Improvements in and connected with Travelling and Conveyer Bands.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1893-Accepted, 25th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Travelling and Conveyer
Bands.
I, SAMUEL OGDEN of West Mosley Street Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to travelling and conveyer bands, and particularly to such
bands as are used for conveying ores, minerals, and other similar substances, and its
objects are to preserve the material of the band from abrasion and excessive and
destructive wear, and to enable a textile or woven band to be used where at present
heavier and more expensive metallic bands have to be employed.
For the purpose of this invention, I cover protect or armour the working surface
of the band with raw hide. The raw hide, or as it is sometimes called, " buffalo
hide," may conveniently be applied in transverse diagonal or longitudinal strips,
and it may be secured to the material of the band by sewing, by staples, by pins or
nails, by cement, or by other analogous means.
In use, the armoured or protected surface is on the side of the band which is
exposed to abrasion and wear by the material carried thereon, and when it or any
portion of it has been worn through, it may readily be replaced, and the band
itself will consequently have a greatly prolonged life.
The band or belt may be prepared and treated by the materials and according to
the process set forth in the Specification of the Letters Patent granted to me
No. 15,679 dated the 21st day of December 1885, but this treatment instead of
being limited to the edges or selvedges of the band may extend over its whole
width or be limited to the middle portion.
Dated this 20th date of Anvil AT 1900
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Travelling and Conveyer
Bands.
I, SAMUEL OGDEN of West Mosley Street Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Merchant, 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 :-
This invention relates to travelling and conveyer bands, and particularly to such
bands as are used for conveying ores, minerals, grain, and other similar substances,
and its objects are to preserve the material of the band from abrasion and chemical
action, and to enable a textile or woven band to be used where at present heavier
and more expensive metallic bands have to be employed.
For the purposes of this invention I cover protect or armour the working surface
of the band with raw hide. The raw hide, which may be of the variety known as
"buffalo hide" may be applied in transverse diagonal or longitudinal strips which
may be secured to the material of the band by sewing, by staples, by pins or nails,
by rivets, by cement, or by other analogous means. I prefer to apply the raw hide
in strips because by this means I preserve the flexibility of the band to a sufficient
degree to enable it to pass around the pulleys comfortably and without strain, but
I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to this form of application of
the raw hide.

page_text: In use, the armoured or protected surface of the band is that which is exposed to
abrasion and wear by the material carried thereon, and when any portion of the
raw hide has been worn through or damaged, it may readily be replaced. The
band itself has consequently a greatly prolonged life.
The accompanying drawings illustrate in what manner 1 prefer to carry my
invention into practical effect.
In each of the figures the armoured surface of the band only is shown in plan.
In Figure 1 the strips of raw hide A are represented as being secured on the belt
longitudinally; in Figure 2 transversely; and in Figure 3 diagonally.
The dotted lines BB indicate the staples rivets stitches or the like by means
of which the armouring is secured to the band. Copper nails or rivets may
conveniently be used for the purpose, in which case they should be of sufficient
length to clench below the surface of the band. In Figures 2 and 3 the nails are
shewn arranged in longitudinal lines, and in Figure 1 in transverse lines which is
the arrangement I at present employ.
The band or belt may be prepared and treated by the material and according to
the process set forth in the Specification of the Letters Patent granted to me
No. 15679 dated 21st December A.D. 1885, but this treatment instead of being
limited to the edges or selvedges of the band may extend over its whole length or
be limited to the middle portion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Textile or woven travelling and conveyer bands having their working surfaces
armoured with raw hide, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 20th day of January A.D. 1892.

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WILLIAM H. MURTON,
WILLIAM S. VARLEY,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
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WILLIAM H. MURTON,
WILLIAM S. VARLEY,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.