Improvements in or connected with Fustian, Velvet, or Pile-fabric Cutting Frames.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 1st Mar., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fustian, Velvet, or Pile-fabric
Cutting Frames.
We JAMES WELSBY, of 1, Pinners Brow, Warrington, in the County of
Lancaster, and JOHN WHITTAKER, of 61, Nicholson Street, Warrington
aforesaid, Fustian Cutters, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has for its object an arrangement of the ordinary cutting frame
whereby a man need only have about half the amount of walking which he now
has. In place of a stationary cutting frame we mount the frame on wheels or
rollers preferably the former so as to make it a carriage running on rails. Two of
these carriages are worked by the same man. On the inside of these two carriages,
that is next to the man, we place an endless belt or band passing over two terminal
pullies. To this band the carriage is attached in any convenient manner. A handle
is also attached to this band. This handle is so placed that at starting it shall be
opposite the end of the frame. The man working this frame holds the handle with
one hand while with the other he holds the knife in the guides and presses it along
the fustian cutting it in the regular manner. By the time however he has walked a
distance of half the length of the frame the latter travelling in the opposite
direction owing to it being attached to the return half of the endless belt he
has arrived at the end of the carriage and come in contact with the spear or stop
He now undoes the catch of the roller carrying the material aud by a push sends
the carriage back again. He now takes the other carriage and goes back with the
latter cutting the cloth on that carriage. He then loosens the roller on that
carriage and sends the frame flying back and begins cutting on the first carriage
and so on. In this way for every entire carriage length of cloth cut he has only to
walk one half carriage length instead of a double carriage length as he would
have to do in the ordinary plan. In thus describing our invention we do not bind
ourselves to revolving band, belt, or rope only, as there are numerous other
mechanical equivalents whereby the carriage can be caused to travel at twice
the speed that the man walks such as for instance a pulley block and spring
multiple gearing or the like but the present arrangement is the simplest we have
yet thought out for the purpose.
Dated the 29th dor of April 1896
Improvements in or connected with Fustian, Velvet, or Pile-fabric
Outting Frames.
We, JAMES WELSBY, of 1, Pinners Brow, Warrington, in the County of
Lancaster, and JOHN WHITTAKER, of 61, Nicholson Street, Warrington
aforesaid, Fustian Cutters, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and

page_text: in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has for its object, an arrangement of the ordinary cutting frame
for velvets, velveteens, cords; fustians or other material, whereby a man need only
have about half the amount of walking which he now has.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings in which,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of our improved cutting frame for velvet, velveteen,
cords, fustians or other material;
Figure 2 a cross section; and
Figure 3 a plan.
In place of a stationary cutting frame, we provide a frame A mounted on wheels
or rollers B so as to make it a carriage running on rails C. We prefer to provide
these carriages in pairs so that the pair may be worked by the same man.
D is an
endless rope or band passing over two terminal pulleys E. To this band D the
carriage A is attached in any convenient manner, preferably by the connecting
cord or by means of a wire spring. A handle G is also attached to the endless
band D. This handle is so placed that at starting it shall be opposite the end of
the frame A. The man working the frame, holds the handle & with one hand,
while with the other he holds the knife in the guides, and presses it along the
fustian H or other material cutting it in the regular manner. By the time,
however, he has walked a distance of half the length of the frame A, the latter
travelling in the opposite direction owing to it being attached to the return half of
the endless band D, he has arrived at the opposite end of the carriage, and come
in contact with the spear or stop I. He now undoes the catch J of the roller K
which tightens the material H on the frame, and by a push sends the carriage A
back again. He now takes the other carriage and goes back with the latter
cutting the cloth on that carriage, then loosens the roller on that carriage and
sends the frame flying back, and begins cutting on the first carriage and so on
alternately. In this way for every entire carriage length of cloth cut he has only
to walk one half carriage length, instead of the double carriage length he would
have to do in the ordinary plan, whereby the material can be cut at a greatly
increased speed. L is the floor level, M the frame-work carrying the terminal
pulleys, N the frame-work carrying the rails and O the roll of fustian or other
material.
In thus describing our invention we do not bind ourselves to revolving band, belt
or rope only, as there are numerous other mechanical equivalents whereby a man
need only have half the amount of walking he now has, that is to say will enable
a man to arrive at the end of the carriage by the time he has walked only half
its length, such as for instance a pulley block and spring multiple gearing or
the like but the present arrangement is the simplest we have yet thought out
for the purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-—
1. The improvement in fustian, velvet, or pile fabric cutting frames, which
consists in mounting the frame carrying the material on wheels or rollers so as to
make it a carriage running on rails, in combination with an endless rope or band
passing over two terminal pulleys, and means for coupling the carriage to the
return half of the endless band, whereby if the operator holds the band and pulls
it while walking along the side of the carriage, the latter travelling in the opposite
direction will enable him to arrive at the end of the carriage by the time he has
walked a distance of only half its length, substantially as described.
2. In cutting frames for velvets, fustiaus, pilc. fabrics or other material, a cutting
frame mounted on wheels or rollers so as to make it a carriage running on rails, in

page_text: combination with means for causing the carriage to travel in the opposite
to that in which the man walks in cutting fustian or other material on the carriage
substantially as and for the purposes described.
3. The general combined arrangement and construction of parts forming our
improved cutting frame for velvets, velveteens, cords, fustian and other material,
enbetantially as set forth.
Dated this 27th day of repr
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London, Patent Agents.