Improvements in Combing. Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combing. Machines.
EDWIN POPPLETON Manufacturer Horbury, Yorkshire JOHN WILLIAM
HEMINGWAY Overlooker, Park Street, Horbury, Yorkshire. We do hereby declare
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An invention for improvements in combing. machines called a lap preventer,
consisting of a fluted roller fixed upon or attached to the cross bar of the combing
machine, and actuated by suitable gearing to the noil circle rack thereby preventing
the "sliver" lapping or winding on the drawing off 'rollers or circle.
1000
EDWIN POPPLETON.
JOHN WILLIAM HEMINGWAY.
Improvements in Combing Machines.
We, EDWIN POPPLETON, Manufacturer, Horbury, Yorkshire, and JOHN WILLIAM
HEMINGWAY, Overlooker Park Street, Horbury, in the County of Yorkshire, 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 :-
The object of our invention is to prevent the fibres (being operated upon in
wool combing machinery) from wrapping upon the drawing off rollers and so
damaging the comb and causing loss of time, it is specially applicable to the
"Noble comb."
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, is an elevation of my apparatus.
Fig. 2, is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, shows plan of part of Noble's combing machine with our apparatus
applied.
Mounted upon a suitable adjustable bracket A and fixed near to the drawing
off roller B, we employ an extra or supplementary fluted roller C, having a small
gear wheel D, upon its shaft or spindle, gearing with a loose gear wheel E, upon
a stud K, of the bracket A.
The gear wheel E in turn, gears with the large wheel F, from which it
receives its motion, and imparts motion to the extra fluted roller C.
Close up to the fluted roller C is an adjustable guide plate G, preferably covered
with cloth or other soft fabric or material H.
The guide plate G carries the top adjustable bearing L of the extra fluted
roller C, the foot of the guide plate has a slot J and is secured and adjusted by

page_text: the stud K upon which is the loose gear wheel E, the guide plate is adjustable
nearer to or further from the roller by means of the aforesaid slot J stud K
bearing L and lock nuts M.
The drawing off roller B, and the extra fluted roller C, are revolved in the same
direction, as indicated by arrows, which show that at the point of contact they are
in different directions, so that all fibre is prevented from wrapping round the drawing
off roller B, and is forced in the direction of the passage of the sliver, while the
guide plate and its cover guide and prevent the fibres from wrapping around the
extra fluted roller C.
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 :-
I 1. In wool combing machinery the nse and employment of an extra fluted
roller C with the adjustable guide plate G, substantially as shown and described...
2. In wool combing machinery the combination of the extra fluted roller C,
adjustable guide plate G, cover H, upon the adjustable bracket A, with the ordinary
drawing off rollers, as and for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1896
JOHN E. WALSH,
Patent Agent, Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent to the Applicants.