Feed device for travelling grates

Claim 1

A FEEDING DEVICE FOR A TRAVELLING GRATE WHICH ENABLES THE PROFILE OF A BED OF MATERIAL SUPPLIED UPON SAID GRATE TO BE CONTROLLED, SAID FEEDING DEVICE COMPRISING A CONVEYOR, SAID CONVEYOR BEING MOUNTED UPON A PIVOT HAVING A VERTICAL AXIS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE CHARGING END OF SAID CONVEYOR, THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYOR BEING OSCILLATABLE ABOVE SAID TRAVELLING GRATE, LIMIT MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID CONVEYOR FOR ADJUSTING THE OSCILLATION OF SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYOR ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF SAID TRAVELLING GRATE, AN ARCUATE GUIDE RAIL DISPOSED ADJACENT THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYOR, BRACKET MEANS CONNECTED TO SUPPORT SAID CONVEYOR, SAID BRACKET MEANS INCLUDING ROLLER MEANS ENGAGING SAID ARCUATE GUIDE RAIL FOR CARRYING SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYOR IN AN ARCUATE PATH, DRIVE MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYOR FOR OSCILLATING IT BACK AND FORTH UPON SAID ARCUATE GUIDE RAIL, SAID DRIVE MEANS INCLUDES A MOTOR, MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID MOTOR TO SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYOR, SAID LIMIT MEANS INCLUDING LIMIT SWITCHES BEING CONNECTED TO SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS, AND TIME DELAY RELAYS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID LIMIT SWITCHES TO PERMIT THE DWELLING TIME OF THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYOR AT ITS EXTREMES OF TRAVEL TO BE ADJUSTED WHEREBY THE PROFILE OF SAID BED OF MATERIAL AT SAID SIDES IS ADJUSTED RELATIVE TO SAID PROFILE AT SAID CENTER OF SAID TRAVELLING GRATE.