IMPROVEMENTS IN GILL FALLERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I EDWARD CLARKSON, of Perseverance Works, Bradford, in the County of York,
Machine Wool Comb Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN GILL FALLERS "
to be as follows:-
"
Heretofore in the manufacture of the gill fallers employed in the combing or
"preparing" of wool and other fibres; the gills or pins have been drifted or driven
through holes formed in a strip or bar of brass the back of which has afterwards
been soldered or secured to the faller, or holes have been drilled through the faller,
and the gills or pins driven through, from the back, another method which saved
part of the labor and cost of drilling the fallers was, to construct the faller, so that
in section it was similar to the letter T, the holes being drilled through the head,
but the objection to this form is, that the fallers are rendered too light and are apt
to break and otherwise be injured.
According to this invention I form a radial or curved recess, in the sides of the
faller, which economizes the labor of drilling, admits the gills or pins, and the
drifting thereof, without seriously taking from the weight of the faller, and also
secures to the underedge of the faller, its entire width, instead of reducing the
latter to a central web or midfeather, as in the T form referred to.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I EDWARD CLARKSON of Perseverance Works, Bradford, in the County of York,
Machine Wool Comb Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN GILL FALLERS, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
According to this invention I form a radial or curved recess, in the sides of the
faller, which economizes the labor of drilling, admits the gills or pins, and drifting
thereof, without seriously taking from the weight of the faller, and also secures to
the underedge of the faller, its entire width, instead of reducing the latter to on
cross section a central web or midfeather, as in the T form heretofore employed.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a complete
description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a
part of this specification in which :-
Fig. 1. is an elevation of a faller constructed according to this my said invention.
Fig. 2. is a plan view of the back of the said faller.
Fig. 3. is an elevation of part of said faller drawn to enlarged scale.
Fig. 4. is a section through line A B of Fig. 3.
At 1. is the faller in the two sides of which are formed radius or curved recesses
2. 2. which recesses taper or run out towards the back 2, the part 3. I preferably
make of brass and dovetail its ends into the faller as at 4. 4. and braze or solder
therein; the object of using the part 3 is to prevent the faller being rusted by
damp or moisture in the fibre but the part 3 is not indispensable as the faller may
be made in one piece.
It will be seen that recessing the sides of the faller as described and illustrated
leaves only the thickness of the parts 3. and 5. to drill or bore for the reception of
the pins 6. in lieu of boring through the entire faller and that whilst the recesses 2
effect the desired saving in labor and cost of drilling the weight of the faller is not
materially or objectionably reduced and there is ample room afforded for introducing
the pins whilst the original width of the back 7. is preserved.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The fallers having recess or recesses such as 3. formed therein for purpose herein
fully explained and described and illustrated by drawings hereto annexed.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.