Patented July 18, 1899.

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1 No. 629,267. ( No Model.) O. C. MOTE. DEVCE FOR HANGING TOBACCO. (Application filed Feb. 0, Patented July 18, Sheets-Sheet.. s-perers co. F icro-3-0 WASHINGTCN, 3, c.

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O 35 45 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. O MAR C. M O TE, OF WEST MILTON, OHIO. DEVICE FOR HANGING TOBAcco. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,267, dated July 18, 1899.

3 O UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. O MAR C. M O TE, OF WEST MILTON, OHIO. DEVICE FOR HANGING TOBAcco. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,267, dated July 18, Application filed February 10, 1899, Serial No. 705,185. (No model) To all whon, it??? ó072??27"72? I and adjacent the outer sides of standards are Beit known that I, OMAR C. MOTE, a citizen blocks 8, one on each side, having in their of the United States, residing at West Milton, outer edges lash or trunk rollers 9, that bear in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, against the inner edges of the rails. The un have invented certain new and useful Im der portions of the strips 5, located over the provements in Devices for Hanging Tobacco; rails, and the similar upper portions of the and I do hereby declare the following to be a strips 6. have rollers 9 secured thereto, mov full, clear, and exact description of the inven ing on opposite sides of said rails, and by this tion, such as will enable others skilled in the means the support 4 has a very sensitive anti art to Which it appertains to make and use the frictional adjustment on the base-frame. S38. : The opposite edges of the lower portions of This invention relates to a device for hang the standards 7 are formed with adjacent mor ing tobacco; and the purpose of the sameis, tises 10, and the inner edges of the strips 5 to facilitate placing tobacco in a shed and and 6 are likewise provided with mortises 11 avoid the danger of climbing up into the lat near opposite ends, and the mortises in the ter and in addition to i conveniently accom- said parts are brought together and a sub plishing the said, desired result to utilize stantial jointure thereby attained. The said means therefor which are strong and durable, standards are connected above the support 4 efficientinoperation,easily handled, and com by tie-bolts 12 at different elevations therein, paratively inexpensive. and held firmly in engagement with said The invention consists of the construction standards by said bolts is a lower ladder-sec and arrangement of parts hereinafter more tion 13, comprising opposite rails 14, united fully described and claimed. by rounds 15. Adjustably fitted in said lower In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is ladder-section 13 is a second ladder-section a perspective view of the improved device, 16, of less width than the first section and showing the parts in operative position. Fig. having rails 17 and rounds 18. The rails 17 2 is a perspective view of the extensible sec are slidingly attached to the rails 14 by guides tions of the device reduced to compact form, 19, and in like manner a third ladder-section the supplemental hanger being omitted. Fig. 20 is applied to the section 16. The said third 3 is a section on the line at ac, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 section has rails 21, movably held in engage is a section on the line. y 21, Fig.1. Fig. 5 is ment with the rails 17 by guides 22 and pro a detail perspective view of one of the stand vided with rounds 23. These ladder-sections ards and one of the cross-strips. in part are controlled as to their adjustment Referring to the drawings, wherein similar by a rope 24, which is first passed through a numerals are employed to indicate corre pulley 25 on the central part of the upper sponding parts in the several views, the nu most round of the first section, then down and meral li designates opposite side track-rails through a pulley, 26 on the lowermost round connected at opposite ends by cross-tie strips of the second section, then up through a pull 2, and at the corners casters 3 are attached ley 27 on the uppermost round of said second for convenience in moving this base-frame as section, and downto the lowermost round of may be desired and found necessary during the third section, where it is attached by a the operation for which the device is de hook 28 on the upper termination thereof. signed. On this base-frame a horizontal sup By pulling this rope the second and third sec port 4 is movably mounted and consists of tions will be projected upwardly in succession. top cross-strips 5, spaced apart from each land held-extended by making the said rope other and parallel, and lower similar strips 6, fast to one of the tie rods or bolts 12 below. directly under the said first-mentioned strips By looséning and slacking said rope the lad 5. Between the said strips 5 and 6 the lower. ends of opposite standards 7 are rigidly lo tation. der-sections will slide downwardly by gravi cated inward from the rails 1, and parallel ön the topmost round 23 of the third lad with the said rails between the strips 5 and 6 der-section 20 an elevating-frame 28º is con 55.?? I OO

2 2 629,267 nected and comprises two strips 29, supported by said round and located just inside and against the rails 21 of said section.

4 ,267 nected and comprises two strips 29, supported by said round and located just inside and against the rails 21 of said section. The outer portions of said strips 29 are connected by a round 30, and secured to the under edges of the inner parts of the strips are brace-stops 31, which bear against the adjacent edges of the said rails 21, and thereby sustain the ele vatting-frame in a horizontal position rela?? tively to the said ladder-section holding the same. This elevating-frame is arranged to project over the side of the ladder-sections opposite that on which the lower ends of the sections are exposed in order to avoid tearing or injuring the tobacco when raised, which might result if drawn up on the side where said ends form projecting angles. To the round 30 three pulleys 32, 33, and 34 are attached, the pulley 33 being located at the center and the two others at the opposite ends. Through these pulleys three ropes 35, 36, and 37 are passed, the central rope 36 be-, ing secured at one end to a central eye 38 of a common form of tobacco-hoisting bail or 25 hook 39 and having hooks 40 at its ends, to which are attached the two other ropes 35 and 37. These latter ropes 35 and 37 are crossed and passed through the eye : 38, and the ob ject of this is to raise either end of the stick being elevated higher than the other, and, fur ther, a sidewise movement to the stick can also be imparted, said movements being regu lated by the tension exerted on the said ropes 35 and 37. The opposite ends of the ropes 35, 35 36, and 37 are carried over the topmost round of the third ladder-section and made long enough to drop near to the ground or within convenient reaching distance, and to prevent entanglement of the lower ends and conse quent confusion in the operation of the same they are fastened separately to a lower part of the device. The ends of the ropes 35 and 37 are secured in eyes 41, formed as a part of hooks 40, to overcome any tendency toward 45 slipping. A supplemental hanger attach ment is also adapted to be held on the upper or third ladder-section, as shown by Fig. 1, and purposely left off, Fig. 2, to avoid confusion, and which will be used at various times, and So to provide means for mounting this device the two uppermost rounds of said ladder-sec tion are projected laterally on one side, as at 42 and 43. To the projected portion 42 the lower end of a vertical member 44 of said at 55 tachment is pivotally mounted and from the outer portion thereof has a horizontal mem ber 45 extending transversely therefrom. To the projecting portion 43 a pulley 46 is se cured, through which a rope 47 is passed and?? attached to the horizontal member 45 by a hook 47, both ends of said rope dropping equally to a point near the ground for pro viding means to move the supplemental hanger attachment backward and forward. The member 44 has a series of openings 48 for the purpose of adjusting the entire sup plemental hanger attachment, as may be de sired. This attachment is intended to carry tobacco away from the uppermost ladder-sec tion and when the entire device cannot be pushed back any farther, as in finishing a rail, and a stick is immediately under. In this event the ladder-sections will be lowered temporarily and afterward raised. This at tachment need not be used except in finish 75 ing a rail and is generally folded up against the ladder-section supporting it. It is worked or operated by the rope 47, and when the last stick hung interferes with further operation of hanging said attachment is moved to bear against the said last stick to push its leaves out of the way and assist in positioning a stick above the place where the device has been standing. 1. To operate the machine, ordinarily the rails are spaced and each tier hung beginning at the top. The base-frame is positioned under... the rail desired to be hung and beginning, for example, at one end of the shed.... A stick is then placed in the bail and run up above the rail and at the same time shoving the Sup port 4 as near the end of shed as possible., The stick is then lowered in place, and simul taneously said support is shifted forwardly sufficiently to position the next stick and with 95 out touching the one just hung. The support 4 is moved by the foot of the operator, there by leaving the hands free to manipulate the ropes connected to the various parts. This operation continues throughout the length of a rail and the end finished up by the supple mental hanger attachment. The base-frame can then be moved easily and quickly under another rail for a similar operation. The parts of the device when not in use can be quickly reduced into comparatively com pact form for storage or other purposes, and changes in the proportions or dimensions can be made to suit different sheds or for other purposes. The device has many advantages and will save labor, time, and expense in hanging tobacco and avoid the danger inci dent to climbing up into the shed.. IIaving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a tobacco-hanging device, the combi an elevating-frame adjustably carried by one of said sections, a tobacco-elevating bail, and means for operating said parts, 2. In a tobacco-hanging device, the combi an elevating-bail, a freely-movable support, for saidsections, and means for operating said parts. 3. In a tobacco-hanging device, the combi an elevating-bail, a freely-movable support for said sections, a base-frame on which said. Support moves, and means for operating Said parts. 4. In a tobacco-hanging device, the combi IOO. 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5 5? Ort for Said Sections. O nation of a series of extensible sections, a to bacco - elevating bail, an upper elevating frame, an adjacent supplemental hanger at tachment, and a lower freely-adjustable sup 5. In a tobacco-hanging device, the combi nation of extensible sections, a bail, three ropes attached to said bail, one at the center and two crossed and connected to opposite portions thereof, means for supporting said sections, and means for operating the several devices. 6. In a tobacco-hanging device, the combi nation of a base-frame comprising side rails, a support having opposite upper and lower strips and intermediate blocks all supplied with rollers bearing on the said rails, exten sible sections held on said support, a bail, and 829,267 3 means for raising and lowering said bail on the sections In a tobacco-hanging device, the combi nation of a base-frame, a support movable thereon comprising opposite pairs of strips with mortises in the inner edges, standards having mortises in the outer edges to fit the mortises of the strips, ladder-sections adjust ably held by said standards, and means for raising and placing tobacco-sticks held by the said sections. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. Witnesses: J. E. HART, D. E. GHUNT. OMAR C. MOTE. L. s.] 25

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