Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Conveying Cereals, Seeds, or other Commodities in Bulk by Road or Rail.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 2nd June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Conveying Cereals,
Seeds, or other Commodities in Bulk by Road or Rail.
1, THOMAS BOWMAN HORNE of Corn Exchange, 7 Brunswick Street, Liverpool
in the County of Lancaster, Flour Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an apparatus for conveying cereals, seeds, granular
produce or other commodities in bulk by road or rail, and is designed to enable the
substance when filled therein to be weighed, conveyed to its destination and discharged
without having to undergo the tedious process of filling into sacks, weighing each
sack separately, loading a vehicle with sacks for transit and then emptying the sacks
at end of journey.
In carrying my invention into effect, 1 provide a suitably shaped body having an
opening at top and a sloping floor converging towards the centre of the vehicle or
other suitable part. At the centre of the vehicle provide an exit orifice preferably
bifurcating into two branches, one for discharging on one side of the body and the
other for discharging at the other, each discharge orifice being controlled by means of
a suitably arranged valve. The body is mounted on a suitable frame with wheels
according to whether it is to travel as a road vehicle or as a railway vehicle.
The mode of action is as follows:-
The substance to be carried away is discharged direct from the ship, warehouse, etc.
into the body of the vehicle through the opening at the top. When filled, the vehicle
can be weighed on an ordinary table weighing machine so as to ascertain the weight
of the contenity, the opening of top govered with a tarpaulin or other suitable
means for excluding the weather. When the vehicle has arrived at its destination one
of the valves is opened, and the produce or substance flows out through one or other
of the discharge orifices. If it is desired to discharge it into a warehouse, the most
convenient way is to discharge it direct into an elevator. The floor being sloping and
converging towards the exit orifice, the whole of the contents of the vehicle is caused
to flow out. The apparatus may be formed complete as a road vehicle or as a rail
vehicle, or if desired the body may be formed separately with means for mounting on
to a lorry or trucktatera. The sloping converging floor may be so arranged that
its slope can be adjusted as required.
Hated this 10th day of October 1895.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.,
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Conveying Cereals,
Seeds, or other Commodities in Bulk by Road or Rail.
I, THOMAS BOWMAN HORNE, of Corn Exchange, 7 Brunswick Street, Liverpool
in the County of Lancaster, Flour Merchant, 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 an apparatus for conveying cereals, seeds, granular

page_text: produce or other commodities in bulk by road or rail, and is designed to enable the
substance when filled therein to be weighed, conveyed to its destination and
discharged without having to undergo the tedious process of filling into sacks,
weighing each sack separately, loading a vehiclo with sacks for transit and then
emptying the sacks at end of journey.
In enrrying my invention into effect I provide a suitably shaped body having an
opening at top and a sloping floor converging towards the centre of the vehicle or
other suitable part, or as the sloping floor reduces the capacity of the vehicle, this
sloping floor may be entirely omitted if desired. At the centre of the vehicle I
provide an exit orifice, bifurcating into two branches, one for discharging on one side
of the body, and the other for discharging at the other, or exactly the same result
may be obtained by providing two separate discharge orifices one at each side, and
another one may be provide fat either end. Each discharge orifice is controlled by
means of a suitably arranged valve. The body is mounted on a suitable frame with
wheels according to whether it is to travel as a roa vehicle or as a railway vehicle.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, which show the invention applied to a railway
vehicle in which ;-
Figure 1 is a side elevation, half being in section ;
Figure 2 an end elevation, half being shown in cross section;
Figure 3 a plan half being shown in section, and
Figure 4a cross section of the valve.
In these figures, A is the holy of the vehicle, B, B1 and B2 the discharge orifices,
B for discharging at one side, B' for discharging at the other, and B for discharging
at the end. These discharge orifices are controlled by valves C, C and C, which, by
preference, comprise a suitable sli ling plate e adapted to open and close the passage
of the discharge orifice. Dare pivoted handles, one end of each of which is coupled
to the sliding plate e by the link d, or, if preferred, the said pivoted handles may bo
provided with a nute into which is screwed the screw E, which is operated by the
handwheel F. G is a bracket to which may be hooke a discharge shute or pipe.
The mouths of the discharge orifices are preferably arranged at an angle of from 25°
to 35° according to the nature of the produce which is to be discharged.
The mode of action is as follows:
1:1
The substance to be carted away is discharged direct from the ship, warehouse,
etcetera, into the body A of the vehicle, the top being left open as shown in the
figures, or a roof provided with an opening for receiving the produce. When filled,
the vehicle can be wheeled on to an ordinary table weighing machine so as to
ascertain the weight of the contents, the top being covered with a tarpaulin or other
suitable means for excluding the weather. When the vehicle has arrived at its
destination, one of the valves C, C or C is opened, and the produce or sub-t ince
flows out through one or other of the discharge orifices. If it is desired to discharge
it into a warehouse, the most convenient way is to discharge it direct into an elevator.
When the floor is made to slope or converge towards the exit orifice, the whole of the
contents of the vehicle is caused to flow out, but if not made sloping, any produce
remaining in the bottom can easily by swept out by a hand brush.
The apparatus may be formed complete as a road vehicle or as a rail vehicle, or, if
desired, the body may be formed separately with means for mounting it on to a lorry or
truck, etcetera. The sloping converging floor when used may be so arranged that its
slope can be adjusted as required.
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 :-
1. In road or railway wagons, forming them with one or more discharge orifices
or spouts in the floor thereof, each of said discharge orifices or spouts being controlled
by means of a suitably arranged valve, in combination with means whereby the end
of a pipe or shute can be fastened in proximity to each discharge orifice for

page_text: conveying the produce to an elovator or elsewhere, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
2. The combination with a road or railway vehicle, having an open top or a roof
with an opening therein for charging the vehicle with produce, of one or more
discharge orifices or shutes arranged in the floor of the vehicle, each of which is
controlled by means of a suitably arranged valve, whereby the vehicle can be charged
direct from the ship, warehouse, etcetera, weighed, conveyed to its destination and
discharged without having to adopt the tedious process of filling the produce into
sacks, weighing each sack separately, loading a vehicle with sacks for transit, and
then emptying tho sacks at end of journey, substantially as described.
3. In a wagon of the kind set forth, the special construction of the valves for
controlling the discharge orifices, substantially as set forth.
4. The general combined arrangement and construction of parts forming my
apparatus for conveying cereals, seeds, or other commodities in bulk, substantially
as described.
Daind L
T
1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.