the cuttino.- bi-acle 20 proje6tin(- beyOlICT tlle g l- S @ince s foravarcl e o ii openin i clist a sliow,n. @o At 44- I slio-", ,t i Iler iiiouiitecl just beloiv aiid parallel ivith the rear ed e, of the open9 iiig 43@ancl haiii-ig a ge,,tr con,,iection 45 witli the sl-iaf-t 46 of ge,,ir 28. Oii tliis roller is a I)elt 4@' eiigaoino: ,in idler roller 48 carried t) _ by notel'iecl b,,ii-s 49 enga3g,-ing pii-is 50 oii the 1 0 of t,i,oti--ii This i.dlei- vol'tcr '19 POsit;oilcd be!oav 1)1-,I(le 20 i-.id I)ai@,iliel iA@i'L-li tiie forwar,, an(.1 ilia-y be of ol)e-iin(- 4i, i,aise@[ or loivel.,e,,l aF@ eLei@-,ed tiecoi'diiig to the ("Liiit Ole-s;-i,ecl to !,)el ciit fi-om the b@-ets. 15 !II 0I)erctt;oll tll(" m@ielii@iie is (Irtivil ,Iloiig !,)e-,t I,olvs ill ivlii,-,Ii t'lie b,,,ets liave been pl'eN7iotl,sl@- loo@@'e-Tiej 1)3, iiieaii oT a plokv or otlier suitable device, aiad the elevator is lowered unti'l the Riigers 14 btiter the loose groun,,l Avliei@e they pick up the beet@- ,incl deposit tlieiti iii tbe, troligli 18. lie bee,ts o. The oper@ito,- nov; pici@s t ,t ,i, tiii-ie aiid 1)1,,ices tlieii-i iipside doAi7 ii the foriiie(I bv the finaci-s 2'@ aiicl Chain 2('). '2 5 Eiel-i 1)eet iF@ noai, drais@n - for@varcll@- oii tl-ic 'f@)elt tlie, resi.lici-it eleiiieiats 34,q ancl U'--liio,,il Lig liolcl iiig the beet sii Iv iii the c-l-aiv, AlThen tlii@ beet eiiL)@ao-(@s tic bl,,ide 20 revolvii-ig at Iiio,h spe-,cl 3u tl-,o, lieacl poi@tion betiveen tlia blade 20 aii(I I)el,L, 47 is cut of-r, t-lie amount reiiio-%-ecl beiiig detei@-j,iiiie,l 1).y t-lie position of the belt relatii7c to tlle li:nife as described@ The vai-ioiis o:el nd chain col-Iiiee't-,ions 3,3 of co,@ir,,,e, I' )]--Ope-ly 1)1'0portionecl to seciiile the desired speed@ of 't-lic variotis oper,itin eloi-iteiits, 'IDd it is also to be Lilicler9 stood tli,,it cliadges in form, coiislruction anl liietli@)cl of iiia@, lie iiia(le A-vitbin 4';) i sol)o of the ,tppencle(I cl,,tims. I Iii @i bee6 topl,)ei-. t ttbl(-,, a ciitter eleiiioiinted partllel ivith ,ti-id iii el.ose i)ro-,--iiiaity 'Lo the bottoi-ii thereof a 4@.@ bf,.It operati-@-elv ii-iotiiited on tl)e table to ii-iove in n@ I)Iztiae plraliel to the cutter @-,,-icl ,iljacent tliercto, ,ipacecl beet elet, @, zn iii.eiits i-noti-ite(@l, on sai(I belt tiid arran,-,-e,,l tO SLII)POI'T tile.L-ects a' riglit 'o tli,@ meaiis iiio-Liii' cl :ii o-,,)os c 0 -ilieil' ie i ciiti@er r(@@ el I .-elation to stiid bel'u ,ii-id ad4aceiit to siid t-tei -ie beets carcii" - ind acl,.ipte(I to tl i-ied t-@iei@ebv, aiid iiieaiis for oi)eriti-ii,,- -Lhe In belt and ci@tter i-ii cooi,diii,,ite - r-elatioi-.- witli cci(Ill other. 55 2. li i 1.)eell, to per, a tab!-e, a bec@t cerrier p 111OL[iited @Lo JI'lolTe Ovell tlie. botto,@ii ol s,,t i- d t,,,.I)le in I)zAr(II.Iol i-clatioi-i tliorcto tiicl @LC,iIC(Iiit tliej,oto, s@ticl cai@i-ler iiielits i.-i@il)te(I to s pp u ort tiic bee-@l-s in I)er- 60 r(@lat;o-i---i to tlic, bo@'toiii ol' a i d ,Liid a.clttteli- opei-,@,tii-e!AT L tlic, I)tltll of tlllq%",,]. of t'lie be.-@-s i@i s,-..' C, iiieai-i,@ foi- oiiei-,itiii(, said c@i.,rier @,,nd iii coor,,Iinpte j@eli,t@loi iv:it c a,,,, h 65 I.,,i t 1.)eet tol)per, ,t t,,tble, ,t carri--r belt ol)(-,i-atiATC-ly to travel ed(Y tlicreoi,et, iri close pvoximity t-l-iereto ,tnd car,n(yers Z7' beet et!gaa'lllfl 1 o,,i k, - 70 -1 To,. tli' erefrojii in tli,- d;- "ect@ion of tr,,i,-el oi' il)e b-li@, i CIL, iti@'CIAT ilio,,,Illted iii iliic ol@@ of the tiid iiieaiis T()r 6i)c@,,,-,.it75 'L-;Otl Ivitlil ol,-Ilkl,. 4. Iii combi--,i,,t'uioil ivith a. t,,iblo ancl beet cai-i-i-,r and cutter iiiecliaiiisiii operitively iilcluilted thereon, a Pesilient cleiiiei-it iiiouiited o I n the tabl-- in opposed rel,-@,Uion to stid 8o cari,ier, ancl a plui-,ility of resilient faiigers inouiited on said eleiiiei-it ,tncl exteiidiii,)- out therefroiii to poiiits adjaceiit to said carrier t,,ible, i c,,trrier belt s5 5. in a beet toppc,,r, a oper,.itiireiv iiioi-t@-itecl to trtiel edge@yise lose pi-oximitv tliei-eto :i-,I(l Sl)',',L(.(@d I)eot eii(,ao-iii'@ fin-ers etirvino, @i-it,,Yardlv tlierefrom iii tlile directioii o'l ti-aATCII of the belt, a etitter oper@,iti.vely go i-tioiiiitei-I iTi the path of trai,el of tl)e bee4LS ii-i said carriei-, ail(',. resifient fino-ers iiaounte(I on saicl table iT-i o posed relat;,oi-i to slid belt p -.nd extendi-no, between sa-@d space,-l ' Z, ABILIO F.

Pateiited Mar. 23, 1926. 11,5779742 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. ABILIO F. GARCIA, or@ SANT C.LARA CALIRORNIA, BEET TOPPERApplication filed October 8, 1925@ Serial No. 61,206. Y@o (117, Q11@710,1??, it eonceq@n 14 so that )ilien the niecliiiiisiil is, ,@et iri Be it kiiown tliat l@ !VBILI( F. C)rAP@ci.-,v, ii,,otion by the - 'f'oi.ivai-(l II-ioveiiiellt, 0 1 I'lie a citizen of Poi,ttio-al ind a re,ident of veliiele the chaiiis )A-ill trai,el oi--l I r w i l l 6 0 Sant,i Clai-a, in t,lie c(itinty 6f Santli Clai,a the Iiiide 8 ,tyid tl e CII 176d fiiio@ei- " ,i aiid Stite of Coliforiiia, II.,Ive innented cercai-,.-37 the be ts I)icl.@ed up- bv to ,t@id uail'i ii(@Ay and ii-,eftil Iiiiproi7cments iii Beet oier tl,.e iil)l@ei- ol-@ t@lic elevltoi,. 'I'opp@ers, of -Nvlii,ch tile follov,,iiia is a si)eci- An@.y meqns may be iised for SWIII(Yillg tile elevatoi@ aboiit'its I)! A , o t 5 @ , o a s t o i i i s c r t it i.s oiie object f i ), i I iio i(Tc, the fiii L,,l th@ gi,oiind or i,eiliove tlleni 65 @) @l. I ientioii to ) v o;ers 10 t beet topl)er that Avi'll eff(@ettiill)T i,eilloal-e tliellef.1-ojii stiell as a linli: 1-5 piaroted to tlle t-lie I)ects fi-6iii th roti d all(i io theiii elei-ator it 16 ,in(I t in bp ritiii(_ leier I'i I . . @le 9 11 0 A-vitli a iiiiiilmtiiri ai-iiolli-it of maiiua. labcil'. I)ivoted, @t l@l". It is anotlier object of iaiy il'lventi6n to 'PJie fr,,ti-iie 1 cari@ies a trough e I tliit i vill -effeettiall , x- at i,i(.Ilt @ 8 ari@aiiged proa,icle a velliel y e ai@ gl@es tliei-@to @iid so positioiiecl 70 15 ti-,tet i-lie b@a@ts froiii tli(, gi-ound is it I)asses as t6 reeeilte the beets (lis@li,,tro-ed lj,)7 'eleililtliereover anct carr), them to on el6iatecl @'Lor 8-9 at oiie (,ncl L,, stripl)ei, 19 b(,ii-ic@ t,iblc, T61. tile toppin'oopei,a,tioii. lyiotijitecl tliei-eoii to@ iqsiire the o,-!!. It is still aiiother object of m3, invention lieets froill the car,-iier. to pi-OAricle ,In c,,-Rective iiieins for carrying File clittiiig iiiecl-iaiiisin conip I i,ises . i, eir- 75 20 tli@e beets ttyainst a. cuttin eclge or bl,,tcle etil,,@r bl,,Lde -'- )O n-iouilt-ed Lindei-iie,,ttli th-e aiid @iie,,tiis Lf6r l,ioldii-io- ti-ie beets firmly in bottoii-i ol' ti-ou('I-i@ 18 qs 4f 21 qnd clriven P()sition dlii-inc, t-he tOT3t)ing 1)1-ocess. by g(,,ars 22 ancl sliaft 23, SI-iaft 23 beiii 1 --- ';the inventioii ed i-iecl 1)37 bi-ackets oi@ haiig,ei@s 24 tnd' It @s',,till ',@tn r object -of MI: r to pi-oaide a etitting iiieell,.inisiii that Nvill di@iven by cliain ind sprocket @iri-ve 95 J'i,oiji 80 25 li@.indle beets of ,tll sizes. axle 2. It is also an object of iii inkentioil to ' To seeli@i,e tlle PI-OI)er feedin-- of t,he 1,,eet@9 y I)i.@ovide a beet topper of the ebam, eter - .ind@l(@atecl proa,-ided witli nieni-is for i-e(yullqbtin @@, ie amoun o oved froni fl)e ti t f top rel-n beets. ii-i the diialvin(. Fi,giire I is a side el(,v,,ttion of a slu-ruettil,o eiill)(@l@inO- L@- JIT iiii-entioii, part I)roken aivay. 11 , igtiit 2 is a I)Iall viciar of the saiiie. 35 l@i@-ui,e -3 is a section oii line 3-3 of Fi(-- @n . t3 Ul-e, i, pai@t bi-ol@-en a-NiTal7. Figtire 4 is a detail @ievation of a portion of the sti,ticttii,e, slio)viiig the, belt oper,,tting CORI lections@ 40 r@,efei,i@ino- ii-lot-c, pai-t@ictilai-I), to the dri;iA,i@ii(Y, I indie'ates a stippol,tii-ig' frame ctrried I)y txle 9- aiid Avlieels 3@ ']'lie elevtltoi.- cotiit)i-isc@s brackets 4 iiioiintCct oil friiiie 1 aiid iii iNIiieh ig inoiinted t 45 shaft -) dria,eii by a chaiii and sprocli@et d i-@-e 6 froi-ri @ixle 2, the slitft carry' ing, ii-i r tlio pi-eseiit iii,tance, spaced sproc,l@-,ets 7. @Pil,otally iiiolintd on shaft 5 is a :gtiide 8 li,@i,v,ino- sides 9 and having a shaft 10 iiiolintPQ ed iii its lo-),Vler end the sliaft 10 carrying sprockets 11. Clhailis 12 a,-,e mounted oii sprockets 7 and 11 and oii an idlei, 1.2a to n-iaintain the proper tension. Oi-i these t'"Io chains 12-12 are inounted spaced 65 @'llid trai-isversely avranged bars 13 each J,)ar ac@d 4 , c is ("ta@ryi1ig @@v(@4 Sp @.4d @iftgd filige, to the kni-fe I i)i-oiide t cli@ii@ 26 @ari,yjll(,. fiii@zei,s 27 tnd nioutited on tlirce spr6--kets a@3 28-i),9- Ill 30 btintecl (-)i-i beai-iiigs 85 aii(.1 33 @-esl)ectii-elv alid so I-)6si.tioiic,(l a,,, to earry tl-ie fino'eiis '-)T i.11 a 1,)Itne 13,ii-allel t-.o the bottoi-n of the trotigh 18 aild close tl-iereto -witli stibst,,int-,ially oiie-litilf, of the cli,,ilil oluitside of tha tiough as slioA,-n. Tlio ,lo sprocket 2 9 is ,Lrra --ed @beti@een sl,)iekets -1 , n,,, 0 0-8 and 30 q7id j'ust ,Lbo-Ne the etittiii& bl@ido 20. To li6ld the b@ets in positioii duriiig t,he e,L It ti.ii(, pi-oc es s I pi-oi,ide a bir 34 car@yin(,- 1)5 el a Ii,tiiiil)ei, of spi-i.ng elei-neiits 3/t a i,, cl ed on a sprino-'-34b I t7l vhicli is angularly positioiied i-elativ(, to the -,ide of trotigh IS ali(i is sectii-ed thereto at oiie eii(,t i's slioivn i,t 346. 'rli6 other eiid is bent at si-ibstantiall@, rio-ht loo an(yles tis ,tt 34d tn(l passes tlirouo-h the side o@f tll@e trougli ,ilid is fitto w ci itli a spring 35',,tiid a nut 86. To I driie the chaiii ajici sprocli:et niechanisii-i described I providi3 @t geai, 37 oil the 105 loivei, eiid o.-f 'shaft 38 cal,i,.),ir 1. g s I)rocli:et 30, ,iiid this gear is drii,en bv the cyear ancl shift@ conitectioiis 39---40-41 "42 to@shaft It is cl6sirable in a cle-I7ice of this kii-ici that stiitable nieans be provided, for recii- 110 Idtino- tli6 eiif. For this pul@pose iorm aii openi 4 in tlil@, aQQr f tli6 trou,ii is