improvements in thе масцines or Apparatus known as "Steel Tape Condensers."
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 16th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 18th Oct., 1887
improvements in thе масцines or Apparatus known as
"Steel Tape Condensers."
We, WILLIAM RICHARDSON of Hartford Works Oldham in the County of Lancaster
Engineer and JAMES FIDLER also of Hartford Works aforesaid Machinist do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to the machines or apparatus known as " Steel tape condensers"
and used in preparing cotton, wool and other fibrous materials for spinning,
In the said machines or apparatus broad bands of leather are employed. The said
broad bands of leather pass around rollers and act in conjunction with other rollers
covered with leather to carry the cotton, wool or other fibrous material after being
divided into strips by the steel tapes aforesaid, to be operated upon by the rubbing
leathers.
Our invention consists in employing a plate or surface or plates or surfaces placed
within each of the broad bands of leather before-mentioned by which such broad bands of
leather and the stoel tapes are kept in contact with the rollers before referred to which
operate in conjunction with the broad bands of leather to convey the cotton wool, or
other fibrous material to the rubbing leathers.
Each of the plates or surfaces above-mentioned is carried upon brackets secured to
the framework of the machine by means of which brackets cach of the said plates or
surfaces may be adjusted relatively to the broad bands of leather before-mentioned.
To enable the rollers above-mentioned to be adjusted relatively to the surfaces of the
broad bands of leather we mount the axles of such rollers in bearings capable of being
adjusted in position upon brackets.
By the employment of the plates or surfaces above-mentioned we are enabled to
keep the steel tapes parallel and are thereby enabled to produce more uniform
slivers of cotton, wool and other fibrous material than it has hitherto been possible
to produce.

page_text: "Steel Tape Condensers."
We WILLIAM RICHARDSON of Hartford Works Oldham in the County of Lancaster
Engineer and JAMES FIDLER also of Hartford Works aforesaid Machinist 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:-
Our invention relates to the machines or apparatus known as "Steel tape condensers'
and used in preparing cotton, wool and other fibrous materials for spinning.
In the said machines or apparatus broad bands of leather are employed. The said
broad bands of leather pass around rollers and act in conjunction with other rollers
covered with leather to carry the cotton, wool or other fibrous material after being
divided into strips by the steel tapes aforesaid to be operated upon by the rubbing
leathers.
Our invention consists in employing a plate or surface or plates or surfaces placed
within each of the broad bands of leather before mentioned by which such broad bands,
of leather and the steel tapes are, kept in contact, with the rollers before referred to,
which operate in conjunction with the broad bands of leather to convey the cotton,
wool or other fibrous material to the rubbing leathers. Each of the plates or surfaces
above mentioned is carried upon brackets secured to the framework of the machine by
means of which brackets each of the said plates or surfaces may be adjusted relatively
to the broad bands of leather before mentioned.
To enable the rollers above mentioned to be adjusted relatively to the surfaces of the
broad bands of leather we mount the axles of such rollers in bearings capable of being
adjusted in position upon brackets.
By the employment of the plates or surfaces above mentioned we are enabled to keep
the steel tapes parallel and are thereby enabled to produce more uniform slivers of
cotton, wool, and other fibrous material than it has hitherto been possible to produce.
In order that our invention may be understood and carried into effect we have
hereunto annexed a drawing which is an elevation in section which shews so much of
a "steel tape condenser carding engine" as is requisite to illustrate our invention.
In the drawing hereunto annexed a is the doffer supported upon side frames bone
only of which is shown. Side frames c of which one only is shown support
rollers d, e, f, g. A broad band h of leather is passed around the rollers d, e, and a
broad band of leather is passed around the rollers, g. The frames e also support
rollers k, l, m, n. Around the rollers k, l, and around other rollers not shown in the
drawing the rubbing leathers o, p, respectively pass and around the rollers m, n, and
around other rollers not shown in the drawing the rubbing leathers q, r respectively
pass. Carried by the frames care rollers s. t. Steel tapes are secured at one end to
the roller the other ends of the steel tapes u passing upwards between the broad band j
of leather and rollers v. o' carried by the frames e-Steel tapes w are secured at one
end to the rollert the other ends of the steel tapes w passing downwards between the
broad band h of leather and rollers ... carried by the frames c.
The steel tapes u attached to the rollers are so arranged that they are placed
alternately with the steel tapes attached to the roller t.
The doffer a rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow A and the various leather

page_text: bands and rollers revolve and rotate in the directions indicated by the arrows placed
thereon or adjacent thereto. The cotton, wool, or other fibrous material stripped off
the doffer a by the vibrating comb y passes between the dividing rollers d. g and is
separated into strips by means of the rollers v. v, x. x¹ and steel tapes u. w-
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portion of the strips of material is conducted by the broad leather band h and the
rollers to the rubbing leathers o. p, the remaining strips of material being
conducted by the broad leather band and the rollers v. to the rubbing leathers 1. T.
Our invention consists in employing a plate or surface or plates or surfaces placed
within each of the broad bands h. j. of leather.
The plate or surface z is formed with arms or brackets 1 one only of which is shown
in the drawing which arins or brackets 1 are capable of being turned upon studs 2
secured to the frames c so that the said plate or surface z may be placed nearer to or
farther from the rollers, and k In order that the plate or surface may be
adjusted relatively to the rollers . ' and k and the broad band h of leather we secure
to the frames & projecting parts 3 through each of which passes an adjusting screw 4-
Formed through each of the arms or brackets 1 is a slot B through which passes a
bolt 5 provided with a nnt, by means of which the plate or surface z may be secured in
position.
The plate or surface 6 is formed with arms or brackets 7 one only of which is shown
in the drawing which arms or brackets 7 are capable of being turned upon studs 8
secured to the frames c, so that the said plate or surface 6 may be placed nearer to or
farther from the rollers v. v¹ and n.
In order that the plate or surface 6 may be adjusted relatively to the rollers v. vl
and n and the broad band j of leather we secure to the frames c projecting parts 9
through each of which passes an adjusting screw 10. Formed through each of
the arms or brackets 7 is a slot C through which passes a bolt 11 provided with a nut
by means of which the plate or surface 6 may be secured in position.
By the plates or surfaces, 6 being placed within the broad bands h. j of leather
respectively such broad bands h. j, of leather and the steel tapes u. w will be kept
in contact with the rollers which operate in conjunction with the broad bands of
leather to carry the cotton, wool or other fibrous material to the rubbing leathers
o. p. or y. r as may be the case.
In some cases we employ in place of each or either of the plates or surfaces z. 6 two
or, more plates or surfaces constructed and employed in a manner similar to that in
which the plates or surfaces z. 6 are constructed and employed.
By the employment of the plates or surfaces above mentioned we are enabled to
keep the steel tapes parallel and are thereby enabled to produce more uniform
"slivers" of cotton, wool and other fibrous material than it has hitherto been possible
to produce.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
1. In each of the machines or apparatus known as "steel tape condensers" plates
or surfaces such as z and 6 constructed, arranged, employed and operating substantially
in the manner herein before described in reference to and indicated in and by the
drawing hereunto annexed.
2. In each of the machines or apparatus known as steel tape condensers "two or
more plates or surfaces used in place of each or either of the plates or surfaces z. 6
substantially in the manner herein before described.
Dated this Fifteenth day of September 1887.