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tubes. A valve 16 is located adjacent to
each of the funnel-shaped inlets for the pur-
pose of closing these tubes or reservoirs 14.
An engine, preferably of the hydrocarbon
5 type, is mounted on the lower deck, as shown
at 17, and this engine is supplied with fluid
from the reservoirs 14 through pipes 18,
which extend from depending tubular exten-
sions 19, arranged upon each of the reservoirs
io 14. While I have shown only one of these
pipes 18, it will of course be understood that
one-is provided for each reservoir 14.
A drive-shaft 20 extends from the engine
17 and is provided at one end with a friction-
15 clutch 21, operated by a lever 22, which is
connected by means of a rod 23 with an actu-
ating-lever 24, located at the front end of the
machine. The clutch 21 serves to couple
shaft 20 with a short shaft 25, mounted in
20 standards 26, and feathered on this shaft are
oppositely-disposed beveled gears 27, which
are adapted to successively mesh with the
opposite portions of a large gear 28. This
gear 28,rotates with a sprocket 29, on which
5 is mounted a drive-chain 30, extending over
a sprocket 31, which rotates with one of the
rear wheels 3. The gears 27 are adapted to
be shifted into or out of mesh with the gear
28 by means of a lever 32, which is connected,
30 by means of a rod 33, with an operating-lever
34, mounted adjacent to the forward end of
the machine. Mounted on the shaft 20 adja-
cent to its other end is a sprocket 35, which
drives a chain 36, extending over a sprocket
35 37 on.a'shaft 38. This shaft extends longitu-
dinally of the center of the machine and adja-
cent to the upper deck 6 thereof, and at its
forward, end it is provided with a gear 39;
which is for the purpose hereinafter more
40 fully described
A friction-clutch 40 is disposed at the for-
ward end of'shaft 20 and serves to transmit
motion therefrom to a short shaft 41, mount-
ed:at the-forward end of the machine within.
45 a standard 42. This friction-clutch is adapt-
ed to be thrown into or out of operative posi-
tionby means of a lever 43, whichis connected
by arod 44 with an actuating-lever 45. A
gear 46 is secured to shaft 41 and meshes with
50 a smaller gear 47. This last-mentioned gear
is keyed or otherwise fastened to a shaft 48,
which extends into a fan-casing 49 and has a
suitable fan rotatable therewith and within
the casing.
55 JournaTed within bearings -50 adjacent to
the center of the forward end of the machine is
a shaft 51, on which is secured a gear 52,
which meshes with the gear 39) herembefore
referred- to. Smaller beveled gears .53 are
6o also seoured to the shaft 51. adjacent oppo-
site-faces of 'gear 52, and each of these small'
gears 53 is inclosed by a box 54 which.ox-
tends'upward'from a hood 5.of'peculiar'con-
tour. The- inner face- of 'each hood is- con-
65 caved in the direction of its-igngthy but is sub-stantially straight from front to rear. The
rear of the hood is open and merges into the
curved bottom thereof, while an upwardly-
curved lip 56 is located at the lower forward
end of the hood. The outer and upper sur- 70
face of the hood is convexed and is of sub-
stantially the proportions shown in the draw-
ings.
A series of slots 57 is formed in the inner
face of each of the hoods 55, and journaled 75
within the hood in rear of these slots are
flexible shafts 58, each of which is preferably
formed of a series of sections connected by
universal joints, as shown at 59. The shafts
are therefore capable of conforming with the 8
contour of the hood and are at the same
time capable of rotating. One of the shafts
58 is preferably disposed adjacent the rear of
the hood, while the other shaft is located, ad-
jacent the front thereof. The rear shaft 58 85
has a gear 60, which meshes with the gear
'53, and another gear 61 is secured to said
shaft and meshes with and is adapted to ro-
tate a gear 62, secured to the forward shaft
-58. Secured to each shaft 58 in rear of the. 90
slots 57 are eccentrics 63, surrounded by
straps 64, to which are secured clips 65. All
of the eccentrics on each shaft are disposed
out of alinement, so that during the rotation
of the shaft the eccentrics will follow each 95
other in their rotation. Each of the clips 65
engages a tubular picking-arm 66, which ex-
tends through one of the slots 57-, and this
picking-arm constitutes the end portion of
the flexible tube 67, which opens at one end 100
into the fan-casing 49.
Each of the boxes 54 is pivotally mounted
on the shaft 51, and therefore the two hoods
55 are capable of swinging vertically. In
order 'that these hoods may be raised and 105
lowered by the operator, a rod 68 is pivoted
within each of the hoods,. and these rods
are .also pivoted to levers 69, connected by a
cross-rod-70. An actuating-lever 71 is con-
nected to~the cross-rod.by means of a link 72, 110
and it is therefore apparent that by ' the
proper manipulation of lever 71 the two le-
vers 69 can.be swung in unison, so as to raise
or lower the hoods, as desired.
Supported above the frame of the ma- 115
chine upon standards 73 is an inclined cylin-
-drical separator 74, which is open at. its ends.
This separator -is inclined upward from the
forward portion of- the machine, and its
lower front end communicates with the fan- 120
casing 49 through an outlet-pipe 75. A sand-
box 76 is suspended front the forward por-
tion of the separator and communicates with
the interior thereof. The inlet, end of the
box is provided with'riddles 77,-which are in- 12
clined rearwardly and serve to retard sand
and direct it into the box, but which will not
hinder the passage of. cotton, therefrom. A
hopper 78 depends from the separator adja-
cent its center: and is:adapted to direct stones 30
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Richmond, George E. & Desel, Charles L. Machine For Picking and Cleaning Cotton, patent, September 4, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509671/m1/6/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.