Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st Sept., 1888
Complete Spécification Accepted, 14th Dec., 1888
WILLIAM WATTS, 27 Catherine Street, Sheffield, in the County of York, Rolling
Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is by an improved method, to guide, or direct wire
after passing through the rolls, and to dispense with attendants usually called
hookers.
In carrying out this method or invention, I place a channel of any suitable section
or form, fixed conveniently opposite the rolls, on standards or otherwise on the
rolling mill floor, so that when the wire comes through the rolls, it readily adjusts
itself in, and along the channel, and thus prevents the wire from spreading or
becoming entangled on the floor, and by this means dispensing with attendants as
hookers.
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page_text: WILLIAM WATTS of 167, Chapel Terrace, Pye Bank Sheffield in the County of
York Rolling Mill Manager, 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 object of my invention is by an improved method to guide, or direct Iron,
Steel or Metal Wire, of any section whatever, after passing through the rolls, so as to
dispense with attendants usually called hookers.
In carrying out this method or invention, I place a channel, spouting, or bars of
any length and of any suitable section or form whatever fixed conveniently, portable
or permanent, opposite the rolls or at any degree of an angle, at either side of the
rolls on standards or otherwise on the rolling mill floor, so that when the iron,
steel or metal wire comes through the rolls, it readily adjusts itself in and along the
channel, spouting or bars of any section, and thus prevents the Wire from spreading
or becoming entangled on the floor and by this method dispensing with attendants as
hookers at either side of the rolls.
On the accompanying sheet of drawing I shew the manner by which my improve-
ments in Wire rolling are carried out.
Fig. 1 shews the end elevation of Mill; A showing the position of the rolls in the
housings; B & C are the spouts, channels or bars along or in which the metal wire
runs as it is delivered from the rolls. D & E are the standards for supporting the
said spouts, channel or bars at a suitable height from the Mill floor, or they may be
suspended from the roof, not shewn in the drawing. The Metal in passing through
the Rolls is caught by the man (called the turner in) who in turning it into the next
set of rolls directs the material into the spouts channel or bars marked B & C to
which it readily adjusts itself and runs in and along the said channel instead of being
held out by the attendants called hookers.
Fig. 2. A. is the plan of the Mill shewing the position of a train of 3 set of Rolls a.
and which is also applicable to a train of any number of rolls. The positions of the
spouts channels or bars along which the metal wire runs are shewn B C & D.
The direction in which the wire runs as it is being delivered from the rolls is shewn
by the dotted lines.
said inven-
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is..
The method of guiding or directing iron steel or metal wire of any section. from
the rolls so as to dispense with hookers by means of a channel, spout or bar of any
suitable section as hereinbefore described.
In witness whereof I the said William Watts have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Nineteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty eight.