Improvements in Openers and Scutohers for Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1897

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Improvements in Openers and Scutohers for Cotton and other Fibrous
Materials.
We, WALTER LORD and WILL LORD, Machine Makers, both of Canal Street
Works, Todmorden, in the County of York, and JAMES WHITEHEAD, Manager to
the Pendlebury Spinning Company Limited, of Pendlebury, near Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the Invention for which Letters
Patent numbered 23816 and dated 12th December 1895 were granted to us the said
Walter Lord and Will Lord.
The essential features of the said Patented Invention consisted in regulating the
strup fork guido levers from both the end pendants or fish tail levers instead of
from only one end pendant as previously customary and the connections from the
two end pendants to the strap fork guide levers comprised an arrangement of
toggle jointed levers.
Our present improvements consist in the substitution of a chain or equivalent
connection as an alternative for the toggle jointed levers and connections described
and illustrated in the Specification to the aforesaid Patent.
In carrying our improvements into effect we couple the two ordinary end
Jendants or specini end pendants together by a chain, cord or equivalent connection
hereinafter referred to as a chain. This chain is attached at its ends to the two
end pendants and passes either directly over a pulley or equivalent part mounted
adjustably on one of the strap fork guide levers or on a part connected thereto, or
if preferred the chain may pass over or under guide pulleys before passing over or
under the pulley on the strap fork guide lever.
In either case when one (or both) of the end pendants moves outwards the chain
is tightened and drawing on the pulley actuates the strap fork guide levers and so
shifts the belt on the coues.
We provide means for adjusting the length and tension of the chain, and we
may (or may not) put a division at about mid-length in the lever box or frame so
as to divide the pendants into two sections which would work independently.
Dated this 2nd day of February 1897.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT
Agents for Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Openers and Scutchers for Cotton and other Fibrous
Materials.
We, WALTER LORD and WILL LORD, Machine Makers, both of Canal Street
Works, Todmorden, in the County of York, and JAMES WHITEHEAD, Manager to
the Pendlebury Spinning Company Limited, of Pendlebury, near Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, 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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the Invention for which Letters
Patent numbered 23816 and dated 12th December 1895 were granted to us the said
Walter Lord and Will Lord.
The essential features of the said Patented Invention consisted in regulating the 1
strap fork guide levers from both the end pendants or fish tail lovers instead of
from only one end pendant as previously customary and the connections from the
two end pendants to the strap fork guide levers comprised an arrangement of
togglo jointed levers.
Our present improvements consist in the substitution pf a chain or equivalon't
connection as an alternative for the toggle jointed levers and connections described
and illustrated in the Specification to the aforesaid Patent.
In carrying our improvements into effect wo couple the two ordinary end
pendants or special end pendants together by a chain, cord or equivalent connection
hereinafter referred to as a chain. This chain is attached at its ends to the two
end pendants and passes either directly over a pulley or equivalent part mounted
adjustably on one of the strap fork guide levers or on a part connected thereto,
or if preferred the chain may pass over or under guide pulleys before passing over
or under the pulley on the strap fork guide lover.
On the accompanying Drawing we illustrate one arrangement according to our
present improvemonts.
In this view, 1 denotes the pedal levers, 2 the pendants, 3, 4, the two special
end pendants, and 5 the chain connected at one end to the end pendant 3
and at the other end adjustably to the other end pendant 4 by means
of a regulating screw and lock nuts 6. In this arrangement the chain 5 is shown
passing under two guide pulleys 7, 8, carried by a bracket 9 secured on the lever
box or frame 10 and over a pulley 11 carried by the strap fork guide lever 12;
but as already stated the chain 5 might pass directly over the pulley 11 in which
case the two guide pulloys 7, 8 would not be required.
In either caso when one (or both) of the end pendants 3, 4, moves outwards the
chain 5 is tightened and drawing on the pulley 11 actuates the strap fork guide
levers and so shifts the belt on the cones 13.
We provide means such as the regulating screw and lock nuts G for adjusting
the length and tension of the chain 5 and we may (or may not) put a division at
about mid length in the lever box or frame 10 so as to divide the pendants into two
sections which would work independently.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Iuven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what wo
claim is :-
1. In a pedal feed regulator, coupling the two ordinary or special end pendants
together by a chain or equivalent flexible connection passing either directly or

page_text: indirectly over a pulley or equivalent part carried by one of the strap fork guide
levers.
2. In a
pedal feed regulator, the combination with one of the strap fork guido
levers and the end pendants, of the chain 5 or equivalent flexible connection
arranged and operating substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 28th day of October 1897.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants 17 St. Ann's Square Manchester.