Improvements in Machines for Smoothing or Glossing Linen or like Material.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th July, 1889-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATIŪN.
Improvements in Machines for Smoothing or Glossing Linen or
like Material.
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I SAMUEL BARRETT of 31, Low Street Keighley in the County of York, Collar
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is
to say:
It consists of improvements in the arrangement and construction of the parts
forming machines for smoothing or glossing linen or like material of such a nature
that the operations of these said machines are rendered more easily effected or
controlled by the operative.
This is accomplished by making use of the well known heated-roller the same being
mounted upon its shaft and heated by any of the common well known methods at
present in use, however in connection with this invention this heated roller is so arranged
that in addition to its ordinary rotary motion an upward and downward movement
may be imparted to it for the purpose of bringing and pressing it into connection with
the articles to be ironed or smoothed thereby, and raised out of connection therewith
when not required; said downward movement being preferably effected by pedal
mechanism actuated by the operative or it may be effected by any other well known
means. The upward movement is preferably effected by a counterbalancing weight
when the heated roller is mounted upon a lever and by a spring arrangement when
the heated roller is mounted in bearings that allow said outward movement to be
effected.
Beneath the heated-iron above described is placed a table which may be mounted
upon suitable (such as ball) castors so that it may be moved in any direction backward
or forward or laterally (in one and the same horizontal plane) upon a supplementary
table beneath it, or it (said table) may be mounted upon binged bearings that are so
arranged as to permit its said movements in any of said directions thus dispensing
with said supplementary table.
Instead of the heated-roller being made to move upward and downward while the
table upon which it is made to press has no such movement, it will readily be seen
that the heated roller may be made stationary as regards its said upward and down-
ward movements and said movements may be imparted to the table.
From the foregoing it will be seen that the articles desired to be ironed or smoothed
may be placed upon the moveable table, the heated-roller pressed down upon them
and then said table may be moved so that all and every or any portion of said articles
so placed may be brought into contact with said heated-roller as is necessary or as may
be desired by the operative.
The heated roller employed in connection with this invention has its outer projecting
end covered with gauze instead of same being perfectly closed or altogether open as
has heretofore been the case; in this manner the heated air or gases are caused to
escape at the other end by reason of this gauze admitting a current of air from the
outside but preventing the flame from obtruding.
Dated this 26th day of October 1888.
SAMUEL BARRETT.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.

page_text: SPOTICATIOAT
Improvements in Machines for Smoothing or Glossing Linen or
like Material.
1, SAMUEL BARRETT of 31, Low Street, Keighley in the County of York, Collar
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, that is to say :-
It consists of improvements in the arrangement and construction of the parts forming
machines for smoothing or glossing linen or like material of such a nature that the
operations of these said machines are rendered more easily effected or controlled by
the operative.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention in order that same may be
more readily understood, I have hereunto appended sheets of drawings illustrative
thereof to which by figures and letters reference is made in the following description.
Fig. 1 is front elevation of a machine made in accordance with this invention.
Fig. 2 is a part sectional end elevation shewing a portion of the parts illustrated
by fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a back view shewing the driving gear. Fig. 4 is a top view of parts shewn
by fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is front elevation of portion of a machine made in accordance with this
invention but having a modified arrangement of mechanisms as hereinafter described.
Fig. 6 is top view of fig. 5.
To attain the object of this invention the well known kind of heated-roller a is
made use of, and this heated-roller a is mounted upon its shaft & and may be heated
by any of the common well known methods at present in use, yet I preferably
employ gas for this purpose and to be enabled to do so with advantage I arrange
and construct the roller a and certain parts in connection therewith as hereinafter
described. Again this heated-roller a in connection with this invention is so arranged
that in addition to its ordinary rotary motion, which it receives through the wheel
worm & mounted upon the shaft e and the driving pulleys f as will readily be seen,
an upward and downward movement may be imparted to it for the purpose of
bringing and pressing it into connection with the articles to be ironed or smoothed
thereby, and raised out of connection or contact therewith as desired; said down-
ward movement being effected by the pedal g which is coupled thereto by the rod gl
(this rod g¹ being so arranged by having its outer end screwed and the screwed
cross piece mounted thereon that the height of the pedal g way be adjusted),
while its upward movement is effected by the spring, which is mounted in the
bearings and which in this manner supports the roller a as well as its driving
mechanisms b c d e and.f together with the framework k upon which same are
mounted.
Although in the foregoing description only one roller a is referred to, two or
more of these rollers a such as a¹ a" together with their respective driving
mechanisms bb, c₁ c¹¹, and d¹ d¹¹ may be mounted upon the framework k or ki
(fig. 5) and operated by one arrangement of pedal mechanism as is shewn throughout
the several drawings.
Beneath the heated-roller a (or rollers a a¹ a¹¹) is mounted the table 1, one arrange-
ment or method of mounting this table as described in connection with and illustrated
by figs. 1, 2 and 4, being by attaching the rollers m m thereto and fixing the
supplementary table n in a suitable position for the rollers m m³ with their table / to
operate upon, while the other arrangement as shewn by figs. 5 and 6 consists of
mounting the table-l-upon the lever-arms o o¹, which are carried by being hinged on
the pillar p mounted upon the table p', the support " for the spring / being formed
to suit the position of said rollers a a¹ a¹ as shewn, and upon this table or the
linen etc. to be smoothed glossed is placed, while by the pedal g the roller a or
rollers a a¹ all are pressed into contact with it by which means the object desired is
attained.

page_text: When the rollers a a¹ a" are pressed into contact with the table or as above
described their rotary movement causes the said table or to move in the direction
indicated by the arrows as the rate at which said table or travels at this time
agrees with the rate at which the peripheral surfaces of the rollers a a¹ a¹¹ travel,
they (said rollers) only partly produce the desired effect upon the linen, and in order
to attain the full effect, the table or is retarded in its movement in the direction
indicated.
The means employed for this purpose in connection with the table consist of the
rack which is attached to the table 1, the wheel t¹ gearing with said rack t and
mounted loosely upon the vertical shaft which is rotated in the desired direction
by the gearing wheels u uu", the worm wheel v and worm v mounted upon the
driving shaft e, as will be readily understood. The wheel t¹ is mounted loosely upon
the shaft in order that by the use of the clutch coupling (which is mounted so
as to slide upon but to rotate with the shaft t" and the teeth of which is also those on
the wheel are formed as shewn by fig. 2) the said table is prevented from travelling
in the direction indicated by the arrows at a quicker rate than that at which the
peripheral surface of this wheel t' travels, while it is free to be moved by the operative
in the opposite direction for the purpose of rearranging the linen etc. upon it or as
may be desired by said operative.
It will be seen that any alteration in the rate of speed at which it is desired that the
table should travel may be effected by increasing or diminishing the size of the
wheel and that since the coupling is moveable or arranged to slide upon
the shaft it may easily be removed for the purpose of effecting the change in
the wheel t¹.
In order to keep the rack t in gear with its wheel t' as also to allow the substitution
of a greater or less wheel t', a wooden lath or strip of metal m is attached, by any
suitable adjustable attachment, to the top of the table n in such a manner as to form
a guide for the rollers m m¹.
The means employed in connection with the table for the purpose of retarding or
regulating its movement as hereinbefore described consist of the worm wheel w
mounted loosely upon the outer end of the pillar p and arranged to gear with the
wheel w mounted in bearings w¹ and driven or rotated by the driving wheel w
Rigidly attached so as to rotate with this wheel w is the catch wheel in connection
with which is made to operate the catch a mounted upon the lever-arm o¹, by which
means the rate of speed of said lever arm o' is regulated in one direction so as not to
exceed that at which it is desired that it should travel, while in the other direction it
is free to be moved by the operative.
In place of the rollers m m² being used for carrying the the table 1, ball or other castors
may be employed by which means any lateral movement in addition to that in the
direction shewn by arrows, of said table 1, is allowed and thus the relative positions of
the rollers a al al and the table 1 may be varied, however in this case the movements
of said table could not be so effectually controlled or retarded as hereinbefore
described, while by the employment of the arrangement shewn by figs. 5 and 6 in
connection with table these lateral movements as well as retarding effect are
obtained.
The heated rollers a a' a" herein before described as being preferably heated by the
combustion of gas therein are constructed so that their outer ends z fig. 2 may be
covered with gauze y in this manner providing a passage through said gauze for a
supply of air to support the combustion while at the same time by the well known
properties of said gauze y any flame is prevented from obtruding.
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:
1. The heated-roller a (or rollers a a¹) mounted in the bearings k, means for rotating
this roller (or these rollers), the spring / mounted in the bearings h¹, the pedal g with
its connecting rod g¹ and the table mounted upon the supplementary table n in

page_text: combination all of these said parts and mechanisms being respectively constructed and
arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposes specified.
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2. The heated-rollers a a mounted and rotated as set forth, pedal and spring
mechanisms for imparting the vertical movements, to these rollers, the table 7, the
rack-gear and clutch mechanisms for controlling the movements of said table in one
direction and allowing freedom of movement thereto in the other direction, the table n
and the lath m for keeping said table in position, in combination, all of these said
parts and mechanisms being respectively constructed and arranged to operate
substantially as and for the purposes specified.
3. The heated-rollers a a¹ a mounted upon the bearings k¹, means for imparting
rotary motion to these rollers, the springh mounted in the bearings ¹, pedal
mechanism for operating said rollers a a' a" as set forth, the table / mounted upon
the lever-arms o and o¹, and the means for supporting these lever-arms in com-
bination, all of these said parts and mechanisms. being respectively constructed and
arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposes specified.
4. The heated-roller a a¹ a¹¹ mounted and rotated as set forth, pedal and spring
mechanisms for operating these rollers as described, the lever-arms o and o¹ upon
which said table is mounted, the pillar p, the table pi and the worm gear and catch
wheel mechanisms for controlling the movements of said table in one direction and
allowing freedom thereto in the other direction, in combination all of these parts
and mechanisms being respectively constructed and arranged to operate substantially
as and for the purposes specified.
5. In combination with roller heated by the combustion of gas as herein set forth,
the gauze y for covering the outer end of said roller substantially as specified in the
manner and for the purpose described.
Dated this 25th day of Tule 1000
SAMUEL BARRETT.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.