Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
I, WILLIAM BENJAMIN LAMPARD, of 32 Herbert Road Stockwell, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention may be described as follows.
An ordinary platform mounted upon flanged wheels runs upon a line of rails
placed longitudinally in front of the rows of mouthpieces of the retorts, so that the
platform can be brought opposite to any one set of retorts. Upon this platform is
placed transversely another set of rails, permitting of the transverse motion of a
secondary platform, upon which is erected the charging apparatus now to be
described. This apparatus consists of a set of shoots, varying in number and in
length to suit requirements, mounted upon a turntable which can be rotated by
means of a central shaft or spindle, so as to allow of any one shoot being brought
opposite to the corresponding retort. The lengths of the respective shoots are
determined by the heights of the retort mouths above the line of rails.
turntable is mounted upon flanged wheels, provided with swivel bearings, running
upon a circular rail laid upon the top of a suitable rigid structure erected upon
the secondary platform. The lower end of the central vertical shaft or spindle
passes through the secondary platform before referred to, and is there fitted with
toothed gearing which enables the shaft, and consequently the turntable and
shoots, to be rotated by the person in charge. The shoots, which are fed from
above in the ordinary way, may be either fixed to the turntable, or otherwise
attached to it by means of forked supports, collars, or in any other convenient
manner.
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WM. B. LAMPARD,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
I, William Benjamin LampaRD, of 32 Herbert Road, Stockwell, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, 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:-
This invention may be described as follows.
An ordinary platform A mounted upon flanged wheels runs upon a line of
rails B, B, placed longitudinally in front of the rows of mouthpieces of the retorts,
so that the platform can be brought opposite to any one set of retorts. Upon this
platform is placed transverse rails C, permitting of the transverse motion of a
secondary platform D, upon which is erected the charging apparatus now to be
described. This apparatus consists of a set of shoots varying in number (there are
three shown in the drawing and marked E, E, E,) and in lengths to suit require-
ments, mounted upon a turntable F.
Instead of rotating the shoots by means of a central shaft as mentioned in the
Provisional Specification I prefer adopting the plan shown on the accompanying
drawing, and which may be described as follows:-Attached to the underside of
the turntable F and running upon the top of the circular structure or support G
are three or more wheels or rollers H, H, H. Suitable wheels or rollers are also
placed in or about the position shown on the drawing.

page_text: The shoots, which are fed from above in the ordinary way, may be either fixed
to the turntable F or otherwise attached thereto by means of forked supports and
collars, or in any other convenient manner.
The turntable F and consequently the shoots E, E, E, are caused to rotate in
either direction by the person in charge of the apparatus actuating the handles J
on the hand rail K which encircles the structure G and is fixed to the vertical
supports carrying the rollers I, I, I. Other means for rotating the shoots by hand,
steam or other power may also be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is,
The construction of apparatus, for charging inclined gas retorts, consisting of a
series of revolving shoots substantially as herein described and shown on the
drawing.
WM. B. LAMPARD,
Applicant.