1,774)450 fo@ (Irivifig tllo ptlllel,s l@73 on tlle sliafts of the brtislies 76 tiid T@. In: oper-,tt;.on, the i'llachine progresses throuo-h the @,,i,ne field the s6lect-ld si.-)eed, ,,beiiig (irive,.i by the illitei--iial comblistion or othe motor 8-9 thr6i-io r @h the selective trans 1111s@QiioTi 87, whicli-i N@,ill be tinclel, the cont--ool @Of the ('@,)Orato-v of i'lie i--,qchipe in iccordaTice '%V;tli stiiidqrcl atitomobil- practce. . The 10 el@icli@ess 'Li-cqct6rs tipo@--i wli,.ch the M,-@chine moves Avill eiabl-- 'LI-ie dey,,co to pi-ocee,,L over grollii-id 01, oi, s,,)ft ch.,,ti,.ictei-. stieb ,is is u,.sually@ @,3-,@icouiitored iii cine groiviro, countr;-es. The ,,:clvq 111@qel @,4n initi,-,Ilv ee r 15 ceiies the stliks bet-"-een the -oq;irs o--r br@ishes 71 'i2 ipc], sliould any @f tl-ie still,--s be be,iten do-wn or lyin(y low, the s-,tme cqn be b-@ tli@e pil@ot shoes 1 4., @vhich iiill lift ancl ',Yllicle the fall.en or beiit ip@to in 2o erect.positioii or into a position P.L@-',11',el with the lir_e of @.,@avel of the maeliir,.e -whereiii,)OTI I on ; adv@-iiiee of thp_ ma@biiie, ill of the st,@)lks -will come iii,-jer the infltieilc,., of tle brtiqties 71 ind 172. B r(" tion of .@ virtue of the d,, c 2,5 their rotati6ii these brushes 71 P,,-ncl 72 ,vill 7 have i t6rde c,@ to iise the -@ralleii st-,tll@s ancl P- r to holcl the q-tancl.,Ing st-,tlks up:,i(,rllt position best stiitecl to severii-ig the sirie bv tb@rotary;l@nives26and27@ 'Lhebrushes@iiqr,-.1 3o 72 ,tlFo li,,ive ti-ie eqect to strip tiie lenvesT'ro-,n the ancl to pl@e-,ent the bare s'uilks to ''the cutting nncl toppin(, mechanism. The stock of 'Lhb b,.tishes -will prefergbly be of steel -wire to stistain the great strains plit 35 tiponi same. The r@ag,cliine by its iroveme-.qt Nvill brin o- the sa-ws 26 and@ 27 wh3.ch are ro1- @tino- ot',@ rel,,tti-vely f-,,ist spee-,'t intq co,-itac4b t, :ivitli the st,,i'ik-s@ These stalks will be helcl in positio-71by the brushes 76 incl 77 -giinst 40 InY tendency to b@qck I.-way froni the kriiv-,s diirilig tllc. @evering oper,,it-ion. As this sevet-ed operation proceecls the severed butt eiicls of tliestall@:s ivill come under the inflitelice of the rotlrv idusher arm's 153 by whi-,h ',hey ']I 45 1',-l b(,,@ f;r6'ed backivardly into eiigageirient wil,-,h @the rotai@37 brtislies 47. Ti-iese trtishes due@ to tlicir inclin,,ition -will exert a liftin 9 effect oli the stalks@ The stilks are passed along t,o t,lie uppei, brushes 48 ap-d into the re50 ceivi.iig end of the lo-@ier,coiivey6rs 49 50. At the same tin-ie the ul,)per portioiis of the stalks ai-c o-ui(led b(-,t@veeii bi-,,isli 67 aii(I 'Cs ba c 11 I 69 Tlie,,,t,@ilk i-v'll tli ii be iide to as,@uijie the, t@io-lit -c i@c, I)Ositioii 55 ferred to. SubseqLlently, tlie, upper coii.veyors 55, 516 will eiig@i,,c@,e,tbe, gtilk jtlst abo@-e the btitt, inci ;cltle,; to the act!Oi' ("f the t-,vo C")Ilveyors tih4:1 the rotai-,I, actioii of the brtisli 67 tile stilk is Cq-;.rieci rear-",,,,rdly. The tol) 60 1,)Ort.OD of 'Lhe stiiilc will be released from tlie briish 67 and bqlr 69 a+ a point governed by the lieiglit of the stalk, and promptly on i'L.s release tiie to@ Nvill be 1:)rtsheO. b-v t-lie rot,itiii(y bru'sh 6S against tllie toppino- l@iiives 6@5 and.the topping ivill.take place in all cases it .t pi-edet,ei-iiined disti@j:icc, f-i@oiii the bi@icl whic h be the same distaiiee for all irres pective of len(ytl-i. T@'-ie tops may besimdly thro-wn 6vor the side of the michii-ie or colilectec'L in a recepta,- 70 cle supplied for the purpose. Tlle stalks may ])-- c.,trrieci 'L,,) tl-@,e rell-@r ol-@ t@ie niacht-le and diiin ped u-Don the field bv tl.ie coi I ii,eyors, or they may be CO'il-,cted iii t tr,,tile-.- proiiclecl for tli-,s 1.)tirpose. 75 It is obiious that ,,,ii,,,ous cliangld.S aticl m,,ty be nlade in the details of cons lrtiction Li-ici desi.,o;n of the above - specifi-I caliv clescribe,-l emb,)diment of 1- is invent-ion wit@ out departing froin t,lie spii,it - thereof,@ so si,,cli chqnges ,tnd mocli-F,",itions beiT-i@_, restrict ed only by the scope Of 'the follo-wirig claim s. W h,,)t is cla;.mecl is. t. T,@i a cine liqrvester, a iloh;cle, stall,:- 85 cuttiiig ineans tltereoii, eonveyjllu meins exteiid;-ig lopg-itucli-Tially in the 17ehicle !-or receii,inu t'ile from the clitting meaii s, itiel;@liecl tOI)piii iiieaiis exte,-idii-ilen(ythwise tboi,b ttie coiiveyi-Ti me,-,ns, and iiielilleci go 1 9 iiie,@ns for receiviii(y the top ortions of t@lic, p 'stl-llks ai-id n-iovin(y s,-me tlong -with the conv-yiiio- meins wliereby due to tlte incliT-Iqtion the tops o-10 st,,tlks of v,,irying letigtlis - will be releised, to tl-ie topp;@no, means at i,@ o5 v,- ,riel'y of pbint-, I.-o sectire L,.niforin tol,)ping. 2. In L eane hirvester, ,t 17ehicle stalk-etittip.u mears thereon, conveying means for receiving the stalks from tho ciittiiig meaiis ancl i-,arrvin(y the stqlks lengthwis-I of the ve- 1 lo hicle, inel;necl tol)p4 xtencling @iig means e len,&@,hv, ise o'L and ibove the conveyiiig Tiieans,, ii).clined mea-n,@ for receividg the top portioiis of tl-ie stalks ancl moving saiiie ,ilong -",ith the conirel,-ing mea,.is whereby due to the iiicliiia- lo5 tioii the tops of stalks of varl,incr lengths will be released to the toppiig iiie,,tiis at ,t v,,ti.iety of polnts to secure uniformtol)l):iig, ai d iiieins for foreiiia the tops of the stalks Lipoia 110 i-ele,-,Se a,uainst sa'id 'u-opping naeaiis. 3. lia @t cane h-,Lrvester, L vehicle, stall@-cuttiiig means tliereon. con,7eyin(y ii-ie,,ins exteii@tiiig lopgitu(IiilLlly of the vehicle for receivilig the stal'i@s from the ctitti-np,- nieans, len(Ytliiv@@se exteiadilig iilclinecl toppiny i-iieaps ,tbove the is conveying meaiis, aiid inclinecl me,9,ns for recelviiig the tol) portioiis of the s'L-,,,ilks )iid iiiovii,,)- siiiie alo-iig Y'tli 'b , (.oiiveying iiie,,tjis -tel'iiatioil the 'lop o ii,lierebv (]tie to the ii I s f stijks of N,ai-yillg Avill be Velea,@ed tO ,20 the t,ol)l)itig n@teans at a vat,jety of 1)oints to sectire uiii-r .oriii topt)iiig@, @.iid a ila,,)iclli'-rotqtiiig bi-usl-i for tliroiving the releasecl toi,)s vjoloiatly against s-,ild topping uleans. 4. In a c,@ine harvester, a vehicle, stalk-eiit- 125 tiiig ine-,ins thereon, conveying meaiis for receivinostalks from the elitting nieins, 11'iclinecl topping means ab6ve the conveying i,-ieans, a rotary brush disposed with its ax'.s on substaiitially the same inclination as 'Lhe 1,1(

t,opell-iiio- tlie tops OITC.1- 1i,i,ieaiis. 6. ID @i cane tiiio, iijeaiis o)i tlio 6 1,774,450 toPI)illg iiicallg cai-i.-ied by the suppleiiiei)ta toppiiig iiicails qn(I ,tcljaceiit s,,iicl toppliig ,aiis, ai-icl t bar locatecl Plo (-, si(le sa;d fraiiie ibove the co,-iveying me,@ins. ml, n, brusli f or receivii-i@!: betaicen @Ll-ie bir aiid brush 9. Iii a cai-ie harA,@ester, ,t vehicle, a supthe top portioiis (@T the stalks -,tiid for rele,,ts- plementtl frai-iie pia,oted on the veliicle, the saiiie t,o the toppii-i@,r iiie,,iiis - e'le-.tivcly iyie,,IDS tO cul)l--oi@t the forava,rd portioi-i of the TO ,ii accorcl,,tnce Nvith the height o--f the st,.,tlk. suppleineiit,,il frai-ne clirectly oli t,lic groujid, 0-. !II ,I cai-i-, liai,vester, a vehicle, st,.ilk-etit- stalli:-ctittijic), iiieidq oii the forward portion t'ii;,, j.,ieaiis tliereon, coiiveyiii,2,- iiieaiis -foi@ re- of the sup,)Ieiiiei)t,,).l fi,aiiie, coni,oyiii(@ iiie,,tiis cei@,i i iy tlie, (.@tilks f i,om tlic,, cuttiii(y iiieaiis, in- on tle fi-aiiie i,ii rea 1, of the toppill- iiie@ins ibov(, 'Lhe coiiveyiiig etittiilg interniecliite ii:ieaiis betwecli 75 i)ie,iiis, a i-otar.), biliish dispo,,(,d ,,@t.jaceiit si'cl s@iid citiltiil(,- iiie,,)iis aild coni-eyi,@i(r iiie,,ins f(.)r tol)l,iii.!Ll@iiieaiis aiid AA,-itli i-ts,)x'ls ill)oli - ,ulistaii- ti@aiisferi-ii@(y the sei,ei.-ed stalks to the coiiA7e)-- t@Lzilly t'l@e saiiie iii,-Ili-i@itioii, a !,a,. rp,-.i,- o;efl -tiong ii,(- means, liii(i leiigtliwl;se exteiiding toppiiig sicle sai(i I)riish for receia,iii.sy the tops o; tlio iiieans c,,tri-ied b.)T s,,ii(I suppleii-iojital fi-aiiie CIiie betii,ceii the bir aiicl br-Lisli aiicl .i secoiid above the conveying ii-ie.,.iiis for toprin(- the 80 billisli also (lisl)ose(I oii an incliaat-lioii ,i(ija- st,@ilks iii the act o'L coiiveyiii.-I the sam!e, rearcei)t said bar ii-id betA-ve(,n the bar anOL topping )-v,,ii-dly of the m-,Lchine. illeaiis f or receiviii,u the cane tops from be- 10. Ii-i a cane liaraestei@, a ichicle, ,i siiptiveen the bar and first iiimecl briisl-i aiicl for 1)',-enieiital f raii:ie pivoted tliereon, me,,ins coiithe topl)iii,, tacting ivitli tl-ie groiiiid for causiiiy the sup-. s5 pl(,,iiie,--,ital fi.@ame to ridc,, tip iiid down to con.forii-i to the ii-i,e(,tilii -itief, tliei,eof apd inof tlio, i-eliiele, st;xlk-cuttiji(, p foi. i-eceiviii(r th(,, s4,-l,,Iks froiii tli,e ell'Ltill(. ettri@-icd by the -.foi,wii-(]. poi-tioll of to]), -ie 5 iiieaiis, a biiik O.L tli,c stil pl,(@ii jit!il T,- ame,, coiia,,eyincr iiieaiis oo cli,t@-yoii,,ill)7 ibove s,,tici coiii,eyiiicy iiicaiis a cai-i-ied by the siil)pleii-ielitil fi.aiiie, i-otary briish of I@ubsl.'aiitiilly lai-,Ye (,Ii ncter I)i,tislie,,g oii tl)e supl-,Ie e tal fraiiie betwepll a m 11 11 -lie etittiiig ilie,,Ills and conieying lyl its disposed dipo-onall-k,- I-o or, sicle a cl t eans for SI-io-i-itlv aboi,e i-lie toppiiiu . I @pives me,,iiis for ti-ansferrin(, the, bil.tts of the severed stalks :"o r@ot@,tti@'(- said br,,ish ii-ith its loi-ver portion to the convc,,y@1D(Y- i-iieaiis, and toppin(y iiieaiis IJ5 ilioi,iii(- toivard ttic toppiji(-; '-,,- iiives, a.-i in- car@7;ed by tb,(,, suj)plemeiital frame for sec l i i i e d ' b , i r d i - , I ) o s e c l i i - 0 1 . 1 0 , s i c l e t h c , b i - i i s l i f o r I . e c t i v e l y t o p i , ) i i i - f f t i i ( , @ s t a l ' i @ - s a s t h e s a m e a r e r e s s i n , ) - t h e t o ] ) p o r t i - o i i s 0 - l e t h e f @ t @ , , I k s i a a i i i , @ t c o , , i , e y e d r e a i - ) A @ a r d l y b 3 , s - - i d c o n v e y i n g p t , I @ the brush a secoiid bl'usl,- clispose,cl be' ow ti-ie m,earis. 5 bar iiid betivee-Ti ti-,Le 'j).qr. al-id - tol)i)i-tig kni-, es 11. in a cane liai-vester, a vehicle, a sul)- i(O for f-orein@(,T, -t@ihie tolp)s iig-,iiiist the knives -\vlaeii pleiiiental fr,,ime pivoted near ils i-ear eiid relea,5ed f i-o.-n beta),eeii the btr a,.-id liist iiqiiied on ooaid vehicle, (Yround-engagin(y means for bi-tish aii(I ii-ioalis for rotqtiii the 1,.,s'u iamed li@ovably suppoi-tii-ig the forwai-d portion of 9 I)i-tish at Iiigli speed ivitli its lo)Vc@,, 1,)ortio-,i the surplementtl fraile indepeiidently of the 10 Ilio@ill(. toi-,,,ii-d tl-ie toppli),,r l@nii,es. ilelilcle, rotary st-,tlk-cutti-n- sa%N-s c,,ti,ried by 105 trd porti6ii of Sllid suppleiiieiital Iii a caiie a ieliiele, stilk-ctt- the for)i,, iii(@:iiis t,icreoii (!oi-iA,e- . , 1., ille,,Ills f(l. re,- frame, curved piislier ii-iiis associated and Cc,ii,ilip, the st,,Ill@s 1-roii-i tli,e cii't,tiiig iiieaiis, a-(@t,,ited wil@h s,,iid saws, conveyin- iiieans car@ n sor,;es'of rotii-y tol)lllli,-, kiiives cilsl)osed @ii- i@le-d t)y the supplell'l(,ntil frali'le, ,tiid iiieaiis 15 a,,(-onall,)7 iboiTe s@lild co.-Liveyi-,)g iiio,,tiis, iii(,,aiis I-)otivec,,ii s@iid s,@tws and the conveyiiig meins 110 4'01, p(, foiti-@iiisfei,riiig the I)utt poi-tioi)s of the e ianict,-i- Nvi(li ,t-.\is d'si-(lsll@ selil(@i-ed st,.tl.ks to siid coi-ii,eyiii(, iiieaiis. bi,tisi-L of I.ai , L e, diti,,-Yoii,,illy t(I the tol),t)lii,@), kiiii-es, @iii 12. Iii t ciiie hirvestei-, .1 vehicle, a stipilicliiie(i 1),ti- adj,,.(,eiit tli(@, I)ot-tl,)-,i of tile fl-,,iiiie I)iN7oted it its i-caiportioii lii)on tlio i-elii(-Ie ,i,iid lii N-i ii(r @i Iiiik connee- 115 bi-tisli @ii-icl Ili-, fiie o'l@ tite ti s(,,coii(I Z" bi-ush of s.,iiill @A,Itli its tioll @it its f,)i@iN-ai-d portioii with the vehicle, dia(yonally I)etii-ecii (@lio, tol)l)iii@,y l@iiis @f-or engagin(,,, above I)el,)Iv tIl.G' frolit porti,oiis of the stipl@liiv,es @iiid at -,L ele-va@@l'oii tli,,Iii -,;,I,L(IL b-ii, ,' ' r)leii-ieital fi-aiiie, p@-iouiid i.-uiiners havill(Y a3id illea-Tis T-o,,, rotatlii,(-y ho'L-Ili s@iicl briis ic,,s i I @- ',) s iiiilis adj@ist,,,@bly fitted iii said standard' witb the secoiid iiameci rotL-L'Iiicr at ii-i (Y@i ciiitiii(, Pieans cai,,Pie@i I)y the forward poj-- Si,eeci. i@, tioi-i of tlic, Sit])Plelllejltif fraiiie for severing S. In a c,,itie liarvestel-,, i A-eh'tcle,., a pivote,-l tlie@ stalks of the cane, aiid coiin,eyino, means stipple@iiental i'@raiiie tliei,6oii, (-Yi,oupd en@-ag- oil tlle stipplemeiittl fraiiie for receii-iii the ii,.o- ii-ieaiis, ellirried b-,,, 'U-he fraiiie to suppol-t stalk 125 s from tlae ciittiiig means. the foraiard portio,,i of the fi-@-,me upoii the to o. Iii ,t ciiie h.- @rv este r, t velii ele liavi. ng stallc-cuttiii, meaiis oii the f roiit por- endless means foi- dril,ino, sai d t r a c k ' $ , t i o i i o f t h e s i i p p l e m e i - i t i l f r a i i i e , c o - i v e v i n y a s u p p l e m e ' l . t a l f r a m e p i v o t e c l o n n t h e v e h i c l e , i-i,i,-aiis oii the slipplemeiital frai,-ie for reci@iN,- -)-i-otind-en--ao-in- iiieans for movabl3, suping the stalks froin the euttino, means, and p rting the forii,ard Fortion of the s pple- 130 0 u

1,774,4. mental frame, stalk-cuttiiig m-aiis carried @y the for-w,,trcl portion of said conveyiii,r n-ieins also carriecl b3, said stippleliae-.ital fi-am(,, for receiving the stalks from the cuttii-ig meaiis, and s-Ilective toppinu i--qeans cai,- zn riea by the' stipplement.-,l frime ,ibove said coii,vey,,ng means. 14. In a core hai-i,ester, a itehicle, t rel@ttively moi,able suppleiiiet-ital frame thereon, 10 1, PaIr of horizontal conveyor belts oil the stippleinental fr,- tiiie -wliti-i @heii- adjacent rtins di,;Fosed together means for ipplyii-i(y yieldable pressiii-e to said adjacent rtins, means for fori-nin(y a convergent moutla for the ad15 ]acep-t ruliz, culting iiiears on the stippl.emeiit-.il frame. and topping n-ieE,,ns also on the supplemental frarlie above the ,idjacent rtins of the conveyor belts. 15. In .t cane harvester, a vehicle, 'IL mov20 ably mounted supplement,,ll frame tl-iereoli., stalk-eu'tting means on the stippleiiiental frame, lo-vver ancl upper conveyino- n-ieans on the sul2plei-neiital fi--,Lme, saicl lower conveyini,neans adapted to receive the stall@s f roiii the cuttin(y ineans, topping means on the stipplement,@l fr-lme for receiving the top portions of the slalks when the butt ei-ids are receivecl in the lower conveying mean-, said toppin@-, n'lean.s adapted to shift the stalks to a positioii riglit ano_-Lilar thereto, said uprer conveving means arrqlnged to take liold of the st-,tlks Lt a second point subsequent to the r lht angular arringement of the tops above re erred to. FDWARD MURPHY. 40 45 E@5 co

Patented Aug. 26, 1930 1 774@450- UNITED. STA;TES PATENT OFFICE DWA-P,D MURPHY, OF -LTF-W CRLEANS, T-O'UTSIANA CANE HARVESTER Applica-'LiOll filed Sertenber 26,, 1?27. Serial No. 222,021. The present iiivention relat-'s to lipproveinents in cane h,,trvesters, apd lias for an o'oject to provide an atiton'latic iiiachine for ciittinc,r the cane stalks and subsequently s topping the saine. Another object of the invention is o proi,ide a simply constructed, coml)act atito1-natic inacll;.ne for strippin!,y the leaves froiii the stalks, severincy t@e, st'a-Ili:s a-,id to in PP, 10 the same. A ftirtlier object of the ii,.ve-Titioi resides: ill providing an improved ca.-ie harvester coiistrticted and arran(,Yed to cu'L tile stalks at i, low point to ivoid ,t w,,Ls"-,eful Iiio-ii 15 sttibble and to reiiione the top@ tinifo..-ml-Ta I)redetermined distallice froin t'ii-, btid irrespective of the lentli of the stalks tliiis pi-,iczn ing the can(, immediately without subsequ,er.t operations in shape for the nail'L. 20 IVith the f6regoing and other objects in: l@ielw, which will becoi-ne imriecliately: appa,rent to those si@illed iii this -rt, th,- iqveiition will be described more p,,irticulirl herey inafter and n-iore fully nluecl olit in th poi e 25 appended claims. In the di-aii,ino-s wlierein like parts ai@e el delnoted bv like synibols tlir6uohoiit the sevei-,il N,iews, Figtire I is ,t side elevttioi-i of an iiiil)roved 30 cane harvester colisti@tict,-,d ,Lccordiiig@to;the present invelitioll. Figure 2 is a fragiiientary,lon(yit-Lidintl section taken on an enlar(,,ed scale. FigLire 3 is a top pltn view, with, tile top05 I-)ing mech,,inism removecl and with plr'ts broken a-,v,,ty lincl iii secIL-l'ol. Fi ure 4 is i. rear elevttio,.i of the s'@l-rip9 piilu and stalk liolcling mccliaiiisiii t7 @4igtire 5 is l vi6-,v in rear elevat:lon of the 40 lower portion of the n-lachille. Fi Lire 6 is a view partl-v in sectio--,i aild 9 pai@tly in fr6nt elevqtion of a portion 6f tli,iiiaelilne. Fi-iii-e 7 is a, lop(yitiidinal. seetioiial viev 4r, on the line @7-7 iii Figure 6. Fi (-tire 8 is a top 1:)Iin view illi-istrLti-.ic)-'a tOI)PI-Tiz mecha-,qism einbbdied ii). my niae'liiiie. Vii,2;ure 9 i-,,@ i tr@iiisvei-se sectioiial V-iew t,Lken-on the line 9---9 in Fiyii--e S. I Fl'giire 10 is tL fra,,,,i'- @leiitlirv i-ieiv, ir, tra,,isi-Cli@se s,-ction of Conve.-)")I, iiieclIL-@nlsjyl foi-iniiig p,,ti-t of the ill,"Ililie. Fi(yure 11 is t de'L,,Iil V"ew in to@ Plq@ll of eoop,-i@atinobrLisl)-es fori-iiiny a part of a S'(,I-iPp g aiid stall@, sLippol@tiiic-, dei,i(,,-, elil- 5r): bodied in the ra.ICIaine, and 14'igure 12 is @t detail plrsp.-c@.iNe Aie-,v of a modificatioii ii-i ti@e foriii c,,f a pil,ou sh6,,, ivit'tl which my iiia,cliiiie nii3, be eqiiildped. R6ferrii@g iiiore pii-ticularl-, to the in-s 15 desi-(,-,-nates the longitticliptl bea--,ns of ivhich there ai-e two or inore, of the niaiii framework, ancl, 16 repres,,@iits 4u-lie cross beams ivhiell are -@ielOLe-d or o',Iiei-wise ,tttaclied to tl-ie longittiC[in,,il beaiiis 15. 65 The i-naill frame is arrq.-.ige,-l to be Sl"LpI)orted for movempnt@ upon ti-acIL-o-s' foi- ii,@stance the endless tractor belts 1,7 v;liieli ,ire enga@-ecl about the r-lar drive cil.ullis is %id the f6rward idlet- drtirl'ls 19. As shov-@i-i iii 70 '@igiire 3, preferably two stich e--tidlcss trictors are employecl, the sli,,if'Lls 20 @ind 21 of which n-iay bpl n-iotinte(,l ir. s i liig ' ii the lorgittictinzil 1,5 :,ind -,Ilv other longitii cliiial 21-) niotiiitecl tipo',i 75 t'iie cross jC) 6-j' ti-ac'uoi-s. It -vvi@ll IDC s tfts 20 a-, -.1 @tiifts iiiiieh (To @iot tlic, [lie of 1171@iicli 0 is occul)ied by t secondii-@,'oi, stil),) leiiit@iitzll cipable of a, i-ccli, -n,,r wliicji ivotilci othei@wise be i@,el,e t'iit, to exteiid the eii.ii-e Widtli of tite rntchiii e. 1915 The supl)].eiiieiita'i friiii eiiiboclimetit slioAvn ii,@ the Of @l -P-uiiibei- of lo.-igitticii, I)t@Iiiiis 23 co-,in(@(-Lecl I)y c-@ioss be,,ims 24. ill 90 --r,,Ime is I 2,5 upol@l WI-iieli it is nierit iipoil )f stttb @li@if ts 20 of thG, t'tiiis eiiab'-@iii(, the st,,Dl)l einental ',- ,o @,@o @lk i3i a directi oii iil)on t lie T,,ar i-ie. @lle 1)oiiit bein@_y loca@(ecl rear to gi-%T(,' th-- filop..@'-, i-)or'u-@'OTI 6f- 'clie v7h@ ch crrr-es th 2k) iid 2@' e roti--,,y s.,tws Iq @l 11 ol)portuiiity to i-ise i,-ici fill oii a 10(',

2 1,-174,450 of licioveiiieiat is rcqiillee(I ill till,,, tti@;. The diac,-oi-ial of@ ttio iii,-, of the inicl-illie to tli" c,)iitott, brus'lies ivill also sei.-Ne to tli(, btitt po.-- of tl-te (yrotind over Avhicli i-'@ tioii:s of the severed caiie ill poc@,.tioll The rottl@.Y saivs 2(i in(I :),7 @tie to be (Tras,-,)ed bo,,,-wc-e,,i tiae tivo ll,l tli.c,, foriii of discs beiia(, d-',','Poso(l@ ill @t i'vaidly iiioilriiio- 49 iiiid 50 oi' t,lic 7i) r b el 't, @ A vl ii el i iic iii oi - ,iit e cl Li p oi i tll ( @ liorizontal 1)1,ti-ie it 'L-Ihe f ,w@, rd ce@,i- conveyo ti-,Il I)OI'tion of tho fraiiios o@,(,,i,- sitpi)ie,-iient,Lry tra@@el iii ,i lapi,,eOL to iii,@iti-e the o'@ '('fie all I ), '@-ior@izontal calic stalk. it ;-s riiiis 49 and ,-)o o-l' tli(,, bel"s @ti-e s-Libjecieci to L jis,_,S, 0 ly-en i si,i,@ it (-ailil sti,ollroll.-, 5' iitid-,i- tli(- 10 r saavs 26 aiid '@7 'ce oi- iiicliiiatioq @v'tii -f. 'S C i of 0.1 S I)l @ill(,s "- )2 oi@ O"rllol. 1" ZI IOWOI' I 11, 0 1,7 (I 11 I oi, tl-i,,@ colivelol@ 1)0"@; I iiii tliiis eiiibl(-@(I to t Avli;cli -willl i i d Tli.(@ 1)ali- of @i.:illcs aii(I w@'ll a',,o (lie i d 'I) --o,.Is 51, as @hoNyii 1,,i ii-(@ of tlic@ @it @l lo@v ill Ay:tid'lv -fi-ot-,i the l@iic,, it bel'l(' ill- (t(@sire to -,i,liicl @l 0 c@ fol.Nv,@@l.(t ti t(@ rollers 53 'Ill(! to L-11 lell,er siir',,ices of tllg, I", I-ortiolis of tlie, 'co,collvcl,ge f,@-ictioil ivitli tlio (@)i@oiiiid ovel-, w'@il,,,Ii ','- @l @ aiid to pi,o\-i('tc, @t motitli @A-ill -uide the btitt eids oi".' Llie betaveeii the 20, 'S I)as@- Iii,e held ti:171111er riiiis o-f- @ul,@e 1)(",L,Ls ljy -,vlilcli ti)(@y 1)(,,-,it;o@i by o-fo-@! silocq@ 2,S lql,ll)ll, all,,] li,.tviii(- i-iptuii-Pccl fi-oiit a-.,(! to -'!-- ii-iiy ),Ield @2)(I Io tc@-oiiiiii0dilLe biitt@,, o-f -,- ,ii-viiio,- 25 o r ' r e v e i - s e d i r e , ( I t - ' @ ( , , 3 ) c i . t o C ( I ' l l i , - e i i s a t e i i @ ( I - e i i e i - @ i l f o i i i i ) o i i I ) o . @ ; i s , 2 9 I N ' h @ ' ; - ( , " ! l Q - , \ t c i i d . ill) a,ii(I ii-e I)i@ovicled v@,il,l) ])ills 0 D'si)os-,l on the si-il)l)lemeii@,-try aii(I f -fol. @@- iij [,,Olovv a,i r con@-(-,)Tol' -S ',I ,)O@-e the 10IN@e, SCICO:1(1, iitor ll()SIL t] o- 6 i,,,(Iueed eiicls 32 oft't)e of 55 ,tD,d Ij(; iii 30 bet,,ilis ()f tlie, I;ai'-@, to tll(, l,oweil@c,,I,ts t'iiit ti-to IV I ul)l)ej-, belts a,-@e slioi-tor iii aii,.l atlxiliai,y fr,,ijile 'Llo ii;) @iii(l, cl(,v@rii iv-ltll I - iiate Pt t'lieii@ l'i-oiit eiids, a (1-istaiiee to the i-e,! i-I tli,,, rtiiiners 2S. Ti-to 29 icl(',itloiitt- o-'L the froi-i'L eiicls o'L' the lovj@,,i, belts 49 ly, 1)@lvote(I @)s ii-iclicated -,ii, ')i') -IT-1 F;('-i-'3@e0 50, the arraiigellien'u si,,cli tliit the 1(',]) 35 i)lates ot, Iiiiiks 34. the ,,teilks sh.-t'l liave beco,.-,."Ie E@iipoi-tion of or 3-,-L a-L,e il-i till-II 1):LA,ot("l ,is (,., i(,-ecl aiid I)i:opoi-lv j)o;,@it;oiietl b.Y ,it 35 to the fraiiie. '41111-@,, or . e, I -- ilill"e 1)1,ttes IODT tl'e,pivot,,illy (@ou,,,@j'.ecl,to the iiie,,,@hanislia to bc,, de,,-@c,-i@ibod the -opl,)er coiive@,or talce The ,ii)- ii,ain 'Li-ame iL, 38 ziid to tlio, at 89 coian,eyor b,,,Its 99 -k7e -)'-' I - 40 The 1)' tl)(, ' iiveyoi[)--Its 1-ii liol.cl,Lng the loA@,ei, )0,@Ls, ,,( tlii-oiigh ivl@i'leli t 1 i,@ 1!@ I o 11 t'tii@ I (Iithe it I-otai-v sav,@,,@ 26 @iii(I 21@ C l l , ' @ o l , I t i e 28 oi ,,,Iiaiiks 4c). ti-i(-, 29 -iii(i 'Lo liol,@l 45 inl@-, id-iii,@tably ;,Li fi) I L The toppiii(Y iiieclliiiiism i,, cari-it@(I by II( N@@,,ty tlte of tli(., tli(@ sLipl)leiii( @nti,l an(I i(.@ ,I)o\-(, t,lie 04@ (,I o l , t o P I ) i i l @ Y t .(I t'lic@ coii@7eyors. fi-aiiie is i,- ioiiiii@e(I ttl)oii 44 are ,Iiowii ( ti to siippoi-l@- til(@ toPI)iil!"r II-lee i f h, iiisin. 50 lor:,L-lion of tlle 'I'!) i s I fianie i) ;Ilcl:il"c, iiii. b(-aiiis @7 (].OWIIA@'llil.ld1v aiid siij@l)lemeiitary I)lo(..!c @1) 8The rotary ,i,iid ,t reir sliaft 46. F, oiit ,ii-id briis at59. I-( 48 ,ii-o moiii,.t-@,(i, jo@voi, be,,@ of ises tiO'D,; 01' tii,@se sh@ifts, So 0, ii, aiid ii-ioitn'L-ed ul)oji -It i,Ial- 60 w,,iieh is the brii,,;,Iies ii-e (11',Igoll,,Il @o t',10, o-ldia,gonally. The I)ai-, is stipported bv eii(I ",'lie foiir iii 3. brackets 61 @tiid 62. Thl-se br@Lel@et,3 justably eii(r,,t(,ed ovei, sci:eiy rods C)3 aii(I 6@'t. @r, tn, 6o, The l'i@oiit qid )f I)II, I, carriecl by the stil)(@r-striict-tii-e. A I)air of fro,- i,' of- oi)l)os,,tt- setniits 65 tiid 66 are riiii tipon eacli of the )airs These bi!uisltlc-.s ar(, @L e I 1, 11 il tlirea--I.ed rods. Olie niit is Oiisposed ,iboiTe the direel@ioii as the w,@tli the 3'c"lr and the otlier below the bi@acl@et, to to{yot'@ic@r N@- h.-j-,.,bv liold the toppiTi(,, iTi tlic@ s(@lecte(I 'Lo I)IIS11 the citi,.e oi). to tlic@ cal positioii reqtiirod. i i of loii sii3)1.)oi-te(I iil)oi, tl)e, iii(i rc,,tr ire ilidi.eate(I c,,! es o el-ll c(l

1,774,450@ 31 ,Tlie super-striieture also s@ipports a rotary brush 67 of large diaiiieter and a second rot,,try briish 68, pi@eferably, loii-er than the first @n mentiojied britsh b-Lit of considerably sn-ialler dial@-ieter. A thin bar 69 is, clisposed betn-, een the brushes. The upper portioiis of the eade stalks are fed between the 1,@trge brush 67 tiid the bar 69. It will @ be noted that the a:@es of the two brushes are disposed tipon stibst@iii10 tially the sailie aii,)-16 as the bank of toppi.,is avv s. e Both briislies ar rotated iii the,same direction. A,,@ loolied ,tt from the top 1.)oi-ticn iii -F, iguiie I the directioii of rotttion is clocl@- 15 wise, so that the lo,,Yer porlions of the briislies I-YIOVC to"Tai@d the toppjiio,- kiiii-es. The tol)piiig kiii ves are disposed beloiv 'Ulie loivei, ed,,Yc of the bar 69 and below tlle smallei- brt-Lsli 68. The brush 68 is disposed adjael-Pt the bar 69 20 and receives the tops of the cape stalks as 'Lliey are fre@ed,from @.,etween the'brtish 67 and bar 69. The large bi-ush 67 iiill thro-w the tops oi@er@ tow,,trd the narro-",er briisli 68 ,incl this latter bi@usli ivhich is rotated at vei--,T 1)igli 1. further tlirows @@the tops with i-eat 25 speec 9 force ill @coiitact with the rouary 'Loppino, 'Icnives 59 b which the to s are,,;eiered at tl-ie y p requisite clistance froin the bud. The stalks of smallest heigl-it will be liberatecl first at 2o the forivarcl@ lo-wer portion of the brushes 67 aiid 68 due to the incliiied positioiiin(,, of the same - ivhlle the tallest st,,tlkF, w, ill be liberated 1,-,st or oiil qt the Iiigher rear portions of the y bri-ishes. The kiiives ill lil@@e iiianner progi-ess 35 iLlDivtrdly at a coiastant spacing froin the brush 63, so,th,,@-t the toppina is carried out iinif orml St n .y, that is at the same di a c,- from the bucl irrespective 6f the lengtl-i of sttilk.@ Iii this coniiection advantage-is taken of the @o teiicleiiev of the stallcs CaLiaht betweeii the bi,Lisli 67, and b,,Lr 69@to seek t position iiitii the length of the, sl,alk dispos6,d at riglit iii-les to @le axis,of the brusli@67. Tlle bi,tish 67 ivill@c,,tiise the st,,tllcs to tvl;ie 45 up the positioii jtist rc-,T-ei-i@ed to, This is "iccoilli)lished - while the butt,is in the lower conve37or oiily and bef6r@ it Lirrives ,)-@id is dou,bly olras-Decl bv the tipper coiiveyor iililell wotild then render it difficililt for the stalk to bo take tip any -new.position of inclillatioii attein,@)ted to be impose0i upon it by the act@-on of the brilsli 6@. tioi-i i.s t@l@:en iip, by the stalk v,,itli refereice to 55 4u-lie bi-tish 67, the stalk moves into eno-,L(reinent with the second convevor, ivliieh ai(Is to@ mo,re rigidl.)T siipport it ind carry it bacl,- to the rear of the inachiiie. Iii @this 117 -a3, the top@ ,.ire all uniformly treat@d by the- brLis@i 6@ 60 and its bar 69. TI-ie toppiilg is conseqi-icntly Liniforin' and standarcl. The brush 67 also lias a separatit-ig aiid 1-%Ti-- ailowin(y actioi-i on the e stall;@,s which are often receiv d in cltisters. '@Pbe stalks ire sep,,irated ancl sliifted along 61- sep.,iratelybythebru,.z h67thuseiiablingeaelt st,,t'Lk to receive iii(,Iil,icluil troatraeiat as to toppino-. rl'he @clittin(y apparattis is prefe,.,ably prc,- 2-1 ceded by a stripping and stalk slipporuiiig clevice coiiaposed o'l a frqme 70 o--P any, I appropriate constructioii liavi-ng MOtIDted'@hereiii niimbers of pairs of brushes 71 Llld 't2. Iii 'Llhe ilistance sliowii there are tliree s-Lieli pairs of brlishes one pair beiii,y stiper-i-ll)posed tbove tlle other. The briishes a,-,e inounted on shafts 73 tnd 74 that are moun't, y -i ontal ly Piict have th,@ il-, stibstantiall hoi z a-,,-es extendijio- stibsttiitially forivirds tlll(,l reariiarcls. Tiie bristles or stock of e,,,clil P@'tir of bi--Lisl-ies pi-efei-ably toocli oi- inteilap. The so franie is opeii botli fi'oiit ,Lnd i'e,,ii- aiict ,it 'Llie botton-i ii-i Iiiie Niith the iml)inging iiinel@ 1,)ortions of the bristles, the catie'sl@all@s glinin(y -,dnaissioi-i tlirotigh the frort i)oi-tiori of @ullo frame and into the space betvi@c3n the, rotary, brilshes 71 ancl 72, the brushes beiii(Y coi-iieaj, as indicated at '@5 iii Fiuure 1, t6 better re85 ceine the stalks. The rear ope@,i si(ie of tlle frame i-S d.isposed ad-'acent the @eceiviii(y elad of the bi@tish 67 and its bar 69. Da'rs of small flat bitishes @6 and 77 w,"tll their ixes substantially N-ertic,,tl are iiietiiitc,,d iii coii-qectioi-i -wi'uil the brushes 71 and 72 I-,id ttieir fuiiet;@on i- to en-- a(,e the cane stalks t@ zn i-@hcii ii-i the i-ear poi-tioiis of the bruslics 71 ar@d 72 incl htisten,the d@sengtigelil eitt of t@ie sl@-alks frolii said bi-ushes 71 tnd i'2. -i1, e freiit fi@,,Lme 70 is pii,ot,ally cirried bv the I vxles 21, so tli,,Lt it ni-y move up ,tnd dolvp-. The froiit portio-Ti of this fr,@,.p2@c 70 is n-ioullt,7 100 ed upon the casters 78 which af-e s-v,7i-,Tol-ly errried,by the frtriie ard move alon(,,directly iii cortact with the ai-ou-nd yieldiiiou-,o ancl do,-",.,i iii, iccordaiiee - vtitli il-ieqi,-,- ,Lliti@es ill ,'-le le-vo'i. The 3ide beams 10 of the ii)aiii fr,,i,iiie are conti-.itied oii'uAiardl)7 at 9'9 fl@) eiiibi.-ece the it loi vcl r be aiii s 80 of-, the f t@, ) i franie 'iO. The exteiided en('Is 79 act to i,e' force aii(I suppoi-t the si(le-s oi@'uhe fi-oiit fraii-i e 70, ivhich li.as t tendeiicy to blllg(' oiit it,,ider 1 the ,tetion of the caiie stalks eiitei-iiio, be' the P'-@ii-s of bruslies 'i,aiicl LLI'gs 81 a,.,e cti-ilieci by the fro]-it ill po,-,;.tio@-'l to ell-age aDd i-',Slu upon ivhei-eby, to pi-exe--i'u, the foi@VIard i)o,-Iulio,,i of the fi@ont fi@aiiie fi@6iii dcsc(,ndiiic" to I ",)o lo-w level. aiid to pi,e@ent the castot,s 78 (veLf-roni N@Iiieli they -wo-L,,Id i-iot c.,iierg,-, Vvit@lioilt breaka(,e. The iiitchiiie may be@ driveii b-@7 ai-iv appropriate iiiotive powei, Ili-icl all,)T Su'itable motol.. or illotors iiiav be eiiiployocl to drive the vi:rious ec).iiveyors tol)pipg meebaiii.s.- iii ii-@d still@ strippii-ig and stipporting deitices. For pti,,- -'.5 poces of illus'brition, I have sholvtl iii the dri-%vin(,Ys -,Ln inteinal comblistion 82 a motinted, is illustr tccl in Figure 3 at oiie As soon as this right tngle or angulir positiil(, iii ditches iiacl 'lloles aiid qLiarter-(11.@iiiis gide of the ie-r portioii oT"@-he frlqille aiid hiviii- the el,tiik sli,,ift 8,3 jotii-iial(@(I iii 30

,,Ippi@opri-ate be,,irijio-,-,. A sprocket 81 oii t-.Iio er,.ink E-,,Iiaft is arra,.i,,,ecl to rc@,-,oive a cl,.:tlii S,5 @vhich 'Is 'L-,railled a.ii)01,lt t secoiil -,pi,o,,,--et S6 -'Lor clrivii,,- 'u-iie I."Iecliai-i;sili of the ec,,i-lee 87. Tlii,,, clea-ice iiay i-)e it tistiil forii oll ti-aiisellill3loy,@d ieliieles for I 4 1,774)450@ ions 127 ,ii-icl. 128 upbii the belt clrlve shafts 129 ilid I'DO. These bllt clrlve shafts a@e provided ivith the di-ii,iii(,- diiliiis 131 and 132 by \vli@.ch both low-Ir alicl upper coiiveyor belts are drilteii. Ti@e traiisverse shaft 124 as 7() shown iii Fl(,,ure 5, is pr(vided also with a bevel pinioii lIU3 ciiyagiii,u a bevel piliion 134 -i(, a seco the I)Pope-ilc@i- sh,,,I-'t iii(llc,,.tecl it 8S. Lii)on -,t vertical slitft 'L35 iiavii iid In the propeller sli,.i@ft are 1)rc'f.'eral3ly inelti(l- b,-vel. piiiit-)ii 1'0'6, lvhich iiieslie.9 with the ed the iiiii-%-ersal joiilts 89, aiict 90 @,,nd a slip bevel. Pill],Oll 137 oii@the shaft 13S. This sliaft 75@ 10 joiiit 9! for conipeiisatlii@r foi- tli,-, 138 is iilbiintecl iii a,ppi-opi@iate bearings iii @'ertical iiioveillel-lt of tile, tl)e stipplemeiital frai-iie aiid extends forOil -v@-iiieli tlle PoAve.! Util@'t ic@ illoLI31t',@(l. '-'L'he w,,ii-dlv for tli(, purpose of ti,,iiisii-iittiii, ilio@sliift 8s is c(l, to 'c' )ii t;o tii(, rotai.,y siavs, i-otary brushes ,tlid 15 fc@i@eiiti;i.i, 92 up("Il tile the stiiippiii,@- tiid stall@, - hol(iiii(,- dei,ice. iVt 80 TI-ic@ di-ii-c@ii sli-,i fi-oill t',ic (Li l@er- the o-I)P,)s'lt(@ si@,e of-' tli(, siippleiiic@iit,;il frai-ile., siiiiil,,@ir Iiiie coiil)le(I 1).@T the (li@i t,,, siilil'i, li@)9 beiii(- a-Li e-@Lteiisioi-i of tlie. craiilc 'X el sl,)i@o cl@etF, 9(@, v,-hicii au(, iip,,ii tlic, of th.e o S2. These sliafts 13S an(I 20. 18 o-E tjl.(-, C.L@(lles"i -L39 ire provic-,,ecl A@,-ith piillcy-s 140 iiid 141 The ei-aiik sliaft 83 oi' th(,, is 1)1-0- -1@oico-@lnect;loii 'Llo th(, tivisted belts 142 and @ifi-,@ed ptill(@v -vrhe,@l 9@@ eiiga(-ecl by i4'@@) ivhicli iii eno,-a,(,,e the pulleys 144 the tivisteci belt 98 by iviiieh powc@r ,-,,-'om tie @iild 1,15 iii,)on t'i)e silafts 45 of the loi\,ei-iiiost i,,,, ti@L"@siiiltte@l to tl3c-, sii-iall 1)tilley 100 b,@,,,.shes 47. ,2 :iii(l@ th I)t-,Ile3T 101, oii th,@@ -Lis slio-\vii 1'.ii Fi-ui,e 2, tlio belt aii(@L ptill(,,y i)o sliaft 10T jouriitled iii tli(- , @)9. co-,iiie,-tioi-i 146 is iiiotinted-I)etweeii the I)elt 98 is ,tb,-)i-tt tii,,@ -%vlic-el 100 of ,@,iid 4:() of eac-l-i paii@ of brlislies 4'@ tiid 48@ s,@ii,iller dlLii:ietei-, the Allh@,,el 101 ,, o @.is to dt-,Ii-e tlie, bi-tisli 48 fi!oiti the shaft of (f rc,,,e'LYCS Lhe tlie, 47. 109-. This Idlu-ter bel-t clui@- es .t The -1-ine, s]-ia-l"ts 138 ,ii-id 139 are - Llso propulley 103 oii the sli@-ti't o@- 'Ll@e lortish v't,icAO, -@vitli the pulleys 147 aiid 148 for c6iiO'i. The shi,@IU-s of botli '@Z 68 to the tw;-sted belts 149 ancl l@,50. ,ire extei-iCt(@,Ct otitwardly aiid proviotecl -w@,'-Ii T'iese belts en(rage the p-,illevs 151 aiid 159- sli, ,;p celtets 104 and 105, the saiiie Le'iig cii- oii t] tfts 1 (,f the saivs. TliGs,.tws o-,iged by the cliiiii 106 -\vher,-,b@i brtish@-,s ,,Pe t]-@ei-eby clri@,,ell -.ncl -,iith theiii Etre ,Llso loo -\Vill be di-iieii iii the CLliiection. T'lin, the rota,ry plisli-er ,iriyls ivliieli SI.)rocl@et foii 'c6pL)i,.i,r brusli 6@f @@7111 Le e,,irry the q-aws -,tiid rotpte therewitli. These tile spro@ket fer tli(@ b,,- ,cLsli 68 Iii pu,,@her ariiis ,tre (eneral@y c-Lirvecl or are proorcler to clrive th,.@ br t@tsli @ii@ h-i (,,-ier vicle,-T; with the clirved leadii-ig ed,6os 154: -NN;ith 4(l @@lio@vii iii 11 1_, tlig, sliatt 138 is the otiter til) I)oi-tio , slol-)iii" in t]-ie dire@(,- 105 pi.4oi,i(led a l@)tilley 200 1))7 a tioii ol)l)o,,@i.te to tli(, clii-ection of i-ot@itioll. t@wistc@(i b(lit 201 t,i-,tlned abolit The ftiiietioii of tlios,- I)IIsliel. '11-11is is to -fol-rice plilie,,- oil tile sli@tl,'t '-,Oi') - car,-@ic(l tlie, lolv("r ])Ortloiis of tile "talkq iii i-ii a, 2'@):-i. Oi, lli(@ 203 is zi to-w-,@rd the bi-u,,@lies 47. Q (@01111)',Illioll I'he.I.iiie -,bifts 138 ind 139 tre to di.ive t@iioul(lh the tiid spi@o(@.l@: et@ di-i-,,e iiieebanisiii 155 i,i-id 156 'uhe cotinter sli,,Ifts -.L@ aiicl 157 tTicl 158 jourii,,iled iii ai)pi-opriate 1,)eariii tlle sill)l)lerileii[Ill These co-Liiiof tll(@ to ter I @tfts exten(I f(ir@var(tly ayid iiielude tinis I ]r,ii; i'e a,.,Seiiibly. 'I'l@)e di-i-@,;e s',,I:iL't 110 is cou- j,)i;iil--,; 159 liiicl 160 aT!d tlle slip joiiit,(@ t') -t cli-iv(@ Xt thel.r T-oi@Nar(i ends tl@e coui-it6r' b), the T'@ils cli-ive 1)lk,,Ilc-,-v 114 's silafts Ctl."Y tl)e b(-- @7el I)Inloll"; 162 belt 115 is ti-'aiiiecl @il)oi,,t the ptille3TS raiic,-od to n-icsh - ",Ith -,nd di-i@,e tlio be-\,el IIC) til)oii the saiv sl@itfts 117 L-@id ttio i(Iler ' '1, 0qs sl-i,@,fts 1641. 1-)Illleys 11.8. pliii-ons 163 on tl-ie etThese lattei- shafts are provide,,l -\vlth the bevel pinThe c;!aii!K: st),,tfIL- 8,@@ o@@ tiLe iiitei,ii,,ii coiiibiis- . t; i, ions 165 ine,,;I-iin(Y, as ;Tio@vn iii Ficiir(@ 4, with oii iiiolu-oi- @t" ]',ts i,eal- ei:icl 'is I)rovidecl'wit,, n "I pii@ioi-i 119 (11'.:-po,.,,, ,-.cl iiic!.,,h ",@-tli t the bevel piiiioiis IC)6 ii'L, the loiier eiids of the (@i'l bov(,,! piiiion 120 oji ,i shal"u 121. As ilertical drive shi,'.t@S IC)7 Bei,-el pin125 sti6y,-n ii-i Fio,iire 5, tl-.e 101yer elicl oi' the sh,..-i't ior,,; l@69 fixed on the sl@lifts 167 tiid 168' ,tre n t 1:911 carries ,t fixc-cl bevc,,! -'L9-2 iiiesh@n(y disposed ii-i n-iesh -%v-L ii siiiiilar coiiip,,tnion %N,i'LI]i t s'l-@ili@-,i- pi-iiioii on ti.(, bevel pini.oi-is 170 on the, shaf@us of the rotirv ,,Ii ft 1"4, ell1i@i,ie-, the piiiions 125 -,',Id b-,@tislies 71 alid 79-. Piilley@s 1(1 oi-i tl@e shafts,; (;5 12C) foi@ \-vi'uli coii-ip@iiiio-i-i bevc,,l piii- lli7 aii(I 168 iil-e ei@cage(I by croswd belts 171-) l@i) PilliOll 1(,, bevel, I)iiiioTi 10@ oii Lli(,, sliaft 111:0'i@,, tol)l)i,,i@), slial't I I Piid a sl-p- o'jit -tl3 s'llowil ill to I)C',rlll;t of tll'L