Improvement in Steam Deal Sawing Frames.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 26th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Steam Deal Sawing Frames.
EDWARD BARNES Mill Stream House Mill Stream Road Dock Head in the.
County of Surrey Foreman of Joiners or Builders Foreman do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Improvement in steam deal sawing frames for the expedious packing and
adjustng of saws in steam deal sawing frames consists of two pairs of iron jaws or
cramps with all nescersry screwd bolts nuts and washers so conscrucded that they
can be fixed by means of said bolts and nuts to top and bottom of swing frame the
jaws of these cramps are constructed with one fixed the other hinged to block of
cramp with screwed bolt passing horizontaly through stationary jaw through saws
and iron packings prepared of thickness of boards required to be cut and through
hinged jaw with nut on end of said bolt to compress the whole of the packings and
saws tightly against jaws of cramp discribed one of these cramps are fixed to bottom
cross rail of swing frame by means of block and screwed bolt and nut attached
passing verticaly down through saw gate fixing the whole firmly to bottom of
swing frame as discribed the cramp at top of swing frame is held in position by
means of vertical screwed bolt nut and block pasing up through saw gate but
fitting saw gate easey with space betwen top rail of swing frame and cramp so
that the whole of the saws required to be used can be tightend up at once to
their proper tention by means of screwed bolt and nut discribed thus doing away
with the use of buckles on saws and keys and wood packngs.
June 10/93
EDWARD BARNES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Steam Deal Sawing Frames.
EDWARD BARNES Mill Stream House Mill Stream Road Dock Head in the
County of Surrey Foreman of Joiners or Builders Foreman do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Improvement in steam deal sawing frames for the expeditious packing and
adjusting of saws in steam deal sawing frames consits of two pairs of iron jaws or
cramps A A shewn on drawing with all nescerary screwed bolts nuts and wasbers
so constructed that they can be fixed by means of said bolts nuts and washers to
top and bottom of swing frame B B shewn on drawing, the jaws of these cramps A A
are constructed with one stationary or fixed the other hinged to block of cramp C
at D with screwed bolt E passing horizantly through stationary jaw a through
saws F and through iron or wood packings G prepared of thickness of boards
required to be cut and through hinged jaw a with nut on end of bolt E to compress
the whole of the packings G and saws I tightly in cramps discribed and shewn on
drawing one of these cramps are fixed to bottom cross rail of swing frame B B by
means of block of cramp C and screwed bolt and nut H passing verticaly down
through saw gate of swing frame B B fixing the whole firmly to bottom cross rail
of swing frame B B the cramp A A at top of swing frame B B is held in position
by means of vertical screwed bolt and nut H passing up through saw gate at top
rail of swing frame B B but with space betwene sholder of block of cramp C and
under side of top rail of swing fraine B B so that the whole of the saws can be

page_text: tightend up at once to their proper tension by means of screwed bolt nut and
washer H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The compressing of any number of saws and packings required to be used in
cramps discribed and the tightening up of the whole of these saws to their proper
tention at one time thus doing away with the use of buckles and keys.
Dated this day August 26/1893.
EDWARD BARNES.