IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PREPARING COTTON AND OTHER FIBRE
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Walter Lord and Will Lord, both of Todmorden, in the
County of York, for an Invention of “IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR
PREPARING COTTON AND OTHER FIBRE."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Walter Lord and Will Lord
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th September 1881.
WALTER LORD and WILL LORD, both of Todmorden, in the County of York.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PREPARING COTTON AND OTHER FIBRE."
Our Invention relates to those machines known as openers, scutchers, and lap
machines.
The object of our improvements is by a new combination and arraingement of
parts to separate and remove dirt and other impurities from cotton and other fibre
between the feed and the vertical opener known as the Crighton opener (or
other similar opener) with one or more cylinders or beaters, and with or without
lap machine, and also to separate and remove dirt and other impurities from cotton
and other fibre between the feed and the cylinders or beaters of horizontal
openers or scutchers, such as the Buckley opener or other openers or scutchers with
horizontal cylinders or beaters, in which machines the fibre is admitted to the
periphery of the cylinder or beater.
In performing our Invention the fibre to be operated upon is held by feed rollers
or by other means, and just beyond these rollers or holders we fit in suitable
bearings a porcupine roller or cylinder that may be driven at any desired speed.
We place a grid beneath the porcupine, and in connection with the porcupine we
arrange a number of horizontal or inclined cleaning boxes or trunks provided with
grids and doors below; these cleaning boxes communicate with the vertical
cylinder or beater of a Crighton opener. The fibre is blown or drawn from the
porcupine and through the cleaning boxes or trunks into the opener, from which it
is taken and formed into a lap or delivered in an open state.

page_text: When applying our Invention to the Buckley and other similar horizontal
openers and scutchers, we employ a porcupine roller or cylinder placed at or near
the feed, and we fit a grid beneath the porcupine. We arrange a number of
cleaning boxes or trunks provided with grids in connection with the porcupine;
the fibre passes over the grids in the cleaning boxes or trunks, and is delivered to
the periphery of the cylinder or beater of the opener or scutcher.
We employ a fan or fans to blow or draw the fibre from the porcupine and
through the cleaning boxes or trunks and the cylinder or beater of the opener or
scutcher, the dirt and impurities being almost entirely removed during the
operation.
The cleaning boxes or trunks above referred to may connect directly with the
feed and the opener or scutcher, or they may communicate through connecting
pipes.
We place a valve or valves to close the communication between the cleaning
boxes and the opener or scutcher when desired, and to admit external air to the
opener or scutcher when air is drawn through by a fan. This valve may be closed
automatically.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Walter Lord and Will Lord in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
8th March 1882.
WALTER LORD and WILL LORD, both of Todmorden, in the County of York.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PREPARING COTTON AND OTHER FIBRE,"
Our Invention relates to those machines known as openers, scutchers, and lap
machines.
The object of our improvements is by a new combination and arrangement of
parts to separate and remove dirt and other impurities from cotton and other fibre
between the "feed" and the vertical opener known as the Crighton opener (or
'other similar opener) with one or more cylinders or beaters, and with or without
lap machine, and also to separate and remove dirt and other impurities from
cotton and other fibre between the "feed" and the cylinders or beaters of horizontal
openers or scutchers, such as the Buckley opener or other openers or scutchers with
horizontal cylinders or beaters, in which machines the fibre is admitted to the
periphery of the cylinder or beater.
In performing our Invention the fibre to be operated upon is held by feed rollers
or by other means, and just beyond these rollers or holders we fit in suitable
bearings a porcupine roller or cylinder that may be driven at any desired speed.
We place a grid beneath the porcupine, and in connection with the porcupine we
arrange a number of horizontal or inclined cleaning boxes or trunks provided with
grids and doors below; these cleaning boxes communicate with the vertical cylinder
or beater of a Crighton or other opener. The fibre is blown or drawn from the
porcupine and through the cleaning boxes or trunks into the opener, from which it
is taken and formed into a lap or delivered in an open state.
When applying our Invention to the Buckley and other similar horizontal
openers and scutchers, we employ a porcupine roller or cylinder placed at or near
the feed, and we fit a grid beneath the porcupine. We arrange a number of
cleaning boxes or trunks provided with grids in connection with the porcupine ;
the fibre passes over the grids in the cleaning boxes or trunks, and is delivered to
the periphery of the cylinder or beater of the opener or scutcher.
We employ a fan or fans to blow or draw the fibre from the porcupine, and
through the cleaning boxes or trunks and the cylinder or beater of the opener or
scutcher, the dirt and impurities being almost entirely removed during the
operation.
The cleaning boxes or trunks above referred to may connect directly with the
feed and the opener or scutcher, or they may communicate through connecting
pipes.
We place a valve or valves to close the communication between the cleaning
boxes and the opener or scutcher when desired, and to admit external air to the
opener or scutcher when air is drawn through by a fan. This valve may be closed
automatically.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, we will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, reference being
had to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a vertical opener to which our Invention is applied.
A is the feed, on leaving which the fibre is operated upon by the porcupine
roller or cylinder c, beneath which is the grid d, through which dirt and other
impurities fall; e, e, are trunks or cleaning boxes, through which the fibre is blown
or drawn before it enters the vertical cylinder or beaters of the "Crighton" or
other opener B. The trunks or boxes e, e, are provided with grids f, between

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which falls a great part of the dirt or other impurities that have not been already
removed from the fibre. The valve or valves placed between the boxes e, e, and
the opener may be shut or opened to close the communication between the cleaning
boxes and the opener, or to admit air to the opener. The valves g when the fibre
is passing through them form two sides of the box in which they work, and when
they are closed to stop the passage of the fibre the sides of the box are opened, and
the air enters the opener or scutcher without passing through the trunks e, c.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of a horizontal opener, in which the fibre is admitted to
the periphery of the cylinder or beater to which our Invention is applied.
A¹ is the feed, on leaving which the fibre is operated upon by the porcupine
roller or cylinder c¹, beneath which is the grid d¹, through which dirt and other
impurities fall; e, e¹, are trunks or cleaning boxes, through which the fibre is
blown or drawn before it enters the "Buckley" or other similar horizontal opener
or scutcher B. The trunks or boxes e¹, e¹, are provided with grids f¹, between
which falls a great part of the dirt or other impurities that have not been already
removed from the fibre. The valve or valves g¹ placed between the boxes e¹, e¹,
and the opener may be shut or opened to close the communication between the
cleaning boxes and the opener, or to admit air to the opener, as described in
reference to the valves g. The valves are by preference opened and closed by a
lever and rod connected with the knocking off lever.
By the use of our improvements cotton and other fibre may be cleaned quickly
and efficiently, and with comparatively little waste.
Having stated the nature of our Invention, and described the manner of
performing the same,
We declare that we claim,-
1. The combination of the porcupine c, cleaning trunks e, and valves g with a
Crighton or other vertical opener, as herein described.
2. The combination of the cleaning trunks e and valves with a Crighton or
other vertical opener, which opener may or may not be combined with scutcher
and lap machine, as described.
3. The application of the valves g to the Crighton or other vertical opener, as
described.
4. The combination of the porcupine c¹, cleaning trunks e¹, and valves g¹, with a
Buckley or other horizontal opener or scutcher, as described.
5. The combination of the cleaning trunks e¹ and valves gwith-a-Buckley-or-
other horizontal opener or scutcher, as described.
6. The application of the valves g¹ to the Buckley or other horizontal opener or
scutcher, as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Walter Lord, for myself and on behalf of the
said Will Lord, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Seventh day of
March, One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.