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Description

(No Model.)

P. J. BARNARD.

MAGNETIC SEPARATOR.

No. 560,184. Patented May 19, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

FRANK J. BARNARD, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF TVO-THIRDS TO J OHN CHARLES MOORE AND JOHN DETIVILER ATKINSON, OF SAME PLACE.

MAGNETIC SEPARATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 560,184, dated May 19, 1896.

Application filed September 10, 1895. Serial No. 562,108. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern: and traveling on the tracks. This conveyer Be it known that I, FRANK J. BARNARD, a I is formed of copper or other non-magnetic citizen of the United States, residing at Seatsubstances and is provided on its under face, tlc, in the county of King and State of lVashpreferably,with serrations or strips,although,

5 ington, have invented certain new and useif preferred, the under face may be smooth. 5o

ful Improvements in Magnetic Separators, of K represents a crank mounted in suitable which the following is a specification. journals, and L a pulley secured onto the axle My invention relates to a device for sepathereof, by which the crank is turned, and rating magnetic particles or substances from any suitable means (not shown) may be emro mixed masses of magnetic and non-magnetic ployed Jfor driving the crank. M represents 55 particles by the action of a magnet or maga pitman-rod connecting the convcyer to the netized plate located over a sluice through crank. which the mixed mass is passed. The operation of my device is as follows: My invention consists of a series of mag- The magnetic and non-magnetic particles are 15 nets or a magnetized plate located above a carried through the sluice bythe water pass- 6o non-magnetic base or conveyer-plate, which ing therethrough, and as it comes under the is reciprocated by any suitable means over a .magnets the magnetic particles are attracted sluice; and my invention further consists of onto the conveyer-plaie and as it is reciprocertain details of construction that will be cated over the sluice the particles are conzo hereinafter described, and pointed outin the veyed to either side of the sluice, where, af- 65 claims. ter moving out of the magnetic field, they In order that my invention may be fully drop by their own weight. understood, I will proceed to describe the Having thus described my invention, the same with reference to the accompanying following is what I claim as new therein and 25 drawing, which shows a perspective view of desire to secure by Letters Patent: 7o

my device. l. In a magnetic separator, the combina- In the said drawing, Arepresents a sluice, tion or' a sluice, a'magnet located over said through which water carries the mass of magsluice, a conveyer-plate formed of non-magnetic and non-magnetic particles, and B repnetic material located under said magnets and 3o resents a series of magnets which may be over the sluice, and suitable means in con- 75 either permanent or electromagnets, or, if denection with the plate for reciprocating it, sired, a magnetized plate may be employed. substantially as shown and described. These magnets are located in a suitable non- 2. In a magnetic separator the combinamagnetic casing C, provided with the perforation of a sluice, a magnet located over said 3 5 tions D for permitting a free circulation of sluice, and a conveyer-plate formed of non- 8o air through the casing, and the said casing C magnetic material located under said magnet is secured to the frame E. This frame E, as and over the sluice, strips or serrations of will be seen, is adjustably secured to the non-magnetic material located on said plate, frame F. This is to permit the adjustments and suitable means in connection with the 4o of the magnets nearer to or away from or at plate for reciprocating it over the sluice, sub- 8 5 an angle to the conveyer G, according to the stantially as shown and described.

strength of attraction desired. FRANK J. BARNARD.

II represents tracks located under the caslllitnesses: ing C and passing over the sluice A, and I CHARLES L. DARsT,

45 represents a conveyer mounted on rollers J JUDSON P. IVILSON.

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