Improvements in the Hopper of Turnip Cutters such as are known as Gardner's Turnin Cutters.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1892-Accepted, '11th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Hopper of Turnip Cutters such as are known
as Gardner's Turnin Cutters.
ERNEST SAMUELSON, Engineer, of Banbury in the County of Oxon, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Making the portion of the front of the hopper having the usual ledge or its
equivalent, against which the knives act during that portion of the revolution of
the barrel when they are near the horizontal position moveable on a hinge or in a
vertical slot or their equivalents, so that the position of the ledge may be adjust-
able to varying diameters of the barrel with its knives.
Dated the 18th day of August 1891.
ERNEST SAMUELSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Hopper of Turnip Cutters such as are known
as Gardner's Turnip Cutters.
ERNEST SAMUELSON, Engineer, of Banbury in the County of Oxon, 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 refers to making the portion of the front of the hopper having
the usual ledge or its equivalent, against which the knives act during that portion
of the revolution of the barrel when they are near the horizontal position, moveable
on a hinge, or in a vertical slot, or their equivalents, so that the position of the
ledge may be adjustable to varying diameters of the barrel with its knives, and in
order that my invention may be more clearly understood I add the following figures
showing the apparatus employed.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a turnip cutter of the usual well known pattern
called a
"Gardner's Turnip Cutter," the barrel being the same as described in
Gardner's Patent No. 6684 A.D. 1834.
Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the front plate or grating in section.
Figure 3 shows a half sectional view of the front of the hopper with the barrel,
the line of the cutting edge of the knives of which is represented by the circle F.
Figure 4 is a half front elevation of the hopper with the moveable grating.
Figure 5 shows a half sectional view similar to Figure 3 but with an alternative
form of moveable ledge and grating.
Figure 6 being the front half elevation of same, and
Figure 7 a horizontal section through the line X Y of the front plate of hopper
and grating.
The same letters refer to the same parts in the different figures.
A is the fixed front of the hopper which carries the moveable portion B which
carries the ledge E against which the knives of the barrel act. In Figures 3 and 4
this moveable portion B is pivotted upon pins C and is adjusted so as to be fixed
nearer to or farther from the cutting edge F of the knives on the barrel by means
of bolts D at each side of the moveable grating and ledge. This moveable front B
with the ledge E is fixed against lugs L which form part of the fixed front A. and
the ledge E can be brought when necessary nearer to or farther from the cutting
edges of the knives by inserting washers or distance pieces round the bolt D
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page_text: between the fixed lugs L and the moveable grating B and there held in position
firmly by the bolts D for the knives to cut against.
Although I have shown this method I do not confine myself only to this means
of fixing the swinging or moveable ledge, as it may be fixed in several other well
known methods.
Figures 56 and 7 show an alternative plan in which I make the moveable
grating B with its ledge E to slide vertically up and down or approximately so,
and so bring the ledge E nearer to or farther from the cutting edges of the
knives F and I fix this moveable grating or front B to the fixed portion A of the
front hopper by means of bolts D-D; vertical slots H-H" which are formed
in the front portion of the fixed frame A allow the moveable grating B and
ledge E to be adjusted vertically, and in order that the strain may be taken off
these bolts I make the lower portion of the moveable frame B with serrations on
the face of it as shown at G with corresponding serrations on the fixed portion A
so that when bolted together by means of bolts D-D" it is held firmly and
securely in position. The ledge E by these means can be made adjustable to
varying diameters of the barrel with its knives.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
Making the portion of the front of the hopper having the usual ledge or its
equivalent against which the knives act during that part of the revolution of the
barrel when they are near the horizontal position, moveable on a hinge or in a
vertical slot, or their equivalents, so that the position of the ledge may be adjust-
able to varying diameters of the barrel and its knives.
Dated this 4th day of May 1892.
ERNEST SAMUELSON.