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said chute 14 and carries the cotton toward
the said condenser and on the other side the
air current passes through the cotton and
carries the refuse through the screen 15' and
5 along chute 14'. In case too much cotton
should be carried by the drum teeth between
the drum and top 3, the latch 20, which en-
gages the free edge of the top with chute 10,
may be disengaged and the said top drawn
10 back and the surplus cotton removed.
What I claim is:-
1. A device of the character described in-
cluding a suitable casing having a movable
section hinged thereto, a rotatable cylinder
15 mounted therein, outwardly projecting teeth
on the periphery of the cylinder and in-
wardly extending teeth carried by the mov-
. able section, said teeth being arranged in
staggered relation with respect to each other,
20 a suitable inlet chute leading into the casing
. and an outlet chute leading therefrom on
each side, a rotatable brush mounted in one
outlet chute and rotating against the cylin-
der and in the opposite direction and a cur-
25 rent directing nozzle having a double dis-
charge and discharging into said outlet
chutes and against said cylinder.2. A device of the, character described in-
cluding a suitable casing having a movable
section hinged thereto, a rotatable cylinder 30
mounted therein, outwardly projecting teeth
on the periphery of the cylinder and in-
wardly extending teeth carried by .the mov-
able casing section, said teeth being ar-
ranged in staggered relation with respect to 35
each other, a suitable inlet chute leading
into the casing and two outlet chutes leading
therefrom one on each side a rotatable brush
mounted in the outlet chute and rotating
against the cylinder and in the opposite di- 40
section, and an oblong nozzle extending the
full length of the cylinder and having two
discharges which discharge respectively into
the two outlet chutes and against said cyl-
inder. 45
In testimony whereof we have signed our
names to this specification in the presence of
two subscribing witnesses.
WILLIAM D. BALL.
JUSTIN G. BRADBURN.
Witnesses:
E. SCHrULLER,
M. S. CLARKE.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C."
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Ball, William D. & Bradburn, Justin G. Cotton Picker., patent, August 13, 1912; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514795/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.