AN IMPROVED REVOLVING MIXING MACHINE
Year: 1884

page_text: I EDWARD LOVING HARRIS Grocer and Provision Dealer of The Hundred Romsey
in the County of Hants, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
AN IMPROVED REVOLVING MIXING MACHINE to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to manufacture an improved form and arrangement
of machine for mixing various substances or materials in an efficient and superior
manner.
In carrying out my Invention I mount a rotating barrel in or upon a rectangular
case or box, which box has a drawer fitted thereto for the reception and removal of
the materials after mixing. The upper side of the box is open for the reception
of the barrel Suitable bearings are fitted on the sides of the box to receive the
axle upon which the barrel revolves. The drum is mounted so as to revolve
independently of the axle. A bracket is fitted to the inside of the box, which
carries a short pin, upon which a combined toothed wheel and pinion are mounted-
The drum consists (preferably) of a wooden cylinder with metallic ends or covers,
to one of which covers a toothed wheel is fitted so as to revolve therewith, and this
toothed wheel gears into the pinion below, fitted to the bracket. A similar pinion
is fitted to the axle, which gears into and drives the large toothed wheel on the
bracket.
A suitable handle or other driving gear is fitted to the axle, whereby it is caused
to rotate at the desired speed.
The result of the foregoing arrangement is, that the barrel revolves at a different
speed to that of the axle, such difference of speed depending on the relative sizes of
the wheels and pinions, which may be varied indefinitely but I find it advantageous
to use pinions and wheels of the relative diameters of two to one, which causes
the barrel to revolve once to four revolutions of the axle.
That part of the axle which is inside the barrel is fitted with radiating arms
consisting of flat laths or beaters inclined at angles of 45°; each row of laths being
laced in a reverse direction to the preceding row-But I do not confine myself to
ny particular angle, or to any particular number of laths or beaters.
The slow rotation of the drum, combined with the rapid rotation of the laths
triking the material in reverse directions, effects a perfect mixing of the materials
laced in the drum for that purpose.
A door is placed in the cylindrical portion of the drum for the insertion of the
naterials to be mixed, and for the emptying of the same into the drawer, when
nixed.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I EDWARD LOVING HARRIS, Grocer and Provision Dealer, of The Hundred,
Romsey, in the County of Hants, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"AN IMPROVED REVOLVING MIXING MACHINE" 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 to manufacture an improved form and arrangement
of machine for mixing various substances or materials in an efficient and superior
manner.
In carrying out my invention I mount a rotating barrel in or upon a rectangular
case or box, which box has a drawer fitted thereto for the reception and removal of
the materials after mixing. The upper side of the box is open for the reception
of the barrel. Suitable bearings are fitted on the sides of the box to receive the
axle upon which the barrel revolves. The drum is mounted so as to revolve
independently of the axle. A bracket is fitted to the inside of the box, which
carries a short pin, upon which a combined toothed wheel and pinion are mounted.
The drum consists (preferably) of a wooden cylinder with metallic ends or covers,
to one of which covers a toothed wheel is fitted so as to revolve therewith, and this
toothed wheel gears into the pinion below, fitted to the bracket. A similar pinion
is fitted to the axle, which gears into and drives the large toothed wheel on the
bracket.
A suitable handle, or other driving gear, is fitted to the axle, whereby it is caused
to rotate at the desired speed.
The result of the foregoing arrangement is, that the barrel revolves at a different
speed to that of the axle, such difference of speed depending on the relative sizes of
the wheels and pinions, which may be varied indefinitely; but I find it advantageous
to use pinions and wheels of the relative diameters of two to one, which causes the
barrel to revolve once to four revolutions of the axle.
That part of the axle which is inside the barrel, is fitted with radiating arms
consisting of flat laths or beaters inclined at angles of 45°; each row of laths being
But I do not confine myself to
placed in a reverse direction to the preceding row.
any particular angle, or to any particular number of laths or beaters.
The slow notation of the drum, combined with the rapid rotation of the laths
striking the material in reverse directions, effects a perfect mixing of the materials
placed in the drum for that purpose.
A door is placed in the cylindrical portion of the drum for the insertion of the
materials to be mixed, and for the emptying of the same into the drawer, when
mixed.
And in order that my said invention may be more particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, Fig. 3 a
plan, and Fig. a sectional clevation of the same on the line 1, 2, of Fig. 3.

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a is the rectangular box, which is fitted with a drawer b, for removing the
materials after mixing. cc are the bearings in which the axle d is mounted.
the handle which is fitted to the axle. The pinion f is fast on the axle and rotates
therewith. This pinion drives the wheel g and this wheel is fitted with a pinion h;
g and h rotate together at the same speed upon a pin supported by the bracket i.
le is the drum, which is mounted to turn freely upon the axle d. The wheel is
fitted to the drum k, which it drives at the same speed as itself.
The drum k is fitted with a door m, for inserting and removing the materials.
Arms nn are fitted to the axle d, and placed at varying angles as shewn.
These arms are driven by and rotate with the axle, and operate upon the materials
contained in the drum k.
By varying the diameters of the toothed wheels and pinions fg hl the respective
speeds of the axle d and arins n, and of the drum & may be varied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The general combination and arrangement of parts, together forming my improved
revolving mixing machine for mixing various substances or materials, substantially
as herein before described and shewn on the drawings Figs 1, 2, 3, and 4.