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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
S. Z. HALL, OF SEGUIN, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN FEEDERS FOR COTTON-GINS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 29,968, dated September 11, 1 Si0.To albl owh o, it may coLcer.n:
Be it known that I, S. Z. HALL, of Seguin,
in the county of Gaudaloupe and State of Texas,
have invented a new and useful Improvement
in Cotton-Feeders for Gin-Stands; and I do
hereby declare that the following is a full,
clear, and exact description of the same, ref-
erence being had to the accompanying draw-
ings, forming part of this specification, in
which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im-
provement; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the
same; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal section
through the center of the Same, and Fig: 4 is
a plan view of the swing-frame and the gear-
ing which it supports.
Similar letters of reference in each of the
several figuresindicate corresponding parts.
The first part of my invention consists in a
certain arrangement of mechanism, hereinaf-
ter described, for effecting a simultaneous and
uniform movement of the endless apron and
delivering-roller of a gin-stand cotton-feeder.
The second part of my invention consists in
the relative arrangement of the endless apron,
toothed roller, and adjustable cut-off hoard of
the hopper, whereby the quantity of cotton
introduced to the roller by the belt can be
controlled, and thus a greater or less quantity
be delivered into the gin-stand in a given
time, as the necessity of the case may demand.
To enable others skilled in the art to make
and use my invention, I will proceed to de-
scribe the construction and operation of the
same.
In the drawings, A represents the box of
the feeder, which is intended to be placed up-
on the top of an ordinary gin-stand in such
relation to the mouth of the same that the
cotton shall be properly delivered to the gin-
saws.
C is a cylinder of the feeder. In the pe-
riphery of the said cylinder C are inserted
small pins, which are of a suitable length to
serve for catching the pods of cotton and re-
taining them until they are carried over the
cylinder tO a position which shall insure their
delivery into the mouth of the gin-stand.
D is an endless apron, upon which is placed
the cotton intended to be fed to the gin-saws,
said apron working around and being driven
by the rollers 1 and 2, the rollers receivingtheir motion from parts of the machinery here-
after to be described.
E is an adjustable feed-board, which is in-
tended for regulating the quantity of cotton
introduced by the feed-apron to the deliver-
ing-roller, thus preventing a too rapid feed for
the capacity of the gin and power.
F is an elevated hopper made of a suit-
able height to contain a sufficient amount of
cotton to allow the person in attendance to
perform the necessary labor in the pick-room
while the machines are in operation, and also
to avoid the necessity of cutting away the
pick-room wall or building longer flues to the
gin-stands already in place.
G is a cam-wheel, said cam-wheel being se-
cured to shaft W and working in a slot in
rocking lever I.
I is a rocking lever, to which are secured
the pawls 3 and 4, said lever having a slot in
one end, made to receive the cam-wheel G,
and also having a fulcrum or bearing on the
end of roller 2.
H is a ratchet-wheel, which is secured to the
roller 2, and into the fiotches of said wheel H
work the points of the pawls 3 and 4. Pawls
3 and 4 are attached to the rocking lever I,
and are for the purpose of transmitting a for-
ward motion to the endless apron D by means
of the ratchet- wheel H, lever I, and cam-
wheel G.
T TT are grate-bars, said bars being for the
purpose of permitting hulls, leaves, trash, im-
perfect pods, and gravel to pass through, pre-
venting their admission to the gin, securing
the saws from injury, and producing a better
sample of cotton than can be effected by hand-
feeding.
WV is a cylinder-shaft, to which are secured
the cam-wheel G, cylinder C, and the frame M,
with its attached gearing.
IN is a frame or box, which contains the gear-
ing N O O' P P' and shaft V. The cog-wheel
N is provided with a tubular shaft, upon which
the frame Ni is allowed to turn, and through
said tubular shaft passes the cylinder-shaft W.:
To the shaft O' are secured the worm O and bev-
eled wheel P, said wheel being geared into a
similar wheel secured on the shaft V.
Visa counter-shaft, to which are secured the
friction-pulley R and beveled wheel P.
R is a friction-pulley, said pulley being for
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Hall, S. Z. Improvement in Feeders for Cotton-Gins., patent, September 11, 1860; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth165110/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.