IMPROVEMENTS IN OILING WOOL OR OTHER FIBRES DURING THE PROCESS OF CARDING OR PREPARING
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Terrell Garnett, of Fair Lawn, Ripon, in the
County of York, Spinner, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN OILING
WOOL OR OTHER FIBRES DURING THE PROCESS OF CARDING OR PREPARING."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Terrell Garnett at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th April 1877.
WILLIAM TERRELL GARNETT, of Fair Lawn, Ripon, in the County of York,
Spinner. "IMPROVEMENTS IN OILING WOOL OR OTHER FIBRES DURING THE PROCESS
OF CARDING OR PREPARING."
My Invention consists in oiling the wool through the medium of one of the card
cylinders or rollers, the "licker-in" being most suitable for the purpose. Under-
neath the "licker-in "I have a cistern or trough to contain the oil, and in this
cistern or trough is a smooth roller. Above and in contact with this roller is another
roller covered with bristles, cloth, felt, or plush, which is also in contact with the
" licker-in."
The oil is taken from the smooth roller by the covered roller, and from the covered
roller by the "licker-in," the teeth of which are thus fed with oil to be imparted to
the wool or fibres as they pass over the same. The oil cistern is fed regularly by
means of a syphon.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Terrell Garnett in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 6th
October 1877.
WILLIAM TERRELL GARNETT, of Fair Lawn, Ripon, in the County of York,
Spinner. "IMPROVEMENTS IN OILING WOOL OR OTHER FIBRES DURING THE PROCESS
OF CARDING OR PREPARING."
My Invention consists in oiling the wool through the medium of one of the card
cylinders or rollers, the " licker-in" being most suitable for the purpose. Under-

page_text: neath the "licker-in" I have a cistern or trough to contain the oil, and in this
cistern or trough is a smooth roller. Above and in contact with this roller is another
roller covered with bristles, cloth, felt, or plush, which is also in contact with the
"licker-in."
The oil is taken from the smooth roller by the covered roller, and from the
covered roller by the "licker-in," the teeth of which are thus fed with oil to be
imparted to the wool or fibres as they pass over the same. The oil cistern is fed
regularly by means of a syphon.
But in order that this Invention may be more fully understood I will now proceed
to describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, shewing so much of a carding
engine as is necessary to shew the application of my improvements.
A is a trough containing oil or other lubricant, and B is a smooth iron roller
caused to revolve therein by suitable gearing; C is another roller (by preference
covered with felt) resting upon the smooth iron roller, but also in contact with the
"licker-in "D. It will therefore easily be seen that oil will be taken from the
smooth roller B by the felted roller C, and conveyed to the teeth of the "licker-in,"
and consequently to the wool or fibres passing over the same. The trough A is
supplied with oil from the syphon can E.
Having now described the nature and particulars of my Invention, and shewn by
Drawings how the same is to be carried into effect, I wish it to be understood that
although I have shewn the application of my improvements to the "licker-in" that
it may be applied to any other cylinder of the inachine, but what I consider to be
new therefore, and claim as my Invention is, the construction and use of apparatus
for supplying oil to the cylinders of carding machines, substantially as herein shewn
and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Terrell Garnett, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
WILLIAM TERRELL GARNETT. (L.S.)