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the chain 25. A bolt 36 is disposed through
the cross head and said link whereby the
cross head is securely held upon the chain
for engagement therewith. The supporting
5 members 7 are provided with inwardly ex-
tending flanges 37 which are grooved or
recessed to receive the rods 29, thereby pro-
viding lower guide members for said rods.
From the above description the operation
10 of the device will be obvious. Upon the ro-
tation of the shaft 9, the chain 25 is moved
to move the cross head 31 vertically between
the rods 12. When the plunger or rain has
been forced downward into the baling chain-
15 ber and the material therein has been com-
pressed, the rotation of the shaft 9 is re-
versed by means of suitable mechanism, and
the cross head moved upwardly, the same
sliding freely upon the guide rods 12. In
20 this manner a reciprocating movement is
imparted to the cross head, and the same is
properly guided into the baling chamber,
above which the cross head is disposed at
the limit of its upward stroke. The manner
25 of mounting and guiding the cross head
eliminates all possibility of lateral shifting
movement of the same. Owing to the man-
ner of actuating the ram and connecting the
cross head to the chain, said ram may be
30 easily and quickly removed and the cross
head repaired or replaced by a new one,
whenever necessary.
A baling plunger mounted and actuated
in the manner above disclosed, is extremely
35 reliable and efficient in operation and may
be. actuated at the expenditure of a mini-mum amount of power. Owing to the sim-
ple construction of the device, it will be
obvious that the same can be manufactured
at very small cost and is also highly durable 40
in practical use.
While I have shown and described the
preferred form and arrangement of the sev-
eral elements, it will be understood that the
invention is susceptible of considerable 45
modification, without departing from the
essential features or sacrificing any of the
advantages thereof.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed is: 50
In a reciprocating plunger for baling
presses, spaced supports, upright guide rods
fixed at their lower ends in the supports, a
cross head arranged between and movable
upon the guide rods, a plunger head, rods 55
connecting the plunger head to the cross
head, said supports being provided with
flanges engaging said connecting rods and
serving as guides therefor, a stationary shaft
mounted upon the upper ends of the guide 60
rods, a sprocket wheel loosely mounted on
said shaft, a lower drive shaft, a sprocket
wheel keyed thereon, an endless chain trav-
ersing said sprocket wheels, and means se-
curing the cross head to said chain. 65
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my
signature in the presence of two witnesses.
GEORGE W. CAMERON.
Witnesses:
BENJ. R. BRADLEY,
ELMER C. DE MANTEL.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C."
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Cameron, George W. Plunger for Baling Presses, patent, December 31, 1912; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514459/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.