Warp Yarns Prior to Weaving.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 20th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 7th Oct., 1887.
Warp Yarns Prior to Weaving.
I, THOMAS PICKLES, of Burnley, Lancashire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements relate to the treatment or preparation of cotton or linen warps,
or warp yarns, intended to be employed in the manufacture of cotton linen or union
fabrics, which treatment or preparation of warps or warp yarns is effected prior to the
same being woven into cloth, and is applicable both to grey and other yarns.
The object of the improvements is to cleanse, bleach, semi-bleach, dye, size, or
otherwise prepare such yarns while the same are wound on the warp beams or back
beams, during the winding or unwinding, or both, of the same in connection with,
or apart from, the ordinary tapeing or other sizing or dressing machinery.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I employ a warp beam formed
of a hollow perforated tube, or other equivalent, such as a tubular formed grating,
around which the yarn is wound in such manner that by means of suitable
connections, boiling soap suds or other washing liquor, or bleaching liquor, or any
bleaching dyeing creaming sizing or other preparing solutions may be forced by
pump or other action through the yarn so wound round the beam.
In connection with this employ a beetling apparatus or any equivalent therefor,
such as hammering, squeezing with rollers, kneading, or similar acting apparatus to
operate on the yarn on the beam, which has the effect of allowing the washing,
bleaching, dyeing, or other liquor to be more evenly distributed throughout the
wound on yarn.
I am aware that a perforated beam has been already employed for this purpose, and
such does not per se form this my present invention; which consists of the combination
of the employment of such perforated beam with the beetling, hammering, or
squeezing process described, applied to the preparation of yarn.
The beam may be immersed or not in liquor, and the liquor may be forced
inwardly or drawn through from the outside by suction, as well as by the
contrary method.

page_text: The beam may be suspended in the framing of the machine either upon its axes
or upon another roller or rollers or beams, which latter I prefer, as the yarn is by
this means crushed or compressed between such roller or rollers, and the stampers,
hammers, or squeezing rollers beforementioned.
I am also aware that squeezing rollers have been employed for the purpose of
partially drying wet warp beams by squeezing the free water or liquid out of
them; but such is no part of this my present invention as I employ the squeezing
rollers for the purpose of distributing the liquor in the yarn during the process
of boiling or steaming or other action, whereas what has been done has been a
subsequent operation, and for an entirely different purpose.
The yarn may be dried by any ordinary or special means when required, and
variations in the form and construction of beam, and the beetling, stamping,
hammering, crushing or squeezing apparatus may be made without departing from
the peculiar character of the invention.
Dated this 19th day of November 1886.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in the Treatment of Cotton or Linen Warps or
Warp Yarns Prior to Weaving.
I, TROMAS PICKLES, of Burnley, Lancashire, 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 :-
The improvements relate to the treatment or preparation of cotton or linen warps,
or warp yarns, intended to be employed in the manufacture of cotton, linen, or union
fabrics, which treatment or preparation of warps or warp yarns is effected prior to
the same being woven into cloth, and is applicable both to grey and other yarns.
The object of the improvements is to cleanse, bleach, semi-bleach, dye, size, or
otherwise prepare such yarns while the same are wound on the warp beams or back
beams, during the winding or unwinding, or both, of the same in connection with, or
apart from, the ordinary tapeing or other sizing or dressing machinery,
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I employ a warp beam formed
of a hollow perforated tube or other equivalent, such as a tubular formed grating,
around which the yarn is wound, in such manner that by means of suitable pipes or
connections, boiling soap suds or other washing liquor, or bleaching liquor, or any
bleaching, dyeing, creaming, sizing, or other preparing solutions may be forced by
pump or other action, through the yarn so wound round the beam. In connection
with this I employ a beetling apparatus or any equivalent therefor, such as
hammering, squeezing with rollers, kneading, or similar acting apparatus to operate
on the yarn on the beam, which has the effect of allowing the washing, bleaching,
dyeing, or other liquor to be more evenly distributed throughout the wound on yarn.
I am aware that a perforated beam has been already employed for this purpose, and
such does not per se form this my present invention, which consists of the
combination of the employment of such perforated beam with the beetling,
haminering, or squeezing process described, applied to the preparation of yarn. The
beam may be immersed or not in liquor, and the liquor may be forced inwardly
or drawn through froin the outside by suction, as well as by the contrary method.
And gases may be employed either in lieu of or combined with liquors.
The beam may be suspended in the framing of the machine either upon its axes or
upon another roller or rollers or beams, which latter I prefer, as the yarn is by this
means crushed or compressed between such roller or rollers, and the stampers,
hammers, or squeezing rollers beforementioned.
;
I am also aware that squeezing rollers have been employed for the purpose of
partially drying wet warp beams by squeezing the free water or liquid out of them
but such is no part of this my present invention as I employ the squeezing rollers
for the purpose of distributing the liquor in the yarn during the process of boiling or
steaming or other action, whereas what has been done has been a subsequent
operation, and for an entirely different purpose.

page_text: The yarn may be dried by any means when required, and variations in the form
and construction of beam, and the beetling, stamping, hammering, crushing, or
squeezing apparatus may be made without departing from the peculiar character
of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,
The combination of perforated beams or rollers for yarn with beetling or squeezing
apparatus in the treatment of warps or warp yarns for the purpose of and in manner
substantially as herein described.