improvements in Fresses for wearing Apparel, Linen, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: improvements in Fresses for wearing Apparel, Linen, and the like.
I, JOHN ROBERT WATTS, of Lambert Street, in the City of Sheffield, Cutlery
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
My improvents relate more particularly to screw presses and consist of a novel
combination of parts to render such presses more effective and also easier of
manipulation.
For an average size press, I provide a pair of hard-wood boards of suitable shape
and thickness, then across the underside of the bottom board, near its centre, I
fix a metal cross-bar having a round pivot hole at one end and a longitudinal
slot at the opposite end; the upper board is preferably left loose and on its top
side a pair of flat metal plates are fixed for bearing the ends of an arched laminated
spring, above all supported by a pair of pillars, one of which is removable, is
arranged a bridge bar which carries a screw fitted with suitable-lever bar or other
equivalent means for rotating said screw, one end of this bridge bar is formed
with an eye to enable said bar to revolve around upon or with the vertical pillar
attached to the bar fixed to the bottom board, the second or removable pillar has
one of its ends shaped to engage easily into the aforesaid longitudinal slot and
its upper end has a transverse slot into which the end of the bridge bar is locked
thereby rendering all the parts firm and capable of resisting the upward thrust
resulting from the application of force by the screw upon the aforesaid spring.
An auxiliary spring may be used in connexion with said spring, and when
desired the press boards may respectively be jointed to enable them to be folded
to occupy less space when out of use.
Data thin and ..
1000
ISAAC BECK, F.S.P.A.,
Agent for the Applicant,
Haymarket Chambers, 17, Haymarket, Sheffield.
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I, JOHN ROBERT WATTS, of Lambert Street, in the City of Sheffield, Cutlery
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: —•
My improvements relate more particularly to screw presses and consist of a novel
combination of parts to render such presses more effective and also easier to
manipulate and stow away.

page_text: That my invention may be more readily understood I will describe the same by
reference to the drawings annexed, wherein Figs. 1, 2 & 3, are a side elevation, a
plan, and an end elevation respectively of a complete press: Fig. 4 illustrates
some parts thereof detached.
The press may be of any required dimensions, for an average size press I pro-
vide a pair of hardwood boards A and B of suitable shape and thickness, then
right across the underside of board B, near its centre, I fix a metal cross bar C,
having a round pivot hole at one end and a longitudinal open slot at the opposite
end, the upper board A, is preferably left loose, and on its top side, flat metal
plates D, are fixed for bearing the ends of an arched laminated spring E, the
plates thereof may be spread out as in Fig. 2 for better distribution of the pres-
sure, or if preferred the several plates may be closed up by swivelling around
their common centre to increase central pressure to any desired extent. Above
all supported by a pair of pillar bars F and G, the latter of which is removable
for convenience of charging the press, is arranged a bridge cross bar K through
the centre of which a screw S, passes for applying pressure to the spring E by
means of lever bar H or other equivalent means for rotating said screw: one end
of the bridge bar K is formed with an eye to enable said bar K to swivel around
or with the vertical pillar F which itself rises from and is secured to the under
cross bar C fixed to the bottom board B, until bar K assumes the position say
as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1; the opposite end of cross bar K has notches
cut therein forming a neck which engages in a corresponding transverse slot
formed in the upper end of the removable pillar G, the lower end of said pillar G
has notches and a neck for engaging readily in the before mentioned longitudinal
slot in under cross bar C whereby all the parts are securely and firmly locked
together to withstand the thrust resulting from the application of force by the
screw upon the aforesaid spring.
When desired an auxiliary spring as e, may be used to re-inforce E centrally,
likewise one or both press boards may be respectively hinged or jointed to enable
them being folded for stowing away, the pillars, cross bar and spring being easily
detached will then lay upon the boards and the whole apparatus go into a much
reduced space when out of use.
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:
1st. In a screw press suitable for wearing apparel, linen, and the like, the
method of construction and combination of parts for distributing the applied
pressure through laminated springs are herein set forth.
2nd. In a screw press suitable for wearing apparel, linen and the like, the
method of construction of removable pillars and swivel cross bar carrying a screw
acting upon and combined with a laminated spring laid loosely upon the top
press-board, all substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 11th dov of Fahmiany 1800
I. BECK, F.S.P.A.,
Agent for the Applicant,
Haymarket Chambers, 17, Haymarket, Sheffield.