Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Cropping Frying Pans, Bowls, and other such Strong Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Cropping Frying Pans,
Bowls, and other such Strong Articles.
I, ROBERT RHODES, of the Firm of T. Rhodes & Sons, Lye, Stourbridge, in
the County of Worcester, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in the mode of and means for
cropping frying pans bowls and other such strong articles made from iron and steel
by which their manufacture is greatly facilitated while the finish of such articles
when cropped by my mode is considerably better than when sheared by the old
process the edge being perfectly true and free from shear marks.
In order that ny invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have illustrated my improvements in connection with a frying pan and
bowl, and from which its application to other articles will be readily understood.
Figure 1., is a view of a lathe arranged for cropping a bowl in accordance with
my_improvements.
Figure 2., is an enlarged part section and part plan through the chuck and
cutter.
Figure 3., is a sectional elevation of Figure 2.
Figure 4., is a section through the chuck and part of the cutter for cropping a
frying pan.
In carrying my invention into effect the chuck B is made to fit the article A to
be cropped and is provided with the hardened steel disc 'which is so secured to
the chuck B that it forms one with it and this chuck I mount upon the head M of
any ordinary lathe H so as to revolve. Upon the chuck B the article A to be
cropped is placed and is retained firmly in position from the back stay by any
suitable arrangement such as the intermediate removable prop E. Upon the slide
rest K I mount the revolving cutter F which I so arrange as to be readily brought
against the article A so that the edge of the cutter f¹ is exactly opposite to the
edge of the hardened steel disc or rim 61 by which means the edge a¹ of the
article A is rapidly severed from the article itself leaving a clear, true, and fair
edge to the article. The chuck would of course in all cases be made to fit the
article to be cropped sufficiently for the cutter to have a steady edge 62 to work
against and the part B of the chuck may be shrunk on to the hardened portion or
fitted in with dovetails or in any other suitable manner and of course the cutting
tool F may be applied from the top and operated by a treadle or from the underside
as may be most convenient.
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 :-
The mode of and means for cropping frying pans, bowls and other such strong
articles, made from iron and steel, substantially as and for the purpose herein set
forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of January 1804
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.