An Improved Divider for Dividing the Threads or Sliver in Condensers or Carding Engines.
Year: 1887

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Divider for Dividing the Threads or Sliver in
Condensers or Carding Engines.
We JOHN STANHOPE, ADAM MAUD and JOHN WILLIAM HALNSWORTH all of
Guiseley near Leeds in the county of York Spinners and Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows
Our invention consists in employing above, within, or between, the ordinary thread
divider, a second divider, thus forming a double divider of the threads, in condensers
or carding engines, by which a better effect is obtained, the second divider is in the
form of a roller shaped to keep down the sliver and more effectively divide it; a
second roller again narrows it and carries it forwards.
Dated this 19th day of October 1887.
JOHN E. WALSH,
30, East Parade, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Condensers or Carding Engines.
We, JOHN STANHOPE, ADAM MAUD, and JOHN WILLIAM HAINSWORTH, all of
Guiseley, near Leeds, in the county of York, Spinners and Manufacturers, 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:
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The object of our invention is to doubly divide the threads or sliver in condensers
or carding engines, whereby such sliver is rendered more uniform, there being no
uneven places in the threads, no " twits or double threads; and such sliver can be
spun with less broken threads than heretofore, so that a better effect is obtained.
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In carrying out the object of our invention we employ a second divider at a suitable
distance from the ordinary thread or sliver divider, thus forming a double divider of
the threads.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, shows a plan of our invention and parts in connection therewith.
Fig. 2, is a section on the line A, B.
C is the condenser doffer, D and D¹ are the strippers, E is the ordinary thread or
sliver divider, F is our improved, additional or second divider, G indicates the
rubbers and H and H¹ the sides or framework of the condenser or carding engine.
When the sliver J arrives at the ordinary divider E it preferably passes underneath
the same, and then over our improved, additional or second divider F, and is thus
doubly divided or operated upon by two dividers; the divider E revolving in the
opposite direction to the divider F.
Motion is imparted to the ordinary divider E by a gear wheel K gearing with and
receiving its motion from an intermediate wheel L upon a stud M carried by a
bracket or support upon the frame H of the condenser or carding engine, the inter-
mediate wheel L gearing with and receiving its motion from the wheel N upon the
shaft of the stripper D.
O is a gear wheel carried upon the opposite end of the shaft of the stripper D, this
wheel O transmits motion to the gear wheel P upon the shaft of the stripper D₁ by
means of the intermediate wheel R which is carried on a stud, or by other suitable
means upon the frame H₁ of the condenser or carding engine. The opposite end of
the shaft of the stripper D¹ revolving in a suitable bearing S. The end T of the shaft
of the divider E revolves in a suitable bearing U upon the frame H' of the condenser
or carding engine.

page_text: Motion is imparted to the divider F by a gear wheel V gearing with and receiving
its motion from the wheel W upon the rubber shaft X. The opposite end of the
shaft of the divider F revolving in a suitable bearing Z upon the frame H of the
condenser or carding engine.
Or instead of the sliver passing under the first divider and then over the second
one as before set forth, the sliver may pass, if preferred, over the first and then over
the second divider, the gearing being modified in order to impart the necessary
motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we would have it understood
that we do not limit or confine ourselves to the particular arrangement of gearing
shown for imparting the necessary motion to the dividers, but we declare that what
we do claim is :-
In condensers or carding engines:- the use or employment of a second thread or
sliver divider substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.
Dated this on day of my 1000.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicants.