Improvements in or Connected with Cards for Carding Cotton and Wool.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Cards for Carding Cotton
and Wool.
We JOSEPH MOSELEY of Chapelfield Works Ardwick Manchester HENRY
FAIRCLOUGH of Mersey Mills Warrington DAVID MOSELEY of Chapelfield Works
aforesaid JAMES FAIRCLOUGH BUTTERWORTH of 70 Market Street Manchester and
BENJAMIN BLUNDSTONE of Chapelfield Works aforesaid the Executors under the
Will of Charles Moseley deceased late of Chapelfield Works aforesaid do hereby
declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object to overcome the objections which apply to the wire
cards as at present made for use in the carding of wool and cotton, owing to the
angular burred rough or serrated edges and points produced by the ordinary methods
of pointing the teeth. All these act injuriously upon the fibres of cotton or wool.
To overcome this objection we use cards with teeth made with tapered points free
from angles and if desired finely polished. The formation of these points is most
conveniently made on the wire ends before they are bent and inserted into the
backing and may be effected by means such for example as are employed in the
manufacture of sewing needle blanks.
1000
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
Agents.

page_text: Improvements in or Connected with Cards for Carding Cotton
and Wool.
We JOSEPH MOSELEY of Chapelfield Works Ardwick Manchester HENRY
FAIRCLOUGH of Mersey Mills Warrington DAVID MOSELEY of Chapelfield Works
aforesaid JAMES FAIRCLOUGH BUTTERWORTH of 70 Market Street Manchester and
BENJAMIN BLUNDSTONE of Chapelfield Works aforesaid the Executors under the
Will of Charles Moseley deceased late of Chapelfield Works aforesaid 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 has for its object to overcome the objections which apply to the fine
wire cards as at present made for use in the carding of wool and cotton, owing to
the angular, burred, rough or serrated edges produced by the ordinary methods of
sharpening the teeth, which angular burred rough or serrated edges act injuriously
upon the fibres of cotton or wool. To overcome this objection we use cards with teeth
made with tapered points free from angles and if desired and by preference finely
polished. The formation of these points is most conveniently made on the wire ends
before they are bent and inserted into the backing and may be effected by means such
for example as are employed in the manufacture of sewing needle blanks for
sharpening the ends of the said blanks.
The accompanying drawings will clearly explain the Invention.
Figure 1 is a side view and Figure 2 is an end view of one point formed according
to the Invention. Figure 3 shews one complete wire the length for a double tooth
sharpened according to this Invention before it is bent which is the stage at which it
it found most convenient to effect the sharpening. Figure 4 shews the length of wire
after it has been bent and inserted into the foundation fabric but before it has been
" crooked or had its points bent forward.
"
The peculiar tapering of the points so that they have a circular or approximately
circular cross section is clearly shown in the Drawings.
The sharpened teeth may be bent and inserted into the foundation material as and
by the means set forth in our Specifications of applications for Letters Patent
Nos. 13901 and 13907 of even date herewith.
We restrict ourselves in our claims to the fine wire cards which are used for
carding cotton and wool.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :---
1. In or for cards of the kind used for carding cotton or wool forming the teeth of
the said cards or the lengths of wire to be used in the said cards with round or
taper points circular or approximately circular in cross section as hereinbefore
explained.
2. In the manufacture of cards of the kind used for carding cotton or wool the
employment of lengths of wire corresponding to the length of wire in each of the
teeth and sharpened at both ends in the manner described and claimed before being
inserted into the backing or foundation as hereinbefore described.