IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR SCOURING OR POLISHING FLUTED ROLLERS USED IN MACHINERY FOR PREPARING ADIDAS MATERIAZO
Year: 1874

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Arrowsmith Threlfall, Walter Hamer,
and John Bond, all of Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR
SCOURING OR POLISHING FLUTED ROLLERS USED IN MACHINERY FOR PREPARING
ADIDAS MATERIAZO"
CommAXT
Sealed the 30th June 1874, and dated the 2nd January 1874.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Arrowsmith
Threlfall, Walter Hamer, and John Bond at the Office of the Com-
missioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the 2nd January
1874.
We, RICHARD ARROWSMITH THrelfall, WaltTER HAMER, and JOHN
BOND, all of Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
APPARATUS FOR SCOURING OR POLISHING FLUTED ROLLERS USED IN MACHINERY FOR
18

page_text: PREPARING AND SPINNING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS," to be as
follows
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The apparatus consists principally of a bed or frame carrying a pair of
headstocks somewhat similar to a lathe, which support and give rotary
motion to the fluted roller, whilst a pair of clamps faced with leather
or other suitable material embrace the roller and move to and fro in
a longitudinal direction. The clamps are attached to two levers, and
are held together by means of a spring; the levers are prolonged into
the form of handles, and by pressing these handles together the clamps
are opened. The clamps are mounted in a carriage which works on
longitudinal V slides on the bed, a reciprocating motion being given to
the said carriage by means of an arm attached to a crank pin, which is
adjustable in a face plate mounted at one end of a transverse driving
shaft.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent
filed by the said Richard Arrowsmith Threlfall, Walter Hamer,
and John Bond in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 2nd July
1874.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, RICHARD
ARROWSMITH THRELFALL, WALTER HAMER, and JOHN BOND, all of
Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Second day of January, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto us, the said Richard Arrowsmith Threlfall, Walter Hamer,
& John Bond, Her special license that we, the said Richard Arrow-
smith Threlfall, Walter Hamer, and John Bond, our executors, admi-
nistrators, and assigns, or such others as we, the said Richard Arrowsmith
Threlfall, Walter Hamer, and John Bond, our executors, administrators,
and assigns, should at any time agree with and no others, from time
to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the

page_text: figures and letters of reference corresponding with those in the following
explanation thereof :-
In the annexed Drawing Fig. 1 is a front view; Fig. 2, a plan view;
and Fig. 3, a vertical section of our improved machine.
Each
a, a, is the framing and bed supporting the two headstocks b, b¹,
which carry the fluted roller c, c, to be scoured or polished; d, d,
and e, e, are two pairs of clamps (one pair only may be employed if
preferred), which embrace the fluted roller, and are faced with suitable
material for polishing the same. The clamps are attached to two
levers ff, which are held together by means of a coiled spring 9, I,
so as to give the necessary pressure. The levers f, f, terminate in
handles, and by pressing the latter together the clamps can be opened,
as shown in the detached view Fig. 4. The clamps are mounted in a
carriage h, h, which works on longitudinal V slides on the bed a, a; and
a reciprocating motion is given to the said carriage and clamps by
means of an arm i, i, attached to a crank pin k, l, which is adjustable
in the face plate 1, 1, at one end of the main driving shaft m, m.
time that the carriage h, h, runs up to the fixed headstock 6 the clamps
are opened by means of double inclined planes n, n, which come against
studs o, o, fixed to the jaws of the clamps. At this moment when the
fluted roller is released by the opening of the clamps it is caused
to make a portion of a revolution by the following means: — - The
spindle p, p, of the fixed headstock has a squared point fitting into the
square hole in the end of the fluted roller, and on its other end is keyed
a ratchet wheel q, q. A ratchet or catch, r, r, in gear with the latter is
carried by a lever 8, 8, on the end of which is a bowl t, t. Each time
that the carriage h, h, approaches the fixed headstock b, and as soon
as the inclined planes n, n, have opened the clamps, an inclined
piece u, u, attached to the carriage raises the bowl t, t, and causes the
ratchet, r, to take up a few teeth on the ratchet wheel q, q, and thus
give a portion of a revolution to the fluted roller between each traverse
of the clamps.
Having now described the nature and object of our said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be
performed or carried into practical effect, we wish it to be understood that
we claim as our Invention the improved apparatus for scouring or

page_text: polishing fluted rollers, as above more particularly described, and
illustrated by the Drawing annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said Richard Arrowsmith Threlfall (on
behalf of myself and the said Walter Hamer and John Bond)
have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Thirtieth day of June,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
four.
Witnessed by,
RICHARD ARROWSMITH THRELFALL. (L.S.)
JOHN HUGHES,
Clerk to George Davies, C. E.,
Patent Office,
St. Ann's Sq.,
Manchester.