Year: 1885

page_text: We, SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER of, Manningham Mills Bradford in the County
of York Silk Manufacturer and JosÉ REIXACH of the same place Manager of the
Velvet and Plush department in the said Mills do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in finishing pile fabrics woven
face to face.
In the finishing of certain pile fabrics water or other liquids are applied to the
surface or face of the pile or piece when dyed. In some colors the piece or pile
will not readily absorb sufficient water or other liquids owing to the drugs etc.
used in the process of dyeing. In order to obtain this object we use a machine
which works as follows. The piece is guided by a roller or rollers through a
trough containing water or other liquids which liquid we may so prepare that it
counteracts the effects of the drugs, or pure water may be used if required. The
piece then passes between two rollers which are immersed in the liquid. The said
piece can if required be pressed between the said rollers and by so doing force the
liquid to penetrate through the piece or pile, after leaving these rollers the piece
passes through another pair of squeezing rollers, the bottom roller being partially
immersed but the top roller being out of the liquid regulates the quantity of liquid.
required to remain in the piece, by means of levers and weights. The rollers may
be made from iron, wood or other suitable material and covered with india rubber
or other substance. When used for tipping on finished pile fabrics when a mordant
is applied the bottom roller of the pair of squeezing rollers, only being required, we
raise the top roller clear by means of the lever. The bottom roller remaining in
the position partially immersed carries a certain amount of liquid, which liquid is
given to the piece in greater or less quantities, as may be required, by means of
the adjustable guide roller. Circular and transverse brushes are worked on the
pile or face of the piece immediately after receiving the liquid or mordant from
the roller.

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We, SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER of Manningham Mills Bradford in the County
of York-Silk Manufacturer and JOSÉ REIXACH of the same place Manager of the
Velvet Department in the said Mills 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:—
Our invention relates to improvements in finishing pile fabrics woven face to
face.
In order to split, raise, and clean the pile of pile fabrics, such as Plush, Astrachan,
Seal, or other imitation skins, in the process of which it is often necessary either to
thoroughly wet or to damp the piece only, the difficulty hitherto has been to wet
or damp the said piece evenly, as the action of some of the drugs used in the
process of dyeing causes the cloth or piece to become somewhat water repellent.
To overcome this difficulty we employ a machine shown in the drawings hereunto
annexed.
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 is a birds eye view of the machine.
A is the framework, B is the main driving shaft upon which is mounted a
pulley C for driving the large pulley D which is mounted on the shaft E and gives
motion to the drag roller F better seen in Figure 2.
G is a pulley mounted on the opposite side of the shaft E for driving the pulley H
which is mounted on the shaft I for giving motion to the brush J, also shown in
Figure 2.
K Figures 1 and 2 are staves, over and under which the piece L is drawn by
means of the drag roller F-these are used for giving tension to the piece L before
being immersed in. the liquid.
M Figures 1 and 2 is a small wooden roller mounted loosely in its bearings
under which the piece L travels face downwards. N is also a small wooden roller
mounted loosely in its bearings, and used for raising the piece L over the edge of
the trough O.
PP Figures 1 and 2 are wooden rollers immersed in liquid contained in the
trough these serve the purpose of squeezing or forcing the liquid into the
piece L.
To allow of more or less pressure being put on to the piece L as it passes between
the squeezing rollers P P¹, hand screws and wheels Q are provided as shewn. After
leaving the squeezing rollers P P¹ the piece L passes between another pair of
squeezing rollers R R the bottom roller R¹ being partially immersed in liquid.
In order to regulate the quantity of liquid allowed to remain in the piece L
weighted levers S turning on studs Tare used to force downwards the axis of the
top roller R.
When the top roller R is required to be pressed firmly down against the bottom
roller R, the weight U is put into the position shown in Figure 1.
After the piece L has passed from the rollers R R¹ it is acted upon by a revolving
brush J which receives moisture from the roller R¹ and brushes it into the piece.

page_text: V is a wooden roller revolving loosely in its bearings over which the piece L
passes after leaving the squeezing rollers R R¹ and brush J. The piece then passes
under the drag roller F and is drawn forwards by it and passes off from the
machine over the small wooden roller W which runs loosely in its bearings. In
some cases it is unnecessary to squeeze the piece between the rollers P P¹ it may
simply be led through the liquid under the roller P also in some cases the squeezing
rollers P P¹ immersed in the liquid and the squeezing rollers R R¹ may be used
without using in addition the revolving brush J.
When a mordant is required to be applied to the piece L or the face of the pile
only is required to be damped we raise the roller R by means of the lever S which
is held up in position by placing the pin X into the hole Y thus leaving a space
between the rollers R R sufficient to admit the piece L to travel direct from the
wooden roller N forward to the brush J as shown by the dotted line in Figure 1.—
The brush driven at a high speed by the pulley G and receiving moisture from the
bottom roller R¹ distributes the same to the piece L which is then dragged forward
as before described.
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 process of preparing pile fabrics for finishing operations by mechanically
applying liquid to the fabric by forcing the liquid to penetrate through the fabric
by rollers immersed in the liquid then removing excess of liquid by squeezing
rollers and afterwards brushing in the liquid by a brush or brushes substantially
as described.
2. The process of preparing pile fabrics for finishing operations by mechanically
applying liquid to the fabrics by means of rollers immersed in the liquid and
squeezing rollers to remove excess of liquid substantially as described.
3. The process of preparing pile fabrics for finishing operations by passing the
fabric when moistened between squeezing rollers and then acting upon it by a brush
or brushes substantially as described.
4. The combination of apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the drawing annexed for mechanically applying liquids to pile
fabrics.