US35953A - Improvement in flour-bolts - Google Patents

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u. REICHERT.

Mill Bolt; v v No. 35.953. Patented' July 22, 3862.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY REIOHERT, OF SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN FLOUR-BOLTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,953, dated July .22, 1862.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known'that I, HENRY .REIOHERT, of Shippensburg, in the county of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Flour- Bolts for Separating Flour from Bran; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

confined more particularly'to the improvement which forms the subject of this patent.

In the drawings, A represents the shaft of the bolt, from which project or extend the arms B B, to which are fastened the bars C O, which support the bolting-cloth D. To the inside of the arms C O are fastened metal spring-bars E. These metal spring-bars are caused to suddenly vibrate at each revolution of the bolt by means of the metal sliding hammers F, which pass loosely through the shaft A, whereby as the bolt revolves the sliding hammers are constantly falling down upon the spring-bars while the latter are passing their lowest point, thus causing the bars 0 G to have a constant and quick vibration, which is imparted by said bars to the bolting-cloth.

' In order that the upper arms and the bolting-cloth which covers them may be vibrated at the same time the lower ones are, the springarms E on one side of the shaft A are connected to those on the opposite side by metal rods or straps G G, whereby the vibration caused by the fall of the sliding hammers is imparted to the bolting-cloth both above and below the shaft. The number of spring-arms and hammers will depend upon the size of the bolt employed. By this arrangement the meshes of the bolting-cloth are kept clear, especially of the conicalshaped particles, which often fasten in the meshes of the bolting-cloth and occasion much difticulty. By my improvement they are thrown out of the meshes and pass off with the bran.

The sliding hammers F are regulated by adjusting-plates H, through which they pass.

The plates H are to be confined to shaft A by means of screws a a, or some other proper fastenings which will permit the plates to slide in a horizontal position. In this instance the plates are slotted out, as seen at b. 1), Figs. 1 and 2.

One end of each plate H is connected to a rod, I, which passes through a hole in an earpiece, J, fastened to shaft A, after which a spiral spring, 0, is passed upon its end, and

can be made at one end of the bolt, and even when the bolt is in operation, by simply hav' ing a door or slide at the end of the box in which the reel or bolt revolves.

My improvement is simple in construction, but very effective in operation.

Having described my improved flour-bolt, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Paqent, is-

1. The combination of the bars 0 G, and sliding hammers F, and adjusting-plates H, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the rods or straps G G with springarms E, hammers F, and arms G O, as and for the purposes set forth.

HENRY REICHERT.

WVitnesses;

R. P. MoOLURE, S. 1). MoPHERsoN.

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