An Improved Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Loft 15th Aug 1903 Accepted, 16th Sept 1803
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
I, LUDOVICO VAN VESTRANT, of 86 Leadenhall Street, in the City of
London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improved apparatus for controlling the charge of
material in retorts, which consists of an adjustable stop plate of metal of variable
sections or shapes as necessity arises, placed at the bottom of the shoe piece of a
charger or otherwise, and the said apparatus is removable and adjustable at will
and changeable to the required section or mouth of retort.
In charging sloping retorts the mouthpiece is sometimes encrusted with carbonized
materials, which interfere with the perfect delivery of the charge of coal, and this
has to be cleaned off before charging the coal, or the charging material may be of
lumps which require a slight-check in order to evenly distribute the material over
the floor of the retort. This adjustable check plate is hung at one end on pivots
or otherwise and is operated by raising or lowering the free en to ensure the even
delivery of material."
This apparatus is inserted in the mouthpiece on the floor of the retort and allows
the perfect flow of coal as arranged by the position of the adjustable check, and
is removed with or without the charger and the door closed as usual.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration, and
that the shapes, materials and proportions of the parts may be varied in many ways
within the scope of my invention.
Dated this 16th day of November 1892.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Charging Inclined Gas Retorts.
I, LUDOVICO VAN VESTRANT, of 86 Leadenhall Street, in the City of London,
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 an improved apparatus for charging inclined gas
retorts.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is an elevation of a shoot with swing flap, adjustable shoe and check.
Fig. 2, is a front view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is a section of the flat piece of iron attached to the shoe.
Fig. 4, is a front view of the shoe with the fixed or movable piece of iron.
The apparatus for controlling the charge of material in retorts which consists
of an adjustable stop plate a of metal of variable sections or shapes as necessity
arises, placed at the bottom of the shoe piece c of a charger or otherwise, and the
said apparatus is removable and adjustable at will and changeable to the required
section or mouth of retort.
In charging sloping retorts the mouthpiece is sometimes encrusted with
carbonized materials, which interfere with the perfect delivery of the charge of

page_text: coal, and this has to be cleaned off before charging the coal, or the charging
material may be of lumps which require a slight-check in order to evenly distribute
the material over the floor of the retort. This adjustable check plate a is hung
at one end on pivots as in Figs. 1, and 2, or otherwise and is operated by raising
or lowering the free end to ensure the even delivery of material.
This apparatus is inserted in the mouthpiece on the floor of the retort and
allows the perfect flow of coal as arranged by the position of the adjustable check,
and is removed with or without the charger and the door closed as usual.
It will be understood that the shapes, materials and proportions of the parts
may be varied in many ways within the scope of my invention.
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 movable check on the front of the shoe piece or a piece of flat iron may
be used as shewn and described.
2. The adjustable stop plate of variable sections or shapes placed at the bottom
of the shoe piece of a charger, substantially as herein described and according
to the accompanying drawing.
3.. The adjustable check plate hung at one end on pivots or otherwise to the
shoe piece to be operated by raising or lowering the free end to ensure the even
delivery of material in charging sloping retorts, substantially as herein described
and according to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 15th day of August 1893.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.