AN APPARATUS FOR » to be as MEASURING OATS GRAINS AND POWDERED SUBSTANCES GENERALLY follows
Year: 1885

page_text: DUDBRACES
We, FERDINAND FRAZIER, pattern-maker, of 148 rue Saint-Maur, Paris, France
and AUGUST ARNAULT, file manufacturer of 70 rue d'Angoulême, Paris, France
do hereby declare the nature of our said invention for "AN APPARATUS FOR
» to be as
MEASURING OATS GRAINS AND POWDERED SUBSTANCES GENERALLY
follows
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Our invention consists of an apparatus for measuring oats and other grains,
it has mainly been devised for the purpose of enabling a determined quantity or
measurement of any grain or granulated material to be obtained mechanically
For this purpose such grain or material is placed in a hopper from whence it
falls through a duct in which two horizontally sliding sluices are situated, the
distance between the same being equivalent to any given quantity such as litre, etc,
these vanes are drawn alternately in and out of the duct by a rotating mechanism
in the following order, the bottom vane being pushed in the duct and the upper one
withdrawn the grain falls on the former and when the space is filled, the upper one
is driven in whilst the lower one is then withdrawn, thus liberating the volume of
measured grain contained within the two, we attach any ordinary counter to the
mechanism in such a manner that each charge of grain passed through the apparatus
18 registered on the counter

page_text: We FERDINAND FRAZIER pattern maker of 148 rue Saint Maur, Paris, France
and AUGUSTE ARNAULT file manufacturer of 70 rue d'Angoulême, Paris, France
do hereby declare the nature of our invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
Our invention consists of an apparatus for measuring oats, grains and powdered
substances generally, it has mainly been devised for the purpose of enabling a
determined quantity or measurement of any grain or powdered substance to be
obtained mechanically
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For this purpose, such grain or substance is placed in a hopper from whence it 1
falls through a duct in which two horizontal slides are situated, the distance
between the same being equivalent to any given quantity such as a litre, etc
These slides are drawn alternately in and out of the duct by a rotating
mechanism in the following order, the bottom slide being pushed in the duct and
the upper one withdrawn, the grain falls on the former and when the space is 1
filled, the upper one is driven in, whilst the lower one is then withdrawn, thus
liberating the volume of measured grain contained between the two.
We attach any ordinary counter to the mechanism in such a manner that each
charge of grain passed through the apparatus is registered on the counter.
In the annexed drawing, hg 1 is a vertical section of our measuring apparatus 2
and fig 2 and 3 are details.
The apparatus comprises a duct 1 the upper portion of which may be in the
shape of a trough for the reception of the substance to be measured 2, 3 are two
horizontal slides guided in any suitable bearings and operated from a cam 4 fast
on a shaft 5 driven by a handle 6 The connection between the slides 2, 3 and the
cam 4 is effected by one or more rolls, in any suitable manner The groove of the
cam 4 is so calculated that while one of the slides, for instance the lower one 3, 18
across the duct 1, the upper one is out of the way, to allow of the passage of the
substance in the trough of the duct, and that when the measuring space 7 is filled
with the said substance, the upper slide 2 is driven inward across the duct 1, 8
whereupon the lower slide 3 is moved away to allow of the measured substance to
fall out of the apparatus through a chute 8
In order that the number of measurements may be ascertained, we attach any
suitable counter 9 operated from the shaft 5 by means of bevil gearing 10, 10
11 is a glass plate fitted in the apparatus, opposite the dial of the counter 9
The apparatus may be made of wood, iron or other suitable material and it may
be constructed, as to size to give any desired measure.

page_text: Having now particularly described the nature of our said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
First A measuring apparatus for grains and powdered substances or other
materials generally, comprising a measuring space 7 alternately closed and opened
by two slides 2, 3 operated by a cam 4 through a handle 6
Second The adaptation, to the hereinbefore described apparatus of a counter 9
operated from the shaft 5 by bevil gearing 10, 10, for ascertaining the number of
measurements,