Improvements in Reels for Dressing Meal.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 9th Nov.. 1891-Accepted. 9th Jan. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Reels for Dressing Meal.
We CHARLES SINGLETON and EDWARD SINGLETON of Wirral Mills Birkenhead
in the County of Chester, Millers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to increase the efficiency of reels for dressing
meal so as to obtain overtails free from dust or flour fit for purification or
regrinding.
For the above purpose we use a cylindrical or nearly cylindrical reel covered or
clothed in the usual manner and free to be rotated. The said reel is carried on a
horizontal or inclined axis. Within the dressing reel is a smaller cylindrical or
tapering reel provided with blades or beaters so disposed as to both lift and convey
the material being dressed.
Instead of being circular in cross section the reels may be ten or twelve sided or
of other suitable shape.
Dated the 6th day of February 1901
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Reels for Dressing Meal.
We CHARLES SINGLETON and EDWARD SINGLETON of Wirral Mills Birkenhead,
in the County of Chester, Millers, 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 :-
The object of the invention is to increase the efficiency of finely clothed reels for
dressing meal so as to obtain overtails free from dust or flour fit for purification,
regrinding or finishing.
For the above purpose we use a cylindrical or nearly cylindrical reel covered or
clothed in the usual manner and free to be rotated. The said reel is carried on a
horizontal or inclined axis, within the dressing reel is a smaller cylindrical or
tapering reel provided with blades or beaters so disposed as to both lift and convey
the material being dressed.
Instead of being circular in cross-section, the reels may be ten or twelve sided or
of other suitable shape.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section and Fig. 2 a transverse section illustrative of our
invention.
a is the usual sifting reel caused to rotate in any convenient manner. b is the
internal reel here shown cylindrical, carried on a horizontal or nearly horizontal
axis c, and caused by suitable gear to rotate in the same direction as the outer reel
but at an increased speed. d are blades made with bevelled grooves, notches, or
projections e and so disposed that they both lift the material being dressed and
cause it to travel forward to, the delivery end of the reel. In another modification
blades lift the material, and further diagonally placed blades convey forward
the material being dressed. The reel is preferably corrugated and such corru-
gations may be made spiral so as to feed forward the material.
Price 6d l

page_text: It will be evident that various other constructions and arrangements of blades
may be made on the inner reel to secure the desired results.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
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In reels for dressing meal the combination of an external reel with an internal
reel provided with blades or beaters disposed and operating substantially as set
forth.
Dated the 7th day of November 1891.
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.