Improved Apparatus for Use on Board Ship for Elevating and Discharging Ashes, Clinkers, and like Refuse.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 29th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 25th Apr. 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Use on Board Ship for Elevating and
Discharging Ashes, Clinkers, and like Refuse.
I, VICTOR BARRETO, Baron, of Brandon Park, Brandon, in the County of
Suffolk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The apparatus forming the subject of this invention is designed more particularly
for use on board ship for elevating and discharging ashes, clinkers, and like
refuse.
This apparatus consists of a tank of suitable size situated at the point from
which the refuse is to be discharged, and divided into two unequal compartments
by a perforated division.
In the smaller division is situated a ball cock, regulating the supply of water
from the outside of the vessel through suitable pipes, whilst in the larger com-
partment is situated a roller on which, and on a second roller situated immediately
above it at the required height, runs an endless band or chain carrying buckets or
scoops which, as the chain is operated by movement given to the upper or lower
roller, conveys the mixture of refuse and water from the larger compartment
upwards and discharges this through a curved inclined shoot to the exterior of the
vessel. If required the entrance to the shoot or outlet pipe may be provided on
the inside with a suitable water tight door or valve, as may be found suitable.
To prevent clinkers entering the larger compartment of such size as would block
the discharging shoot, or otherwise interfere with the general operations of the parts
this may be partly or wholly covered by a grating through which the refuse must
pass in order to enter the tank.
The whole apparatus so constructed is preferably enclosed in a casing of sheet
metal, wood, or the like of any suitable construction.
Dated this 29th day of October 1895.
CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Use on Board Ship for Elevating and
Discharging Ashes, Clinkers, and like Refuse.
I, VICTOR BARRETO, Baron, of Brandon Park, Brandon, in the County of
Suffolk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manuer the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The apparatus forming the subject of this invention is designed more particularly
for use on board ship for elevating and discharging ashes, clinkers, and like
refuse.
This apparatus consists of a tank of suitable size situated at the point from
which the refuse is to be discharged, and divided into two unequal compartments
by a suitable perforated division.

page_text: In the smaller division is situated a ball cock, regulating the supply of water
from the outside of the vessel through suitable pipes, whilst in the larger com-
partment is situated a roller wheel, or wheels, or the like, on which, and on a
second roller, wheel or wheels, or the like, situated immediately above it, or at any
suitable angle at the required height, runs an endless band or chain, rope or ropes,
carrying buckets or scoops which, as the chain or the like is operated by movement
given to the upper or lower roller, wheel or wheels, conveys the mixture of refuse
and water from the larger compartment upwards and discharges this through
curved inclined shoot to the exterior of the vessel. If required the entrance on
the shoot or outlet pipe may be provided on the inside with a suitable watertight
door or valve, as may be found suitable.
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To prevent clinkers entering the larger compartment of such size as would block
the discharging shoot, or otherwise interfere with the general operations of the
parts, this may be partly or wholly covered by a grating through which the refuse
must pass in order to enter the tank.
Apparatus constructed and arranged according to my invention is shown in
sectional elevation in the accompanying drawing, by the aid of which I will now
proceed to describe the same and the manner in which it may be carried into
practical effect.
Situated at the point from which the refuse is to be discharged is a rectangular
or other conveniently shaped tank a divided into two unequal compartments by a
perforated division-plate as may be found suitable. In the smaller of these com-
partments is arranged a ball cock c of any ordinary construction, which governs
the supply of water to the tank through the pipe d from the sea.
The larger compartment in the tank is preferably provided with a curved false
bottom and has arranged in it a roller, wheel or wheels e, on which, and a second
roller, wheel or wheels e¹ arranged immediately over it at the required height, or
at any suitable angle thereto to ensure the discharge of the refuse, is mounted an
endless band or chain, rope or ropes f having mounted thereon a number of buckets
or scoops g. These buckets, as the chain is operated through the medium of one
of the rollers or wheels e or e¹ (preferably the latter), take up the refuse placed in
the larger compartment of the tank and discharge it into the upper end of a curved
shoot, and through this it is discharged into the sea.
Said shoot is preferably provided with watertight doors h¹, h² at its inner and
outer ends, whilst to prevent clinkers and the like, of such size that they would be
likely to block it, entering the larger compartment of the tank a, this latter may
be provided with a grid a¹.
The whole apparatus so constructed is preferably enclosed in a casing of sheet
metal, wood, or the like of any suitable construction.
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
Apparatus for discharging refuse from ships constructed arranged and operating
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th dox of Fahrer 1806
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CASTLE SMITH,
Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, Loudon, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.