Improvements in Means or Apparatus employed in Pressing or Consolidating Quantities of Scrap Metal.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th ec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus employed in Pressing or
Consolidating Quantities of Scrap Metal.
We RICHARD MARTIN, of Birchgrove Steel Works, Llansamlet near Swansea
in the County of Glamorgan, Steel Manufacturer and ROBERT EVANS of Copper
House Foundry Landore, in the same County Iron Founder do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements or modifications of the apparatus described
in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to one of us-t
-the said Robert Evans
dated the 15th June 1888 No. 8783-for pressing or consolidating scrap metal into
masses more convenient for remelting.
In carrying out our invention we dispense with the rotation of the cylindrical
receptacles as described in said Specification and allow the receptacle for scrap to
be stationary filling thereinto the scrap in any convenient manner at the end and
then causing the ram to compress the scrap into a cohesive mass driving it from the
fixed cylinder into a receiving or press box which box is formed in sections or
separable parts carried by or connected to the ends of plungers of hydraulic or
other pressure rams working in cylinders, so that when sufficiently compressed in
said press box the mass may be liberated by the drawing apart of the parts of the
box and the mass may then be delivered by the coming forward of a pusher carried
and worked by another hydraulic ram or equivalent power.
According to another modification the press box may be dispensed with and the
cylinder for the scrap metal may be made to open in parts when the compression
has been effected on the scrap and it has been consolidated and this opening and
consequent closing may be effected by hydraulic or other power, screw or lever
pressure or other means. Or, one or more part may be fixed and another or
others be moveable.
Or the delivery from the receiver in which the consolidated mass is left at the
finish of the compression may be effected by means of hydraulic or other power
operating a ram head capable of passing up into the press ring or cylinder and
removing the mass.
By these means we attain economy of manual labor and rapidity of manufacture.
Dated the 17th day of December 1890.
WM. BROOKES & SON,.
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION...
Improvements in Means or Apparatus employed in Pressing or
Consolidating Quantities of Scrap Metal.
We RICHARD MARTIN of Birchgrove Steel Works, Llansamlet near Swansea
in the County of Glamorgan, Steel Manufacturer and ROBERT EVANS of Copper
House Foundry, Landore, in the same County, Iron Founder do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what mauner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and-by the following statement:
This invention relates to improvements or modifications of the apparatus described
in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to one of us, the said Robert Evans
dated the 15th June 1888 No. 8783 for pressing or consolidating scrap metal into
masses more convenient for remelting.
In carrying out our invention we dispense with the rotation of the cylindrical

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receptacles as described in said Specification and allow the receptacle for scrap to
be stationary filling thereinto the scrap in any convenient manner at the end and
then causing the ram to compress the scrap into a cohesive mass driving it from the
fixed cylinder into a receiving or press box which box is formed in sections or
separable parts carried by or connected to the ends of plungers of hydraulic or other
Rressure rams working in cylinders, so that when sufficiently compressed in said
press box the mass,may be liberated by the drawing apart of the parts of the box
and the mass may then be delivered by the coming forward of a pusher carried and
worked by another hydraulic ram or equivalent power.
Fig. 1, shews a front elevation of an apparatus adapted to carry out the present
invention, the figure being bisected on the line CC for convenience of the
drawing.
Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line A A of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a like view taken on the line B thereof. a is the ram, the hydraulic
or other power cylinder of usual construction, c the top frame, d the bottom frame
or bed and d' d' d' connecting rods between the same. e is the cylinder forming
the scrap receptacle, here shewn as carried on a frame formed with a hollow
sleeve e centred on one of the rods d', f is the press-box into which the scrap is
pressed from the receptacle e. This box is here shewn as being made in two
parts 1-2 each half part being carried on one of the arms "" continued from rams
working in the cylinders f
In operation the scrap is placed in the receptacle e and compressed by the ram a
into the box whilst in a closed state and when sufficient compression has been
effected the scrap block is removed by raising the ram drawing back the half
parts 1-2 of the press box and causing the head of the small rain g' sliding in the
cylinder to come forward and push the scrap block away then the half.parts of
the box return-to-their-proper relative places and the receptacle being refilled the
ram repeats the compression, and the other operations are repeated..
The number of receptacles. for shearings may be increased by adding them-on
additional supports and they may be brought successively into use by turning these
supports on their centres and bringing the desired receptacle, into the proper
position. According to another modification the-press box may be dispensed with
and the cylinder-for-the scrap metal may be made to open in parts when the
compression has been effected on the scrap and it has been consolidated-and--this-
opening and consequent.closing may be effected by hydraulic or other power, screw
or lever pressure or other means. Or one or more part may be fixed and quother
or others be moveable.
Or the delivery from the receiver in which the consolidated mass is left-at the
finish of the compression may be effected by means of hydraulic or other power
operating a ram head capable of passing up into the press ring or cylinder and
removing the mass."
By these means we attain economy of manual labor and rapidity of manufacture.
We would have it understood that we make no claim in the present Specification
to any part of the invention described in the former Specification aforementioned,
but
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
7.417:
The combination or arrangement and use of apparatus for use in pressing or
consolidating scrap metal whereby the compressed scraps may be removed by
separation of the parts of the containing vessel substantially as set forth.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.