A NEW MACHINE FOR GLOSSING AND GLAZING ALL THREADY FABRICS
Year: 1862

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alfred Thiriez at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 7th August
1862.
I, ALFRED THIRIEZ, of the Town of Lille, in the Department of the Nord.
in the Empire of France, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "A NEW MACHINE FOR GLOSSING AND GLAZING ALL THREADY
FABRICS," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to give to threads of cotton, flax, or other
material the appearance and gloss of silk. The loom or machine by which
this objected is best attained is double, that is to say, works on both sides.
The accompanying Drawings shew its principal parts, Figure 1 (Sheet 1)
being a side view of said loom; and Figure 2 (Sheet 2) a front view...
A, creel; B, dressing trough or vase; C, small trough placed beneath the
feeding roller D, which advances the thread to be glazed, and receives its
motion from the cylinder 9; E, guide thread; F, cylindrical brush, receiving
motion from the wheel N, placed on the driving shaft; E and G, rollers over
which pass the thread, and which compel it to penetrate more or less into the
brush that it may be glazed; Z, support or lever. of the moveable rollers,
which may be moved towards the brush F, as at X, or opened from the brush
as at Z. At Z a small stop resting on the guide R prevents its advancing
too near the brush F, and at Z' a small stop placed at X prevents its opening
too far and leaving the guide R. Hand J; rollers, which force the thread
upon the roller I, which is garnished with plush, cloth, or brushes; K, raising
and lowering rod; L, bobbin on which winds the glazed thread. The action
is as follows:-The bobbins on which the thread is wound are placed on the

page_text: creel A; the thread passes thence to the trough B, where it imbibes the
dressing, and on to the feeding roller D, which regulates the advance of the
thread. The thread furnished by the roller D descends into the groove of the
roller E, rises to the roller G, and is brushed in its passage from E to G by
the brush F, which is shewn Figure 1 (Sheet 1), projects between the rollers
E and G. From the roller G the thread descends into the groove of a roller
placed on the same spindle, and by the side of the roller E rises again to a
roller by the side of the roller G, and is again brushed by E. The thread will
be passed over three or four rollers before becoming perfectly glazed, this
being regulated by the number and nature of the thread and the temperature
of the workroom. When a very rapid glazing or glossing is desired, and the
cotton permits it, six rollers may be placed on one spindle, and consequently
cause the thread to be rubbed six times by the brush. The arrangement of
the support or lever Z, which is hinged at Y, permits the friction necessary to
the glazing of each thread to be regulated by making it penetrate more or
less into the brush F. This arrangement of the lever Z also facilitates tying
up, as will be seen by the Drawing, by pulling the lever Z towards you it
places itself at Z³, and is retained in this position by the stop ✗, which rests
on the guide R; the rollers are then at a distance from the brush F, and it is
easy to pass the thread in their grooves. Further, instead of resting the
thread on the feeding roller D, it will have been passed in a small hook V
(Sheet 2) placed above, so that the thread will be free, and may be fastened
or tied up as if both ends of the thread were in the hand. The knot being
tied the thread is replaced on the feeding roller D, the support or lever Zi is
gently pushed, and by its weight resumes its position at Z, and the glazing
recommences. On leaving the brushes the thread passes under two rollers H
and J, which guide and press it on the friction roller I, furnished with cloth
or brushes. This friction roller turning very rapidly, and having a come-and-
go motion, finishes the thread by giving it a very lasting brilliancy. The
operation of glazing or setting a gloss upon the thread is then. ended,
and the thread rolls on a winding frame, the bobbins L of which draw the
thread by their friction on their supporting piece M, carried by the same
spindle.