An Improved Machine for Measuring and Marking Cloth and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Mar., 1893-Accepted, 8th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Measuring and Marking Cloth and
the like.
I JOHN FORBES of 3 Adelaide Street in the City of Belfast and County of
Antrim, Handkerchief Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to the process known in the handkerchief trade as hooking
but instead of measuring the handkerchief lengths by means of hooks as hitherto
practised I mark the web of cloth off into the desired lengths and also if required
I stamp each length with a distinguishing number, name, direction or the like and
I may provide a mechanical counter to indicate the contents of each web.
For these purposes I employ two or more rollers which carry forward the
cloth between them and draw it across a rubber covered roller against which
it is pressed at intervals by a blade attached to a shaft adjusted by suitable gearing
so as to revolve at the speed required to mark the cloth into the desired lengths,
by the pressure of the blade against the rubber covered roller. I may attach
an additional blade or additional blades to the same shaft if necessary or desired
to produce another mark or other marks at intervals on the cloth.
When I desire to stamp each length with any distinctive number, name,
direction or the like, I also attach to the shaft which I have mentioned an arm
or roller carrying such number, name, direction, or the like and stamping the cloth
by pressure against the rubber covered roller and I provide a roller or other
suitable apparatus to ink the stamp.
My machine will be applicable for measuring cloths generally.
HYNDMAN & DICKSON,
6, Chichester Street, Belfast, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Measuring and Marking Cloth and
the like.
I JOHN FORBES of 3 Adelaide Street in the City of Belfast and County of
Antrim in Ireland Handkerchief Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to the process known in the handkerchief trade as
"hooking" but instead of measuring the handkerchief lengths by means of hooks
as hitherto practised I mark the web of cloth off into the desired equal lengths and
also if required I stamp each length with a distinguishing number, name, direction
or the like and I may provide a mechanical counter of a kiud usually or commonly
employed to indicate the contents of each web.
For these purposes I employ two or more rollers which carry forward the cloth
between them and draw it across a roller covered with india rubber, felt, cloth,
leather or other similar material against which the cloth is pressed at equal and
regular intervals by a blade or arm attached to a shaft adjusted by suitable gearing
so as to revolve at the speed required to mark the cloth into the desired lengths the
edge face or end of the blade or arm being preferably provided with points which
indent the cloth.
The intervals of marking are lengthened or shortened by the use of a toothed
wheel of greater or less diameter on the shaft which carries the blade or arm.
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page_text: The tension of the cloth is preserved by passing it over and under bars in the
usual way.
I may attach an additional blade or arm or additional blades or arms to the same
shaft as I have already mentioned, if necessary or desired, in order to produce
another mark or other marks at intervals on two or more widths or pieces of cloth
or in several parts or places on any width or piece of cloth.
The distance of the edge, face or end of the blade or arm from its centre must
not be less but may be more than the radius of the driving wheel on the shaft
which carries it.
When I desire to stamp each marked length of cloth with any distinctive
number name direction or the like I also attach to the shaft which I have mentioned
an arm or roller of the length or radius already indicated carrying such number,
name direction or the like and stamping the cloth in similar manner by pressure
against the covered roller and I provide a roller or other suitable apparatus to ink
or color the stamp in some way usually employed for such purposes.
And in order that my said invention may be more fully understood I shall now
proceed to describe the drawings upon the sheet hereunto annexed the same letters
of reference indicating the same or corresponding parts throughout both the figures
upon such sheet.
Fig. I is a front elevation of my machine, shewing the drawing, covered and
inking or coloring rollers, the blades or arms which are attached to a shaft and,
in dotted lines, the end of an arm or roller for carrying a number, name or direction,
together with the gearing for actuating such parts and all mounted on a suitable
frame.
Fig. II is a side elevation of the parts shewn in Fig. I. a, a¹, are the drawing
rollers; b, b, b, are the covered rollers; c, c, are arms upon a shaft, d, and having
their outer ends serrated to indent the cloth; c' is an arm provided with a socket
at its end to receive and hold a number, name or direction; e is an inking or coloring
roller; ff, are toothed wheels on the ends of one of the drawing rollers and the
shaft, carrying the blades or arms respectively and gearing with intermediate toothed
wheels, g and g', which are adjustable by means respectively of a pivoted arm and
stud moved in a slotted bracket and of a central stud held in a curved slot in a
bracket, so as to admit of a larger or smaller toothed wheel being substituted for
the toothed wheel f' when it is desired to lengthen or shorten the interval between
the marks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I would have it to be
understood that I do not claim as of my invention or the exclusive use of covered
rollers and blades or arms except when the same are constructed specially and
employed as herein described nor do I claim the use of drawing and inking or coloring
rollers, tension bars, slotted brackets, adjustable toothed wheels, shafts or studs
nor of any of the separate mechanical parts which form the measuring and marking
machine used by me but I declare that what I claim is
1. The manufacture and use of a machine having a blade arm or roller mounted
upon a revolving shaft and constructed actuated and employed substantially in the
manner and for the purposes herein before described and shewn in the drawings
hereunto annexed.
2. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting my improved machine
constructed actuated and employed substantially in the manner and for the purposes
herein before described and illustrated by the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1893.
HYNDMAN & DICKSON,
6, Chichester Street, Belfast, Agents for Applicant.