An Improvement Applicable to "Scutchers" and other similar Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Apr., 1890-Accepted 31st May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement Applicable to "Scutchers" and other similar
Machines.
I WRIGHT RHODES of Tetschen-on-Elbe Bohemia in the Empire of Austria Machine
Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a self-locking arrangement for locking the "beater." covers
of scutchers and other similar machines.
"
The object of the invention is to prevent the lifting up of the "beater cover during
the running motion of the beater so as to prevent the occurrence of accidents. :
The invention consists of a pulley fixed on the shaft of the "beater" inside of the cover,
on the right or left hand side of the same; this pulley is recessed out with a circular groove
on the outer side and thus forms a boss and a flange. This flange is slotted through
the top to allow a stud which is bolted to and in, the end of the beater cover .to pass
through into the recess, of the pulley when the cover is being put down, this stud
being then in the circular recess of the pulley, the beater can be set in motion and
when the beater is running the stud in the recess of the pulley prevents the cover
from being lifted up.
To lift up the cover the beater must be brought to a stand still and the slot in
the pulley must be brought exactly opposite to the stud in the cover end, so that
before the cover can be lifted the stud must pass through the slot in the pulley.
When the cover is down and the beater is in motion, it is impossible to lift the
cover up till the beater is brought to a stand still.
1000
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement Applicable to "Scutchers" and other similar
Machines.
I WRIGHT RHODES of Tetschen-on-Elbe. Bohemia in the Empire of Austria Machine
Agent 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 relates to a self-locking arrangement for locking the beater covers
of scutchers and other similar machines.
The object of the invention is to prevent the lifting up of the beater-cover during
the running motion of the beater so as to prevent the occurrence of accidents.
My improvement will be readily understood from the following description on.
reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings on which
Fig. 1 is a plan view of part of the beater shaft and beater shewing also part of the
beater-cover end in section.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.
a is the beater shaft, 6 the beater, c the cover end, which is shown dotted on
Fig. 2.
The invention consists of a pulley d fixed on the shaft a of the beater inside of the
cover c on the right or left hand side of the same.
This pulley is recessed out with a circular groove d¹ on the outer side as
illustrated by the side shewn in section on Fig. 1, and thus forms a boss and a flange
(see also Fig. 2).
This flange is slotted through the top as shown at d³, to allow a stud e- which is
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page_text: bolted to and inside of the end c of the beater cover to pass through into the recess d¹
of the pulley d when the cover c is being put down.
This stud e being then in the circular recess d¹ of the pulley d the beater 6 can be
set in motion and when the beater is running the stud e prevents the cover c from
being lifted up.
To lift up the. cover c the beater 6 must be brought to a standstill and the slot d², in
the pulley d must be brought exactly opposite to the stud e in the cover end c
(that is into the position shown on the drawings) as before the cover c can be lifted
the stud e must pass through the slot d² in the pulley d.
It will be evident that as before stated when the cover c is down'and the beater bis
in motion it is impossible to lift the said cover c.
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 :-
:
The arrangement for locking the beater covers of scutchers and similar machines
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 29th day of April 1890
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.