Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Wire Rods.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th May, 1889-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by HENRY ROBERTS, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
United States of America, Iron Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Wire Rods.
I JOHN THOMSON KING of 4 Clayton Square Liverpool in the county of Lancaster
Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In rolling metal rods in a mill as now commonly practised, it is customary to
employ a series of trains of rolls set in line with each other, and to pass the metal back
and forth between those rolls. As the metal is reduced in diameter and increases in
length, there is always difficulty in controlling it and preventing it from kinking
especially so when it is attempted to roll more than one rod at a time in a single mill.
For this purpose it has been usual to employ boys, who stand with hooks opposite to
the rolls, and guide the elongating metal loop with a view of preventing it from kinking
or injuring the workmen. The work of those boys is very dangerous and requires the
closest attention, and therefore tho wages paid to them are high. Besides this, tho
least neglect on their part is apt to cause the kinking of the rod, and when this happens,
the delay in its passage through the mill chills the metal and unfits it for use, necessi-
tating the cutting of it into scrap.
The object is to diminish the above evils and to provide means for guiding the
metal loop as the rod is passing from one set of rolls to the next and the invention
consists.
First. In providing guards or fenders at the receiving sides of the rolls for preventing
the rear ends of the rods from flying upwards or laterally as they pass through the
rolls.
Second. In combining with the rolls an inclined floor to receive and guide the
metal loop and above the said floor a horizontal platform or floor for the use of
workmen.
Third. In providing the inclined floor with projections or stops around which the
said metal loops pass.
Fourth. In combining with the rolls covered guides or ways through which the
rods pass on their way from one pair of rolls to another.
Fifth. In the combination of the improvements herein set forth with rod mills
having inclined stages & sunk channels for carrying & guiding rods.
Dated this 4th day of August 1888.
Per pro J. T. KING,
Johnson
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Wire Rods.
I JOHN THOMSON KING of 4 Clayton Square Liverpool in the County of Lancaster
Patent Agent, 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
In rolling metal rods in a mill as now commonly practised, it is customary to
employ a series of trains of rolls set in line with each other, and to pass the metal
back and forth between these rolls. As the metal is reduced in diameter and increases
in length, there is always difficulty in controlling it and preventing it from kinking,
especially so when it is attempted to roll more than one rod at a time in a single mill.
For this purpose it has been usual to employ boys who stand with hooks opposite to

page_text: fender 10 preferably integral with the shelf 8, but is provided with an opening at the
top which allows the entrance of one branch of the wire loop into the gutter. I believe
I am the first to use a covered guide trough having an opening at the top, and desire
to claim it broadly, since it may be used to advantage without the other elements of
the combination which I show. The use of the gutter 9 in connection with the trough
on the other side of the shelf 8, is of great utility, because it keeps the branches of the
wire loop separate and prevents its entanglement. The cover plate or fender 10 is
useful because it keeps the end of the wire loop from flying up, and thus prevents
entanglement when more than one loop is passed through at a single time.
The side
of the trough 4 between the rolls 2 and the opening 7 is preferably stepped as shown
in fig. 4, the purpose of the steps being to prevent the wire from rising out of the
trough, and to prevent the loops from tangling when two or more are passing at the
same time.
For the purpose of affording access to remove scrap which may accumulate in the
space beneath the horizontal Hoor, I may provide the horizontal floor with a trap or
manhole, or an opening may be left at the bottom of the inclined floor as may be more
convenient.
On the inclined floor 11 preferably about midway, I place a projection or stop 12
which is preferably inclined upwardly from the floor in a direction away from the
rolls, and is curved at the ends as shown in figs. 1 and 2. The elongating metal loop
passes over this projection and encircles it, and when the rear end of the loop emerges
from the rolls 2, it is compelled by this projection to pass entirely around it.
loop is thus prevented from kinking, any unevenness in the loop is straightened, and
the curvature of the end prevents cutting of the loop in its passage.
The
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the saine is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
First. In a rod mill, the combination with the rolls, of a guard or fender placed at
the receiving side of a pair of rolls and extending transversely therefrom; substantially
as and for the purposes described.
Second. In a rod mill, the combination with the rolls of a guard or fender placed at
the receiving side of a pair of rolls and extending transversely therefrom and inclined;
substantially as and for the purposes described.
Third. In a rod mill the combination with the rolls, of an inclined receiving floor,
and a second floor elevated above the inclined floor and covering it; substantially as
and for the purposes described.
Fourth. In a rod mill, the combination with the rolls and a receiving floor, of
a stop or projection on the floor. around which the loop passes, said stop or
projection having its end curved; substantially as and for the purposes described.
Fifth. In a rod mill, the combination with the rolls, and an inclined receiving
floor, of a stop or projection on the floor around which the loop passes; substan-
tially as and for the purposes described.
Sixth. In a rod mill, the combination with pairs of rolls 2 and 3 of a guide
extending up to the receiving side of the rolls 3 for the purpose of guiding the
loop substantially as and for the purposes described.
Seventh. In a rod mill, the combination with pairs of rolls 2 and 3, of a guide
trough extending from the delivery side of the rolls 2, and a guide extending up
to the receiving side of the rolls 3 for the purpose of guiding the loop; substan-
tially as and for the purposes described.
Eighth. In a rod mill, the combination with pairs of rolls 2 and 3, of a guide
trough or gutter 9 extending up to the receiving side of the rolls 3 for the
purpose of guiding the loop, and a cover on the trough or gutter 9; substantially
as and for the purposes described.
Ninth. In a rod mill, a guide extending from the rolls, said guide having a
stepped guide; substantially as and for the purposes described.

page_text: Tenth. In a rod mill, a covered guide trough, having an opening at the top
for the admission of the wire loop; substantially as and for the purposes described.
Eleventh. The improvements in rod mills herein set forth under the various
heads jointly and soverally.
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson.