Improvements in Tip-stretching Machines used in the Felt Hat Manufacture.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Apr., 1891-Accepted, 2nd May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tip-stretching Machines used in the Felt Hat
Manufacture.
We GILES ATHERTON of the Virginia Mills Stockport in the County of Chester
and WILLIAM JOHN BATTERSBY of Offerton Lane Stockport aforesaid Hat
Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
Our invention relates to the tip-stretching machines employed in the manufacture
of felt hats and particularly to the machines of the Eckermeyer type which have
reciprocating stretching fingers and a cage to hold the hat body whilst it is subjected
to the action of such fingers, the hat body being revolved by means of a driving
ring. The hat body is held between the said driving ring and an inner banding
ring which is free to revolve.
The rotation of the hat body being effected by the surface contact of the two
metal rings, there is generally a tendency for the rings to slip and when such slipping
takes place the hat becomes more or less marked or damaged according to the
amount of slipping which takes place. In addition to this the agents used in
manipulating the hat body that is to say the hot water or steam, tend to heat the
banding ring and the hot metal surfaces are apt to attract the proofing or finishing
to the surface. To remedy these defects we line, insulate or cover or partly cover
the acting surfaces of the two rings or of one of them with vulcanised caoutchouc
hereinafter shortly termed rubber. In practice we groove the banding ring and
spring a rubber ring into the groove so that it projects slightly beyond the face of
the ring. We may apply two or more rings in grooves or we may apply a rubber
ring or rubber rings or a riband of rubber or rubber fabric to cover the whole of
the periphery of the banding ring or the inner surface of the driving ring. The
rubber or rubber fabric may or may not be cemented or attached to the ring or
rings as for example it might be vulcanised in situ so as to become attached to the
metal.
We may employ the rubber faced banding ring in connection with a driving ring
lined with cloth or other suitable material.
T1 1900
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tip-stretching Machines used in the Felt Hat
Manufacture.
We GILES ATHERTON of the Virginia Mills Stockport in the County of Chester
and WILLIAM JOHN BATTERS BY of Offerton Lane Stockport aforesaid Hat
Manufacturers 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 that is to say :-
Our invention relates to the tip-stretching machines employed in the manufacture
of felt hats and particularly to the machines of the Eckermeyer type which have
reciprocating stretching fingers and a cage to hold the hat body whilst it is subjected
to the action of such fingers the hat body being revolved by means of a driving
ring. The hat body is held between the said driving ring and an inner banding
ring which is free to revolve. In order to the more complete identification of the.
parts to which our invention is particularly applied we mention that the said parts

page_text: are marked hand i in Fig. 2 of the drawings attached to the Specification of an
invention in respect of which Letters Patent number 12205 of the year 1887 have
been granted to one of us namely the said Giles Atherton. In the said Fig. 2 h is
the part which we term the banding ring and i is the part which we term the
driving ring.
The rotation of the hat body being effected by the surface contact of the two
metal rings there is generally a tendency for the rings or the hat body to slip and
when such slipping takes place the hat becomes more or less marked or damaged
according to the amount of slipping which takes place. In addition to this the
agents used in manipulating the hat body-that is to say the hot water or steam-
tend to heat the banding ring and the hot metal is apt to attract the proofing or
finishing to the surface. To remedy these defects we line, insulate or cover or
partly cover the acting surfaces of the two rings or of one of them with vulcanised
caoutchouc hereinafter shortly termed rubber or with other suitably soft or yielding
material. For the purposes of our invention we have found felt to be very suitable.
In some cases we groove the banding ring and spring a ring of felt or rubber into
the groove so that it projects slightly beyond the face of the ring. We may apply
two or more rings in grooves or we may apply a ring or annular envelope of
felt cloth rubber or rubber fabric so as to cover the whole of the periphery of
the banding ring or the inner surface of the driving ring. The felt or other
fabric or rubber may or may not be cemented or attached to the ring or rings
as for example when using rubber the prepared rubber might be vulcanised in situ
so as to become attached to the metal.
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 application to the said banding ring or to the said driving ring or to both
of felt cloth or rubber substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 1st day of April 1891.
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.