Improvements in Tools or Apparatus for Cutting Cloth and other Material.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 1st Jan., 1896-Accepted, 1st Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tools or Apparatus for Cutting Cloth and other
Material.
We, GEORGE COLE BOROUGHS of No. 44 Almeric Road Battersea Rise in the
County of Surrey Gentleman and JOHN JACKSON of No. 2 Culford Road Kingsland
in the County of Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of tools or apparatus for cutting cloth
and other material and has for its object an easier and more pleasant means of cutting
than scissors or other tools hitherto employed, also a clear point of sight where cutting,
non-puckering of the material and ensured rotation when making curves.
We construct our invention principally of metal, in two parts, an upper part and a
lower part, and connect the same together near the rear end by a curved flat strip
formed or fixed transversely between the two parts so that a piece of divided cloth or
other material may pass centrally between the two parts one side of the divided cloth
or other material passing over the transverse strip and the other side underneath the
strip. This connection enables the two parts to be moved to the right or left without
disturbing the position or puckering the divided cloth or other material.
The lower part is formed as a housing or case in which is centre pivotted trans-
versely a spindle (which is hereinafter referred to as the driving spindle) on which is
affixed or formed two wheels a distance apart one at each end, and in some cases for
the purpose of ensuring the rotation of the cutters when making short curves I run
the outside driving wheels loosely on the driving spindle and connect them by pawls
and ratchet wheels from the driving spindle. The periphery of these wheels are
provided with rubber or other tires.
On this driving wheel is affixed or formed a toothed wheel which gears into another
toothed wheel affixed or formed on a spindle (which is hereinafter referred to as the
lower cutter spindle) such spindle is centre pivotted in the case parallel with the
driving spindle. At or near the centre of this spindle is formed or secured a circular
steel tempered disc having a tapered and sharpened edge. In the upper part of the
tool is pivotted parallel and perpendicularly opposite the lower cutter spindle a shorter
spindle having a similar cutting disc at or near one end thereof; such cutting disc
having an opposite taper on its cutting edge, and is so pivotted that a small portion
of its flat edge will press against a small portion of the flat edge of the lower cutter.
We keep them pressed together by pivotting the upper spindle between two arms or
brackets which we secure to the upper part of the tool, and on the arm at the cutting
disc end of the spindle we form a peg pivot to fit and rise into, a parallel hole
centrally in the cutting disc, or vice versa. The end of this arm may be carried
downwards, and its point used as a sight indicator, to shew the exact seat of severing
the material.
The opposite bracket we form as a spring arm having near its end a centre screw
upon which rotates the opposite end of the spindle. We form this centre screw as a
thumb screw, and lock nut, that the pressure against the cutting edges may be
regulated for the purpose of cutting thick or thin material.
For the purpose of feeding or drawing the material, between, and evenly up to the
edges of the cutting discs a thin flat disc of flexible rubber or other suitable material
is affixed on each of the outer sides of the cutting discs, such rubber discs may be
slightly larger in diameter than the cutting discs to ensure a firm and even feed of

page_text: the cloth or other material to the cutters when the tool is in operation and by this
simple feed device the material is free when the tool is not in operation.
The lower cutting disc in some cases has also a smaller rubber disc on the inner
side thereof and just protruding through the roof of the lower part, such rubber disc
assisting to draw or guide one side of the divided material between the upper and
lower part evenly and without puckering the same.
To the back of the upper part we attach or form in one therewith a suitable
handle.
The front of the lower part is extended and tapered up to the cutters for the
purpose of feeding the material thereto and the front edge thereof may be supported
by a suitable roller.
It will thus be seen that when the tool or apparatus is pushed or propelled on
a board or cutting table the driving wheels are rotated and communicate motion
to the lower cutter by means of the gearing, the upper cutter being rotated by the
pressure on the edge of the lower cutter. When at the same time if the material
be brought against the front of the cutter it will be drawn between the cutting
discs by means of the feeding rubber discs or other described means and severed.
In some cases or modifications of our invention, the lower cutting disc may be
adjusted and the upper cutting disc remain set, also the peg pivot and sight arm
abolished by rotating the back spindle of the upper cutting disc in a free bush in
the upper part of the tool. The driving spindle may be geared under, or at either
side of the lower spindle and a free arrangement obtained by pressing a light spring
from the upper part of the tool upon the smaller rubber roller on the inner side
of the lower spindle, or if a very thin washer be employed it may press upon the
upper part of the tool, or the upper spindle, or a separate roller affixed thereto,
and fold over or give way when the material passes over it. A wide roller may
be geared from the driving shaft and project through the roof of the lower case,
and said case enclosed where possible to prevent dust entering.
The apparatus may be driven independently by any preferred motor.
Dated thin lot to
Improvements in Tools or Apparatus for Cutting Cloth and other
Material.
We GEORGE COLE BOROUGHS of 44 Almeric Road Battersea Rise in the County of
Surrey Gentleman and JOHN JACKSON of 2 Culford Road Kingsland in the County
of Middlesex Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said 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 relates to the construction of tools or apparatus for cutting cloth
and other material and has for its object an easier and more pleasant means of
cutting than scissors or other tools hitherto employed, also a clear point of sight
where cutting, non puckering of the material and ensured rotation when making
curves.
In order that our invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings fully to describe the
same.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation partly in section of one form of tool for cutting cloth
and other material, and constructed according to our invention.
Fig. 2. is a plan and
Fig. 3. is a back view of the save

page_text: Fig. 4. is an elevation of the reverse side to that shown in Fig. 1. and
Fig. 5 is a plan of the underside thereof.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
We construct our invention principally of metal, in two parts an upper part A
and a lower part B and connect the same together near the rear end by a curved
flat strip a formed or fixed transversely between the two parts so that a piece of
divided cloth or other material a* (see Figure 4) may pass centrally between the
two parts, one side a of the divided cloth or other material passing over the trans-
verse strip a and the other side a³ underneath the strip. This connection enables
the two parts A B, to be moved to the right or left without disturbing the position
or puckering the divided cloth or other material.
The lower part is formed as a housing or case in which is centre pivoited at c*
transversely a spindle c (which is hereinafter referred to as the driving spindle) on
which is formed two whoels c' c³ a distanco apart, one at each end.
In some cases for the purpose of ensuring the rotation of the cutters when making
short curves we run the outside driving wheels loosely on the driving spindle and
connect them by pawls and ratchet wheels from the driving spindle.
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On the driving spindle c is affixed or formed a toothed wheel d which gears into
another toothed wheel e affixed or formed on the spindle e (which is hereinafter
referred to as the lower cutter spindle) this spindle è is centre pivotted at e* in the
case parallel with the driving spindle c. At or near, the centre of the spindlo e
is formed or secured a circular steel tempered disc f having a tapered and sharpened
edge f
In the upper part A of the tool is pivotted at a parallel and perpendicularly
opposite the lower cutter spindle e a shorter spindle g¹ having a similar cutting
dise at or near one end thereof, such cutting disc h having an opposite taper on
its cutting edge and is so pivotted that a small portion of its flat edge
press against a small portion of the flat edge f2 of the lower cutter f.
will
The cutting discs h are kept pressed together by pivotting the upper spindle g'
between two arms or brackets jj2 which we secure to the upper part A of the tool,
and on the arm at the cutting disc end of the spindle g' we form a peg pivot g
to fit and ride into a parallel hole centrally in the cutting disc or vice versa.
The end of this arm is carried downwards and its point used as a sight indicator j
to shew the exact seat of severing the material. The opposite bracket is formed
as a spring arm having near its end a centre screw k upon which rotates the opposite
end of the spindle g¹. This centre screw k is formed as a thumb screw so that the
pressure against the cutting edges may be regulated for the purpose of cutting
thick or thin material.
For the purpose of feeding or drawing the material between and evenly up to
the edges of the cutting discs f h thin flat discs m m' of flexible rubber or other
material is affixed on each of the outer sides of the cutting discs, such rubber discs
may be slightly larger in diameter than the cutting discs to ensure-a-firm and even
feed of the cloth or other material to the cutters when the tool is in operation, and
by this simple feed device the material is free when the tool is not in operation.
The lower cutting disc f has also a smaller rubber disc n on the inner side thereof
and just protruding through the roof of the lower part B, such rubber disc n
assisting to draw or guide one side of the divided material between the upper and
lower parts A B evenly and without puckering the same.
To the back p of the upper part we attach or form in one therewith a suitable
handle p'.
The front of the lower part B is extended and tapered up to the cutters fh
for the purpose of feeding the material thereto and the front edge thereof may if
desired be supported by a suitable roller.
It will thus be seen that when the tool or apparatus is pushed or propelled on a
board or cutting table the driving wheels c¹ care rotated and communicate motion
to the lower cutter by means of the gearing de¹; the uppor cutter / being
rotated by the pressure on the edge of the lower cutter f. When at the same time
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page_text: if the material be brought against the front of the cutters it will be drawn between
the cutting discs by means of the feeding rubber discs m m¹ and n or other described
means and severed.
In some cases or modifications of our invention, the lower cutting disc may be
adjusted and the upper cutting disc remain set. The peg pivot g and sight arm j
may be abolished by rotating the spindle y' of the upper cutting disc h in a free
bush in the upper part of the tool.
The driving spindle c may be geared under or at either side of the lower
spindle e and a feed arrangement obtained by pressing a light spring from the
upper part of the tool upon a smaller rubber roller on the inner side of the lower
spindle, or if a very thin washer be employed it may press upon the upper part
of the tool or the upper spindle, or a separate roller affixed thereto and fold over
or give way when the material passes over it. A wide roller may be geared from
the driving shaft and project through the roof of the lower part B.
The housing or case 6 is enclosed where possible to prevent dust entering.
The apparatus may be driven independently by any preferred motor.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In tools or apparatus for cutting cloth or other material consisting of two
tempered circular steel discs having a tapered and sharpened edge, operated and
arranged substantially as herein described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In tools or apparatus for cutting cloth or other material, of forming the
frame in two parts by means of a curved flat strip such as a so as to allow of the
divided or severed material passing over and under the same without disturbing or
puckering the material substantially as shown and described.
3. In tools or apparatus for cutting cloth or other material the driving mechanism
such as herein shown and described or their equivalents for operating the circular
cutting discs.
4. In tools or apparatus for cutting cloth and other material of means for feeding
or drawing the material between and evenly up to the edges of the cutting discs,
and assisting to draw or guide the divided material between the upper and lower
parts A B, consisting of one or more thin flat discs of flexible rubber or other
suitable material arranged substantially as herein described and shown in. the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st dore of Torv 190c