Improvements in the Method of and Means for the Manufacture of Sticks, Bars or Rolls of Boiled Sugar, particularly of the kind having Lettered or Figured Designs.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in the Method of and Means for the Manufacture of
Sticks, Bars or Rolls of Boiled Sugar, particularly of the kind
having Lettered or Figured Designs.
I, ALFRED READ, of 107, Beverley Road, Hull, in the County of Yorkshire,
Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide improved method of and means for
the manufacture of sticks, bars or rolls of boiled sugar, particularly of the kind
having lettered or figured designs, and commonly known as "seaside rock,"
whereby several sticks of the rock can be made into lengths of the required
thickness at one time.
Hitherto this particular kind of rock has had to be made by hand, the design
having been made and the rock built up of the required colours, it has been
rolled on a warm plate by hand, that is rolled under the hands of one person,
and during the rolling a second person has drawn it out into lengths of the
thickness required, with my invention the rock is rolled into lengths by machinery
when in a plastic state and therefore is not handled so much as heretofore.
For the purpose of my invention I employ a bench preferably mounted on
supports, brackets are formed on or attached either to the bench or to the supports
and take rollers, there being preferably one roller at each end of the bench
such rollers being connected by an endless apron which passes over and under
the bench.
Above the rollers and apron aforesaid I employ a second set of rollers also
connected by an apron, these rollers being supported above the bottom rollers
by articulated levers, and one set of rollers driving the other set by means of
a driving belt, band or the like, the first set of rollers being driven either by a
hand-wheel or a strap from the shafting or in any suitable manner.
The articulated levers which support the top rollers may be kept in an upright
position when not in use by a spring or other suitable device.
Two rollers are preferably mounted in brackets on the bench to prevent the
rock being rolled too far during the operation of rolling, and knives may be
provided at suitable distances apart for cutting the rock into lengths.
The operation of rolling the rock is as follows:-The rock is made up of
colours into thick rolls in the rough or plastic state and one or any suitable
number of rolls are placed on the bottom endless apron, the top apron is brought
down to rest lightly on the rolls and as the aprons revolve the rolls are reduced
in thickness and increased in length until of the thickness required, the stop
rollers on the bench preventing the rolls of rock going too far and revolving

page_text: with such rolls so as to cause them to keep their even shape. The knives may
be caused to cut the rock into lengths if desired.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1899.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Method of and Means for the Manufacture of
Sticks, Bars or Rolls of Boiled Sugar, particularly of the kind
having Lettered or Figured Designs.
I, ALFRED READ, of 27, Harley Street, late of 107, Beverley Road, Hull, in
the County of Yorkshire, Confectioner, do hereby declare he 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:-
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The object of my invention is to provide improved method of and means for
the manufacture or forming of sticks, bars or rolls of boiled sugar or the like
particularly of the kind having lettered or figured designs, and commonly known
as seaside rock, whereby several sticks of the rock can be made into lengths of
the required thickness at one time or operation.
Hitherto this particular kind of rock has had to be made by hand, the design
having been made and the rock built up of the required colours, it has been
rolled on a warm plate by hand, that is rolled under the hands of one person,
and during the rolling a second person has drawn it-out into lengths of the
thickness required; with my invention the rock is rolled into lengths by.machinery
when in a plastic state, and therefore is not handled so much as heretofore and
the operation is much quicker.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 represents a side view of my improved machine.
Fig. 2 is an end view, and
Fig. 3 represents a side view of a machine showing a modified means of
mounting the top rollers and their connecting band or apron.
For the purpose of my invention, I employ a bench A preferably mounted on
supports B, brackets C are formed on or attached either to the bench or to the
supports, and take rollers DD, there being preferably one roller at each end
of the bench, such rollers being connected by an endless strap or apron ¹ which
passes over and under the bench A.
Above the rollers DD and apron 11 aforesaid I employ a second set of
rollers EE also connected by a strap or apron F, these rollers being supported
above the bottom rollers by articulated levers GG, and one set of rollers driving
the other set by means of a driving belt, band or the like H, the first set of
rollers being driven either by a hand wheel or a strap J from the shafting or
in any suitable manner.
The articulated levers which support the top rollers may be kept in an upright
position when not in use to support the top apron a suitable distance above
the bottom apron 11 by a spring or other suitable device ; but if desired
instead of the top rollers EE being fixtures as shown at Figs. 1 and 2, they
may be so arranged as to be lifted up out of the way of the operator during the
time he is putting the batch of material to be rolled on the bench, as shown at
Fig. 3, and for this purpose such rollers EE may be mounted in a forked or
other suitably shaped frame G having bearings Gi, G3, to take the axles of the

page_text: rollers, one bearing G2 being preferably a hinged locking bearing, this frame is
jointed to a hand or other lever L which is in turn articulated as at M to a leg
of the bench A or to any suitable support.
The driving strap or band between the two sets of rollers DD) and EE would
be dispensed with and each set of rollers would be provided with a toothed wheel
13 and E¹, an intermediate toothed wheel N mounted in a moveable bracket ()
being provided to cause the two sets of bands or aprons to turn in the same
direction, by which means the bottom part of the apron F would travel in the
opposite direction to the top face of the apron D', thus giving the necessary
rolling motion to the rock when the aprons are brought together.
A spring O¹ is fastened to the inner end or ends of the bracket O to raise the
wheel N and keep it at the required height until the material being rolled
decreases in thickness, as the top apron or belt lowers as the material decreases
in thickness the spring 01 allows the wheel N to lower also by this means the
tootbed wheels engage with each other (after the top apron is lowered) during
the whole rolling operation.
The two top rollers EE are kept the necessary distance apart by means of
distance pieces P, and a weight is attached at the geared end of such top
roller to preferably one or both of such distance pieces.
When it is required to raise the top apron or band F out of the way of the
operator, the unweighted end is lifted clear of its bearing G and the weight Q
drops, swinging the apron and the unweighted roller into a vertical position
where they remain until it is required to bring them back into the operating
position.
When the roller E is lowered into its bearing G the apron F can be brought
down level on to the material to be rolled by lowering the lever L; when the
top apron F is not in operation the lever L is preferably raised and supported in
a clip or holder R, also the frame is prevented from undue movements on its
joint by means of a fixed guide S attached to the bench, such guide having a
slot S¹ in it, a stud S on the frame works in this slot preventing any movement
of the frame until operated by the lever L. The apron F may be dispensed
with if found desirable.
Two rollers T T are preferably mounted in brackets on the bench A to prevent
the rock being rolled too far during the operation of rolling, but any suitable
number of rollers may be employed and a roller may be placed between each
roll of rock or between each few rolls of rock to prevent such rolls from jamming.
The operation of rolling the rock is as follows:-The rock is made up of colours
into thick rolls in the rough or plastic state and placed upon the bench which
causes it to revolve into perfectly round pieces, such pieces being preferably
first stretched out by the operator, who would cause them to be rolled out
and reduced in thickness, upon which they might be cut into any number of
pieces at the will of the operator, the pieces being placed one behind the other
on the bottom apron, the top apron is brought down to rest lightly on the rolls
and as the aprons revolve the rolls are still further reduced in thickness and
increased in length until they assume the thickness required, the stop rollers on
the bench preventing the rolls of rock going too far and revolving with such
rolls so as to cause them to keep their even shape until such time as they are
sufficiently cold to be deemed completed.
The top apron can be placed in a vertical position so as to be out of the way of
the operator whilst forming the rough muss into one or more round pieces on the
bottom apron, it being desirable to form it into a number of perfectly round
sticks before bringing the top apron into use.
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:-
1 A machine or annaratus for forming hailed sucar or other classes of
non

page_text: fectionery into rolls or sticks, comprising a bench A preferably mounted on
suitable supports B together with an endless apron or belt 11 passing over rollers
DU mounted in suitable brackets, the apparatus being driven by means of a
hand wheel, strap wheel, or other driving mechanism substantially in the manner
as shown and described.
2. A machine or apparatus for forming rolls of boiled sugar or other classes
of confectionery, comprising a bench A preferably mounted on suitable supports B,
an endless apron or belt 1)³ running over rollers 1) 1), a second endless apron or
belt turning on rollers E E, such rollers being movable by being supported
in articulated levers G, G. the rollers E E being driven by band or the like from
the rollers 11; stop rollers TT or not, the apparatus being driven by means of
hand wheel, strap or the like in the manner and for the purposes substantially as
shown and described.
3. In a rock rolling machine of the kind described in the second claiming
clause, operating the top apron F and its rollers so as to make it adjustable sub-
stantially in the manner as described with reference to Fig. 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
4. The combination of parts to constitute a machine for shaping or forming
rolls of sweetmeats substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3
of the accompanying drawings.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
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