Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1887.
Complete Left, 27th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
I, JOHN ROWLATT Crow Mill Works, South Wigston near Leicester do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
On an iron centre bar, the top of which has two checks, the one in advance of the
other, each edge of which is shaped diagonally, is hinged, by a pin, two pairs of
wings, with diagonal shaped ends to fit the cheeks, and, working between parallel
guide bars attached to centre bar; also attached to centre bar by a pin, is a clip on
each side, each one carrying two steel springs; a bolt with thumbscrew, passes
through these and centre bar, by which means the required pressure is put upon the
wings.
The lower end of centre bar carries a treadle, from which to the lower end of each
wing is a wire or cord; by forcing down the treadle, the wings are moved back from
the cheeks; into the openings thus made the osiers are placed, and drawn through.
Dnted thin 95th day of Anvil 1887

page_text: I, JOHN ROWLATT, of South Wigston, near Leicester, Hamper and Basket Manu-
facturer 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:—
The machine consists of a centre bar, with four wings, and two clips to carry the
springs, hinged thereto by a pin or pivot, and a treadle at the lower end of the
centre bar.
The upper end of the centre bar, A, from the guide bars, B upwards, is divided
into two portions (as shown in drawing No. 3,) the one portion being in advance of
the other, each portion is furnished with a flange or cheek, C, both on the right and
on the left hand sides, the edge of each being shaped diagonally, and at contrary
angles.
The four wings, D, two on each side are hinged by a pin to a cleet attached to the
centre bar, and work between the guide bars, B, the upper end of each being shaped
diagonally to fit its corresponding cheek, C, also hinged by a pin to the same cleet on
centre bar are two clips, E, each carrying two steel springs in duplicate, (as shown
on drawings Nos. 1. 2. A small screwpin passes through each clip, and the centro
bar, by means of which the springs are brought into contact with the wings, and tho
required amount of pressure obtained by the nut at the end of the screwpin, the
duplicate springs adding extra pressure when operating at the thick end of the osiers,
but are inoperative when the thin end of the osier is being drawn through.
Hinged to the lower end of the centre bar by a pin, is a treadle, F, to which a wire
or cord from the lower extremity of each wing is attached. By pressing down the
treadle with the foot, each wing is drawn back from the edge of the cheek it fits
against, making a diagonal shaped opening on each side of the centre bar at the top,
into each of which an osier is placed, the wings are then allowed to close to the
osiers, which are then drawn through and the peel is divided into four strips, and is
detached from the osier-the cross pressure from the four opposite angles preventing
the splitting of the osier during the operation.
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
claim is,
Ist. The entire design and construction of the machine.
2nd. The application of cross pressure from four opposite angles at the same time
being brought to bear upon each osier by separate springs to each, and in duplicate.
3rd. The application of the treadle for opening the wings.