Improvements in Washer-making Machinery.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th July, 1881
Complete 'Specification: Left. 11th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 8th July, 1892.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washer-making Machinery.
I, WILLIAM ELLISON, of Bridgewater Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Nail and Washer Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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It relates more particularly to the punching machines used in "holeing" washers
and consists of improvements whereby the "blanks are automatically fed into
the machine at proper intervals instead of as heretofore by skilled hand labour.
To accomplish this, I, fit upon the feeding plate of the machine a shoot or metal
channel the thickness of the blanks, open on one side; against the lower end of the
shoot, the lower end of a pivoted lever pressed by a suitable spring, this lever is
connected by means of a series of two or more pivoted levers with a cam or tappet
upon a suitable moving part of the machine so that it allows a "blank" to slip past
it at every motion of the punch of the machine at exactly the right moment.
Dated the 0th day of July 1001
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46^, Market Street, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washer-making Machinery.
I, WILLIAM ELLISON, of Bridgewater Street, Salford, in the County of
Lancaster, Nail and Washer Manufacturer, 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 :-
It relates more particularly to the punching machines used in "holeing" washers
and consists of improvements whereby the "blanks" are automatically fed into
the machine at proper intervals, instead of as heretofore by skilled hand labour.
To accomplish this, I fit upon the feeding plate of the machine, a shoot or metal
channel the thickness of the blanks, open at one side.
Two sides of this shoot are formed by a suitably channeled piece of metal,
attached with the channeled side downwards to the feeding plate (which forms the
third side of the slot,) by means of one or more metal bolts (or other suitable
means) passed through holes or slots in the feeding plate and the metal channel by
means of which the metal channel can be fixed at the necessary distance from the
pivoted lever described hereafter to suit the size of the washer "blanks" which
slide down the shoot by the force of gravity, the feeding plate being slopedat a
considerable angle. Against the lower end of the shoot, on its open side, the lower
end of a pivoted lever is pressed by a suitable spring this lever is connected by
means of a series of two or more pivoted levers with a cam or tappet upon a
suitable moving part of the machine so that it allows a "blank" to slip past it at
every motion of the machine at exactly the right moment.
In order that the foregoing may be better understood I send herewith a sheet of
drawings in which :-
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Figs. 1 and 2 represent respectively an elevation and a plan of the feeding plate
of the improved machine. a indicates the shoot, (which is adjustable and change-
able), down which the "blanks slide until stopped by the end of pivoted
lever b which is connected by pivoted levers c and d with the tappete upon the cam
which actuates the punch, thus allowing a blank to pass lever b at every stroke of
the punch f

page_text: It will be perceived that the blanks may be supplied to the shoot a by hand, or
by a suitable hopper or other similar contrivance.
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 :-
1st. The combination with a "holoing" machine, of an automatic feed apparatus,
substantially as described and shown hereinbefore and in the accompanying
drawing.
2nd. The combination of shoot a, levers b, c, and d, and 'tappet e, substantially
as described hereinbefore and in the accompanying drawing, for the purpose set
forth.
Dated thiol 1
$11000
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46A, Market Street, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46A, Market Street, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.