US41485A - Improvement - Google Patents

Description

vable conducting-pipe F. `Fig. 3 .is a'transi spending partsin each figure.

.box for cooking -feed for stock, &c., it being Y and fuel necessarily consumed in eie'cting the same end by the ordinary methods; and,fnrther togethcn'which is usual, they become perfectly mixed during the process, which also tion and operation.

UNITED STATES PATENT thnncE.A

snnfnrn; ooLLINs, or Lvunon, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT m ulivorvme v'EGETABLE-STEAMERS.

'Il Specification forming part of Letters To all whom itma, concern:

Be it known that SIizLAH'B.v CoLLiNs, of` Lyndon, iniA the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Revolving or Rotary Steaming-Box for Cooking Feed for Stock, &c.5 and I do heref by .declare thatV the following is -a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had .to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification. in which- Figure l is a vertical central section of the invention..l Fig. 2 is a top 'View 'of vthe adjust-v verse section of the cylinder or box C, showing the arrangement -of the elevating bars or Wings W. p l i p Similar letters Vot' reference indicate correj This invention consists, mainly, in the employment of a revolving or rotary steamingso constructed and arranged that it may be revolved4 at intervals, or continually, ii' des ired, during vthe process, Whilethe steam is being forced into it fromva steam-caldron or other generator. The several longitudinal bars fixed to theinside of the cylinder or box carry portions of the contents up at each revolu tion, whence they are 'discharged gradually,y

as the bars ascend, thus exposing every particle to the direct action of theinflowing steam, causing it to be quickly an d uniformly steamed through, thereby saving a vast amount of time more, when two or morevarieties are cooked saves the time and labor necessarily requiredin its preparation in this respect-.'-Another feature of it consists in a simple and effectual method ot' conducting the steamv into the revolving cylinder or box. l To enable others to malte and use my inventiornl will' proceed Jto-describe its construe The cylinder or box G is suspended in a frame, B, or other suitable support, by means -oithe journal J, which is fixed to the head H by -Ineans s und by'tlie projecting hollowjournal j' of the gearwheel G, which is 'xed tothe head H by screws s. The sleeve fl Patent No. 41,485. dated February 9, 1864; antedated January 21, l

Fig. 2, which allows the`pipe to be moved in,-

`thus compensating for any wear between the shoulder and the end oi' the slcevef, and its inner end may be protected by a funnelshaped cup, b,..to prevent the feed from working into and obstructing it. The revolving cylinder C has a door, D,von one side, which is secured by a hinge,h, andan ordinary has'p and staple, p. The elevating bars or wings Ware arranged against the outer case and extend from one head to the other. The inner edge ot' these wings may be pivoted to the heads H and H by dowel-.pins, (shown by red dotted lines e, Fig. 3,) or otherwise, and they maybe kept in position .by adj Listing-pins indicated by red lines c. They may be set angling, asindicated by the dotted linesu, it' desired, so as toele-- -va'te the substance to a higher point before discharging it.- This position would be desirable in steaming grain.

The cylinder muy be madeeither four, six, eight, or any other number of squares desired,

Ainstead'ot being round. I l

Operation: The box C' is filled with pumpkins, potatoes, or grain, Sic., or a mixture Aot' each, and the door D closed and secured by the hook. It is then supplied with steam by inserting the steampipc from au ordinary steam-caldron into the conducting-pipe F, and

at intervals the box C is revolved a few times, by turning the crank-shaft d, and as it revolves each wing W elevates a portion oi the contents into the hottest partV of the chamber, thus changingl the relative positionof each particle and exposing it to the direct action ot the iniowing current of steam, whereby the bulk is more uniformly and thoroughly cooked, and inrnuch less Vtime than is possible in the ordinary way, where the substance lies perfectly at rest on the bottom of the steambox, While the hottest part of the chamber is always at l tion every particle otsteam that entersthefl vtwo or more kinds are cooked together they become thoroughly mixed by the same process,

- which saves time in preparing the feed after itis cooked. When thesubstnncehassteamed p machines for cooking potatoes or other vegelong enough, the door l) otthe box is turned down :is indicated by the. full red liues'w iri Fig. 3, and the adjusting pins withdrawn from `i the wings W, which are 11e-xt the door'. The lutter lis then opened, and the feed discharged into e vut below; the said'two Wings swinging into the position indicated bythe red lines,

i, thereby discharging whatever migl'xt other; wise lodge behind` them.

By withdruwingthe dow-els ve and pins e,

the several wings NV may be removed, when the boX may be used for steaming hay, stalks, &c., to good advantage.

would also be well adapted to stenmin g clothes,

This adjustment which would be cleansed by the combined aetion of the revolving and steaming process. There may be a small perforated cylinder substituted for the cup b, and extended across to and vconnected with the head H iusniall tables for table use.

What I claim as my invent-ion, und desire toseeure by Letters Pete1xt,isl The Wings or elevating bars W, which are mede adjustable and detachable, substantially inthe manner and -tor the purposes speeitied,

i in combination with the rotary stemning-box C, as set forth.

SELA H B. COLLINS.

Witnesses: Y

WM. S. LOUG-HBOROUGH, E. E. SILL. v

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