Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 28th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
I, LUDOVIC VAN VESTRANT, of The Green, Southall, in the County of
Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for charging inclined gas
retorts so set by the use of a shoot which can be adjusted to any length and
in such a position so as to conduct the coal from a supply above to the mouth
of any one of the group of retorts. For this purpose at a convenient height
above the highest tier of retort mouths I provide a frame or carriage that can
be moved on rollers horizontally along suitable rails and from this carriage I
suspend a tubular shoot of any suitable length or section, and at the base of the
aforesaid shoot I attach an adjustable shoe, bend or scoop, of any suitable
shape.
When it is desired to charge any one of the retorts, its mouth is opened, the
carriage is run along the rails until the shoot comes vertically over the retort mouth,
the shoe, bend or scoop is then adjusted to the mouth, whereupon coals can be
delivered into the upper end of the shoot so as to descend it into the retort.
The retorts being arranged in several vertical rows, the shoot can be moved by
running the carriage along the rails above or from any suitable carriage below so as
to place the shoot with the shoe, bend or scoop, immediately above a retort in any
vertical row.
For each row of retorts I provide a separate lengthened shoot and shoe, bend or
scoop, supported by a frame from above or on a frame to be run along the ground
or on rails or otherwise for the purpose hereinbefore described.
If preferable a telescopic apparatus may be attached to the shoe, bend or scoop,
so as to be adjustable to the mouth of any retort, such telescopic arrangement being
on the extreme end of the said shoe, bend or scoop.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration only, and
the materials, shapes and proportions of the various parts may be varied in many
ways with the scope of my invention.
Dated this 0th day of December 1890
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
I, LUDOVIC VAN VESTRANT, of The Green, Southall, in the County of
Middlesex, Civil 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for charging inclined gas
retorts so set by the use of a shoot which can be adjusted to any length and
in such a position so as to conduct the coal from a supply above to the mouth
of any one of the group of retorts. For this purpose at a convenient height
above or below the retort mouths I provide a frame or carriage that can be
moved on rollers horizontally along suitable rails and from this carriage I
suspend a tubular shoot of any suitable length or section, and at the base of
of
the aforesaid shoot I attach an adjustable shoe, bend or scoop,
suitable
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any

page_text: When it is desired to charge any one of the retorts, its mouth is opened, the
carriage is run along the rails until the shoot comes vertically over the retort
mouth, the shoe, bend or scoop is then adjusted to the mouth whereupon coals can
be delivered into the upper end of the shoot so as to descend it into the retort.
The retorts being arranged in several vertical rows, the shoot can be moved by
running the carriage along the rails above or from any suitable carriage below so as
to place the shoot with the shoe, bend or scoop, immediately above a retort in any
vertical row.
For each row of retorts I provide a separate lengthened shoot and shoe, bend or
scoop, supported by a frame from above or below, or otherwise, for the purpose
hereinbefore described.
If preferable a telescopic apparatus may be attached to the shoe, bend or scoop,
so as to be adjustable to the mouth of any retort, such telescopic arrangement being
on the extreme end of the said shoe, bend or scoop.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is an elevation of the shoot with a shoe.
Figure 2 is an elevation of the shoot with a scoop.
Figure 3 is an elevation of the shoot with a bend and the telescopic apparatus
attached to one end of the bend.
Figure 4 is a part vertical section showing portions of two inclined retorts to the
charging of which a shoot according to this invention is applied.
The shoot as shewn in Fig. 1 consists of a tube of any suitable section in
one length a with a mouth piece band is carried by a carriage d having
rollers c which run along rails c'. At the base attach a curved shoe e
supported by a chain g on each side and the screw f, which can be adjusted so
as to direct the coals as desired into the mouth of any retort.
The shoot as shewn in Fig. 2 consists of a tube a with a mouth piece b and a
curved shoe or scoop e hinged to the tube a, with an adjustable screw f.
In Fig. 3 the shoot a is shewn with a bend e¹ supported by a chain g on
each side and the adjustable screw f. A telescopic apparatus is attached to
the bend e¹ at the extreme end by a chain g on each side of the bend e¹, and
an adjustable screw f¹, which can be adjusted so as to direct the coals as
desired into the mouth of any retort.
In Fig. 4 the shoot is shewn in position for charging the uppermost i of a row of
inclined retorts; the dotted lines indicate a longer shoot to charge a lower row of
retorts j.
The retorts being arranged in several vertical rows, the shoot can be moved by
running the carriage & along the rails so as to come immediately above a retort,
the shoot being made in various lengths to suit each row of retorts.
The shoot may be suspended from a frame, indicated by the dotted lines / Fig. 4
which frame can be run along the ground or on rails carrying the shoot with it.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration, and the
material, shapes and proportions of the various parts may be varied in many ways
within the scope of my invention.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. The combination of a tubular shoot and shoe suspended by a moveable
carriage or frame, substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 1
and 2, of the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of a tubular shoot and bend and telescopic arrangement,
with adjustable screws, suspended from a moveable carriage or frame, substan-
tially as herein described and according to Fig. 3, of the accompanying
drawings.

page_text: 3. The combination of a movable adjustable shoot, shoe, scoop or bend,
suitable for the mouthpieces of retorts to be charged and for the purpose of
charging the same, substantially as herein described and for the purpose set
forth.
4. The combination of a movable adjustable shoot, shoe, scoop or bend, con-
structed in any proportions, of any material, and with any modification of the
various parts, substantially as herein described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 26th day of January 1891.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.