Improved Machine for Opening and Tearing Peat or other Fibres.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1890
Complete Specification Loft, 20th Aug. 1900 Accepted, 9th Nov
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machine for Opening and Tearing Peat or other Fibres.
Joseph AugustuS LONDON 116 Sandyford Road, Nowcastle-on-Tyno, Paper
Manufacturor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1-The teeth are so placed upon the drum that any degree of fineness can be
acquired and the machine can be set to work fibres in wet or moist state or dry.
2-I can so remove the teeth which are made conical so as to work or make tho
material acted upon, coarse or fine.
3-I can pass a ton of wet or dry material through the machine in 15 minutes.
4-The machine can be cleaned of everything hanging about it, by reversing the
motion.
5-Can be easily repaired.
6-I add a travelling apron to allow the material to be sorted after fibreizing.
7 The advantages I claim are the perfect manner the machine does the work,
and the speed or short time in which the material is completed.
The machine consists of one drum about 3'-6" diatr. x 12 in. on the face covered
with a concave, both the drum and concave have conical teeth fitted in them; said
teeth can be adjusted to suit any degree of fineness required.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machine for Opening and Tearing Peat or other Fibres.
JOSEPH AUGUSTUS LONDON, 116 Sandyford Road Newcastle-on-Tyne Paper
Manufacturer, I 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:-
The teeth (T) are so placed upon the drum (D) that any degree of fineness can
bo acquired and the machine can be set to work fibres in wet or moist state
or dry.
2nd. I can so remove the teeth which are made conical so as to work or make the
material acted upon coarse or fine.
3rd. I can pass a ton of wet or dry material through the machine in less than
15 minutes.
4th. By reversing the motion the machine can be cleaned out to allow any different
kind of material to be passed through without getting mixed or impregnated with any
of the previous material used.
5th. The machine can be easily repaired as every part can be got at readily.
6th. I add a travelling apron for the fibreized material to drop on and so enable the
fibre to be sorted free from sticks roots or other objectionable matter-women standing
each side of the apron for this purpose.
The machine I call a Devil Willow or Fibreizing Machine. The diatr. of the drum
is 3'-6" width on the face 12 inches.
170 conical teeth (T) are fixed upon the drum (D) which revolves at a speed of
about 180 Revs. per minute. I have only one drum.
The concaves or coverings to the drum (D) are also fixed with conical teeth down-
wards as shewn on tracing--the size of the teeth T in all cases are 14" long x diatr.
at base. The concaves contain about 120 teeth-these can be raised, lowered or
adjusted to fibreize to any degree of fineness.

page_text: The conical tooth are screwed at one end and when inserted in the drum nro socured
by means of one or two nuts.
The material to be fibreized is placed in the hopper (11) and drawn in by means of the
revolving drum (D) and passed out fibreized at the outlet (O).
(B) Bearings for shaft.
(BT) Bed plate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declaro that what 1
claim is
1 The worfack mannor the machine done the work-anatorial being wet maist