Improvements in and connected with Machines for Stuffing Mattresses and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 17th May, 1899
Improvements in and connected with Machines for Stuffing
Mattresses and the like.
I, CHARLES WILLIS WHITE, a Citizen of the United States of America, residing
at Waco, in the County of McLennan and State of Texas, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved machinery for cleaning cotton, forming it
into bats, and discharging the bats into ticks, and the object is to perform all
these different steps in one continuous operation from the time the cotton is put
into a gin or picker till it is forced into ticks; and the invention consists in the
novel combination and construction of parts hereinafter fully described.
Reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifi-
cation.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the invention, the nearer side being removed to
show the interior arrangement, and some parts being shown in section. Fig. 2
is a view of the adjustable back end, not drawn according to scale. Fig. 3 is a
broken plan view of slats for aiding in forcing bats into ticks. Fig. 4 is a plan
view of the pressure frame. Fig. 5 is a view of the drums for winding cables.
Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the pressure frame showing antifriction rollers under
the slats. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the machine, showing by what means
the machine may be driven. Fig. 8 is a plan view showing false sides for making
mattresses of different widths and also a plan view of the lower pece of the tick
holder which constitutes a means for taking the completed bat from the lower
roller. Fig. 9 is a detailed view showing the manner of adjusting the false sides.
Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 11 illustrates a variation in the
manner of adjusting the false sides. Fig. 12 is a sectional view through line a a
of Fig. 1.
Similar characters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts through-
out the several views.
This machine is used principally for manufacturing mattresses from lint cotton,
though other material can be used. The cotton is reginned or picked by suitable
gins or pickers (not shown) and blown through the chute A into the collector and
cleaner and condenser box A where it is more thoroughly cleaned by the scutching
roller, the dust going out through the perforated top of box A and through the
roller B and the cotton falling on the bottom of the box until sufficient has been
ginned to form a mattress. The box A is adjusted to a chute of a gin or picker
and is provided with a roller B of perforated material.
Air and dust escape
through this roller and some cotton or whatever material is being used will cling
to the surface of this roller. A piece of rubber B¹ or some other suitable material
is secured to the box A and is adapted to scrape off any material that may cling
to the roller B. This roller may be driven by a pulley a and belt b which is
driven by a gin or picker motive power. The chute A is provided with a par-
tition 18 which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and corrugated and per-

page_text: forated so that the ridges will aid in knocking dust out of the cotton and let the
dust fall through the perforations into a dirt box whence it can be removed. The
scutching roller consists of a drum which has rigid rods inserted therein and
curved backward. This roller with the rods beats and disintegrates the material,
the dust going out through roller B and the top of box A, and the stuffing material
falling in the condenser in a loose condition forming an incomplete bat.
The machine is provided with a compression roller D journaled in rigid bearings
and a compression roller D journaled in movable bearings. A traveling endless
apron or belt C is mounted on roller 1) and on a drum D. This apron constitutes
the bottom of box A. The drum D is mounted in a pivoted upright E and the
tension of the apron is regulated by a hand screw E¹. The roller is mounted in
the racks U and the racks are raised and lowered by the pinions U. A pressure
frame is pivoted at one end on the shaft of roller Du and has a drum K' mounted
in the other end. A second traveling endless apron or belt K" is mounted on
roller D and drum K. The pressure frame P is provided with means for regu-
lating the tension of apron K. Roller K¹ is mounted in bearings R attached
to frame P in the following manner. Each bearing piece has a slot, and a bolt 19
is inserted rigidly in each side piece of frame l' and projects through this slot.
Nuts are rigidly mounted on frame P. Screw threaded rods have swivel
connections with bearings R" and operate in nuts q. The tension of belt K" is
regulated by turning rods p. Frame P is also provided with rollers / adapted
to exert pressure on the lower part of belt K". Two sets of slats similar to those
illustrated in Fig. 3 are placed between aprons K" and C. The slats 2R are
secured to a cross piece 4A at one end and are loose at the other end. Slats 3 R lie
on apren C and slats 2 R are placed under apron K and follow the frame P when
that frame is raised up. While enough material is being thrown in box A this
frame is raised to an upright position. It is raised and lowered by means
of cables 5 R.which are attached to projections 2 B on bearings R", then passed
over pulleys and under pulleys and then to a drum 8R on which they are
wound. By the means thus described this frame is or may be raised to an upright
position and then by means of racks U and pinions U it can be raised to the
position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The slats 3R are placed on apron C
and can be drawn back to their place by cables 5 R which are to be wound on
drum 7 R. For the operation of slats 2 R pulleys R₁ are mounted on the bear-
ings R. Cables 4 R are attached to the cross piece 4 A¹, passed over pulleys R,
over the shaft of roller D", under pulleys, and thence to drums 6R on which
they are to be wound. A tick holder Sis mounted at the exit pass of box A.
The tick is to be stretched over this holder S to receive the completed bat. It
will be seen that the completed bat is pressed between the slats 2R and 3 R.
When enough material has been ginned into the box A to make a mattress, the
frame P is let down on the bat with the slats 2 R next to the bat. Rollers D
and I are rotated by the gearing shown in Fig. 7. The aprons K" and C are
so driven that the parts adjacent travel in the same direction. The slats are
forced into the tick with the completed bat. The slats are then withdrawn by
means of the drums and cables previously described and replaced to receive a
new bat.
A pad 4 A is attached to the slats 3R to aid in forcing the bat into the
tick. Both sets of slats may be supplied with antifriction rollers 17 as illustrated
in Fig. 6, but in practice such rollers seem to be necessary
for the lower slats. The slats are to be withdrawn from the tick and the
only
frame is to be raised up at the same time, which can be done when the drums are
properly arranged. It will be noticed that when the frame P starts up the slats
are in the tick. Consequently the slats 2 R must be made flexible so that they will
bend to conform to the curvature of roller D as they are being withdrawn from
the tick. It is evident that the frame P will make an angle with these slats and
the slats could not be withdrawn if they were stiff. If these slats are made flexible
they will follow the curvature of the roller Du although the bend in the slats

page_text: must be constantly changing as the slats are being withdrawn. The shaft of
drum K¹ is hollow or made of pipe and antifriction rollers are mounted in the
ends of the shaft to prevent said shaft from binding against the sides of the box A
when the frame is being raised and lowered. The tick holder and former
box S is provided with a bottom or scraper S adapted to receive the completed
bat from roller D). This scraper can be mounted at different adjustments by means
of the support T which has a slot in each leg. These slots permit vertical adjust-
ment and the slots in the horizontal frame pieces permit longitudinal adjustment.
It will be noticed that some of the cables are longer than others. On this account
the drums for the longer cables must be made larger than the drums for the
shorter cables. The drums are loosely mounted and capable of independent rotation.
Each drum is provided with a suitable pawl and ratchet for locking the same to
the shaft.
With the means thus described mattresses of one width can be made. For making
bats for pillows and narrow mattresses false sides or partitions y and y are put in
the bat forming box and slots are cut in the tick holder as illustrated in Fig. 8.
Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate devices for holding false sides in place and at any distance
desired. The arms are held in place by clamp screws. The false sides
have antifriction rollers on the bottom edges thereof to prevent friction on carrier
apron C.
One end of the cross piece x is attached to the false side and the other
eid is attached to the side of box A. Fig. 11 illustrates a different manner of
adjusting the false sides. Two bolts have swivel connections with the false side
and stationary nuts are mounted on the side of box A. Sprocket wheels are
mounted on the bolts, one of which is provided with a crank 20. Turning the
crank turns both bolts, the sprocket wheels being provided with a sprocket chain 21.
In manufacturing mattresses an allowance must be made for shrinkage, and a
greater allowance must be made for some material than for other material.
Seven feet of material laid in the box will be condensed or shortened to six feet
and two or four inches by the time it passes through the roller pass and is forced
into the tick. In order to regulate the length of the mattress the lower back
end of the box is made adjustable. The top of this back has a piece F" attached
to it which extends and slides back and forth in a box F¹ (see Fig. 2). Anti-
friction rollers cc are put on the bottom of back end F. These rollers move back
and forth on tracks G mounted in the sides of the box A just above the apron C.
These tracks prevent the back from coming in contact with apron C. Rods H
provided with nuts H₁ are used to move back piece F to the desired position.
The rods H have swivel connections J attached to the back piece. The dotted lines
in Fig. 1 indicate how far this back piece may be drawn in. The thickness of a
mattress is regulated by the amount of material ginned into the bat forming box.
An auxiliary collecting frame M may be attached to frame l' for aiding in
collecting material to form the bat. This frame consists of a cross piece L having
a number of fingers M halved into it. This cross piece may be pivotally mounted
in the bearings R". The pulleys R₁ may be mounted on the ends of these journals
when such a frame is used. If necessary these journals and the ends of the
shaft of drum K' may extend through the sides of box A. Curved slots f and f¹
would have to be made in the sides of the box for these journals. The frame
could then be held in an upright position by means of hooks N, and weights m
and might be attached for exerting pressure on these frames. But for general
purposes it is better to leave off the frame M and let the shaft of drum Ki come
within box A, and operate as previously described.
Instead of cutting slots in the tick holder for narrow mattresses the adjustment
may be made by making the tick holder in two parts, one part to be telescoped
into the other. The box A may be constructed in any suitable way. The two
bottom frame pieces of the box are halved into the inside of the uprights R and
extend far enough to the front to support the tick holder. The legs of the
L-shaped piece T are clamped to the side frame pieces by bolts T¹ which are

page_text: provided with suitable nuts and the tick holder S₁ is supported on the frame
pieces as illustrated in Fig. 12.
I have described my invention as receiving material from a gin or picker, but
I do not confine my invention to this mode of making mattresses, as the material
can be put in the collector and cleaner and condenser box by hand, either at
the sides or in the top. The machine is adapted to form bats of any suitable
material and stuff them into ticks whether put into the box A by hand or by
machinery; and I, therefore, claim the invention broadly. The advantage in
running the material through a picker is that the material is more thoroughly
cleaned than can otherwise be done, and the entire mattress is made of one bat.
Being so constructed, the fibre is so interlaced or meshed throughout the entire
mattress that there will be no lumps or wads or knots in the mattress.
The compression rollers may be driven by the gearing illustrated in Fig. 7.
A driving pinion 5 W is mounted on shaft 4 W. This pinion drives a cog W
mounted rigidly on shaft W. Cog 6 W drives cog 7 W by means of the inter-
mediate spur gear wheels 8 W and 9 W which are mounted in swinging arms Z, 27,
and 3 Z. Cog 7 W is mounted on the shaft of roller D. A drive wheel may be
mounted on either side of the machine on shaft 4 W and driven by a belt running
to any suitable motive power or by a hand crank mounted on said shaft. The
dotted outlines indicated by 7 W, 8 W, and 9 W₁ show the lowest position of
cogs 7 W, 8W, and 9 W, respectively, when the roller D" is compressing a mat-
tress or bat. It is well to run the mattress through the machine after it is com-
pleted so that the material will fill out the corners of the tick.
Dated 2nd day of February 1898.
CHARLES WILLIS WHITE
By A. L. Jackson, his Agent.
Improvements in and connected with Machines for Stuffing
Mattresses and the like.
I, CHARLES WILLIS WHITE, a Citizen of the United States of America, residing
at Waco, in the County of McLennan, and State of Texas, Manufacturer, do
kereby 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:
This invention relates to improved machinery for cleaning cotton, forming it
into bats, and discharging the bats into ticks, and the object is to perform all
these different steps in one continuous operation from the time the cotton is put
in the gin or picker till it is forced into ticks; and the invention consists in the
novel combination and construction hereinafter fully described and more par-
ticularly pointed out in the claims.
Reference is had to the drawings left with the Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the invention, the nearer side being removed to
show the interior arrangement, and some parts being shown in section. Fig. 2
is a view of the adjustable back end, not drawn according to scale. Fig. 3 is a
broken plan view of slats for aiding in forcing bats into ticks. Fig. 4 is a plan
view of the pressure frame. Fig. 5 is view of the drums for winding cables.
Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the pressure frame showing antifriction rollers 17
under the slats. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the machine, showing one way of
driving the machine. Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a false side for making
mattresses of different widths and also a plan view of the lower piece of the tick

page_text: holder which constitutes a means for receiving the completed bat from the lower
roller. Fig. 9 is a detailed view, showing the manner of adjusting the false sides.
rig. 10 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 11 illustrates a variation in the
manner of adjusting the false sides. Fig. 12 is a cross section through line of
Fig. 1. Similar characters of reference indicate the same parts in all the views.
This machine is used principally for manufacturing mattresses from lint cotton,
though other material can be used. The cotton is reginned or picked by suitable
gins or pickers (not shown) and blown through the chute A' into the collector and
cleaner and condenser box A where it is more thoroughly cleaned by the scutching
roller, the dust going out through the perforated top of box A and through the
roller B and the cotton falling on the bottom of the box until sufficient has been
ginned to form a mattress. The box A is adjusted to a chute of a gin or picker
and is provided with a roller B of perforated material. Air and dust escape
through this roller and some cotton or whatever material is being used will cling
to the surface of this roller. A piece of rubber B or some other suitable material
is secured to the box A and is adapted to scrape off any material that may cling
to the roller B. This roller may be driven by a pulley a and belt which is
driven by a gin or picker motive power. The chute A is provided with a par-
tition 18 which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and corrugated and per-
forated so that the ridges will aid in knocking dust out of the cotton and let the
dust fall through the perforations into a dirt box whence it can be removed. The
scutching roller consists of a drum which has rigid rods inserted therein and
curved backward. This roller with the rods beats and disintegrates the material,
the dust going out through roller B and the top of box A, and the stuffing material
falling in the condenser in a loose condition forming an incomplete bat."
The machine is provided with a compression roller D journaled in rigid bearings
and a compression roller 1 journaled in movable bearings. A travelling endless
apron or belt C is mounted on roller D and on a drum D. This apron constitutes
the bottom of box A. The drum D¹ is mounted in a pivoted upright E and the
tension of the apron is regulated by a hand screw E. The roller is mounted in
the racks U and the racks are raised and lowered by the pinions A pressure
frame is pivoted at one end on the shaft of roller D and has a drum K' mounted
in the other end. A second traveling endless apron or belt K" is mounted on
roller and drum K. The pressure frame l' is provided with means for regu-
lating the tension of apron K". Roller or drum K' is mounted in bearings R" attached
to frame P in the following manner. Each bearing piece has a slot and a bolt 19
is inserted rigidly in each side piece of frame P and projects through this slot.
Nuts are rigidly mounted on frame P. Screw threaded rods have swivel
connections with bearings R and opera'e in nu's q. The tension of belt or pron K" is
regulated by turning rods p. Frame P is also provided with rollers / adapted
to exert pressure on the lower part of belt K". Two sets of slats similar to those
illustrated in Fig. 3 are placed between aprons K and C. The slats 2 R are
secured to a cross piece 4 A¹ at one end and are loose at the other end. Slats R lic
on apron C and slats 2R are placed under apron K and follow the frame P when
that frame is raised up. While enough material is being thrown in the box A this
frame is raised to an upright position. This frame is raised and lowered by means
of cables 5 R which are attached to projections 2 B on bearings R, then passed
over pulleys and under pulleys and then to a drum SR on which they are
wound. By the means thus described this frame is or may be raised to an upright
position and then by means of racks U and pinions U it can be raised to the
position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. The slats 3 R are placed on apron C
and can be drawn back to their place by cables 5 R¹ which are to be wound on
drum 7 R. For the operation of slats 2 R pulleys R¹ are mounted on the bears
ings R. Cables 4 R are attached to the cress piece 4 Al, passed over mulleys R
over the shaft of roller Du, under pulleys, and thence to drums GR on which
they are to be wound. A tick holder S¹ is mounted at the exit pass of the box A.
The tick is to be stretched over this holder S¹ to receive the completed bat. It

page_text: will be seen that the completed bat is pressed between the slats 2R and R.
When enough material has been ginned into the box A to make a mattress, the
frame is let down on the bat with the slats 2 R next to the bat. Rotlers D
and are rotated by the gearing shown in Fig. 7. The aprons K" and C are
so driven that the parts adjacent travel in the same direction. The slats are
forced into the tick with the completed bat. The slats are then withdrawn by
means of the drums and cables previously described and replaced to receive a
new bat.
A pad 4A is attached to the slats R to aid in forcing the bat into the
tick. Both sets of slats may be supplied with antifriction rollers but in practice
such rollers seem to be necessary only for the lower slats. The slats are to be
withdrawn from the tick and the frame P is to be raised up at the same time,
which can be done when the drums are properly arranged. It will be noticed
that when the frame P starts up the slats are in the tick. Consequently the slats 2 R
must be made flexible so that they will bend to conform to the curvature of
roller D as they are being withdrawn from the tick. It is evident that the
frame will make an angle with these slats and the slats could not be withdrawn
if they were stiff. If these slats are made flexible they will follow the curvature
of the roller D although the bend in the slats must be constantly changing as
the slats are being withdrawn. The shaft of drum K¹ is hollow or made of pipe
and antifriction rollers are mounted in the ends of the shaft to prevent said shaft
from binding against the sides of the box A when the frame P is being raised and
lowered. The tick holder and former box S¹ is provided with a bottom or scraper S
adapted to receive the completed bat from roller D). This scraper can be mounted
at different adjustments by means of the support T which has a slot in cach leg.
Theses slots permit vertical adjustment and the slots in the horizontal frame
pieces permit longitudinal adjustment. It will be noticed that some of the cables
are longer than others. On this account the drums for the longer cables must be
made larger than the drums for the shorter cables. The drums are loosely mounted
on a suitable shaft journaled in uprights and 2 and are made capable of
independent rotation. Each drum is provided with a suitable pawl and ratchet
for locking same to the shaft.
With the means thus described mattresses of one size can be made. For making
bats for pillows and narrow mattresses false sides or partitions y and y are put in
the bat forming box and slots are cut in the tick holder as illustrated in Fig. 8.
Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate devices for holding the false sides in place and at any
distance desired. The arms or cross pieces are held in place by clamp screws.
The false sides we have antifriction rollers on the bottom edges to prevent friction
on carrier apron C. One end of the cross piece is attached to the false side and
the other end is attached to the side of box A. Fig. 11 illustrates a different
manner of adjusting the false sides. Two bolts have swivel connections with the
false side and stationary nuts are mounted on the side of box A. Sprocket wheels
are mounted on the bolts, one of which is provided with a suitable crank 20.
Turning the crank turns both bolts, the sprocket wheels being provided with a
sprocket chain 21.
In manufacturing mattresses an allowance must be made for shrinkage, and a
greater allowance must be made for some material than others. Seven
fect of material laid in the box will be condensed or shortened to six feet
and two or four inches by the time it passes through the roller pass and is forced
into the tick. In order to regulate the length of the mattress the lower back
end of the box is made adjustable. The top of this back has a piece F attached
to it which extends and slides back and forth in a box F (see Fig. 2). Anti-
friction rollers ce are put on the bottom of the back end F. These rollers move back
and forth on tracks G mounted in the sides of the box A just above apron C.
These tracks prevent the back F from coming in contact with apron C. Rods H
provided with nuts H¹ are used to move back piece to the desired position.
The rods H have swivel connections J attached to the back piece. The dotted lines

page_text: in Fig. indicate how far this hack piece may be drawn in. The thickness of a
mattress is regulated by the amount of material ginned into the bat forming box.
An auxiliary collecting frame M may be attached to frame P for aiding in
collecting material to form the bat. This frame consists of a cross piece L having
a number of fingers M halved into it. This cross piece may be pivotally mounted
in the bearings R. The pulleys R may be mounted on the ends of these journals
when such a frame is used. If necessary these journals and the ends of the
shaft of drum K' may extend through the sides of box A. Curved slots f and fl
would have to be made in the sides of the box for these journals. The frame
could then be held in an upright position by means of hooks N, and weights m
and might be attached for exerting pressure on these frames. But for general
purposes it is better to leave off the frame M and let the shaft of drum K¹ come
within box A, and operate as previously described.
Instead of cutting slots in the tick holder for narrow mattresses the adjustment
may be made by making the tick holder in two parts, one part to be telescoped
into the other. The box A may be constructed in any suitable way. The two
bottom frame pieces of the box are halved into the inside of the uprights Rand
extend far enough to the front to support the tick holder. The legs of the
L-shaped piece T are clamped to the side frame pieces by bolts T which are
Trovided with suitable nuts and the tick holder S is supported on the frame
pieces as illustrated in Fig. 12.
I have described my invention as receiving material frem a gin or picker, but
I do not confine my invention to this mode of making mattresses, as the material
can be put in the collector and cleaner and condenser box by hand, either at
the sides or in the top. The machine is adapted to form bats of any suitable
material and stuff them into ticks whether put into the box A by hand or by
machinery and I, therefore, claim the invention broadly. The advantage in
running the material through a picker is that the material is more thoroughly
cleaned than can otherwise he done, and the entire mattress is made of one bat.
Being so constructed, the fibre is so interlaced or meshed throughout the entire
mattress that there will be no lumps or wads or knots in the mattress.
The compression rollers may be driven by the gearing illustrated in Fig. 7.
A driving pinion 5 W is mounted on shaft 4 W. This pinion drives a ceg 6 W
mounted rigidly on shaft W. Cog 6W drives cag 7 W by means of the inter-
mediate spur gear wheels 8 W and 9 W which are mounted in swinging arms %, 2%,
and Z. Cog 7 W is mounted on the shaft of roller D. A drive wheel may be
mounted on either side of the machine on shaft 4 W and driven by a belt running
to any suitable motive power or by a hand crank mounted on said shaft. The
dotted outlines indicated by 7 W 8W, and 9 W show the lowest position of
cogs 7 W, 8W, and 9 W respectively, when the roller D is compressing a mattress
or bat. It is well to run the completed mattress through the machine so that
the material will fill out the corners of the tick.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is: --
1. A mattress stuffing machine having compression rollers and traveling endless
aprons, one being mounted above the other, adapted to convey incomplete batting
to said rollers and means for applying pressure to the upper one of said aprons.
2. A mattress stuffing machine having compression rollers, means for collecting
and forming the cotton into bats, traveling endless aprons, one being mounted
above the other, adapted to convey the incomplete batting to said rollers, and
rollers for applying pressure to the lower part of the upper one of said aprons,
s: bstantially as described.
3. A mattress stuffing machine having compression rollers, a cleaning and
collecting box, traveling aprons one running within and the other running through
said bex an auxiliary pressing frame adapted to operate in connection with the

page_text: upper one of said aprons, said aprons being adapted to convey the incomplete
batting to said rollers.
4. A mattress stuffing machine provided with means for cleaning and collecting
material preparatory to forming bats, said means consisting of a box adapted to
receive the batting material from the gin or picker, said box having perforations
for the escape of air and dust, a pressing frame pivoted in said box, and means for
applying pressure to said frame.
5. A mattress stuffing machine provided with means for pressing cotton into
bats, and means for conveying cotton to be pressed, said means consisting of a box,
an endless apron traveling through said box, a second apron mounted within said
box, rollers journaled in said box for said second apron, drums for applying pressure
to the lower part of said second apron and means for driving said aprons.
6. A mattress stuffing machine having compression rollers, a box for cleaning
and collecting the stuffing material, said box being provided with an adjustable
back end whereby the length of mattresses may be determined, and means for
conveying said material to said rollers.
7. A mattress stuffing machine provided with a cleaning and collecting box,
partitions in said box whereby batting material is collected into bats of different
widths, traveling endless aprons, one of said aprons running within said box,
adapted to convey the batting to be compressed, and an auxiliary frame adapted to
start the stuffing material between said aprons.
8. A mattress stuffing machine having compression rollers, a conveyor apron
adapted to convey material to said rollers, and an auxiliary conveyor apron mounted
above said first named apron and adapted to aid the same and means for applying
pressure to the lower part of said upper apron.
9. A mattress stuffing machine having compression rollers, a traveling apron
adapted to convey stuffing material to said rollers, a second traveling apron and
rollers therefor, suitable supports for said rollers, said second apron having a
pivoted mounting at one end, a frame mounted between said rollers and inter-
mediate rollers in said frame whereby pressure is applied to the bottom part of
said second apron, said aprons adapted at times to travel in parallel planes and
in the same direction.
10. In a mattress stuffing machine, the combination of a receiving and cleaning
box, collecting and conveying devices mounted in said box, compression rollers
adapted to receive stuffing material from said conveying devices, suitable driving
mechanism, and a tick holder.
11. In a mattress stuffing machine, the combination of a receiving and cleaning
box, conveying aprons running in said box, means for applying pressure to the
lower part of one of said aprons, compression rollers journaled in a suitable frame,
an exit pass and tick holder, whereby batting is prepared from raw material and
stuffed into ticks in one continuous operation.
12. In a mattress stuffing machine, the combination of a cleaning and collecting
box, conveying aprons running in said box, a back end adjustably mounted in
said box adapted to determine the lengths of bats, compression rollers, means for
rotating and raising said rollers, and a tick holder.
13. In a mattress stuffing machine, the combination of a receiving and cleaning
box, traveling endless aprons running in said box, false sides mounted in said
box adapted to regulate the widths of batting compression rollers journaled in a
suitable frame. means for rotating and raising said rollers, and a tick holdyr
having slots therethrough whereby ticks of different sizes are held.
14. In a mattress stuffing machine, the combination of a cleaning and con-
densing box, endless aprons running in said box, devices mounted in said box.
adapted to determine the length and width of batting. compression rollers journaled
in a suitable frame, and a tick holder adapted to hold ticks of different sides.
15. A mattress stuffing machine provided with a collecting and cleaning box,
a frame pivotally mounted in said box for aiding in collecting material to form
batting, an endless apron to convey batting to be compressed, an auxiliary apron

page_text: running within said box, a frame having drums for said apron, said frame being
extensible and pivotally mounted at one end, weights for applying pressure to
said frame, and compression rollers.
16. A mattress making machine having compression rollers, traveling endless
aprons mounted on said rollers and adapted to convey incomplete batting between
said rollers, the adjacent sides of said aprons running in the same direction, two
sets of slats between said aprons, the batting being received between said slats,
and means for driving said aprons.
17. In a mattress making machine provided with compression rollers and endless
aprons adapted to convey batting between said rollers; two sets of slats between
said aprons adapted to aid said aprons in forcing the completed bat into a tick.
18. In a mattress making machine provided with means for collecting and
compressing material into bats and a tick holder; two sets of slats for forcing
the completed bat into a tick and means for forcing said slats into the tick with
said bat.
19. In a mattress making machine provided with means for collecting and
compressing material into bats and a tick holder; slats for forcing the completed
bat into a tick, means for forcing said slats into the tick with said bat, and
means for drawing said slats from the tick and replacing the same to receive a new
bat.
20. In a mattress making machine provided with means for collecting and
compressing material into bats; slats adapted to guide the bats into ticks, means
for forcing said slats into ticks with said bats, and a drum and cables for with-
drawing said slats from the ticks and replacing same to receive new bats.
21. In a mattress making machine provided with means for collecting material
to form bats and a pressure frame having a traveling endless apron mounted
thereon; flexible slats under said apron, a second traveling endless apron forming
the bottom of said machine, and slats thereon, said slats being adapted to guide
bats into the tick holder.
22. A mattress making machine having compression rollers, a conveyor apron
suitably mounted and adapted to carry stuffing material to said rollers, an auxiliary
conveyor apron mounted above said first named apron adapted to aid the same,
and slats to aid said aprons to force completed bats into ticks.
23. In a mattress making machine provided with compression rollers and endless
aprons adapted to convey batting between said rollers; slats between said aprons
for aiding same to force the completed bat into a tick, the upper slats being
flexible and the lower slats being provided with antifriction rollers.
24. In a mattress making machine provided with a collector and cleaner box
and means for compressing material into bats; an adjustable tick holder for hold-
ing ticks of different widths.
25. In a mattress making machine provided with a collector and cleaner box
and compression rollers; a pressure frame pivotally mounted on the upper one
of said rollers and having drums and pulleys for raising said frame to an upright
position.
26. In a mattress making machine provided with a collector and cleaner box
and compression rollers; a pressure frame pivotally mounted on the upper one
of said rollers, cables having drums and pulleys for raising said frame to an upright
position, and means for raising said frame and upper roller.
27. In a mattress making machine provided with compression rollers and
endless aprons mounted thereon adapted to convey batting between said rollers:
two sets of slats between said aprons for aiding the same to force the completed
bat into a tick and a pad attached to the lower one of said sets of slats.
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