An Improved Automatic Adjustable Combination Action for Organs.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1891-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Automatic Adjustable Combination Action for Organs.
I, JAMES JEPSON BINNS, of Bramley, near Leeds, Organ Builder, 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:
The object of my invention is to form any combination of stops the organist may
wish upon the different combination pistons or pedals, and by the use of the
"hitch" pedal the organist can set or lock any such combination of stops which will
remain set or locked until altered.
An Improved Automatic Adjustable Combination ACHON 101 1
I, JAMES JEPSON BINNS, of Bramley, near Leeds, Organ Builder, 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:
The object of my invention is to form any combination of stops the organist may
wish upon the different combination pistons or pedals, and by the use of the
"hitch pedal the organist can set or lock any such combination of stops which will
remain set or locked until altered.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, is an elevation in section of locking pedal shown preferably fixed in front
of the knee board, or it may be fixed at any other convenient position.
Fig. 2, is an end view of the locking chest.
Fig. 3, is a front view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4, is section of pneumatic thumb piston.
Fig. 5, shows elevation in section of combination bellows and valves in box or
chamber.
A is the locking pedal, shown hitched down, and connected to the supply A¹ and
exhaust valve A B is the locking box (see Figs. 2 and 3), having slide valve B₁
connected by puff valve B' which is in connection with tube E from the combination
box F (see Fig. 5) which is filled with compressed air. The slide valves B¹ have
notches or recesses upon their top side into which fits a bar G connected to the
pneumatic bellows H above when the locking pedal is hitched down. Upon
releasing the looking pedal the bellows H fill and lift the bar G clear of the
valves B, allowing them to be moved as required for any set combination. When
a stop J is drawn, the valve K in the combination box F; opens and admits air
through the tube E to the puff valve B' which slides the valve, opening the draw
out passage M and closing the draw in passage L.
Any stops that are not drawn out, the spring N pushes the valve so as to open
the draw in L and close the draw out M.
On pushing the pneumatic thumb piston P (see Fig. 4) it opens a small valve Q
which admits air from the chamber R to the locking box B which supplies air to
any of the valves which are open, thus either bringing in or out the combination
which has been set.
When the valves 8 and S' of the combination box F lift it stops the compressed
air in the box and opens a corresponding exhaust T allowing the bellows to exhaust
and so drawing in or out the stop.
Immediately on releasing the thumb piston P the valve S drops down, closing
the escape and admits the air to each side of the bellows.
my said inven-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The method of forming any combination of stops upon the combination pistons
or pedals and setting or locking such combinations substantially as shown and
described.
2. In the locking box B; the use of bellows H, bars G operating upon valves B',
puff valve B', tube E, operating as and for the purposes shown and described.

page_text: 3. The construction of automatic adjustable combination action for organs such
as shown and described.
Dated this 13th day of July 1891.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, Agent for the Applicant.