Improvements in Machinery for Scouring and Dyeing Hanks of Yarn.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 1st Jan., 1892-Accepted, 6th Feb., 18º2
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Scouring and Dyeing Hanks
of Yarn.
We, WILLIAM BROADBENT and HORACE BROADBENT, of the firm of Thomas
Broadbent & Sons, of Central Ironworks, Huddersfield, in the County of York,
Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to prior Letters Patent granted to William
Blackburn, Ralph Eagland Bray, and Lemuel Clayton, No. 10474, dated 7th July
1890, for "A new or improved machine for scouring and dyeing hanks of yarn."
The invention set forth in the Specification of the above Letters Patent comprised
a series of rollers arranged horizontally, over which the hanks were slung, and in
the bottom of the hanks were rods made of copper or other material, for the purpose
of keeping the hanks distended, such distended hanks being dipped by suitable
mechanism into scouring or dyeing liquor contained in a cistern arranged under-
neath the hanks.
In practice we have found, especially when the liquor is thickened by the
Scouring or dyeing ingredients, that the hanks did not dip into the liquor, but
floated more or less on the surface, thereby becoming entangled and preventing the
proper scouring or dyeing of the hanks. To insure that the "hanks shall be properly
immersed in the liquor without becoming entangled is the object of our invention,
and this we accomplish by causing the rollers at the bottom of the hanks to be
connected or attached to horizontal bars connected by vertical rods to the frame-
work supporting the upper rollers. By this means the proper submersion of the
hanks is effected. The vertical rod which connects the top frame to the lower
frame is adjustable to suit the varying lengths of hanks.
The means we employ to adjust or regulate the distance between the top and
bottom frame may consist of screws, telescopic rods or studs, placed into holes in
the vertical bar, or other mechanical equivalents may be employed for effecting the
same purpose.
Dated this 24th day of November 1891
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Scouring and Dyeing Hanks
of Yarn.
We, WILLIAM BROADBENT and HORACE BROADBENT, of the firm of Thomas
Broadbent and Sons, of Central Ironworks, Huddersfield, in the County of York,
Engineers 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 :-
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This invention has reference to prior Letters Patent granted to William
Blackburn, Ralph Eagland Bray, and Lemuel Clayton No. 10,474 dated 7th July
1890, for "A new or improved machine for scouring and dyeing hanks of yarn."
The invention set forth in the Specification of the above Letters Patent comprised
a series of rollers arranged horizontally, over which the banks were slung, and in
the bottom of the hanks were rods made of copper or other material, for the
purpose of keeping the hanks distended, such distended hanks being dipped by
suitable mechanism into scouring or dyeing liquor contained in a cistern arranged
underneath the hanks.

page_text: In practice we have found, especially when the liquor is thickened by the
scouring or dyeing ingredients that the hanks did not dip into the liquor, but
floated more or less on the surface, thereby becoming entangled and preventing the
proper scouring or dyeing of the hanks. To insure that the hanks shall be properly
immersed in the liquor without becoming entangled is the object of our invention,
and this we accomplish by causing the rollers at the bottoin of the hanks to be
connected to horizontal bars supported by vertical rods carried by the framework
supporting the upper rollers. By this means the proper submersion of the banks is
effected. The vertical rods which connect the top frame to the lower frame is
adjustable to suit the varying lengths of hanks.
Such being the nature of our invention we will now describe the same more fully
and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings
illustrative thereof wherein Fig. 1 is cross section of a dyeing vessel shewing our
appliances connected thereto, and Fig. 2 is cross section of the dyeing vessel
shewing the opposite side of our appliances. A is the vessel containing the scouring
or dyeing liquor, and B is a portion of the framework which carries and supports
the hank carrying rollers C. The lanks are shewn at D in the bottom of which
are placed loosely, rods E made of copper or suitable material. The end of such
said rollers being bell-mouthed so as to prevent them moving laterally and slipping
off the hanks. For the purpose of ensuring the proper submerging of the hanks
when they are being dipped in the scouring or dyeing liquor, we employ vertical
bars F attached rigidly to the upper framework B. These bars Fare perforated
as shewn at G and we insert through these perforations certain horizontal rods I
such said rods being placed so as to occupy positions above the copper roller, so
that on the hanks being dipped the horizontal rods I will insure the proper
emersion of the hanks. It will be seen that our apparatus can be adapted for
hanks of various lengths as the horizontal rods I can be placed into any of the
perforations in the vertical bars to suit the varying lengths of hanks.
Instead of adjusting the horizontal rods I in the manner shewn when adapting
them to suit the varying lengths of hanks we may telescope the vertical bars For
they may be adjusted by screws.
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 :-
Firstly. In a machine for scouring and dyeing hanks which are dipped in and out
of the liquor, the use of the vertical bars F and horizontal rods 1, in combination
with rollers C arranged in the manner and used for the purpose described herein.
Secondly. In a machine for scouring and dyeing hanks of yarn which are dipped
in and out of the liquor, the employment of bars F and horizontal rods I arranged
to be adjustable in manner substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 31st day of December 1891.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.