A Domestic or Labour-saving Appliance for Polishing Plated and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 9th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Domestic or Labour-saving Appliance for Polishing Plated and
other Articles.
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I, WILLIAM RICHARD CORKE of 28 and 29, Northampton Square in the
County of London, Silversmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows :-
This invention has for its object to construct a domestic or labour-saving
appliance for polishing plated and other articles of a similar character.
According to my invention I arrange in a suitable framework or support an
axis or spindle, one end of which is prolonged and receives a polishing bob or the
like to which rapid rotary motion is imparted by any simple and convenient speed
multiplying gear or means, such as by a small pulley mounted on the said axis or
spindle and driven by frictional contact from a larger pulley actuated by a crank-
handle. In order to ensure good frictional contact the peripheries of these pulleys
may advantageously be covered with leather, india-rubber or other suitable
material.
The prolonged end of the before-mentioned axis or spindle may terminate in a
forked or bifurcated portion which is adapted to fit into holes formed for its
reception in the polishing bob or the like, the latter being retained in place thereon
by nuts, thumbscrews, or other desired means.
Instead of actuating the appliance by hand, I can if preferred so arrange the
parts as to enable it to be driven by the foot.
By my invention I can produce a light, convenient, and comparatively
inexpensive appliance which is easy to work, simple in construction and therefore
unlikely to get out of order, and particularly useful in the household for polishing
any article requiring to be polished.
Dated this 18th day of April 1894.
WM. MELLERSH-JACKSON,
75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
A Domestic or Labour-saving Appliance for Polishing Plated and
other Articles.
I, WILLIAM RICHARD CORKE of 28 and 29, Northampton Square, in the
County of London, Silversmith 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 :-
This invention has for its object to construct a domestic or labour-saving
appliance for polishing plated and other articles of a similar character.
According to my invention I arrange in a suitable framework or support an axis
or spindle, one or both ends of which are prolonged and receive polishing bobs or
the like to which rapid rotary motion is imparted by any simple and convenient
speed multiplying gear such as by means of a small pulley mounted on the said
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page_text: axis or spindle and driven by a band or by frictional contact from a larger pulley
actuated by a crank-handle."
The prolonged end or ends of the before mentioned axis or spindle may
terminate in forked or bifurcated portions which are adapted to fit into holes
formed for their reception in the polishing bobs or the like.
Instead of actuating the appliance by hand, I can if preferred so arrange the
parts as to enable it to be driven by the feet.
By my invention 1
can produce a light, convenient, and comparatively
inexpensive appliance, which is easy to work, simple in construction and therefore
unlikely to get out of order, and particularly useful for polishing plated or other
articles.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1. is an edge view, Figure 2. a face view and Figure 3. a vertical central
cross section of Figure 2. showing an appliance constructed in accordance with my
invention and adapted to be worked by hand.
Figure 4. is a face view shewing a modification of the appliance illustrated in
the preceding figures.
Figure 5. is a side elevation and Figure 6. a front elevation shewing a modified
construction of the appliance adapted to be worked by the feet.
Figure 7. shews another manner of arranging the seat in the above arrangement.
Referring first to Figures 1. to 3. a is a belt pulley of comparatively large
diameter which is mounted on a horizontal axis a', and b is a small pulley mounted
on a horizontal axis c is a frame or casing having a base c which may be
clamped to a table or other support by any suitable means, and is a detachable
cover which is connected to the said frame or casing by bolts c³. The casing
and cover are provided with holes which constitute bearings for the above
mentioned axes a¹ and b¹.
The axis a' is furnished with a crank handle and the pulleys a and b are
geared together by means of the beli d.
The axis is prelonged and terminates in a bifurcated portion 62 which receives
the polishing bob 6. By turning the crank handle a rapid rotary motion is
imparted to the pulley a and to the polishing bob which latter is available for
polishing plated and other similar articles. The polishing bob may be impregnated
with any suitable polishing powder for assisting in the polishing operation.
In the construction shewn at Fig. 4. the pulleys are enclosed within a casing e
composed of wood and having wooden side plates ex e* which are connected to said
casing by means of screws f. The box or casing thus produced is furnished
with side castings g. having holes formed therein for receiving the ends of the
axes a¹¹of the pulleys.
These side castings are formed with feet gl by which the entire appliance rests
upon the table or other support.
Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6 A is the large pulley and B the small one
which are respectively fixed upon horizontal axes A' and B' mounted in bearings
carried by the framing or standard C. D is a strong bracket projecting from
the standard C and firmly connected thereto by the bolts C'. This bracket is
formed with an opening at C2 through which passes the belt E that gears
together the pulleys A and B. The outer end of said bracket is socketted for
the reception of the stem D² of the tee piece D³, a set screw D₁ being provided
for locking the said tee piece in the desired position. D' is a seat which is
made in the form of a saddle having a socket D that can be shifted to or fro
along the horizontal portions of the tee piece into any required position and
can be locked in place by a set screw., A A³ are pedal cranks carried by the
axis A¹ which cranks the user operates by the feet while seated upon the seat or

page_text: saddle D and thereby imparts rapid revolution to the axis B' through the inter-
vention of the belt E and pulley B. It will be seen that the standard C is slotted
in order to enable the pulley A to project therethrough and that said standard is
provided with feet C* C* for giving stability to the entire structure
Fis a gauze,
leather, or other suitable guard for covering that portion of the wheel which
projects through the slot in the standard C and thereby prevents any chance of the
user's garments becoming entangled with the pulley. The axis B₁ terminates at
one end in a bob B and at the other end in a conically shaped brush B³. By
constructing the appliance in this manner both hands of the user are free and at
liberty to manipulate the articles under operation.
In Fig. 7. the rod or bar D' of the seat is adapted to enter a standard G. having
feet G and said standard is provided with a set screw G³ for enabling the rod or
bar D' to be held in any desired vertical position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A labour saving appliance for polishing plated and other articles, having its
parts constructed and arranged to be operated by hand substantially as herein before
described with reference to Figures 1. to 4. of the accompanying drawings.
2. A labour-saving appliance for polishing plated and other articles having its
parts constructed and arranged to be operated by the feet of the user substantially
as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 5, 6 and 7 of the accompanying
drawings.
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100K
WM. MELLERSH-JACKSON,
75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.