IM- PROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PARING OR CUTTING LINSEED AND OTHER CAKES
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Michael Fenton, Engineer, of Kingston-upon-Hull, and
Samuel Nurse, of Kingston-upon-Hull, Engineer, for the Invention of "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PARING OR CUTTING LINSEED
AND OTHER CAKES."
Sealed the 11th October 1878, and dated the 17th April 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Michael Fenton and Samuel
Nurse at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th April 1878.
MICHAEL FENTON, Engineer, of Kingston-upon-Hull, and SAMUEL NURSE, of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
Kingston-upon-Hull, Engineer.
FOR PARING OR CUTTING LINSEED AND OTHER CAKES."
This Invention relates to improved machinery or apparatus for paring, cutting,,
and shaping the edges of linseed and other like cakes produced from pressure of
oil seeds.
- According to this our Invention we employ a pair of knives; these are so ground
or shaped as that their cutting edges, when together, form an angle or V; the
knives are each attached to arms carried upon fulcrum studs, the other ends of the
arms being connected by a connecting cross bar or rod. The knives and arms are
mounted upon framework, the cutting edges being parallel to each other, so that
when the arms referred to above are worked the knives move to and fro, advancing
and receeding from each other, cutting and paring the edges of the cake to an angle,
or the edges may be cut square.
The arms and bans carrying the knives are connected so as to be moved simul-
taneously by hand or other power by means of crank or lever.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Michael Fenton and Samuel Nurse in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 16th October 1878.
MICHAEL FENTON, Engineer, of Kingston-upon-Hull, and SAMUEL NURSE, of
Kingston-upon-Hull, Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
FOR PARING OR CUTTING LINESEED AND OTHER CAKES."
This Invention relates to improved machinery or apparatus for paring, cutting,
and shaping the edges of lineseed and other. like cakes produced from pressure of
oil seeds.
According to this our Invention we employ a pair of knives; these are so ground
or shaped as that their cutting edges, when together, form an augle or V; the
knives are each attached to arms carried upon fulcrum studs, the other ends of the
arms being connected by a connecting cross bar or rod. The knives and arms are
mounted upon framework, the cutting edges being parallel to each other, so that
when the arms referred to above are worked the knives move to and fro, advancing
and receding from each other, cutting and paring the edges of the cake to an angle,
or the edges may be cut square.
The arms and bars carrying the knives are connected so as to be moved simul-
taneously by hand or other power by means of crank or lever.
J
Such being the nature and object of this our said Invention, we will now proceed
to describe the same in detail; and in order that the Invention may be fully under-
stood we have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings illustrating the same, and
have marked the several views with figures of reference, the like figure denoting
the same part in the several views.
Fig. 118 Ų
Invention.
Clevation of a machine constructed according to this our said
Fig. 2 is a side or end elevation of the machine.
And Fig. 3 is a plan view.
At 1, 1, are the knives secured by set screws to their holding bars 2,2; the set
screws are also used for adjusting the relative position of the knives. The knives
and bars are carried by means of the arms 3, 3, 4, 4; the latter are at their other
extremities connected to the cross bar or rods 5 and 6, and 5 and 6 are connected by
means of the rocking bar 7 oscillating on the shaft or centre 7ª, the lower end or
foot of which is secured to the connecting rod 8 operated by the revolving disc or
crank plate 9 keyed on the shaft 10 driven by the spur gear 11, 12, and loose and
fast pulleys 13.
The action of the machine is as follows:-As the disc 9 revolves it imparts, by
means of the connecting rod 8, an oscillating or to-and-fro motion to the bar 7 upon
its centre 14; this motion is, by means of the cross bars 5, 6, and the rods 3, 3, 4, 4,
transmitted to the knives. The rods 3, 3, 4, 4, work on the fulcrum pins 15, so that
the motion of the knives is not vertical with a pressing action upon the cake, but
on the arc of a circle, so giving a sliding or clean draw cut, after the action of
manual use of a paring knife.
16 is a table or support on which the cake rests whilst being cut and pared, and
it will be understood that the knives may be arranged to form a bevel or angular
Vedge on the cake, as described, or a square edge if required.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this our said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be performed or carried into
practical effect, we would have it understood that we lay no claim to any of the

page_text: parts of the apparatus when considered separately; what we do claim as our
Invention is, the combination of knives 1, 1, levers, such as 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
operating in the manner and for the purpose described, and as illustrated.
In witness whereof, we, the said Michael Fenton and Samuel Nurse, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twelfth day of October, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
Witness,
MICHAEL FENTON, Sur.,
Seed Crusher,
Hull.
MICHAEL FENTON. (L.S.)
SAMUEL NURSE.
(L.S.)..