US Patent: 5,433X
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| Cotton Gin
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Patentee:
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| David Phillips (exact or similar names) - Jefferson County, MS |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Apr. 03, 1829 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Most of the patents prior to 1836 were lost in the Dec. 1836 fire. Only about 2,000 of the almost 10,000 documents were recovered. Little is known about this patent. There are no patent drawings available. This patent is in the database for reference only.
“The improvement claimed, is in the form of the breast board, and the addition of a press board attached to the upper end of the grate frame.
The breast board is a plain straight board, standing vertically, or nearly so, the lower edge being placed nearer to the cylinder than in the ordinary gin, so as to contract the horizontal diameter of the roll of seed cotton, causing it to press less upon the seed vent, and more upon
the centre of the saws. The press board consists of a narrow strip of wood, about 3 inches wide, extending the whole length of the roll, and pressing lightly upon it; the board is hinged to the top of the grate frame: this renders the roll more compact, and prevents its raising up.
The whole contrivance is extremely simple, but the patentee avers that it offers several advantages, requiring less power, and ginning nearly one-fourth more cotton than usual in a given time, and much more perfectly than by the old mode.”
Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 4, Jul. 1829 pg. 47
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