Improvements in Apparatus for Use on Board Ship for Elevating and Discharging Ashes, Clinkers, and the like Refuse.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Dec., 1896-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
Improvements in Apparatus for Use on Board Ship for Elevating
and Discharging Ashes, Clinkers, and the like Refuse.
I, VICTOR BARRETO, Baron, of Brandon Park, Brandon, in the County of
Suffolk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention embraces certain improvements in the apparatus for which an
application for a Patent was made by me on the 29th October A.D. 1895, and
numbered 20381.
The apparatus described in my prior application consists of a tank of suitable
size situated at the point from which the refuse is to be discharged, and divided
into two unequal compartments by a perforated division.
The smaller division contains a ball cock regulating the supply of water from
the outside of the vessel, whilst the larger compartment has mounted therein a
roller or its equivalent, on which and on a second roller situated above it at the
required height, runs an endless band, chain, or the like, carrying buckets or
scoops.
These buckets or scoops when one or the other of the rollers is operated takes
the refuse mixed with water from the tank and discharges it into a hopper at the
upper end of an inclined discharge shoot.
In such an arrangement it has generally been found necessary to so arrange the
rollers supporting the endless band that the latter will travel in an inclined plane
to better enable the buckets to discharge their contents into the hopper.
Such an arrangement is often inconvenient, and to obviate the difficulty I arrange
the band or chain or chains carrying the buckets to run over three rollers, or their
equivalents, instead of two.
One of these is arranged as before in the tank whilst the remaining two are
mounted in the same horizontal plane at a suitable height above it, and at such
distance apart as to permit of the refuse being discharged from the buckets
between them into a hopper.
To enable the endless band, chain, or chains, to be tightened when required, I
arrange the bearings of the lower roller or wheel to slide in grooves, or on or
between guides formed in or on or attached to the interior of the tank and these I
operate by suitable set screws, screwing through bosses at the upper ends of said
grooves or guides.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Use on Board Ship for Elevating
and Discharging Ashes, Olinkers, and the like Refuse.
I, VICTOR BARRETO, Baron, of Brandon Park, Brandon, in the County of
Suffolk, 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 embraces certain improvements in the apparatus for. which a
Patent was granted to me on the 29th October A.D. 1895, and numbered 20381.
The apparatus described in my prior application consists of a tank of suitable
size situated at the point from which the refuse is to be discharged, and divided
into two unequal compartments by a perforated division.
The small division contains a ball cock regulating the supply of water from.the
outside of the vessel, whilst the larger, compartment has mounted therein a roller
or its equivalent, on, which and on a second roller situated above it at the required
height runs an endless band, chain, or the like, carrying buckets or scoops.
These buckets or scoops when one or the other of the rollers is operated takes
the refuse mixed with water from the tank and discharges it into a hopper at the
upper end on an inclined discharge shoot.
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In such an arrangement it,has generally been found necessary to so-arrange
the rollers supporting the endless band that the latter will travel. in
inclined plane to better enable the buckets to discharge their contents into the
hopper.
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Such an arrangement is often inconvenient, and my,present invention.relates.to
improvements designed to obviate this difficulty and also to provide. in other
respects more efficient working. According to these improvements I arrange the
band or chain or chains carrying. the buckets to, run over three rollers, or their
equivalents instead of two."
One of said rollers is, arranged as before in the tank whilst, the remaining two
are mounted in the same horizontal plane at a suitable height above it, and at
such distance apart, as to permit of, the, refuse being discharged from the buckets
between them into a hopper.
As further improvements I provide, means whereby the endless band, chain, or
chains carrying the buckets may be tightened when required, and whereby the
more thorough commingling of the water and ashes or refuse may be effected.
For the first of these purposes I arrange the bearings of the lower roller or wheel
to slide in grooves, or on or between guides formed in, or-on, or attached to the
interior of the tank, and said bearings I operate by suitable set-screws, screwing
through bosses at the upper ends of said grooves or guides. For the second
purpose arrange the water supply governed by the ball valve in the smaller
compartment of the tank so that instead of being discharged into the latter it will
be discharged into the interior of a hollow or cored grid or pipes covering or
arranged at the entrance for ashes or refuse to pass into the larger compartment of
the tank and this grid or pipes I, perforate, so that the supply of water will escape
therefrom in jets and so mix with the refuse placed on the grid.
Apparatus so modified or improved is shown in sectional elevation in the accom-
panying drawing by the aid of which I will further describe my invention and the
manner in which it may be carried into practical effect.
The endless band a carrying the buckets b is arranged to run upon three
rollers c, c, c, or their equivalents, one of which c is arranged in the tank d whilst
the remaining two c', c, are arranged side by side above it at a suitable height and

page_text: at such distance apart that the buckets b may discharge their contents between
them into a hopper e.
The bearings of the lower roller c are arranged to slide in guides f formed in or
attached to the tank, so that the position of said bearings may be altered as required
by the aid of set screws g or equivalent means may be provided for changing the
position of said bearings and with them the roller c, so that the endless band may
be tightened as required.
The water supplied to the tank d through pipe 1, instead of being discharged.
into the smaller compartment of said tank containing the ball valve governing
Buch supply, is discharged in jets on to the refuse placed on a grid or grating k-
covering the entrance for the refuse into the larger compartment of the tank, this
being preferably effected by employing a hollow grid having its interior coupled
with the supply pipe and its upper surface so perforated that the water will.
issue therefrom in jets, and so undermine and mix more thoroughly with the refuse-
placed thereon.
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.) Apparatus for use on board ship for elevating and discharging ashes and
like refuse having the endless band carrying the buckets thereof mounted upon.
three rollers so arranged that said buckets will discharge their contents between.
the upper two thereof substantially as and for the purpose described.
(2.) Apparatus for use on board ship for elevating and discharging refuse having:
the lower of the rollers on which the endless bucket band runs adjustable
substantially as and for the purpose described.
(3.) Apparatus for use on board ship for elevating and discharging refuse having
the supply of water to the tank thereof governed by a ball or float valve substan-
tially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this post ...
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,.
Agent for the Applicant.