Improvements connected with the Breaking-up and Mixing of Cotton Waste.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 13th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Breaking-up and Mixing of
Cotton Waste.
I JOHN LOBLEY of Ramsbottom, in the County of Lancaster, Tin and Copper
Smith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is applicable to the machines known as "cotton waste breakers"
employed for breaking-up cop bottoms and other cotton waste previously to its
delivery into the mixing room.
These machines usually deliver the broken cotton waste from a horizontal
lattice onto the floor of the room and there is consequently a large accumulation
of cotton waste on the floor, as well as a considerable quantity of "fluff" flying
about the room, which in the event of a fire is very dangerous.
The broken cotton waste as it accumulates is from time to time removed by
hand in skips or otherwise to the mixing room.
The principal objects of my invention are to prevent the accumulation of cotton
waste in the breaking up room, and to save labor by conveying the same
automatically and continuously into the mixing room, and mixing the same without
further labor.
For the purposes of my invention I provide a sloping lattice behind the machine
or machines to convey the broken cotton waste to one centre from whence it
drops into a hopper.
The hopper conveys the waste into a trunk provided with an exhausting fan
which delivers the same along a passage or continuation of the trunk through
the brick or stone wall direct and in a thoroughly mixed condition into the
mixing room, so that the moisture supplied as usual in the breaking up room
penetrates and is absorbed by the cotton more evenly than at present.
This exhaust fan will also serve to ventilate the breaking up room as well
as to mix and deliver the cotton.
To prevent danger of any fire which may occur in the breaking up room being
communicated to the mixing room, I fit the trunk at or near the wall with a
damper or sliding valve which the attendant can readily close if necessary so as
to shut off all communication between the two rooms.
This damper or valve may also be electrically connected with an alarm bell in
any convenient situation to sound an alarm and give notice whenever the attendant
shuts the valve, or the valve itself may be suspended by an inflammable cord so
that in case of fire it will close automatically and at the same time ring the
alarm bell.
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GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Breaking-up and Mixing of
Cotton Waste.
I JOHN LOBLEY, of Ramsbottom in the County of Lancaster, Tin and Copper
Smith, 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 is applicable to the machines known as "cotton-waste-breakers"
employed for breaking-up cop bottoms and other hard cotton waste, previously to
its delivery into the mixing room.
These machines usually deliver the broken cotton waste from a horizontal or
sloping lattice onto the floor of the room, and there is consequently a large
accumulation of cotton waste on the floor, as well as a considerable quantity of
"fluff" flying about the room, which in the event of a fire is very dangerous.
The broken cotton waste as it accumulates is from time to time removed by
hand in skips, or otherwise, to the mixing room where the mixing is performed by
hand.
The principal objects of my invention are to prevent the accumulation of cotton.
waste in the breaking-up room, and to save labor by conveying the same auto-
matically and continuously into the mixing room or other couvenient place, and at
the same time "mixing" the cotton waste without further labor.
The nature of my said invention and the manner of carrying the same into
practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the sheet of drawings
hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 upon the drawings is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a side elevation and Fig. 3
a plan view of the improved apparatus which I propose to employ for effecting the
above objects.
The invention may be applied to one, two, or more machines, the arrangement
shown on the drawings for the sake of illustration being adapted for two machines
or breakers placed close together.
a a¹ are two hoppers placed conveniently so as to receive the broken cotton
waste from the horizontal or sloping lattices connected to the machines. These
hoppers are fixed upon two feed pipes or trunks 6 which convey the broken cotton
waste to one centre, and deliver it into the casing e of a rapidly revolving exhaust
fan d, which thoroughly mixes the cotton waste and delivers the same along the
passage or delivery trunk e, which passes through the brick or stone wall f, direct
and in a thoroughly mixed condition into the mixing room, or other convenient
place, so that the soap water or other moisture (which is supplied as usual in the
breaking-up room) penetrates and is well mixed with and absorbed by the cotton
waste more evenly and effectually than by the ordinary process, and no further
"mixing" is required.
This exhaust fan d will also serve to ventilate the breaking-up room as well
as to mix and deliver the cotton.
To prevent danger of any fire, which may occur in the breaking-up room, being
communicated to the mixing room or other portion of the premises beyond the
wall of the breaking-up room, I fit the feeding trunks b or the delivery trunk
at or near the wall with a sliding valve or a damper g which the attendant car
readily close if necessary so as to shut off all communication between the tw
rooms.
This damper or valve may also be electrically connected with an alarm bell, placed
in any convenient situation, to sound an alarm and give notice whenever th
attendant closes the valve; or the valve or damper may itself be suspended by a

page_text: inflammable cord, which in case of fire will be burnt through and allow the damper
or valve to close automatically by its own weight and at the same time ring the
alarm bell.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination with the delivery lattice (or lattices) of a cotton waste breaker
(or breakers) of a hopper (or hoppers) for receiving the broken cotton waste and
conveying it by a trunk or passage to the centre of an exhaust fan which delivers
it automatically by another trunk or passage through the wall of the breaking-up
room into the mixing room or other convenient place, substantially in the manner
herein before described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 7th day of January 1897.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.