IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF OIL CAKES' AND 'COMPOSITION CAKE
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Atkinson, of the Town and County of Kingston
upon Hull, Oil Miller, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF OIL CAKES' AND 'COMPOSITION CAKE'
Sealed the 26th September 1879, and dated the 1st April 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Atkinson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st April 1879.
THOMAS ATKINSON, of the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull, Oil Miller.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF 'OIL CAKES'
AND 'COMPOSITION CAKE,'”
This Invention relates to improved machinery or apparatus for preparing oil
seeds, or other substances, or composition of substances, from which cakes are made,
and is specially designed to be employed in "connection" with the "envelope,"
"wrapper," or "hairs as now used.
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Apparatus constructed according to this my said Invention comprise a table ou
which is placed an ordinary wrapper opened, a cloth being placed over the half of
the wrapper resting upon the table. A frame hinged at one end of the table is
connected by chain or cord to a lever, so that when the frame is lowered upon
the cloth and half envelope the lever referred to is raised, and the latter in its turn
lifts side pieces and arms to which guide pieces lengthwise the cake are attached.
There is a wedge, and catch, and supporting piece, which when the guide pieces are
in position along the edges of the cake supports them there. A measuring box is
transvered over the "frame," filling the latter with seed or composition, whereon
the frame is raised on its hinges to its original position, the guides (by preference)
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page_text: are by the wedge piece & arms slightly further contracted so as to narrow the
seed or composition on the wrapper. The cloth is then folded over the top of the
seed or composition and the other half of the wrapper or envelope is closed upon
the cloth and seed or composition. The wedge piece and supporting piece are
connected to a balanced lever held in position by the open half of the wrapper,
which rests against the end of the said lever, so that when the wrapper is closed the
catch and supporting piece are liberated and withdrawn from under the slides, and
these and the guides resume their original position, the wrapper or envelope being
then removed to the press.
The slides, arms, and guides may be raised into position by means of treadle 1
motion, but I prefer to utilize the folding frame and lever as first herein described.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Thomas Atkinson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 30th
September 1879.
THOMAS ATKINSON, of the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull, Oil Miller.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF 'OIL' CAKES
AND COMPOSITION' CAKES."
"
This Invention relates to improved machinery or apparatus for preparing oil
seeds, or other substances, or composition of substances, from which cakes are made,
and is specially designed to be employed in connection with the "envelope,"
wrapper, or hairs" as now used. Apparatus constructed according to this my said
Invention comprise a table on which is placed an ordinary wrapper opened, a cloth
being placed over the half of the wrapper resting upon the table; a frame hinged
at one end of the table is connected by chain or cord to a lever so that when the
frame is lowered upon the cloth and half envelope the lever referred to is raised,
and the latter in its turn lifts slide pieces and arms to which guide piece lengthwise
the cake are attached. There is a wedge, and catch, and supporting piece which,
when the guide pieces are in position along the edges of the cake, support them
there. A measuring box is traversed over the "frame," filling the latter with seed
or composition, whereon the frame is raised on its hinges to its original position,
the guides (by preference) are by the wedge piece & arms slightly further
contracted. The cloth is then folded over the top of the seed or composition, and
the other half of the wrapper or envelope is closed upon the cloth and seed or
composition. The wedge piece and supporting pieco are connected to a balanced
lever held in position by the open half of the wrapper, which, resting against the
end of the said lever, so that when the wrapper is closed the catch and supporting
piece are liberated and withdrawn from under the slides, and these and the guides
resume their original position, the wrapper or envelope being then removed to the
press.
The slides, arms, and guides are raised into position by utalizing the motion of
folding frame and lever, as herein described.
Such being the nature and object of this my said Invention, in order that the
same may be fully understood, I now describe the same in detail, and have hereunto
annexed 2 Sheets of Drawings illustrative thereof.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine having my improvements applied; Fig. 2,
an end view in cross section; Fig. 3, another side or longitudinal view; Figs. 4 is
an end view, and 5, 6, are of some parts separate. At 1 is the table on which the
half 2 of an ordinary wrapper or envelope opened is placed; over the half 2 the
cloth 3 is spread, leaving its outer edges overhanging, as shewn at Fig. 2. At 4 is
a frame hinged at 5 and connected by chain or cord 6 to the lever 7. When the
frame 4 is lowered upon the cloth 3 and half envelope 2 the lever 7 is (by the
tension on the chain or cord 6) raised, and the lever 7 lifts the slides pieces 8-9,
and arms 10 to which the guide 11, 11, are attached, and the latter in the raised
position form the sides or edges of the mold. Soon as the parts just referred to
are raised the wedge, and catch, and supporting piece 12 attached to the balanced
lever 13 enters the space 14 and expands the arms 14ª, causing a slight contraction
of the arms 10 and guides 11, 11, by turning them on their fulcrums 142, 142, and
supports the guides 11, 11, whilst the measuring box 15 containing the seed is
being passed along the frame 4, filling the latter with seed, the roller 16 laying and
rolling the same evenly, whereon the frame 4 is raised on its hinges to its original
position. The sides of the cloth 3 are then folded over the seed, and the other half
of the wrapper 2 is closed upon the folded cloth and seed, the catch and supporting

page_text: piece 12 connected with the balanced lever 13, and held in position by the open
half 2 of the wrapper, which rests against the end of the said lever 13, so that
when the wrapper is closed the catch and supporting piece 12 are liberated and
withdrawn from under the slides 9, the latter and the guides 11-11, resume their,
original position, the wrapper and seed contained thereon are ready for removal to
the press.
It will be seen that the leverage power of the frame 4 is utilized to raise the
parts 11, 11, into position so as to form the sides or edges of the mold, and it is
obvious that the power of the lever 13 may be utilized for a like purpose instead of
the frame 4, as shewn at Fig. 3, in which 1 is the table; 2, the half wrapper; 4, the
frame; 5, the hinge; slide pieces, 8, 9; arms, 10%; guides, 11, 11; catch, 12;
lever, 13; holding recesses, 14; box, .15; and roller, 16. When the lever 13 moves
on its fulcrum 5a the catch 12 is thereby put into position in the holding recesses 14
for supporting the guides 11, 11, in their raised position until the operations
already described is completed, whereon the catch 12 is lifted out and the parts
resume their original position.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this our said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, I would have it understood that I do not confine
myself to the precise details shewn and described, as such may be varied without
departing froin the Invention, and I would state that I am aware that folding
hinged sides for mold and hinged mold frames have been used, to which I make no
claim, nor do I claim any of the parts when considered separately; what I do claim
is,-
Firstly. The combination of the frame 4 and lever 7 connected with. each other,
and raising the parts 11, 11, as and for purpose described.
Secondly. The combination of the balanced lever 13, slide piece 8 for supporting
the half wrapper 2, and for operating the parts 11, 11, as herein described in
connection with and illustrated by Fig. 3 of the Drawings hereunto annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Atkinson, have hereunto set my hands
and seal, this Twenty sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
Witness,
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Patent Agent,
Halifax & Blackburn.
THOMAS ATKINSON. (L.S.)