AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR TRIMMING OR MOVING GRAIN IN BULK
Year: 1884

page_text: I HERBERT GARLAND of West Kirby in the County of Chester, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR
TRIMMING OR MOVING GRAIN IN BULK" to be as follows:-
The
My Invention relates to the means for trimming grain cargoes or grain in bulk
in warehouses or on the quay that is to say for moving the grain towards the
elevators or from the hatches or inlet openings or otherwise for moving the grain
from place to place. I employ propellers or large scoops or curved and hollowed
grain movers which are provided with winches whereby the propellers can be hauled
upon steel wire ropes or upon ropes, bands or chains of other material.
propeller is provided with a handle or with handles whereby it can be guided and
with a winch which can be turned by hand to haul upon the rope, which is secured
to a fixed point. The winch barrel is preferably actuated through a ratchet and
pawl or slip gearing so that the propeller can be drawn backwards without the
winch handle revolving. When the winch handle is turned the propeller or scoop
is moved along carrying and pushing forward the grain in the desired direction.
The hauling rope by preference passes through a guide eye at the toe or front of
the propeller and under the bottom or through a passage to the winch which is
situated at the upper part of the back in a frame to which the guiding handle
may be attached. My improved scoop-shaped propeller may be drawn forward by
means of a stationary winch or of a suitable purchase not forming part of the
moving propeller instead of being moved by hauling upon a rope.

page_text: I HERBERT GARLAND of West Kirby in the County of Chester, Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS
FOR TRIMMING OR MOVING GRAIN IN BULK" and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying drawings :-
1
My invention relates to apparatus adapted for trimming grain cargoes or grain
in bulk that is to say for moving the grain towards the elevators or from the
hatches or inlet openings or otherwise for moving the grain from place to place.
I employ propellers or large scoops or curved and hollowed grain movers which are
provided with winches whereby the propellers can be hauled upon steel wire ropes
or upon ropes, bands or chains of other material.
My invention will be better understood when reference is made to the accom-
ranying sheet of drawings wherein Fig. 1 represents a side elevation and Fig 2
a front elevation of my improved trimmer. In the said Figs a is the scoop having
a curved bottom and being provided with sides which may be of the indicated
form or of any other suitable shape.. The scoop is provided with a handle b whereby
the scoop can be guided, and its movements controlled. The said handle is shaped
to constitute a frame for a winch and its actuating gearing. The shaft of the
winch barrel c revolves in bearings in the said frame and is provided with a spur
wheel d with which gears a spur pinion e which is fixed or formed upon a second
shaft f. This shaft is fitted to slide in its bearings and is provided with a winch
handle g. By sliding the shaft outward from. the frame the pinion is moved out
of gear with the wheel d. In place of the pinion moving out of gear the winch
barrel may be mounted loosely upon it's shaft and be engaged therewith or
disengaged therefrom as required by means of the well known device of a ratchet
wheel and pawl or any other suitable means for effecting the same object may be
adopted. One end of a rope is attached to the winch barrel and passing below the
scoop and through an eye in the toe or front end of the scoop to a convenient
point of attachment. It will be seen that when the winch handle is turned so as
to wind the rope upon the barrel the scoop is hauled forward' and when directed
toward a heap of grain will carry and push forward a quantity of the grain. When
the grain has been moved to the desired point or as far as is convenient the shaft f
is slid outward and the scoop can then be drawn back the winch barrel revolving
freely to let off the rope. In the example the wheel k or two such wheels is or are
applied to the scoop to facilitate the movement of the same. In some cases the
rope may be attached to the toe of the scoop and after passing over a snatch block
be brought back to the winch barrel as indicated by the dotted lines h. When so
applied increased power to move the scoop is obtained. Fig: 3 illustrates another
method of using the apparatus. In this example the scoop is slung by means of
the roped from a yard arm or from any other convenient overhead means of
support. When so applied the scoop can be used for heaping up the grain or for
lifting portions to be emptied into the elevator hoppers or into the buckets or
receptacles of whips or hoisting apparatus or for other uses. This Fig: also
illustrates another of the forms in which the scoop may be made. The scoop may
also be connected with tackle worked by a steam winch or by a winch separate
from the scoop so as to be hauled without requiring the winch arrangement carried
by the handle. My improved grain trimmer may also be used in trimming or
moving salt, coal or other matter or substances.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
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1. The apparatus substantially as and for the purpose set forth and indicated
hereinbefore and in and by the accompanying drawings.
2. A scoop provided with a handle or hand lever whereby its movements can
be guided and hauled by means of a rope substantially as and for the purpose set
forth and indicated.
3.-A scoop provided with a winch apparatus whereby it can be guided and
hauled or moved by hand power substantially as set forth and indicated.
Dated this 12th day of November 1884