of Patterns on Textile Fabrics.
Year: 1885

page_text: of Patterns on Textile Fabrics.
We, HENRY WILLEY, of N° 29 Brayards Road, Peckham Rye, in the County of
Surrey, tailor's cutter, and JOHN WILLIAM ROBBS, of N° 1 Queen Victoria Street,
in the City of London, Engineer, and JOHN STEWART WALLACE of Cliftonville.
Avenue, Belfast, Ireland, timber merchant do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF AND APPLIANCES FOR THE
MARKING OF PATTERNS ON TEXTILE FABRICS," to be as follows :-
:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the method of and appliances for the
marking of patterns on textile fabrics, and is designed to effect this in a simple,
efficacious, and speedy manner.
Our invention is designed the more especially for the marking of patterns on
textile or other fabrics to be formed into garments, which has hitherto been effected
in a slow and cumbersome manner by the chalking round of standard patterns, or
by the use of a stencil.
Now our invention consists essentially in the automatic marking through a
flexible stencil by a mechanical device.
Our stencil, formed of any suitable flexible material, is perforated with the
desired patterns, and in order to give it sufficient rigidity for feeding through the
mechanical device, it is fitted with a frame of thin metal all round, and with a
hinged gripper at the front for grasping firmly each length of fabric as it is
placed in position and further provided with hinges at suitable intervals to allow
of the stencil being folded into convenient compass when not in use.
The mechanical marking appliance which we employ in our method consists of
a pair of spring pressed feeding rollers, pressing on an endless band stretched
horizontally, and with its upper face in the plane of the table from which the
stencil, laid on the fabric to be marked, is fed. Passing from the moving band, the
stencil and fabric are fed between an upper revolving brush and a lower roller.
It is at this point that the marking is effected, by means of powdered chalk or
other suitable material fed on to the brush from an overhead hopper with a
longitudinal orifice, adjustable as to its aperture by any suitable means.
powder is carried round by the brush and being pressed on the fabric, through the
perforations of the stencil, marks the desired pattern. The stencil and fabric next
pass over a grating and under a stationary brush or brushes, designed to remove
the, superfluous powder, which drops into a suitable receptacle or drawer beneath,
to be used over again when occasion serves.
These brushes are detachable at will.
The

page_text: The stencil and fabric then pass on to a delivery table and being taken apart, the
latter is ready for cutting and the former for use again.
The before described mechanism is actuated by any convenient driving device,
and one of the shafts serves as a first motion shaft, from which the others derive
their rotation by means of gut or other gearing.
I mount the machine on a stand or support with suitable drawers or shelves for
patterns etc.
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicants.
of Patterns on Textile Fabrics.
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We, HENRY WILLEY, of N° 29 Brayards Road, Peckham Rye, in the County of
Surrey, tailor's cutter, JOHN WILLIAM ROBBS, late of N° 1 Queen Victoria Street,
but now of 54 Fleet Street, both in the City of London, Engineer, and JOHN
STEWART WALLACE, of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast, Ireland, timber merchant, 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 method of and appliances for the
marking of patterns on textile fabrics, and is designed to effect this in a simple,
efficacious, and speedy manner.
Our invention is designed the more especially for the marking of patterns on
textile or other fabrics to be formed into garments, which has hitherto been
effected in a slow and cumbersome manner, by the chalking round of standard
patterns, or by the use of a stencil.
"
.
Now our invention consists essentially in the automatic marking through a
flexible stencil by a mechanical device.
In order that our invention may be the better understood, we now proceed to
describe the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed, reference being
had to the letters and figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like parts
throughout the drawings.
$ Figure 1 is a sectional elevation through our machine.
Figure 2 is a part plan of the same.

page_text: Figure 5 is a plan and elevation of stencil plate with the gripping jaw for the
reception of the cloth, standing open.
Our stencil A, formed of any suitable flexible material, such as glazed paper,
buckram, or American cloth, is perforated with the desired pattern, and in order
to give it sufficient. rigidity for feeding through the mechanical device, it is either
fitted with a frame B of thin metal, or may be strengthened by a considerable
number of laps of the material of which it is formed, or other suitable material
Where the
added thereto, around the edges, until the desired rigidity is attained.
stencil is made with a metal frame, it must be provided with hinges at suitable
intervals, to allow of the stencil being folded into convenient compass, when not
in use.
The front of the stencil frame may be fitted with a flap C, provided with
pin points, under which the end of the cloth is brought, and the pin points are
pressed therein, so as firmly to seize it, by means of the closing latches D D. Any
other form of mechanical gripper which will serve to seize the end of the cloth and
hold it firmly in position while being marked may be used with the said stencil.
The mechanical marking appliance, which we employ in our method, consists of
a pair of spring pressed feed rollers E E, carrying an endless band F, stretched
with its upper face in the plane of the feed of the stencil. The said rollers are
geared together and the upper one receives its rotation from a pulley on the shaft F¹,
driven by gearing from the main drum. Passing over this feeding band F, the
stencil and fabric are fed between an upper revolving brush G, and a lower roller H,
the lower roller being driven by a handle, or pulley and strap, and being geared
with the revolving brush G, from which the whole device receives its relative
movements. A scraper or cleaning pad h is caused to press upon the lower face of
the roller H, so as to constantly cleanse it from the chalk or other marking
material.
It is at this point that the marking is effected, by means of powdered chalk,
pipe-clay or other suitable material, dry or damped, fed on to the brush from an
overhead hopper K. The said hopper is provided with a longitudinal orifice at its
lowest point, in which is fitted a revolving ratchet grooved or fluted roller L,
closing the said orifice. As the said grooved roller revolves, driven by gearing
from any suitable moving shaft, conveniently that of the main brush G, the
powdered chalk or other marking material is carried round to the aperture, and
allowed to drop through upon the surface of the revolving brush G. The orifice of
the said hopper is conveniently regulated by a sliding shutter k, pressing more or
less closely upon the face of the revolving feed roller, and fixed by thumb screws
in any required position to regulate the amount of the feed. Or, the feed of the
said roller may be regulated by variations in its speed of rotation with or without
such a sliding shutter.
The powder is carried round by the said brush G, and being pressed on to the
fabric through the perforations of the stencil, marks the desired pattern. The
stencil and fabric next pass over a grating M, and under a brush N, which may be
conveniently caused to revolve by suitable gearing in an opposite direction of
rotation to that of the main brush G. Or the said brush or brushes may be
stationary, and are designed to remove the superfluous powder or marking
material which thus drops through the grating M into a suitable receptacle or
drawer beneath.
During this operation, considerable dust, when the marking material is used dry,
is created in the machine, which it is necessary to prevent from rising to the
© annoyance of the operators. To effect this, shields R R are provided, enclosing the
said brushes completely, and a special hinged fence R¹ is fixed at the lowest edge,
where the fence meets the stencil, to prevent any accumulation of powder from
throwing back on to the table, and to permit stencils and cloths of varying
thickness to be conveniently used. The stencil and fabric then pass on to a delivery
5 table, their travel being facilitated by means of a second travelling band P and
feed rollers Q Q. The cloth so delivered is marked ready for cutting, and the
stencil is ready for use again,

page_text: The marking brush G has its bearings in side slots of the framing, and is pressed
with any desired pressure upon the cloth by means of the overhead carriage
spring S, of which the pressure is adjustable by means of the set screw T.
Similarly, one of each of the sets of the feed rollers EE and QQ is also adjustable
in its pressure by means of the set screws X X
We mount the machine upon a stand or support, with suitable drawers or
shelves for patterns etc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
1st The construction of a mechanically operated stencil marking machine, by
which powdered chalk, pipe clay, or other marking material is delivered dry or
damp in minute successive quantities upon or before a revolving marking brush,
the stencil being automatically fed between guides by feed rollers under the surface
of the said brush, and cleaned from superfluous powder as it issues by means of a
stationary or revolving cleansing brush or brushes, the whole being enclosed in a
cover to prevent the rise of dust, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
2nd In such a stencil machine, the construction of the feed hopper with a fluted
or ratchet toothed roller, revolving in the orifice of the said hopper with an
adjustable lip or with known variable speed gear, so as to deliver any desired
quantities of marking material upon the stencil, substantially as and for the
purposes specified.
3rd In such a stencil machine, the use of a revolving brush in order to effect the
rubbing in of the chalk, pipe clay, or other material, through the apertures of the
stencil upon the cloth, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
4th In such a stencil machine the use therein of a stationary or rotating cleansing
brush and of a cleansing pad or scraper on an under bearing roller to keep the
stencil and cloth as free as may be from superfluous chalk, pipe clay or other
marking material, substantially as described.
· Dated 41m 11. Jos Muh 1000
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicants.