US691802A - Tumbling-box. - Google Patents

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' No. 69|,802.' Patented lan. 28, |902.

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(Application ledJuly 13, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES IPATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. PATTON, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.v

TUM BLING-Box.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,802, dated January 248, 1902. Y

Application filed July 13, 1901. Serial No. 68,230. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/cern.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. PATTON, a citizen of theUnited States,'residin g at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tumbling-Boxes, of which the following is al The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which therubbin g action is facilitated by giving the castings and conned rubbing material a rotary tumbling as well as a sliding motion, thus causing the castings to simultaneously move in two different paths and effectually bringing their surfaces into contact with each othery and with the rubbing material; and a further object of the invention is to provide a device adapted for other uses, such as for` imparting rotary motion to molds vfor making 'hollow seamlessbodies, as set forth in my applica-4 tion filed of even date herewith for Process of making hollow bodies, Serial No. 68,690. With these and otherobjeots in vView the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed 'out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a' perspective view of a tumbling-box constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the box-sections, showing the same at their points of connection.

Referring now y more particularly to the drawings, the numeral l designates the box, which comprises in its construction twocorresponding comparatively long and narrow boxes or chambers 2 and 3, which are crossed to form a substantially X-shaped rotating box or frame. These box- sections 2 and 3 are connected at their ends by straps or brackets 4 to sprocket-wheels 5, journaled to rotate upon the supporting-standards 6 and having applied thereto sprocket-chains 7, whereby wheels from any suitable source of power. Each box section or compartment is provided with a removable cover 8, held closed at its ends by suitable keeper-pins or cross-bolts 9 and at the center bya hasp or other suitable fastening device 10. The hasp lO, which closes the cover of each section, is preferably hinged to the other section, so that the two hasps when connected to close the covers will also serve to connect the two boxes or compartments 2 and 3 at their point of crossing and to reinforce them at said point.

In operation the covers 8 are removed and the castings, together with broken particles of iron, filings, or other friction or rubbing material, placed inside'the boxes or compartments 2 and 3 of the tumbling device, the covers 8 then closed and fastened, and rotary motion communicated to the tu mbling device. As the box or tumbling device 1 revolves it will be seen that it will not only communicate a tumbling action to the castings by its circular path of movement, but that thesections or compartments l2 and 3 lwill form inclined planes, down which the castings and conlined rubbing material wll'slide from one Vend of each box to the other, and that a continuous back-and-forth sliding motion of the castings and rubbing material will thus be set up.- causingV all the surfaces of the castings to be exposed andlto be brought into contact with each other and with the rubbing material, whereby the operation of smoothing or finishing the surfaces of the castings and reducing all roughness and irregularities will be speedily and elfectually performed.

The device is also adapted for a number of other uses and may be, as set forth in myV other pending application hereinbefore referred to, employed for imparting rotary morotary motion may-be communicated to the tionv to molds for making hollow seamless bodies. Hence I do not limit the invention for use in removing the irregularities of surfaces from castings, but reserve the right to employ it for any purpose for which it is now or may hereafter be found adaptable.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a tumbling-box, the combination of a box composed of sections crossed to form an IOS to said sprocket-wheels, substantially as described.

2. In a tumbling-box, the combination of sprocket-wheels, means for communicating motion thereto, a tumbling-box composed of sections crossed to form a rotating box-frame, brackets connecting the ends of said sections to the sprocket-wheels, removable covers for i the box-sections, and means for holding said covers closed and connecting the box-sections to each other, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set I5 my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM F. PATTON.

Witnesses:

CHAs. R. MILLER, CHAS. M. BALL.

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