IMPROVEMENTS IN TENTERING MACHINES
Year: 1885

page_text: I HENRY AVISON, of Hawthorn Terrace, Crossland Moor, near Huddersfield, in
the County of York, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TENTERING MACHINES to be as follows:-
The object of this my invention is, to ensure the "piece" or fabric being passed
straight and evenly into the machine, so as to avoid creasing and the defects
consequent thereon."
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For purpose aforesaid, I employ a pair of feed or intake rollers, on one of which
I mount a brake pulley, and enclose the latter within a strap" or clip brake, the
end of the piece or fabric, is passed over the top roller, and between the two,
thence around, and under the brake roller, forward to the machine the brake will
be then adjusted so as to put a drag, and requisite tension, upon the piece, that the
latter is freed from creases or wrinkles-On the axis of the brake roller is a worm,
gearing with, and driving a wheel, communicating with an index or counter, for
recording the length of piece or pieces passed through the machine.
Date this on
1007
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

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I HENRY AVISON, of Hawthorn Terrace, Crossland Moor, near Huddersfield, in
the County of York, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TENTERING MACHINES
and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
The object of this my invention is to ensure the "piece" or fabric being passed
straight and evenly into the machine, so as to avoid creasing and the defects
consequent thereon.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,
forming a part of this specification, in which :-
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a tentering machine having my improvements
applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1.
At 1 and 2 are a pair of feed or intake roilers on the axis of the roller 1 is a
wheel and clip brake 3, adjustable by screw 4, the end of the piece or fabric 5 is
passed over the guide roller 6 thence to the intake roller 2 over which it is passed
and under the intake or brake roller 1 thence to and over the top guide roller 7-
The brake will now be adjusted so as to put a drag and requisite tension upon the
entire width of the piece, that the latter is free from creases or wrinkles-On the
axis of the roller 7 is a pinion 8 gearing with and driving a pinion 9 upon a collar
of the stud 10, on the said collar is also a worm 11 gearing with worm wheel 12
on the upright shaft or spindle 13 which communicates motion to an ordinary
counter or indicator 14 which registers or records the length of piece or pieces
passed through the machine.
The indicator or counter 14 also acts as a guide to the attendant on the machine
as to whether the brake is properly adjusted to give the required length of piece
according to the weight thereof and so avoids the loss consequent on retentering to
obtain the necessary width and length to a given weight and further avoids
manipulation or distortion of the figures on pattern woven pieces.
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
1. The rollers, 1, 2, in combination with the adjustable clip brake 3 for purpose
herein described.
2. The rollers 1, 2, adjustable brake 3, and recording apparatus 14, all in
combination, for purpose herein described.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1885.