Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 17th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
We, RICHARD ELLIS of Britannia Mills, Batley Carr, Yorkshire, Flock Manu-
facturer, and ALFRED LONGFELLOW of Batley Carr aforesaid, Flock Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has reference to that description of flock curling machine where a
spiked Swift revolves in a suitably shaped covering or chamber provided with a grate
through which the flocks are forced by the centrifugal action of the spiked cylinder,
such machines also working in connection with a rotating cage employed for cleaning
the flocks as they issue through the grate as set forth in a prior application for
patent made by us on the 14th day of September A.D. 1887, No. 12447. Our
present invention consists in combining with such machine a carrier or travelling
endless apron or lattice sheet, one end of which is placed in connection with the grate
of the machine, and the other end thereof in connection with one end of the rotating
cage, so that as the flocks leave the grate they fall onto the lattice sheet, and are
conveyed thereby into one end of the rotating cage, whereby the machine is rendered
perfectly self acting. The lattice sheet is driven from any convenient rotary part of
the machine, and it can be so placed as to admit of the rotary cage being placed in a
line with the machine or at right angles thereto, or in any other convenient position
according to the space and room at the disposal of the owner.
The grate through which the flocks issue from the machine is provided with one or
more doors, sliding or otherwise, so as to lessen or increase the area of the said grate,
which is sometimes necessary, when making certain descriptions of flocks.
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TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Curling and Cleaning Flocks.
We, RICHARD ELLIS of Britannia Mills, Batley Carr, Yorkshire, Flock Manu-
facturer and ALFRED LONGFELLOW of Batley Carr aforesaid Flock 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:
Our invention has reference to that description of flock curling machine where a
spiked swift revolves in a suitably shaped covering or chamber provided with a
grate.
Our invention consists in combining with such machines a grate through which the
curled flocks are thrown by the centrifugal action of the spiked swift, also in the
employment of a rotary cage, employed for the purpose of cleaning the curled flocks
and in the application to such machines of a lattice sheet for conveying the material
from the machine to the rotary cage.
Such being the nature and object of our invention, we will now proceed to describe
the same more fully and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying sheet
of Drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is cross section of a flock-curling
machine. Fig. 2 sectional elevation of combined flock curling and cleaning machines,
and Fig. 3 end view of same. a is the framework of the machine in which revolves
the spiked roller b driven by pulley from strap d e is a grate composed of
parallel bars through which the curled flocks are thrown out, as hereinafter explained;
is a cage for cleaning the flocks and it is placed at an angle for the purpose of
allowing the flocks to travel through. This cage is driven by a strap g from a small
pulley revolving upon a short shaft or stud receiving its motion from another pulley h
from the main driving shaft of the machine; j is a travelling lattice sheet driven
from any convenient rotary part of the machine by means of a band wheel or worm
gearing. The lattice sheet receives the flocks as they issue from the grate and conveys
the said flocks to the cleaning cage. is an exhaust fan employed to draw dust out
of the fibrous material through a fine sieve in the machine.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-
:―
Fibrous substances to be converted into curled flocks are placed upon the travelling
endless apron driven by worm and wheel and band pulleys, m. At the extremity of
the endless apron are a pair of feeding rollers which receive the fibre from the apron
and deliver it into one end of the machine where it is received by the revolving
spiked swift and carried around with great rapidity the centrifugal action of which
causes the curled flocks to issue through the grate and to drop onto the endless
apron by which it is conveyed into the rotary cleaning cage f the loose fibre inter-
mingled therewith dropping through the cylindrical sieve or cage into a suitable
receptacle or onto the floor, whilst the curled flocks which are larger than the mesh of

page_text: the sieve or cage travel through the cylinder and fall onto the floor or into bags. It
will be seen that the angle of the cylinder f can be increased by the adjusting
screw n.
The grate through which the curled flocks issue may be provided with one or more
doors sliding or otherwise so as to lessen or increase the area of the said grate
which is sometimes necessary when curling certain descriptions of flocks.
By the employment of the endless apron for conveying the flocks from the machine
to the cleaning cylinder the machine is rendered perfectly self-acting such' cylinder
being driven from any convenient rotary part of the machine allows the cylinder to
be so placed as to admit of its being in a line with the machine, or at right angles
thereto, or in any other convenient position according to the space and room at the
disposal of the owner.
This machine is very effective in its operation, getting through a large amount of
work in a given time, and as the operation of feeding is continuous, the flocks are
thrown through the grate in the same ratio at which the fibre is fed into the machine,
consequently if there be a continuous supply of fibre there is a continuous process of
manufacture going on.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declaro that what we
claim is
:
Firstly In a flock curling machine the combination thorewith of the grate for the
purpose of curling the flocks in manner as substantially described.
:
Secondly In a flock curling machine the combination therewith of the rotary
cleaning cage substantially as set forth.
:
Thirdly In a flock curling machine the combination of the endless travelling
apron for the purpose of conveying the flocks to the cleaning cage.
Dated this 16th day of February 1888.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.