IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED IN FOUNDRIES
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Jones, of Derby, in the County of Derby, for
the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND APPARATUS TO BE
EMPLOYED IN FOUNDRIES."
Sealed the 21st January 1879, and dated the 25th October 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Jones at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th October 1878.
CHARLES JONES, of Derby, in the County of Derby.
MACHINERY AND APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED IN FOUNDRIES."
• IMPROVEMENTS IN
Heretofore in foundries the molten metal has been run from the furnace into a
ladle provided with a handle or handles projecting from one side, and a tang or
bar, hereafter called tang, only projecting from the opposite side of the ladle; the
handle or handles have been carried by one or more men, and the end of the tang
has been placed in a notch on the upper side of a loose bar placed at right angles
to it and carried by two or more men to the moulds and poured therein. Now I
propose to provide the outer end of the tang above named with a collar near its
outer end, such collar may be forged thereon or a loose collar may be adjusted and
secured thereon by a set screw; the outer end of the tang has a hole formed in it
to receive a split cotter; or the end of the tang may be set down and screwed to
receive a nut and washer; and between the fast or adjustable collar above named
and the cotter or nut and washer I place a boss which forms the centre of one end
of a forked bar, the forked ends of which terminate in or form bearings for the
ends of the axle of a wheel of suitable size, and between the handles and the ladle
before named I swivel or otherwise secure a bar at a right angle to the handles,
such bar terminates at both ends in a leg projecting downwards. The bar is kept
in position by means of one or more bolts or forked clips, each of which can be
readily displaced by the workman holding the handles, and when so displaced he is
able to turn the ladle downwards to the right or left, so as to pour the molten metal
it contains into one or more moulds where required.
By such means while the ladle is held horizontally one workman can fill it with

page_text: molten metal and then wheel it away to the moulds where he may require it
without further assistance.
And for the purpose of effecting a further saving of time in filling a number of
moulds simultaneously I employ a trough of cast iron of suitable length having a
number of slots through the bottom corresponding to the position of the hole in
Feach-mould-through-which-the-moulten-metal is to be poured; such trough after
being lined with sand or other suitable substance I place over a row of moulds and
pour the molten metal therein, and thus fill the whole of the moulds at one pouring;
the trough may then be removed and placed over a corresponding number of moulds
and the process repeated.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Charles Jones in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 18th
April 1879.
CHARLES JONES, of Derby, in the County of Derby. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY AND APPARATUS TO BE. EMPLOYED IN FOUNDRIES."
Heretofore in foundries the molten metal has been run from the furnace into a
ladle provided with a handle or handles projecting from one side, and a tang or
bar, hereafter called tang only, projecting from the opposite side of the ladle; the
handle or handles have been carried by one or more men, and the end of the tang
has been placed in a notch on the upper side of a loose bar placed at right angles
Now I
to it and carried by two or more men to the moulds and poured therein.
propose to provide the outer end of the tang above named with a collar, such
collar may be forged thereon, or a loose collar may be adjusted and secured thereon
by a set screw; the outer end of the tang has a hole formed in it to receive a split
cotter; or the end of the tang may be set down and screwed to receive a nut and
washer; and between the fast or adjustable collar above named and the cotter or
nut and washer I place a boss which forms the centre of one end of a forked bar,
the forked ends of which terminate in or form bearings for the ends of the axle of
a wheel of suitable size, and between the handles and the ladle before named 1
swivel or otherwise secure a bar at a right angle to the handles; such bar
terminates at both ends in a leg projecting downwards. The bar is kept in position
by means of one or more bolts or forked clips, each of which can be readily
displaced by the workman holding the handles, and when so displaced he is able to
turn the ladle downwards to the right or left so as to pour the molten metal it
contains into one or more moulds where required.
By such means while the ladle is held horizontally one workman can fill it with
molten metal and then wheel it away to the moulds where he may require it
without further assistance. And for the purpose of effecting a further saving of
time in filling a number of moulds simultaneously I employ a trough of cast iron of
suitable length having a number of slots through the bottom corresponding to the
position of the hole in each mould through which the molten metal is to be poured;
such trough, after being lined with sand or other suitable substance, 1 place over a
row of moulds and pour the molten metal therein, and thus fill the whole of the
moulds at one pouring; the trough may then be removed and placed over a corre-
sponding number of moulds and the process repeated.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
One modification of my improved machinery and apparatus is shewn respectively
in plan and side view at Figures 1 and 2. A second modification in plan and side
view at Figures 4 and 5, Figure 3 being a front view of portion of the same;
Figures 9 and 10 are respectively a plan and cross sectional view of one of my
improved troughs to be employed when filling a number of moulds simultaneously;
and Figures 6, SA, 7, 8, 11, and 12 portions of the apparatus I employ, shewn
separately, referred to hereafter.
Heretofore in foundries the molten metal has been run from the furnace into a
ladle A, similar to those shewn at Figures 1 and 4, provided with a handle or
handles B projecting from one side, and a tang C projecting from the opposite side
of the ladle; the handle or handles have been carried by one or more men, and the
end of the tang has been placed in a notch on the upper side of a bar placed at
right angles to it, and carried by two or more men to the moulds and poured
therein. Instead of so doing I provide the outer end of the tang with a collar D
which may be forged thereon, or a loose collar may be secured upon it by a set,
screw, as shewn; the outer end of the tang has a hole formed in it to receive a
split cotter, or the end of the tang may be set down and screwed to receive a nut
and washer, and between the fast or adjustable collar and the cotter or nut and
washer I place a boss which forms the centre of one end of a forked bar E, the
forked ends of which are provided with a foot on each side, and terminate in or
form bearings for the ends of the axle of a wheel F of suitable size; the axle I
prefer to be fast in the boss of the wheel; it may have the boss cast round it, or
the axle may be secured therein after it is cast. In either case one end of the axle
enters into a hole in one bearing and drops into a slot on the upper or lower side of
the other bearing, the slot being filled with a loose piece or wedge held therein by a
clip G which turns on a pin in the bearing. The wheel may be either a disc wheel
or a spoked wheel with a narrow rim, as shewn at Figures 1 and 2, when required
to be employed on a tram rail or other hard way or floor; or the wheel may have
a broad flanged tire, as shewn at Figures 4 and 5, for employment on an earthen
floor. When the cottered or screwed end of the tang is worn down by use a new
end or bearing. may be forged upon it.
When a large ladle is used I provide it with trunnions which drop in the slots of
the bearing ring C, shewn at Figures 4 and 5; the ladle is secured in the ring by
means of swivelled clips C, one on each side, bearing upon studs which project
from the side of the ladle. Between the handles D and the ladle I swivel or other-
wise secure a bar H at a right angle to the handles; such bar terminates at both
ends in a leg projecting downwards. The bar is kept in position by means of two
bolts or forked clips H', shewn at Figures 1 and 3, which secure the handles in an
horizontal position. The stem of the handles is provided with two adjustable
collars H³ secured by its screws, one upon each side of the bar H, the legs of which
are of a proper length to suit the diameter of the wheel employed. A cap H2 is
hinged to the bar H; this cap, when closed upon the stem of the handles, is secured
by a cotter pin passed through holes in the ends of the cap which clip the bar. By
means of apparatus as above described a workman is enabled to place the ladle in
position to receive the molten metal from the furnace, wheel it away, and upon
releasing one or other of the forked clips H¹ can pour out the molten metal into the
When a
moulds at his right or left, where required, without further assistance.
large ladle is used holding a great weight of metal which may require to be lifted
higher than the wheel to reach the moulds I employ the apparatus shewn at
Figures 6, 64, 7, and 8, consisting of a vertical bar I tapered at its lower end to fit
into a socket in any number of metal blocks J, which may be firmly bolted to tho
floor of the foundry where most convenient for use; the bar may be of any shape
in section strong enough for the work required; the lower end of the bar has a
5 quadrant projecting from its side pierced with a series of holes; the bar also is

page_text: pierced with holes, in either of which an axle pin may be placed, upon which a
slotted lever K, also pierced with holes, may rock. When this lever has its axle
adjusted in the lower holes of the bar I it may be secured in the required position
by the slotted end next the handle K' embracing the quadrant, and a cotter pin.
being passed through the corresponding holes; or a chain may be secured to the
handle at one end, and the other end of the chain be hooked or cottered to the
quadrant. When the lever axle-is-adjusted in the upper holes and the hooked
end K² raised to the height required it may be kept there by employing a slotted
crutch prop L, shewn in plan at Figure 64, which is held in position by a bolt
passed through the holes in its sides and one or other of the holes of the vertical
bar T. The slotted lever is employed in the following manner:-After being
adjusted to the proper height the hooked end is lowered so as to pass under the
tang of the ladle, which is raised to the required height by a workman, and the
metal is poured into the moulds-by-the-workman having charge of the bandles.
When the work to be performed is out of reach of the booked end of the lever-K-
I adjust a bearing bracket M to the vertical bar by two bolts and nuts, shewn in
side and edge view at Figures 6 and 8; two holes in this bracket and the bar form
bearings for the axles of two toothed wheels M and M2; the wheel M' is secured
to or forms part of a grooved pulley round which one end of a chain is passed, the
other end of the chain being secured to the tang of the ladle; it is raised by
revolving the small toothed wheel M2 by the handle which forms part of its axle:
As the chain is wound up the wheel is stopped by a pawl M³ hinged to the upper
end of the bracket.
And for the purpose of effecting a further saving of time in filling a number of
. moulds simultaneously I employ a trough of cast or wrought iron of suitable length
having a number of circular and slotted holes through the bottom, as shewn in
plan and section respectively at Figures 9 and 10. This trough may have both
sides straight, as shewn by the dotted lines in Figure 9; or one or both sides may
have a projecting lip or spout besides the holes above named; the whole of the
bottom is pierced with a number of smaller holes through which the steam and
gases escape while the molten metal is being poured into the moulds; this trough
before being used is lined with sand or mould in the way well known to moulders,
and such of the circular and slotted holes which do not correspond to the hole or
holes in each mould are stopped up with sand or mould plugs, which are formed by
pressing sand or mould into tapered core boxes of the shape shewn in section at
Figures 11 and 12.
A trough so stopped and lined I place over a row of moulds and pour the molten
metal therein, and thus fill the whole of the moulds at one pouring; the trough
may then be removed by the handles at the ends and be placed over a corresponding
row of moulds and the process repeated.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of per-
forming. the same, I declare that I claim the general arrangement and combination
of machinery and apparatus for the purposes set forth and herein described, and
illustrated in the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Jones, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty-ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord Onc
thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.
Witness,
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Nottingham.
CHARLES JONES. (L.S.)