Improvements in Machinery for Battering, Raising, or Getting up the Pile of Sealskin or other Woven Pile Fabrics.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Sept., 1888
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Improvements in Machinery for Battering, Raising, or Getting up
the Pile of Sealskin or other Woven Pile Fabrics.
I, HENRY LISTER of Ashbrow Mills, Huddersfield Yorkshire, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to means to be employed for battering or getting up
the pile of sealskin or other woven pile fabrics, after they have been made wet by
dyeing, washing, milling, or other process in their manufacture.
In order to carry out my invention, I employ a rotary roller or drum provided with
a number of short pieces of leather, cane, or other pliable material, such short pieces
of cane being attached loosely to the said drum so that as the drum revolves the cane
or other material beats or strikes the fabric as it is travelling along.
In order to imitate the battering done by manual labour, I employ two of such
rollers provided with cane or other material, and in order the better to imitate hand
battering I place such rollers diagonal to the travelling fabric, which I find from
experience imitates hand battering better than when the rollers are placed in any
other position.
Instead of employing two rollers, one may be employed, and placed diagonally so
as to act upon the full width of the fabric.

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the Pile of Sealskin or other Woven Pile Fabrics.
I, HENRY LISTER, of Ashbrow Mills, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Manufacturer, 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 reference to means to be employed for battering, raising, or
getting up, the pile of sealskin or other woven pile fabrics after they have been made
wet by dyeing, washing, milling, or other process in their manufacture.
In order to carry out my invention, I employ a rotary roller or drum provided with
a number of short pieces of leather, cane, or other pliable material, such short pieces
of cane being attached loosely to the said drum so that as the drum revolves, the cane
or other material beats or strikes the fabric as it is travelling along.
the same
Such being the nature and object of my invention, I will now proceed to describe
more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying
sheets of Drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 represents end elevation of
a machine for battering fabrics, having my improvements applied thereto, Fig. 2
plan view thereof, and Fig. 3 end view of the front part of the machine, wherein A
represents the framework of the machine, B the drying cylinder, and C the battering
roller or drum provided with a number of short pieces of leather a attached to the
periphery of the said roller by buckle or other suitable means, such short pieces of
leather being attached spirally around the said roller, as indicated by the drawings.
The piece of fabric to be operated upon is first placed upon a stand or table D, and
passes, in the direction indicated by the arrows, over suitable guide rods or rollers E
and over a roller F covered with card filleting or other suitable material for the
purpose of raising the pile on the fabric, which afterwards is conducted forward around
other conducting rollers or bars G, and thence under the battering roller C, which is
rapidly revolving, causing the loose pieces of leather, or other pliable material, to
strike the said fabric, as it passes under them, whereby the battering is performed, and
the pile of the sealskin is raised or got up. After the fabric leaves the battering roller,
it passes in contact with, and is opened out or distended by, revolving discs H, placed
at a suitable position, for the purpose of stretching or opening out the fabric, to its
full width, from whence the fabric passes in contact with and under the hot cylinder B,
and over another guide roller or drum I, heated with hot air and made with an
aperture as shewn at J in Fig. 3, from which aperture hot air escapes and impinges
against the fabric, which then passes forward and is "cuttled" by any ordinary form
of cuttling apparatus L.
In order to imitate the battering done by manual labour I employ two battering
rollers C, and, in order to better imitate hand battering, I place such rollers diagonally
to the travelling fabric, which I find from experience imitates hand battering better
than when the said rollers are placed in any other position.

page_text: Instead of employing two battering rollers C one may be employed, placed
diagonally, and of sufficient length, so as to act upon the full width of the fabric.
By the employment of mechanism as herein shewn and described, the battering,
raising, or getting up of pile fabrics is expeditiously effected, and in a manner closely
resembling the work done by manual labour.
The various pulleys, and wheels necessary for giving rotary motion to all the
moving parts of the machine are not illustrated in the drawings, as such driving
mechanism will vary according to circumstances and positions occupied in the work-
room, but no skill is required to apply the driving mechanism.
Steam is admitted to the large cylinder A at point M, and hot air is admitted to
cylinder I at point N, both shewn in Fig. 1.
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
I claim is
Firstly. In machinery for battering, raising, or getting up pile fabrics, the com-
bination therewith of one or more battering rollers such as C, placed diagonally in the
travelling fabric, substantially as herein shewn and described.
Secondly. In battering rollers placed diagonally to the travelling fabric, the com-
bination therewith of short loose pieces of leather, cane, or other pliable material for
operating upon travelling fabrics in manner substantially as shewn and described.
Thirdly. In battering rollers, the use of short loose pieces of leather, cane, or other
suitable material attached spirally to the roller as shewn and described herein.
Dated this 17th day of July 1888.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.