Improvements relating to Chaff Cutters.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Sept., 1898-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1898
Improvements relating to Chaff Cutters.
We, JOIN CHARLES FLOAT, Managing Director, and JOHN KENT, Pattern Maker,
both of the Maldon Iron Works Company Limited, of Muldon, in the County of
Essex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide, in a simple and convenient manner,
means whereby the fly wheel and knives of a power-driven chaff-cutter are enclosed,
with a view to prevent accidents.
In carrying out this invention, we employ a semi-circular cover for the fly-wheel,
which cover is formed in halves. Tho halves are hinged to the opposite ends of
the wheel frame, so that they may be thrown back in opposite directions, to expose
the knives, when it is necessary to sharpen them.
The cover will be made of any suitable material, and in such a manner as to
combine strength with lightness.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1807
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements relating to Chan Watters.
We, JOHN CHARLES FLOAT, Managing Director, and JOHN KENT, l'attern Maker,
both of the Maldon Iron Works Company, Limited, of Maldon, in the County of
Essex, 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 this invention is, to provide, in a simple and convenient manner, a
cover for the fly-wheel and knives of a power-driven chaff-cutter, which will thus
be enclosed, with a view to prevent accidents.
In carrying out this invention, we employ a semi-circular cover for the fly-wheel,
which cover is formed in halves. The halves are hinged to the opposite ends of
the wheel frame, so that they may be thrown back in opposite directions, to expose
the knives, when it is necessary to sharpen them.
The cover will be made of any suitable material, and in such a manner as to
combine strength with lightness.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a chaff cutter,
with the cover open, Fig. 2 is a similar view of the chaff-cutter, with the cover
closed, and Fig. 3 is a top view of the cover.

page_text: A is the frame of the chaff-cutter. B is the fly wheel, carrying the knives B¹.
To the sides of the frame are attached, in any convenient manner, pierced lugs C.
D is the cover, which is semi-circular, and made in halves, as shown.
Each half is provided with pierced lugs D' at its outer corner, by which it is
pivolted or hinged to the lugs C of the frame.
The halves are composed of two light metal cast frames, filled in with match
boarding or other suitable light material, and they are secured together, at a
suitable distance apart, by spacing pieces and bolts and nuts E, with a curved metal
guard or rim F between.
At the back of one half is a catch G, which takes over a threaded stud H on the
other half. On this stud is winged nut, which, when the catch G is in position,
can be screwed up so as to firmly hold the two halves together.
To get at the knives, the two halves are swung outwards in opposite directions,
as shewn at Fig. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
A cover for the fly-wheel of a power-driven chaff-cutter, formed in halves, and
so pivotted or hinged to the frame as to open outwards, as and for the purpose set
forth.