Improvements in or applicable to Mechanism for Feeding Carded Fibrous Material from one to another Engine for Carding Fibrous Materials, commonly termed "Scotch" or Cross" Feeders.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 896-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1896
Improvements in or applicable to Mechanism for Feeding Carded
Fibrous Material from one to another Engine for Carding Fibrous
Materials, commonly termed "Scotch" or Cross" Feeders.
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We, LOUIS ALFRED PORRITT and ELLIS SCHOFIELD HOWARTH BARNES
of the Firm WILLIAM TATHAM & Co., of Vulcan Works, Rochdale, in the
County of Lancaster, Machine Makers, do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention, to be as follows:-
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This invention has for its object a more simple and improved arrangement of the
mechanism which will allow the carding engine between which fibrous material is
to pass to be adjusted to each other and by which the mechanism between the two
engines is carried from them by suitable supports from each carding engine and by
which the gearing and mechanism is so arranged that by altering the change
gearing when required at one point, the speed of the other connected mechanism
will be adjusted accordingly and by which the mechanism of the distributing
calenders is made more simple and satisfactory than hitherto.
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In "Scotch or "Cross" feeders the carded fibrous material from one carding
engine termed the "breaker" is doffed on to an endless belt and carried to one side
to a funnel and delivered to calender rollers on the side of the breaker and then
passes to an endless inclined lattice or belt above the feeding lattice of the other
carding engine termed the "finisher" upon which it is distributed to and fro across
the feeding lattice by a pair of calender rollers (the distributing calenders) which
move to and fro on a slide or railway, the sliver of fibre coming from the endless
inclined lattice above the feeding lattice of the finisher, over a roller which is on a
balanced lever that ascends and descends as the distributing calenders move to
and fro.
The endless belt which receives the carded sliver from the "breaker" and the
calender rollers at its end are driven by spur wheels and connected bevel wheel
from the doffer of the breaker, and the change wheel for varying the speed of the
driven mechanism when required is a spur wheel driven from the spur wheel
on the doffer shaft of the breaker.
The endless inclined lattice or belt which carries the sliver from the breaker to
the finisher is upon a roller at each end of the endless inclined lattice, and the
bearings of the shaft of one roller at one end are carried upon a bracket or support
from the framing of the breaker and the bearings of the shaft of the corresponding
roller for the other end of the inclined lattice are carried by a bracket or support
from the framing of the finisher.
The two rollers for the inclined lattice are geared together by an endless jointed
chain and corresponding wheels on the shaft of each roller.
The roller for the inclined lattice is driven by a jointed endless chain from a
wheel on a shaft driven by gearing from the calender rollers at the side of the
breaker, and this jointed chain drives a wheel having a bevel wheel attached to it
that drives a bevel on a vertical axis that gears with a bevel on the axis of the
shaft for the lower roller of the inclined lattice.
This arrangement of bevel wheels permits the inclined lattice to swivel round
the axis of the bevel wheel which is où the vertical axis.
There is a lever having its fulcrum on the shaft or bearing of the upper roller
for the inclined lattice, which lever at one end carries the axis of a roller which is
free to rotate, over which the sliver passes, the other end of this lever has a
counter-balauce weight upon it,

page_text: The end of the counter-balanced lever carrying the roller is connected at its
rolier end by a rod with the slide or carriage for the distributing calenders so that
the length of sliver between the upper end of the inclined lattice and the
distributing calenders is always the same for every position of those calenders.
The distributing calenders have their shafts in a frame or carriage that can
slide or move to and fro above and across the feeding lattice of the finisher.
The carriage for the distributing calenders moves to and fro on two rails carried
from the framing of the finisher.
There is a horizontal shaft in bearings parallel to the two carrying rails and
this shaft is driven by bevel wheels at one end the shaft of one bevel being driven
by an endless jointed chain from a wheel in gear with one upon the axis of the
upper roller of the inclined lattice.
The horizontal shaft has a key-way from end to end for a bevel wheel having a
key, which bevel has its bearings in the carriage for the distributing calenders and
this bevel wheel slides to and fro under the horizontal shaft across the feeding
lattice of the finisher.
Each roller of the distributing calenders is geared with a shaft having its
bearings in the carriage and each of these shafts has a spur pinion loose upon it,
each spur wheel gearing with a toothed rack on the underside of one of the rails
upon which the carriage of the distributing calenders runs or slides to and fro.
Each pinion above named has clutch teeth formed on its boss to gear with
corresponding clutch teeth on a boss which can slide on a fixed key on the shaft
for each pinion.
On the distributing carriage there are two clutch fork levers on a stud each
connected with one clutch boss, and there is another lever (which will be called the
change lever) on a stud on the carriage, and when this change lever is moved one
way, it acts upon inclines on the clutch levers and one clutch is in gear and the
other is out of gear and vice versa when this change lever is moved the other way.
This change lever is acted upon by coming against stops which are secured to
and adjusted upon one of the rails for the carriage of the distributing calenders,
and by this means the distributing calenders are reversed at the end of each
reciprocation.
The change lever may be on a vertical fulcrum and may be connected with both
clutches so that when the lever is moved one way one clutch will be out of gear and
the other will be in gear and vice versa when the change lever is moved the
other way.
There is or may also be a projection from the change lever that will come on one
side of a bar secured to the rails to prevent the lever from moving until it has
arrived at the end of each to and fro movement, and a spring or other arrangement
secured to the rails at each end or otherwise arranged, is made to come upon an
incline or bowl upon the change lever or rail, to move it in the direction in which it
has to go at the next change and this movement will be permitted to take place
when the said projection from the change lever has come clear of the end of the said
bar, the projection from the change lever then taking the opposite side of the
bar, and remaining there until the next change is required at the other end
in the opposite direction, and so on.
According to another arrangement of our invention, the carriage for the
distributing calenders is or may be worked to and fro by an endless chain upon
wheels on shafts in bearings one at each end of the rails, and this endless chain is
first moved one way, and then the other way, being driven by toothed wheels at
one end from the horizontal cross shaft that drives the distributing calenders but
the mechanism is arranged so that this horizontal shaft can be moved end ways to a
short extent to bring two clutches upon it in gear with bevel wheels to drive the
endless chain, first one clutch coming into gear while the other is out of gear when
the horizontal shaft moves one way, and vice versa when the shaft moves endways
the other way.
The horizontal shaft has a clutch grooved boss at one end acted upon by a lever

page_text: having its fulcrum on the framing, this lever being jointed to one end of a rod
passing in the lengthway of the rails and suitably supported therefrom.
This rod has collars adjustably secured to it, which the carriage for the
distributing calenders will come against, at each end of its stroke, and this will
move the said horizontal shaft end ways to change the clutches and reverse the
direction of the endless chain.
Each of the said collars upon the said rod is or may be arranged to slide upon
and compress a helical spring upon it, when near the end of each stroke but the
rod or attached lever is prevented from moving by a bell crank or other lever
catch which is released by the sliding collar or a part from the carriage of the
distributing calenders when it has completed its full stroke the compressed spring
then acting to move the rod and slide the horizontal shaft end ways as above
explained.
The mechanism for producing the to and fro movement of the distributing
calenders may be varied in other ways, for instance a screw or screws or double
racks may be used.
Other gearing may be used instead of endless jointed chains.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Mechanism for Feeding Carded
Fibrous Material from one to another Engine for Carding Fibrous
Materials, commonly termed Scotch" or Cross" " Feeders.
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We, LOUIS ALFRED PORRITT and ELLIS SCHOFIELD HOWARTH BARNES
of the Firm WILLIAM TATHAM & Co., of Vulcan Works, Rochdale, in the
County of Lancaster, Machine Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
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This invention has for its object a more simple and improved arrangement of the
mechanism, which will allow the carding engine between which fibrous material is
to pass, to be adjusted to each other, and by which the mechanism between the two
engines is carried from them by suitable supports from each carding engine and by
which the gearing and mechanism is so arranged that by altering the change
gearing when required at any point, the speed of the other connected mechanism will
be adjusted accordingly and by which, the mechanism of the distributing calenders
is made more simple and satisfactory than hitherto.
In Scotch "
ог cross feeders the carded fibrous material from one carding
engine termed the "breaker" is doffed on to an endless belt and carried to one side
to a funnel and delivered to calender rollers on the side of the breaker and then
passes to an endless inclined lattice or belt above the feeding lattice of the other
carding engine termed the "finisher" upon which it is distributed to and fro across
the feeding lattice by a pair of calender rollers (the distributing calenders) which
move to and fro on a slide or railway, the sliver of fibre coming from the endless
inclined lattice above the feeding lattice of the finisher, over a roller which is on a
balanced lever that ascends and descends as the distributing calenders move to
and fro.
The endless belt which receives the carded sliver from the "breaker" and the
calender rollers at its end are driven by spur wheels and connected bevel wheels
from the doffer of the breaker, and the change wheel for varying the speed of the
driven mechanism when required is a spur wheel driven from the spur wheel on the
doffer shaft of the breaker.
The endless inclined lattice or belt which carries the sliver from the breaker to

page_text: the finisher is upon a roller at each end of the endless inclined lattice, and the
bearings of the shaft of one roller at one end are carried upon a bracket or support
from the framing of the "breaker" and the bearings of the shaft of the corre-
sponding roller for the other end of the inclined lattice are carried by a bracket or
support from the framing of the "finisher."
The two rollers for the inclined lattice are geared together by an endless jointed
chain and corresponding wheels on the shaft of each roller.
The roller for the inclined lattice is driven by a jointed endless chain from a
wheel on a shaft driven by gearing from the calender rollers on the side of the
breaker, and this jointed chain drives a wheel having a bevel wheel attached to it
that drives a bevel on a vertical axis that gears with a bevel on the axis of the
shaft for the lower roller of the inclined lattice.
This arrangement of bevel wheels permits the inclined lattice to swivel round the
axis of the bevel wheel which is on the vertical axis.
There is a lever having its fulcrum on the shaft or bearing of the upper roller
for the inclined lattice, which lever at one end carries the axis of a roller which is
free to rotate over which the sliver passes-the other end of this lever has a
counter-balance weight upon it.
The end of the counter-balanced lever carrying the roller is connected at its
roller end by a rod with the slide or carriage for the distributing calenders so that
the length of sliver between the upper end of the inclined lattice and the
distributing calenders is always the same for every position of those calenders.
The distributing calenders have their shafts in a frame or carriage that can slide
or move to and fro above and across the feeding lattice of the finisher.
The carriage for the distributing calenders move to and fro on two rails carried
from the framing of the finisher.
There is a horizontal shaft in bearings parallel to the two carrying rails and this
shaft is driven by bevel wheels at one end, the shaft of nc bevel being driven by
an endless jointed chain from a wheel in gear with one upon the axis of the upper
roller of the inclined lattice.
The horizontal shaft has a key-way from end to end for a bevel wheel having a
key, which bevel has its bearings in the carriage for the distributing calenders and
this bevel wheel slides to and fro upon the horizontal shaft across the feeding
lattice of the finisher.
Each roller of the distributing calenders is geared with a shaft having its
bearing in the carriage for the distributing calenders and is or may be worked to
and fro by an endless chain upon wheels on shafts in bearings one at each end of
the rails, and this endless chain is first moved one way and then the other way,
being driven by toothed wheels at one end from the horizontal cross shaft that
drives the distributing calenders but the mechanism is arranged so that this
horizontal shaft can be moved end ways to a short extent to bring two clutches
upon it in gear with bevel wheels to drive the endless chain, first one clutch coming
into gear while the other is out of gear when the horizontal shaft moves one way,
and vice versa when the shaft moves end ways the other way.
The horizontal shaft has a clutch grooved boss at one end acted upon by a lever
having its fulcrum on the framing, this lever being jointed to one end of a rod
passing in the lengthway of the rails and suitably supported therefrom.
This cd has collars adjustably secured to it, which the carriage for the
distributing calenders will come against at each end of its stroke and this will
move the said horizontal shaft end ways to change the clutches and reverse the
direction of the endless chain.
Each of the said collars upon the said rod is or may be arranged to slide upon
and compress a helical spring upon it, when near the end of each stroke but the
rod or attached lever is prevented from moving by a bell crank or other lever
catch which is released by the sliding collar or a part from the carriage of the
distributing calenders when it has completed its full stroke the compressed spring
then acting to move the rod and slide the horizontal shaft endways as above

page_text: explained. The mechanism for producing the to and fro movement of the
distributing calenders may be varied in other ways.
Fig. 1, is an elevation showing some of the parts of "breaker" and "finisher"
carding engines and the mechanism for conveying the fibrous material from the
"breaker to and distributing it upon the endless lattice or creeper of the
"finisher."
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Fig. 2, is a plan view of some of the parts shown in Fig. 1. The "breaker'
shown in the two figures is supposed to be broken in the width way of the engine to
allow space to bring it within the sheet.
Fig. 3, is an end elevation detached showing the rails in cross section upon which
the distributing calenders work to and fro and also the carriage for the distributing
calender rollers and connected gearing.
Fig. 4, is a detached view of the endless lattice or creeper upon which the sliver
or fibrous material is distributed and by which it is fed to the "taker in" of the
finisher.
Fig. 5, is a front elevation.
Fig. 6, a cross sectional elevation, and
Fig. 7, a plan view illustrating an alternative modification on an enlarged scale
for working and driving the distributing calenders.
Fig. 8, is an end elevation of the lattice or creeper upon which the material is
distributed, the lattice being supposed to be broken in its lengthway.
Fig. 9, is a front elevation, and Fig. 10 a cross section through one of the
distributing calenders on their railway, illustrating another mode of driving such
calender rollers.
Fig. 11, is an elevation illustrating clutch reversing mechanism.
a, are the side frames of the "breaker" carding engine; b, the "doffer" of
that engine; a¹, a cross beam or rail to which bearings are attached so as to he
adjustable thereon, for the shafts c and c', of two drums or rollers upon which the
endless belt or creeper c², works, upon which the fleece of fibrous material from
the "doffer" is delivered in the ordinary manner.
There is a spur toothed wheel 61, on the end of the doffer shaft which wheel
gears with a spur pinion 6, on a stud 63, which is or may be a change wheel.
Fast on the axis of the spur pinion there is a bevel wheel 6, that gears with
another on a horizontal shaft 65, in suitable bearings. The front end of this shaft
has a spur wheel 6º, upon it, that gears with an intermediate spur wheel 17, on a
stud that also gears with a spur wheel c³, on the outer end of one of the shafts c²,
for the endless belt or creeper c², of the "breaker" engine.
On one side frame of the "breaker" an upright bracket a², is secured and to
the upper bent end of this upright bracket, another bracket a³, is secured, which
carries the bearings for a vertical stud or shaft d, upon which a bevel pinion d', is
placed. This bracket also carries the horizontal stud or axis 2, for a bevel wheel (1³,
which gears with the bevel pinion d¹.
Attached to the bevel wheel d³, on the horizontal stud is a toothed wheel d',
suitable for an endless jointed chain d³, which also works on a corresponding
wheel on the end of the shaft e¹, for one of the rollers for the endless belt or
creeper, for the "breaker" engine.
On the bracket a³, for the vertical shaft d, there is another bracket secured that
can swivel round the vertical shaft or stud d, and can be secured in any required
This last named bracket
position to suit the position of the "finisher" engine.
carries the bearings for shaft e¹, of the lower roller for the endless inclined lattice
belt or creeper e, and upon the axis of this shaft ¹, at one end a bevel wheel e³,
is secured, that gears with one de, upon the vertical stud d. which is formed on
the boss of the bevel wheel d'.
Upon the boss of the last named bevel wheel, a toothed wheel is secured
suitable for an endless jointed chain e³, that works upon it and upon a corresponding
wheel secured upon the end of the shaft et, for the upper roller of the endless
inclined lattice belt or creeper.

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engine, to which uprights a³, are
a', are the side frames of the "finisher
secured to the upper ends of which a cross rail a', is attached.
A bracket on this cross rail as, carries the bearing of the shaft e*, for the upper
roller of the endless inclined lattice, belt or creeper.
This shaft et, also forms the fulcrum or axis of a lever e³, which has a horizontal
stud e, in one end for a roller e, over which the sliver of material passes.
The other end of the lever es, has a weight e8, upon it to counter-balance the
weight of the roller 7, and other parts. On the stud e, for the roller e, the upper
end of a link or rod e, has its fulcrum or joint, the lower end of this rod being
jointed to the carriage for the distributing rollers, and by this means the distance
in every position of the carriage between the roller e, and the distributing calender
rollers is kept uniform.
The roller e', on the end of the lever is driven by an endless jointed chain e",
working on suitable wheels, one on the shaft et, of the upper roller for the endless
inclined lattice and the other upon the axis of the roller on the end of lever e.
The sliver or material from the endless creeper of the "breaker" which is
collected on the creeper c³, passes to and between calender rollers c', the lower one
of which is driven by the carrier spur wheel b', which gears with one on the end
of the shaft for the lower calender roller c*. From these calender rollers the
sliver ascends to the upper side of the lower roller of the inclined lattice e, and
is carried along it to its upper end and then to the roller e', on the end of the
counter-balanced lever es, and then down to the distributing calenders to be spread
by them from side to side of the upper face of the lattice or creeper f, (one
roller for which is shown in Fig. 1, and a side view in Fig. 4) to be fed to the
feeding rollers, and "taker in" f³, (Fig. 4) of the "finisher."
By an endless jointed chain g, working on suitable wheels, one on the shaft e*,
for the upper roller for the inclined lattice and the other on a stud g', in the
framing which wheel for the chain has a hevel wheel g², secured to it that gears
with one on the end of a horizontal shaft g³, in suitable bearings across the end
of the "finisher."
This shaft has a key-way from end to end for a key in the boss of a bevel
wheel, arranged to slide to and fro on the shaft g³.
This bevel wheel h', is arranged so as to move to and fro with the carriage h,
for the distributing calenders 2, which are on shafts h³, in suitable bearings in a
carriage h, formed by two side frames connected by a cross frame or frames.
These side frames h, have each two horizontal studs secured in them each for a
bowl, which run upon two rails a', extending across the engine and carried on
the uprights a³, from the side frames.
One end of a jointed chain i, is attached to one side of the carriage h, then
passes round a pulley on a stud i, in an adjustable bracket secured on the framing
and then passes across the engine to a similarly arranged pulley, on the other
side of the engine and then goes, and its end is secured to, the other side of the
carriage h.
One pulley, for the jointed chain i, at one side of the engine has a spur wheel
secured upon it that, gears with a spur wheel secured on the boss of a bevel wheel
on a stud 3, in a bracket secured to the framing.
This bevel is arranged to gear with two bevel wheels loose as to rotation (but
not end ways) on the horizontal shaft g³. The boss of each bevel has a clutch
upon it which can gear with clutches 3 and 4, secured upon the horizontal
shaft g³, so that by moving this shaft endways first one way and then the other,
one bevel and then the other becomes the "driver and the jointed chain i, and
thus the carriage h, is alternately moved from one side to the other.
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The shaft g, slides endways to an extent equal to bring the clutches 3 and 4, in
and out of gear, and thus slides through the boss of the bevel wheel gt, upon it
driven by the bevel g³, which wheel on the shaft g³, is not permitted to move 5
endways but is connected with the shaft by a key fitting the key-way in the
shaft g³.

page_text: There is a rod j, across the engine sliding in suitable bearings from the cross
rail a', for the carriage, and this rod j, has two adjustable collars ; and,
upon it, one near each end. The rod slides freely through a hole in a projection h³,
from the carriage h, and this projection comes alternately against one, and then the
other collar or 3, on the rod ), and moves the lever j³, to which the upward
bent end of the rod j, is jointed. This lever, having its fulcrum on a stud j*,
in a bracket and its end is forked to fit the clutch groove in the collar in the
clutch 3, on the shaft g³, and this gives the end movement to it for reversing the
clutches and it.
Figs. 5, 6 and 7, illustrate an alternative arrangement in which the horizontal
shaft g, Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, is dispensed with. The carriage h, receives
reciprocation to and fro as described in reference to Figs. 1 and 2, but the
distributing calenders ², have rotary motion in the same direction imparted to
them from the reciprocating motion of the carriage by means of a stationary
toothed rack ³, secured under one of the rails a', for the carriage, which rack
gears with a spur wheel A, free to rotate upon the shaft 3, of each roller ².
The shafts, of both rollers are geared to rotate together (as in the arrange-
ment shown by Figs. 1 and 2) by spur wheels, one secured on each shaft.
Each spur wheel 4, in gear with the toothed rack ³, has ratchet or clutch teeth
on the face of the boss which can gear with corresponding teeth on a boss part 4*,
loose on the shaft, except that the edge of the boss part 3, having the clutch teeth
upon it has two projections 18, which fit slots in a cap or cover ", secured upon
the end of the shaft ³, (one on each shaft) so as not to rotate thereon."
Within this cap ha, there is an helical spring hb, that acts to slide the clutch 18,
that can move endways to a short extent on the shaft 3, towards the clutch teeth
on the boss of the wheel 1º, loose on the shaft.
When the wheel A, is rotated by the toothed rack, in one direction, it rotates
the clutch part 18, that can move endways and consequently rotates the shaft h³,
and roller to which the cap is secured, and it also rotates the other calender
roller 3, through wheels ', gearing the same together, but when the spur wheel hº,
is rotated in the reverse direction, the ratchet clutch teeth on the parts, slip
over each other, this part of the clutch moving endways to and fro for each tooth
over which it slips. The ratchet clutches one on the shaft h³, of each roller h³,
act as drivers alternately, and when one clutch is driving, the other is slipping,
the ratchet teeth in one clutch for one roiler 2, being reverse in inclination to
those for the other roller, so that in whichever way the carriage h, is moving the
calenders 2, have rotation given to them to pass the sliver downwards between
them to be laid upon the lattice feeding to the "finisher."
In the modification illustrated by Figs. 5, 6 and 7, a', are the rails for the
carriage, the wheels on studs in the sides of the carriage running on the
rails ai, the chain passing over the pulleys and 3, that give to and fro motion
to the carriage.
, sliding stop rod for reversing the clutches; j and j³, the adjustable stop
collars upon the slide rod; /, the projection through or over which the rod j,
slides freely and which projection 5, acts upon the stop collars and j³.
f', the front roller for the feeding lattice f, shown by the end view Fig. 8,
upon which the sliver is distributed and fed to the "finisher."
Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate an alternative arrangement for that shown by
Figs. 5, 6, and 7. The arrangement shown by Figs. 9 and 10, is the same as
that illustrated by Figures 5, 6, and 7 with the following exceptions.
, is a spur wheel fast on the shaft h,-thero is one wheel on the shaft h³, of
each calender roller ; this wheel A, on one shaft gears with the corresponding
wheel on the other shaft. On each shaft there is a spur wheel 4, free to rotate,
but not to move endways, being kept in position by a collar he, secured to the
end of each shaft.
These spur wheels 46, have each a ratchet toothed wheel hª, on the boss, the
inclination of the teeth of one ratchet on one roller shaft h³, being reverse to those

page_text: on the other, see Fig. 9. There are pawls, each having a side pin or axis ht,
which bas its bearing in a hole in the disc part of the spur wheel h', fast on
the shaft h³.
One or more of these ratchet pawls e, become drivers, when the wheel ho, turns
one way at which time the pawls of the other wheel 46, for the other roller ³,
pass over its teeth ", and they thus act alternately as drivers to rotate the
calender rollers 2, in the same direction in which ever way the carriage h, is
moving.
Fig. 11, is an elevation illustrating a mode of actuating the clutch reversing
rod j, Figs. 1, 5 and 6, by springs and catches j, the clutch actuating rod sliding
in guides, which have tubes 13, from one side which act as stops to limit the
end movement of the rod j.
jand, are the adjustable collars on the rod j.
, is a modified form of the projection from the carriage, it has a hole in it
for the rod to pass through. This projection 5, is shown on the left as just
beginning to compress a helical spring, on the 1od 3, and force it against the
collar j, at the same time the upper rounded side of the projection is passing
under the inclined edge of a latch lever, having its fulcrum on a stud at j.
By the time the spring is compressed sufficiently to slide the rod j, endways,
the projection will have lifted the latch lever 1, sufficiently to release its catch
from the collar, the lever j³, on the right will then take the position of that
on the left and the left that on the right, and so on as the carriage h, moves
to and fro.
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. The combination and arrangement of
fibrous material from the "breaker to the
or creeper may be swivelled partly round
"finisher
the mechanism for transferring the
finisher so that the inclined lattice
to adjust it to the position of the
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
2. The combination and arrangement of the mechanism for transferring the
fibrous material from the * breaker" and distributing and feeding it to the
" finisher in such manner that the mechanism for this purpose is driven from
the shaft of the doffer of the "breaker" carding engine substantially as herein-
before described.
3. The combination and arrangement of the mechanism for rotating and moving
the distributing calenders to and fro as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
4. The combination and arrangement of mechanism for moving the distributing
calenders to and fro and at the same time rotating them from this to and fro
movement substantially as herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 5, 6
and 7 and as modified as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 9
and 10.
5. The combination and arrangement of mechanism substantially as and for
the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the
drawings.
6. The combination with the mechanism of endless jointed chains working on
suitable toothed wheels for conveying motion from one of the creeper rollers of
the "breaker" or from some part geared with its doffer to the inclined lattice"
and to the roller on the end of the balanced lever, and to the distributing calenders
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the
drawings.
7. The giving of rotary motion to the distributing calenders from the reciprocating
motion imparted to the carriage for the distributing calenders substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by Figs. 5, 6 and 7 and by Figs. 9 and 10.

page_text: 8. The combination of mechanism substantially as and for the purpose herein before
described and illustrated by Fig. 11 of the drawings.
Dated this Twenty-fourth day of February 1896.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.