Year: 1897

page_text: We, SOPHIE MARLA MORTIMER MADELEY, St. Elmo, Four Oaks, Sutton Cold-
field, in the County of Warwick, Married Woman, and FREDERICK MADELEY, of
St. Elmo, Four Oaks aforesaid, Tube Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The object is to obtain in an expeditious and economical manner a longitudinal
polish.
The means are:-
1-A double polishing head or housing in which are placed two horizontal polish-
ing spindles, furnished with vertical mops, one of them being higher than the
other and at such an angle as will admit of the rod or tube passing between the
edges of the mops and being operated upon by both of them longitudinally: i.e.: in
the same direction as the rod is moving this form being useful for handwork :--or
alternatively a head or housing containing two horizontal spindles, of which one is
placed directly above the other and having bearings sliding upwards and down-
wards in order to close the mops together as they wear, the same being held in
position by vertical screws as is usual in the housings of rolls and the like.
(2) A pair of heads to be placed side by side across a bedplate, having in each
a vertical spindle furnished with mops to be driven horizontally, and which by
means of a double ended (right & left hand) screw passing through both heads,
can be closed together as the mops become worn by the rod or tube passing between
the edges of the mops. These may be used in conjunction with one or more pairs
of the same or with other mops revolving vertically, or if preferred they may be
used singly instead of in pairs, the article to be polished being held up to the mop
by means of an arrangement similar to the back centre of a lathe and the whole
may if desired be formed into an automatic machine in any well known manner.
3. A set of three or more small conical rolls so placed as to have the same effect
as a bell mouthed hole or breaker, such as is used in tube drawing, to lead the tube
into a given centre and whilst retaining the rod or tube in that position, to revolve
(either by contact with a revolving rod or tube or by being driven by means of a
cord or band) and facilitate it passing but by virtue of their conical shape exposing
the smallest possible surface of such rolls to contact with the rod or tube so that
the same may not be marked by friction.
These may be used with advantage to support the rod or tube in such an
automatic machine as is referred to above.
Dated this 6th day of December 1897.
SOPHIE M. M. MADELEY.
FREDK. MADELEY.

page_text: improvements in Machinery for Polishing Metallic Rods and Tubes.
SOPHIE MARIA MORTIMER MADELEY, of Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, in the
County of Warwick, Married Woman, and FREDERICK MADELEY, of Four Oaks,
Sutton Coldfield aforesaid, Tube 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:
The object of this invention is to obtain a longitudinal polish on metallic
rods and tubes in an expeditious and economical manner; and either in combina-
tion with a circular polish or without to obtain a higher and better finish upon such
rods and tubes.
For producing this result by hand we adopt a polishing machine (see Fig. 1)
which consists of a double head or housing in which are placed two horizontal
polishing spindles furnished with vertical mops, one of them being higher than
the other and at such an angle as will admit of the rod or tube passing between
the edges of the mops at a moderate downward slope when the mops are new and
unworn both mops revolving and operating at once in a longitudinal direction upon
the rod or tube.
As the mops become gradually worn away by the friction, the rod will be brought
to travel in a horizontal position so as to be kept in contact with both the mops,
and gradually the rod will have to assume a slightly upward gradient in its
movements. A great saving in mops is thus attained since they can be used until
worn as close to the spindle as they can be effective. Fig. 1, A, is the end view
of machine here described. B is the front view. Alternatively we may adopt a
head or housing containing two horizontal spindles of which one is placed directly
above the other and having bearings moving upwards & downwards
a groove or slide in order that the mops as they become smaller by wear may be
closed together, so that both shall be kept in contact with the rod being polished,
and held in position by vertical screws as is usual in the housings of rolls and the
like or sliding bearings may be used with Fig. 1.
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Each of
or
Fig. 2 is one of a pair of polishing heads to be placed side by side across a bed-
plate and which by means of a double ended (right and left hand) screw passing
through both of them can be closed together as the mops become worn.
these heads has a vertical spindle (b) furnished with mops (e) to be driven hori-
zontally edge to edge. Fig. 3, is an alternative form of head with vertical spindle.
Fig. 4, is a set of three small conical rolls so placed as to have an effect like
unto that of a bell-mouthed hole or breaker such as is used in tube drawing to lead
the tube into a given centre, and whilst retaining the tube or' rod
in that position to revolve (either by contact with
tube or by being driven by means of a cord or band) and facilitate it passing, but by
a revolving rod
virtue of their conical shape exposing the smallest possible surface of such rolls to
contact with the rod or tube so that the same may not be marked by friction.
These will be placed in a suitable frame and may be used with advantage to support
the rod or tule in a machine which may be formed of one or more pairs of polishing
heads and spindles of either forms Fig. 2, or Fig. 3, or the pattern described as
alternative to Fig. 1, riz.; with the spindles placed directly one above the other
and with or without the addition of a pair of vertical polishing mops such as are
in ordinary use placed edge to edge and both acting at the same time on the rod;
the conical rolls being placed between each pair of mops-or we may forin a
machine with a single polishing head and spindle of either pattern Fig. 2, or

page_text: Fig. 3, the rod to be polished being in that case held up to the mop by means of
an arrangement similar to the back centre of a lathe, and in any of these cases
we may either pass the rods or tubes through the machine by hand or automatically
by any well known means.
In the ying Towings
SOPHIE M, M. MADELEY.
FREDK. MADELEY.