An Improved Feeding Device for Weighing Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov.,
1898
An Improved Feeding Device for Weighing Machines.
THOMAS MEGSON LANGSTONE, 447, Commercial Road, Portsmouth, Hants, Joiner,
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 apparatus has no definite size. This specification describes one
13" x 4"
Make a box 9" x 4" and 1¼" deep outside measurement; of 1/16" galvanised
sheet iron, with angles soldered. The front to be fixed with screws tapped in
back marked E in Fig. 1 and haveing 5/16" hole tapped in centere, to receive spindle
for arms to work upon marked J in Fig 1 and 3, and 7" hole drilled 3/8" above
centere, and opposite in back a hole to receive spindle, marked K in Fig. 3,
which is to work lever, holes of both spindles to have brass washers brazed to front
and back marked A in Fig. 3, also brass washer between arms marked B, in
Fig. 3. Cut two holes up sides 12" from bottom corners 5/16 wide, to allow ends
of arms to project, marked H in Fig. 5. Tap two holes in sides to receive screws
from outside case as shown in Fig. 5 marked M.
"
Make two iron arms of different lengths, and shape, as shown in Fig. 1
marked C. They are slightly bent to come in line at bottom of box; they are
in thickness, with an hole drilled through for spindle, marked J in Fig. 1 with
the bottom ends beaten out to wide and 16 thick shaped round, with 3/14 holes
drilled through, to receive blades of pinch marked F in Fig. 1 and 3.
drill two holes through tops of arms, " down for pins of pull and two, in
lower part of arms for fixing contracting spring marked N in Fig. 1.
Also
Blades of pinch are made of brass, with shoulders at top as shown in Fig. 1
marked L with screw thread at extreem tops, to which a butterfly nut, is fitted,
for fixing blades to arm.
Iron lever marked D) in Fig. 1, is 2" long, 1/8" thick and 1/2" wide, with
a 16 square hole in centre to be fitted to spindle marked K in Fig. 3 slightly
out of vertical, in line with tops of arms as shown in Fig. 1 and 3 marked D).
Make two brass pulls 3/16" square, with ends cut to fit tops of arms, and top and
bottom of lever with 1/16" pins through, to work easely, as shown in Fig. 1 and 2
marked G.
Fix strong contracting spring to keep arms in close to bottom edge of box;
fixed as shown in Fig. 1 and 2 marked I.
Fix spindle K with pin P Fig. 3.
The feeding device is fitted in a case, comeing down from a store above with the
ends of arms projecting through.
The dotted lines, in Fig. 6 and 7 shows it inside case.
The blades that are fixed
to arms also being outside, and covering the outlet of case by their pinching
together. The caseing will be fixed above, a pair of scales.
And the operator in weighing (instead of useing the ordinary scoop) merely
turns handle slightly which opens the blades, and so places upon the scale, by
means of shoot below, any kind of goods that can pass down case from above such

page_text: as teas, sugars grain &c. &c. and stops instantaneously at any disired weight;
thus saveing time and labour.
Haveing now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1st. The bent arms of different lengths projecting through box, worked by lever
as shown in Fig. 1 and 2.
2nd. The blades fixed as described to arms, and kept together under out-let of
case with a spring in box.
3rd. The instantaneous closeing of case (upon the releasing of handle) by
blades.)
Dated this 15th day of September 1898.
THOMAS MEGSON LANGSTONE.