Improvements in Apparatus for Dyeing and otherwise Treating Yarn in Cop or similar Form.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Jan., 1900-Accepted, 10th Feb., 1900
Improvements in Apparatus for Dyeing and otherwise Treating Yarn
in Cop or similar Form.
FREDERICK BARRACLOUGHI, formerly of Yeadon, but now of Cardigan Road,
Headingley, Leeds, Woollen Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
In my Patent Specification No. 14092 of A.D. 1894 I described a cop-dyeing
apparatus with only one treating tank and only one partition in the said treating
tank.
In my Provisional Patent Specification No. 7997 of A.D. 1899 I have described
an improved form of the same apparatus in which two or more treating tanks
are employed, but only one partition in each treating tank.
In my present invention place two or more removable partitions side by side
either in the single treating tank of my original apparatus or in each of the
treating tanks of my improved apparatus, the tank or each tank being propor-
tionately increased in either length or breadth or in both length and breadth,
and the size of each removable partition remaining as before.
In carrying out this invention I still preferably (but not necessarily) adhere
to a rectangular form of treating tank and partition as described in ny above
mentioned Specification No. 14092 of A.D. 1894.
In the drawings filed with my Patent Specification No. 14092 of A.D. 1894 the
removable partition (h, Fig. 1,) is shown resting on a ledge running round the
interior of the treating tank; and I retain this ledge in my present invention.
But as I now place two or more removable partitions in one treating tank, I
require to support each of these sides which do not rest on the above-mentioned
ledge. This purpose I effect by fixing beams across the treating tank at right
angles to the sides or ends, and fixing a ledge on each side of each beam. Thus
for example if I wish to use two partitions in one treating tank, I give the tank
an oblong form and place one beam across it, dividing it into two equal squares,
one for each partition.
Or as a further example, if I wish to use four partitions in one treating tank,
I make the tank in the form of an enlarged square and I place in it a cross-
shaped beam, dividing it into four equal squares, one for each partition.
Similarly for six partitions an oblong tank may be used, with a beam in the
form of a double cross, that is to say, a cross with two transverse and one
longitudinal member, dividing the area of the treating tank into six equal
squares.
The ledges on the sides of the beams I place at such a level that they form a
continuation of the ledge on the inside of the treating tank, so that each partition
when in its place is supported by a ledge on every side.
All the ledges whether on the sides of the beams or on the inside of the treating
tank are preferably provided with an upward projection running along the outer
edge so as to form a channel to hold india-rubber or other packing; and each
removable partition has preferably a downward projecting strip of metal running
all round its edge on the under side. This strip bears the weight of the partition

page_text: when placed in the treating tank, and rests on the india-rubber or other packing
on the ledge, thus making a tight joint.
The method of holding the removable partition in its place when the apparatus
is working, may be either as described in my Patent Specification No. 14092
of A.D. 1894, or any other known method.
The apparatus other than the treating tank and its accessories remains as
described in one or other of my two former Specifications (No. 14092 of A.D). 1894
and No. 7997 of A.D. 1899), and the method of working remains the same.
Dated this 25th day of April 1899.
Improvements in Apparatus for Dyeing and otherwise Treating Yarn
in Cop or similar Form.
FREDERICK BARRACLOUGH, formerly of Yeadon, but now of 54, Cardigan Road,
Headingley, Leeds, Woollen Manufacturer, 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:-
In my Patent Specification No. 14092 of A.D. 1894 I described a cop-dyeing
apparatus with only one treating tank, and with only one horizontal partition
in the said treating tank.
In my Patent Specification No. 7997 of A.D. 1899 I described another form
of the same apparatus distinguished by two or more treating tanks instead of
one only, but still with only one horizontal partition in each treating tank.
My present invention relates to the treating tank or tanks of both the inventions
described in the above-mentioned specifications, and its essential feature is that
in carrying it out I place two or more removable horizontal partitions side by
side (instead of one partition only) in either the single treating tank of my
original apparatus or in each of the several treating tanks of my later apparatus.
The tank (or each tank) I increase in either length or breadth or in both length
and breadth, proportionately to the increased number of removable partitions it
is to contain, the size of each partition remaining about as before. The object
of this placing two or more removable horizontal partitions side by side in one
treating tank is to increase the cop-capacity of that treating tank without making
the removable partitions too large to be conveniently lifted in and out of the
treating tank by hand.
(It is to be noted that in my present invention I make no use whatever of
the fixed horizontal partition or of the removable hollow plate referred to in
my original Specification No. 14092 of A.D. 1894. In my present invention
I use only the removable partition.)
In the drawings filed with my present specification, I have not found it
convenient to use the same reference letters as in my two previous specifications,
as the parts to which they principally refer were not shown in detail in the
drawings filed with the former specifications. The reference letters in my present
drawings, therefore, are independent.
In the drawings filed with my Patent Specification No. 14092 of A.D. 1894
the removable partition (h. Fig. 1.) is shown resting on a ledge running round
the interior of the treating tank and I retain this ledge in my present invention.
But as I now place two or more removable partitions side by side in one treating
tank. I require to support each of the said partitions on those sides which do
not rest on the above-mentioned ledge. This purpose I effect by fixing beams

page_text: across the treating tank at right angles to the sides or ends, and fixing a leage on
each side of each beam.
Thus for example if I wish to use two partitions in one treating tank, I give
the tank an oblong form and place a beam across it, dividing it into two equal
squares, one for each partition. This arrangement is illustrated in Fig. 1, of
the drawings filed herewith, which shows the sides B, of the treating tank, and
the beam A, across the tank.
(For simplicity the ledges on A, and B, are not shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,
but are shown in detail in Fig. 4.)
Or as a further example, if I wish to use four partitions in one treating tank,
I make the tank in the form of a square and I place in it a cross-shaped beam,
dividing it into four equal squares, one for each partition. This arrangement
is shown in Fig. 2, the reference letters being the same as in Fig. 1.
For six partitions, as a further example, I make the tank of an oblong shape,
with a beam in the shape of a double cross (that is to say, a cross with two
transverse and one longitudinal member) dividing the area of the treating tank
into six equal squares.
This arrangement is shown in Fig. 3,--the reference
letters being the same as in Figs. 1, and 2.
For other numbers of partitions, other forms of beam are required; but the
examples which I have given are sufficient to show the system to be followed,
without further illustration.
In all cases, the ends of the beams rest on brackets or in sockets which are cast
or otherwise fixed to the sides of the treating tank.
The ledges on the sides of the beams place at such a level that they form
a continuation of the ledge on the inside of the treating tank, so that each
partition when in its place is supported by a ledge on every side.
All the ledges whether on the sides of the beams or on the inside of the
treating tank are preferably provided with an upward projection running along
the outer edge so as to form a channel to hold india-rubber or other packing; and
each removable partition has preferably a downward-projecting strip of metal
running all round its edge on the under side. This strip bears the weight of
the partition when placed in the treating tank, and rests on the india-rubber
or other packing on the ledge, thus making a tight joint. This is illustrated in
Fig. 4, which is a vertical section through a beam, a removable partition, and a
side of the treating tank. A, is the beam; B, is the side of the treating tank;
C, C, C, are the ledges on the beam A, and the side B, of the treating tank;
D, D, D, are the upward projections on C, C, C; E, E, E, are the india rubber
or other packing; F, F, are removable horizontal partitions (similar to h in Fig. 1,
of the drawings filed with my Patent Specification No. 14092 of A.D. 1894);
and G, G, G, are the downward projections on F, F.
(For clearness in the drawing, the separate parts are shown with slight spaces
between them.)
But I make no claim to novelty in the ledge and other details shown in Fig. 4.
The method of holding the removable partitions and perforated spindles in
their place when the apparatus is working is preferably as described in my
Patent Specifications No. 14092 of A.1). 1894 and No. 7997 of A.D. 1899, but
any other known method may be used.
Except as herein described differently, the general internal arrangement of
the treating tank remains as described in one or other of my two above-mentioned
specifications; and the whole apparatus, other than the treating tank (or tanks)
and its accessories, also remains as described in one or other of the said specifica-
tions; and the method of working remains the same also.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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In the treating tank of cop-dyeing apparatus such as that described in my

page_text: Patent Specification No. 14092 of A.D). 1894, and in each of the several treating
tanks of cop-dyeing apparatus such as that described in my Patent Specification
No. 7997 of A.D. 1899:-
The substitution of two or more removable horizontal partitions for the single
removable horizontal partition, in the manner described and shown in the present 5
specification.
Dated this First day of January 1900.