Combination Hot Air and Water Incubator.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th July, 1894-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combination Hot Air and Water Incubator.
to be as
WILLIAM
BELL WINCHCOMBE Engineer Leonard Stanley Stonehouse
Gloucestershire do hereby declare the nature of this invention
follows:-
:-
This machine is made by placing a metal drum or cylinder inside a square
wood or metal case or box the diameter of the metal drum being about one
inch less than the square of the box or case and both being about one foot in
heighth or depth. Inside the metal drum or cylinder is fitted a smaller one about
one inch less in diameter the edges of which are flanged outwards so as to fit
tight against the outer drum or cylinder and soldered round top and bottom so
as to form a watertight case. Across the centre and near the top of the round
inner drum is fitted a shallow flat metal pipe or tank in width about one fourth
of the diameter of drum and from one to two inches deep the ends of this pipe
are flanged and soldered to the inner drum holes having first been made where
the ends of pipe join so as to form one watertight case the whole being filled
from a nozzle on the top. Passing up through the centre of the flat pipe or
tank is soldered a round pipe or shaft about two inches in diameter and about
fourteen inches in length. This shaft projects about two inches above the top
of the flat tank passing into this central shaft or pipe and soldered along the
under side of flat tank are two half round pipes or tubes these pipes branch
out one on either side of central upright shaft at right angles and pass through
the metal drums into the wood case or box so that the heat from a lamp or
gas flame burning under the central shaft can either pass straight through or
pass along the half round tubes into the wood case and thus heat the whole
tank or cistern. The square case stands on four wood legs and is fitted with
two hinged covers the eggs are placed on suitable trays on the inside.
October 7th 1893.
WILLIAM BELL WINCHCOMBE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combination Hot Air and Water Incubator.
WILLIAM BELL WINCHCOMBE, Engineer, Leonard Stanley, Stonehouse,
Gloucestershire, 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 :-
This machine is made by placing a metal drum or cylinder inside a square wood
or metal case or box the diameter of the metal drum being about one inch less
than the square of the box or case and both being about one foot in height or
depth. Inside the metal drum or cylinder is fitted a smaller one about one inch
less in diameter the edges of which are flanged outwards so as to fit tight against
the outer drum or cylinder and soldered round top and bottom so as to form a
water tight case. Across the centre and near the top of the round inner drum is
fitted a shallow flat metal pipe or tank in width about one fourth of the diameter
of drum and from one to two inches deep the ends of this pipe are flanged and
soldered to the inner drum holes having first been made where the ends of pipe

page_text: join so as to form one water tight case the whole being filled from a nozzle on the
top. Passing up through the centre of the flat pipe or. tank is soldered a round
pipe or shaft about two inches in diameter and about 14 inches in length this shaft
projects about 2 inches above the top of the flat tank passing into the central shaft
or pipe and soldered along the underside of flat tank are 2 half round pipes or tubes
these pipes branch out one on either side of central upright shaft at right angles
and pass through the metal drums into the wood case or box so that the heat from
a lamp or gas flame burning under the central shaft can either pass straight through
or pass along the half round tubes into the wood case and thus heat the whole tank
or cistern. The square case stands on four wood legs and is fitted with two hinged
covers, the eggs are placed on suitable trays on the inside.
In the annexed drawings Fig. 1 shows a sectional view of the hatcher and Fig. 2
shows a view as seen from the top without the lid.
AA represents the square case or box in which is placed the metal tank or
drum B B, and C is the perpendicular and central metal hot air shaft and
DD shows the horizontal air shaft. EE are the feet on which the apparatus
stands. FF represents the upper surface of the water tank or case, and G shows
the lower portion of the square case aforesaid. H H are the lids of the box and
KK represent the eggs which rest on the floor X X which is suitably supported
in position by uprights as shown by M M..
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 :-
The combination hot air and water incubator, that is to say the case A A, the
tank or drum B B, the central air shaft C'with horizontal shafts D D, substantially
as described and set forth.
Dated this 4th July 1894
WILLIAM BELL WINCHCOMBE.