A Machine or Apparatus for Producing Spontaneous and Continuous Motion for Small Cutting, Grinding, and Winding Machines, and for other Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 28th Sept.,
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1888
A Machine or Apparatus for Producing Spontaneous and Continuous
Motion for Small Cutting, Grinding, and Winding Machines, and
for other Purposes.
EPHRAIM CHAMBERLAIN of Moulton in the County of Northampton Emigration
and Insurance Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention is for utilising the power to be obtained from a Double Wheel or
Cycles rolling backwards and forwards in a receptacle or Trough truly balanced upon
Knife edge Pivot allowing a gradient of 1 in 8 or any other gradient required.
The Trough is prevented from sinking to the Horizontal plane by means of chains
hooked on at each end of the trough, the other ends of the chains are connected to the
base plate.
Rolling body to be of such diameter as to raise the centre of gravity when in
motion higher than the highest point of its pathway.
Connecting rods at each end of Trough with Cranks of Machines.
Size of the whole Apparatus and diameter and weight of rolling body to be
enlarged or varied according to work to be performed.
Dated this 17th day of July 1888
EPHRAIM CHAMBERLAIN,
Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Machine or Apparatus for Producing Spontaneous and Continuous
Motion for Small Cutting, Grinding, and Winding Machines, and
for other Purposes.
I, EPHRAIM CHAMBERLAIN, of Moulton, in the County of Northampton, "Emigration
and Insurance Agent" 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 :-
My invention relates to the utilising the power to be obtained from a double wheel
or cycles rolling backwards or forwards in a receptacle, trough or the like, the said
trough being truly balanced upon a knife edge pivot allowing any desired gradient,
the motion of the double wheel or cycles of sufficient weight, thereby give a
spontaneous and continuous motion after once the apparatus is started into motion,
by placing the wheels within any part of the trough, for the purpose of working
winnowing machines, turnip cutters, churns, coffee, pepper, and hand corn mills, or
any other like machines, also for tolling a bell, working clocks, or for any other like
purposes.
The receptacle or trough is prevented from sinking to the horizontal plane as shown
in the accompanying drawings, or by any other means.
The rolling body to be of such diameter as to raise the centre of gravity when in
motion higher than the highest point of its pathway.
Connecting rods at each side of the trough, with the cranks of any machine it is
desired to work.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents the side elevation of the apparatus the dotted lines denote the
position of the chains, trough, and rolling cycles, when the apparatus is in motion.
The trough marked A, in which the rolling cycles marked B, travelling from one end
of the trough to the other end of the trough, the said cycles being connected together
by an axle D, with the centre upright supports E screwed in the bed plate, and the
connecting chains F, between the trough and the bed plate, and the connecting rod G,
to drive any crank attached to any aforesaid machine, eyelets H and hooks H¹ to
make any connection for the chains or the like, and the bed plate I, screwed to
beams J, or of sufficient weight in itself to support the apparatus.
Figure 2, denotes the top view of figure 1, the trough with the rolling body freely
rolling within the said trough, and not fixed in any way.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the supports E, with cross piece L, seated in
the bearings of the supports.
Figure 4 represents the front of the underside of the trough with the clip M
working on the centre of crosspiece.

page_text: Figure 5 denotes the side view of the knife edge clip M fixed to the trough A.
My invention may be constructed of any size or weight, varied according to the
work it is intended to perform.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be performed, I claim as new and novel the
following
First: The combination of the apparatus for providing a spontaneous and continual
motion, for working a winnowing machine, turnip cutters, coffee, pepper, and hand
corn mills, tolling a bell, working a clock, or any other like machine, substantially
herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
:
Secondly The combination of the rolling power B, in the trough A, rolling
backwards and forwards, the said trough being truly balanced, on the cross piece L,
the trough being prevented sinking, by the chains F attached to the bed plate I, the
crosspiece L, in bearings E, and the connecting rod or rods G to the crank of any
machine, to work the same, substantially herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.
Thirdly I claim to make the apparatus any size or any shape, with any description
of rolling body of motion, according to the work required to be performed, substan-
tially herein described.
:
Fourthly I claim the construction of path which is moveable and the centre of
gravity of the rolling body in motion is higher than the highest point of the pathway,
and the path of the cycles, substantially herein described.
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J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.