A New or Improved Method of and Means for Receiving and Weighing Grain, Seed, or the like when being Discharged in Bulk from Vessels and Granaries.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Method of and Means for Receiving and
Weighing Grain, Seed, or the like when being Discharged in
Bulk from Vessels and Granaries.
!, ROBERT BROWN, of 128, Admiral Street, Liverpool, Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved method of, and means for receiving and
weighing grain in sacks or bags when being discharged in bulk from vessels by
elevators or the like on to the wharf.
In discharging grain in bulk from vessels by means of elevators or the like it
has hitherto been the practice to land it on the wharf and then or subsequently to
fill it into sacks or bags and weigh it by manual labour, but as the filling and
weighing is not accomplished as expeditiously as the grain or the like is discharged
from the vessel, it accumulates on the wharf in large quantities occupying consider-
able valuable space.
Now the object of this invention is to provide an apparatus to be placed upon
the wharf in such a position as to receive the grain or the like as it falls from the
elevators, and weigh same in sacks as quickly as it is landed, with the aid of a few
attendants. By the use of this apparatus time, labour and valuable space is
economised and no loss sustained by scattered grain or by it getting mixed with
other matter, while the apparatus can further be used for receiving and weighing
grain from grain shoots in granaries and the like.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, my improved apparatus consists
essentially of the grain receiving chamber or receptacle which may be either round,
square, or of other suitable shape but for preference hexagonal in form, while ench
side is provided with a weighing apparatus which holds the sacks in the required
position while being filled from the shoots leading from the grain receiving
chamber or receptacle. The mouth of each grain shoot is furnished with a valve
connected with the weighing apparatus by means of a small crank attached to
same, a rod from the valve crank connects it to a lever which leads down to the
scales and which is furnished with an arm passing beneath that portion of the
scales whereon the weights are placed, so that when the quantity of weight or grain
corresponding to the weights on the scales has passed into the sacks the scales
move which motion is instantly communicated to the valve in the mouth of the
grain shoot by means of the aforesaid lever, rod, and valve crank, which shuts off
the supply cf grain by closing the valve and which does not again reopen until
attended to by hand, thus enabling the operator to remove the full sack and place
a fresh one in position before again reopening the valve.
The sides of the grain receiving chamber or receptacle are formed slightly
slauting so as to enable the grain to pass easily to the shoots formed in the sides
of same, and which lead to the weighing apparatus, while the upper end of the
lever is furnished with a suitable spring which keeps the said lever in the closed
position, and further, the connecting rod joining the crank and the lever is provided
with a sliding arrangement whereby the lever can move without operating the
valve, thus keeping it closed until opened by hand.
The arm of the lever connected to the scales is arranged in such a manner as to
not interfere in any way with its correct adjustment.

page_text: My improved weighing apparatus may be made in various forms and sizes to
suit requirements and the grain receiving chamber or receptacle provided with as
many shoots as desired, each of which is furnished with a weighing apparatus as
herein described, which closes the valve in the said shoot as soon as the required
weight of grain has passed into the sack and a sliding door may be provided for
closing any desired shoot when necessary.
As my improvements are capable of some modification without departing from
the principle thereof, I do not restrict myself to materials, dimensions, or to the
precise form or placement of the several parts thereof.
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F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Method of and Means for Receiving and
Weighing Grain, Seed, or the like when being Discharged in
Bulk from Vessels and Granaries.
I, ROBERT BROWN of 128, Admiral Street, Liverpool, Gentleman, 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:
1
My invention relates to an improved method of, and means for receiving and
weighing grain in sacks or bags, when being discharged in bulk, from vessels, by
elevators or the like on to the wharf.
In discharging grain in bulk from vessels by means of elevators or the like it
has hitherto been the practice to land it on the wharf and then or subsequently to
fill it into sacks or bags and weigh it by manual labour, but as the filling and
weighing is not accomplished as expeditiously as the grain or the like is discharged
from the vessel, it accumulates on the wharf in large quantities occupying consider-
able valuable space.
Now the object of this invention is to provide an apparatus to be placed upon
the wharf in such a position as to receive the grain or the like as it falls from the
elevators, and weigh same in sacks as quickly as it is landed, with the aid of a few
attendants. By the use of this apparatus, time, labour, and valuable space is
economised, and no loss sustained by scattered grain or by getting it mixed with
other matter, while the apparatus can further be used for receiving and weighing
grain from grain shoots in granaries and the like.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, my improved apparatus consists
essentially of the grain receiving chamber or receptacle which may be either round,
square, or of other suitable shape, but for preference hexagonal in form, while each
side is provided with a weighing apparatus which holds the sacks in the required
position, while being filled from the shoots leading from the grain receiving chamber.
or receptacle. The mouth of each grain shoot furnished with a valve connected
with the weighing apparatus by means of a small crank attached to same, a rol
from the valve crank connects it to a lever which leads down to the scales and
which is furnished with an arm passing beneath that portion of the scales whereon
the weights are placed, so that when the quantity or weight of grain corresponding
to the weights on the scales has passed into the sacks the scales move, which motion
is instantly communicated to the valve in the mouth of the grain shoot by means of
the aforesaid lever, rod and valve crank, which shuts off the supply of grain by
closing the valve, and which does not again re-open until attended to by hand,

page_text: thus enabling the operator to remove the full sack and place a fresh one in position.
before again re-opening the valve.
The sides of the grain receiving chamber or receptacle are formed slightly
slanting so as to enable the grain to pass easily to the shoots formed in the sides of
same, and which lead to the weighing apparatus, while the upper end of the lever
is furnished with a suitable spring which keeps the said lever in the closed
position, and further, the connecting rod joining the crank and the lever is provided:
with a sliding arrangement whereby the lever can move without operating the
valve, thus keeping it closed until opened by hand.
The arm of the lever connected to the scales is arranged in such a manner as to.
not interfere in any way with its correct adjustment.
My improved weighing apparatus may be made in various forms and sizes to.
suit requirements and the grain receiving chamber or receptacle provided with as.
many shoots as desired, each of which is furnished with a weighing apparatus as-
herein described, which closes the valve in the said shoot as soon as the required.
weight of grain has passed into the sack, and a sliding door may be provided for
closing any desired shoot when necessary, while the whole apparatus may be
mounted upon suitable small wheels or rollers, in order that it may be readily
moved from place to place, as desired.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed.
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a general perspective view of my improved apparatus with the scales-
shown at the balance and
Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion of the apparatus with the scales shown in
the position they assume when the weights are in place, that portion of the
scales whereon they rest not being shown in order that the position of other parts.
may be more clearly seen.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of that portion of the apparatus designed to support
the sacks while being filled and illustrating or showing a slightly modified form or
arrangement of same.
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Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of shoot with the closing.
valve shown in dotted lines and
Fig. 5 is a detailed view of the parts constituting the said valve.
My improved apparatus consists essentially, as shown in the accompanying
drawings of the grain receiving chamber or receptacle of hexagonal form,.
each of the sides being designed to receive a shoots below which is arranged
a scale or weighing apparatus b, one side only being shown as fitted in the
drawings.
The receptacle is supported upon the base d by a central rod or support d and
side supports d, the bottom of the said receptacle being slightly raised at the
centre or coue shaped in order that the grain may readily fall towards the sides.
of same so as to enter the shoot s. The weighing apparatus consists of the
scales and the sack support a which carries two curved arms a¹ each of which is
furnished with a cross bar or rod f furnished at its ends with points or projections
said cross rods being designed to enter the mouth of the sack and keep it in au
extended or open position when being filled with grain.
Within the mouth of the shoot s I arrange the valve which consists as shown
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in Fig. 5 of two plates », e, the lower plate v¹ being secured to a crank c.
valve when in the open position assumes the form shown in Fig. 5, but upon the
crank c being revolved for about a quarter of a turn, the parts v, v assume the
position shown in dotted lines and close the mouth of the shoot s. In Fig. 4
the open position of the valve is shown in double-dotted lines while the single.
dotted lines indicate the position it assumes when in the closed position.
In order to automatically close the valve, when the requisite amount of grain or
the like has entered the sack, I provide a rod & pivoted at or near the basis d, the
arm of which passes under that part of the scales designed to support the weights..
In Fig. 2 that position of the rod is shown which it assumes when the said weights.

page_text: are in place, the upper end of the rod c being brought forward so as to allow the
crank to assume a vertical position which opens the valve in the shoot. Upon
the requisite weight of grain entering the sack the scale is brought to the balance
which allows the arm to rise and the arm to be brought back to the position
shown in dotted lines, by the action of the spring p, thus drawing back the
connecting rod c¹ and partly revolving the crank c which closes the valve in the
shoot s.
The connecting rod c' enters a short cylindrical or tubular body g within
which it is free to slide the object of this arrangement being that upon the rod c¹
assuming the position shown in dotted lines through the action of the spring p the
connecting rod is also drawn back and closes the valve, but upon the full sack
being removed from the scales the side supporting the weights again falls depressing
the arm cand. bringing the arm forward into the position shown in full lines,
but without actuating the rod c' which slides within the tubular portion g so that
the valve is not operated but is opened by hand when the sack is in position ready
for filling and again automatically closed when the requisite weight of grain or like
has passed into the said sack.
Fig. 3 shows a slightly modified form or arrangement of the sack supporting
device which consists of the part a furnished with the supports'm, m³, terminating
in the curved portions h, h', and furnished with cross bars or rode which enter
the mouth of the sack (indicated in dotted lines). to is a hollow or tubular rod
within which enters the smaller rod w' secured. to the arm or support m', a spring w
being arranged between the rods w, w¹ so as to force the support m¹ in an outward
direction for the purpose of keeping the mouth of the sack in a state of tension.
The support m¹ is hinged at n and in order to place the sack in position it is forced
towards the support m by means of the handle h, and upon the pressure being
removed, it assumes its normal position through the action of the spring w².
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 :-
1. The improved apparatus for receiving and weighing grain consisting essentially
of a receptacle such as r in combination with the scales or balance b, the sack
supporting device a, a' and fand the valve operating mechanism c, c², c³ ³, spring p
and tubular part 9 substantially as herein described and shown and for the purposes
specified.
2. In a device or apparatus such as above claimed the valve v, vl, and crank c, in
combination with the connecting rod c', operating rod with its arm c³, tubular
portion and spring p substantially as herein described and shown and for the
purposes specified.
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3. In combination with a device such as above claimed the weighing and sack
supporting apparatus consisting of the scales b, support a, in combination with
uprights a¹ and cross bars or rods f, substantially as described and shown and for
the purposes specified.
4. The modified form or arrangement of the sack supporting device substantially
as herein described and shown with reference to Fig. 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
5. The new or improved method of, and means for receiving and weighing grain,
seed, or the like, substantially as herein described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated shoul
1000
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W..
Agent for the Applicant.