Improvements in Fittings for Church Bells.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1889
Complete Specification. Left, 5th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 14th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fittings for Church Bells.
JAMES SHAW Bellfounder Lyndhurst Street Leeds Road Bradford do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in fittings for church bells, and the
object of the invention is to provide a better & easier method of ringing or swinging
church bells, than has heretofore being applied.
The said improvements consists in having the headstock of a church bell fit with
a shaft or gudgeon, which shaft fits into a pedestal, the said pedestal being fixed into
the bell frame, and the pedestal having a chamber containing hardened steel rollers
for the bell shaft or gudgeon to work in whilst being rung.
Dated this 5th day of July 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fittings for Church Bells.
I, JAMES SHAW, of 50, Lyndhurst Street, Bradford in the County of York, Bell
Founder, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in fittings for church bells and its object
is to provide durable bearings for the trunnions or gudgeons supporting such bells
adapted to allow them to swing or oscillate with slight friction and which require
comparatively little attention to lubricate or adjust.
The said improvements consist in mounting the trunnions or gudgeons upon
which the bell swings or oscillates in roller bearings in the manner hereinafter
described with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part of
this specification, and similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each
of the figures.
Figure 1, represents a side view of a roller bearing pedestal with a section of a
trunnion in position.
Figure 2, is a vertical section of the same, and Figure 3, is a cross section
diametrically through the bearing.
Figure 4, is an elevation on a smaller scale of a portion of the headstock for
carrying the bell with a roller bearing pedestal mounted in a section of the framework
of the belfry.
The pedestal A adapted to be fixed to or let into the framework B of the belfry
is provided with a cap C to secure the annular piece or collar D, preferably formed
of hardened steel or case hardened between said pedestal and cap. A number of
hardened steel rollers a are arranged inside the collar D and surround the trunnion
or gudgeon E which rests upon the lower rollers. A case hardened gudgeon E is
secured to each end of the headstock F in any convenient manner and such
gudgeons are mounted in the journals in a similar way to that represented in
figure 4.
When the bell is rung the gudgeons roll backwards and forwards upon the
rollers a with little friction consequently the physical power required is greatly
reduced and slight attention is necessary to keep the bearings in order and thoroughly
lubricated.
An oil bole e by which to lubricate the bearings is made through the cap C and
C

page_text: the passage is continued along the top of the collar D so as to guide the lubricant
down the back onto the rollers a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what I claim is :
:
Mounting the gudgeons or trunnions supporting church bells in roller bearings,
substantially as herein shown and described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents...