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outstroke of the plunger. From the front
side of the plunger 18 extends the plunger-
rod 30, which is of suitable length and is
maintained against lateral movement and di-
5 rected in a straight line by a guide-head 31,
in which are rollers 32, that bear on opposite
sides of said plunger-rod. The latter is pro-
vided on its upper side at a suitable distance
in advance of the plunger with a yoke-bar 33.
o The same is connected by suitable links 34
to bell-crank levers 35, that are mounted on
the sides of the press-box, as at 36. The said
bell-crank levers are connected by suitable
cords or other flexible connecting elements
15 37 to the yokes 23 of the condensing-boards
21. The said cords 37 pass over suitable di-
rection -sheaves 38.
From the foregoing description and by ref-
erence to the drawings it will be understood
20 that at each instroke of the plunger the con-
nections between the latter and the condens-
ing-boards are slackened, thereby causing
the springs 25 to dispose the condensing-
boards in the inclined positions shown in Fig.
25 1, where they serve to arrest and retain a
quantity of hay thrown between the vertical
sides 19 and prevent the same from passing
through the feed-opening 20 while the plunger
is compressing the partially-formed bale in
30 the press-box. On the ensuing outstroke of
the plunger the latter, through the connec-
tions hereinbefore described, draws the upper
sides of the condensing-boaids 21 inwardly,
thereby disposing the said condensing-boards
35 in a vertical position, slightly condensing the
hay below the teeth 27 between them, and
causing the hay to drop from between the
said condensing-boards and the vertical sides
19 through the feed-opening 20 into the bal-
40 ing-chamber 17 in rear of the plunger. Such
hay as is fed to the press while the condens-
ing-boards are thus operating is retained
above the teeth 27 to be dropped therefrom
between the condensing-boards as the latter
45 subsequently open. As each bale is formed
a division-block 39 is placed behind the fin-
ished bale. The construction of the division-
block is illustrated in detail in Fig. 5, and
the same is provided on its upper and lower
50 sides with grooves 40, in which are disposed
friction-shoes 41, that are movable therein and
are pi essed outward by springs 42 into fric-
tional engagement with the upper and lower
sides of the bale-chamber. The said division-
55 blocks are provided on their front and rear
sides with grooves 43, through which the bind-
ing-wires may be passed around the bale, the
said grooves registering with longitudinal
slots 44 in the sides of the bale-chamber to
6o permit of the binding of the bales in the usual
manner. It will be understood that when a
bale has been formed and pressed rearward
by the action of the plunger until the division-
block in front of the bale has passed the dogs
65 2S the latter by engagement with the division-
block effectually prevent the finished bale
from moving forward while the plunger is co-acting with the division-block in the forma-
tion of another bale.
On the front portions of the sills 1 is a frame 70
44' of suitable construction, in which are jour-
naled a vertically-disposed power-shaft 45 and
a vertically-disposed crank-shaft 46. Each
of the said shafts is provided with a pair of
sprocket-wheels. The sprocket-wheels 47 on 75
shaft 45 are connected to the sprocket-wheels
48 on the crank-shaft 46 by endless sprocket-
chains 49. The proportions of the respective
sprocket-wheels may be varied to cause the
crank-shaft to rotate at any desired rate of 8o
speed with relation to the power-shaft 45, and
in practice I employ a number of sprocket-
wheels of varying sizes, which are adapted to
be placed on the respective power-shaft and
crank-shaft in order to cause the latter to 85
make as many revolutions to a single revolu-
tion of the former as may be desired. The
crank 50 of crank-shaft 46 is connected to the
plunger-rod by a pitman 51, and thereby mo-
tion is communicated to the plunger, as will 90
be understood. A suitable sweep-lever 52 is
attached to the upper end of the vertical
power-shaft 45, and one or more horses may
be attached to said sweep-lever to furnish
power for the press. 95
A feed-table 53, which is preferably of the
construction shown, has its inner end detach-
ably connected to one of the vertical sides 19
of the press-box, and the outer portion of said
feed-table is supported by a brace-bar 54, the loo
ends of which are inserted in keepers 55, with
which said feed-table and the press-box are
respectively provided. The said feed-table
is supported in an inclined position and hay
thrown thereon by gravity is fed therefrom io5
to the press, as will be understood.
The bearings for the power-shaft 45 are ad-
justable by means of bolts, as shown, where-
by the chains 49 may be kept at the required
tension. 110
Having thus described my invention, I
claim-
1. The combination of a press-box having
a feed-opening on its upper side, and vertical
side boards extending above and on opposite 115
sides of said opening, condensing - boards
hinged at their lower sides on said press-box,
said condensing-boards being disposed on op-
posite sides of said feed-opening and between
said side boards and having yokes on their 120
outer sides, the ends of which yokes operate
in curved slots with which said side boards
are provided, spring-arms projecting out-
wardly from the press-box, connections be-
tween said condensing - boards and said 125
spring-arms, the latter serving to normally
open said condensing-boards outwardly from
each other, a reciprocating plunger and con-
nections between said plunger and said con-
densing-boards, substantially as described. 136
2. The combination of a press-box having
a feed-opening on its upper side, and pivoted
condensing-boards above and on opposite
sides of said feed-opening, said condensing-(r 5
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Chapman, Robert E. Baling-Press, patent, August 20, 1901; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513919/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.