IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS USED WHEN CUTTING FUSTIAN
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE BADDELEY of Bank House Odd Rode in the County of Chester
Mining Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS USED WHEN CUTTING FUSTIAN" to be as follows:-
In the present mode of fustian cutting the piece to be cut is extended over the
surface of a long bed or table and the workman walking alongside of the bed or
table pushes the tool by hand along the whole length of the piecc.
When returning he cuts another piece of a similar length extended on a bed or
table situated alongside of and parallel with the first.
For a workman to get good wages he must be able to walk 25 or 30 miles a
day and this is a great strain for men and is impossible for all but very few
women.
To remedy this the workman is according to this invention drawn to and fro by
the side of the pieces in place of having to walk between then.
For this purpose a wagon is provided which can be drawn to and fro along rails
situated between the two beds or tables. For drawing the wagon to and fro an
endless rope or band may conveniently be employed to which a continuous motion
is imparted by steam or other power. The rope or band runs parallel with the
beds or tables.
The wagon is fitted with clutches to clutch the rope or band at any part and by
this means it can be made to travel backwards or forwards at the will of the
workman. The wagon is provided with a revolving seat, which may be turned at
the end of the run either automatically or by the workman..

page_text: I, GEORGE BADDELEY of Bank House Odd Rode in the County of Chester
Mining Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS USED WHEN CUTTING FUSTIAN "and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
In the present mode of fustian cutting the piece to be cut is extended over the
surface of a long bed or table and the workman walking alongside of the bed or
table pushes the tool by hand along the whole length of the piece.
When returning he cuts another piece of a similar length extended on a bed or
table situated alongside of and parallel with the first.
For a workman to get good wages he must be able to walk 25 or 30 miles a
day and this is a great strain for men and is impossible for all but very few
women.
To remedy this the workman is according to this invention drawn to and fro by
the side of the pieces in place of having to walk between them.
For this purpose a wagon is provided which can be drawn to and fro along rails
situated between the two beds or tables. For drawing the wagon to and fro an
endless rope or band may conveniently be employed to which a continuous motion-
is imparted by steam or other power. The rope or band runs parallel with the
beds or tables.
The wagon is fitted with clutches to clutch the rope or band at any part and by
this means it can be made to travel backwards or forwards at the will of the
workman. The wagon is provided with a revolving seat which may be turned at
the end of the run either automatically or by the workman.
In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an elevation and Figure 2 is a plan. a aa are the beds, tables or
frames on which are extended fabrics requiring the pile to be cut in parallel lines
in a direction lengthwise of the piece.
Six frames are shown say each ten yards in length, they are placed in two
parallel lines three. in each but the system is applicable where the number of
frames is either greater or less. bis the carriage, it is mounted on four or other
number of wheels running on parallel rails or guides fastened upon the floor. b¹ is
the workman's scat, it is able to turn round so that the workman may face either
way, that is to say, that he may always face in the direction in which he is
travelling 6 6 are treddles to be operated by the workman's feet. c is an
endless band or equivalent part passing around pulleys c c which constantly
rotate at a circumferential speed corresponding to the rate at which it is convenient
for the operator to work. Figure 3 is an elevation and Figure 4 is a plan of the
carriage to a larger scale. Figure 5 shows the treddle arrangement. The treddle b²
rocking on the centre 6x is able to be moved by the feet so as to cause the rod b×
to traverse either to the right or to the left. At its ends the rod 6x is jointed to
two nipping levers B or levers operating nipping or holding parts so that if the
operator presses his right foot on the treddle he causes the carriage to engage with
the band c on the right side of it and the carriage is drawn forward. The nipping
apparatus may be arranged in various ways, a convenient arrangement is that the

page_text: band should pass between pulleys on the carriage which by the action of the
treddle are tightened upon it, there may be two rollers on one side of the band and
one on the other, and the treddle may operate to move the single roller inwards
between the other two so as to deflect the band from its direct course to the
requisite extent to impart movement to the carriage. Or a rope may be used
passing around pulleys on the carriage which are geared with the supporting
wheels through frictional clutches operated by the treddles or in any other ways the
carriage may be actuated. The scat b' is mounted upon a vertical axis B and this
at its lower end is provided with arins which as the carriage comes to the end of
its course comes into contact with pins fixed in the floor and so the seat with the
workman upon it is automatically turned through a half revolution.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
(1). A cutting frame consisting of parallel beds or tables over which the fabrics
are extended with a road between them and a carriage propelled to and fro along
the said road and carrying the workman substantially as described.
(2). The combination in a cutting frame of parallel beds or tables over which the
fabrics are extended and a carriage traversing between them, such carriage being
provided with clutching apparatus by which at pleasure the carriage is made to
engage with a travelling band or equivalent part substantially as described.
(3). The combination in a cutting frame of parallel beds or tables over which the
fabrics are extended and a carriage traversing between them such carriage being
provided with a seat which at the end of the course is automatically rotated by
stationary parts engaging with parts in connection with the moving seat sub-
stantially as described.