Improvements in Machines for Bashing and Notching Bread.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1891
Complete Specification, Left, 9th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Bashing and Notching Bread.
I JONAH JOEL HOUSE of 155 Muntz Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Baker do hereby declare the nature of ny said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in machines for bashing and
notching bread by which the bread is bashed and notched more quickly and regular
than hithertofore while the machine is compact and self contained thus enabling it
to be easily moved about the bakehouse.
In carrying my invention into effect 1 mount the bed of my machine on three
light legs having castors to enable it to be easily moved from one place to another.
From the back of the bed of the machine an upright frame rises and is provided
with bearings in which a vertical sliding rod is mounted over the centre of an
aperture formed in a table a little distance above the bed. At the back of the
upright frame a horizontal lever is mounted with a handle in front and weighted at
the back end of the lever to cause the normal position of the handle to be up.
This lever is connected by a link with the vertical sliding rod to enable the said
sliding rod to be operated up and down the basher being fixed at the bottom of the
Underneath
vertical rod is thus caused to pass through the aperture in the table.
the table with the aperture a rising table is formed so as to slide up and down on
two rods and underneath this rising table one end of a lever having a roller upon it
is provided this lever being pivotted to the frame at the back and weighted at the
Within the
reverse end so that the normal position of the rising table is to be up.
aperture in the table a circular ring of wood containing the required number of
knives is placed in a rebate made to receive it. The operation of the machine is
then as follows. The loaf is placed over the knives in the aperture in the table
and the basher is brought down on to it by the lever until the loaf is pressed
through the aperture on to the falling table underneath after which the lever is
released so as to allow the basher to rise out of the road and the loaf remains upon
the table from whence it is removed by hand after which the table is raised by the
weighted lever into its normal position. India rubber studs are provided under the
fixed table to prevent any noise occuring when the moving table rises against it.
Dated this 20th day of November 1891.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Bashing and Notching Bread.
I, JONAH JOEL HOUSE of 155 Muntz Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Baker, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in machines for bashing and
notching bread by which the bread is bashed and notched more quickly and regular
than hithertofore while the machine is compact and self contained thus enabling it
to be easily moved about the bakehouse.
In carrying my invention into effect I mount the bed of my machine on three
light legs having castors to enable it to be easily moved from one place to another.
From the back of the bed of the machine an upright frame rises and is provided
with bearings in which a vertical sliding rod is mounted over the centre of an
aperture formed in a table a little distance above the bed. At the back of the

page_text: upright frame a horizontal lever is mounted with a handle in front and weighted at
the back end of the lever to cause the normal position of the handle to be up.
This lever is connected by a link with the vertical sliding rod to enable the said
sliding rod to be operated up and down the basher being fixed at the bottom of the
vertical rod, is thus caused to pass through the aperture in the table. Underneath
the table with the aperture a rising table is formed so as to slide up and down on
two rods and underneath this rising table one end of a lever having a roller upon it
is provided this lever being pivotted to the frame at the back and weighted at the
reverse end so that the normal position of the rising table is to be up.
Within the
aperture in the table a circular ring of wood containing the required number of
knives is placed in a rebate made to receive it. The operation of the machine is
then as follows:-The loaf is placed over the knives in the aperture in the table
and the basher is brought down on to it by the lever until the loaf is pressed
through the aperture on to the falling table underneath after which the lever
is released so as to allow the basher to rise out of the road and the loaf remains
upon the table from whence it is removed by hand after which the table is raised
by the weighted lever into its normal position. India rubber studs are provided
under the fixed table to prevent any noise occuring when the moving table rises
against it.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, is a perspective side view of one of my machines ready for use.
Figure 2, is a similar view but showing the machine just after use.
Figure 3, is a front perspective view of the machine when in position shewn by
Figure 1.
In carrying my invention into effect I mount the bed of my machine A preferably
upon the three light legs B such as shewn in Figure 1 or 1 may form the machine
to stand upon a table as shewn by Figure 2. From the back of the bed the upright
frame A rises and is provided with the vertical bearings a' and a² in which the
rod D is mounted to have a vertical sliding movement. This rod is provided at its
lower end with the basher. An aperture E is formed in the table el just above the
bed of the machine in which aperture the knives e² are fixed preferably in the
wooden collar which fits in the aperture E. The horizontal lever F is pivotted
to the back of the frame at f¹ and is attached to the sliding rod D by the connecting
fork and weighted at the rear end with the weight by which means the
normal position of the handle is to be up. Underneath the table E the table H
mounted to rise and fall upon the rods and being kept up by the pivotted
lever Kone end of which is provided with a roller the other with the weight k²
so as to keep the plate up. The operation of the machine is then as follows:-The
machine being in the position shewn by Figure 1 the loaf X is placed above the
knives over the aperture E the basher being then brought down by the handle f³
until the loaf is pressed through the aperture whereby it is notched by the knives
and is received by the table H until the machine takes the position shewn at
Figure 2 after which the handle is released so as to allow the basher to rise by
means of the weight the loaf X remaining on the table as shewn until removed
by hand after which the table H rises by means of the weight k².
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The improvements in machines for bashing and notching bread substantially such
as herein set forth and illustrated upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 8th day of February 1892.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, 'Birmingham, Agent,