IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR ADJUSTING SHAFT PEDESTALS, PLUMMER BLOCKS OR CARRIERS be as follows
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL DIEULFICATION..
We AMBROSE EDMUND BUTLER and HUGH MYDDLETON BUTLER both of
Kirkstall Forge Kirkstall near Leeds in the County of York Iron Manufacturers
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED FOR ADJUSTING SHAFT PEDESTALS, PLUMMER
BLOCKS OR CARRIERS to be as follows:-
"
The object of our Invention is to arrange a ready and convenient means for
adjusting shaft pedestals, plummer blocks or shaft carriers on their supports or
beds.
For this purpose we provide feet which are screwed into the plummer block,
pedestal or shaft carrier or into the supports or beds on which such plummer block.
pedestal or shaft carrier rests.
By screwing one or more of these feet in or out as may be required, the position
of such pedestal, shaft carrier, or plummer block may be readily and conveniently
adjusted to the shaft, without necessarily stopping the rotation of the shafting.
The plummer block, pedestal or shaft carrier is held down by bolts in the usual
way.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We AMBROSE EDMUND BUTLER and HUGH MYDDLETON BUTLER both of
Kirkstall near Leeds in the County of York Iron Manufacturers do hereby declare
the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS
EMPLOYED FOR ADJUSTING SHAFT PEDESTALS, PLUMMER BLOCKS OR CARRIERS
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 our Invention is to arrange a ready and convenient means for
adjusting shaft pedestals, plummer blocks or shaft carriers on their supports or
beds.
For this purpose we provide feet which are screwed into the plummer block,
pedestal or shaft carrier or into the supports or beds on which such plummer
block, pedestal or shaft carrier rests.
By screwing one or more of these feet in or out as may be required, the position
of such pedestal, shaft carrier, or plummer block may be readily and conveniently
adjusted to the shaft without necessarily stopping the rotation of the shafting.
The plummer block, pedestal or shaft carrier is held down by bolts in the usual
way.
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And in order that our Invention may be more completely understood reference
is given to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and marks thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 is a front elevation, Fig 2 an end elevation and Fig 3 a plan looking on
the top.
a is the plummer block, pedestal, or shaft carrier which may be of the
description shewn in the drawings or of any ordinary form.
b is the bed on which such plummer block, pedestal, or shaft carrier a rests,
which may also be of the ordinary description.
For the purpose of adjusting the plummer block, pedestal, or shaft carrier a at
the same time to dispense with packing, we provide the screws c which are
screwed into the plummer block, pedestal or shaft carrier a and through the same,
or into the bed 6 on which the plummer block, pedestal, or shaft carrier a rests and
through the same, as shewn in dotted lines.
By screwing one or more of these screwed feet c in or out of the bed b, or
plummer block, pedestal, or shaft carrier a as may be required, the position of
such plummer block, pedestal, or shaft carrier a may be readily and conveniently
adjusted to the shaft & without necessarily stopping the rotation of such shafting.
We employ the lock nuts e to keep the screwed feet c in position after being set.
The plummer block, pedestal, or shaft carrier is held down by bolts in the usual
way.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
The arrangement and application of the screws.c forming adjustable feet, for
readily adjusting shaft pedestals, plummer blocks, or carriers substantially as and
for purposes herein set forth.