Improvements in Buckets for Hoisting or Measuring Salt, Grain, Coal, or other substances.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 11th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buckets for Hoisting or Measuring Salt, Grain,
Coal, or other substances.
I, ANGEL CAYETANO CUNEO, of 19, Argyle Street, Birkenhead in the County
of Chester, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object a hopper, tub or bucket for hoisting, weighing
and discharging salt, grain, coal or other substances to or from ships and other
situations.
In carrying out my invention, 1 form the bucket in any suitable shape with a
hopper or hinged bottom which is held closed by means of a suitably formed catch.
The hinged bottom is counterpoised by means of weights or springs, whereby it is
adapted to close automatically when the bucket is emptied.
The mode of action is as follows:-
The bucket is filled with the material to be hoisted and is then raised or lowered
by a winch or in other suitable manner on to the quay, or into the barge, ship or
other situation. The catch is released and the material is discharged from the
bucket. As soon as the bucket is empty, the bottom closes automatically by means
of the counterweights and is engaged by the catch, the face of which is chamfered
and weighted so as to automatically engage the lid as it closes. The bucket is
then ready to be filled afresh.
Dated this 5th day of July 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buckets for Hoisting or Measuring Salt, Grain,
Coal, or other substances.
I, ANGEL CAYETANO CUNEO of 19 Argyle Street, Birkenhead in the County
of Chester, Engineer, 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 invention has for its object a hopper, tub or bucket for hoisting, weighing
and discharging salt, grain, coal or other substances to or from ships and other
situations.
The invention will be best understood from the following description, reference
being had to the accompanying drawing, which depicts my hopper in perspective,
together with a part of a vessel's deck.
In this drawing-
A, is the hopper or bucket which may be formed of any suitable shape, and
provided with a hinged bottom B. This hinged bottom is held closed by means of
a suitably formed catch C, and is counterpoised by means of weights D or springs,
whereby the bottom is adapted to close automatically when the bucket is emptied.
E is the deck of a vessel, and F the hatchway. The bucket can, if desired, be
made of a given capacity to hold a prescribed weight of coal, grain or other
substance.
The mode of action is as follows-
The bucket A is filled with the material to be hoisted and is then raised or
lowered by a winch or in other suitable manner on to the quay, or into the barge,

page_text: ship or other situation. The catch C is released and the material discharged from
the bucket. As soon as the bucket A is empty, the bottom B closes automatically
by means of the counterweights D and is engaged by the catch C the face of which
is chamfered and weighted so as to automatically engage the hinged bottom B as it
closes. The bucket is then ready to be filled afresh.
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―
1. A. hopper or bucket for hoisting, weighing and discharging coal, grain, salt
or other substance, formed with hinged bottom B counterpoised by means of weights
or springs whereby the bottom is adapted to close when the bucket is empty, and
a device for automatically engaging and locking the hinged bottom when closed
substantially as described.
2. The general combined arrangement and construction of parts forming my
improved hopper or bucket substantially as set forth.
Dated this 9th day of January 1892
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WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.