Animal, and Mineral Substances.
Year: 1888

page_text: Animal, and Mineral Substances.
We HENRY FISHER RUSHTON, of 30 Juvenal Street Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, and HARRY MASON KETTELWELL, of 13 Hamilton Road Liver-
pool, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object is to provide simple, and efficient apparatus for cutting into slices or
small pieces or mincing and reducing orange peel, fish, meat, vegetables, asbestos and
other vegetable animal and mineral substances.
Apparatus under our invention consists essentially in the combination of a stationary
or revolving drum having internal cutting edges and discharge openings through the
circumference, with internal rotating propellers: suitable feed and discharge ways and
driving appliances being provided.
Figs. 1 and 2 are vertical sections at right angles to each other, part of fig. 1 being
in elevation of apparatus under our invention.
1 framework, 2 casing, 3 feed hopper, 4 discharge way, 5 drum carried by the
casing 2, 6 discharge openings through the circumference of the drum, 7 cutters
secured to the drum by screws or otherwise so that the cutting edges may be caused to
project the required distance into the drum, and to allow of the cutters being detached
for sharpening and renewal, 8 propellers faced with soft material 9 such as wood. If
desired the propellers may be made without the facing. The facing 9 is connected
to the propellers 8 by screws or equivalent devices so that it may be caused to project
The propellers 8 are secured
radially more or less beyond the propellers 8.
a shaft 11 free
The disc 10 is carried on
to or formed with a disc 10.
to rotate in bearings 12 on the frame 1. The propellers & may have vanes 13 secured
thereto for the purpose of preventing the material being treated from being thrown
backward and forward in the interior of the drum. The position of the vanes may be
varied as required. The various parts of the machine are made of cast iron, wrought
iron. steel or brass, as is found most suitable.

page_text: The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
The substances to be cut are fed into the apparatus through the hopper, and are
driven by the propellers in contact with the cutters on the internal surface of the
drum. The cut off portions pass through the openings 6 into the discharge way 4.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of apparatus under our invention in which both the drum
and propellers rotate. In this modification the drum is carried by a sleeve 14 in
bearings in the frame 1, and the shaft 11 is free to rotate within the sleeve 14. The
same letters denote parts like those in fig. 1.
It will be obvious that the construction of the apparatus may be varied in many
parts without departing from our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature, of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
First. The combination of a stationary or revolving drum having knives and
openings with rotating propellers and feed and discharge ways substantially in the
manner and for the purpose set forth.
Second. In apparatus under our invention
facing pieces for the purpose set forth.
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constructing beaters with adjustable