IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF NEEDLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I ARTHUR WILLIAM PERKINS of Astwood Bank in the county of Worcester
Needle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF NEEDLES to be as follows:-
These Improvements are in the node of treating the Needle after-the Needle
wire has been stamped and consist in an arrangement to cut or trim off the rough
portion or flanges left on the needle in the process of stamping. To do this I place
the partly formed needle in a metal bed grooved to receive it having a back.guage
with small groove in it to receive the end of the needle and hold it in position.
I then bring down upon this a tool consisting of a punch carrying two blades or
knives arranged so as to cut both sides of the needle & trim off the flanges
These blades can be adjusted at various distances apart by means of set screws to
suit the various sizes of Needles manufactured.
Dated thi 94th
PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation St., Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I ARTHUR WILLIAM PERKINS of Astwood Bank in the County of Worcester
Needle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF NEEDLES and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:—
These Improvements are in the modo of treating the needle after the needle
wire has been stamped and consist in an arrangement to cut or trim off the rough
portion or flanges left on the needle in the process of stamping To do this I place
the partly formed needle in a metal bed grooved to receive it having a back guage
with a small groove in it to receive the end of the needle and bold it in position.
I then bring down upon this a tool consisting of a punch carrying two blades or
knives arranged so as to cut both sides of the needle and trim off the flanges.
These blades can be adjusted at various distances apart by means of set screws to
suit the various sizes of needles manufactured.
Referrings to the drawings Fig 1. illustrates two partly formed needles Fig 2 & 3
n side view and section respectively of the metal bed and cutting tool, Fig 4 two
needles after they have been clipped by the tool ready to be divided in the
ordinary way (a) is the rough portion or flange on the needle wire, (b) metal bed
with the groove (c) to receive the needle (7) the back guage to hold the end of the
needle, (a) is the punch carrying the two blades (f) which blades being brought
down one on each side of the bed (b) when the needle wire is lying in the
groove (c) will cutt or trim off the rough edges (a) and when both ends of the
needle wire have been thus treated it will be as shewn in Fig 4. (9 g) are the set
screws to hold the blades or knives and¨ (h) packing pieces to keep them the
required distance apart.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claun is
The arrangement for cutting or trimming off the rough portion left upon needles
in the process of stamping substantially as herein set forth and specified.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.