Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Forming Clay into Pots or Vessels.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 24th June, 1892-Accepted, 30th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Forming Clay into Pots or
Vessels.
We EDWARD GEORGE COLE. of White Hart Lane Potteries, White Hart
Lane Tottenham in the County of Middlesex, Pottery Manufacturer, and HENRY
KESTON of 7 Peel Street Luton in the County of Bedford Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has particular reference to means or apparatus for supporting
and operating the table on which is supported the clay being moulded or formed by
the joint aid thereof and of the potter.
This table rotates above a box containing water and an oil chamber down which
and through suitable bearings in the platform supporting the box, passes a vertical
axis connected to the underside of the table and this axis is stepped in a foot
bearing borne by a horizontal bearing which also serves to support in part a
continuous horizontal shaft which carries a driving wheel, which wheel engages
when required a disc or plate wheel mounted on the vertical axis and so connected
that whilst it is caused to give rotatory motion to said axis it has a certain amount
of vertical play, by means of a slot and key or similar connection. Below this
disc is-by its sleeve supported on a spring abutting on a foot collar adjustable on the
vertical axis by screw above, the sleeve of this disc, supports a collar loose on the
vertical axis and supporting a wedge bar, on which bar is capable of acting a
sliding bar formed with a corresponding wedge adapted to be moved horizontally
so as to depress the wedge bar and thereby the hollow axis of the disc bringing it
onto the driving pulley. Spring pressure normally acts to return the wedge-bar
and admit of the disc rising on the bar receding, upon the removal of pressure say
of the potters body against a plate on its end.
The depression and lifting of the driven disc may be effected by equivalent
means.
By the means indicated the vibrations in use are provided for and smooth
operation facilitated.
Although in the foregoing description of the parts driven and for supporting, the
same in connection with the table only one set is mentioned any suitable number of
sets of parts may be applied to a continuous or other platform and connected to the
continuous driving shaft.
Dated the 7th day of September 1891.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants:
COMPLETE SPÉCIFICATION.
Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Forming Clay into Pots or.
Vessels.
We, EDWARD GEORGE, COLE of White Hart Lane Potteries,. White Hart.
Lane, Tottenham, in the County of Middlesex; Pottery Manufacturer; and HENRY:
KESTON of 7 Peel Street; Luton,-in the County of Bedford; Engineer, 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:
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page_text: between the abutment 1, formed in the plate affixed to the platform c, and the
end of the spring arm i. This arm is affixed at its opposite end to the plate
by screwing at P. The wedge piece k is carried on a rod k¹ borne in bearing **
attached to the platform c and is operated by the potter pressing on the head, as
normally the wedge is kept out of operation by the spring pressing against the
rearward bearing and against the adjustable screw regulated collar A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The combination, or arrangement and use of means, or apparatus, for operating
and controlling the operation of rotating tables used in forming clay into pots or
vessels substantially as set forth.
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WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.