Year: 1884

page_text: I, MAX HEDICKE of 3 Adelaide Place, London E C.in the county of Middlesex,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A GRAIN-BALANCE
to be as follows:-
Corn-Balances (Chondrometers) have been in use for a long time and they are
used for the purpose of ascertaining from a sample of corn the weight of the tested
corn per bushel or any other measure, but there are many drawbacks to their
construction. I, therefore, construct a Grain-Balance as my illustration shows. It
consists of a pillar a. to which the arc b, divided into degrees, is attached and fixed
by means of the two-armed cross-beam c. in such a position as to place the point 0,
from which the scale starts at the lower end of the arc, precisely underneath the
spot d., where the balance-beam e. is attached to the upper part of the cross-beam c.
at d. The balance-beam e has on one side the knob f, and on the other the measure
or bucket g., the latter hanging on an open hook h., while from the middle of the.
balance-beam downward is what may be called a third arm i, hanging and moving
as long as the bucket is not filled, like a pendulum, which acts in fact as the
weight. It widens at the lower end, where a piece is cut out, in order to allow
the scale to be seen behind. In the middle of the opening a vertical wire is placed,
which stands precisely over Nought when the balance, which can be adjusted by'
means of the adjusting screw k., stands straight. The bucket is attached to the
balance-beam by means of the open hook h., from which it can be taken. There
is also attached to the pillar a. the funnel l. with a valve at its-bottom.
The balance is used in the following manner: After it has been observed that
the indicator (the wire of the vertical arm) points precisely to Nought, which
eventually is easily regulated by means of the adjusting screw, the measure or
bucket is taken off and placed underneath the funnel, which is filled with the
grain to be tested. Then the valve at the bottom of the funnel is opened, the
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page_text: grain fills the measure, which, after the top has been struck off with the roll m., is
hung back in its place on the balance-beam, when at once the weight per bushel,
respectively of any other measure, can be read off on the scale, as the indicator
will move to the respective degree on the scale in accordance to the weight of the
contents of the bucket. The proportion of the division of the scale to the size of
the bucket varies.
The balance may be also constructed differently from our drawing, however, it
must adhere to those features, which are claimed as being novel.
The novelty of the invention consists in the peculiar combination of the balance
and employing its peculiar construction for the purpose of weighing grain in
ascertaining from a smaller sample the specific weight of a larger quantity. As
the peculiarities of the combination are principally, to be pointed out the connecting
of the bucket with the peculiar balance-beam and the attaching of a funnel to a
balance of this peculiar feature.
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page_text: Grain-balance for Ascertaining from a Sample of Grain the
Weight of the Tested Corn per Bushel or any other
Measure.
I, MAX HEDICKE, of 3 Adelaide Place, London Bridge, London EC., in the
county of Middlesex,- Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for A GRAIN-BALANCE, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Corn-Balances (Chondrometers) have been in use for a long time and they are
used for the purpose of ascertaining from a sample of corn the weight of the tested
corn per bushel or any other measure, but there are various objections to their
construction.-I, therefor, construct a Grain-balance as shown in the annexed
sheet of drawings, to which I shall refer in my description, the same letters of
reference indicating corresponding parts in all the corresponding figures.
Figure 1 represents the complete balance with roll,
Figure 2. The balance differently put together.
Figure 3. The bucket when detached.
Figure 4. The Funnel when detached.
The balance consists of the pillar a., to which the arc b., divided into degrees (the
scale of weight), is attached and fixed by means of the two-armed cross-beam c.
in such a position as to place the point o, from which the scale starts at the lower
end of the arc, precisely underneath the spot d., where the balance-beam c. is
attached to the upper part of the cross-beam c., and where it balances itself.-
The balance-beam e. has on one side the knob f, and on the other the measure or
bucket g., the latter hanging on an open hook i., from which it can be taken, while
from the middle of the balance-beam downward is what may be called a third arm h.,
hanging and moving, when the bucket is not filled, like a pendulum, and which
acts as a weight, being lifted up, when the bucket is filled, in proportion to the .
weight of the buckets contents.-This third arm widens at the lower end, where a
piece is cut out in order to allow the scale to be seen behind. In the middle of
the opening a vertical wire is placed which stands precisely over "Nought" when
the balance stands straight, which can be easily regulated by means of the
adjusting screw k.-There is also. attached to the pillar a.. the funnel . with a
valve at its bottom, which is used for the purpose of filling the bucket, the grain
entering the bucket by means of the funnel with an even pressure.-The roll m. is'
used for striking off the top of the bucket after it has been filled by means of the
funnel.
The balance is used in the following manner:-After it has been observed that
the indicator (the wire of the vertical arm) points precisely to "Nought," the
bucket is taken off and placed underneath the funnel, which is filled with the
grain to be tested. Then the valve at the bottom of the funnel is opened, the
grain fills the bucket, which, after the top has been struck off with the roll, is hung
back in its place on the balance-beam, when at once the weight per bushel,
respectively of any other measure to which the balance may be adapted, can be

page_text: read off on the scale, as the indicator will be lifted to the respective degree on the
scale, in accordance to the weight of the contents of the bucket, the weight of the
arm h. of the balance-beam being regulated in proportion to the capacity of the
bucket. The division of the scale varies in accordance to the capacity of the
bucket, and size of the measure or measures, the weight of which the balance
serves to ascertain.
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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
1. The connecting of a bucket or other suitable measure with the peculiar
balance-beam for the purpose of ascertaining from a small quantity of grain (or
other material) the weight of a larger quantity, substantially as herein-before
described.
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2. The attaching of a funnel to a balance of this peculiar feature, substantially
as herein-before described.
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