Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 15th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 20th Jan., 1888

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Hardening Felt Hats.
I HENRY JEPSON of 14 Beaconsfield Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County of
Lancaster, 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 machinery for purpose aforesaid, and consists of improved
appliances, or parts for consolidating or felting the material or fibre of which such
hats are made, and comprises a stationary hollow cone, perforated into which steam is
discharged, a corresponding cone, but not perforated, serves as a cover for the one
first mentioned, the fibre being between the two cones, the outer one of which receives
an eccentric or irregular rubbing, and felting rotary motion, whereby the fibre is
felted, consolidated, and hardened there is provided in connection with the eccentric,
pulleys for operating the outer or cover cone together with a convenient arrange-
ment of levers for lifting off, and depositing the outer cone, upon the inner cone.
Such being the nature and object of the 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 a side elevation of the apparatus having my improvements applied.
Fig. 2. is a front view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. is a side elevation shewing upper or cover cone lifted off inner cone.
Fig. 4. is enlarged view shewing pulley and eccentric connection.
At 1 is the framing of the machine, on which is the inner and perforated cone 2
to which steam is introduced by way of steam pipe 3 at 4 is the outer or covering
cone, the latter is carried or supported by the arms 5. 6. until the top rails 7 are
lowered sufficiently to bring the grooved pulley 8 so low that the stud 9 (which is
fast to the apex of the cone 4) enters the hole 9" which is eccentric to the pulley 8
meanwhile the forked ends 5* of the arms 5 and 6 will have lowered and passed clear
of the pins 11 and 12 of the cone 4 which is now free to revolve on the felting material,
between it and the lower cone, which it does in a rubbing or irregular manner the
pulley S and eccentric being driven by the pulley and cords 13. 14 there is thus the
irregular rubbing and felting motion and action given to the outer or felting
cone 4. Pulley 13 is driven by a like pulley on its axis, and latter pulley receives
motion from ordinary driving power of the works, 15 is a balance lever and weight.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that
what I claim is :-
In a machine for felting the combination of cones 3-4 pulley 8 and eccentric 10
whereby the cone 4 receives an irregular rotary, wobbling motion, as, and for
purpose herein fully described and illustrated by annexed drawings.
Dated this 13th day of December 1887.
Dated this 13th day of December 1887.
HENRY JEPSON.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.