A New Water Propeller, Remover, and Discharger Combined, for Propelling, Removing, and Discharging Water from Interior of Drying Cylinders.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1893-Accepted, 8th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION..
A New Water Propeller, Remover, and Discharger Combined, for
Propelling, Removing, and Discharging Water from Interior of
Drying Cylinders.
I, CHARLES HENRY SMITH Charlton Terrace, Barrow, Whalley, Blackburn,
in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows, that is to say:
My invention, consists in a new water propeller, remover, and discharger
combined, for propelling removing and discharging water from interior of drying
cylinders.
I make my said invention principally in the same form as the Blackman air
propellers or other wing disc air propellers, or air fans. The blades of same forms
water propeller and water buckets combined, same are made of cast iron, in one
part, but may be made of any other metal, and any number of parts, same are
easily and simply adjusted to any angular, or any other positions said water pro-
peller blades and water buckets combined are so formed especially towards centre
nozel of drying cylinders that all radial and counter flow of water is prevented.
Water in the interior of drying cylinder is propelled, removed, and discharged
freely, through hole in drying cylinder, nozel, when drying cylinder is revolving
round towards left or right hand by my said invention.
I make my said invention to suit any diameter of drying cylinders, by simply
making the lengths of said water propeller blades and water buckets combined, to
suit the various diameters of drying cylinders.
I, use two in number, of said water propeller blades and water buckets combined,
to each drying cylinder, but any number may be used to each drying cylinder.
I, attach and firmly secure same, separately or together, to a centre hollow drum
or cylinder, by means of flanges and bolts but same may be attached and firmly
secured by other means. I attach and firmly secure said centre hollow drum, or
cylinder, to drying cylinder end, by means of two strong bolts, and nuts, but same
may be attached and firmly secured by other means. I make said centre hollow
drum, or cylinder, with a centre outlet hole and pipe, which I fit into centre hole
of drying cylinder nozel. I do not fit said pipe through the full length of hole in
drying cylinder nozel, but only about half inch up same. Said pipe is larger then
hole in drying cylinder nozel, and taper fitted a water tight joint thereby allowing
full bore of hole in drying cylinder nozel, to allow a free discharge of water
through same.
I attach a pipe to bottom of each said water propeller blades, and water buckets
combined.
I fit said pipe, inside of said centre hollow drum, or cylinder for convaying water
from said water propeller blades, and water buckets combined, into said centre
hollow drum, or cylinder and through centre hole of drying cylinder nozel.
I make said pipe, and I attach same to bottom of each said water propeller blades
and water buckets combined, and 1 fit same inside of said centre hollow drum, or
cylinder, in such a form, as to prevent, water passing back through hole in said
pipe into said water propeller blades, and water buckets combined.
Instead of said water propeller blades and water buckets combined, being
attached and firmly secured to a centre hollow drum or cylinder only (as described)
I also attach and firmly secure same, separately or together to drying cylinder
end, by means of flanges and set screws or other means. By this modification, some
of the weight required for said water propeller blades, and water buckets combined,
are saved, as drying cylinder ends forms backs for said water propeller blades and

page_text: water buckets combined. I also form a flange on end of said centre hollow drum
or cylinder, which I attach, and secure, and make a water tight joint to drying
cylinder end, by means of set screws or other means. By this modification I
dispense with the use of said centre outlet hole and pipe which I fit into centre
hole of drying cylinder nozel (as described). One important feature of my said
invention, and a much desired improvement over the old method of making buckets
of tin, or copper, and solder for discharging water from interior of drying cylinders,
is, that I use no solder, either in making my said invention, or securing same in the
interior of drying cylinders. Thereby, I dispense with the use of a metal that is
not durable when in contact with the action of water, steam, expansion, contraction,
and the constant lifting, and washing of water.
Dated this 9th day of August 1892.
CHARLES HENRY SMITH.
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Water Propeller, Remover, and Discharger Combined, for
Propelling, Removing, and Discharging Water from Interior of
Drying Cylinders.
I, CHARLES HENRY SMITH Charlton Terrace, Barrow, Whalley, Blackburn,
in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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 in writing, references
being had to the accompanying drawings, that is to say:-
My invention consists in a new water propeller, remover and discharger
combined, for propelling, removing, and discharging water from interior of drying
cylinders.
I, make my said invention, principally in the same form as the Blackman air
propellers, or other wing disc air propellers, or air fans.
The blades of same, forms water propeller, and water buckets combined.
Same are made of cast iron, in one part, but may be made of any other metal,
and any number of parts, same are easily and simply made to any angular, or any
other positions.
Said water propeller blades, and water buckets combined, are so formed especially
towards centre nozel of drying cylinder, that all radial and counter flow of water
is prevented.
Water in the interior of drying cylinder is propelled, removed, and discharged
freely through hole in drying cylinder nozel, when drying cylinder is revolving
round, towards left, or right hand. By my said invention.-
I, make my said invention to suit any diameter of drying cylinders, by simply
making the lengths of said water propeller blades, and water buckets combined, to
suit the various diameters of drying cylinders.
I, use two in number of said water propeller blades, and water buckets combined,
to cach drying cylinder, but any number may be used, to each drying cylinder.
I attach and firmly secure same separately, or together, to a centre hollow drum
or cylinder, or equivalent thereto, by means, of flanges and bolts, but same may be
attached, and firmly secured, by other means.
I, attach and firmly secure, said centre hollow drum or cylinder, or equivalent
thereto, to drying cylinder end, by means of two strong bolts and nuts, but same
may be attached, and firmly secured by other means.
I, make said centre hollow drum, or cylinder, or equivalent thereto, with a centre
outlet hole, and pipe, which I fit into centre hole of drying cylinder nozel. I do
not fit said pipe through the full length of hole in drying cylinder nozel, but only
about half inch up same.
Said pipe is larger then hole in drying cylinder nozel, and taper fitted a water

page_text: tight joint, thereby allowing full bore of hole in drying cylinder nozel, to allow a
free discharge of water through same.
I, attach a pipe to bottom of each said water propeller blades, and water buckets
combined.
I, fit said pipe inside of said centre hollow drum or cylinder, or equivalent
thereto, for, convaying water from said water propeller blades, and water buckets
combined, into said centre bollow drum, or cylinder, or equivalent thereto, and
through centre hole of drying cylinder nozel.
I, make said pipe, and I, attach same, to bottom of each said water propeller
blades, and water buckets combined, and I, fit same inside of said centre hollow
drum, or cylinder, or equivalent thereto, in such a form, as to prevent water passing
back through hole in said pipe, into said water propeller blades, and water buckets
combined.
Instead of said water propeller blades, and water buckets combined, being
attached and firmly secured to a centre hollow drum, or cylinder, or equivalent
thereto only, as described.
I, also attach and firmly secure same, separately, or together to drying cylinder
ends, by means of flanges and set screws, or other means.
By this modification some of the weight required for said water propeller blades
and water buckets combined, are saved, as drying cylinder ends forms backs for
said water propeller blades and water buckets combined.
I, also make a flange on end of said centre hollow drum, or cylinder or equivalent
thereto, which I attach and secure, and make a water tight joint to drying
cylinder end, by means of set screws, or other means.
By this modification I dispense with the use of said centre outlet hole and pipe,
which I fit into centre hole of drying cylinder nozel, as described..
I, also make my said invention, in one casting, all interior parts cored out, and I
attach and secure same to drying cylinder end, by means of bolts and nuts, or
set screws, or other means.
I, also cast my said invention, to and with drying cylinder end in one casting, all
interior parts cored out.
By this modification I, dispense with the use of bolts and nuts, or set screws,
and with the labour in attaching and securing my said invention to drying cylinder
ends, as described.
One important feature of my said invention, and a much desired improvement
over the old method of making buckets of tin, or copper, and solder, for discharging
water from interior of drying cylinders, is, that I, use no solder, either in making
my said invention, or securing same in the interior of drying cylinders.
Thereby I, dispense with the use of a metal, that is not durable, when in contact
with the action of water, steam, expansion contraction, and the constant, lifting
and washing of water.
And in order that my said invention, and the manner of performing the same,
may be properly understood, I, hereunto append four sheets of explanatory drawings,
to be herein-after referred to, and representing four modes, of making, attaching,
and securing my said invention, to drying cylinder ends. And 1, have marked the
same with letters, and figures of references, corresponding, with, those marked in
the following explanation of the same.
Figure 1, on Sheet 1, of the drawings, represents front section, Figure 2, side
section, Figure 3, end section.
Showing first modification of my said invention, which is made in three parts,
letters A, and B, representing water propeller blades, and water buckets combined,
with pipes C, attached to same, same is attached to centre hollow drum, or
cylinder D, which is attached and secured to drying cylinder end E, by means of
two bolts and nuts F, and G.
Figure 4, on Sheet 2, of the drawings, represents front section, Figure 5, side
section, Figure 6, end section.
Showing second modification of my said invention, which is made in one casting,

page_text: letters H, and I representing water propeller blades, and water buckets combined,
letter J, representing pipes with centre hollow drum, or cylinder K, which is
attached and secured and made a water tight joint along with water propeller
blades, and water buckets combined H, and I, to drying cylinder end L, by means
of flanges M, and set screws N.
Figure 7, on Sheet 3, of the drawings represents front section, Figure 8, side
section, Figure 9, end section, showing third modification of my said invention,
which is cast to and with drying cylinder end O, in one casting all interior parts
cored out, letters P and Q representing water propeller blades, and water buckets
combined, letter S representing centre hollow drum, or cylinder, or equivalent
thereto, with pipes R.
Figure 10, on Sheet 4 of the drawings, represents front section Figure 11, side
section, Figure 12 end section, showing fourth modification of my said invention,
which I make in one piece, letters U, and V, representing water propeller blades,
and water buckets combined, letter X, representing centre hollow drum, or cylinder,
or equivalent thereto, with pipes W, same being fastened to cylinder end I, by two
bolts and nuts Y and Z.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and described four convenient and suitable modes of preforming the same and
attaching the same to drying cylinder ends, I have to state that I do not restrict
myself to the precise details herein described or delineated, and that, I claim that,
what I believe to be novel and original, and claim as the invention is:
I wish it to be distinctly understood that, I, declare that what I claim is:
1st. A water propeller remover and discharger combined, for propelling removing
and discharging water from the interior of drying cylinders. The blades of same
forming water propeller and water buckets combined, which may be any number,
and constructed in the same form as the Blackman, or other wing disc air propellers,
substantially as herein described.
2nd. Water propeller blades and water buckets combined, constructed as shown
in Sheet No. 1 herewith Figures 1, 2, and 3, the same being fastened together and
to the cylinder end by bolts, or cast in one piece, substantially as herein described.
3rd. Modification of propeller suitable for bolting to straight cylinder ends, as
shown in Sheet No. 2 herewith Figures 4, 5 and 6.
4th. Modification of propeller as shown in Sheet No. 3 herewith Figures 7, 8,
and 9, which show same cast in one piece with cylinder end.
5th. Modification of propeller as shown in Sheet No. 4 herewith Figures 10, 11,
and 12 which show same cast in one piece separately from cylinder end, the same
being fastened to cylinder end by bolts as described.
All substantially such as are herein-before described or delineated.
Dated this 3rd day of Mov 1902
CHARLES HENRY SMITH.