Improvements in Machines 10r Dreакше соке ана опин Broken Coke or Cinders Combined.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 1st Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 14th Jan., 1887.
Improvements in Machines 10r Dreакше соке ана опин
Broken Coke or Cinders Combined.
We, JOHN SMITHERS, Fern Glen, Kingston-on-Thames, Corn Merchant, and
RICHARD THOMAS, 47 Albert Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Gas Fitter, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is the construction of Machines or apparatus whereby
Coke may be broken (easily by any ordinary domestic servant) small enough for fuel
purposes, and also that the broken Coke or any Cinders may be sifted by the same
Machine when set in motion.
The Invention consists of a Frame of iron or wood or a combination of both, it may
be made stationary or mounted on small wheels when desired to be portable. Upon
this frame are placed two jaws one fixed & the other moveable. The movement is
caused by a fly wheel being turned which sets in motion several spindles & cog wheels
which causes the moveable jaw to open & close against the fixed jaw, & this operation
crushes or breaks the coke. "Under the jaws is placed a screen or sieve which is made
to move backwards & forwards or upwards rapidly, and thus the Coke or Cinders falling
upon it is sifted, the small or dust falling underneath and the larger lumps are
conveyed into a receptacle or are allowed to fall upon the floor.
These machines may be driven by power.
JOHN SMITHERS.
RICHARD THOMAS.

page_text: Broken Coke or Cinders Combined.
JOHN SMITHERS Fern Glen Church Road Kingston-on-Thames, Corn Merchant,
and RICHARD THOMAS Church Road Kingston-on-Thames, Gas Fitter, 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 this Invention is that Coke may be easily broken small enough for fuel
purposes by any ordinary domostic servant, and also if required the broken Coke or
Cinders can be sifted with the same motion of the machine.
To carry out our intentions we have invented the following machine which we will
minutely describe referring to the subjoined drawings.
Fig. 1. is a side view of the machine.
Fig. 2. is a top
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The frame (A) is made of Wood, iron or any other substance. (B) is the Fly Wheel,
(C) is a spindle fixed into the Fly Wheel, (D) is a small Spur Wheel fixed upon
spindle (); this Spur Wheel fits into another Spur Wheel (E) upon a spindle (F):
upon spur wheel (E) is another smaller spur wheel (G) attached to it, in fact forms one
wheel and into spur wheel (G) fits another spur wheel (H) upon spindle (D): upon
this last spindle is also fixed a four pointed Toggle (J) which rubs against a small
running wheel (K) fixed in between two sheaves of iron (L) which are part of the
moveable jaw (M) which closes against a fixed jaw (N).
These jaws with the fixed sides or cheeks form the Hopper (O): (P) is a sliding bar
for regulating the size of the Coke to be broken: (Q) is a small spur wheel which fits
into the Spur Wheel (E) and into wheel (Q) is fixed a cranked spindle (R); attached
to this is a rod (S) which is attached to the sieve or shoot (T).
Having referred to the various parts of the machine we will now proceed to describe
the working of the same.
When the Fly Wheel or spindle (C) is set in motion either by hand or power, the
Spur Wheels are moved round, and thus the Toggle (J) is made to revolve, and as its
points come in contact with the opened jaw (M) the jaw is closed by this motion and
thus breaks or crushes the Coke: theso jaws (M & N) may be furnished with knives or
points or any other cutting or jagging apparatus. When the Coke is broken small
enough it will fall upon the shoot or sieve and thus on to the ground or into any vessel
placed to receive it. If the coke is not required to be sifted a board or something
similar is dropped over the wires of the sieve & thus forms a shoot.
The sieve is made to move backwards & forwards by means of the cranked
spindle (R).
When Cinders are required to be sifted, they are simply placed in the Hopper, and
the machine set in motion, the dust or dirt falls through the wires of sieve & the large
rolls off.
We would say that we do not confine ourselves to the exact position or number of
spur wheels that may be used to accomplish our object.

page_text: These machines may be made simply as Coke Breakers, or as Coke Breakers and
Cinder Sifters combined.
Having now described and particularly set forth the nature of this invention and
the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into effect we would
observe in conclusion that we do not confine or restrict ourselves to the precise details
or arrangements that we have described or referred to, as variations may be made
therefrom without deviating from the principles or main features of this invention,
and we declare that what we claim is :-
I. The construction of a machine whereby coke can be easily broken by an ordinary