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sections 5 are downwardly inclined toward
their forward ends and the bar 21 is secured
to the said axle sections in the manner de-
scribed, the forward or cutting edge of the
5 said bar 21 is upwardly disposed when the
yoke 2 and draft tongue 3 are in horizontal
planes.
In operation the machine works as fol-
lows: As the machine is drawn along a row
10 of standing stalks one of the supporting
wheels 6 will travel at one side of the row
while the other supporting wheel 6 will
travel at the opposite side of the row. Thus
the row passes under the intermediate por-
15 tion of the casing 1 and between the sides
thereof. When the levers 13 are so mampu-
lated that the clutch members 11 are per-
mitted to engage the clutch hub 10 of the
pinion 9 and during the rotation of the sup-
20 porting wheels rotary movement is trans-
nitted from the said supporting wheels
through the intermeshing gears 7 and pin-
ions 9 to the shaft S. Thus the blades 20
are rotated about the axis of the said shaft
25 and as the said blades successively approach
the bar 21 the said stalks which are caught
between the approaching blade and the said
bar are severed or cut at the bar. There-
fore it will be seen that the stalks are cut
30 in a downward direction and that the inci-
sion is made in lines obliquely of the grain
of the stalks and not transversely of the
same. By reason of the fact that the cut-
ting edge of the bar 21 is upwardly dis-
35 posed, the said bar may readily pass over
stone or other obstructions without subject-
ing its edge to damage incident to impact
with the same. Also by providing the ad-
justing means for the said bar 21 and the
40 blades 20 and arms 17, the stalks may be
cut at any desired height above the surface
of the ground. When the machine is trans-
ported from place to place the levers 13 may
be moved so that the clutch members 11 are
45 held out of engagement with the clutch hub
10 of the pinion 9 and thus as the machine
is drawn over the ground the shaft 8 and its
attachment remain at rest.
Having described the invention what I
50 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent is:-
1. A stalk cutter comprising a casing
open at its forward and rear ends, a draft{
means attached to the casing, axle sections
55 attached to the sides of the casing, support-
ing wheels journaled upon the axle sections,
a cutting bar secured at its end portions tothe axle sections and sides of the casing, a
shaft journaled for rotation in the casing,
means operatively connecting said shaft 60
with the supporting wheels, and cutting
blades carried by the shaft and adapted to
cooperate with the cutting bar during the
chopping operation.
2. A stalk cutter comprising a casing 65
open at its forward and rear ends, a draft
means attached to the casing, axle sections
attached to the sides of the casing and hav-
ing their lower portions downwardly and
forwardly inclined, supporting wheels jour- 70
naled to the upper ends of the axle sections,
a cutter bar secured to the lower portions of
the axle sections and the sides of the casing
and having its forward cutting edge up-
wardly disposed, a shaft journaled in the 75
casing, means for operating the shaft from
the supporting wheels and cutting blades
carried by the shaft and adapted to cobp-
erate with the said cutter bar.
3. A stalk cutter comprising a casing 80
open at its forward and rear ends, a draft
means attached to the casing, axle sections
attached to the sides of the casing, support-
ing wheels journaled upon said axle, a cut-
ter bar adjustably attached to the axle sec- 85
tions and sides of the casing, a shaft jour-
naled for rotation in the casing, means for
rotating the shaft from the supporting
wheels and cutting blades adjustably car-
ried by the shaft and adapted to coperate 90
with the cutter bar.
4. A stalk cutter comprising a casing
open at its forward and rear ends, a draft
means attached to the casing, axle sections
attached at the sides of the casing and hav- 95
ing their lower portions forwardly and
downwardly inclined, supporting wheels
j ournaled to the upper portions of the axle
sections, a cutter bar adjustably secured to
the axle sections and the sides of the casing 100
and having its forward cutting edge up-
wardly disposed, a shaft journaled for ro-
tation in the casing, means for operating
the shaft from the supporting wheels and
cutting blades adjustably carried by the 105
shaft and adapted to coperate with the cut-
ter bar.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing
as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa-
ture in the presence of two witnesses.
FRIDOLIN WERNER, SR.
Witnesses :
Louis VORDENBAUMEN,
OTTO GROBE.0
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Werner, Fridolin, Sr. Stalk-Cutter, patent, November 1, 1910; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513341/m1/4/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.