Improvements in Beetling Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Beetling Machines.
I JOHN PHILLIPS of 64 Woodvale Road Belfast Ireland, Linen Finisher do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
My invention relates to improvements in beetling machines of the type known.
as Mather and Platts beetling machine which consists essentially in providing
the upper portion or spring holder of the hammer with an operating piston and
the lower portion with a cylindrical guide.
According to this invention transpose the working parts of the machine that
is I connect the piston with the lower or striking portion and the cylindrical guide
with the upper portion or spring holder of the hammer.
I also provide the cylindrical guide with leather or composition bushing so
constructed as to admit of the said bushing being easily removed and a new
bushing inserted without removing the hammer from the machine thus facilitating
repairs and reducing the cost of construction.
The bushing being made of leather or other soft material and the piston being
of steel or other metal the presence of grit or dust caused by the friction of metals
upon each other is thus obviated and the use of sheets for protecting the cloth
from the grit or dust falling thereon is thus dispensed with.
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1907
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden, London, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Beetling Machines.
I, JOHN PHILLIPS of 64 Woodvale Road Belfast in the County of Antrim -
Ireland Linen Finisher 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:-
This Invention relates to improvements in Beetling machines for operating upon
cloth or similar fabrics of the kind known as Mather and Platt's beetling machine
in which are combined ordinary C springs and straps for vibrating and supporting
the beetle or hammer the upper portion or spring holder of the hammer being
provided with a piston and the lower portion with a cylindrical guide.
Now my present, invention has for its object to transpose the working parts of
such machines that is to say I connect the piston with the lower or striking portion
and the cylindrical guide with the upper portion cr spring holder of the hammer.
I also provide the cylindrical guide with a leather or suitable composition
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page_text: bushing so constructed as to admit of the same being readily removed and a new
one substituted without removing the hammer, from the machine thus facilitating
repairs and reducing the cost of construction.
Thus the bushing being made of leather or other soft material and the piston
being of steel or other metal, the presence of grit or dust caused by the friction
of metals upon each other is obviated and the use of sheets for protecting the cloth
or material being operated upon from the said grit or dust falling thereon is
thus dispensed with.
a the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a beetle or
hammer and its support and guide according to my invention, and Fig. 2 is an end
elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the guide anu Fig. 4 is a cross
section of the same looking upwards. a is the beetle or hammer, 6 the piston and
c, c the brackets forming the guide d, d are the C springs and e, e the leather
straps passing around the same and fixed by the tightening screw rods and
nuts e, e¹. The other ends of the straps are connected to the hammer so as to
vibrate and support the same.
The springs d, d are carried by the holder or block f and to the lower surface
of the latter are attached the brackets c in such a manner that one or both of
them may be readily detached for renewing the bushing carried in the guide
without removing the hammer.
The guide is formed of the cylindrical metal piece g within which is fitted
the leather or composition bush h forming a frictional bearing for the piston b
shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
The cylindrical guide is supported and fixed in position between the rims or
projections of the brackets c.
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:-
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(1) In beetling machines for cloth or other fabrics connecting the piston with
the lower or striking portion and the cylindrical guide with the upper portion or
spring holder of the hammer substantially as described and set forth.
(2) In beetling machines providing the cylindrical guide with a leather or
composition bushing substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(3) In beetling machines the combination of the hammer a piston & brackets c
formed with rims c¹ springs d straps e screw rods and nuts e¹ block f guide g and
bushing substantially as described and shewn in the drawings and for the
purposes specified.
Dated this 25th day of October 1807
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.