Show government DESIGNS PEACH SIZER 4 es P 4 VV k 4 Z V g wg W K A f ml R I 1 arc peach sizing machine fruit ran pan be carried along by conveyors which are adjusted to carry the Lair largest gest fruit to the end whence it drops into the apron in the foreground this year ft a part of the peach crop may inay be better graded at less expense than hereto heretofore foi e by use of a new sizer developed by government wo workers akers two machines we were rebuilt built last year bud and tested under commercial conditions nt it leesburg va and layfield Maylie ld gil ga information gained through these tests was used in perfecting the present machine dra drawings of which are now available to all growers or manufacturers interested according io to announcement no by the bureau of markets the machine has several unique features and advantages over existing types of which make it possible to handle fruit with less brul bruising sing while its construction permits 10 to 15 packers to work nt at one time thus making possible a run of two to three car loads of peaches a day from each machine the amount depending on the average quality of the fruit the overall dimensions of the lie machine are feet it requires an electric motor of less than one horsepower capacity or a small gas engine to operate it and it can be run at half capacity if desired under commercial conditions it should be sold at a price not to exceed according to estimates of the designers how it works the peaches from the orchard are delivered on an inclined roller conveyor on each side of which sorters stand and pick out cull sand damaged fruit the rotation of the hie peaches on this conveyor which Is obtained without brul bruising sing enables the he sorters to see the entire surface of the fruit without touching it from this roller conveyor the peaches are delivered to two sets ets of running over pulleys A simple lover lever arrangement permits the lie adjustment nd of the spaces between these ropes to accommodate any size fruit it Is desired to grade although the ropes diverge from each other under ordinary operating conditions they aliey may be sot set nearly parallel tr tp facilitate the distribution into the bins of fruit which runs almost imi uniform folin in size this control Is made possible by a perfected hat rack movement abich Is one of the unique features of this machine As the peaches peace es come ot oft the roller I 1 conveyor they roll down a slight incline to the ropes on Nhi which cli they tavel until dropped through into canvas bins it Is impossible to congest the nia machine chine because tile the peaches are fed one at a time to lo the moving ropes some objections to former rope have been overcome through the use 0 of a special coupling device an idler which serves to keep the proper tension on the ropes and the lie mechanism which quickly widens or reduces the space between the ropes the machine which was devised particularly for six basket carrier packing can be used equally well for bushel bubel packs with a slight modification of 0 the bins possibilities for other fruits in announcing the hie perfected machine which Is the work of tl e grades and standards project and the technological no laboratory of the bereau of markets it Is stated that the machine has po possibilities for gi grading other fruits such as apples pears arid and oranges while it may be possible to modify it to handle sweet potatoes an application for a public patent on this sizer Is pending in the he patent office but the department can gle no assurance that a patent will nill be allowed on the lie maclane mach macl lne or that some of the lie elements covered by the lie application are not already protected by existing patents the bureau has applied for patents on parts of the machine in order to make them available to all and Is ready to furnish a set of working drawings aIngs Ir to growers or manufacturers manu fac for 2 which Is intended to cover merely the cost of labor end and materials material |