Improvements in Machines for Sowing or Distributing by Wind Power any Dry Material, either in the Form of Grain, Seed, Powder, Sand, Salt, or other Material, and for Distributing Liquids in the Form of a Spray.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Sowing or Distributing by Wind
Power any Dry Material, either in the Form of Grain, Seed,
Powder, Sand, Salt, or other Material, and for Distributing Liquids
in the Form of a Spray.
ARTHUR WALLIS ARTHUR HERBERT WALLIS JOHN ERNEST WALLIS WILLIAM
ALFRED WALLIS North Hants Iron Works Basingstoke Hants Engineers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to make either a wide & equal distribution on
the ground or to deliver the powder &c. the whole height of a tree or plant desired to
be dressed. For this purpose we make a machine to be drawn by horse or other
motive power on which is mounted a fan which is connected with the travelling
wheels by means of gearing or any other known device so that the rotary motion of
the travelling wheels shall impart the required speed on the fan. From the fan
the air is conducted in a pipe or tube. For distributing dry material or seeds the
material or seed is fed into this pipe or tube at a convenient place. On the end of
this pipe or tube is fitted a spreading mouth which is constructed so as to be the same
size as the air pipe where it joins it & then is brought forward in the shape of a fan,
& compressed towards the outlet so as to leave a narrow outlet which may be of any
length required.
This fan shaped mouth is divided where it joins the blast pipe by partitions into
several spaces of equal area which if liked can be carried part way up the pipe &
these partitions are carried on to the outlet in such a way that the outlet-shall also be
equally divided.
This fan shaped mouth can be attached to the blast pipe at any angle, & by this
means a uniform horizontal delivery can be produced or the blast & material carried
with it can be delivered vertically or at any angle as desired.
For distributing liquids fine jets are provided which allow the liquid to fall on the
blast a short distance outside the blast mouth or the jets may be carried on so that
they deliver the liquid in the blast a short distance outside the blast mouth.-As
many jets are used as required.-For distributing a uniform spray on the ground
the fan shaped mouth piece as before described can be used.
For throwing a spray up for purposes of dressing trees &c. ordinary round or other
shaped nozzels are used & the liquid is brought in front of the blast by means of
pipes.
The machine is provided with a hopper for containing seeds or dry materials, &
also with one for containing liquids. It is also fitted with any suitable known feed
arrangements.
E
C Marsh 1889
ARTHUR WALLIS.
ARTHUR HERBERT WALLIS.
JOHN ERNEST WALLIS.
WILLIAM ALFRED WALLIS.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
Improvements in Machines for Sowing or Distributing by Wind
Power any Dry Material, either in the Form of Grain, Seed,
Powder, Sand, Salt, or other Material, and for Distributing Liquids
in the Form of a Spray.
We, ARTHUR WALLIS, ARTHUR HERBERT WALLIS, JOHN ERNEST WALLIS, and
WILLIAM ALFRED WALLIS, North Hants Iron Works, Basingstoke, Hampshire
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 make either a wide and equal distribution on
the ground or to deliver the powder &c. the whole height of a tree or plant which it
may be desired to dress..
For this purpose, we make a machine, to be drawn by horse or other motive power,
on which is mounted a fan driven by the travelling wheels by suitable gearing, so
that the rotary motion of the travelling wheels shall impart the required speed to
the fan.
From the fan the air is conducted in a pipe or tube. For distributing dry material
or seeds the material or seed is fed into this pipe or tube, on the end of which is a
mouth piece which spreads out like a fan in width while it is lessened in depth so as
to present a passage about equivalent in area to the air pipe. This fan shaped mouth
piece is divided into several spaces of equal area by partitions extending to the
outlet.
The mouth piece is attached to the blast pipe which is jointed or partly flexible
so that the mouth piece can be more or less inclined in any direction and thus
the material carried with the air blast can be delivered at any angle as desired.
For distributing liquids, fine jets are provided which allow the liquid to fall on and
into the blast a short distance outside the mouth whence the blast issues. The blast
pipe, instead of having a single nozzle and jet, may have several of these branching
from it in various directions and these, or some of them, may be connected to
the blast pipe and liquid supply pipe by flexible tubes so that their direction may
be varied as desired.
The machine is provided with a hopper and suitable feed apparatus for seeds or dry
materials and also with a receptacle for liquids.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a side view of the machine according to
our invention, which is mounted on wheels A to be drawn by a horse or other animal.
The wheels A as they revolve, by means of multiplying gear B and strap give rapid
rotation to a fan C, by which a blast of air is sent into a pipe D.
Above the pipe and fan is placed a hopper E with rollers or other known feed
apparatus by which a regulated quantity of seed or pulverulent material can be
allowed to descend into the blast pipe D. Within the hopper E can be placed when
desired a receptacle for liquid, indicated by the doited lines F, having a passage from
its bottom provided with a stop cock or valve G. To the blast pipe D is attached a
mouth piece which may be fan shaped as shewn at H in the plan Fig. 2 and end view
Fig. 3, or may be a round pipe K with a reduced nozzle as shewn in side view by
Fig. 4 and in plan by Fig. 5. The mouth piece H, Figs. 2 and 3, is preferably of
square, widening out to rectangular section divided by partitions into passages of
equal area, their combined area being about equivalent to that of the blast pipe D.
The depth of the mouthpiece diminishes as its width increases, so that the area of
passage throughout its length is uniform or nearly so.
It is attached to the blast pipe D by a flange coupling and piece of flexible tubing L
so that it can be moved to a certain extent vertically or laterally or twisted, according
to the direction desired for its outlets. It is suspended from the hopper E Fig. 1 by
slotted links M allowing for its vertical adjustment. The nozzle K, Figs. 4 and 5, is
also attached to the blast pipe D by a flange coupling and piece L of Hexible tubing,

page_text: On the upper side of the nozzle is a hollow boss N which can be connected by a piece
of flexible tube O to the stop cock or valve G Fig. 1; and from the boss N a pipe P
hends down in front of the nozzle so that the liquid descending by it is caught by the
air blast from the nozzle and blown off in spray. Although in Figs. 4 and 5 we have
shewn a single nozzle and liquid jet applied to the blast pipe, obviously there might
be several such nozzles and jets branching from the blast pipe and connected to it and
the liquid supply pipe either rigidly or by 'flexible tubes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
elaim is.
In a machine for sowing or distributing dry material or liquid by wind blast,
we make no general claim for the combination of travelling wheels, gearing, fan and
blast pipe with a hopper or a receptacle for liquid, and with an adjustable mouthpiece,
arranged and operating substantially as described. but what we claim is :-
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2.1. The construction of fan shaped mouth piece substantially as described with
reference to Figs. 2 and 3.
3. 2. In a machine such as is above referred to in the first claim, the combination
of a wind blast nozzle with a spray pipe for liquid, substantially as described with
reference to Figs. and 5.
Dated this 5th day of December 1889.
ABEL & IMKAY,
Agents for the Applicants.