An Improvement in Dipping Ladles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1897-Accepted, 31st July, 1897 ::
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Dipping Ladles.
I, OLIVER IMRAY, of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the
County of London, Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (as communicated to me from abroad by The Pennsylvania Salt Manu-
facturing Company, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United
States of America) 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 ladles for dipping melted metal from a furnace, which
are constructed and operated as will be described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ladle, in position for dipping metal from a
furnace. Figure 2 is a part side elevation on a larger scale, and Figure 3 is a
transverse section of the roller bearing. 2 is a melting furnace, having a side
opening which may be closed by a sliding door 4. The dipping ladle 5 is provided
with a long handle 6 having a forked end 7, by which the operator can easily turn
and swing the ladle. The Indle is supported from an overhead trolley 8, movable
on a track 9, by a chain 10 secured at its lower end to one member of a sliding
clutch, which consists of two parallel bars 11 and 12, the bar 11 sliding through
an upper guide 13 on the bar 12 and having a swinging loop 14, which engages
suitable ratchet teeth upon the bar 12 and secures the two together in their
adjusted position. To the bar 12 is attached a swivel 15, the lower member of
which is a ring 16 between which and a sleeve 17 surrounding the handle are
placed rollers 18, these rollers, together with the ring, being held in proper
position by two collars 19, 19 secured to tlie sleeve 17, which is adjustable along
the handle and is secured by a set screw 20.
The operation of the device is apparent, the ladle being moved along with its
trolley running on the overhead track, and being inserted into the furnace is
tipped and rotated so as to dip up a quantity of metal; it is then moved along the
track to a point adjacent to moulds or receptacles into which the metal is poured.
The advantage of the invention is that a large quantity of metal can be dipped
up at once and moved to the moulds with comparatively no exertion on the part
of the operator, who is thus enabled to perform the work of several hand-labourers
and in much less time.
For the rollers, may be substituted balls, and other minor changes may be made
without departure from the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The combination with an overhead truck, of a trolley movable thereon, a
hanger depending from the trolley and having an adjustable clutch consisting of
two bars or parts, the one part at the side of and longitudinally adjustable along.
the other part, means for locking the sliding bar in any adjusted position, and
a dipping ladle attached thereto, substantially as described.

page_text: 2. The combination of an overhead track, a trolley movable thereon, a hanger
depending from the trolley and having an adjustable sliding clutch, a ring con-
nected by a swivel to the clutch, and a dipping-ladle supported by a roller bearing
within the ring, substantially as described.
ليوم
1004
ABEL & INRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.