Improvements relating to Charging and Packing Tea Chests or Boxes, partly applicable also to Weighing Contents.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 14th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Charging and Packing Tea Chests or Boxes,
partly applicable also to Weighing Contents.
I, THOMAS HOWARD, 6 Washington Road, Upton Park, Essex, Foreman
Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is, primarily, to effect by simple efficacious, and
inexpensive means, the delivery of tea into the containing boxes or tea chests of
commerce, in such a manner as to ensure that the particles shall be evenly and
uniformly distributed within the tea chest and at the same time packed or pressed
therein without any injurious crushing or pulverising of the particles.
In order that my invention may be the better understood, I have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings, referring to which,
Figure 1 is a sectional elevational view of my improved device, Figure 2 a plan
view taken on top; and Figure 3 side elevational view on line A B, Figure 2;
the same letters of reference being employed to denote corresponding parts
throughout the several views.
In accordance with my invention I employ a cradle or receptacle A, open at one
end, as shewn Figure 2, into which the tea chest B to be charged, is introduced.
The cradle A is poised, centrally, at the bottom, on and adapted to an axle or
shaft C, the rounded ends of which are carried in gap bearings c secured to any
suitable platform D. The top of cradle A is furnished with a rocking handle E.
The apparatus whereby the combined operations of charging, packing and pressing
are carried out consists of framing F, F, F", the latter member having fulcrumed
upon it the graduated weighted lever G with retaining bracket G", the latter to
allow of the regulation of the requisite amount of pressure. The lever G is
formed at the inner end, as shewn, with cross or tail piece G¹ with chain or other
suitable attachments 7, 9, passing downwards between sheaves h, h, and having
suspended at its lower end, the prismatic shaped weight device H, the functions of
which are hereunder described. That is to say, on commencing to charge B, the
device H would be at the bottom of the tea chest, the tea as it is introduced into B
falls upon the angulated sides of H, which is gradually raised by operating the
handle of G whilst B is being charged. Simultaneously with which operation a
slight rocking motion is imparted to the cradle A with its contained chest B with
the result that the tea, after descending upon and being discharged or deflected
from H becomes equally and uniformly distributed throughout the chest B and at
the same time the weight of H is so determined as to ensure that the requisite
amount of packing or pressing is accomplished without crushing or pulverising the
tea. Thumb screws or the like are provided at suitable intervals as at bb, to
keep B in position within A whilst being rocked.
The cradle and enclosed tea chest on the latter being filled are received on the
arms. I. I. extending from any ordinary weighing machine which arms whilst the
operation of charging and packing are being conducted are received in slots or
counter sinks in platform D so as not to interfere with the operation of rocking;
but, when the charging is completed said weighing arms I. I. on being operated by
usual means are brought up as stated as above and receive A and B lifting these
clear of the open or gap bearings c, c, whereupon, the weight may be taken at the
weighing machine (allowance being of course made for weight of the cradle)
without necessitating removal of cradle. Then upon the thumb screw b. b being
slackened, the charged tea chest is readily removed from cradle. The latter is
then brought to its normal position ready for reception of another tea chest to be
charged in manner above described.

page_text: Although I have hereinbefore described my improvement as being applied to
the charging and packing or pressing of tea into boxes or tea chests of commerce,
yet, as will be self-evident my invention may also with advantage be employed for
effecting the same operations in dealing with various other articles or substances or
description of goods which are in a comminuted or pulverulent form.
Dated this 25th day of January 1892.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Charging and Packing Tea Chests or Boxes,
partly applicable also to Weighing Contents.
I, THOMAS HOWARD, 6 Washington Road, Upton Park, Essex, Foreman
Warehouseman 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 :-
The object of my invention is, primarily, to effect by simple, efficacious, and
inexpensive means, the delivery of tea into the containing boxes or tea chests of
commerce, in such a manner as to ensure that the particles shall be evenly and
uniformly distributed within the tea chest and at the same time packed or pressed
therein without any injurious crushing or pulverising of the particles.
In proceeding to describe my invention and in order that the same may be the
better understood, reference is made to the sheet of drawings, filed with the
Provisional Specification of this my said invention, in which,
Figure 1 is a sectional elevational view of my improved device, Figure 2, a plan
view taken on top; and Figure 3 side elevational view on line A. B, Figure 2; the
same letters of reference being employed to denote corresponding parts throughout
the several views.
In accordance with my invention I employ a cradle or receptacle A, open at one
end, as shewn, Figure 2 into which the tea chest B to be charged is introduced.
The cradle A is poised centrally, at the bottom on and adapted to an axle or
shaft C, the rounded ends of which are carried in gap bearings e secured to any
suitable platform D. The top of cradle A is furnished with a rocking handle E.
The apparatus whereby combined operations of charging packing and pressing are
carried out consists of framing F, F, F, the latter member having fulcrumed
upon it the graduated weighted lever G with retaining bracket G", the latter to
allow of the regulation of the requisite amount of pressure. The lever G is
formed at the inner end, as shewn with cross or tail piece G¹ with chain or other
suitable attachments g. 9, passing downwards between sheaves h. h, and having,
suspended at its lower end, the prismatic shaped weight device H, the functions of
which are hereunder described. That is to say on commencing to charge B, the
device H would be at the bottom of the tea chest; the tea as it is introduced
into B, falls upon the angulated sides of H, which is gradually raised by operating
the handle of G, whilst B is being charged. Simultaneously with which operation
a slight rocking motion is imparted to the cradle A with its contained chest B with
the result that the tea, after descending upon and being discharged or deflected
from H becomes equally and uniformly distributed throughout the chest B and at
the same time the weight of H is so determined as to ensure that the requisite
amount of packing or pressure is accomplished without crushing or pulverising the
tea. Thumb screws or the like are provided at suitable intervals as at bb to
keep B in position whilst A is being rocked.
The cradle and enclosed tea chest on the latter being filled are received on the
arms I extending from any ordinary weighing machine which arms whilst the
operation of charging and packing are being conducted are received in slots or

page_text: counter sinks in platform D so as not to interfere with the operation of rocking;
but, when the charging is completed, said weighing arms II on being operated by
usual means are brought up as stated as above and receive A and B lifting these
clear of the open or gap bearings c. c whereupon the weight may be taken at the
weighing machine (allowance being of course made for the weight of the cradle)
without necessitating removal of cradle. Thereupon the thumb screws bb being
slackened, the charged tea chest is readily removed from cradle. The latter
is then brought to its normal position ready for reception of another tea chest to
be charged in manner above described.
Although I have hereinbefore described my improvements as being applied to
the charging and packing or pressing of tea into boxes or tea chests of commerce,
yet, as will be self-evident, my invention may also with advantage be employed for
effecting the same operations in dealing with various other articles or substances or
description of goods which are in a comminuted or pulverulent form.
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. The improved apparatus for charging and packing tea chests or boxes, partly
applicable to weighing contents, substantially as herein set forth and shewn in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In devices such as those referred to in the preceding claim, the means employed
by me for imparting a rocking motion combined with those of distributing and
pressing comminuted or pulverulent materials generally, substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth.
Dated this 28th.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.