An improved reeder for Grinding MS.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 26th Oct., 188
An improved reeder for Grinding MS.
I LUKE COLLIER of Wellington Works River Street, Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster Machine Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object to supply a grinding mill or machine regularly
with the material to be ground although the said material may be very irregular in
size and shape such for instance as broken loaves of sugar, "crushed" or crystal
sugar, which would be liable to clog or choke the opening of an ordinary hopper.
I prefer to apply my apparatus above the ordinary hopper of the machine so that
the latter may be used without the "feeder" if desired.
My improved feeder consists of a hopper or box at the bottom of which is a screw
or carrier worin which is fitted and revolves in a suitable trough open at one end.
The carrier worm is driven by a worm wheel and worm or other suitable gearing
at the other end of the said trough.
The material to be ground is placed in the hopper and descends gradually into the
trough. The screw or carrier worm conveys it to the open end thereof which is so
situated that the material will fall down the hopper or shoot of the grinding mill
and will thus be fed into the same with great regularity and the hopper or shoot of
the mill will not be liable to become clogged or stopped up by any irregularity in the
size or shape of the material to be ground.
Dated this 1h La
1900
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Feeder for Grinding Mills.
I LUKE COLLIER of Wellington Works River Street Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster Machine Maker 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 has for its object to supply a grinding mill or machine regularly
with the material to be ground although the said material may be very irregular in
size and shape such for instance as broken loaves of sugar, crushed or crystal sugar,
which would be liable to clog or choke the opening of an ordinary hopper.
I prefer to apply my apparatus above the ordinary hopper of the machine so that
the latter may be used without the "feeder" if desired.
My invention will be readily understood on reference to the annexed drawing
which shews the feeder in section applied above the ordinary hopper of a grinding
mill.
My improved feeder consists of a hopper or box a at the bottom of which is a
screw or carrier worm which is fitted and revolves in a suitable trough open at
one end as shewn at a².
The carrier worm bis driven by a worm wheel e and worm d as shewn or by other
suitable gearing at the other end of the said trough a'.
The material to be ground is placed in the hopper a and descends gradually into
the trough a'.
The screw or carrier worm conveys it to the open end a² thereof which is so
situated that the material will fall down the hopper or shoot of the grinding mill
and will thus be fed into the same with great regularity and the hopper or shoot f
of the mill will not be liable to become clogged or stopped up by any irregularity in
the size or shape of the material to be ground.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to bo performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved feeder for grinding mills consisting of a hopper or box, trough and
carrier-worm, applied and operating substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the annexed drawing.