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normally depending far enough into the lat-
ter to be effective in performing its desired
function, and which will be presently ex-
plained. The extremity of the actuator
5 opposite that which projects into the top por-
tion of the distributer is provided with an
elongated eye 22 engaging a stud or projec-
tion 23 on the lower extremity of a vertically
movable shifting bar 24, this bar being held
10 in operative adjacency to controlling mee-
anism therefor, and has the extremity of the
lever 8 opposite that attached to the rod 9
loosely secured thereto, as at 25.
On a suitable standard 26 rising from the
15 top of the distributer 10, a shaft 27 is mount-
ed and carries a band wheel or pulley 28,
which is connected by a belt 29 with the band
wheel or pulley 15 on the shaft 14 extending
into one extremity of the distributer, and as
20 hereinbefore specified. On the shaft 27 a
pinion 30 is mounted and continually meshes
with a gear 31 also held on the standard 26
and mounted on a shaft 32. This shaft 32
carries a spring arm or yielding finger 33
25 which is adapted to project over the verti-
cally movable bar 24 and to engage either
one of two studs or projections 34 and 35
disposed at different elevations on the said
bar.
30 The mechanism as illustrated by the draw-
ings is in a condition when there is an over-
flow or surplusage of cotton in the distribu-
ter or when the feeders of the gin, as well
as the trunks, are completely filled and the
35 surplus cotton has been drawn over the out-
lets in the bottom of the distributor casing
and removed to the top portion of the dis-
tributer by the spikes or teeth 16. This
surplus cotton moved upwardly to the top of
40 the distributor by the belt 11 is forced against
the actuator 20 and presses upwardly on the
extremity of said actuator projecting into
the distributor, and consequently lowers the
opposite extremity of the same device, owing
45 to the intermediate pivotal support of the
said actuator. This movement of the ac-
tuator causes a downward drawing action on
the bar 24, and disposes the stud 34 in posi-
tion for engagement with the yielding arm
50 33 on the shaft 32. Previous to the engage-
ment of the arm 33 with the stud 34, how-
ever, the downward movement of the bar 24
will have pulled down on the end of the lever
8 attached thereto and raised the opposite
55 extremity of said lever to open the valve 6 to
permit air to pass through the conduit 2 to
the fan 3, and thus check the suction on the
separator and temporarily stop the in-
drawing of the seed cotton to the separator.
60 The parts will remain in the positions just
specified until the arm 33 on the shaft 32
strikes or engages the stud 34 and raises the
bar 24 if the surplus within the distributor
has been worked off or passed into the trunks
65 19, the release of the cotton from the dis- jtributer being effected when the gin feeders
have delivered the maximum charge of cot-
ton fed thereto to the gins. It will be seen
that if the surplus cotton has been released
from the distributer there will he no resist- 70
ance to downward movement of the actuator
20, and the arm 33 will exert sufficient pres-
sure in an upward direction against the stud
34 to raise or force the bar 24 upwardly.
-Should, however, the resistance of the cotton 75
within the distributor be too strong to per-
mit downward movement of the actuator 20,
or should the distributor continue to carry
the surplus cotton when the arm 33 arrives
in engaging position with respect to the stud 80
34, the said arm, owing to its yielding nature,
will pass-the stud and the parts will remain in
the position shown by Fig. 1. If the oscil-
lator be free for return to normal position, or
to have its inner extremity depend within the 85
distributor, the upward movement of the bar
24 will close the valve 6 through the opera-
tion of the lever 8, and the cotton will again
pass into the separator 1, and from the latter
into the distributor, and this movement of 90
the cotton into the distributor will continue
as long as there is no over-feed or surplus cot-
ton taken off from the upper extremities of
the trunks 19 communicating with the dis-
tributer. 95
The advantage of using two studs 34 and
35 is that when the cotton overflow gradually
diminishes in the separator it will permit the
upper stud 34 to be struck and the bar 24
raised to a slight extent by the arm 33, and ioo
this limited movement will partially close
the valve 6, and when the arm 33 comes
around again it will engage the lower stud 35,
which will then he in position by the pre-
vious movement of the bar 24 to be fully 105
engaged by the said arm and completely
close the valve 6 and lower the inner ex-
tremity of the actuator 20 to.normal position,
this latter completing operation occurring at
the time when the distributor will have been 110
relieved of its overflow or the surplus cotton
that has been operated upon.
The invention will be found exceptionally
advantageous in distributing or supplying
cotton from a separator to one or more gins, 115
and, as hereinbefore noted, the extra han-
dling or movement of the surplus cotton
through the distributor will greatly benefit
the seed cotton. This automatic control, or
the handling and feed of the cotton to the gin 1
will prevent injury to the cooperating mech-
anisms and especially the gin mechanism,
and also result in a more effective ginning
operation. It is proposed to use any.weli
known type of separator and to apply the 2
distributor to any form of gin now in use.
This can be readily accomplished in view of
the fact that the distributor mainly carries
the mechanism, and it is only necessary to
introduce a valve in the conduit or air trunk 13o2
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Sullivan, Arthur A. Cotton-Handling Apparatus., patent, July 7, 1908; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513235/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.