A New or Improved Machine for Coiling or Packing the Wooden Bands serving to Hoop Cement and other Casks.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Jan., 1891-Accepted, 28th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Machine for Coiling or Packing the Wooden
Bands serving to Hoop Cement and other Casks.
1, FREDERICK WILLIAMSON, of 95, Toronto Road, Tilbury, in the County
of Essex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved machine for coiling with a view to
packing and transporting the bands generally used for hooping cement, and other
casks. Heretofore considerable trouble and inconvenience was experienced in
packing up for transport the wooden bands intended to hoop cement and other casks
as they had to be coiled by hand in sets of three or more, that is to say of as many
as are required, for hooping one cask or barrel. My invention has for its object to
effect such coiling by machinery instead of by hand, and it consists of a bed-plate
upon which is fixed an upright or standard carrying a plumber block in which turns
a shaft carrying upon its front end a circular box passing through a perforated disc,
fixed in a vertical position to the bed plate aforesaid. This circular box terininates
at the rear end of the disc with a toothed flange or wheel, set in motion by suitable
gearing. In front of the perforated disc and upon its outer periphery are arranged
a circular row of split posts open one part, and through which passes a slotted ring,
or hoop likewise open and carrying a number of springs furnished with contact
rollers, the outer curved ends of which springs, rest upon the inner surface of these
posts and press against the bars successively coiled upon the outer and projecting
periphery of the circular box. This ring or hoop is free to slide within these split
posts, so as to suspend when turned the alteration of the springs upon the hoops by
moving these springs within the slots of the said ring or hoop, and thus relieving
their compressive action. Upon the shaft before mentioned, and between the
plumber block and the back of the motor toothed wheel is coiled a spiral spring,
which maintains the circular box in position, and permits of its being withdrawn
by hand, or suitable mechanism, when all the bars are coiled and fixed, in order to
remove the set of bars from the circular box ready for transport.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications, without departing from
the principle thereof I do not restrict myself to materials dimensions or to the
precise form or placement, of the several parts thereof."
Dated this 29th day of Anril 1890
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, W.C., London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Machine for Coiling or Packing the Wooden
Bands serving to Hoop Cement and other Casks.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAMSON, of 95, Toronto Road, Tilbury, Essex, 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:-
My invention relates to a new or improved machine for coiling with a view to
packing and transporting the bands generally used for hooping cement and other
casks. Heretofore considerable trouble and inconvenience was experienced in
packing up for transport the wooden bands intended to hoop cement and other
casks as they had to be coiled by hand in sets of three or more, that is to say of as
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page_text: many as were required for hooping one cask or barrel. My invention has for its
object to effect such coiling by machinery instead of by hand, and it consists of a
bed plate upon which is fixed or cast an upright or standard supporting a plumber
block in which rests a shaft carrying in front a toothed wheel formed integrally
with a ring or hollow boss which passes through a vertical perforated disc cast
with the bed plate aforesaid. The first-named toothed wheel gears with another
toothed wheel mounted on a shaft carrying a driving pulley. In front of the
perforated disc and upon its outer periphery are arranged two circular and porallel
rows of rollers between which pass two circular rods open on one side.
One end of these rods is connected to a pivot upon which is likewise jointed a
vertical rod connected to a treadle netunting ring or hoop.
The ring or boss aforesaid which projects alone through the perforated dise acts
as a winding drum upon which bear a number of contact rollers, attached to the
inner ends of a corresponding number of curved springs the other ends of which are
connected to the circular rods aforesaid. The hoops required to be packed are wound
upon the outer periphery of the drum. Upon the shaft before mentioned and between
the plumber block and the back of the toothed wheel is coiled a spiral spring which
maintains the circular drum and the toothed wheel formed therewith in position, and
permits of its being withdrawn by the tripping lever above mentioned.
In the accompanying drawings
Figs. 1 and 3 are respectively a front elevation and a plan of my improved
machine.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line of Fig. 3.
A is the bed plate formed with an upright perforated disc A' cast therewith or
fixed thereto in any suitable manner. The plate A carries an upright or pedestal B
forming a bearing for the shaft D as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This shaft carries
in front a winding drum Cº consisting of a toothed wheel C and a open boss Cº
formed thereon.
A spiral spring F is coiled upon the shaft D, one of its ends bearing against the
pedestal B while the other bears against the toothed wheel C. The boss or
drum passes through the central opening of the perforated dise A and projects
beyond such disc, being moreover furnished with slots e arranged at equal intervals
one from the other. Upon the periphery of this drum Co, are coiled the hoops
which are required to be packed in sets of three or more. The perforated disc A¹
is provided in front and close to its outer edge with two rows of rollers g and h
arranged at equal intervals one from the other and between them pass two circular
rods GG, the ends of which are separated as shown. The extremity 7 of the
rods G Gare connected to an axis to which the rod 1 is jointed at one end its
other end being connected to a tripping lover K fulcrumed at and carrying a
tread K' at one extremity. The other extremity of the lever K is jointed to one
end of a vertical rod I the other end of which is provided with an inclined plane
sliding against the standard B and the pin E fixed in a recess formed in the outer
end of the shaft D. The toothed wheel C, gears with another wheel C¹ mounted
on the shaft M, upon which are keyed a fast and a loose pulley Nand N
respectively. One end of the shaft M is carried by an upright M', while its other
end is supported by a bearing formed in or with the perforated disc A
A number of curved springs S are fixed at one end by the two fixed and the
movable pins respectively, this und being passed through the intervals
between the pins and coiled over them as shown in Fig. 1. The other end of the
springs carry the rollers K bearing against the periphery of the drun C when
empty and against the hoops coiled thercon when the drum is in operation.
The slots are used for inserting therein the end of the first hoop wound as the
drum whatever may be the position of the latter.
This machine operates as follows:-Motion being imparted to the pulley N, the
required number of hoops are wound upon the drum and the ends of the uppermost
hoop are joined by a rivet. The rollers R. which tightly holds the hoops as
they were being wound, and get gradually yielded, as the thickness of hoops

page_text: increased, have now been raised to nearly their highest attainable position, and
reach the latter when the tread K is depressed by the foot of the attendant, and
the rod pulls the rods G G'a suitable distance round, and the springs S with them,
thus releasing the hoops which are tripped owing to the drum or boss C, being
drawn back Alush with the perforated disc A', by the end H of the rod I acting
upon the pin E of the shaft D.
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) My improved machine for winding up a set of hoops for packing and
transporting purposes arranged constructed and operated substantially as herein
described and shown, and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 20th day of January 1891
RAYNER & CASSELL:
37, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
RAYNER & CASSELL:
37, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.