The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-01-01
For The Spirit Of he .qgr.
COMPOSITION CHAIN, BAND or
WHEEL.

The subscriber has invented an improvement up
on the endless iron, composition chain band, or
chain wheel which may be made use of for get
ting water power And also for various other pur-
poses, that chain band would be very useful, in
lieu of gears, or leather, endless bands, or betting
used for conveying or drawing water, or any thing
else, where a chain band will operate, A more
particular description and definite construction OF
the endless chain, &C., is herein after given and
also the manner in which the chain, and wheel
should be made OF constructed for operation.
The chain aud wheel will operate with great ia
City, aud is far more durable than iron Gearing,
whatever, which is operated by water, or any 9th
cr power. The subscriber has, he fully believes,
so constructed the chain and wheel, that there cam
not be the least possible chance for any objection
whatever, to be raised against what is called the
chain band, or wheel in order 10 get water pow
cr, it is constructed in the following manner Cor
more fuIy described hcrcallcr,) there is To be two
iron arbors, or shafts, one hung ut the bottom Of
the whccl-pit, lying horizontal with two pnions,
or wheels on the arbOurS or shafts and Ear enough
apart for the length Of the buckets. There is 10
be hollows in the two pinionS, for the depth or
height of the buckets, and give n space between
each bucket, to receive the wa,cr-und also two
more pnions, or wheels, with hoIowS in the like
manner, as described, consisting of an equal num-
Der Of eight hollows cacl,) directly above or over
the one lying in II horizontal manner, in the
wheel pitt and raised as high MS can be, and have
the water carried over the buckets, excepting about
six inahcs for getting the water on TO the wheel, or
into the buckets, sufficiently, as they pass over the
pinons or wheels, of the upper arbor, or shaft,
which Is TO communicate motion 10 the MACHINERY,
And then on each shaft there is two pinons, or
wheels Oh each nrbor shaft, one above the 9th
cr, and far enough apart for the length of the buck
els. And on each Sc, of the wheels, Conc above
the olher, is so fitted TO receive the joints &c
The cast iron, endless band. is hereafter more fully
described They should be proporiioned according
TO the power required, and connected together like
joints of door butts, into the band, or chain, by the
means of wrought iron, or steel bolts, with heads
upon the other end the bolts should be put in so
as not TO turn move, in the out side of the joints
50 the middle part of the joints may play on the
bolts. And by this nut, the chain can be put to-
gether with ease and taken apart, and the wheel
that the chain carries, aud moves round on, must
be large enough for the depth of the buckets, Gas
above namely having eight hoows for the joints
of the chain to play in, like cogs. And the chain
band, to be cast between joints, the same circle Of
the wheels, and the holows in .he wheels should
be deep enough so that the spaces between the
Joints Of the chain will bear upon the wheel like
leather band, TO cause it TO run easy and smooth
without any uncaycn motion as il passes over the
wheels, and down upon perpendicular line. And
on the wheels, there should be iangc, cast upon
the outer edge, to keep the band from running oil
the wheel, or on the band between joints. In cast
ing it ON the band it would give strength to it,
With the same hcGt of iron as there il more
strength required as it passes upwards and down
wards Remember that the part of the joint, that
Plays on the bolt, being foremost rs it passes down
wards, about all the strain and wear comes upon
the JOINTS that plays upon the bolts, until after it
leaves the centre OF the Wheel and passes upon Il
perpendicular line downwards. And 10 make ,hc
joints of the chain, more durable, there shopld be
half round or cog, cast upon the part that PLAYS on
the bolt as near The joint of the band or chain as can
be that the hollows in the wheel, will not he in
near the hoows for the joints of the band, for
durability. And this cog, can be as wide as the