* MACHINERY OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR REMOVING MOTES AND BURRS
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Isaac Simonett, of Bradford, in the County of:
York, Machine Maker, and George Roberton, the younger, of
Bradford, aforesaid, Stuff Finisher, for the. Invention of " IMPROVED
* MACHINERY OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR REMOVING MOTES AND BURRS
Sealed the 3rd January 1873, and dated the 5th July 1872.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Isaac Simonett and
George Roberton at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 5th July 1872.
We, ISAAC SIMONETT, of Bradford, in the County of York, Machine
Maker, and GEORGE ROBERTON, the younger, of Bradford, aforesaid,
Stuff Finisher, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
* IMPROVED MACHINERY OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR REMOVING MOTÉS
AND BURRS FROM WOVEN FABRICs," to be as follows:-
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· This Invention has for its object the removal or cleansing from woven
fabrics of "motes," "burrs," and other like impurities; this object we

page_text: accomplish by the use of apparatus comprising a suitable framework
supporting rollers over which the piece or fabric to be operated on is
passed, and from thence over or in contact with a cleansing roller, which
consists of a roller or drum (driven by pulley and. strap), which is faced
or covered by blocks of "pumice stone," afterwards turned true and even
along its periphery. The piece or fabric on being exposed to the action
of this roller is cleansed from "motes or "burrs," and is of a superior
finish to those cropped or manipulated with a like object by hand.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Isaac Simonett and George Roberton in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 4th January 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, wc, ISAAC
SIMONETT, of Bradford, in the County of York, Machine Maker, and
GEORGE ROBERTON, the younger, of Bradford, aforesaid, Stuff Finisher,
send greeting..
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty. Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fifth day of July, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reigu, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto us, the said Isaac Simonett and George Roberton, Her
special licence that we, the said Isaac Simonett and George Roberton,
our executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as we, the said
Isaac Simonett and George Roberton, 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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVED MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
TO BE EMPLOYED IN REMOVING MOTES' AND 'BURRS' FROM WOVEN FABRICS,"
upon the condition (amongst others) that we, the said Isaac Simonett
and George Roberton, our executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under our, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and
in what manner the same was to be performed; and cause the same to

page_text: be filed in the Great Scal Patent Office within six calendar months
next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Isaac Simonett and George
Roberton, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying
Sheet of Drawings (that is to say):-
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This Invention has for its object the removal or cleansing from
woven fabrics of " 'motes," burrs," and other like impurities; this
object we accomplish by the use of apparatus, comprising a suitable
framework supporting rollers, over which the piece of fabric to be
operated on is passed, and from thence over or in contact with a
cleansing roller, which consists of a roller or drum (driven by pulley and
strap) which is faced or covered by blocks of "pumice stone," afterwards
turned true and even along its periphery. The piece or fabric on being
exposed to the action of this roller is cleansed from "mótes"
'burrs," and is of a superior finish to those cropped or manipulated with
a like object by hand.
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Such being the nature and object of this our said Invention, we will
now proceed to describe the same in detail, and in order that the
Invention may be clearly understood, we have hereunto annexed a Sheet
of Drawings, and have marked the same with Figures and letters of
reference.
At Fig. 1 is shewn an end elevation of a machine shewing a suitable
arrangement of rollers for conducting and guiding the "piece" or fabric
to the "cleansing roller."
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Fig. 2 is a detached view of the cleansing roller, enlarged scale. A is
the framework, B a brake roller" for regulating the degree of tension
on the piece so as to expose the fabric to a greater or less degree of
action of the cleansing roller C; the latter roller we construct (by
preference) of wood after the manner of an ordinary lagged roller, and
face or cover the same with blocks of pumice stone, the pumice stone
being secured to the roller_ by means of glue or cement. The roller so
covered or clothed is removed to and placed in an ordinary turning lathe.
and the usual (iron) turning tools are employed for turning and rendering
true and even its periphery. The cleaning rollers on being placed in

page_text: the bearings E will, on being driven by ordinary pulley and strap have a
steady rotation, and pieces or fabrics exposed to the action of this pumice
stone faced roller are cleared or cleansed of motes or burrs. F, F, F, are
guide rollers for conducting the fabric as cleansed to the back of the
machine and an ordinary cuttle may be employed for folding the 5
same.
In lieu of the cleansing roller C for some class of fabrics, a
reciprocating rubber faced with pumice stone may be employed.
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Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this our said
Invention, together with the manner in which the same is to be or may 1
be performed, we would have it distinctly understood that we do not
claim the arrangement of the guide rollers shewn in the Drawing, but
what we do claim is, the use and employment of pumice stone as and
for the purpose herein fully described.
In witness whereof, we, the said. Isaac Simonett and George 1
Roberton, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Second
day of January in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight.
hundred and seventy-three.
Witness,
:
WALTER BRIERLEY,
(Tasker & Brierley,)
Patent Agents,
ISAAC SIMONETT.
(L.S.)
GEORGE ROBERTON. (L.S.)
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Halifax, Bradford, & Blackburn.
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