An Improved Instrument for Measuring Cloth, Silk, Calicoes, Textile and other Woven Fabrics.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1894-Accepted, 28th Apr., 1894
COMT DELE DI BUITIVATION.
An Improved Instrument for Measuring Cloth, Silk, Calicoes,
Textile and other Woven Fabrics.
I WILLIAM EDGAR of No. 25, Sheaf Street, Daventry, in the County of
Northampton, Draper, 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 :-
An horizontal wooden, metal or other platform with an upright standard at
either end trussed together at top by a longitudinal lengthways bar or rod. In the
platform mounted on a rotary shaft two sheaves are placed having on their outer
circumference an india rubber band having a smooth and milled outer surface to
give grip to the substance passed thereunder. Underneath the said sheaves are
circular arc springs the ends abutting in a slot or groove of the horizontal
platform. The said springs are formed with an upper spring convex so as to
follow the radius of the rotary sheave, the under spring is concave, so that the
said spring is concave-convex and will press the material to be measured gently
against the under side of the sheave. The said sheaves together with their springs.
can be shifted and fastened closer together or further apart along the rotating
shaft as required for fabrics of various widths. One end of the rotary shaft is
supported on a bearing in the upright standard, the bearing being removable if
required.
The other end of the rotating shaft is placed with a free rotation in a
square metal frame, the said metal frame is secured in a substantial manner to.
the upright standard. Inside of the said metal frame are two toothed wheels, the
central axis of one playing upon and actuating the outer circumference of the
other. On the end of the rotating shaft inside the metal frame is a small toothed
pinion wheel which sets one of the said toothed wheels in motion on its outer
toothed rim or edge, the said wheels in continuation moving a hand or pointer on
the dial placed on the outer side of the upright standard. The said dial is.
circular in form, and radially upon it a number of graduated figures are marked
indicating yards and portions of yards from one to fifty. The said dial is
protected from injury by accident by a hinged metal flap or cover opening in a
downward direction and secured with a catch spring or screw button. At the
back of the rotating sheaves lengthways secured to the platform is a brass wood
or other circular rod to give guidance to the material to be measured so that it.
does so in a smooth and regular manner without catch or hindrance when in
contact with the springs. Behind the said guiding rod are two circular wooden
rods. They are secured at their ends by metal shoulders working on centres to
give free movement when required and is catchable by a metal drop piece falling
into a ratchet. The said circular rods when turned to a desired position degree
or angle, give tension to the fabric passed through, so that as the fabric is in
motion it takes the shape of the capital letter S.
The whole machine or apparatus is portable and may be affixed by thumb-screws.
through the platform in countersunk guides to an ordinary shop or warehouse.
counter.
In the annexed drawings,
Fig. 1. is an elevation, A being the horizontal platform, B. the upright standards,.
F the longitudinal bar trussing standards B together. C the rotating sheaves,
E the circular are springs. M is the bearing of rotating shaft D. G is the metal
frame containing toothed wheels P. Q is the toothed pinion wheel, N is the pointer,

page_text: and J the dial. K is the guiding rod. H. H. are the circular tension rods.
L. L are the thumb screws.
Fig. 2. is a section showing the material to be measured, O, in its transit
through the machine, I being the ratchet carrying the circular tension rods H. H.,
the lettering corresponding with Fig. 1.
In Fig. 3. J represents the dial and N. the pointer on the outer side of the
upright standard B.
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 portable meter instrument for measuring cloth, silk, calicoes, textile and
other woven fabrics as herein before set forth.
2. The whole combined apparatus in its entirety as a measuring instrument as
shown in the annexed lettered drawings.
Dated this 21st day of February 1894.
WILLIAM EDGAR.