IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PUFFING COLLARS AND RUFFLES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, HERMANN SCHMIDT resident of Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINES FOR PUFFING COLLARS AND RUFFLES, to be as follows:-
The improvements in question refer to a machine, such as is used for curling
collars, cuffs & after they have been ironed and drossed, and consist in :
1. The employment of independent rolls a, b and c driven by the transmission
wheels m, n and o.
2. The combination of the two lower horizontal rolls a and b with the upper
curling roll c which can be lowered by the levers h, h and h¹.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section, Fig. 2 a plan,
Fig. 3 a cross.section and Fig. 4 a side view of the machine.
In the standards A, A, .which are connected with each other by stay rods, are
bedded the three rolls a, b and c of which a and b can be set or adjusted
horizontally and c vertically. The three rolls a, b and c rotate in the same
direction by means of the toothed wheels m, n and o situated at the side of the
machine. The bearings of the upper curling roll c are moveable, in a vertical
direction and are connected with a treadle by the levers h, h the shaft w and the
lever h¹. By this treadle the roll c can be lowered at pleasure. A spiral spring &
continually opposes this action and raises the curling roll c when the treadle
is released. .
The rolls a, b and c are hollow, so that they can be heated by gas-burners,
heaters &
The linen is brought under the roll c on to the rolls a and b, and the roll o is
lowered by means of the treadle.
The rolls a, b and c are made to rotate by the handle H, and so the linen lying
between them is brought into the desired curled or round form. By shifting the
lower rolls a and b in a horizontal direction, the degree of bending or curling may
be varied as desired.
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page_text: Improvements in Machines for Curling Collars and Ruffles.
I, HERMANN SCHMIDT, resident of Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
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 improvements in question refer to a machine, such as is used for curling 5
collars, cuffs, etc. after they have been ironed and dressed, and consist in:
1.) The employment of independent rolls a, b and c, (see drawing filed with
provisional specification) driven by the transmission wheels m, n and o.
2.) The combination of the two lower horizontal rolls a and b with the upper
curling roll c, which can be lowered by the levers h, h and h¹.
In the drawing filed with the provisional specification Fig. 1.is a longitudinal
section, Fig. 2 a plan, Fig. 3 a cross section and Fig. 4 a side view of the machine.
In the standards A A, which are connected with each other by stay rods, are
bedded the three rolls a, b and c, of which a and b can be set borizontally, and c
vertically. The three rolls a b and c rotate in the same direction by means of the 1
toothed wheels m, n and o, situated at the side of the machine.
The bearings of the upper curling roll c are movable in a vertical direction and
are connected with a treadle by the lever h, h, the shaft w and the lever h¹. By
this treadle the roll c can be lowered down at pleasure. A spiral & continually
opposes this action and raises the curling roll c, when the treadle is released.
The rolls a, b and c are hollow, so that they can be heated by gas-burners,
heaters etc.
The linen is brought under the roll c on to the rolls a and b, and the roll c is
lowered by means of the treadle.
The rolls a b and c are made to rotate by the handle H, and so the linen lying
between them is brought into the desired curled or round form. By shifting the
lower rolls a and b in a horizontal position, the work can be stopped.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
In machines for curling collars, cuffs and similar articles:
1.) The employment of independent rolls a, b and c driven by transmission
wheels m, n and o, for the purpose of conveniently introducing the linen to be
curled.
2.) The connection of the two lower horizontal rolls a and b, with the upper
curling rolls c by means of the levers h, h and h¹ for the purpose of stopping the
work at pleasure.
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