Pneumatic Machine for Distributing Liquids, Sand, and other Materials over the Surface of Roads, Streets, Markets, Open Spaces, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1890-Accepted, 17th May,
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Pneumatic Machine for Distributing Liquids, Sand, and other
Materials over the Surface of Roads, Streets, Markets, Open
Spaces, and the like.
I GEORGE FREDERICK STRAWSON of Newbury, in the County of Berks, Chemical
Manure Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be.
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The object of this Invention is to provide an apparatus whereby liquid or sand and
other materials may be easily and cheaply distributed over the surface of roads or
streets &c.
According to this Invention I provide a double hopper to contain the sand or
other material to be distributed and each hopper I provide with a suitable feeding
device.
The apparatus is further provided with two delivery nozzles and two delivery
boards preferably one on each side each delivery nozzle being in communication with
one branch of a forked or Y shaped pipe leading from the fan or blower.
The same machine is provided with a tank for liquids and with pipes and cocks
connected with delivery nozzles so arranged that the air blast may be turned on the
liquid delivery nozzles so as to distribute liquid in the form of spray over the streets
roads &c. instead of solid substances.
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The fan or blower is driven from the travelling wheels by means of suitable gearing.
I provide further a means whereby the air blast may be directed through either of
the branch blast pipes or through both simultaneously at the will of the person
operating the machine so as to enable the apparatus to distribute liquid or sand either
side of the street or road as desired or to distribute the sand or other material over
the whole roadway at one operation.
Dated this 27th day of July 1889.
ERNEST SALAMAN,
65 & 66, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Pneumatic Machine for Distributing Liquids, Sand, and other
Materials over the Surface of Roads, Streets, Markets, Open
Spaces, and the like.
I GEORGE FREDERICK STRAWSON of Newbury in the County of Berks Chemical
Manure Manufacturer 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 :-
The object of this Invention is to provide an apparatus whereby liquid or sand and
other materials may be easily and cheaply distributed over the surface of roads or
streets and the like.
According to this Invention I provide a divided hopper to contain the sand or
other material to be distributed and each hopper I provide with a suitable feeding
device.
The apparatus is further provided with two delivery nozzles and two delivery
boards preferably one on each side of the machine each delivery nozzle being in com-
munication with one branch of a forked or Y shaped pipe leading from the fan or
blower. The same machine is provided with a tank for liquids and with pipes and
cocks connected with delivery nozzles so arranged that the air blast may be turned

page_text: on to the liquid delivery nozzles so as to distribute liquid in the form of spray over
the streets roads and the like instead of solid substances.
The fan or blowor is-driven from the travelling wheel by means of suitable
gearing.
I provide further a means whereby the air blast may be directed through either of
the branch blast pipes or through both simultaneously at the will of the person
operating the machine so as to enable the apparatus to distribute liquid-or-sand oithor
side of the street or road as desired or to distribute the sand or other material over
the whole roadway at one operation.
And in order that my said Invention may be the better understood I will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which
Fig. 1 represents back view of a Pneumatic Machine constructed according to my
present invention.
Figs. 2 and 3 plans of Y shaped air pipe with delivery board and nozzles for
delivering sand and liquid respectively.
Same letters denote the same parts in all the figures: -a a is the hopper blower
or fan cair pipe d d branches of same e e delivery boards ff nozzles for distributing
liquids gg travelling wheels. The whole of the gearing for driving the fan or blower
and also the feeding devices are substantially the same as those described in my
previous Specification No. 1615 of 1888.
The apparatus used to enable the liquid or sand to be distributed from either or
both sides at once being ordinary cocks or valves.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The improved Pneumatic Machine for distributing liquids sand and other materials
over the surface of roads streets markets open spaces and the like having two delivery
boards or nozzles and a branched or Y shaped air pipe in combination with a means
for distributing the said substances from one or both sides of the machine substantially
as described.
Dated this 31st day of March 1890.
ERNEST SALAMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.