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Manufacturers Index - Advance Thresher Co.

Advance Thresher Co.
Battle Creek, MI, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Steam and Gas Engines

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
672,501 Apr. 23, 1901 Corn Husking and Shredding Machine Albert Van Ness Chicago, Cook County, IL Claim:
The combination with the feed and husking rolls respectively of a corn shredding and husking machine, of an inclined headboard arranged parallel to and immediately in front of the feed-rolls, the upper edge of said headboard being connected by means of substantially horizontal links to a stationary frame, and means for imparting a rotary movement to the lower edge thereof, whereby a continuous vibratory up-and-down movement may be imparted to the upper and a rotary movement to the lower edge of said board thus serving to prevent the stalks from becoming clogged as they are fed to the machine.
784,971 Mar. 14, 1905 Threshing Machine Victor C. Bailey Hallock, Kittson County, MN Claim:
In a threshing-machine, the combination with a cylinder and a concave, of a rearwardly and upwardly inclined slatted shaker arranged in the rear of the cylinder, pivoted supporting- links arranged beneath the forward end of the shaker, pivoted suspension-links arranged above the rear end of the shaker, a grain-pan suspended beneath the shaker, a driven crankshaft for vibrating the grain-pan, a transverse rod fixed to the ender side of the grain-pan, levers pivoted intermediate their ends and, jointed at their lower ends to said rod, links pivoted at their respective ends to the upper ends of said levers and to said shaker, a pitman connecting the said crankshaft and transverse rod, a second shaker arranged in the rear of the first-mentioned shaker, the forward end of the second shaker being arranged beneath the rear end of the first shaker, a driven shaft connected to the underside of the forward end of the second shaker, pivoted suspension-links connected to the rear end of the second shaker, and a fan arranged to discharge an upward blast of air between the ends of said shakers.
902,391 Oct. 27, 1908 Band-Cutter and Feeder William J. Footitt Carrington, Foster County, ND Claim:
In a machine of the class described, the combination of a casing, an oscillatory plate having segmental slots, bushings fitted in said slots and extending outwardly beyond the outer and rear faces of the plate, bolts extending through the casing and bushings, nuts on the bolts to engage the outer ends, of the bushings, a regulator, means for adjustably connecting the regulator with, said plate, and a spring acting against said plate.
997,641 Jul. 11, 1911 Attachment for Threshing-Machines Luther M. Thomson St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, MN Claim:
The combination, with a grain cleaning mechanism, of a repeat elevator, a conveyor having one end in position to receive the material from said elevator, the opposite end of said conveyer being adapted to deliver the coarse material upon said cleaning mechanism, the intermediate portion of said conveyor having a floor or bottom through which the fine material is distributed evenly across said cleaning mechanism.