An Improved Contrivance for Holding Portions of Grain or the like taken from the Cargoes, of Vessels, to allow of more Reliable Samples of such Cargoes or the like being obtained.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1897
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Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1897
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An Improved Contrivance for Holding Portions of Grain or the like
taken from the Cargoes, of Vessels, to allow of more Reliable
Samples of such Cargoes or the like being obtained.
We, CHARLES OTTO FARMER SANER and LEONARD HARRISON, both of Phoenix
Chambers, 161, High Street, Hull, in the County of Yorkshire, Wharfingers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of our invention is to construct a receptacle of wood, tin, or any
suitable metal or material, to receive and hold portions of grain taken from the
cargoes of ships or the like, when loading or discharging, or from such places as
required, for the purpose of obtaining more reliable samples of such grain or the
like. Hitherto when discharging cargoes of grain or the like from vessels, small
quantities of grain or the like, have been taken out and placed in bags for the
purpose of samples being taken therefrom, for arbitration or other purposes, a sinall
quantity being taken from one in every certain number of bags, the bags into which
the portions or samples of grain or the like were put being open, the wind could
get to it and blow the chaff or lighter foreign matters away, so that when proper
samples were taken from such bags they were not reliable, and did not show the
average quality of the grain or the like, from which they had been taken; by
employing our improved receptacle, samples of the grain or the like obtained are
reliable, and are a proof of the quality of the bulk from which they were taken.
For the purpose of our invention we make a receptacle or box of square, oblong,
round or any suitable shape, to receive small quantities of grain or the like, as they
are taken from the bulk of which samples are required, this contrivance is made
of tin, wood, or any suitable metal or material, and is provided with a lid, which
may be hinged or otherwise as desired, a handle or handles may also be provided
for lifting purposes.
The inside front of the receptacle is preferably open to allow of a scoop or the
hand being pushed in, to get underneath the grain or the like, and the bottom of
the receptacle may be made to slope if desired. The aforesaid open front of the
receptacle is covered by the lid when such lid is down. We provide an opening in
any suitable part of the receptacle for the portions of grain to be passed through
when being taken from the bulk, thus obviating the necessity of the lid being open,
such lid may be provided with a catch or the like, and a lock if desired, so that the
grain or the like may be put in and not be disturbed until the samples are taken
from the receptacle.
This contrivance is applicable for use in almost if not all cases where it is required
to get samples of grain or the like from large quantities.
Dated this Eighth day of April 1897
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: An Improved Contrivance for Holding Portions of Grain or the like
taken from the Cargoes of Vessels, to allow of more Reliable
Samples of such Cargoes or the like being obtained.
We, CHARLES OTTO FARMER SANER and LEONARD HARRISON, both of Phoenix
Chambers, 161, High Street, Hull, in the County of Yorkshire, Wharfingers, 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 our invention is to construct a receptacle of wood, tin or any
suitable metal or material, to receive and hold portions of grain or the like, taken
from the cargoes of ships or the like, when loading or discharging, or from such
places as required for the purpose of obtaining more reliable samples of such grain
or the like.
Hitherto when discharging cargoes of grain or the like from vessels, small
quantities have been taken out and placed in small sample bags for the purpose of
samples being obtained therefrom for arbitration or other purposes, a_small
quantity being taken from one in every certain number of cargo bags, or at random
from the bulk, the bags into which the portions or samples of grain or the like
were put, being open, the wind could get to it and blow the chaff or lighter foreign
matters away, so that when proper samples were taken from such bags they were
not reliable, and did not show the average quality of the grain or the like from
which they had been taken; by employing our improved receptacle, samples of the
grain or the like obtained are deposited straight into a covered receiver, which may
be kept locked and sealed until the contents are required, the samples obtained
therefrom are therefore perfectly reliable, and are absolute proof of the quality
of the bulk from which they have been taken.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. Shows side view of our receptacle for receiving and holding portions
of grain or the like taken from cargoes or larger quantities for sample purposes.
Fig. 2. Is a front view of Fig. 1, with lid partly raised to show open front
of body or receiver and hand hole or opening through which grain or the like may
be passed.
For the purposes of our invention, we employ a receptacle or box of square,
oblong, round or any suitable shape, consisting of a body or receiver A, to receive
as they are taken from
small quantities of grain or the like
the
bulk of which samples are required, this contrivance is made of tin,
wood, or any suitable metal or material and is provided with a lid B which
may be hinged as at C, or otherwise jointed to allow of it being raised or removed
as desired, a handle or handles ID may also be provided for lifting purposes.
The inside front of the receptacle is preferably open, that is, there are only the
sides and no front, the cover or lid B acting as a front when such lid or cover is
down, this allows of a scoop or the hand being pushed in to get underneath the
grain or the like, but if desired a sliding front may be employed and the bottom
of the receptacle may be made to slope if desired, a foot or feet E being provided
for raising the front, or if desired the back of the receptacle.
We provide a hand hole or opening F in any suitable part of the receptacle for
the portions of the grain to be passed through when being taken from the bulk,
thus obviating the necessity of the lid being open, such lid may be provided with
a catch or the like G and a lock if desired so that the grain may be put in and
not be disturbed until the samples are taken from the receptacle.

page_text: This contrivance is applicable for use in almost if not all cases where it is
required to get samples of grain or the like from large quantities.
The drawings show only a receptacle of oblong shape but it may be round,
square, oval or other suitable shape, any of which would answer the purpose equally
a well.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A box or similar receptacle for receiving grain or the like from bulk for
sample purposes substantially as shown and described.
2. A box or receptacle for receiving grain or the like from the bulk, consisting of
a body with lid or cover B, hinged or removable as desired and with or without
handle or handles D, catch G, foot E, hand hole or opening F, in the manner and
for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Sixth day of January 1898
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.