US Patent: 1,249,058
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| Grain Drier
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Patentee:
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| John Fitz (exact or similar names) - Hanover, York County, PA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Aug. 20, 1913 |
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Dec. 04, 1917 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Fitz Water Wheel Co.
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Description: |
| Abstract:
This invention is in the nature of a drier for grain and like substances and is primarily intended as a drier or roaster for corn. The necessity of drying or roasting grain, and especially shelled corn, before grinding, has long been recognized and the object of the present. invention is to provide a machine for drying or roasting corn which will be of simple and economical construction, efficient in operation, and not liable to breakage or excessive wear with ordinary usage.
Claim:
In a machine of the character described, the combination of a furnace casting, a shaft journaled therein and extending throughout its length, a cylinder extending the length of the casing, mounted concentrically upon the shaft and supported at several points thereon, a conveyer in the cylinder for progressing the contents entirely through the cylinder in one direction only, and means for delaying the passage of the contents, comprising a series of short spiral blades attached to the shaft and inclined in position to feed the contents of the cylinder backward for a short distance only. |
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