Year: 1885

page_text: We CHARLES CLAUDE WINDUST of 47 Howson Road Brockley in the County
of Kent, Tea Packer and ALFRED LEDYARD HUTCHISON of 4 Guildhall Chambers
in the City of London, East India Merchant do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for TEA PACKING to be as follows:-
The
A machine made of four pieces of oak with arm A held up by two pieces of
india rubber B & C. An iron rod D connected, by a ring E attached to arm,
with treadle F. A moveable rammer G is screwed into the end of the arm.
treadle is worked with the foot, which brings the rammers down with force which
compresses the tea within the block H. to the shape or size desired. The table J
consists of a top with oak block K in centre, beneath which a space is filled with
sawdust to deaden noise of ramming. The tin L consists of mouth M to receive
the tea, with improved balancing ring N & funnel with special folded seam O at
back to prevent breakage, & also guide P for folding packing material round the
tin. A special design called a "cover down R," enables packing material to be
very easily folded. The block H is four pieces oak screwed together with hole in
centre to receive tin. All these & sundry small appliances are shown in plan here-
with, which gives each piece of the machine under separate letters.

page_text: CHARLES CLAUDE WINDUST of 47 Howson Road Brockley in the County of
Kent, Tea packer and ALFRED LEDYARD HUTCHISON of 4 Guildhall Chambers
in the City of London East India Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this
invention for TEA PACKING and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
A machine made of four pieces of oak with arm A held up by two pieces of
india rubber B & C. An iron rod D connected by a ring E attached to arm
with treadle F. A moveable rammer G is screwed into the end of the arm. The
treadle is worked with the foot, which brings the rammers down with force which
compresses the tea within the block H to the shape or size desired. The table J
consists of a top with oak block K in centre beneath which a space is filled with
sawdust to deaden noise of ramming. The tin L consists of a mouth M to receive
the tea with improved balancing ring N and funnel with special folded seam O at
back to prevent breakage and also guide P for folding packing material round the
tin A special design called a "cover down" R enables packing material to be
very easily folded. The block H is four pieces oak screwed together with hole
in centre to receive tin. All these and sundry small appliances are shown in plan
herewith, which gives each piece of the machine under separate letters.
The balancing ring N is a heavy piece of metal round the rim of the tin so
constructed as to allow the tin to stand upon the table without support.
The guide P is a ledge to guide the hand and eye so that the lead paper or other
packing material is easily and rapidly brought to its proper place upon the shaping
portion of the tin. The "cover down" is an improved wooden shape which takes
the place of the ordinarily used block which is placed by hand within the tin
thereby losing much time. The "cover down" simply stands' upon the table by
the side of the packer, and having folded his lead or paper round the tin, he has
ready at hand bis "cover down to enable him to fold in the end of the lead or
paper thus forming the bottom part of the packet.
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The "special seam is simply a seam secured by solder in the centre of the tin
instead of as ordinarily made at one of the four sharp corners. It thus lasts much
longer.
The mode of operating the machine is as follows in the case of tea packing and
a similar course is followed in the packing of other goods.
cover
The lead and paper are folded round the tin L and adjusted to the guide P which
proves they are in the required position. Then the tin L is placed on the "
down R and the lead and paper are folded over thereon to form the bottom of
the packet. The tin L with the lead and paper outside it is then placed into the
block H, and the quantity of tea required is put into the tin. The block with tin
within it is then placed under the rammer Ġ the foot of the packer is placed on
the treadle which brings the rammer down upon the tea in the packet and com-
presses the tea to the size required. The rammer is retained on the tea while the
tin is lifted out of the block Ĥ to prevent the tea lifting with the tin which is only

page_text: used as a mould for holding the tea while it is being packed. The foot of the
packer is then removed from the treadle, the rammer thus released springs up by
means of the two pieces of india rubber B & C, and the packer folds over the top
of his packet and removes it from the block.
The drawings referred to are those attached to our Provisional Specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is-
A machine by which the packing of tea and other goods, raw or manufactured,
may be easily and expeditiously packed.
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