Improvements in Wool Washing Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wool Washing Machines.
We WILLIAM BLACKBURN of Clarence Mills,. Cleckheaton in the County of
York, Worsted Spinner and ARTHUR WILLIAM BLACKBURN of Clarence Mills,
aforesaid, Worsted Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in machines such as are described and
illustrated in Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,153 dated 26th day of
September 1889 and granted to William Eastwood and Abraham Ambler the
object being to cleanse the wool or fibre under operation from sand and other
impurities to prevent water or "sud" from passing over or between the end or
delivering nip rollers and to prevent the sud or water containing sand or other
impurities from passing to the pump, and being again pumped onto the fibre, or
into the machine and also to ensure a larger supply of water or "sud" being
effectively used for washing the wool or other fibre.
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According to this' invention the machine is constructed as ordinary but above the
several troughs or
posses" is a main supply pipe communicating by branch pipes
with each of the troughs or 66 posses.' Valves or taps are provided so that the
supply of water or sud, from the main supply pipe to each of the troughs or "posses'
can be regulated.
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Preferably beneath the second trough or poss" from the delivery end of the
bowl, we form or place a grate in the "sud bowl," the grate being of the same
width as the bowl but slightly less in length than the length of the trough
or "poss over it.
The grate consists of a perforated plate the perforations
being countersunk, so that no space is left in such perforation for sud or sediment
to lodge in.
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When water or "sud" is fed into each trough or poss" and escapes by the
perforated bottom into the bowl and onto the fibre, the latter is kept in an open and
fleecy condition so that dirt or sand can readily be removed by the action of the
"sud" and troughs. When the fibres passes between the troughs and the grate
the "sud "is by the "poss" forced through the fibre and through the perforated
grate carrying with it sand and other impurities before arriving at the delivery nip
rollers:
Beneath the perforated grate is a box which catches the "sud" and sediment
and conveys it. to the ordinary sieve below the nip rollers, where the small fibres
are caught, the sud and sediment passing into the lower bowl in which is placed a
dead plate having a sieve in it about the level of the "sud "so that as the latter is
drawn off by the ordinary pump, the sand and sediment is left in the compartment
behind the dead plate.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wool Washing Machines.
We WILLIAM BLACKBURN of Clarence Mills, Cleckheaton in the County of
York, Worsted Spinner and ARTHUR WILLIAM BLACKBURN of Clarence Mills
aforesaid, Worsted Spinner, 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 :-
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This invention relates to improvements in machine such as are described and
illustrated in Specification of Letters Patent No. 15,153 dated 26th day of
September 1889 and granted to William Eastwood and Abraham Ambler, the
object of the present invention being to cleanse the wool or fibre under operation
from sand and other impurities to prevent water or
"gud from passing over or
between the end or delivery nip rollers and to prevent the "sud" or water
containing sand or other impurities from passing to the pump and being again
pumped onto the fibre, or into the machine, and also to ensure a larger supply
of water or " sud" being effectively used for washing the wool or other fibre.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in
which :-
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of a wool washing machine having the
aforesaid improvements applied thereto.
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According to this invention the machine is constructed as ordinary but above the
several troughs or
posses" 1. 1 is a main supply pipe 2 communicating by branch
pipes 3, 3 with each of the troughs or posses 1."
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Valves or taps 4. 4 are provided so that the supply of water or sud, from the
main supply pipe 2 to each of the troughs or
66 posses 1 can be regulated.
Preferably beneath the second trough or poss 1 from the delivery end of the
bowl 5. we form or place a grate 6 in the "sud bowl" 5, the grate being of the
same width as the bowl but slightly less in length than the length of the trough or
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poss 1 directly over it. The grate 6 consists of a perforated plate the
perforations being countersunk preferably from the underside so that no space is
left in such perforations for sud or sediment to lodge in.
When water or "sud " is fed into each trough or poss" 1 and escapes by the
perforated bottom into the bowl 5 and onto the fibre, the latter is kept in an open
and fleecy condition so that dirt or sand can readily be removed by the action of
the sud and troughs. When the fibre passes between the trough or poss 1 and
the grate 6 the "sud" is by. the "poss" forced through the fibre and through the
perforated grate 6 carrying with it sand and other impurities before arriving at the
delivering rollers 7. 7.
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Beneath the perforated grate 6 is a box which catches the "sud" and sediment
and conveys it to the ordinary sieve 9 below the nip rollers 7. 7. where the small
fibres are caught, the sud and sediment passing into the lower bowl in which is
placed a dead plate 10 having a sieve in it above the level of the "sud" so that as
the latter is drawn off by the ordinary pump, the sand and sediment is left in the
compartment 11 behind the dead plate 10.
The hole 10 for the escape of water from the box 8 is some distance from the
bottom of the box so that a dead plate 12 is formed which prevents sand and
sediment passing to the ordinary sieve 9 so that water is twice filtered before
passing to the pump.
The bowl 5 is slightly inclined from near its outlet end to the nip rollers 7. 7 so
that the fibre is readily carried to such rollers.
The use of the grate 6 and the ordinary perforations 13 lessens the quantity of
water which reaches the nip rollers 7. 7.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The use and employment of a grate or perforated plate, directly beneath one of
the rising and falling posses or troughs as and for the purpose herein described and
as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The use and employment of a series of posses or troughs 1. 1 each having an
independent supply of water or sud, a grate or perforated plate under one of the
posses or troughs and the sediment box all in combination as herein described and
substantially as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1893.
WILLIAM
BLACKBURN,
ARTHUR WILLIAM BLACKBURN,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
WILLIAM BLACKBURN,
ARTHUR WILLIAM BLACKBURN,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax..