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- This invention relates to a machine for gathering and stringing tobacco leaves in the field and depositing them onto a suitable tobacco stick instead of the conventional means heretofore employed of stripping the leaves from the tobacco stalks and depositing them into suitable baskets, trucks, and the like, which are drawn between the rows of tobacco, these baskets being transported to a suitable place where the bunches of leaves are strung onto the tobacco sticks by hand.
- this invention comprises a wheeled selfpropelled framework seating one or more operators on each side of a row of tobacco, which operators will pull the leaves from the tobacco stalks and hand them to other operators, who will deposit them onto a series of moving belts.
- the butt ends of the stems will be deposited onto a tape which is fed through two sewing machines, and the butts of the tobacco leaves will pass between suitable pressure applying means, while a pair of sewing machines forms a line of stitches passing through the butts of the tobacco leaves, and. through the tape on which the butt ends of the stems of the tobacco are deposited.
- the tape with the butts of the tobacco leaves sewn thereto passes rearwardly and is deposited onto a suitable tobacco stick, the tape resting on the tobacco stick and the leaves projecting from each side of the tobacco stick on a suitable platform. Then the tape is severed at the proper positing the tape onto a suitable tobacco stick,
- It is another object of this invention to provide a tobacco harvesting apparatus comprising a self-propelled wheeled framework with a prime mover mounted on the framework for driving the framework over the ground at a very low speed, and also for driving suitable sewing mechanisms for sewing tobacco leaves to a suitable tape.
- the framework also carries a seat on each side of the row, which is straddled by the framework, and an operator on each side of a row of tobacco picks the leaves from the stalks of tobacco and hands them to other operators seated at a higher level on the wheeled framework, the upper operators depositing these leaves in butt to butt relation against a suitable guide strip onto a suitable tape, and the tobacco leaves with butt ends deposited onto the tape are conveyed through a pair of sewing apparatus, which passes a line of removable chain stitches through the tape and through the butts of the tobacco stems.
- the tape with the tobacco leaves sewed thereto is deposited onto a suitable tobacco stick and severed at intervals so the tobacco stick filled with the tobacco leaves can be removed and deposited on a suitable truck carried by the wheeled framework, and which truck can be removed at intervals and another truck substituted when the trucks become loaded.
- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus
- Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a front elevation of the apparatus
- Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the apparatus
- Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 in Figure 7;
- Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in Figure 5, and showing some additional structure which projects forwardly of the section line along which Figure 5 is taken; 7
- Figure 7 is an elevation of the front central portion of the machine taken substantially along the line 1-1 in Figure 2;
- Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 88 in Figure 7;
- Figure 9 is a top plan view, with portion omitted, and taken substantially along the line 9--9 in Figure '7;
- Figure 10 is a schematic isometric view of the upper central portion of Figure l and looking from the left hand side of the machine and towards the front of the machine;
- Figure 11 is an isometric view of a portion of a tobacco stick with a section of the leaves sewn to the tape deposited thereon.
- Figure 12 is an isometric view of a portion of the tape with the tobacco leaves sewed thereto and showing the lines of looped stitches extending from the tape to illustrate the formation of a continuous string.
- the numerals i0 and II indicate the bottom longitudinal frame members on one side of the car- .riage, while l2 and [3 indicate the longitudinal bottom frame members on the other portionof the wheeled framework, theseat their forward ends projecting upwardly and being welded to suitable cuffs I4 and I5.
- the top frame members are indicated atl6,'l'l, I8, and [9 respectively,
- top frame members I! and I8 project forwardly and upwardly and are welded to a suitable cross member 20.
- the ends of the cross member 20 are secured, as by welding, to suitablecouplings 22 and 23, which are secured'onthe upper ends of pipes 24 and 253 and which pipes are secured to the cuffs l4 and [5 at their lower ends.
- the s ee W eel is: otata ly upp rted in bearings ii and 42; scouted; in; uprising-strips 43 and: 414", t pr s r p; 3; e n se ured; to the upper inn rv frame ars d whe eas the; strip 4 is'secured to thetablezlll onto; which thetobacco; leaves are deposited onto; sticks;v and which table will be; later described.
- Thelower horizontally ext nding; frame bar l0 and theupper frame bar; L6 are secured; together by means of suitable channel bars; 45-; 41 and-A8, aswell, asby pipes 4-9, 50and'15l
- Theupper framebar H? and lower; frame bar U are connectedtogetherbyvertical member 5 and yan p 5; as wel as onna tin v nnel; members 54; and;55;
- Thevertically disposed pipes 50 and 51' have a plurality ofperforations 55; therein and a pair of; sliding; cuffs: 5]- and; 58 onne ted ther y, ss" p e e.
- vertical; pipe 59: and: verticali pipe 45 have; mounted: thereon; cuffs- 63 identical; to; cuffs :7: nd; 8 w i h-h v secured; h e o a-;c1" 0ss piece 65 on which a seatfit is mqunted, andpipes da n e: i ewise p rforated; asatzwi r adjusting, the height of; the seat: 6.5; with; reference to the bottornframe members Ill; and l L;
- pipes 50 and El which are perforated in the samemanner, as pipes 50 and El, and slidablv mount-edpnthese;
- pipes Rand l3 are-cufifmembers Bland-J5, joined tovgether-bya: cross barltv to; which is, secured a seat 1'! for a leaf placing operator;
- brace bars 94 and 95 which project downwardly and have their lower ends welded to cuffs l-fiand 15.
- These members 92 and 93 support a suitable internal combustion engine 96, which issupplied with fuel from a fuel tank 91.
- the engine has a suitable radiator 98 and a cooling fan 99, and a clutch mechanism I60 with a clutch l'ever Hill with an operating rod I52 extending therefrom to within reach of the driver.
- Extending from the; engine is a; drive shaft I03, which has a Worm L94; thereon, and extends; into a suitable transmission; L55 from which a: drive shaft; M36. extends; to; asuitahledifferential, housing ltl which has aide-housing; Hi8 and Ida-extending from each: side thereof, in; which; suitable axles-are mounted andonthe outer ends-of' these axle are mounted sprocket wheels MB: and H"! on. which. are.
- sprocket chains H 2 and i It, which extend downwardly-andzare connected to; sprockets l-lfit. and H5 disposed on shafts; H6 and ill, and on: which wheels- [its and: I25; are mounted. a
- the wheelshafts H16 andg H 1; are: mounted: in suitable-bearings T25 secured: on; the lower-Sui.- faces of. longitudinally extending bars; Hi, I;!, I2; and 53-.
- truck supporting mechanismsand comprise horizontal angle bars l3 andelfifi which are fixedly secured at their front ends: taupwandly and forwardly pr jectin bars: 1-63; and; lei-Land; Secured to; bars I35!
- asupportbar I36" and: between b rs, E32 and Hit 18351199031 bar; 1317; the front ends of support; bars [-36:- and1l;t.;1, at:theinjunc;- tion point with vertically disposed; members. I33 and 13s, haverrollers; lsfiihwhichzrideion the front surface of; the rear; flanges of the rearwardly and downward-1y directed frame-members, 4:8 and 55; and se and 8,2 respectivelwdependines upon which carriage is; undenconsiderationi. Disposed between the lower-ends: ofcbars I53? and: 113 1;; are roller-pipes- MB; Wh -Ch11id6:OI1lthE rear surfaces of channel; bars; iar and: 5.15 andi333 and: 82 re;- spectively.
- the drum MflLhQSLaHCI'aHk-J M6 for rotating. the same; and ithas arratchetiwheel lz il' thereon with a dog.
- M3 for holding; it in; adjusted position. Adapted to be. supported” on; the, angle. bars i3! and.
- I 32 isg a platform.
- ltd 0f:'HJLWl'lBBlEdllilllCKLhM ing four wheels.
- I51;- andlamtong-ue Lfifiiby means of; which it can be pulledzalongeover the-field and o: which; ton ue: I52; a. draft: animalv can; be; at:--
- Meshing with worm I04 is a worm gear I60 rotatably mounted on shaft I6I, which is rotatably mounted in bearings I62,.I63, I84, and I65.
- the worm gear I60 is confined between two brackets I66 and I51 secured to cross bar I89a, which also serve as bearings for the shaft IBI.
- Theworm gear I60 has a sleeve I68 extending therefrom, which is serrated to form one-half of a clutch, the other half of theclutch being serhorizontal cross bar I89, and this shaft I13 has adouble ended lever I14 secured on its upper end.
- lever I14 Pivotally connected to one end of lever I14 is a link I15, whose other end is connected to an arm I16 disposed on the lower end of a lever I11, which is rotatably mounted in bearing I18, this lever projecting upwardly and inwardly across the machine in the form of a crank I19.
- the bearing I18 is secured on the exterior of a board I30, supported by brackets I8! and I62, supported on cross bars I83 and I84, which are secured between bars I8 and I9. Bars I85 and I85, which are similar in all respects to bars I83 and I84, are
- Suitable cross bars or pipes I93 and I94 are disposed between the bottom horizontal bars I and II and i2 and I3 respectively.
- link I95 Secured to the other end of the lever I14 is a link I95 which extends to an arm I95 secured on the lower end of a shaft I91, which has an inturned handle portion I98, whereby an operator on each side of the machine has access to a handle I'19 or I98 to release the clutch I69, as desired.
- the shaft I91 is mounted in the bearin I99, secured on the exterior surface of a board 200 supported by means of bracket 20I and 202, mounted on cross bars I85 and I86 in the same manner as bracket I8I and I82, or, arms I19 and, I98 can be moved by other mechanism to move clutch mem- In-the ends of the boards I and 200 are rotatably mounted rollers 203 and 204, on Which lower conveyer belts 205 and 206 are mounted. Disposed between the side boards I80 and 200 is a top board 291, on which the upper layers of belts 205 and 206 rest.
- This looper shaft 2I0 has a conventional looper 2H for making a conventional removable chain stitch loop, whereby the thread can be seized and the line of stitches separated by pulling on the thread.
- sewing machines are not shown in detail because they are conventional chain stitch sewing machines, as shown in the patent to Dickerson No. 2,327,252 of 17th day of August 1943.
- Shank 209 has pivotally secured thereto, as at 2I2, an oscillating arm 2I3, having an arm 2I4 with a suitable eye 2I5, through which thread 2I6 passes from a spool 2I1, arm 2I4 unwinding from the spool and causing proper feeding of the thread 2 I5.
- Thread 2 I 6 passes to a conventional needle 2 I 8 on a needle bar 2 I9, to which the oscillating bar 2I3 is pivotally connected, as at 220, and needle 2I8 penetrating a suitable throat plate.
- the machine is also equipped with a conventional presser bar 22I, having a presser foot 222 on its lower end, said presser foot being provided with rollers 223, so as to prevent the presser foot from injuring the tobacco leaves passing therebeneaths
- the thread 2I6 also passes through a conventional tension device 224.
- a pulley 225 which has a belt 226 thereon, Which is also mounted on a pulley 221 secured on looper shaft 2 II].
- This pulley 221. has a link 228 pivotally secured thereto, which projects rearwardly and is connected to an arm 229 fixed on a shaft 230 projecting from one end of roller. 204, lever 229 being pivotally secured on shaft 230, and has a dog 23I pivotally secured thereon for engaging a, ratchet wheel 232 secured on shaft 230 for imparting step by step movement to the conveyer belts 205 and 206 in timed relation to the movement of the sewing machine.
- the looper shaft 2I0 also has fixedly secured thereon an eccentric cam 234 surrounded by annular member 235 to which is fixedly secured a link 236, which projects upwardly and is pivotally secured to the outer end of arm 2 I3 for imparting oscillation thereto.
- a pulley 240 mounted on the other end of shaft 230 from the end on which ratchet wheel 232 is mounted, is a pulley 240 having a belt 24I thereon, which belt is also mounted on a pulley 242 mounted on a shaft 243, which shaft 243 is mounted in brackets I82 and 202.
- roller 244 On shaft 243 is a roller 244 on which the rear ends of conveyer belts 245 and 246 are mounted.
- the front ends of these conveyer belts 245 and 246 are mounted on rollers 241 and 248, which are in turn rotatably mounted on a shaft 249, which is secured in the front end of members 250 and 25I pivoted at their rear ends around shaft 243.
- cuffs 252 and 253 which have rising upwardly therefrom pins 254 and 255 respectively and projectconvey the tobacco leaves withthe tape rearwardlyja pairflof" sewing machine needles for forming a line of51ooped stitches through the butts of the; two rows of tobacco leaves and through the tape on which they rest, means disposed rearwardly of the needles and onto which the tape with the tobacco leaves sewed thereon is adapted to be directed, means for severingthe tape intoproper lengths to cause a severed length to fit onto a tobacco stick of 'a given length, supporting means carriedby the frame for removably supporting a truck and the like and onto which the sticks of tobacco leaves are adapted to bejdeposited, andmeans for lowering the truck supporting means so that the truck and the like can rest on the ground and bep ulled therefrom.
- Atobacco harvesting machine comprising a pair of spaced frameworkssecured together at their top portions and having wheels in their lowerportions for traversing a field on both sides of a' row of tobacco plants, means within each framework for seating a plurality of operators for stripping tobacco leaves from the row of plants between the two frames, means for propelling the two frames along and astride the row of tobacco plants, a pair of conveyers disposed on the top of the two frames and onto which tobacco leaves are adapted to be depositedwith their butt ends contiguous to.
- a tobacco harvesting machine comprising a pair of spaced frameworks secured together at their top portions and having wheels in their lower portions for traversing a field on both sides of a row of tobacco, means within each framework for seating a plurality'of operators for stripping tobacco leaves from the row of stalks between the two frames, means for propelling the two frames along and astride the row of tobacco, a pair of conveyers disposed on the top of the two frames and onto which tobacco leaves are adapted to be deposited with their butt ends contiguous to but not overlapping each other, a tape carried between the conveyers and onto which the butt ends of the tobacco leaves are adapted to be placed, a pair of sewing machine needles adapted to pierce the butt ends of the tobacco leaves and the tape and looping mechanisms associated with the sewing machine needles for forming a continuous row of looped stitches in the tape and through the butt end' of both rows of the tobacco leaves, said tape with the tobacco leaves thereon being adapted to be moved rearwardly of the harvesting apparatus, means for supporting
- Tobacco harvesting apparatus comprising a frameworkhaving a space extending longitudinally thereof so that it can be directed along and above and on each side of a row of tobacco plants, driving means for propelling'the frame along the row of tobacco plants, means on the frame for supportinganoperator on each side of the row of tobacco plants for stripping leaves of; tobacco from'the tobacco plants, a plurality of conveying.
- a tobacco stringing apparatus the combination of a pair of flush top conveyer belts for supporting transversely disposed bunches of tobacco leaves with the butt ends of the tobacco leaves being disposed in close proximity to but spaced from each other and not in overlapping relation, a pair of sewing means for forming two straight chain stitch lines of stitches between the conveyer belts, a tape disposed between the conveyer belts and passed through the sewing mechanisms onto which the tobacco leaves are sewn by the two sewing means, means for advancing the belts with the tobacco leaves thereon in timed relation to the operation of the two sewing means, means for supporting a tobacco stick and onto which the tape is adapted to be deposited, and means for severing the tape when a length sufiicient to fill a tobacco stick has had the two rows of leaves secured thereto.
- a power driven wheeled framework constructed for straddling a row of tobacco plants, means on the framework for supporting a plurality of operators for picking tobacco leaves from the tobacco plants as the apparatus advances along a'row of tobacco plants, a pair of spaced flush top conveyer belts and onto which the tobacco leaves are adapted to be deposited
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H. L. WH ITLEY 2,518,965
TOBACCO HARVESTER '7 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 13, 1946 .v- UJ .1 W W 9 t 0 8 W N 1 4 5 an 9 2 a mi 6 6 V mm r 7 4) III H L. WHITLEY TOBACCO HARVESTER ll lllL l l llllllllr Aug. 15, 1950 Flled June 13, 1946 Aug. 15, 1950 H. L. WHITLEY 2,518,965
TOBACCO mvssmz Filed June 13, 1946 7 Sheets Sheet :5
Aug. 15, 1950' H. L. WHITLEY TOBACCO HARVESTER '7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed June 13, 1946 Aug. 15, 1950 H. L. WHITLEY 2,518,965
TOBACCO HARVESTER Filed June 15, 1946 '7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Patented Aug. 15, 1950 TOBACCO HARVESTER Harvey L. Whitley, Fremont, N. 0.
Application June 13, 1946, Serial No. 676,524
8 Claims. (01. 214-55) This invention relates to a machine for gathering and stringing tobacco leaves in the field and depositing them onto a suitable tobacco stick instead of the conventional means heretofore employed of stripping the leaves from the tobacco stalks and depositing them into suitable baskets, trucks, and the like, which are drawn between the rows of tobacco, these baskets being transported to a suitable place where the bunches of leaves are strung onto the tobacco sticks by hand.
Briefly this invention comprises a wheeled selfpropelled framework seating one or more operators on each side of a row of tobacco, which operators will pull the leaves from the tobacco stalks and hand them to other operators, who will deposit them onto a series of moving belts. The butt ends of the stems will be deposited onto a tape which is fed through two sewing machines, and the butts of the tobacco leaves will pass between suitable pressure applying means, while a pair of sewing machines forms a line of stitches passing through the butts of the tobacco leaves, and. through the tape on which the butt ends of the stems of the tobacco are deposited.
The tape with the butts of the tobacco leaves sewn thereto, passes rearwardly and is deposited onto a suitable tobacco stick, the tape resting on the tobacco stick and the leaves projecting from each side of the tobacco stick on a suitable platform. Then the tape is severed at the proper positing the tape onto a suitable tobacco stick,
.and severing the tape at intervals so that the filled tobacco stick can be removed from position and deposited on suitable trucks carried by the wheeled framework, and another tobacco stick inserted .in position for receiving the tape being filled with tobacco leaves sewn thereto.
It is another object of this invention to provide a tobacco harvesting apparatus comprising a self-propelled wheeled framework with a prime mover mounted on the framework for driving the framework over the ground at a very low speed, and also for driving suitable sewing mechanisms for sewing tobacco leaves to a suitable tape. The framework also carries a seat on each side of the row, which is straddled by the framework, and an operator on each side of a row of tobacco picks the leaves from the stalks of tobacco and hands them to other operators seated at a higher level on the wheeled framework, the upper operators depositing these leaves in butt to butt relation against a suitable guide strip onto a suitable tape, and the tobacco leaves with butt ends deposited onto the tape are conveyed through a pair of sewing apparatus, which passes a line of removable chain stitches through the tape and through the butts of the tobacco stems. The tape with the tobacco leaves sewed thereto is deposited onto a suitable tobacco stick and severed at intervals so the tobacco stick filled with the tobacco leaves can be removed and deposited on a suitable truck carried by the wheeled framework, and which truck can be removed at intervals and another truck substituted when the trucks become loaded.
Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus;
Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a front elevation of the apparatus;
Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the apparatus;
Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 in Figure 7;
Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in Figure 5, and showing some additional structure which projects forwardly of the section line along which Figure 5 is taken; 7
Figure 7 is an elevation of the front central portion of the machine taken substantially along the line 1-1 in Figure 2;
Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 88 in Figure 7;
Figure 9 is a top plan view, with portion omitted, and taken substantially along the line 9--9 in Figure '7;
Figure 10 is a schematic isometric view of the upper central portion of Figure l and looking from the left hand side of the machine and towards the front of the machine;
Figure 11 is an isometric view of a portion of a tobacco stick with a section of the leaves sewn to the tape deposited thereon.
Figure 12 is an isometric view of a portion of the tape with the tobacco leaves sewed thereto and showing the lines of looped stitches extending from the tape to illustrate the formation of a continuous string.
Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numerals i0 and II indicate the bottom longitudinal frame members on one side of the car- .riage, while l2 and [3 indicate the longitudinal bottom frame members on the other portionof the wheeled framework, theseat their forward ends projecting upwardly and being welded to suitable cuffs I4 and I5. The top frame members are indicated atl6,'l'l, I8, and [9 respectively,
The top frame members I! and I8 project forwardly and upwardly and are welded to a suitable cross member 20.
The ends of the cross member 20 are secured, as by welding, to suitablecouplings 22 and 23, which are secured'onthe upper ends of pipes 24 and 253 and which pipes are secured to the cuffs l4 and [5 at their lower ends.
Rotatably mounted within these pipes, 24:, and; 25 are shafts 26 and 21, which have on their lower end forked members 28 and 28; i'n whichfront wheels 39 and 3! are rotatably mounted, The upper ends of shafts 26 and 2! have rearwardly projecting arms 32 and 33 secured therea to, which are connected by a link 34. Link 34 is..- nir tally co nected o; n arm. 3 i h. arm s fi edly; e uredanouni: a s ud? sh fi-munt d n; r ss memb r 1, d n the; upper endi i hatt fi; is s r d-a ev g r; M s a wi h beve ge 3 sv ano r.- e l. ear 8-, whi h s, secur d n he. ront nd f: st r g.- r d 35 having a steering wheel 4,13 on; its. rear, end, The s ee W eel is: otata ly upp rted in bearings ii and 42; scouted; in; uprising-strips 43 and: 414", t pr s r p; 3; e n se ured; to the upper inn rv frame ars d whe eas the; strip 4 is'secured to thetablezlll onto; which thetobacco; leaves are deposited onto; sticks;v and which table will be; later described.
Thelower horizontally ext nding; frame bar l0 and theupper frame bar; L6 are secured; together by means of suitable channel bars; 45-; 41 and-A8, aswell, asby pipes 4-9, 50and'15l Theupper framebar H? and lower; frame bar U; are connectedtogetherbyvertical member 5 and yan p 5; as wel as onna tin v nnel; members 54; and;55; Thevertically disposed pipes 50 and 51' have a plurality ofperforations 55; therein and a pair of; sliding; cuffs: 5]- and; 58 onne ted ther y, ss" p e e. slides on these pipes 58 and-5h and: have: suitably secured thereto a leaf; positioner s; seat: 6]), which can be adjusted vertically, by placing. pins, through any given set; of; per-forat-ions v 56; for; adjusting I116 he ght Q seat 69;
Likewise, vertical; pipe 59: and: verticali pipe 45 have; mounted: thereon; cuffs- 63 identical; to; cuffs :7: nd; 8 w i h-h v secured; h e o a-;c1" 0ss piece 65 on which a seatfit is mqunted, andpipes da n e: i ewise p rforated; asatzwi r adjusting, the height of; the seat: 6.5; with; reference to the bottornframe members Ill; and l L;
h p r nta and: lon it dinally; ex: tending frame bar l9 and lower-horizontallyand longitudinally extendingframe bar i3 have secured therebetween perforated pipes,- 2; and 13-,
which are perforated in the samemanner, as pipes 50 and El, and slidablv mount-edpnthese; pipes Rand l3 are-cufifmembers Bland-J5, joined tovgether-bya: cross barltv to; which is, secured a seat 1'! for a leaf placing operator;-
Also secured between the. upper bar" Ill: and lqwerbar I3 is a perforated: pipe 6,8, and be:- tween upper bar; It and lower bar lfiislanother perforated; pipe 69; and mounted on, pipes,- 6-8 and 4 secured between their ends a channel bar 9|. The front portions of upper bar l9 and lower bar 13 have secured therebetween an upright bar 86.
Welded to uprights 52 and 91 are a pair of inwardly and forwardly projecting members 92 and 93, which have secured to-their-intermediate portions brace bars 94 and 95, which project downwardly and have their lower ends welded to cuffs l-fiand 15. These members 92 and 93 support a suitable internal combustion engine 96, which issupplied with fuel from a fuel tank 91.
The engine has a suitable radiator 98 and a cooling fan 99, and a clutch mechanism I60 with a clutch l'ever Hill with an operating rod I52 extending therefrom to within reach of the driver. Extending from the; engine is a; drive shaft I03, which has a Worm L94; thereon, and extends; into a suitable transmission; L55 from which a: drive shaft; M36. extends; to; asuitahledifferential, housing ltl which has aide-housing; Hi8 and Ida-extending from each: side thereof, in; which; suitable axles-are mounted andonthe outer ends-of' these axle are mounted sprocket wheels MB: and H"! on. which. are. disposed: sprocket chains H 2 and i It, which extend downwardly-andzare connected to; sprockets l-lfit. and H5 disposed on shafts; H6 and ill, and on: which wheels- [its and: I25; are mounted. a
The wheelshafts H16 andg H 1; are: mounted: in suitable-bearings T25 secured: on; the lower-Sui.- faces of. longitudinally extending bars; Hi, I;!, I2; and 53-.
Mountedonthe rear-vertically; and: rearwardly extending frame bar 48;. and 5.5;rand1 8-2: and 88 respectively, are: suitable; truck supporting mechanismsand; like. reference characters will apply tc both sides of themachine. These truck supporting mechanisms; comprise horizontal angle bars l3 andelfifi which are fixedly secured at their front ends: taupwandly and forwardly pr jectin bars: 1-63; and; lei-Land; Secured to; bars I35! and -33 is asupportbar I36" and: between b rs, E32 and Hit 18351199031 bar; 1317; the front ends of support; bars [-36:- and1l;t.;1, at:theinjunc;- tion point with vertically disposed; members. I33 and 13s, haverrollers; lsfiihwhichzrideion the front surface of; the rear; flanges of the rearwardly and downward-1y directed frame-members, 4:8 and 55; and se and 8,2 respectivelwdependines upon which carriage is; undenconsiderationi. Disposed between the lower-ends: ofcbars I53? and: 113 1;; are roller-pipes- MB; Wh -Ch11id6:OI1lthE rear surfaces of channel; bars; iar and: 5.15 andi333 and: 82 re;- spectively.
The: support bars: I136 and [3 1; have a. transverse shaft: [39' disposed; therebetweem on which a=pulley It! ismounted; 0n]thezrear'endszofithe upper horizontal! bars, such: as: it: and IT. or. [:8 and i9, are mounted transverse shafts. M2: on which is mountedapulley Hi3.
Secured to theilower"frontsurfacesaof each pair of: the rearwardly. directed: barsl4'8 and 55': and 88 and: 82 respectively is v rotatably: mounted: a drum M4 to which is-secured'sacable; l lfilwhich isdi, n pw rdly; oven pull Y lilfirandi then around pulley: i M: and hasits endsecured ina;lo.ose :manher around shaft M3;
The drum: MflLhQSLaHCI'aHk-J M6 for rotating. the same; and ithas arratchetiwheel lz il' thereon with a dog. M3: for holding; it in; adjusted position. Adapted to be. supported" on; the, angle. bars i3! and. I 32 isg a platform. ltd 0f:'HJLWl'lBBlEdllilllCKLhM ing: four wheels. I51;- andlamtong-ue Lfifiiby means of; which it can be pulledzalongeover the-field and o: which; ton ue: I52; a. draft: animalv can; be; at:-
7 joined together by having perforations therein,
into which the downturned ends of a tie rod I53 may be hooked for holding the free ends of the same together, so as to confine the truck platform I50 in position.
When it is desired to remove the truck, when it isloaded with a plurality of tobacco sticks filled with tobacco, then by means of crank and drum I44 the carriage assemblies can be lowered to the ground and keeper I53 can be removed so that the truck can be pulled up from between the side bars I3I and I32.
Meshing with worm I04 is a worm gear I60 rotatably mounted on shaft I6I, which is rotatably mounted in bearings I62,.I63, I84, and I65.
The worm gear I60 is confined between two brackets I66 and I51 secured to cross bar I89a, which also serve as bearings for the shaft IBI. Theworm gear I60 has a sleeve I68 extending therefrom, which is serrated to form one-half of a clutch, the other half of theclutch being serhorizontal cross bar I89, and this shaft I13 has adouble ended lever I14 secured on its upper end.
Pivotally connected to one end of lever I14 is a link I15, whose other end is connected to an arm I16 disposed on the lower end of a lever I11, which is rotatably mounted in bearing I18, this lever projecting upwardly and inwardly across the machine in the form of a crank I19. The bearing I18 is secured on the exterior of a board I30, supported by brackets I8! and I62, supported on cross bars I83 and I84, which are secured between bars I8 and I9. Bars I85 and I85, which are similar in all respects to bars I83 and I84, are
Suitable cross bars or pipes I93 and I94 are disposed between the bottom horizontal bars I and II and i2 and I3 respectively.
Secured to the other end of the lever I14 is a link I95 which extends to an arm I95 secured on the lower end of a shaft I91, which has an inturned handle portion I98, whereby an operator on each side of the machine has access to a handle I'19 or I98 to release the clutch I69, as desired. The shaft I91 is mounted in the bearin I99, secured on the exterior surface of a board 200 supported by means of bracket 20I and 202, mounted on cross bars I85 and I86 in the same manner as bracket I8I and I82, or, arms I19 and, I98 can be moved by other mechanism to move clutch mem- In-the ends of the boards I and 200 are rotatably mounted rollers 203 and 204, on Which lower conveyer belts 205 and 206 are mounted. Disposed between the side boards I80 and 200 is a top board 291, on which the upper layers of belts 205 and 206 rest. Welded between plate members I84 and I81 and I86 and I88 respectively are plates 208 and 208' on which are mounted the shanks of sewing machines 209 and 209'. A description of one of the sewing machines will now follow and like reference characters will apply to the other sewing machine with the prime notation added. I
'Mounted in the base portion of the sewing machine frame 209 is a looper shaft 2 I 0. This looper shaft 2I0 has a conventional looper 2H for making a conventional removable chain stitch loop, whereby the thread can be seized and the line of stitches separated by pulling on the thread. The
sewing machines are not shown in detail because they are conventional chain stitch sewing machines, as shown in the patent to Dickerson No. 2,327,252 of 17th day of August 1943.
The machine is also equipped with a conventional presser bar 22I, having a presser foot 222 on its lower end, said presser foot being provided with rollers 223, so as to prevent the presser foot from injuring the tobacco leaves passing therebeneaths The thread 2I6 also passes through a conventional tension device 224.
Mounted on shaft I6I is a pulley 225, which has a belt 226 thereon, Which is also mounted on a pulley 221 secured on looper shaft 2 II]. This pulley 221.has a link 228 pivotally secured thereto, which projects rearwardly and is connected to an arm 229 fixed on a shaft 230 projecting from one end of roller. 204, lever 229 being pivotally secured on shaft 230, and has a dog 23I pivotally secured thereon for engaging a, ratchet wheel 232 secured on shaft 230 for imparting step by step movement to the conveyer belts 205 and 206 in timed relation to the movement of the sewing machine.
The looper shaft 2I0 also has fixedly secured thereon an eccentric cam 234 surrounded by annular member 235 to which is fixedly secured a link 236, which projects upwardly and is pivotally secured to the outer end of arm 2 I3 for imparting oscillation thereto. Mounted on the other end of shaft 230 from the end on which ratchet wheel 232 is mounted, is a pulley 240 having a belt 24I thereon, which belt is also mounted on a pulley 242 mounted on a shaft 243, which shaft 243 is mounted in brackets I82 and 202. I
On shaft 243 is a roller 244 on which the rear ends of conveyer belts 245 and 246 are mounted. The front ends of these conveyer belts 245 and 246 are mounted on rollers 241 and 248, which are in turn rotatably mounted on a shaft 249, which is secured in the front end of members 250 and 25I pivoted at their rear ends around shaft 243. Slidably mounted on links 250 and 25I are cuffs 252 and 253, which have rising upwardly therefrom pins 254 and 255 respectively and projectconvey the tobacco leaves withthe tape rearwardlyja pairflof" sewing machine needles for forming a line of51ooped stitches through the butts of the; two rows of tobacco leaves and through the tape on which they rest, means disposed rearwardly of the needles and onto which the tape with the tobacco leaves sewed thereon is adapted to be directed, means for severingthe tape intoproper lengths to cause a severed length to fit onto a tobacco stick of 'a given length, supporting means carriedby the frame for removably supporting a truck and the like and onto which the sticks of tobacco leaves are adapted to bejdeposited, andmeans for lowering the truck supporting means so that the truck and the like can rest on the ground and bep ulled therefrom.
,2. In atobacco harvesting machine comprising a pair of spaced frameworkssecured together at their top portions and having wheels in their lowerportions for traversing a field on both sides of a' row of tobacco plants, means within each framework for seating a plurality of operators for stripping tobacco leaves from the row of plants between the two frames, means for propelling the two frames along and astride the row of tobacco plants, a pair of conveyers disposed on the top of the two frames and onto which tobacco leaves are adapted to be depositedwith their butt ends contiguous to. but not overlapping each othe y a tape disposed between the-conveyers and onto which the butt endsof the tobacco leaves are adapted to be placed, a pair of sewing machine needles adapted to pierce the butt ends of the tobacco leaves and tape, and looping mechanisms associated with the sewing machine needles for forming a continuous row of loop stitches in the tape and through the butt ends of the tobacco leaves, said tape with the tobacco leaves thereon being adapted to be moved by the sewing machine rearwardly of the harvesting apparatus, means for supporting a tobacco stick and onto which the tape with the tobacco leaves is adapted to be deposited, means carried on each side of the frame for releasably supporting a hand truck, and onto which the sticks of the tobacco with the tobacco leaves and tape thereon are adapted to be deposited, means for lowering the trucks onto the ground and from whence they can be pulled to any desired location.
3. In a tobacco harvesting machine comprising a pair of spaced frameworks secured together at their top portions and having wheels in their lower portions for traversing a field on both sides of a row of tobacco, means within each framework for seating a plurality'of operators for stripping tobacco leaves from the row of stalks between the two frames, means for propelling the two frames along and astride the row of tobacco, a pair of conveyers disposed on the top of the two frames and onto which tobacco leaves are adapted to be deposited with their butt ends contiguous to but not overlapping each other, a tape carried between the conveyers and onto which the butt ends of the tobacco leaves are adapted to be placed, a pair of sewing machine needles adapted to pierce the butt ends of the tobacco leaves and the tape and looping mechanisms associated with the sewing machine needles for forming a continuous row of looped stitches in the tape and through the butt end' of both rows of the tobacco leaves, said tape with the tobacco leaves thereon being adapted to be moved rearwardly of the harvesting apparatus, means for supporting a tobacco stick and onto which 10 the tape with the tobacco leaves is adapted to be depositedQmeans on each side of the frame for releasably supporting a hand truck, and onto which the sticks of tobacco with the tobacco leaves and tape thereon are adapted to be deposited, means for lowering the trucks onto the ground and from whence they can be pulled to any desired location, said conveying means having markings thereon indicating spaces onto which no tobacco leaves are to be deposited, so that the tape can be severed between the spaces to which the tobacco leavesare sewed, and stop motion means adapted to engage the conveying means when no tobacco leaves are present on the conveyingmeans for automatically stopping movement of the conveying means. 4. Tobacco harvesting apparatus comprising a frameworkhaving a space extending longitudinally thereof so that it can be directed along and above and on each side of a row of tobacco plants, driving means for propelling'the frame along the row of tobacco plants, means on the frame for supportinganoperator on each side of the row of tobacco plants for stripping leaves of; tobacco from'the tobacco plants, a plurality of conveying. means and onto which the tobacco leaves are adapted to be placed with their butt ends in proximityto, but not overlapping each other, a tape onto whichthe butt ends of the tobaccoleaves are adapted to be placed, a pair of looping mechanisms for forming a line of looped stitches through the tape and through the tobacco leaves as they are conveyed rear-f wardly by the conveying, means, means on the conveying means indicating spaces where no tobaccoleaves' areto' be deposited,,so as to provide spaces between continuous lengths of tobacco leaves sewed to the tape, severing means for severing the tape in the spaces where no tobacco leaves are secured thereto, means for supporting a tobacco stick rearwardly of the looping mechanisms and onto which the tape with the tobacco leaves are adapted to be placed, and means carried by the frame and onto which the tobacco sticks full of tobacco leaves "are adapted to be stacked as the framework is propelled along the tobacco rows.
5. In a tobacco stringing apparatus, the combination of a pair of flush top conveyer belts for supporting transversely disposed bunches of tobacco leaves with the butt ends of the tobacco leaves being disposed in close proximity to but spaced from each other and not in overlapping relation, a pair of sewing means for forming two straight chain stitch lines of stitches between the conveyer belts, a tape disposed between the conveyer belts and passed through the sewing mechanisms onto which the tobacco leaves are sewn by the two sewing means, means for advancing the belts with the tobacco leaves thereon in timed relation to the operation of the two sewing means, means for supporting a tobacco stick and onto which the tape is adapted to be deposited, and means for severing the tape when a length sufiicient to fill a tobacco stick has had the two rows of leaves secured thereto.
6. In a tobacco stringing apparatus, the combination of a power driven wheeled framework constructed for straddling a row of tobacco plants, means on the framework for supporting a plurality of operators for picking tobacco leaves from the tobacco plants as the apparatus advances along a'row of tobacco plants, a pair of spaced flush top conveyer belts and onto which the tobacco leaves are adapted to be deposited H :l y she: finsnstczrs issq As am; :sbnipnss -r91zn sh? mlsasss s ants tans dl-isns w h h ssn 1th (9 xs s ehslvs a i 42 l ssza z y sns eg m hsu A ms-m i z zm zx-g s ai ht lin 50 Ioqpss the Jam Qi synmgs vmnog la she stains s h w w acsmlss ss Qr sud M g fi he san eysr b lt simsd mi si n is uths oss sas s Lbs g .iszr s nmstin a 'mhasso sizisls ;and sam w ich E taj e w sh m pha sp ,isa ss w l ss sts is magntssi so Jae sa qn tssi .iQr s vsria $1 9 taps h n a slesgthp sap? Wis moha sls LQQKQS lthsmen has men mtms sumsisn to I11 ms len th o Jane -.,t9h& o ysz t w ly mom- 121s w,c r .s,i;1.1,1 & 1 b $11? vm an the frame 8ml 14?. .ip ihsn qn and 9mm hascc sti s Mm; t e ima es an 1a .ss m sses may he vdsno sl s91 .a s means q lpiwsrin 2 susppntin so tha .t e 99m wh sh the t h s ss ticks .ii ad with Aswss a mcls ps s ism Jss mmp sg i tmmsnsmt vto .9 r plssss- I if 1 2 ahacszs .sininsin lagnna atus th sumwblmti n .of .mssn iQ scam wipe ta e throu h two sewi g ansl lloopmg .nsaps, cqnveyin n 951129 which wo pws p ,na al sl basc lea e axe i giant d :to he Placed ith me ut pq fi qns AI th mbaccp lea es b in adjagent 120 ea h ther but m pvsrla ppin m ratiopb means o .mQ r 1.11% th sqnys k lg m ws t ms rslafion to th ss ins n .lqqnixlg me ns .120 iorm tw line 9f sfiim t ss hro gh t e tw vsncw hs 9 .sohasq lsswss m i hsh ug th .tape wh ch the butts .oi the tqb s p .lsavss a d means r s w ng the ap a .ix tssrvs s so that a v su tl \Q sane w th the tpb aso ss zs .sewssi nsrqtg 9 1; he .dgp qsr i ss 9;; a t bacco st q s- Annar ms m twp vsaws 42f tohassp lsa sszmgethsr an jplmin sh f pbas r eaves .ashr vcle a sto ass st ck, lcnmm ins means fo unpq hmg twp v$1. v s s ss r el lsawqs in a ho izQntal plain with h amps 9f the i e es Q one b ing aqia sn shu sp c :irom she bu ts 9 .lea ss in me uths 19w i-a .ta ne disp sed 10; 0.W 3211s 'l nwends 9f the two ro s means .Io m .ng two l inss .Q m ped st tch s sas ine pas. th ough m butts 1 she l aves i 0 1 pw an the pihg in .of xsti szhss passing tn gug ms was pi he avm .f s pillar .now and thmugh i h .ts s .tp fihs sh mnnsq she butts .Q F1 fq as p ji sa ss to tbs t pe m ans or supfi ng PQ fiQS O fiisk and 9.1 12 which .the tape with t ipbascp a ss f hsnetp fidaptsd .t he u dcq nd means is; sssysn ng thi a ap he a :Mngth 9f t pe had iabaqqo lsa yes lsi shad here o umcien to 1 .11 3 1. stisls REFERENGES 011521) Number
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