Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Washing, Cleaning, or Dressing Fruit.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 11th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Washing, Cleaning,
or Dressing Fruit.
BEESTON TUPHOLME 18 Watery Street Sheffield Grocers Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
This invention relates to apparatus for cleaning and dressing fruit either wet or dry,
and can be used in either horizontal or declining stationary or revolving cylinders or
may be used in a semi-circular cylinder to oscillate or revolve.
For this purpose I employ a series of arc, (or curved) cleaning agitators placed
longitudinally in the cylinders of fruit washing and dressing machines.
These said arcs may be made of any metalic substance, the convexed side being
roughened by grooves or gratings or other similar projections, or may be formed in
chain or wire work or mado in wood, rubber or other material.
These said grooved arcs are secured to arms projecting from the central revolving
shaft and are canted leaving the mouth slightly the widest to receive the fruit and
thus compress, chafe, and quickly remove the stalks from the fruit.
To break down and separate lumps of currents or other dried fruit I employ a
simi grooved arc to the aforesaid cleaning agitators, but being a sharper curve,
and is set back farther from the wire work cylinder.
To clean out horizontal cylinders I employ a grooved rubber fixed in a suitable
frame; whilst the fruit is being dressed this said grooved rubber is pushed out of
gear but when the cylinder is being cleaned out the shaft is revolved in a transverse
direction the rubber is then brought into action and sweeps the cylinder clean.
Dated this Sixth day of November 1889.
BEESTON TUPHOLME.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Washing, Cleaning,
or Dressing Fruit.
BEESTON TUPHOLME 18 Watery Street Sheffield Grocers Machinist 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:
For this purpose I employ a series of are (or curved) cleaning agitators placed
longitudinally in the cylinders of fruit washing and dressing machines.
These said arcs (Fig. 2 as shown on the accompanying drawing) may be made of
any metalic substance the convexed side being roughened by grooves or gratings or
other similar projections or may be formed in chain or wire work, or may be made in
wood, rubber or other material.
These said grooved arcs G G G G as shown in Fig. 1 end section, are secured to
arms E E E E projecting from the central revolving shaft D and are preferably
canted leaving the front edge or mouth slightly the widest to receive the fruit and
thus compress, chafe and quickly remove stalks from the fruit.
To break down and separate lumps of currents or other dried fruit I employ similar
grooved arcs H H to the aforesaid cleaning agitators G it being a sharper curve and
set back farther from the wirework cylinder B.
To clean out horizontal cylinders I employ a grooved rubber flap I. I or other
flexible material fixed in a suitable frame, whilst the fruit is being dressed this said
grooved rubber II. is pushed out of gear by the fruit but when the cylinder B is

page_text: being emptied of its contents the shaft D is revolved in a transverse direction the
rubber II falls and is then brought into action and sweeps the cylinder B clean.
To prevent the fruit being thrown out of cylinder B by cleaner plates G I have
door hinged at the top of cylinder mouth Cand as the cylinder B is tipped to
empty the fruit the door J opens and is fastened when open by the slot L of hinged
lever K dropping into guide plate N thus avoiding the necessity of opening the door
to refill the cylinder B with fruit.
To prevent door J from falling into cylinder B I have a ring or knob M at the top
of lever K which stops on guide plate N.
To assist in lifting up and tipping cylinder B and contents I have one or more
spiral springs fixed on the fulcrum pin P or water tank A the long end of the
spiral spring O pushes or lifts up the cylinder B the short end being secured to the
side of tank A.
For the heavier cylinders I also employ a supplementary spring Q which may be
secured at one end to any convenient position, at the other end I have a fixed suitable
pulley R around which pass a suitable belt or chain S one end being secured to the
water tank A or other suitable position, the other end of this said belt S is tightly
drawn and secured to the mouth C of cylinder B or other suitable point of leverage
and thus the cylinder B is lifted or tipped by means of the aforesaid spiral springs O
and Q.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. Grooved or roughened arc agitators in the cylinders of fruit washing and
dressing machines.
2nd. The method and arrangement of rubber or other pliable flaps to clean out the
cylinders of fruit washers.
3rd. A hinged flap door which opens each time the cylinder is tipped and
automatically held in that position to recharge the cylinder with fruit.
4th. The arrangement of spiral springs to lift or assist in tipping fruit washing
cylinders.
Dated this 4th day of September 1890.
DAR17 MONDOTT
BEESTON TUPHOLME.