Improvements in Veneering Moulds.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by THE BROCK VENEERED LUMBER COMPANY, of,
West Troy, County Albany, State of New York, U.S.A.]
Improvements in Veneering Moulds.
I, SAMUEL SIDNEY BROMHEAD of 97 Newgate Street London, Patent Agent,
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:-
This invention relates to moulds for conforming and pressing a veneer on to a
moulding, and it comprises a series of pressers movable both vertically and longi-
tudinally and adapted to be brought into operation on the work in succession, and
it further consists in providing link connections between adjacent pressers whereby
there may be a movement, one presser relatively to another, in parallel plans.
In the accompanying drawing:-
Fig. 1 is a top or plan view of a mould embodying my invention.
Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and drawn on an enlarged
scale; and
Fig. 3 is a side view showing some of the pressers in engagement with the
veneer of a moulding and others in their upward position.
Referring to the drawing :-
A designates a bed plate having at one edge an upward extension A', and A³ is a
moulding upon the outer surface of which a veneer x is pressed.
B, B1, B2, B3, B4, B and B show the presser strips. Each presser strip has a
pressing surface conforming to the particular surface of the moulding upon which
it is to operate.
As a
It is designed that the same presser strip shall be supported in a position
considerably above the bed plate (while a moulding and veneer is being placed on
the bed plate) and one above another as indicated in Fig. 3 in which three of the
presser strips are in their upward position, and in dotted line in Fig. 2.
means for supporting the several presser strips from the bed plate in the manner
indicated, 1 provide link connections a between the several presser strips and the
upward extension of the bed plate. As the several presser strips must lie close
together when on the work, I form seats or recesses a¹, in one side of all of the
pressers excepting the outside one, B, and into these recesses the links a may
move. I also form recesses a in the upward extension A' of the bed plate for
the reception of the links a connecting the first presser strip B with the extension A¹
of the bed plate. The links at one end have pivotal connections a³, with the
recessed presser strips and at the opposite ends have pivotal connections a³, with the
adjacent flat surface of the next presser strip, as plainly indicated in the drawings.
Of course the links a connecting the first presser strip B with the part A' have
pivotal connections at one end and with said part A'.
By referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that when the presser strips are in their
upward position, the links will be at an incline and bearing against the end wall
of the recesses a', which will prevent the presser strips from falling by gravity.
The operation of the device is as follows:
When all of the presser strips are in their upward position, the moulding is
placed upon the bed plate, the necessary adhesive having been previously applied,

page_text: with the veneer laid on its top, then the first presser strip B is pushed longi-
tudinally and downwards upon its portion of the veneer, and pressure is applied,
and the remaining presser strips are operated successively in the same manner.
After all of the presser strips are in working position, suitable clamping means
may be applied.
It will be observed that each presser strip has not only a downward pressure
action on the veneer but also has a slight longitudinal or smoothing movement
on the veneer.
By employing the several presser strips in the manner described only a small
surface, transversely, of the veneer is acted upon at one time and thus the splitting
or breaking of the veneer is prevented, as it is obvious that if all parts of the
veneer were acted on at once the salient portions of the pressers would cut or
break through the veneer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with a bed plate of a series of presser strips so connected
as to have when successively brought into operation a downward and longitudinal
movement on a veneer substantially as specified.
2. The combination with a bed plate of a series of presser strips having adjacent
link connections each with the adjacent strip and one of said strips having link
connection with the bed plate substantially as specified.
3. The combination with a bed plate of a presser strip so connected to the bed
plate as to have a downward and longitudinal movement on the veneer when
brought into operation substantially as specified.
Dated this 26th day of June 1896.
S. S. BROMHEAD.