This class includes means for severing crops which grow above
the surface of the ground, without disturbing the soil, and means
for gathering the same from the field after they are severed. Subject
matter relating to cutting crop material lying on the ground without
disturbing the soil is also included.
SECTION II - LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES AND WITHIN THIS CLASS
Cutting implements carried in the hand or by the body and
capable of general application are classified in Class 30, Cutlery.
The raking devices in this class are limited to the type that
are designed to gather hay, straw, grass, leaves, or the like.
Intermittent loaders, which may travel over the ground and which
have forks which gather a load and then swing upwardly to lift the
same and dump it, are classified in Class 414, Material or Article
Handling.
Beet crop harvesters, such as beet harvesters, potato-diggers,
and the like, and means for uprooting and recovering stalks or weeds
are classified in Class 171, Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects.
Stone gatherers which gather stones by impelling the above
ground portions of partially buried stones are found in Class 171,
Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects, subclasses 63+. See
the Notes to this subclass for other types of gatherers.
Machines for scooping up manure are classified in Class 37,
Excavating, subclasses 118+.
(1)
Note. See (19) Note of the class definition of Class 30,
Cutlery.
(2)
Note. See (5) Note of the class definition of Class 294,
Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines which by removing, interchanging, or shifting certain
parts may be converted from one type of harvester into another.
This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Having means to cut grain and convey it away from the point
where it falls, but capable of being converted into a mower by detachment of
the conveying means.
This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Having means to cut grain and catch it as it falls, but
capable of being converted into a mower by the detachment of the
catcher.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices comprising two or more similar cutting units each
comprising a cutter and frame or mounting means, which units are
connected together and operated as a single machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 6. Each of the constituent machines having cutting-knives carried
on the periphery of a rotating reel, generally adapted for mowing
lawns.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machine wherein a harvester or an operating assemblage thereof
derives all or part of its motive power from a motor or engine,
or from a vehicle that is driven by a motor or engine.
(1)
Note. For this and indented subclasses, the terms "motor" and "vehicle" may
be considered in their broadest aspects. Among terms acceptable
for, or equivalent to, "motor" are: "power
take-off", "engine", "hydraulic
ram", "drive means" (i.e., where the
specification discloses a motor), these being only examples of such
terms. Among terms acceptable for, or equivalent to, "vehicle" are
such exemplary term as: "self-propelled machine", "engine-
driven wheeled frame", "tractor", "mobile frame" (i.e.,
where the specification discloses that the mobility of the frame
is derived from a motor).
(2)
Note. The term "operating assemblage" refers
to that portion of a harvester that causes a change in the condition
or the location of the material operated upon. Such material may
be vegetation (i.e., that which is growing from the ground) or crop
(i.e., that which has been separated from the ground by a harvester unit).
The change in condition may be effected by such exemplary assemblages
as a cutting unit, a (corn) snapping unit, a (cotton) picking unit,
a (wheat) threshing unit, and the change in location may be effected
by such exemplary assemblages as a gathering unit (i.e., that which
directs vegetation to a cutter or picker) or a conveyor unit (i.e., that
which moves crop from one location to another).
Tool Driving or Impacting, appropriate subclass for subject matter directed to driving
or impacting a tool, and particularly
subclasses 184+ for tool driving or impacting means mounted on
a vehicle.
Motor Vehicles,
subclasses 14.1+ for a train of two or more vehicles, at least one
of them being a motor vehicle; and subclasses 53.1+ for
a motor vehicle provided with means for facilitating the use of
its motor for supplying power to drive another machine (e.g., power
take-off).
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine wherein the harvester includes means for: (a) sensing
a characteristic of the harvester or a characteristic that is external
to the harvester but related to its use, and (b) performing an action
by at least one of the operating assemblages thereof, which action
is a direct result of such sensing.
Robots, subcollection 9 for a sensor on the end of a robot
arm for controlling arm movement and subcollection 32 for sensor
operated gripping jaws on a robot arm.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.2. Machine wherein the action results from a load requirement
that is greater than the motor can safely deliver, and the action
is effected by permitting the motor to operate without transmitting
its power to the load.
(1)
Note. The action may be effected by use of a frangible connection
in the drive train between the motor and the load or by a disconnectable
or slippable clutch in such drive train.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.2. Machine wherein the action results from the sensing of an
obstacle in the path of movement of a cutting assemblage on the
harvester, and the action is effected by a means for withdrawing
said assemblage from its normal cutting position in said path.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine wherein the operation of the motor or engine is
regulated by the occurrence of an action that cannot be predicted.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a lawn mower having an electric
motor and a switch whereby current to the motor is turned on or
off at the will of the operator, or having a gasoline motor and
an auxiliary starter or a switch to cut off the ignition current
of the engine at the will of the operator.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with two or more motors, engines or other
sources of energy.
(1)
Note. For this and indented subclasses, the power is that
which is applied to any mechanism of the harvester. Therefore, although
in this subclass (10.6) plural cutting assemblages are disclosed,
each assemblage driven by its own motor, the indented subclass (10.7)
provides for a harvester wherein an operating assemblage is powered
by one motor, and operating assemblage is repositioned relative
to the harvester by a second motor, and the harvester is moved over
the ground by a third motor (or any combination of such motor-moved
devices), even though all such motors are supplied with energy from
a common source of energy.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.6. Machine wherein one of the motors drives one mechanism of
the harvester and another of the motors drives a mechanism having
a purpose different from that of the first-mentioned portion.
(1)
Note. For examples of types of mechanism found in this subclass,
see (1) Note to subclass 10.6.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with means for connecting or disconnecting
or regulating the action of one or more mechanisms of the harvester
or the vehicle relative to its motor, at the will of an operator.
(1)
Note. The term "mechanism" includes (a)
those parts of an operating assemblage that move relative to one
another or to their supporting structure for the purpose of performing
a harvesting function, (b) those parts of a harvester-supporting
structure that move relative to the harvester or its vehicle for
the purpose of adjusting the structure relative to the harvester
or its vehicle, and (c) those parts of a vehicle that move relative
to the vehicle or the ground for the purpose of transiting the vehicle
over the ground.
(2)
Note. In this and indented subclasses a foot-actuated pedal
is considered to be as "manual" as a hand-actuated
lever.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.8. Machine wherein the motor is actuated by force applied via
a liquid or gaseous medium, and wherein the motor action is regulated
by a device that directs the flow of said medium.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.8. Machine wherein the means causes a change in the proportion
of motor movement relative to mechanism movement.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.8. Machine wherein the means causes a change in the direction
of movement of the mechanism from one direction to an opposite direction.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.8. Machine wherein the means includes a device for stopping
motion of the motor or the mechanism and a device for connecting
the motor to, and disconnecting it from, the mechanism.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.8. Machine wherein the means includes two or more mechanisms
and a corresponding number of series of connected parts through
which motion is transmitted from a motor to said mechanisms, each
of which series is provided with a device for connecting the motor
to and disconnecting it from the mechanism.
(1)
Note. This and the indented subclasses provide for a harvester
wherein, for example, it is desired to disconnect the cutter unit
thereof while continuing drive to the transit wheels thereof from
the motor.
This subclass is indented under subclass 11.4. Machine wherein each series includes a clutch-assemblage.
(1)
Note. A clutch-assemblage comprises all the parts that cooperate
together to (a) connect a rotating "input" shaft
(or a pulley, drum, flywheel, gear or other equivalent torque-transmitting
member) to a rotatable "output" shaft (or hub,
pulley, gear or other equivalent torque-transmitting member) that
is coaxial with and driven by the input shaft, or (b) disconnect
said shafts from rotational relationship, either action being performed
at the will of the user of the clutch-assemblage.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.8. Machine wherein the means includes an endless band trained
around pulleys on the motor and the mechanism, and wherein the connection
is made by tightening the band into close engagement with the pulleys.
This subclass is indented under subclass 11.7. Machine wherein the clutch-assemblage connects and disconnects
either the cutting unit or the driven ground-engaging wheels of
the vehicle relative to the motor or engine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine wherein the motor is actuated by force applied via
a liquid or gaseous medium, or wherein the motor is actuated by
a source of potential power.
(1)
Note. The most common source of stored-energy in a harvester
of this subclass is an electric battery carried on the harvester
to operate the electric motor thereof. However, a spring-operated
or a weight-operated motor would also be proper for this subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with means for restoring a cutting blade
or a vegetation-gathering member to its original or operative state
of being.
(1)
Note. This subclass provided for a harvester having means
for sharpening a cutting blade or cleaning a cutting blade or picker
member (e.g., a cotton-gathering spindle), or moistening such a
picker member to remove the wisps of cotton not picked up by a cotton "doffer".
The cleaning means is in addition to that means which strips the
bulk of the cotton, or other crop, from the gathering members.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine wherein the power source emits thermal radiation
or gaseous by-products therefrom, and provided with means for utilizing such
emissions during the harvesting operation.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a lawn mower wherein the
exhaust gas is used to set up the grass to be cut evenly, or to help
discharge the cut crop, or for a harvester wherein heat from the
engine helps dry the crop.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with a series of connected parts through
which motion is transmitted from the motor to the mechanism, and
further provided with means for applying a friction-reducing fluid
to said series.
(1)
Note. The term "mechanism" is defined in
(1) Note to the definition of subclass 10.8.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with prong members that engage and handle
vegetation or crop and further provided with means for causing said members
to move with more than one degree of movement.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester wherein there
is a cylinder having projecting fingers, and the fingers move generally
radially in and out of the cylinder as the cylinder rotates, or
for a harvester wherein prongs of a hay rake revolve with their
supporting carriage and an axis parallel to the ground but maintain
their orientation so their free ends point constantly toward the
ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 12.4. Machine, each of said prong members having an axis that
extends along its length, and the members all lying in substantially
a common plane, wherein each member rotates on its own axis and
all the members move in an endless path lying in said plane.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester for picking
cotton wherein the picking fingers rotate to wind the cotton boll
onto the fingers, and are carried on an endless chain that brings
the fingers to a position whereat the cotton is stripped from the
fingers.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with a series of connected parts through
which motion is transmitted from the motor to the mechanism, wherein
said series is mounted so as to be detachable, one part from another,
or is mounted so as to prevent high-frequency impulses from being transmitted
from one part of the machine to another part thereof.
(1)
Note. It is inherent in any series of connected parts that
certain of the parts may be disconnected therefrom and reconnected
thereto. Therefore, there should be clearly disclosed the features
implicit in the title and definition of the subclass.
for a harvester having a connection between a motor
and a mechanism driven thereby, which connection is capable of slipping
under a condition of overload and is, therefore, inherently capable
of absorbing vibrations that would otherwise be transmitted from
one part of a machine to another part thereof.
for a harvester having a clutch or other separable
connection between a motor and a mechanism driven thereby, which
connection is intended for manual control of the drive train rather
than for detachment thereof.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with a cutting blade that is supported
on a driving shaft by a resilient or pivotal connection.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester wherein the
cutting blade thereof is mounted so that it will move or "give" relative
to its driving shaft, thereby reducing the possibility of the blade breaking,
or producing a flailing action on the vegetation or crop.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with an operating assemblage comprising
means for moving air under pressure or suction, whereby vegetation
or crop is moved relative to the harvester under the influence of
the moving air.
(1)
Note. In this subclass the air-blower cools the motor or
engine or provides a force for lifting the harvester out of contact
with the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 12.8. Machine wherein the air-moving assemblage sucks or directs
vegetation (i.e., that which is growing from the ground) to the
harvester.
This subclass is indented under subclass 12.9. Machine provided with an air duct between the vegetation
and the air-moving assemblage, wherein that end of the air duct
opposite the air-moving assemblage is applied to vegetation so as
to draw vegetation to the harvester.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.1. Machine further provided with means mounted on a driving
shaft located in the air duct near the vegetation end thereof, which
means imparts multitudinous impulses to the vegetation adjacent
the air duct whereby to agitate the vegetation and separate one
portion from another.
(1)
Note. The impulse means usually comprises a rotating shaft
having bristles or loosely-mounted flail elements thereon, but may
include any other means that beats the vegetation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 12.8. Machine wherein the air-moving assemblage directs crop (i.e.,
that which has been separated from the ground by a harvester unit)
within or away from the harvester.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.3. Machine provided with a cutting knife actuated by a motor-driven
shaft, and wherein a fan of the air-blower assemblage is supported
on the same shaft that actuates the knife.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with at least two operating assemblages
driven by a motor or engine.
(1)
Note. A distinction is made between the driving of harvester
components for the purpose of treating or handling vegetation or
crop and the driving of harvester components for the purpose of
adjusting them relative to one another. For example, a harvester
wherein cutting blades are driven and a crop conveyor is driven, or
a harvester wherein snapping rolls are driven and husking rolls
are driven would be found in this or indented subclasses because
in the named instances both units are operating assemblages. However,
a harvester wherein cutting blades are driven and a structure that supports
those cutting blades or a structure that supports another operating assemblage
is repositioned by motor means, or a harvester wherein snapping rolls
are driven and the transit wheels that move the harvester over the
ground are driven by motor means will be found, for example, in
subclasses 14.7+, particularly 15.1+, because
the supporting structure and the transit wheels are not considered
to be operating assemblages.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.5. Machine wherein the operating assemblages are cutting assemblages
that act to cut vegetation or crop either in different places or
ways or at different times from one another.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester wherein one
cutting assemblage cuts one swath of vegetation and a second cutting
assemblage cuts a second, different swath of vegetation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.6. Machine wherein the cutting assemblages act to cut vegetation
or crop in different ways or at different times from one another.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester wherein one
cutting assemblage cuts tall grass with a reciprocating sickle cutter
and another cutting assemblage cuts short grass with a rotating
disk type cutter, or a harvester wherein one cutting assemblage
is disconnected from the driving train and the other cutting assemblage
connected into the driving train for alternative operation of such
cutting assemblages.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.7. Machine wherein the cutting assemblages are spaced apart
and positioned relative to one another such that the product of
(i.e., the material cut by) one assemblage is work for (i.e, the material
to be cut by) a succeeding assemblage.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.8. Machine provided with means located in the space separating
two cutting assemblages for moving the product of one assemblage
to the succeeding assemblage to be work therefor.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.5. Machine wherein each of at least two of the operating assemblages
comprises two generally cylindrical members rotating in opposite angular
directions on generally parallel axes and spaced apart a distance
sufficient to admit vegetation or crop between the cylindrical peripheries
of said members.
(1)
Note. The roller-couple described above is called a "snapping
unit" if it pulls vegetation (usually corn) from the stalk
and called a "husking unit" if it removes the outer
husk from an ear of corn.
(2)
Note. In some harvesters one axis is common to one roller
of a snapping unit and one roller of a husking unit, and another
parallel axis is common to the other roller of said snapping unit
and the other roller of said husking unit. However, each unit functions
without regard to the other, therefore the structure is proper for
this subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.1. Machine further provided with an operating assemblage comprising
two devices spaced from one another and having elements thereon for
engaging vegetation lying between the devices, the elements of the
respective devices moving orbitally in opposite angular directions such
that when the elements of the respective devices are closest together
they are moving toward one of the roller-couple operating assemblages,
thereby to direct the vegetation engaged between the devices to
the action of said roller-couple.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.5. Machine wherein one of the operating assemblages comprises
first means for engaging and actively directing vegetation to the
action of the harvester and another of the operating assemblages
comprises second means for cutting the vegetation directed thereto.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.3. Machine wherein the first means comprises a device rotatable
about an axis that is generally parallel to the ground and having
vegetation-engaging elements rotatable therewith about said axis,
which device is rotated in an angular direction such that when the
elements are closest to the ground they are moving toward the harvester.
This subclass is indented under subclass 13.5. Machine wherein one of the operating units comprises first
means for cutting vegetation or crop and another of the operating
units comprises second means for moving crop to or from the first
means.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.5. Machine provided with a third means for dividing one portion
of the crop from another portion of the crop.
(1)
Note. In this subclass the term "thresher" is
considered as equivalent to a crop-separating unit, and a harvester including
a cutter, a conveyor and a thresher is found herein.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with a carriage or conveyance that derives
its motive power for travelling over the ground from a motor or
engine, to which carriage is connected an operating assemblage of
a harvester to effect travel of said assemblage over the ground.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a self-propelled lawn mower
that is guided by a walking attendant or a self-propelled lawn mower
that is steered by a riding attendant.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.7. Machine wherein the carriage has at least one wheel that
is rotated solely by reason of its engagement with the ground as
the carriage travels over the ground, and provided with a series
of connected parts through which motion is transmitted to the operating
assemblage solely from said wheel.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.7. Machine provided with a structure for supporting the operating
assemblage and means for attaching said structure to the carriage,
which means allows said structure to be relocated with respect to
said carriage.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.9. Machine further provided with a series of connected parts
for transmitting motion from the motor or engine to said structure
for the purpose of re-locating said structure with respect to the
carriage.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.9. Machine further provided with a series of connected parts
for transmitting motion from the motor or engine to an operating
assemblage on said structure, wherein the series of parts may be
bent or reoriented relative to one another to maintain the motion-transmitting
connection between the motor and the assemblage despite the relocation
of the structure.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.9. Machine wherein the structure is provided with one or more
ground-engaging wheels that may be turned about a substantially
vertical axis.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester wherein its
propelling vehicle (e.g., tractor) has a set of steering wheels for
the tractor and the operating assemblage is supported in a structure
that has its own set of steering wheels separate from those of the
vehicle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.9. Machine wherein the structure is relocated relative to the
carriage in a direction that is transverse to the direction of movement
of the carriage and parallel to the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.9. Machine wherein the means may be manipulated by an operator
to cause the structure to be detached from the carriage and reattached
easily.
(1)
Note. It is inherent in any structure that is attached to
a machine that the structure may be detached therefrom and reattached
thereto. Therefore, there should be clearly disclosed the features
implicit in the title and definition of the subclass.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.9. Machine wherein the means includes a yieldable portion or
includes an attachment permitting movement of the structure in plural directions
simultaneously.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester wherein vibrations
that may be generated in one mechanism of a harvester will be damped
so as not to be transmitted to another mechanism of the harvester,
or for a harvester wherein an operating assemblage may be pivoted
in a vertical plane extending laterally and may also be pivoted
in a horizontal plane (e.g., in a "breakaway" cutter).
for a harvester having "breakaway" mechanism,
wherein retraction of a cutter assemblage is a direct result of the
cutter assemblage meeting an obstruction to its movement, and such retraction
is permitted by a universal-action hitch.
This subclass is indented under subclass 15.7. Machine wherein the structure is supported by the ground
over which it travels, and follows the contours of the ground regardless
of irregularities therein.
This subclass is indented under subclass 14.9. Machine wherein the means includes an axle or shaft that
is generally parallel to the ground and serves as a hinge on which
the structure swivels.
This subclass is indented under subclass 15.9. Machine wherein the operating assemblage includes elongated
fingers extending generally in the direction of travel of the harvester,
and wherein the attaching means includes an axle or shaft extending
generally across said direction of travels, whereby the structure
supporting said fingers may swivel in a vertical plane about a lateral
axis.
(1)
Note. In use, the harvester of this subclass is driven over
ground on which crop (i.e., vegetation that has been cut) is lying
while the tines are disposed close to the ground. When a mass of
crop has accumulated on the tines, the structure is lifted and the
crop transported to another location in the field.
This subclass is indented under subclass 15.9. Machine wherein the axle or shaft lies along the direction
of travel of the harvester.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a harvester wherein a cutting
assemblage extends laterally out from the side of the harvester
and folds up about the longitudinal pivot to reduce the lateral
dimension of the harvester and facilitate travel thereof along a
roadway.
This subclass is indented under subclass 15.9. Machine wherein the means includes a bar operating about
a fulcrum and connected to the structure for swiveling said structure
about its hinge shaft, which bar has a detent or lock for maintaining
the bar and the structure in a desired position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine wherein the operating assemblage changes the location
or the condition of crop (i.e., that which has been separated from
the ground by a harvester assemblage).
Presses,
subclasses 1+ , for binder applying methods and apparatus, not otherwise
classifiable, and not involving gathering of material from the ground,
and especially subclass 6 for such apparatus including means to
cut or rupture the material into parts.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16.4. Machine wherein the operating assemblage divides one portion
of crop from another portion thereof, or divides unwanted material
(e.g., debris or trash) from wanted crop.
This subclass is indented under subclass 10.1. Machine provided with a carriage or conveyance having one
or more wheels or skids engaging the ground, on which carriage is mounted
an operating assemblage of a harvester and a motor or engine for
operating said assemblage.
(1)
Note. This and indented subclasses provide for a harvester,
usually termed "lawn mower", that is propelled
over the ground by a person, but derives its motive power for cutting
from a motor.
for a lawn mower similar to that found in this (16.7)
and indented subclasses, in which lawn mower the drive to a cutter
and/or transit wheel is controlled by regulating the tautness
of an endless belt trained over driving and driven pulleys.
for a lawn mower similar to that found in this (16.7)
and indented subclasses, in which lawn mower a motor drives both
the cutter and the vehicle that supports the cutter.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16.7. Machine provided with means for discharging flowable matter
therefrom.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a lawn mower having means
to spread fertilizer or weed-killer, for example, in addition to
its grass-cutting means.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16.7. Machine wherein the motor or engine may drive two or more
mechanisms, or may be utilized to drive one mechanism for two or
more different purposes.
(1)
Note. This subclass provides for a lawn mower wherein the
motor may drive a cutter or a sweeper, or one wherein the motor
may drive the cutter as a grass cutter or as a mulcher, these being
only exemplary of machines found therein.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16.7. Machine wherein the assemblage is a cutting assemblage,
and provided with means for changing the location of said assemblage
with respect to the ground over which the harvester travels.
This subclass is indented under subclass 17.1. Machine wherein the ground-engaging portion (e.g., wheel
or skid) of the carriage is relocated with respect to its carriage,
thereby relocating the cutting assemblage with respect to the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16.7. Machine provided with a passive element mounted on the carriage
and located so as to deflect or direct vegetation (i.e., that which
is to be cut) to the action of a cutting assemblage.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16.7. Machine wherein the motor or engine includes an element
that is turned thereby about an axis, and the operating assemblage
includes a cutting knife mounted on said element for turning therewith.
This subclass is indented under subclass 16.7. Machine wherein the operating assemblage includes a cutting
knife that moves to-and-fro in a straight line or an arcuate path,
and provided with a series of connected parts that connects the
motor or engine to said knife whereby the motor causes the knife
to move.
Land Vehicles, appropriate subclasses for a land vehicle of general utility.
Particular attention is directed to
subclasses 6.154+ wherein the land vehicle includes means, interposed between
the vehicle body, chassis, or frame and the running gear thereof, for
appropriately predisposing a load, load carrier, or receptacle portion
to accommodate sustained travel upon an expansive inclined surface
(e.g., hillside); or subclasses 400+ for an articulated
vehicle or a plurality of interconnected vehicles (i.e., vehicle train).
This subclass is indented under subclass 28. Having means for detaching the cotton from the plant and
conveying it to a receptacle, including a pneumatic device.
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. The invention being limited to a nozzle having means peculiarly
adapted to detach the cotton from the boll.
This subclass is indented under subclass 40. Comprising long slender members rotating on their longitudinal
axes and provided with means to engage the cotton lint and remove
it from the plants.
This subclass is indented under subclass 41. Having the spindle mounted on an endless belt, by which
they are carried to and from a position to engage the cotton on
the plants.
This subclass is indented under subclass 42. Having a track or guide which engages a cam connected with
the spindles in order to guide the spindles into a proper position
to engage the cotton on the plants.
This subclass is indented under subclass 41. The rotary spindles mounted on a rotating drum or the like,
by which they are carried bodily to and from a position to engage
the cotton on the plants.
This subclass is indented under subclass 44. The spindle being flexible, so that the projecting ends
of the same will bend downwardly by their own weight.
This subclass is indented under subclass 44. The spindle reciprocating longitudinally at the same time
that it is being rotated on its longitudinal axis and being carried
around bodily on the rotary carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 44. Having a track or guide which engages a cam connected with
the spindles in order to guide the spindles into a proper position
to engage the cotton on the plants.
This subclass is indented under subclass 40. Comprising a drum, cylinder, or the like rotating or oscillating
on its axis and having means to engage and remove the cotton lint
from the plants.
This subclass is indented under subclass 36. Elements of long slender form having lint- engaging means
and usually rotated on their longitudinal axes to engage the lint
in the boll.
Conveyors: Power-Driven,
subclasses 300+ for a conveyor carried by a ground vehicle, subclasses
604 and 626.1+ for opposed, load-gripping endless belt
conveyors, and subclasses 506+ for a conveyor specialized
for collecting a load from the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Comprising means for breaking the standing stalks.
(1)
Note. This subclass includes machines for performing the
operation on broomcorn known as tabling--i.e., breaking down the
head and leaving it to hang top downward to dry.
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Including means for cutting standing cornstalks or other
stalks of similar nature, regardless of the ultimate disposition
of the cut stalks.
This subclass is indented under subclass 53. The cutters being so located as to sever the standing stalk
close to the top and means for catching the top after it is cut
off.
(1)
Note. These machines are more especially adapted for harvesting
such crops as Kafir corn, milo maize, and feterita.
Foods and Beverages: Apparatus,
subclass 537 for a machine for cutting off the top from stalks
which have previously been cut and subclasses 635 and 643 for cutting
means that removes the tops from food.
This subclass is indented under subclass 60. Having means for catching the short lengths of stalks after
they are cut, the stalks so cut being generally used as silage.
Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration, or the comminution or cutting of material of that
class (241) type which may include the cutting of silage.
This subclass is indented under subclass 53. Having means for stripping off the leaves and removing the
tops from the stalks as they are severed, being generally used in
harvesting sugar-cane.
This subclass is indented under subclass 53. Having, in connection with stalk-cutting mechanism, means
for removing the ears from the stalks, with or without means for
removing the husks from the ears.
This subclass is indented under subclass 69. Having means for adjusting the binding mechanism bodily,
so that the stalks will be bound at any desired distance from, their
ends.
This subclass is indented under subclass 71. The discharging means comprising a crane or similar means
for lifting the bundle of stalks bodily from the harvester and lowering
it to the ground.
(1)
Note. Search this class, subclass 426 for bundle forming
and discharging means of this type if the invention does not include
gathering or cutting.
(2)
Note. Search Class 212, Traversing Hoists, appropriate subclasses
for cranes, per se.
This subclass is indented under subclass 71. The discharging means including an endless apron, which
receives the cut stalks and discharges them onto the ground or into
a vehicle traveling alongside the harvester.
This subclass is indented under subclass 71. The platform or bottom of the stalk- receptacle being retracted
to permit the discharge of the accumulated stalks.
This subclass is indented under subclass 99. The cutting means consisting of one or more knives which
are fixed with respect to the frame of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 53. The cutting means consisting of one or more knives which
are fixed with respect to the frame of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Having means for detaching the ears from the standing stalks,
with or without means for subsequently removing the husks which
may be left on the ears.
This subclass is indented under subclass 111. Having means to adjust the position of the frame which carries
the rollers with respect to the rest of the harvester-frame.
This subclass is indented under subclass 103. Having a fixed member on the frame, which engages the ears
and detaches them from the stalks as the latter are drawn through
the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 103. Comprising a comb which has a movement relative to the machine
to engage the ears and strip them from the stalks, the distance
between the teeth permitting the stalks to pass between, but not
the ears.
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Limited to the means for gathering the stalks and directing
them to the cutter or ear-detaching means or for guiding the stalks
from the cutter to the stalk-bundling mechanism.
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Comprising means attached to a corn-harvesting machine peculiarly
adapted to receive bundles of corn-stalks after they are cut and
bound and to load the same onto a vehicle traveling alongside.
This subclass is indented under subclass 51. Comprising means attached to a corn-harvesting machine for
receiving and carrying bundles of corn-stalks after they are cut
and bound until a desired number have been accumulated.
CUTTERS WITH PLANT OR CROP CONTACTING GAUGE (E.G., BEET TOPPERS):
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Apparatus including a carriage or mount having cutting means
and having gauging means adapted to contact the crop to control the
height of the cutting means.
(1)
Note. The cutter generally functions to cut off the crown
and foliage of root crops, such as beets, generally arranged in
rows.
Foods and Beverages: Apparatus,
subclasses 635+ , for end cutters working on crops after removal
from the ground, and subclass 491, for a cutter that is positioned
by the food to be cut.
Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects,
subclasses 32 , 33 and 34+ for gage controlled cutter
means for detachment of plant parts combined with apparatus for
unearthing such plants.
This subclass is indented under subclass 121.4. Apparatus where the gauging and cutting means are freely
supported by a carriage or the like for sidewise movement relative
thereto so that the gauging and cutting means may follow the irregularities
of the individual plants in the row.
This subclass is indented under subclass 121.4. Apparatus having means to lift and arrange the foliage or
to otherwise manipulate the foliage so as to present it to the gauging
and cutting mechanism in an orderly predetermined fashion.
This subclass is indented under subclass 121.4. Apparatus having cutting means in addition to the topping
cutter which may either (1) cut at a different height or (2) make
a slitting cut on the top or crown of the beet so as to divide the
top into segments.
This subclass is indented under subclass 121.4. Apparatus having means acting to move the cut tops out of
the path traversed by the gauging and topping mechanism.
This subclass is indented under subclass 121.44. Apparatus where the means moving the cut tops has motion
relative to the carriage.
(1)
Note. The clearing or moving means may itself be attached
to or integral with a moving cutting device, and may be disclosed
merely as operating to clear the cutting device.
This subclass is indented under subclass 121.4. Apparatus wherein the gauging means is movable with respect
to the cutter for regulating the depth of the cut responsive to
the height and/or diameter of the crown to thereby control
the thickness of the severed crown; i.e., the higher the crown the
deeper the cut.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Having means for cutting standing grain, means for threshing
the same, and means for conveying the cut grain from the cutter
to the thresher.
This subclass is indented under subclass 122. The cutting mechanism comprising a knife which has a reciprocating
motion transversely of the path of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 123. The axes of each set of supporting-wheels being in alinement
and the cutter centrally located with respect to the path of the
machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 123. The cutter-frame hinged to swing vertically with respect
to the main frame of the machine about a longitudinal axis.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines for gathering seed or grain from standing stalks
or from the ground, including those which thresh from the standing stalks,
sometimes having a grain separator in combination therewith.
(1)
Note. This subclass and those indented thereunder may include
machines having a knife which merely assists the stripping action.
Crop Threshing or Separating, appropriate subclasses, for grain separating mechanism,
per se, or for threshing mechanism which threshes the stalks after
they are cut.
This subclass is indented under subclass 126. Comprising a fixed comb, between the teeth of which the
stalks are drawn to strip the seed or grain therefrom.
This subclass is indented under subclass 128. The axes of each set of wheels being in alinement and the
comb centrally located with respect to the path of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 126. Comprising a moving comb which moves through the grain and
strips the seed or grain from the stalks the latter passing through between
the teeth of the comb.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines having means to cut grain or the like, a platform
upon which the grain falls as it is cut, means for binding the grain
into sheaves, and means for conveying the grain from the platform
to the binder.
for machines of this type having a motor for driving
all or some portion of the mechanism; 432 et seq., for inventions
limited to the binding mechanism, per se, and 153 and the subclasses
indented thereunder for inventions relating to cutting and conveying
not limited to machines which bind the grain into sheaves.
Presses,
subclass 6 for binder applying apparatus, not otherwise provided for,
and not involving gathering of material from the ground, and including
some means to cut or rupture the material into parts.
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Wherein the band is of wire or similar material, the ends
being twisted together to secure the band around the sheaf.
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Wherein the band is of straw or similar material and is
secured about the sheaf by twisting the ends together and tucking
them into the sheaf or under some portion of the band.
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Wherein the cutter and platform on which the grain falls
may be folded to facilitate transportation from one field to another.
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Wherein the binder is located on the stubble-ward side of
the main or bull wheel, the grain being conveyed from the platform
where it falls over the main wheel to the binder.
This subclass is indented under subclass 135. The binder mechanism capable of being folded bodily on the
rest of the machine for convenience in transporting the same.
This subclass is indented under subclass 135. The binder adjustable longitudinally, so that the band may
be tined around the sheaf at the desired distance from the end,
whatever the length of the cut stalks.
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Wherein the grain is bound and discharged from the machine
without being raised as high as the upper rim of the main or bull
wheel.
This subclass is indented under subclass 143. Therein the grain in passing from the platform, where it
falls to the binder, is carried in a curved path.
This subclass is indented under subclass 143. The sheaf being discharged onto the ground or a sheaf-carrier
inside of the main or bull wheel of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 143. The sheaf being discharged onto the ground or a sheaf-carrier
outside of the main or bull wheel of the machine.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines having means to cut grain or the like, a platform
upon which the grain falls as it is cut, and means for moving the
grain from the platform to a point of discharge.
(1)
Note. Search this class, subclass 14.5, for a harvester having
a motorized cutter and conveyor, and 192, for cutting-machines provided
with a chute or the like for directing the cut material into a window.
(2)
Note. Search Class 198, Conveyors: Power-Driven, appropriate
subclasses, for conveyors which are of general application.
This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Wherein the cutting elements oscillate about pivots coacting
with each other or with a fixed ledger-plate to effect a shearing
action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 153. The cutter comprising knives mounted on the periphery of
a rotating reel and coacting with a fixed ledger-plate.
This subclass is indented under subclass 153. The cutter comprising a disk having a serrated or sharpened
edge and rotating on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the disk.
This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Therein the platform is adapted to support a reciprocating
cutter.
(1)
Note. In this subclass and those indented thereunder the
cutter may not be claimed or even specifically shown, but the invention
is peculiarly adapted to this type of harvester--i.e., something
more than a mere conveyor of general application.
This subclass is indented under subclass 158. Wherein the cutter and platform on which the grain falls
may be folded to facilitate transportation from one field to another.
This subclass is indented under subclass 158. Having a platform on which one or more persons may stand
to bind the grain manually as it is carried thither by the conveyor.
This subclass is indented under subclass 160. The conveying means comprising a rake automatically operated
to rake the grain from the cutter-platform to the binder"s
platform.
This subclass is indented under subclass 158. The conveying means comprising a rake manually operated
to rake the grain from the cutter-platform to the point of discharge.
This subclass is indented under subclass 158. The conveying means comprising a rake automatically operated
to rake the grain from the cutter-platform to the point of discharge.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Having tongs of grappling-arms which hold the material,
after it is raked into a gravel, until it can be bound manually
into a sheaf.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Having means to receive the grain as it is raked from the
platform, which may be dumped to discharge the collected material.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Apparatus wherein the rake is of the rotating type. Included
are devices wherein a standing-grain gathering reel also coacts
with the platform to move the fallen grain therefrom after it has
been cut.
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. The rake rotating about a vertical axis, usually having
also an irregular vertical movement to cause it to engage the grain
at the proper point in its course and to rise out of the way of
the operator after leaving the grain at its point of discharge.
This subclass is indented under subclass 169. Having a switch to control the vertical movement of the
rake to cause it to rake the grain from the platform only when desired.
This subclass is indented under subclass 171. Having manually-controlled means to cause the switch to
be operated sooner or later than it would be operated by the automatic
means alone.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Wherein the rake is moved rectilinearly to rake the grain
from the platform and is returned over the same course, the rake
usually having some additional movement on its return course to enable
it to pass over the grain then lying on the platform.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Wherein the rake travels in a vertical circuit--that is,
a given point on the rake travels substantially in a vertical plane.
This subclass is indented under subclass 176. The rake being mounted on and carried by belts or chains,
frequently traveling beneath the platform, with the teeth extending
up through the same to rake the grain therefrom.
This subclass is indented under subclass 164. Wherein the rake travels in a horizontal circuit--that is,
a given point on the rake travels substantially in a horizontal
plane.
This subclass is indented under subclass 158. Wherein an endless carrier moving over the platform receives
the grain as it is cut and either by itself or in connection with
other endless carriers supports the grain while it is conveyed to
the point of discharge.
This subclass is indented under subclass 181. The invention including means for elevating the grain above
the level of the platform to enable it to pass over the bull-wheel
or onto an elevated deck.
This subclass is indented under subclass 187. The tongue, which may be either behind or in front of the
platform, having a pivotal connection therewith.
This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Attachments of the nature of a chute which is so disposed
as to receive the material from the conveyor and deliver the same
to the ground in a swath.
This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Devices attached to a machine to prevent the wind from disarranging
the position of the material as it is cut and conveyed to the binder-deck
or to a point of discharge.
This subclass is indented under subclass 153. Platforms attached to the machine on which one or more persons
may stand to bind the grain manually as it is delivered from the
conveyor.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines having means for cutting growing crops and means
for catching the material as it is cut and discharging it in a windrow.
Included here are windrowing attachments for the cutter-bar of a
harvester.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines having means for cutting growing crops and means
for raking up the cut material after it falls on the ground.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines having means for cutting growing crops and means
for catching the cut material as it falls.
This subclass is indented under subclass 198. The invention limited to the catcher element, with, means
peculiarly adapted for attaching it to a machine of the rotary-cutting
reel type.
This subclass is indented under subclass 203. The catcher making a complete revolution as it is moved
to discharge the load and is returned to receiving position.
This subclass is indented under subclass 203. The catcher having a gate at its rear side, which may be
swung upwardly to allow the contents of the catcher to be discharged.
This subclass is indented under subclass 203. The rear wall of the catcher comprising a member which may
be swung backwardly and downwardly to discharge the contents of
the catcher.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices peculiarly adapted to be attached to some portion
of a harvester in such a position as to catch grain which is shelled
out during the operation of harvesting and which would otherwise
be lost.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for adjusting the position with relation to the
ground of the platform on which the grain falls as it is cut.
Land Vehicles,
subclasses 6.15+ for a land vehicle of general utility having means,
interposed between the vehicle body, chassis, or frame and running
gear thereof, for altering height or levelness of the vehicle body,
chassis, or frame; or subclasses 43+ for a land vehicle
of general utility having vertically adjustable wheels for altering
a dimension of the vehicle or a part thereof.
This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Wherein the platform is rigidly connected with the main
frame of the machine and the whole is adjusted as a unit on the
wheel-frame.
This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Wherein the adjustment is effected by power derived from
the traction-wheels while the machine is moving over the ground.
Earth Working,
subclasses 402 , 403+ and 407+ for earth working
implements in which a wheel is adjusted vertically with respect
to a frame by power derived from its rolling movement over the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 212. Wherein the means for vertically adjusting both sides of
the frame are connected to the same operating mechanism and may
be operated simultaneously.
This subclass is indented under subclass 214. Wherein the wheel-frame is pivoted to the main frame and
carries a pinion, which meshes with a segment-rack on the main frame,
the curvature of the segment-rack being concentric with the pivot
of the wheel-frame and the pinion being rotated to raise or lower
the main frame.
This subclass is indented under subclass 215. Wherein the means for adjusting both sides of the frame
are connected to the same operating mechanism and may be operated
simultaneously.
This subclass is indented under subclass 214. Wherein the means for adjusting both sides of the frame
are connected to the same operating mechanism and may be operated
simultaneously.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for gathering the standing grain, directing it to
the cutting mechanism, and guiding it in its fall when it is cut.
Conveyors: Power-Driven,
subclasses 604 and 626.1+ for opposed, load-gripping
endless belt conveyors, and subclasses 506+ for a conveyor specialized
for collecting a load from the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Comprising means for adjusting the reel vertically or longitudinally
to adapt it to cutters of different height or to grain of different
length.
This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Wherein the reel is driven by angular gearing, which may
slide on the driving-shaft to permit the adjustment of the reel.
This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Wherein the reel is driven by an endless belt or chain,
the tension of which may be adjusted to compensate for the adjustment
of the position of the reel.
This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Wherein each end of the reel axis is mounted at the end
of a swinging arm or a series of such arms and the driving connections
of the reel are mounted concentrically with said arms.
This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Wherein the position of the bats on the reel may be adjusted,
including adjustments for the purpose of transportation.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices peculiarly adapted for attachment to harvesters
to facilitate transportation thereof from one field to another.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Means supported on the ground and specialized to the cutting
or mowing of small grain, grass and the like.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Wherein the cutting mechanism is mounted on a railroad vehicle
and is adapted to trim the grass and weeds growing alongside the
track.
This subclass is indented under subclass 230. Wherein knives carried on the periphery of a rotating reel
coact with a fixed ledger plate to sever the standing vegetation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Having a single cutter which may be so adjusted as to trim
either the top or side of a hedge or the like.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Wherein one cutter cuts off the top of the vegetation and
a following cutter cuts it closer to the ground.
Cutlery, appropriate subclasses, where no means is provided
for guiding the cutter a definite distance from the ground. See
(19) Note after the definition of Class 30.
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Wherein the cutting elements oscillate about pivots coacting
with each other or with a fixed ledger plate to effect a shearing
action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 244. Wherein the cutting mechanism projects to one side of the
machine beyond the path of the supporting wheels.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Wherein the cutting elements oscillate about pivots coacting
with each other or with a fixed ledger plate to effect a shearing
action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. The cutter comprising knives mounted on the periphery of
a rotating reel and coacting with a fixed ledger plate.
This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Wherein the invention comprises a change in the organization
of the machine to facilitate the sharpening of the knives.
This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Wherein the cutter extends in front of the wheel-tread,
so as to cut the grass or the like before the wheel passes over
the same.
This subclass is indented under subclass 253. Having a pinion on the cutting-reel axis meshing directly
with an internal gear on one of the ground-wheels.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. The cutter comprising a disk having a serrated or sharpened
edge and rotating on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the disk,
the disk cooperating with another or with a fixed ledger-blade.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Comprising a cutter which reciprocates in a fingerbar transversely
to the direction of travel and which is located centrally of the
path of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Comprising a cutter reciprocating within a fingerbar which
projects to one side of the path of the wheels.
This subclass is indented under subclass 264. Wherein for the purpose of transportation the cutter may
be folded into a horizontal longitudinal position close to the side
of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Wherein the mechanism for reciprocating the cutter includes
a cam or lever and not merely a crank and pitman.
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Having means for raising the cutter-bar and means for rocking
it, so as to raise or lower the points of the guard-fingers.
This subclass is indented under subclass 277. The lifting means including a lever of the first class,
which impinges upon the inner end of the cutter-bar, inside its
pivot, to raise the outer end of the same or to maintain it at the
desired elevation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. The lifting means including a lever of the first class,
which impinges upon the inner end of the cutter-bar, inside its
pivot, to raise the outer end of the same or to maintain it at the
desired elevation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 284. The lifting means including a lever of the first class,
which impinges upon the inner end of the cutter-bar, inside the
pivot, to raise the outer end of the same or to maintain it at the
desired elevation.
This subclass is indented under subclass 264. Wherein the invention is limited to means for adjusting
the outer end of the cutter-bar forwardly or backwardly to bring
it into proper alinement with the pitman.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. The knives and their mountings and parts directly attached
thereto including means for adjusting the relation of knives to
each other, but not for regulating the height of cut.
This subclass is indented under subclass 289. Comprising knives which oscillate about pivots coacting
with each other or with a fixed ledger-plate to effect a shearing
action.
This subclass is indented under subclass 289. Comprising a disk having a serrated or sharpened edge and
rotating on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the disk.
This subclass is indented under subclass 296. Comprising improvement in both the sickle and the member
within which it reciprocates or in the combination of the two.
This subclass is indented under subclass 296. Wherein the invention is limited to the knife-head, which
is connected directly to the pitman or driving-lever, and that portion
of the finger-bar within which the knife-head is guided.
This subclass is indented under subclass 296. Comprising clips or arms for guiding the knife-bar and maintaining
it in close contact with the member on which it reciprocates.
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Supplemental fingers attached to the finger-bar or guard-fingers
to raise tangled or lodged vegetation above the reciprocating cutter.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Means for dividing the growth to be cut from the rest of
the growth and for directing the same after it is cut away from
the sides of the swath toward the center.
This subclass is indented under subclass 314. Including driving means for imparting movement to the track-clearer
as the machine moves over the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Device comprising structure to support or enclose the cutting
blade of a harvester as the blade moves to perform its function.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for overcoming or lessening the tendency of the
harvester to swing sidewise owing to the resistance or drag of the
cutter projecting to one side of the main supporting wheel or wheels.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Inventions which include a wheel, which supports one end
of the cutter-bar, in combination with other parts essential to
a harvester.
Land Vehicles,
subclass 78 for a land vehicle of general utility which is
normally supported by a single wheel; subclasses 82+ for
devices specially adapted to support and guide a draft coupling
or tongue of a vehicle; or subclasses 86+ for a land vehicle
of general utility including a swivel truck (i.e., caster wheel).
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Inventions which include a seat in combination with some
part of the harvesting mechanism, usually such as to throw the cutter
out of operation when the driver leaves his seat.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Hand implements including a cutter, a handle for the same,
and a series of fingers which constitute a cradle for catching a
quantity of grain as it is cut, so that it may be laid evenly in
a swath.
Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects, appropriate subclasses for devices for recovering vegetables
from the earth by pulling, combing through the earth, digging and
separating and severing below the earth"s crust; and see
particularly
subclass 63 for devices for gathering stones from a field or
the like.
This subclass is indented under subclass 327.1. Device in which the vegetable has a stalk upon which the
vegetable grows, and the device includes means for holding the stalk
and means for cutting the vegetable form the stalk while the latter
is being held.
Purses, Wallets, and Protective Covers,
subclass 2 ; 220, Receptacles, appropriate subclasses and 224,
Package and Article Carriers, appropriate subclasses for receptacles
which may be used by fruit-pickers.
This subclass is indented under subclass 328.1. Comprising means for cutting the stems of grapes, cherries,
strawberries, and the like, in combination with means for catching
them as they are severed.
This subclass is indented under subclass 328.1. Having means on the end of a pole for detaching fruit which
cannot be readily reached by the hand, in combination with
means for catching the fruit as it becomes detached to prevent it
from falling to the ground and becoming bruised.
Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements,
subclasses 209 through 211for pole structures adapted for handling articles
at a distance and see the search there noted.
This subclass is indented under subclass 332. Comprising two jaws, one of which is mounted to slide toward
the other and detach the fruit which is between them.
This subclass is indented under subclass 332. Comprising a member fixed with relation to the pole, which
is moved against the fruit or the stem to detach the fruit.
This subclass is indented under subclass 328.1. Device in which the fruit or nut grows on a tree, and the
device includes means for grasping and shaking the tree to remove
the fruit or nut.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines especially adapted to travel over the ground and
continuously gather hay, straw, or the like therefrom and deliver
it into a receptacle.
(1)
Note. For hand rakes provided with means to receive the raked
material, see this class, subclasses 400.11+.
(2)
Note. Machines having a fork or set of fingers which gather
a load and are then raised to lift the load and dump it are classified
in Class 414, Material or Article Handling.
Conveyors: Power-Driven,
subclass 517 for a reciprocating pusher conveyor for feeding
a load from the ground to another conveyor, and subclasses 308.1
and 522 for tines feeding a load to a conveyor.
This subclass is indented under subclass 345. Wherein the receptacle may be intermittently operated to
deposit the material on the ground, frequently having special structure
for forming it into a symmetrical cock.
This subclass is indented under subclass 347. Having relatively stationary teeth which rake up the material
as the machine advances and assist in directing it to the endless
carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 346. Having relatively stationary teeth which rake up the material
as the machine advances and direct it to the endless carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 351. Having relatively stationary teeth which rake up the material
as the machine advances and assist in directing it to the endless
carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 350. Having relatively stationary teeth which rake up the material
as the machine advances and direct it to the endless carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 355. Having relatively stationary teeth which rake up the material
as the machine advances and assist in directing it to the endless
carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 354. Having relatively stationary rake-teeth which rake up the
material as the machine advances and direct it to the endless carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 358. Having relatively stationary rake-teeth which rake up the
material as the machine advances and assist in directing it to the
endless carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 345. Having relatively stationary rake-teeth which rake up the
material as the machine advances and direct it to the endless carrier.
This subclass is indented under subclass 344. Wherein the receptacle may be intermittently operated to
deposit the material on the ground, frequently having special structure
for forming it into a symmetrical cock.
This subclass is indented under subclass 344. Wherein the material is elevated by mechanism comprising
a series of bars, each bar having a series of teeth which have a
pawing movement and successively engage the material and elevate
it into the receptacle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 362. Having an auxiliary rake which rakes the material from the
ground into position to be engaged by the elevating-teeth.
This subclass is indented under subclass 344. Comprising a series of bars revolving about a common axis
parallel thereto, said bars having rake-teeth thereon which are
usually retracted when near the highest point in their orbit.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines which may be used either to rake hay or to kick
it up or scatter it, so as to facilitate drying.
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Wherein when the machine is used as a rake a series of teeth
gather the hay and revolve about a transverse axis to dump it.
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Wherein the teeth which scatter the hay are journaled on
a crank-shaft which extends transversely of the machine and rotates
to impart a kicking movement to the teeth.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Machines for scattering hay to facilitate its drying, of
for turning windrows of curing hay or analogous material.
This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Machines in which the teeth or other scattering or turning
means rotate around an axis which extends transversely or diagonally
of the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Wherein the teeth are journaled on a crank- shaft which
extends transversely of the machine and rotates to impart a kicking
movement to the teeth.
Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects,
subclass 19 for rakes which are combined with an unearthing
device for the purpose of gathering the objects recovered by said
unearthing device, and subclasses 84+ for soil working rakes
which comb through a mass of earthy material and separate therefrom
the desired objects contained therein.
This subclass is indented under subclass 378. Wherein the rake swings upwardly to discharge the raked
material and moves in the same direction about its axis to return
to its original position.
(1)
Note. There are usually two or more sets of rake-teeth which
are successively thrown into raking position. While one set of
teeth is in raking position the other remains inoperative.
This subclass is indented under subclass 386. Wherein the draft-power is directly applied to dumping the
rake, that is, without the medium of the supporting-wheels.
This subclass is indented under subclass 386. Wherein the power for dumping the rake is applied through
a frictional connection with the supporting-wheels.
This subclass is indented under subclass 386. Comprising spur gear-wheels which are brought into mesh
to lock the rake to the supporting-wheels to dump it.
This subclass is indented under subclass 391. The pawl being fixed to or integral with a transverse rod
which is rocked to cause the pawl to engage the ratchet.
This subclass is indented under subclass 396. Having means for lifting the loaded rake clear of the ground,
so that the load may be more easily transported.
This subclass is indented under subclass 375. Attachments for horse-rakes for preventing escape of the
material from the sides of the rake or to prevent it from becoming
entangled with the operating mechanism.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.02. Rakes wherein the teeth are peculiarly adapted to impale
leaves and the like in their movement. These devices usually are
provided with a material receiver and a means to clear the impaled
material from the teeth into the receiver.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.01. Rakes convertible into tools for other purposes or combined
with other tools and not provided for elsewhere. Attachments specifically
adapted for connection to a rake are also here included where not
provided for elsewhere.
(1)
Note. For hand forks combined with rakes, see Class 294,
Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, subclass 52.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.04. Combinations of rake and cutter, scraper or spreader. The
cutting edge may be formed integral with one or more of the rake tines.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.05. Combinations wherein the cutter and rake are so mounted
upon a common handle that their working edges are directed substantially
in opposite directions.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.05. Combinations wherein the cutter and rake are mounted with
their working edges extending in the same general direction so that they
may perform work simultaneously during a stroke of the tool.
Unearthing Plants or Buried Objects,
subclasses 12 , 52, 89, and 90 for moving soil working and buried
object recovering rakes provided with intercepting rake teeth stripper-type
cleaners.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.08. Combinations provided with means to support the rake upon
the ground for movement thereover. The ground support may be carried
by the cleaner.
(1)
Note. For other ground supported hand rakes, see this class,
subclasses 400.13, 400.14 and 400.15.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.08. Combinations having means operable by hand or foot for actuating
the rake cleaning means.
(1)
Note. Mere inertia operators which function by turning the
rake over or striking it upon the ground are in this class, subclasses
400.08 and 400.09.
(2)
Note. For pivoted heads or tines, see this class, subclasses
400.19 and 400.2.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.04. Combinations of rake and means (1) to receive the raked
material or (2) to prevent or guard against spillage of material
from the rake.
(1)
Note. Additional braces provided between the handle and head
of a rake have been considered as guards for purposes of this classification.
(2)
Note. Search this class, subclasses 400.02 and 400.03 for
rotary or endless rakes combined with material receivers.
(3)
Note. For cleaners and actuating means therefor which may
incidentally form guards or receivers, see this class, subclasses
400.08+.
(4)
Note. Compare with this class, subclass 400.16.
(5)
Note. For fork or rake type scoops, see Class 37, Excavating,
subclasses 316 and 405.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.11. Combinations wherein the guard or receiver comprises means
which coact with the tines or teeth to grip the raked material.
(1)
Note. For grapples in general, see Class 294, Handling:
Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, appropriate subclasses.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.01. Rakes peculiarly adapted to be used in the manner of a broom.
The handle and time fastenings for this type of rake are also classified
here.
(1)
Note. Compare with this class, subclasses 400.11+.
(2)
Note. For brooms in general, see Class 15, Brushing, Scrubbing,
and General Cleaning, appropriate subclasses, particularly subclasses
159.1+.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.17. Broom type rakes having means whereby the parts are adjusted,
usually to fan out or vary the spacing of the tines.
(1)
Note. For adjustable or folding rakes of other types, see
this class, subclass 400.19.
(2)
Note. For adjustable fork or shovel heads, see Class 294,
Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, subclass 53.5 and the
search Notes appended thereto.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.01. Rakes so constructed that (1) they may be collapsed or folded
or (2) the parts may be adjusted with respect to each other.
(1)
Note. For hand rakes provided with ground supports and means
to adjust the distance between the teeth and the ground, see this
class, subclasses 400.09, 400.13, 400.14, and 400.15.
(2)
Note. For adjustable broom type rakes, see this class, subclass
400.18.
(3)
Note. For rakes having means adjustable with respect thereto
to grapple the raked material, see this class, subclass 400.12.
(4)
Note. For rakes having means adjustable to clean the rake
teeth, see this class, subclasses 400.08+.
This subclass is indented under subclass 400.19. Rakes wherein the head or tines are pivotally mounted to
yield in one direction against the action of a biasing means. This construction
is usually for the purpose of assisting cleaning or to avoid breakage.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for forming sheaves, gavels, or loose stalks into
large bundles or shocks, with the butts all pointing in the same
direction, and positioning the same in upright position, with the
butts on the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 401. Having means for receiving sheaves or gavels directly from
the harvesting mechanism and transferring to the shock-former without
manual assistance.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Wherein the sheaves or gavels stand on their butts in substantially
vertical position while being formed into a shock.
This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Having an oscillating member which receives sheaves as they
are discharged from the sheaf-binding mechanism and delivers them
to the shock-former.
This subclass is indented under subclass 403. Wherein each sheaf in passing from the sheaf-binder to the
shocker is turned end for end, so that the butts point toward the
rear.
This subclass is indented under subclass 402. Wherein the sheaves or gavels stand on their butts in substantially
vertical position while being formed into a shock.
This subclass is indented under subclass 412. Having an oscillating member which receives sheaves as they
are discharged from the binding mechanism and delivers them to the
shock-former.
This subclass is indented under subclass 414. Having a sheaf-delivery member which receives sheaves as
they are discharged from the binder and delivers them alternately
to either side of the shock-former, the latter usually having a
central partition.
This subclass is indented under subclass 410. Having a sheaf-delivery member which receives sheaves as
they are discharged from the binder and delivers them alternately
to either side of the shock-former, the latter usually having a
central partition.
This subclass is indented under subclass 402. Wherein each sheaf in passing from the sheaf-binder to the
shocker is turned end for end, so that the butts point toward the
rear.
This subclass is indented under subclass 420. Wherein the shock-delivery mechanism is normally tripped
when a predetermined number of sheaves has been delivered to the
shock-former.
This subclass is indented under subclass 419. Wherein the feeding of sheaves to the shocker is automatically
discontinued while the shock is being discharged.
This subclass is indented under subclass 419. Wherein after the shock-former is swung to upright position
to set the shock on the ground the rear side opens to allow the
machine to pass on without disturbing the shock.
This subclass is indented under subclass 402. Wherein after the shock is formed it is turned end for end,
so as to bring the butts to the rear before it is discharged from
the machine.
This subclass is indented under subclass 401. Wherein the stalks stand on their butts in substantially
vertical position while being formed into a shock.
This subclass is indented under subclass 401. Having means in the shock-former to divide the butts of
the stalks, leaving an air-space through the central part of the
base of the shock.
This subclass is indented under subclass 401. Having means for automatically binding the sheaves or gavels
together in the shock, no feed mechanism being shown.
This subclass is indented under subclass 401. Having means for pressing the stalks or sheaves together
into a compact shock, in combination with means for setting the
shock on the ground.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Means mounted on a harvester and operatively connected therewith
for forming compact bundles of stalks and binding them as the harvester
travels through the field.
This subclass is indented under subclass 433. Comprising means for adjusting the binding mechanism longitudinally
to adapt it to grain of different lengths.
This subclass is indented under subclass 436. Wherein the trip is actuated through the medium of an abutting
arm which projects up through the deck and against which the grain
is packed.
This subclass is indented under subclass 433. The invention residing wholly in the means for packing the
grain into a bundle preparatory to passing the cord around it.
This subclass is indented under subclass 433. Having means for tripping the binding mechanism into action
manually in addition to automatic tripping means.
This subclass is indented under subclass 433. Devices for cleaning straw from the needle or binder-arm
or for preventing the straw from becoming entangled with it.
This subclass is indented under subclass 433. Devices, in combination with the bundle forming or binding
mechanism, for tensioning the cord with which the bundle is bound
or for taking up the slack in the cord.
Presses,
subclass 32 for apparatus, not otherwise provided for, by which
a binder which is encircling material is tensioned to increase its
tightness about the material.
Presses,
subclass 31 for apparatus, not otherwise provided for, for
tensioning a binder about material by intertwisting the local spaced
portions of the binder, such twisting being employed for joining
the binder portions together.
Presses,
subclasses 19+ for binder applying apparatus, not otherwise provided
for, and including threader means crossing a path along which material
moves for carrying the binder around the material.
This subclass is indented under subclass 453. Wherein the binder-arm is mounted to one side of the path
of the grain which is being delivered to the bundle-forming mechanism.
This subclass is indented under subclass 432. Wherein the ends of the band which encircles the bundle
are twisted together and subsequently tucked into the bundle or
under the band to prevent them from slipping apart.
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Comprising means for forming the band from straw in combination
with means for applying the band to the bundle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 459. Wherein the invention resides in the band- forming mechanism,
per se.
(1)
Note. For machines and processes for forming twisted or spirally
wrapped strands of hair, grass and the like, see Class 57, Textiles:
Spinning, Twisting, and Twining, subclasses 4, 28, 29, 30, and
362+.
Metal Working,
subclasses 505+ for a process including deformably applying a band
around work, and subclasses 33.5+ and 243.57+ for
means for doing the same.
Presses,
subclass 30 for apparatus, not otherwise provided for, by which
a binder is tightened around material and portions of the binder
secured together by the deformation of a sleeve or clamp element.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices for adjusting and maintaining the stalks in parallel
relation, with even butts, preparatory to binding them into a bundle.
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Comprising an oscillating member with a flat surface, which
strikes against the ends of the stalks as the member oscillates.
This subclass is indented under subclass 468. Comprising an endless apron which travels in the same general
direction as the grain, while its flat surface bears against the
ends of the stalks.
This subclass is indented under subclass 467. Comprising devices for urging the grain toward the binder
and arranging it with the stalks perpendicular to the plane of the
binder-arm.
This subclass is indented under subclass 467. Comprising devices for retarding the grain and preventing
one end of the stalks from sliding down the deck ahead of the other.
This subclass is indented under subclass 466. Comprising a finger which moves longitudinally of the stalks
to comb or straighten out any grain which may be in tangled condition.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices comprising a storage type receiver mounted on a
harvesting machine or partially supported at the side of such machine by
a mobile support in proper position for receiving harvested crop
from the harvester as it travels over the ground.
(1)
Note. This subclass is directed primarily to a specific subcombination
of a harvesting machine and should include the harvester by name
only. Patents claiming structural features of the harvester are classified
on the basis of such structural features.
Land Vehicles,
subclasses 400+ for articulated vehicles in which a drawn vehicle
may track at the side or rear of a drawing vehicle. Trailing vehicles in
the vehicle subclasses are, for the most part, adaptable for use
with any drawing vehicle, and are not designed for use with a specific
type machine. See particularly subclasses 411.1+ for multiple
tractor-towed vehicles which by disclosure may be a harvester and receiver
or wagon.
Material or Article Handling,
subclasses 334+ for a moving, wheeled, load-transporting type vehicle
and a loading or unloading device therefor, which device is supported
at least in part independently of the vehicle and travels with the
vehicle during the transfer of a load from the device to the vehicle
or vice versa.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices comprising means attached to a binder or baler traveling
over a field for receiving a sheaf, bundle or bale from said binder
or baler and handling the sheaf, bundle or bale to deposit it on
the field.
(1)
Note. A single sheaf, bundle or bale may be deposited on
the field at one time or a group of sheaves, bundles or bales may
be collected for depositing on the field at the same time.
(2)
Note. The handling device attached to the binder or baler
may be of a trailing vehicle type.
(3)
Note. This subclass comprises an art collection. The binder
or baler should be claimed by name only or without any detail of
the binding or baling mechanism.
for shocking devices. 432+, for devices
mounted on a harvester for binding stalks. 473.5, for storage type receivers
attached to a harvester for receiving crops from the harvester.
Conveyors, Chutes, Skids, Guides, and Ways, appropriate subclasses, especially
subclasses 4+ for sheaf, bundle or bale depositing devices comprising
no more than a mere trough chute or guideway for depositing sheaves,
bundles or bales on the ground.
Conveyors: Power-Driven, for power-driven devices for moving sheaves, bales or bundles
along a path; see
subclasses 717+ for a conveyor having means for changing the attitude
of the conveyed load relative to the conveying direction.
Material or Article Handling,
subclass 789.7 for discharging from a vehicle-carried bale accumulator,
subclass 111 for a vehicle-carried bale accumulator, and subclasses
334+ as explained in subclass 473.5 for this class (56).
This subclass is indented under subclass 474. Devices wherein the sheaf, bundle or bale rests on an endless
carrier which is normally motionless, but may be thrown into gear
to discharge the sheaf, bundle or bale.
This subclass is indented under subclass 474. Devices having a series of tines which normally project
transversely to the line of travel, but may be folded about approximately
vertical axes to discharge the sheaf, bundle or bale.
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Devices in which a means is provided for cutting dead crop
material into a plurality of small pieces.
(1)
Note. This definition includes devices for chopping up leaves,
brush, plant stalks and stubble. While the stalks are generally
broken down or already severed from their roots and lying on the ground,
they may be stalks which are still standing but from which the ears
or the like have been picked.
Earth Working, especially
subclasses 35+ and 518+ for stalk choppers which chop
the stalks into small pieces by shearing the same between a cutting
member and the earth"s surface. Generally the cutting member
is a blade on a drum which rolls or is driven along the ground in
such fashion that the ground acts as a back up means against which
the cutter member bears as it shears through the stalks, the ground
surface being at the same time either intentionally or merely incidentally
stirred or agitated.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Devices in which there are means for causing a current of
air to gather or feed crop material to the means for cutting the
same into a plurality of small pieces.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Devices in which a separate gatherer is provided for picking
up the crop material which is to be cut into a plurality of small
pieces by the crop cutting means and said gatherer is driven so
as to have a regular cyclical motion with respect to its mounting
frame.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Devices in which the crop cutting means rotates about an
axis which is perpendicularly disposed relative to the ground.
This subclass is indented under subclass 500. Devices in which the crop cutting means rotates about an
axis which is perpendicular to the line of draft and which lies
in a plane which is parallel to the ground.
and 502, for the combination of air current or driven
stalk gathering or pick up means with stalk chopping means, which
latter means is generally disposed to rotate about a horizontal
transverse axis.
Devices under subclass 504 in which a fixed, elongated,
transversely disposed blade or plate is so associated with the rotary
crop cutting means that during rotation of the latter the crop material
will be sheared off between the blade or plate and a cooperating
shearing surface or element of the rotary cutting means.
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