Improvements in Apparatus for Stamping and Marking the Tops of Cottage Loaves.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th Sept. 1890-Accepted, 1st Nov., 590
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Apparatus for Stamping and Marking the Tops of
Cottage Loaves.
We, WILLIAM GRIMLEY LAWRENCE, Senior, of the Excelsior Bakery. High Street,
St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, in the County of Kent, Baker, and FREDERICK FLETCHER,
Junior, of Alicia Cottage, Picton Road, Ramsgate, aforesaid, Joiner, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce apparatus by the use of which the tops
of cottage loaves can be stimpel and mirkel at one operation.
The invention consists of a suitable frame carrying the stamp such as the name
of the baker which it is required to stamp on the top of the lot. This frame is also
provided with a central conical block for forming the central indent in the top of
the loaf, and with a suitable number of radial blades for marking the loaf. These
blades are pivoted on the frame and are each provided with a trigger which rests
against a spring, the action of which tenis to keep the blades extende 1.
The frame slides up and down in a suitable handle to which is attached a cap
bearing on the backs of the radial blades. When the conical block is place on the
centre of the top of the loaf, and the handle depressed, the han lle slides over the
frame and the cap, acting on the backs of the radial blades, turn the same inwards
on their pivots, thus causing them to mark or score the loaf; simultaneously the
name of the maker or other particulars is stamped on the loaf. When the pressure
is taken off the handle, the springs return the blades and the frame to their initial
position.
DA DOLL
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11000
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Stamping and Marking the Tops of
Cottage Loaves.
We, WILLIAM GRIMLEY LAWRENCE, Senior, of the Excelsior Bakery, High Street,
St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, in the County of Kent, Bakor, and FREDERICK FLETCHER,
Junior, of 1 Worcester Terrace, Boundary Road, Ramsgate aforesaid, 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:-
The object of this invention is to produce improved apparatus by which the tops of
cottage loaves can be stamped and markel at one operation.
The invention consists of a suitable frame carrying the stamp, such as the name of
the baker, which it is required to stamp on the top of the loaf. This frame is also
provided with a central conical block for forming the central indent in the top of the
loaf, and with a suitable number of radial blades for marking the loaf. These blades
are pivoted on the frame and are each provided with a trigger which rests against a
spring, the action of which tends to keep the blades extended.
The frame slides up and down in a suitable handle to which is attached a cap
bearing on the backs of the radial blades. When the conical block is placed on the
centre of the top of the loaf, and the hindle depressed, the hadis slides over the
frame, and the cap, arting on the backs of the raliul bla les, turns the same inwards
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page_text: on their pivots, thus causing them to mark or score the loaf; simultaneously the
name of the maker or other particulars is stamped on the loaf. When the pressure
is taken off the handle, the springs return the blades and the frame to their initial
position.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice, we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters are used to indicate corresponding parts
throughout.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of our apparatus, and Figure 2 is an inverted plan
of Figure 1.
The radial blades Care pivotel at H to the frame D, which is tubular or hollow
ut its upper end to take the stem (³ of the central conical, conoidal, or other shapedl
block This stem G is rigidly affixed to the frame D by screws, or other means
of attachment. The springs are secured to the said stem and are disposed in such
a manner that they bear against the triggers E of the blades C and keep the said ||
blades normally in the position shown in Figure 1. The bottom plate D³ carries the
stamping device for stamping the name of the baker or other particulars on the
top of the loaf. The said bottom plate D' is preferably made detachable from
the remainder of the frame so that the springs or railial blades can be easily got at in
the event of one or more of the springs or blades being broken or otherwise damaged
or rendered inoperative from any case.
The tubular or hollow portion A at the handle is made to fit over the upper part
of the frame D on which it slides vertically, its motion being limited by suitable stops
or pins K on the frame D. To the upper end of this sliding piece A, the knob or
bulge A is rigidly affixed in any suitable manner having a space at the top of the
frame and stem (to allow the requisite vertical motion of the hamlle. Secured
to the bottom of the sliding piece A is the cap B whose lower edge rests on the backs
of all the radial blades.
To stamp and mark the top of a loaf of bread in its unbaked state, the block (is
pressed into the contre, forming the central indent or depression and simultaneously
the name or other particulars is stamped on the top of the loaf. The knob is now
depressed, the piece A slides down on the frame I), thus pressing the cap B on the
bludes and turning them inwards on their pivots, causing them to mark or score
the top of the loaf. When the pressure is removed from the knob or handle, the
springs F, acting on the triggers E, return the blades and the handle to their initial
position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what wo
claim is :-
(1) In apparatus for marking and stamping unbaked loaves of bread, the vivoted
radial blades having trigger ends bearing against springs secured to a fixed art of
the frame, the blades being turned inwards on their pivots by the depression of the
cap attached to, or formed in one with the handle and returned to their normal
position by the springs aforesaid, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
(2) The improved apparatus for marking and stamping the tops of cottage loaves
at one operation combined and operating substantially in the männer doserībod and
illustrated.
Datad this 96th day of Sontember 18940.