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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
JOHAN H. SYMANK AND RUDOLPH A. KITZLER, OF STAMP, TEXAS.
HAY BALER AND RAKE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,692, dated April 15, 1902.
Application filed August 13, 1901. Serial No, 71,963. (No model.)To all whom it may ccncerm:
Be it known that we,JOHAN H. SYMANK and
RUDOLPH A. KITZLER, citizens of the United
States, residing at Stamp, in the county of
5 Falls, State of Texas, have invented certain
new and useful Improvements in Hay Balers
and Rakes; and we do hereby declare the fol-
lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-
tion of the invention, such as will enable oth-
io ers skilled in the art to which it appertains
to make and use the same.
This invention relates to mechanisms for
raking hay and for baling it; and it has for
its object to provide a construction including
15 a baling -machine which is mounted upon
wheels and having a rake connected there-
with and disposed to discharge to the hopper
of the baler, so that the hay may be baled as
fast as it is raked, thus saving much time and
o handling.
Further objects and advantages of the in-
vention have reference to the specific mech-
isms included in the general structure and
which will be understood from the following
25 description.
In the drawings forming a portion of this
specification, and in which like numerals of
reference indicate similar parts in the several
views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing
30 the machine, the plunger forced inwardly to
its limit, and the feeder raised from the path
thereof. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the ma-
chine, the plunger retracted, and the feeder
lowered to its limit. Fig. 3 is a perspective
35 view of the rake detached. Fig. 4 is a detail
elevation showing one of the teeth of the rake.
Referring now to the drawings, the present
apparatus comprises a baling-press including
a base 10, which at its forward end is mounted
40 upon wheels 1l,the axle of which has a tongue
12 to permit of hitching a team to draw the
apparatus. On the base are fixed the sides
and other portions of the press-box 13, and
through the sides, at the rear ends thereof, is
45 passed the rear axle 14, which is rotatably
mounted in suitable bearings and is provided
with bull-wheels 15, through the medium of
which the baler or press is operated. A plun-
ger is provided and consists of the head or
5o piston 16, having the rod 17, which is taken
rearwardly through the end portion of the
baler, and its rear end is disposed for en-gagement by a double cam 18, so formed that
with each rotation of the axle on which the
cam is fixed the end of the rod will be en- 55
gaged twice to move the plunger forwardly
and transversely of the hopper and into the
press-box.
The hopper is shown at19 and is positioned
as is usual, so that when the plunger is re- 6o
tracted hay may be passed through the hop-
per and into position in advance of the plun-
ger, so that when the plunger is advanced
the hay will be forced into the box and com-
pressed. After the hay is fed to the hopper 65
it must be pressed through it and into the
press-box in advance of the plunger, and to do
this automatically a feed-plunger 19' is pro- -
vided. This plunger 19' or feeder is fixed at
the end of a post or rod 20, which is pivoted at 70
its upper end to a lever 21, which is fulcrunmed
upon a transverse bar or shaft 22, mounted
upon the uprights 23 at the rear end of the
press or baler. A link 24 is pivoted to the rear
end of the lever and depends therefrom with 75
its lower end in the path of the cain on the
drive-axle, so that it may be engaged thereby
to have its rear end raised and its forward end
depressed. It will be noted that the major
projections of the cam are diametrically op- 8o
posite, while the movement of the rear end
of the lever is at almost a right angle to the
movement of the press-plunger, so that the
feeder is not moved to its lowermost point
until after the press-plunger has been moved 85
forwardly to its limit and then withdrawn to
let the feeder pass in front of it. To with-
draw the plunger, a pivoted lever 25 is pro-
vided and mounted upon the shaft 22, and has
helical springs 26 and 27 attached to its ends, 90
one of which is connected with the feeder-lever
and the other with the rod of the press-plun-
ger, so that when the lever is moved to actu-
ate the feed the springs are placed under ten-
sion, so that they may draw the press-plunger 95
back. When the press- plunger is moved
forwardly, the springs are again placed under
tension, with the result that the lever is op-
erated to raise the feeder and permit the
press-plunger to operate. Thus as the ma- oo
chine is drawn along the press will be oper-
ated and such hay as is fed to the hopper will
be baled, it being understood that the usual
gates are placed in the press-box and that the
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Symank, Johan H. & Kitzler, Rudolph A. Hay Baler and Rake, patent, April 15, 1902; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514857/m1/4/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.