[1]Patented Jan. 2-0, 1925. 1,523,470 0 F I C E 4 - i U@NITED,.@STATES PA@TENT @; I BERT R. BENJAIVIIN, -OF OAR.FARK, AND CLEX-rri.A r,:. FAITE@-Y, 0,F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ASSIGNORS, TO INTER@NATIONAL HAF.VESTER COTi,--, PANY, A CORPO-RATIOINT OF NEW JERSEY'. S H 0 C Application filed JiLly 26, 1919.. Serial 7No. 313,612@ l'o (tll ichog2@ iti?zcty conce),it., Be it kno!wn that we, BiiR,.L, --R. BrNJAafIl@ -ind I CLr,,11,11:A r-.. @R-kNry, @e'tizens o-f the United SLates, and residents, respecti-vely, of Oak Pa@Ic, -in the. county. of Cook a'lld State o-" Illinois, aDd of Chicago, in the county of Coolc a@@id State, of Illinois, have invented cer@tain @ ne-@v and iisef Lil -- rnprovements iii Shoelcers, of wliich the f ollowing is a full. lo cl(,ar, ,ii-id e@xact specifiedtion. This @ ijivei-itioii rel,,ites to shockers, and: inorle particulirl), to improvements in shockel's o,f t.1-ie,standt,,rd type, @such as illustrated .,a Patent #1,226,3'74 granted to C. , R. 1-0 '@aney,, lalay Ir), -IL91'i;: If t shocker is to. oper,,Lte successfully and to i)roperly set sliocks in the field, the shoc'lls ii,itist be so c onstructed.thtt tlie,.butts thereof will be n-iatei-ia-Ily larger. than the heads ['or otherwise the shoel@: will topple@, I' ove ivhen it is beino- set, or after it has been set. It is also particulai-lv desirlible, that the b-Litt (@)f the shoeli -hane sufficient leno--th i 6 n the c[ii-ection o-f the line of travel of the macliine 25 to@ ithstand the jar of beiug@ deposited on :w the field gnd to set firn-ily on its base. It ])as bei-il diffictilt ivitli sliockers as previously lli,itts iiiicler the vai-yi,,iig conditions o,f grain, 30 slnee @tlie mechanism @.which will o,perate ,)i@operly,with sliort,gr,,tin and will pro)perly position the sheaves to form the right size of butt, would no@t@oper@ite successfully, under c,onditic,ns whei-e lono-ei- (-rrain was hancued. @, . tn 35 @ The present -invention bas -for its object therefoire, to piovide means for building shoeli:s ivith the butts relatively lirger than the lieads. A furthei@ object is to provide I Constr-Lic40 tiod by means of which the size of the shock 1,)Iltts may be reo lated, ivhereby tl-ie ma9'U cliine may be ,tdtptecl for use in all conditioits of grain.; A still further object is to produce a shocl,, 45 ivitli..a@ biitt of sufficient leiio@th and Nvidtli to set firmly in the field. As aboi,(A statecl, the impi,ovemeiit covei,ed by t.1-iis application has been -%vorl@ed out in connection -",itl-i tlie standftrd type of 5o sliocker iii wllich the sheaves are alternately (Teposited iipon ol)posite sicles of @i shoelcer cradle oi@ receptacle. and in the present, emI)odiinent, the biltt i:e,(-Lilatinoi,- iechanisiii ries a, series o " tin comp es clis,p@sed adj,,icent 5.5 the rear end o@f the -qliock@receptacle. These consti-ucte,-l to i-eomtllate the size, orf the shoeli: @lng the iiiotiptill(,- of the tijies. tines are a-dapted to be e-igao'ed by the butts of the sheaves of gi-,ti.-I ,IS tl-l'e@,IT ai@e deposited iii the receptacle; !.)I, the s' ileaf delivej_.)T forIC.@ means I)I@ovided foithe positicil of 'u-hesp- tines )i@ith-i@e-,pee.t t-0 60 eaeh oti-ier tlle, btitts of the sh@--aves may be Otepos;ted ,it diff(,r6nt clistanco-s -from I long@it@uclinil center. of the xeceptacle., ti-ii@es ii@e also: @iclapted to ch@-,iige: the sliape of tli,- b,,@itts b-k, coi-tfliiing them i@-i a 65 t.,) i-egtilit@,. the ..Ieiig-.- 04@ tlle btitt of the sboclc. --Lii t'@ic, l@ )@ti,ticul--tr emIDodime-n@, illtis'urated, tlii,@ lasc i,estilt h,@is been accomplished by of ad-itist.,-bli, iiioimting the tines.oia a rod to iv@ich tl@ey ii@e con- 70 nee'L-,ecl@by ?, sci-eiv-tliread adjustiyieiit. Otber n-ieans -@Loi, ,i(litistiiir,- the @lines iiian' of coiii,se )De Litilized if clesir@ol. IATE ha@,e illus@i-ated in the Icco,n'll)ai-tying di@ 1 aiii,,i(ys one embodiment of the itii,eiition. 75 i nd in 't, Fig. I 'llustr,-,tes Li i-ear elevational vieiiof a shocker of the sta,-.id,,ti-d tyl)e, 1:)i,oi-icle(I i,,7ith olii- ii-ni),i,oved coiistrtictioli; Fig. 2 is 11. top plan vie-,-, of the rear, end so of the shocker, sliowii il'i Fig. 1; aiadr@ Fig. 3 is % sectiopal detail vieii, illiisti-,,tte sliocli@er illus-I.rate(I comprises a frame 10 s-Liitably nioiinted on cai-ryin- v,,heels-11. Sr) the froiit eiid o" the sliocker bei p L ng sii ported on a traiisvei-so siipport cari-ie.(l b.17 the bi-nder , tlic, -upl)oi-t an(i bindei- beiii(; fiillv silowi-i iii Patent 926,3@@4 abo've i,e@@ If erred to. A sheif delivei-y f ork 19- is rooo '- tab!3, r@qoii--ated @ oii a shaft 13 ct,,ii@i,ied I)y t " iertical staiidai,ds 14 coniiec@L-led to tll'e shocker frame, the beii-i,,,)- - al'(,eriiateli i-eciprocable @Lipoii. a @-i-ei-tical a.@is 15 to the oppos;te sides of the sl,,eaf i.-c@eepttele 16, 95 tlii,s constructi.oii ilso beiiig i@ill), slioii-ii inci describe(I in tl-ie i)a.teilt e-' I - I lieri-ocl to. The slieaf reeel)ta-,Ie 16 is provide(l@Avitli a bottom 17 1)ivoteci on t tj@ansi,ei'se, s-Lil),poi.-t 18 c,,trriecl -by tlie 41iocker Ti-anie, l@he i@eeel)tacle ioo being tipwai@dly Dnd till'-,,tble oii the support 18 for (Ii,iii-il)iiig the JoLiri-ial brackets 19 Li-e@ 1),)Itecl. ,ts slioivi) qt 20, to tl-ie 'bottoii 17 of t'lle sliock i,ecepttele, and t-liese I)i,acl@ets I-,aAc joi,,i-nilecl 103 tlierein ,t rotitabl@c- ti@,insv--rse suppoi-t or pip-, 21@ hi\-iiio@,ii ,irni, 22 fori-iied ii-itegr@il thei-eiiith a@ (,,-@ie e,-icl. Co'4tter pitis 2@) are cari,iecl 1.)y the lil)e 21 acliacent tl)e braclcets 19 aiict prei,eiit aiiy lon(yittidiiial iio
[2]iii(veplen.t of t.lie pipe i-,i, the, briekets. The ])ipe 21 is also pro@-icled -wit'li an tipstandin(,v Iii,, 24 Avhich isi-toi@inally engaged by ,t !)@iNvl @ind pre-@eiits the rotitioti o@" the 1)ipe 21 in one directioii ivlien the pipe ,,ncl i,eceT)t,,tcle are in sh@,af i--eceiNiii- position. Stii@,,ible nieans is pi-oviclecl f,.,r i-el(,asing 25 a-Litoma'-ically as the recel)t,,tele is tilted, but as tl-iis construction is I'Lilly de10 .@(@i-ibed ,tnci claimed in the P@aney P:iteiit i@ef(,i.@red to, the det,,ldls o' the pa,,vl i@eleasiiag mecho,nis-,n arp, not illiisti-atecl oi- desel il)ecl in the present a@pplic,,itioii. IJeans is also I)rovidecl -@-'oi- limiting the i@otational iiic)ve,- 15 iii@ei-it ()f t]-ie pi@pe iii the, opposite directioii, this w-e,ii.,s corn,,Dl'lsing a poir o-@- tii)Av:ii-dly I)iloiectin@r stlicls @-6 s-Liitably to the pil-,,e ,tiid adapted to engage s'ops 27 adjiistL @,b!37 sectired bA7 a pi-n and slot coiiiiection 17 of ti@ie, shetf i-ecepfilcle. 20 to tlic@ bottoi -itudinitlly tt(ljtlsting 'clic ,@ops tlle iioi-mal position o@f th@4 pipe 21 the tipe,2- tliei@ebv ipay I)c (11,1,tei,iiiiiied. @I)rjllol @)9 is seciired ,it @ie e-,I@l @o the offset L 25 en(I oi- cranli: ai-ill 22 iii(,[ at its ol),)osite ci@icl 11, por a t, tion of the fi, ine 1 0 (,f tite@ 4 1 Lill@l' Spi@iii- acting to rettii-ii ',,',le pii)e '-)I ,ind ti,@e tines c-,irried thereby to its iioriiial po-.ie i oD ,iftei- the sl-iock has b eii diii-typed. 30 'rlie co@iistrilctioi-i above descril)ed is all siiown iii detail aiid described in tlie; - @)-itent referred to, and tliei-efoi-e I'tii@llie i, (I - cwription and sho-@ving of this coilsti-t,,cI ion in tl-iis ,tpplication is believed to be iiii35 i--ecessaryTn the Raney patelit noted, the end tines -v. @Iiieh are carried adj,,teen'L- to tl-is- rear en(I (@f the receptacle are rigidly mo-Lintecl on the, -id n n ;,ipe 21, ai - o adjustnient for tliese ti es 40 i,,.; Provided foi-. In tl-ie pi@eseiit inst,,tnce, ll(,YA"Iever, tlie,se tines adjtistably moiiiite(I tiiicl tl-ie manner of molinting and ,idjustili(,, these members will next be clescribed. Brac@kets 30 are cai@l@ied by the pipe 21 ad45 j'L@eelit its outer eiids, tnd tl@ese br,,telcets supI)oi-t a sectioii,,il traiisverse adjttstil-l(, 3! jotirna,160, in Vpb brackets 30; a, central bi-acket 32 is ,tlso sectired to the pipe 21 aiici i,i provided with reai-ivai@dly ext-,Tidiiig lugs 50 @vhich also siipport tlie centril porti-on of tl,, SI-, @.e aft 31 in a manner 1-iereii-i,-,fter de,,@eribed. In the preseiit embodimc-,iit of the iiiientioii foui- eiid tii-ies ai@e pi-ovicled, t-wo (-f these tines iii(licated at. 34 I)e'tig ii-tAvai-d55 c@,,i,ved aiid disposed ne,,ii,ei, the longitucii",o, , E-1 center of tl-ie pipe 21, tlie, other t t ;,i(licatecl at 351, beiiig O-Litwa-rdly etirvecl al'i@L positi.oned idjacent 1.1,ie oii'-er ends l@ , the pipe. The, ti.nes 34 ,ind 3,5 are seelired 60 :,t 'cheir loiver eri,ds, to slee)7-c,, members 36 E-,id,,tbly carriecl blr the pipe 21, these sleei-e m.eml)ei-s bli,iii(r formed iiitegril therewitli t, ext-ei-idiiio. liias 37 the reir I (-I (I,-Lese, -iigg being serew-tlire,,idod fj5 e shqft 31. TI-ic shaft 31 1,@ @itec.1 on t-li 1,523,470 in the pr(,Sent iiistance in-,tde sectional, the encls of the shafl sectiolis beiiig secut@ecl to ,in@t joinecl bv a, sleeve 38 -which 1)os'llt-lionccl betaveen tlle rearavardly extoi-,ding 1,,i(,s 33 carried by tl-ie joi-iriial 70 bi-acizelt- 39-, 'Ulle e,-Igageinent. oi this slec,,ve 38 tlic, Iiigs pi--eventing atiy loiigittfdinal l@ 0-\7eille t of tli- shaft, 31. The sh-,Lft ' is iii a maiiner -Nvhicli will next. I)e described in ot-der to proii(le ,in acljllst- 75 iiieiit for tlic-, tines 34 ancl 35. @".s cleai-ly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, tlie lefi liq@.id oiid oll the sliaft is provided, @ts sl)Oi-,vn at 39 ' , ivitli a right hancl '@hreid, tht, jic,,.,,t threaded I)ortioi-i 40 being threaded iii 80 tlie, opl,,)osite direction, oil iiaving a left haiicl 4,-Ilt,.-cac.1, tile 1-ot,tio-,i of the sl-iaft to tl-ie right, of the bricl@et 32 being provided with t li,,tiid tliread 41 ai-icl 'Llie i-iglit hand (!@id i-tiot-i boiiig I)rovided with ti- left hancl 85 tlireacl 42. li-i otbell Avords, tl-ie shaft 31 is i,-Iterilateiv riglit "iiid 'eft stai'tii)(Y fi@Olli the left haiid end. -@\@ c-ranl@ 43 is o the '-efl@ I-Lt-,id ei-icl of the sl-i @ I 11 aft, aiicl 1),,, iyie is of tllis er a the shaft m@ty,, 90 I)e, i-ot,,il@ccl i-ii orcler to adjtist the ti--qes. li@ivi ll(,y desciibe-(i tli(,, c6iisti@uction of O-Lir Iii the sliocldiio- mechaiiism, AV 6 0 e @)-ill next otitliiie tl-te operati n of this c(,,ns'LrIlet'lon. 95 Fi-om the iiature, of the screav thre,,icis OD, tti,-, sliaf-t 31 it Ai-ill be readily seen as t..he is rotated i!i oile directioll by means of the crir-ik 43. the tiiies 35 -will be moved inY,-ardly towarcl the loiigittidinal centei )f the slioci@@ receptacle, and the tideg 34 will Ie i-riov(,,d outwardly away from the longittidiiill centej--, and as the shaft is rotate,,,l in the opposite dil-@ etion, the tines 35 will be i-iioie-d otitiirlardly and the tines 34 will 105 t)e moved iiiivarclly- As tl-ie sheaf delivery fork 12, tllter,@iateiv delivers the sl-ielves (.,Pposlte ,3icle@, of @.he, receptacle, if it is desii-ed tQ space or spread tl-ie butts of the slieaves I'n order to forili a 1,,tr(yer btitt for 110 t"le sll(ck, the sli,,@f-t 31 i-%,ill be rota(led iii a clirection to iiaoite the tiiies 34 aiv-,iv from the lolio--itildinal celiter of tlle maeliiiie qnd to ni(A,,e. tlle tines 35 iiaivai-dl or to-w I ard y the center., The tines 34 aid 3@- -@,-ill tlieln 115 -, n (,r a.- ,;e the slicaf 1:)utts -,incl o-ilidpi tlieiii - way froiii the lon,,'tiidii-ial center of tile m:ichine, at,(l ",ill also sqi-.eeze the-btitts iiali:ing tliem@ ntriow lilicl loi-iaei- and"Lliei@ebA, i@llkin"-)-'@tlie b-Litt of the sliocl@ In the constriia- 120 tion illtistratecl, if the crinl@: 43 is t,,irnecl in ,t clocl@Nvise clii-ectioti, the oiitei@ tiiies 3,5 -will be oa,ed -,iivay froin: th(-, ce,-iter ,Li@d I-it tl-,e iiinei- tiiies 3zi i7ill be moved toivard the, cc,-Iiter of the slio@)z aiicl @vheii 12.5 the ei,aril,, is tii,,-.qed i:ii the 61)posi@te (lirection, the opposit-, i@estilt iyill til@e place. 11,71,-ieii tl)- is operated in short (Train it Ilrill I)e fo '111-1(1 ,dv-isable to iiiove the tiiies 34 iiiwai-clly to@A,@ird tl-ie ceiiter, since the 130
[3]lieight. of the sl-iocli: will@ be less apd tlierefore a sm,,),Iler btitt@ viill be necessary. Tlowevei-, if the inacliiiie is to be. operated iii long -raiii, the butts sliotild be spaced f Lii-- ther Wpai-t and tlierefore the tines 34 slioulci be iiiovecl awiy froili the centel- or toward tlae sides of the i-eceptacle in order that the slieaves Nvhicli engii(,@e the iriiiardly ciii@i,e(I t@ upper ends of these tines may be cai-riecl 10 aiya@, fi@oni tl-ie centei.@, thei@el)y forniing a ii,ider butt foi- the sliocl@. Fi-oni tlae above de@@eription it will be seeii that a simpla and efficient constructioii has been provided. bv n-ieii-is of ivhich the@operi5 ator inay (,,isil3, cointi,ol the position and the s'iiape of tl-ic slieaf butts in the receptaelle, aiicl thereby the size of the biitt of the sliock Oteposited. Also, I;y iiiakiiio- a siii-iple adjus'Lm.eiit, the 20 position of 4L]ie eiid ti nos iiiay be i-e@ (,y Li 1,@l t e d so ti-iat,@ tlle -iiiacliin(, -v,7i!l (,,pei@a@le @ eq-Li@illy ii-ell in lono- or sliort -ral,,i. -iile iie, hive in the above specificatioll IATI (lescribecl one specific ei,,bo(l'lmen' Of tilis 2 5 ;ni-eittion, it shoiild be i-inderstood that tLc@ inA,eii'l-ioia is capable of iiiodifleitio-,is, and that modifications atid clialages 'II tlle COIIstructioii ,tiicl ,trran(remf--i-it of the Yirioiis parts ii-iay be iiiade -wltl-iout depa@@-tipol ivom .",o tile spirit aDd scope of the invention, t',s (xpressed b-%, the followin(-
