IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING YARNS FOR WEAVING CARPETS AND OTHER FABRICS." PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edward Crossley, Carpet Manufacturer, Martin Morley,,
Yarn Printing Overlooker, and John Thomas, Mechanic, all three of Halifax, in
the County of York, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING
YARNS FOR WEAVING CARPETS AND OTHER FABRICS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edward Crossley, Martin
Morley, and John Thomas at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 2nd August 1878.
EDWARD CROSSLEY, Carpet Manufacturer, MARTIN MORLEY, Yarn Printing
Overlooker, and JOHN THOMAS, Mechanic, all three of Halifax, in the County of
York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING YARNS FOR WEAVING CARPETS AND OTHER
FABRICS."
Our Invention relates to improvements in apparatus for printing yarns with the
several colours at intervals and at such distances apart as the particular pattern
may require, preventing the carriage of the colour trough or box and colour roller
or pulley traversing the drum or cylinder on to which the yarns are wound through
the whole width of the drum when the drum is only partly wound with yarns;
also preventing, when an odd number of traverses are required, the waste of colours
and imperfect work.
For the purpose of preventing the carriage of the colour trough or box with the
colour roller or pulley traversing the drum or cylinder the whole width, when the
drum is only partly wound with yarns, we lower the colour trough or box, and by
these means remove the colour roller or pulley from contact with the yarns at any
required point of the traverse so as to cease printing when required, which allows
the printing of any portion of the drum
The colour carriage is fitted with wheels, and works on rails in the usual manner;
the colour trough, roller, or pulley, is supported on brackets fitted on a shaft which
is fixed in supports cast on the carriage end; to the brackets are fitted vertical
bars or levers, having at the ends small friction rollers, which travel with the
.

page_text: carriage on rails made by preference of angle iron; these rails are curved up or
inclined at the end; the rails are so constructed that they can be fixed at any
required point by set screws, so as to bring the friction rollers in contact with the
curves or inclines at any required point for printing; the friction rollers travelling
over the curves or inclines, lift the colour trough or box up, and bring the colour
roller or pulley in contact with the yarns on the drum or cylinder; the rails also
lower the trough or box at any required point, bringing away from contact with
the yarns the colour roller or pulley so as to cease printing, allowing by these
means the printing of any portion of the yarns on the drum or cylinder; springs
are fitted under the brackets to keep the colour roller or pulley pressed on the
yarns when printing.
Or we employ an inclined catch working on a stud fitted to the carriage, the
bottom part of the catch from the fulcrum is made with a lever which comes in
contact with a stud fitted on a bar which works in lugs fiked to the rails;. this bar
can be moved forwards or backwards, according to the required point, for ceasing to 1
print; the catch falls and presses on a projecting end of the bracket supporting the
colour trough or pulley, lowering the trough and pulley, and bringing the colour
roller or pulley from contact with the yarns stopping the printing.
By these means we do away with the present plan of only employing a drum or
cylinder wound full of yarns the whole width when printing, as no part of a drum
could be used heretofore without great waste of colour, unless the colour trough-or
box, roller or pulley, were worked by hand, which is sometimes done.
The colour troughs or boxes are put in and taken out on one side of the drum or
cylinder only, which requires the carriage, trough, or box, and roller or pulley, to
make an, even number of scrolls or prints on the yarns before being taken out, but 2
when an odd number of traverses are required, the colour roller or pulley presses on
the yarns through each traverse, causing a loss of colour and imperfect work through
having to print one of the colours twice over. We prevent such waste and im-;
perfect work by bringing back the colour roller or pulley through its last traverse,
without the roller or pulley touching the yarns; we raise and lower the rails on 3
which the carriage travels by means of eccentrics, levers, cams, or tappets, or by an
additional rail for raising or lowering the trough or box, or printing roller or pulley,
such rail to be under the control of the printer; or we lower the trough or box,
roller or pulley, by inclined catches as herein-before described.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Edward Crossley, Martin Morley,; and, John Thomas in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 30th January 1879.
EDWARD CROSSLEY, Carpet Manufacturer, MARTIN MORLEY, Yarn Printing
Overlooker, and JOHN THOMAS, Mechanic, all three of Halifax, in the County of
York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN PRINTING YARNS FOR WEAVING CARPETS AND OTHER
FABRICS."
The said Invention relates to improvements in apparatus to print yarns with the
several colours at intervals, and at such distancés apart as the particular pattern
may require; preventing the carriage of the colour trough or box, and colour roller
or pulley traversing the drum or cylinder on to which the yarns are wound through
the whole width of the. drum, when the drum is only partly wound with yarns;
also preventing, when an odd number of traverses are required, the waste of colours
and imperfect work.
For the purpose of preventing the carriage of the colour trough or box with the
colour roller or pulley traversing the drum or cylinder the whole width when the
drum is only partly wound with yarns, we lower the colour trough or box, and by
these means remove the colour roller or pulley from contact with the yarns at any
required point of the traverse, so as to cease printing when required, which allows
the printing of any portion of the drum.
The colour carriage is fitted with wheels, and works on rails in the usual manner;
the colour trough, roller, or pulley is supported on brackets fitted on a shaft which
is fixed in supports cast on the. carriage end; to the brackets are fitted vertical
bars or levers, having at the ends small friction rollers which travel with the
carriage on rails; these rails are curved or inclined at the end, and the rails are so
constructed that they can be fixed at any required point by set screws, so as to
bring the friction rollers in contact with the curves or inclines at any required
point for printing; the friction rollers travelling on the under side of the curves or
inclines, lower the trough or box at any required point, removing from contact
with the yarns the colour roller or pulley so as to cease printing, allowing by these
means the printing of any portion of the yarns on the drum or cylinder; springs
are fitted under the brackets to lift up and keep the colour roller or pulley pressed
on the yarns when printing.
Or we employ an inclined catch working on a stud which is fitted to the
carriage; the bottom part of the catch from the fulcrum is made with a lever
which comes in contact with a stud fitted on a bar which works in lugs fixed to
the rails; this bar can be moved forwards or backwards, according to the required
point, to cease printing; the catch falls and presses on a projecting end of the
bracket, supporting the colour trough or pulley, lowering the trough or pulley, and
bringing the colour roller or pulley from contact with the yarns, thus stopping the
printing.
By these means we do away with the present plan of only employing a drum or
cylinder wound full of yarns the whole width when printing, as no part of a drum
could be used heretofore without great waste of colour, unless the colour trough, or
box, roller, or pulley were worked by hand, which is sometimes done.
The colour troughs or boxes are put in and taken out on one side of the drum or
cylinder only, which requires the carriage, trough or box, and roller or pulley, to
make an even number of scrolls or prints on the yarns before being taken out, but
when an odd number of traverses are required, the colour roller or pulley presses on
the yarns through each traverse, causing a loss of colour and imperfect work through
having to print one of the colours twice over. We prevent such waste and im-
perfect work by bringing back the colour roller or pulley through its last traverse
without the roller or pulley touching the yarns; for this purpose, we raise and
lower the rails on which the carriage travels by means of eccentrics, levers, cams,

page_text: or tappets, or by an additional rail for raising or lowering the trough or box,
printing roller or pulley, such rail being under the control of the printer; or we
lower the trough or box, roller or pulley, by inclined catches as herein-before
described.
But in order to enable our improvements to be better understood, we will
proceed to describe the same by reference to the accompanying Drawings, in which
Figure 1, Sheet 1, represents a front view of a carriage, colour trough, or box, with
colour or printing roller or pulley, to which is fitted our improved apparatus, so as
.to cease printing when required; Figure 2, Sheet 1, side view, and Figure 3,
Sheet 1, plan of the same; Figure 4, Sheet 2, represents a front view of a carriage
colour box with printing roller or pulley, and part of framework of the printing
apparatus for raising and lowering the colour, or printing roller or pulley, by means
of additional rails for giving an odd number of scrolls or prints on the yarns;
Figure 5, Sheet 2, is a side view, and Figure 6, Sheet 2, a plan of the same..
Similar letters of reference are used to represent similar parts.
A shews the framework of the printing apparatus; B, drum or cylinder on which
the yarn C is shewn, partly wound over it; on the frames are supported the rails
D, on which travels the carriage E, which is constructed with a moveable frame F,
having brackets G, in which works the shaft H of the printing colour roller or
pulley I, and also the driving pulley J of the colour roller or pulley.
On the pro-
jecting lugs K of the moveable frame F are fitted vertical bars or levers L, to
which are fitted studs, and on which work friction rollers or bowls M; these rollers
M, when the required point is obtained for ceasing to print come in contact with
the curved or inclined ends N of the rails O, and travelling on, cause the rollers or
bowls M to work on the under side of the rails O, bringing down or lowering the
printing roller or pulley I from contact with the yarn C, and keeping the roller or
pulley from contact with the drum or cylinder B during the remainder of the
travel and until brought back to the return printing point; the rails O are fixed on
projecting flanges P, cast on brackets Q; the rails O and brackets are fixed to the
required position according to the width of the yarn wound on the drum or
cylinder by caps R, which fit in an opening S made nearly the length of the bottom
plate T of the rails D; through the caps and through the bottom plates U of the.
brackets are passed bolts having screwed ends, over which screw nuts V to
secure firmly the rails O and brackets Q in position.
When the carriage is brought back, and when the friction rollers or bowls M pass
the curved ends N of the rails O, the moveable frame F and printing roller or
pulley I are forced up into printing position by springs W pressing on the under
side of the frame F, and secured on the top of the carriage frame X; studs Z are
also fitted in this frame, on which pass the springs and lugs Y, cast on the moveable
frame F, guiding in position the frame F; we, by these means, cease printing at
any required point, and allow the printing of the yarns on any portion of the drum
or cylinder.
To print an odd number of scrolls, we employ an apparatus represented in Sheet 2
of the Drawings, and we employ a carriage, colour trough, or box, having a printing
roller or pulley as herein-before described, also with a moveable frame F, fitted with
vertical bars or levers L, having studs on which work rollers or bowls M; these
rollers or bowls are pressed down by moveable rails A', which are by preference
made of angle iron; the rails are fitted to levers B and C¹; the levers B¹ are
fitted on a shaft D¹, which works in bearers E¹ fixed to the framework of the
printing apparatus; the shaft D' passes beyond one of the ends of the framework A,.
on the end of which shaft D¹ is fitted a lever F¹, which works in a guide G¹, fixed.
to the framework; the levers C₁ are fitted on a short shaft H¹ extending across
and under the rails D; this shaft works in bearings 1' also fixed to the framework ;.
spiral springs J' are fitted under the moveable frame F, instead of, the springs.W,
shewn in Sheet 1 of the Drawings.
To lower the rails, A', to bring back the printing roller, or pulley I through its
last traverse without the roller or pulley touching the yarns, when an odd numberi

page_text: of traverses are required, the lever F1 is pressed down which actuates the levers B¹
and C, lowering the levers and rails A, bringing from contact with the yarns C
the printing roller or pulley I; the operator, when the last traverse is accomplished,
reverses his lever and raises up the rails A', and brings the printing roller or pulley
in contact with the yarns for printing.
Having thus described our improvements and the best means we are acquainted
with for carrying the same into effect, we would have it understood that we do not
confine ourselves to the precise details shewn and described, as these may be varied
without departing from the peculiar character of the Invention, nor do we lay any
claim to the construction and employment of the carriage, trough, or box, printing
roller or pulley, as they form part of former Patents; but what we do claim is,-
Firstly. The means or method of ceasing to print yarns when required at any
portion of the drum or cylinder of a yarn printing apparatus, preventing the
printing colour roller or pulley from traversing the whole width of the drum or
cylinder with the printing colour roller or pulley in printing contact, when the
drum or cylinder is partly wound with yarns, substantially as and for the purpose
herein-before described and represented in the accompanying Drawings.
Secondly. The means or method of lowering the printing colour roller or pulley
of a yarn printing apparatus to bring back the colour printing roller or pulley
through its last traverse, without the roller or pulley touching the yarns, when an
odd number of traverses are required; also raising or lifting up the printing colour
roller or pulley for printing when required, substantially as herein described, and
represented in the Drawings annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edward Crossley, for and on behalf of myself
and the said Martin Morley and John Thomas, have hereto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of January, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.
Witness,
EDWD. JOHNSTON,
15, Silver St.,
London.
EDWARD CROSSLEY. (L.s.)