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groove, as 79, arranged vertically in the rear
wall 3. In operation the charge of hay being
fed through chute 58 is severed by knife 72,
the false bottom 74 being set within box 1
5 near the said chute and held in the position
shown in full lines in Fig. 4 by frictional con-
tact with the walls of said box, and the said
charge of hay is packed or pressed down upon
the said false bottom by the operation of
o plunger-head 30. As each additional charge
of hay enters the box 1 the bottom 74 moves
downwardly to accommodate the same, the
walls 76 of the said bottom frictionally engag-
ing the walls 4 and 5 of the box and resisting
r5 such downward movement and preventing
further movement of the said false bottom
than is absolutely required for the accommo-
dation of the hay within the box. The suc-
cessive charges of hay continue to move the
20 bottom 74 downward, the same being guided
in its movement by means of bead 78 until it
rests upon the floor of box 1, when the bale
is complete and ready for tying, as hereinbe-
fore mentioned. After the bale has been re-
25 moved the said false bottom is also removed
and replaced to the position shown in Fig. 4,
ready for second operation.
Aside from the advantages attained by the
employment of knife 72 in the baling of hay
30 the same may be employed to advantage for
chopping the hay into short lengths for pur-
poses of being used as "chopped feed," and
in order to utilize the said knife for cutting
the hay in such manner I preferably employ
35 a shield, as 80, provided with a lateral flange,
as 81, carried by the upper edge thereof, which
flange is formed with transverse slots,as 82 82.
Suitable set-screws, as 83 83, are guided with-
in said slots, said screws engaging a bar, as
40 84, extending longitudinally of flange 81 and
formed wedge - shaped in transverse section.
The tie - slot 31 in plunger - head 30 nearest
knife 72 is preferably wedge-shaped in cross-
section and designed to snugly inclose the
4 c bar 84 when it is desired to produce chopped
feed. The said bar 84 is slid longitudinally
into said groove 31, and thereby retains shield
80 contiguous knife 72, the said shield being
capable of lateral adjustment through the op-
50 ration of set-screws 83 in the slots 82, where-
by the desired length of hay may be secured,
the hay in operation being fed through chute
58 and limited in its inward movement by
shield 80, whereby the knife 72 is designed to
55 cut that length of hay equivalent to the dis-
tance between the knife and said shield 80.
As the hay is cut into short lengths it drops
down into the body portion of the box 1 and
may be removed as desired.
6o Having thus fully described my invention,
what I claim as new, and desire to secure by
Letters Patent, is-
1. In a baling-press the combination with a
suitable box formed with a feeding-aperture
65 in one side thereof, of a plunger movable lon-
gitudinally in said box, means carried by said
plunger for severing a charge of hay fedthrough said aperture, a cutter-bar arranged
in said aperture and having its ends pivotally
attached to the walls thereof, and means for 70
adjusting said bar to a vertical plane ap-
proximately that of the movement of said
severing means, substantially as described.
2. A baling-press comprising a suitable bal-
ing-box for receiving and holding hay while 75
it is being pressed, a plunger movable therein,
means for supplying hay to said box beneath
the plunger, means carried by the plunger for
severing the protruding ends of the hay upon
the descent of the plunger, and a pivotal cut- 8o
ter-bar designed to be moved approximately
into the path of movement of said severing
means, substantially as described.
3. In a baling-press, the combination with
a suitable box, having a pivoted side, of a door 85
hinged to a fixed side of said box, means for
locking the free edge of said door in contact
with said pivoted side, means for compressing
a bale within said box when the parts are in
their locked condition, and means for tilting 90
the bale toward said door when the same is
opened.
4. A baling-press comprising a suitable box
having a feed-aperture in one side thereof, a
laterally-adjustable, pivotally-supported cut- 95
ter-bar secured within said aperture, a plun-
ger movable in said box, and a knife carried
by said plunger and designed to move past
said cutter-bar and contact therewith, where-
by the charge of hay entering said aperture too
may be severed as the said plunger is moved
to a compressing position, substantially as
described.
5. A baling-press, comprising a box, a plun-
ger moving therein, one of the walls of said 105
box being formed with a feed-aperture, a lat-
erally-adjustable cutter-bar secured in said
aperture, means for locking the same in its
adjusted positions, a knife carried by said
plunger and positioned to move across said iio
aperture in contact with said bar for severing
charges of hay being fed into said box, and
a shield carried by the plunger in the vertical
plane of said knife for closing said aperture
behind the same, substantially as described. 115
6. A baling-press comprising a suitable box
having a feed - aperture in one of the walls
thereof, a plunger movable in said b-oxa cut-
ter-bar pivotally mounted jin-saitF aperture,
means for adjusting saidbar laterally on its 120
pivots, and a knife carried by said plunger
and positioned to move across said aperture
with the movement of said plunger and to
pass said cutter-bar in contact therewith, sub-
stantially as described. 1.25
7. A baling-press comprising a suitable box
formed with a feed-aperture in one of the walls
thereof, a plunger movable longitudinally
within said box, a knife carried by said plun-
ger on the side thereof contiguous said feed- 130
aperture, whereby movement of said plunger
is designed to pass said knife across said ap-
erture, a cutter-bar swung in said aperture,
the cutting edge of said knife being set at an4k
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Stopple, John J. Baling Press, patent, August 25, 1903; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth512620/m1/8/?rotate=270: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.