IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBRES."
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robinson Scott, Overlooker, and Joseph Hanson,
Mechanic, both of Halifax, in the County of York, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBRES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robinson Scott and Joseph
Hanson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th August
1878.
ROBINSON SCOTT, Overlooker, and JOSEPH HANSON, Mechanic, both of Halifax,
in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL AND
OTHER FIBRES.".
Our Invention relates to improvements in combing machines, known as "Noble's,"
whereby better results are obtained.
Firstly. We employ a series of sectional segments working in a circle, which are
made to fall at the nearest point of the circle or feed head of the smaller or inner
circular comb. Each of the falling segments is constructed with a flange, forming a
sectional ring. In the flange of each segment we fit a pressing blade or knife, and
in front of the blade and in the flange we fit bristles or a brush; the blade is made
rather longer than the brush. The blades and brushes are made to fall at the
nearest point of the circle or feed head of the inner or smaller inner circular comb,
pressing the fibres of the outside circular comb in the inner circular comb. The
blades keep the nibs or noils behind the comb, leaving clean fringes to pass through
the drawing-off rollers in the usual way. The brushes press the fibres tightly
amongst the teeth and against the head of the comb.

page_text: Secondly. For the purpose of pressing the wool or other fibres into the pins or
teeth of the outside circular comb, we combine with circular discs or plates a por-
cupine or card teeth fitted in a ring formed or fixed on the end of the discs. The
said dises or plates work in an incline between the teeth or pins of the outside
circular comb, and the porcupine or card teeth serves or serve to keep the wool or
other fibres in the teeth or pins of the comb.
By these means we obtain better results, with an increase of work, and can comb
long, short, and fine wool or other fibres with a great increase of weight in a given
time.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Robinson Scott and Joseph Hanson in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 5th February 1879.
: ROBINSON SCOTT, Overlooker, and JOSEPH HANSON, Mechanic, both of Halifax,
in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING WOOL AND
OTHER FIBRES."
The said Invention relates to improvements in the combing machine known as
"Noble's," whereby better results are obtained.
Firstly. We employ a series of sectional segments working in a circle, which are
made to fall at the nearest point of the circle or feed head of the smaller or. inner
circular comb. Each of the falling segments is constructed with a flange forming a
sectional ring. In the flange of each segment we fit a pressing blade or knife, and
in front of the blade and in the flange we fit bristles or a brush; the blade is made
rather longer than the brushes. The blades and brushes are made to fall at the
nearest point of the circle or feed head of the inner or smaller inner circular comb,
pressing the fibres of the outside circular comb in the inner circular comb. The
blades keep the nibs or noils bebind the comb, leaving clean fringes to pass through
the drawing-off rollers in the usual way. The brushes press the fibres tightly
amongst the teeth and against the head of the comb.
Secondly. For the purpose of pressing the wool or other fibres into the pins or
teeth of the outside circular comb, we combine with circular disks or plates a por-
cupine or card teeth fitted in a ring formed or fixed on the end of a collar, on which
work the discs, and we also employ a knife. The said disks or plates are dished,
and work in an incline between the teeth or pins of the outside circular comb, and
the porcupine and knife serve to keep the wool or other fibres in the teeth or pins
of the comb.
By these means we obtain better results, with an increase of work, and can comb
long, short, and fine wool or other fibres with a great increase of weight in a given
time.
But in order to enable our improvements to be better understood, we will proceed
to describe the same by reference to the accompanying Drawing, in which,
Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of the small inner comb with sectional
segments having pressing blades and brushes, and also with disks or runners, blade,
and porcupine apparatus; Figure 2, front view; and Figure 3, plan of the same.
Figure 4 represents a sectional elevation of the disks or runners and porcupine.
Figure 5 represents a side elevation of a sectional segment having a blade and
brushes; and Figure 6, front view of the same.
Similar letters of reference are used in all the Figures to represent similar parts.
A, sectional segment having a flange B. The flanges of the other segments when
the segments are fitted on the guide rod C form a sectional ring. In the flange of
each segment are fitted a blade or knife D and bristles or brushes E; the blade is
made rather longer than the brushes, and the segments work in a circle and are
made to fall at the nearest point of the circle or feed head F, pressing the fibres of
the outside circular comb G in the inner circular comb H. The blades or knives
keep the nibs or noils behind the comb, and the small brushes press in tightly or
dab the fibres in the teeth or pins I, and against the head of the small inner circular
comb H, leaving clean fringes to pass through the drawing-off rollers in the usual
way.
For pressing the wool or fibres in the teeth or pins J of the outside circular comb
G, we employ disks or runners K, which are dished and inclined; these discs or
runners are fitted over a socket L cast on a ring M, in which are fitted card teeth
N, and which are fitted in the ring at an angle of sixty degrees, and which form
the porcupine.

page_text: The number of disks or runners employed vary for the different class of work or
fibres operated on; for long wool we employ by preference three disks or runners K
combined with the knife Z; for middling wools we employ two or three disks or
runners combined with the porcupine; and for fine wools or botany wools or fibres
we employ two or three disks or runners combined with the knife and porcupine,
but the porcupine is fitted outside the knife.
The socket L is held in position by a bolt O, and is secured by a nut to the
hanging down bracket P; this bracket is secured by screws and nuts to a bracket Q,
which is secured to the bracket R fixed to the pillar S. Slot holes T, U, V, and W,
are cast in the brackets, allowing of fixing the disks or runners and the knife in
proper working positions. To the side of the bracket P is secured a bracket X, to
which is secured a bracket Y, and to this bracket is fixed the knife Z. The bracket
Y is made with a curved arm A¹, having a boss B', through which passes a screwed
pin C formed on the end of the knife Z; over the pin is screwed a nut D¹ and set
nut E¹ to fix the knife in position.
We may employ disks or runners having knuckles formed on the circumference.
Having thus described our improvements, and the best means we are acquainted
with for carrying the same into effect, we would have it understood that we do not
confine ourselves to the precise details shewn and described, as they may be varied
without departing from the peculiar character of the Invention, and we would state
that we are aware of the employment of sectional segments, either fitted with teeth
or pins, or with two blades or knives, which segments work in a circle, and made to
fall at the nearest point of the circles or feed head, therefore we make no claim to
the use of the same, but what we do claim is,-
Firstly. The construction and employment of sectional segments fitted with a
blade or knife to keep the nibs or noils between the comb, and also fitted with small
brushes to tightly press or dab the fibres in the teeth or pins of the small inner
circular comb, substantially as and for the purpose herein-before described, and
represented in the annexed Drawing.
Secondly. The combination, construction, and employment of disks or runners,
porcupine, and knife for pressing the fibres in the teeth or pins of the outside
eircular comb, substantially as herein described, and represented by the accom-
panying Drawing.
In witness whereof, we, the said Robinson Scott and Joseph Hanson, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Fourth day of February, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.
Witness,
SAMUEL A. DRACUP,
Bradford.
ROBINSON SCOTT. (L.s.)
JOSEPH HANSON. (L.S.)