IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SEPARATING STALKS PIPS STONES &C. FROM FRUIT FOR PRESERVING
Year: 1884

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I EDWARD PINK Jun. of Staple St. Southwark in the County of Surrey Jam
Manufacturer do hereby, declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR SEPARATING STALKS PIPS STONES &C. FROM FRUIT FOR
PRESERVING 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 that class of machinery used for separating the stalks
pips stones & from fruit for preserving in which the fruit is fed into a receptacle
having a wheel fitted with paddles revolving in it in such a manner that by its
action the fruit is separated from the stalks pipe stones & and relates to the shape
or form of the receptacle in which this operation is carried on.
According to my Invention I enlarge the upper part of this receptacle in such a
manner that when the unseparated fruit as it is fed into the above. receptacle comes
into contact with the paddles of the revolving wheel it may be freely thrown away
from the paddles of the wheel against the top and sides of the enlarged part of the
receptacle the force of the impact against the top or sides breaking or separating
the fruit partially or wholly from the stalks pips stones &o it then falls and is
carried round a sieve by the revolving wheel when on reaching the enlargement
the parts that are not passed through the sieve are again projected from the paddles
of the revolving wheel against the top and sides of the enlargement as before and
this operation is continued until the whole of the fruit has been passed through the
sieve, when the stalks pips stones & are discharged from the receptacle in a suitable
manner.
The advantages of my Invention are-that by the enlargement of the upper part
of the receptacle the alternating action as described above viz:-of projecting the
fruit against the top and sides and then passing it over the sieve is obtained and
by this alternating action the fruit is, more thoroughly separated from the stalks
pirs stones & also as the whole of the contents of the receptacle are only in
contact with the sieve during half the time occupied in separating them there is
Jess chance of portions of stalks pips & being passed through the sieve with the
fruit.
The annexed Drawings will more clearly explain the nature of my Invention.
A is the enlarged part of the receptacle. BB BB are the paddles of the revolving
wheel which turns in the direction indicated by the arrow. C is the sieve through

page_text: which the separated fruit is passed. D is the hopper through which the
unseparated fruit is fed and E the door by which the stalks pips stoñes & are
discharged.
It will be seen that when the fruit comes into contact with the paddles B B B B
of the revolving wheel it will be projected against the top and sides of the enlarge-
ment A and falling will be carried round the sieve C, also that on reaching the
enlargement again it will be thrown against its top and sides-and so on.
Although in the above named Drawing the enlargement is shewn of a rectan-
gular form and directly over the revolving wheel I do not confine myself to this
particular form or position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed although I do not
confine myself to the exact details herein given I declare that what I claim is
In machines for separating stalks pips stones & from fruit for preserving―the
enlargement of the upper portion of the receptacle into which the unseparated fruit
is fed in such a manner that the fruit may be freely thrown away from the paddles
of the revolving wheel against the top and sides of the said enlargement substan-
tially in the manner and for the purpose herein shewn and described.