in
Bale-Ties, of which the following is a specifi-
cation:
Figure 1. is a perspective view of a bale to
which our improved ties have been applied.
Fig. 2 is an under-side view of the tie, one
end of the band being shown as attached to
the tie and the other as loose. Fig.3 is a sec-
tion of the same, taken through the line x x,
Fig. 2.
Similar letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts.
The object of this invention is to furnish an
improved bale-tie which shall be simple in
construction and convenient in use, being so
constructed as to hold the largest bales se-
curely.
The invention consists in the bale-tie formed
of the plate provided with the longitudinal
groove, the cross ribs or loops, and the pro-
jections or keys, to adapt it to receive and hold
the notched ends of the bale-band, as herein-
after fully described.
A represents the tie, which is designed to
be made about two inches square. In the un-
der side of the tie A is formed a groove, a', of
sufficient depth to receive both ends, B C, of
a bale-band. Said groove a' is covered at its
ends by cross-ribs a2, cast upon the tie and
forming loops. Upon the side parts of thegroove a', and equally distant from its ends,
are formed projections or keys a', which enter
notches b' o' in the side edges of the ends B
C of the band, and thus fasten the said band
securely. The notches b' c' are made straight
upon one side and inclined upon the other
side, the straight sides being toward the ends
of the band. In the end B of the band is
formed only one pair of notches, b', which are
made about an inch from the end of the band.
In the end C of the band are formed a num-
ber of pairs of notches, c', which are made
about three inches apart, and extend for one-
third, more or less, the length of the band.
With this construction the square sides of
the notches b' c' rest against the opposite sides
of the projections or keys a, so that the band
will be held securely and in such a way that
it will not be liable to break or to break the
tie.
Having thus described our invention, we
claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent-
The bale-tie formed of the plate A, provided
with the longitudinal groove a', the cross ribs
or loops a, and the projections or keys a', to
adapt it to receive and hold the notched ends
B C of the bale-band, substantially as herein
shown and described.
WILLIAM BRYSON RUTHERFORD.
JOEL TURNHAM IIAWKINS.
Witnesses:
J. S. PERRY,
O. FE. WYNNE.
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Rutherford, William Bryson & Hawkins, Joel Turnham. Improvement in Bale-Ties., patent, June 11, 1878; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169744/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.