US Patent: 278,956
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| Harvester Binder
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Patentee:
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| Josiah D. Heebner (exact or similar names) - Lansdale, Montgomery County, PA |
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Patent Dates:
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May 21, 1880 |
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Jun. 05, 1883 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Heebner & Sons
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Description: |
| Abstract:
This invention relates to improvements in that class of harvester-binders' which cut the grain, bind it into bundles, and discharge the bound bundles from the machine, all automatically and without the intervention of hand labor; and the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts.
Claim:
In a harvester and binder in which the binding mechanism is located at one edge of the -grain-platform, an endless chain or chains arranged within the platform, in combination with the pivoted rake-teeth and mechanism whereby said rake-teeth are caused to rise above the top of the platform as they move toward the binding mechanism, remain elevated during a portion of their backward movement, and then descend below the top of the platform. for the remainder of their backward movement. |
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