IMPROVEMENTS IN ANNEALING WIRE AND IN APPARATUS THEREFOR
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 26th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 8th July, 1887.
I WILLIAM WALTON, of Harrytown Hall, Romiley, in the County of Chester,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
ANNEALING WIRE AND IN APPARATUS THEREFOR to be as follows:
My invention consists in certain improvements in annealing wire and in apparatus
therefor, and the chief object of my improvements is to prevent the wire coming
into contact with the heated metal sides of the pans or cylinders, employed in
annealing, as is frequently the case under the old system of loading or filling the
pans, such contact affecting the wire prejudicially and in some cases altering its
nature.
In carrying my Invention into effect I employ two discs of metal one of which is of
larger diameter than the other and about fits the internal diameter of a pan or
cylinder and I connect these two discs of metal together by means of any suitable
number, say three, of tubular pillars, of fireclay or other suitable non-conducting
material through which pillars pass metal rods the ends of which are secured by
cotter pins or otherwise to fasten the discs together. The discs when secured together
in this manner with the larger disc underneath form a wire carrier or holder the
rings or coils of wire resting on the lower disc and being built up around the fire-
clay pillars until they reach the level of the upper disc. The carrier when loaded is
then lowered into a pan and as many more carriers as are required may be loaded in
a similar manner and placed in the pan, one above the other. I usually employ
either three, four or five carriers.
For the ring or coil of wire which rests immediately upon the lower disc of each
carrier I propose to employ wire which has been several times in the heated pans and
therefore does not affect the upper coils injuriously.
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Annealing Wire and in Apparatus therefor.
I WILLIAM WALTON of Harrytown Hall Romiley in the County of Chester
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
ANNEALING WIRE AND IN APPARATUS THEREFOR, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention consists in certain improvements in annealing wire and in apparatus
therefor and the chief object of my improvements is to prevent the wire coming
into contact with the heated metal sides of the pans or cylinders employed in
annealing as is frequently the case under the old system of loading or filling the
pans such contact affecting the wire prejudicially and in some casos altering its
nature.
In carrying my Invention into effect I employ two discs of metal one of which is
of larger diameter than the other and about fits the internal diameter of a pan or
cylinder and I connect these two discs of metal together by means of any suitable
number say three of tubular pillars of fire clay or other suitable non-conducting
material through which pillars pass metal rods the ends of which are secured by cotter
pins or otherwise to fasten the discs together. The discs when secured together in this
manner with the larger disc underneath form a wire carrier or holder the rings or
coils of wire resting on the lower disc and being built up around the fire-clay pillars
intil they reach the level of the upper disc. The carrier when loaded is then
owered into a pan and as many more carriers as are required may be loaded in a
similar manner and placed in the pan one above the other. I usually employ either
three four or five carriers. For the ring or coil of wire which rests immediately
upon the lower disc of each carrier I propose to employ wire which has been several
times in the heated pans and therefore does not affect the upper coils injuriously.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is an elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of a wire carrier made according to my
Invention.
In these views.-a is the lower and larger metal disc made with three projecting
ears a' which guide the carrier when it is lowered into the annealing pan; 6 is the
upper disc or top plate these discs are connected together by the bolts e the heads of
which may be countersunk in bosses or lugs & cast with the top plate b. Each bolt
is covered by a tubular pillar e of fire clay or other suitable non-conducting material
which is held in position between the discs a and b the whole being secured together
by the cotter-pins f; g is the handle by means of which the carrier is lowered or
raised; this handle consists of a bent metal bar the ends of which are cast into a boss a² on
the disc a; in the boss a' is a slot a³ to fit over the upper part of the handle g of the

page_text: next carrier beneath it when a number of carriers are employed one placed upon
another.
The bundles of wire to be annealed are placed upon the carrier and when full the
carrier is raised by a crane and brought directly over the annealing pan into which it
is lowered the projecting ears a' acting as guides against the sides of the annealing
pan and entirely preventing contact between the wire and the pan. One carrier after
another is lowered into the pan until the latter is filled; when the annealing operation
is completed the carriers are withdrawn and the wire is ready to be prepared for the
drawing processes.
Wire annealed on carriers in the manner described is effectually prevented from
coming into contact with the sides of the pan and is therefore protected from injury.
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. A carrier for use in annealing wire said carrier consisting essentially of two
discs connected together by bolts or equivalents passing through hollow fire clay or
other suitablo non-conducting pillars substantially as and for the purposes herein
described and illustrated by the accompanying Drawing.
2. The combination with the disc a and the disc b of the pillars e and bolts c
substantially as herein described and as shown.
3. The combination of the discs a and b the bolts c pillars e and handle g substan-
tially as herein described and as shown.
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H. B. BARLOW,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.