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escape of .motes and dirt, an adjustable ap-
proximately U-shaped mote-board carried by
the lower side of the intake and having one
member projecting into the chute, and blast-
5 nozzles disposed above the saws and discharg-
ing in the direction of the chute.
4. In a cotton-gin, an offtake-chute curved
in a vertical plane and of less cross-section.
at its intake than at its outtake end, a bracket
io carried by the intake end of the chute,.an ap-
proximately U -shaped mote-board having one
member projecting into the intake end of the
- chute and the other in engagement with the
bracket, and means carried by the bracket
15 for holding the mote-board at the desired ad-
justment.
5. In a cotton-gin, the combination with the
saws, of an offtake-chute having its lower
side terminating short thereof, leaving there-
20 by an open space to permit escape of motes
and dirt, an approximately U-shaped mote-
board carried by the lower end of the chute
and having one member projecting, into the
intake end thereof, a condenser communicat-
25 ing with the chute, blast mechanism, a head
disposed adjacent to the saws and communi-
cating with the blast- mechanism, a head-
board partially closing the discharge end ofthe head, and a blast-nozzle .secured to the
headboard and to the lower side of the head 30
and discharging toward the chute.
6. In a cotton-gin, the combination with the
saws, of an offta'ke-chute, an approximately
U-shaped mote-board carried by the chute
and having one member projecting into the 35
intake end thereof, a condenser communi-
cating with the. chute, blast mechanism, a
head disposed adjacent to the.saws and com-
municating with the blast mechanism, a blast-
nozzle carried by the head, and pressure- 40
equalizing mechanism connected with the
blast mechanism.
7. In a cotton-gin, an offtake-chute, an ap-
proximately U- shaped mote.- board having
one member projecting into the intake end 45
thereof, blast mechanism discharging in the
direction of the chute, and pressure-equaliz-
ing mechanism coacting with the blast mech-
anism.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 50
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
the presence of two witnesses.
ROBERT B. LUMPKIN.
Witnesses
J. H. 'PUNCHARD,
B. T. CORNING.3
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Lumpkin, Robert B. Cotton Gin, patent, October 3, 1900; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth511443/m1/5/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.