An Improved Instrument for Testing Stacks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 16th Jan.. 1890-Accepted, 22nd Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Instrument for Testing Stacks.
I, HENRY MEE of Crocus Street, Nottingham, Corn Dealer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Each instrument consists of two or more lengths of tubing connected together,
the end of one length having a fine exterior screw thread, being screwed into the
end of the next adjacent length, these tubes when screwed together have their
interior of the same diameter from end to end forming one tube of the length
desired, one end of such tube fits tightly within a hole in the centre of a cross bar
forming two handles at a right angle to the length of the tube, the other end of the
tube is screw threaded exteriorly and is screwed into a tubular cutter head, the
interior diameter of which is slightly smaller than the interior diameter of the con-
nected tubes. The outer surface of the cutter head forms a two threaded helically
coiled screw having cutting edges throughout their length and terminating in a sharp
edged tube.
This instrument when pressed to the side of a stack of straw, seeds, hay, clover,
silo, or any other stack and being turned by the handle before named will speedily
cut its way into the stack the distance required and when withdrawn a sufficient
quantity of the stack to test its quality will be within the connected tubes, from
which it is withdrawn by inserting a rod having an arrow head of less width than
the interior diameter of the tubes.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Instrument for Testing Stacks.
I HENRY MEE, of Crocus Street, Nottingham, Corn Dealer 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 :-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
:
Figure 1 shows a side view of one of my improved testing instruments with a
withdrawing rod handle projecting from the left end.
Figure is an enlarged sectional view showing the screw threaded connection of
two adjacent tubes and a cutter head.
Figure 3 shows a side view of a withdrawing rod in two lengths and
Figure 4 an enlarged view of one end of the rod.
Each instrument consists of two or more lengths of tubing connected together
see Figures 1 and 2.
One end of each length of tube is provided with a fine exterior screw thread A
which is screwed into the interior screw threaded end of the next adjacent tube Ba
portion of the length of the tube being made of larger diameter for that purpose.
The tubes when screwed together have their interior of the same diameter from
end to end except for a short length at the cutting end forming one tube of the length
desired, the enlarged end of the tube fits tightly within a hole in the centre of a
cross bar forming two handles at a right angle to the length of the tube on which
it is secured by a set screw (".

page_text: The other end of the tube forms a tubular cutter head D the interior diameter of
which at D' shown at Figure 2 is slightly smaller than the interior diameter of the
remaining length of tube, or connected tubes.
The outer surface of the cutter head forms a two threaded helically coiled screw
teriminating in a sharp edged tube.
To prevent the tubes from coming unscrewed when in use the enlarged end of
each tube is provided with two screws B¹ which are screwed into the sides of the
connected tubes. And to enable the tubes to be easily disconnected when the screws B¹
are removed the sides of each tube have holes B² drilled in them, through which a
short steel or iron rod is passed to unscrew them.
An instrument constructed as above described when pressed to the side of a stack
of straw, seeds, hay, clover, silo, or any other stack, upon being turned by the
handles of the cross bar will speedily cut its way into the stack the distance required,
and when withdrawn a sufficient quantity of the stack to test its quality will be
within the tube or connected tubes, from which it may be withdrawn by inserting a
rod E shown in side view at Figure 3.
The rod E consists of two or more lengths one end of one length forms a sharp.
edged screw terminating in a point E¹ the rod is provided with a flange E and its
other end is screw threaded and screwed into a Hange E³ at one end of the next
adjacent rod, these flanges are slightly smaller in diameter than the interior diameter
of the tube B and keep the screw E¹ in a central position while it is screwed into
the test portion of the stack.
The reverse end of the rod to the flange E³ is screw threaded so as to screw into
another length of rod or into a handle E by which it may be turned round when
in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is
The construction and employment of an improved instrument for testing stacks
substantially as described and illustrated in the Drawings annexed.
Witness:
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Nottingham.
HENRY MEE.