IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Brook, the younger, of Huddersfield, in the County
of York, Woollen Manufacturer, and Job Stake, of the same Place, Combing.
Machine Manager, for the Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR
COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES."
ealed the 21st December 1877, and dated the 30th June 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Brook and Job Stake
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th June 1877.
GEORGE BROOK, the younger, of Huddersfield, in the County of York, Woollen
Manufacturer, and JOB STAKE, of the same Place, Combing Machine Manager.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUB-
ic
STANCES."
The object of this Invention is to prevent the wool wrapping round the drawing:
off rollers of the small circles when the sliver breaks, and thereby damaging the
teeth of the said small circles. We effect this by dispensing with two of the funnels
and the upright central pair of drawing rollers, in place of which the slivers are
joined together by means of an additional endless belt passing over guide rollers
placed between the small circles, and the slivers thus joined together pass direct to
the principal funnel.
By the use of the additional belt the tendancy to break is reduced, and .should
breakage occur it will either fall into centre of comb without damage, or the loosé
ends adhere to the belt sufficiently to prevent them wrapping round the drawing-
off rollers.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said George Brook and Job Stake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
29th December 1877.
GEORGE BROOK, the younger, of Huddersfield, in the County of York, Woollen
Manufacturer, and JOB STAKE, of the same Place, Combing Machine Manager.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUB-
STANCES."
The object of this Invention is to prevent the wool wrapping round the drawing-off
rollers of the small circles when the sliver breaks, and thereby damaging the teeth
of the said small circles. We effect this by dispensing with two of the funnels and
the upright central pair of drawing rollers, in place of which the slivers are joined
together by means of endless belts passing over guide rollers placed between the
small circles, and the slivers thus joined together pass direct to the principal
funnel,
By the use of our Invention the tendancy of the sliver to break is reduced, and
should breakage occur it will either fall into the centre of comb without damage, or
the loose ends adhere to the belt sufficiently to prevent them wrapping round the
drawing-off rollers.
In the old way of drawing and conveying the slivers the slivers drawn from the
small and large circles can be easily separated, but by our improvements the two
slivers are worked into one body, and a more even sliver is thus produced.
In order that our Invention may be more fully understood we herein give reference
to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof.
A is the ordinary large circle comb, and B the small circle combs. The slivers of
the fibre are drawn from these circles in the usual manner, and are connected
together by means of the belt C passing round the drawing-off roller D and guide
pulley E. The drawing-off roller F is also provided with a belt G, which passes
round a guide pulley H, so that any fibres adhering to this belt are taken off by the
belt C at the point of contact. From the belt C the slivers pass to the revolving
funnel J. By this arrangement the separate slivers of fibre are supported by the
leathers from leaving the combs until they meet together at the point K, and thus
the tendancy to break is obviated, and the action of the machine is more continuous
and effective, thereby getting from each comb an additional quantity of material
each day.
Having thus fully described the nature of our said Invention, and shewn by
Drawings in what manner the same is to be or may be performed or carried into
practical effect, we would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to
the precise details of construction as herein shewn and described, but we claim, the
arrangement of leathers for drawing off and joining the slivers, substantially as
herein shewn and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Brook, the younger, for and on behalf
of myself and the said Job Stake, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this
Eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the
within-named George Brook, the
younger, in the presence of
FRED WALTER DEARDEN,
Cashier,
Fir Lea,
GEORGE BROOK, Jr. (L.S.)
Longwood,
Nr. Huddersfield.