An Improved Carpet Beating Machine.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 4th Apr., 1900-Accepted, 30th June, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Carpet Beating Machine.
We, PETER FYFE, Sanitary Engineer, 23, Montrose Street, ARCHIBALD
BUCHANAN MILLER, Engineer, 103, Bothwell Street, and WILLIAM, DEWAR,
Engineer, 11, Garnet Terrace, Mount Florida, all in the City of Glasgow, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention is the result of recognition of necessity for obtaining a
thorough cleansing and disinfection of carpets.
In the common form of carpet beating machines of rectangular shape, angles
and projections, corners and ledges are left, irrespective of the fact that these
form dust and debris traps and require to be cleaned at intervals. Besides,
during the operation of the machine while the air within the beating chamber
is in a state of agitation the dust, etc., which has previously collected on these
ledges is dislodged and adds materially to the dust volume.
We overcome these difficulties by constructing the beating chamber cylindrical
and thus without ledges corners or projections and feed the carpet in through a
slit in the front of the machine where it is received upon an open wire bed con-
sisting of short lengths of wire frame strung together and strengthened at
intervals by strengthening bars at the points where the blow of the beater is
received, the wire framing allowing the dust and debris to fall through to the
lower portion of the cylinder interior from where it is drawn by an open fan of
suitable diameter. This fan is so arranged as to draw off immediately the
dust from the interior and force it through fan into a filter chamber, the dust
being converted into mud by a series of water or steam sprinklers and the mud
and water being discharged automatically by syphon into drain.
The carpet is fed into the beating chamber by two feeding rollers, and a
spring or balanced door closing upon the surface of the carpet prevents the
escape of dust on to the face of the operator, whilst within the beater-chamber,
beater arms mounted on a central spindle, are revolved so that the striking parts,
which may be composed of rope, leather rubber or hose pipe, will strike sharply
and lightly, thus thoroughly cleansing, whilst not causing undue wear' upon
the carpet. A brush is provided at the outlet and rotated by gearing so that
the loose dust may be brushed off the surface; discharge rollers being also
situated at the outlet end.
Windows may be provided at various points so that the operation of beating
can be seen from the outside of the machine. The heaters consist each of two
metal arms keyed at their inner ends upon the central revolving shaft fitted with
tie rods, and having at their outer ends short studs each carrying one end of
the rope which is thus extended in loop form between them. the rope ends
being so attached to the studs as to swing thereon, so that after the blow has
been given to the carpet the beater rises instantaneously giving the nearest
approach to hand beating and consequently preventing all possibility of damage
to carpets operated on, as is common to the switch beat of the ordinary machine.
The feed and discharge rollers may be grooved to carry bands arranged so

page_text: as to direct the carpet which has been acted upon, up over guide rollers on
the casing and back to re-enter at the. inlet side when a double beating is de-
sired, or reversing gear may be applied to the feeding and discharge rollers,
- giving the advantage of a second or third beating if desired without handling
the carpet..
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· ·COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Carpet Beating Machine.
We, PETER FYFE, Sanitary Engineer, 23, Montrose Street, ARCHIBALD
BUCHANAN MILLER, Engineer, 103, Bothwell Street, and WILLIAM DEWAR,
Engineer, 11, Garnet Terrace, Mount Florida, all in the City of Glasgow, 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 follow-
ing statement:-
The present invention is the result of recognition of necessity for obtaining a
thorough cleansing and disinfection of carpets.
In the common form of carpet beating machine of rectangular shape, angles
and projections, corners and ledges are left, irrespective of the fact that these
form dust and debris traps and require to be cleaned at intervals.. Besides,
during the operation of the machine while the air within the beating chamber
is in a state of agitation the dust, etc., which has previously collected on these
ledges is dislodged and adds materially to the dust volume.
We overcome these difficulties by constructing such a carpet beating machine
as is shewn by the drawings supplied with this specification: Figure 1 is a
section of the machine through II Figure 2 is a plan of the same. Figure 3
is a large scale view of one of the beaters. The beating chamber (2) is of cylin-
drical form and is thus without ledges, corners or projections and the carpet is
fed in through a slit (3) in the front of the machine where it is received upon
an open wire bed (4) consisting of short lengths of wire frame strung together
and strengthened at intervals by strengthening bars at the points where the
blow of the beater (5) is received, the wire framing allowing the dust and debris
to fall through to the lower portion of the cylinder interior from where it is
drawn by an open fan (6) of suitable diameter. This fan (6) is so arranged as
to draw off immediately the dust from the interior of the chamber (2) and force
it through fan (6) into a filter chamber (7), the dust being converted into mud
by a set of water or steam sprinklers and the mud and water being discharged
automatically by syphon into drain.
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The carpet is fed into the beating chamber (2) by two feeding rollers (8), and
a spring or balanced door (9) closing upon the surface of the carpet prevents
the escape of dust on to the face of the operator, whilst within the beater-
chamber (2) the beater arms (5) mounted on a central shaft (10), are revolved so
that the striking parts which may be composed of rope, wire rope, leather, rubber
or hose pipe, will strike sharply and lightly. thus thoroughly cleansing, whilst
not causing undue wear upon the carpet. A brush (11) is provided at the outlet
end (12) and rotated by gearin (13) so that the loose dust may be brushed off
the surface discharge rollers (14) being also situated at the outlet end (12).
be provided at various points so that the operation of heating
Windows
may

page_text: can be seen from the outside of the machine. The beaters shewn at Fig. 3
consist each of two metal arms (5) keyed at their inner ends upon the central'
revolving shaft (10) fitted with the rods, and having at their outer ends short
studs (16) each carrying one end of the rope (17) which is thus extended in
loop form between them, the rope ends being attached to the studs (16) to swing
thereon, so that after the blow has been given to the carpet the beater rises
instantaneously giving the nearest approach to hand beating and consequently
preventing all possibility of damage to carpets operated on, as is common to the.
switch beat of the ordinary machine.
The feeding rollers (8) and discharge rollers (14) may be grooved to carry
bands arranged so as to direct the carpet which has been acted upon, up over
guide rollers on the casing and back to re-enter at the inlet side when a double
beating is desired, or reversing gear may be applied to the feeding rollers (8)
and discharge rollers (14), giving the advantage of a second or third beating if
desired without handling the carpet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
(1) The combination in a carpet beating machine, of an open wire bed com-
posed of short lengths of wire strung together and strengthened at intervais
by strengthening bars, and beaters composed of a number of metal arms arranged
in pairs upon a shaft extending the entire length of the cylindrical beating
chamber short studs at the outer extremities of these arms, and a loop of rope,
wire rope, leather, rubber or other material the ends of which are attached to
the studs to swing thereon for the described purpose.
(2) The combination with a carpet beating machine such as described in the
foregoing specification of a chamber, called a filter chamber in which a set of
water or steam sprinklers are arranged to act upon the dust and convert it into
mud.
(3) In a carpet beating, machine, feeding and discharge nipping rollers geared
together and fitted with reversing gear, so that the carpet may be carried from
the discharge side to the inlet side to receive an additional beating.
PETER FYTE.
ARCHIBALD BUCHANAN MILLER.
WILLIAM DEWAR.
PETER FYFE.
ARCHIBALD BUCHANAN MILLER.
WILLIAM DEWAR.