Improvements in or connected with Milking Pails.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1894-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Milking Pails.
I AUGUSTUS GEDGE M.A. of Ludborough Rectory Louth Lincolnshire Clerk
in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of a milking pail fitted with a cover of funnel shape and
provided with (a) an incurved rim and (3) fitted with a series of strainers with a
view to straining the milk as it comes from the cow, and protecting it from foreign
substances on the body of the cow or that may be flying about in the shed.
The construction of the pail will also help to keep the milk for a longer time at
its normal temperature.
This straining cover can be readily adapted to any milking pail.
Dated this Fourth day of October 1892
AUGUSTUS GEDGE,
Ludborough Rectory.
Improvements in or connected with Milking Pails.
I, AUGUSTUS GEDGE, M.A., of Ludborough Rectory, Louth, Lincolnshire, Clerk
in Holy Orders, 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, reference being had to the accompanying sheet
of drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say:-
The object of this invention is to provide means whereby the milk is strained as
it passes from the cow or other animal to the pail, is protected from dust, dirt, or
other foreign substances on the body of the animal, or that may be present in the
atmosphere of the cow-shed or other locality where the milking operation takes
place, and is retained at its normal temperature for a longer period than when
ordinary milking pails are employed.
According to this invention I provide the upper part of the pail with a hood or
cover furnished with one or more strainers through which the milk is caused to pass
before entering the pail. I prefer to make the pail of a less diameter at the top
than at the bottom whereby a smaller area of surface of milk is subjected to the
cooling effect of the atmosphere than is the case with pails of the ordinary con-
struction, and the improved shape facilitates the reception and retention in place
of a non-conducting jacket when such is employed.
Figure 1 of the drawings represents an elevation of a milking pail constructed in
accordance with my invention, and Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the
hood or cover with milk strainer combined.
A is the milking pail the sides of which are shown tapering upwards as herein-
before described; B is the cover the upper part or hood B' of which projects over
the lower part as shewn in order to prevent the milk from splashing over, and also
to preclude the entrance of foreign inatter as already described. The lower part B³
of the cover is formed as a hopper or funnel and is provided at its central part with
a gauze or other suitable strainer B³. Under this strainer B³ is preferably provided
a second strainer B and if desired the space between these two strainers may be
filled more or less with other suitable straining or filtering material. The second
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page_text: strainer B is made removable as shewn so that all the parts may be readily and
thoroughly cleansed.
The cover may be attached to the body of the pail by a hinge or other permanent
means of connection, and provided with a hasp or other convenient and well known
form of fastening. Or it may be detachable from the pail, as in the drawing, its
flange B resting in the rim A¹ of the pail, and being preferably locked in position
by the projection A². Portions of the flange B' are cut away in order that the
projections A may be passed and the cover B be put into place and then turned
round a short distance until the cut-away portions of the flange B' no longer coincide
in position with the fixed projections A², the cover B being thus held firmly in
position. A jacket of wool, felt, or other suitable non-conducting material may be
caused to surround the pail A and be retained in place partly by the shape of the
pail as aforesaid, and partly by a strap and buckle or other suitable well known
form of fastening.
It is obvious that my improved pail may also be employed for filtering water or
for other similar purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
-olaim is :-
In milking pails the employment of a cover B provided with a hood B¹ and oue
or more strainers B B combined, arranged and operating as hereinbefore described,
..and illustrated in the drawings, and for the purpose specified.
Dated tinis 29th day of June 1894.
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Dated this 29th day of June 1894.
A. GEDGE,
Per W. H. Beck,
115, Cannon Street, London, Agent.
A. GEDGE,
Per W. H. Beck,
115, Cannon Street, London, Agent.