CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PILING TEXTILE FABRICS
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henri Adrien Bonneville, of the British and
Foreign Patent Offices, 18, Ruedela Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France,
and 6, Piccadilly, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the
Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PILING TEXTILE
FABRICS." - A communication from Albin Warth, residing at
Stapleton, in the County and State of New York, United States
of America.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Henri Adrien Bonneville
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and
Declaration, on the 1st May 1873, pursuant to the 9th Section
of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRI
ADRIEN BONNEVILLE, of the British and Foreign Patent Offices, 18, Rue
de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, France, and 6, Piccadilly, in the County
of Middlesex, Patent Agent, send greeting.
WHEREAS I am in possession of an Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINES FOR PILING TEXTILE FABRICS," communicated to me by

page_text: Albin Warth, a person resident at Stapleton, in the County and State of
New York, United States of America, and have petitioned Her Majesty
to grant unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, Her
Royal Letters Patent for the same, and made solemn Declaration
that it is a communication.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henri Adrien Bonneville, do hereby
declare that the following Complete Specification, under my hand and
seal, fully describes and ascertains the nature of the Invention, and
the manner in which the same is to be performed, reference being had
to the accompanying Drawings, and to the figures and letters marked
thereon, that is to say:
The object of this Invention is to form piles of textile fabrics, each
pile consisting of a series of layers which are arranged in pairs, being
placed against each other with the nap or designs running in one and the
same direction, in such a manner that when the pile is cut each pair of
layers produces patterns fit for garments. This object is effected by
means of a package carrier and a piling table, the package carrier being
provided with a receptacle into which the package can be placed loosely,
so that it can be readily turned over as required in order to bring the
corresponding sides of the two layers forming each pair against each
other.
The receptacle of the package carrier is made reversible, so that when-
ever it may be desired the package contained in the package carrier, can
be reversed with ease and facility. On the piling table is arranged a
turntable (one or more) for the purpose of turning the package carrier
with its contents in any desired direction. The piling table is provided
with gauge plates which are adjusted at a suitable distance apart to
correspond to the desired length of the pile, and in one or both sides of
said piling table are secured a series of needles or retaining devices which
serve to adjust the edges of the successive layers exactly one above the
other.
With the package carrier is combined a winding mechanism for the
purpose of taking in the fabric after the gauge plates on the piling table
have been adjusted to correspond to the exact length of the fabric in the
package. On each of the gauge plates is arranged a holder with a
groove or shoulder, for the purpose of facilitating the operation of
cutting the fabric in layers of the required length.

page_text: Fig. 5 is a detached view of the winding shaft in a larger scale than

page_text: plate, so that the same can be turned up for the purpose of admitting
the successive layers. Each of the holders e is provided on its back
with a groove or shoulder f for the purpose of facilitating the operation
of cutting the fabric at the proper places.
In forming a pile the end of the fabric is drawn out of the receptacle a
of the package carrier, and secured on the table by placing it beneath
the side catches and the holder of the nearest gauge plate. The package
carrier is then moved to the other gauge plate: The side catches of this
second gauge plate are lifted up and made to drop on the top of the
layer, and the fabric is cut by passing a knife through the groove f in
the holder, and by raising the holder and allowing it to drop on the
layer said layer is retained in the desired position on the table. If the
fabric has a nap or a design, the package carrier is moved back to the
first gauge plate, the receptacle a is reversed on its pivot 6 (or if the
receptacle is stationary the package itself is reversed), and the second
layer is formed as above described, and by following this process the
naps or the designs of the successive layers all run in one and the same
direction and the layers are formed in pairs, the two layers forming each
pair being placed with their corresponding sides against each other, so
that the same can be conveniently cut up into patterns for garments:
In the ends of the piling table A are secured turntables D which
revolve on pivots g, and are secured in position by suitable stops h. On
these tables are secured forked brackets i which engage with a spring
catch (Fig. 4) secured to the package carrier, so that if the package
carrier is pushed on one of said turntables it will be retained in position
by its spring catch, and by revolving the turntable the package carrier
can be turned in any position, either for the purpose of running the
same on an adjoining table, or for the purpose of reversing the package.
In one or both sides of the piling table are secured a series of
needles p, and as the several layers are formed they are depressed on
these needles so as to retain their edges one exactly above the other.
In practice one set of needles on one side of the table are sufficient,
because the fabrics are not of uniform width throughout their entire
length, and the edges of the successive layers can be made to correspond
only on one side. With these retaining needles are combined protectors q
which are depressed by the action of springs r, and which serve to
prevent the fabric from jumping off from the needles, and also act as

page_text: guards, so that the operators will not prick their fingers or hands. The
needles instead of being secured in the table may be secured in the
under sides of the protectors, as shown in Fig. 6, or any other retaining
device may be used which will accomplish the described purpose.
Previous to forming the fabric into a pile it is necessary to ascertain
the exact length of the fabric contained in a package, since packagės
marked to contain, say 50 yards, many timės contain only 46 or 47
yards, and if the gauge plates should be set, say at a distance of 5 yards
apart, the last layer would be several yards short, and the consequence
would be that a part of the fabric would be wasted. This disadvantage
I have obviated by providing each of the gauge plates with two
standards k, k, which form the bearings for a series of arbors or rollers 7.
The package to be divided off in layers of uniform length is placed in
the receptacle of the package carrier, its end is drawn out and secured
under the holder of the nearest gauge plate, the package carrier is moved
to the other gauge plate, one of the rollers is placed in its bearings
over the first layer, the package carrier is moved to the first gauge
plate, a second roller is placed into the standards of this gauge plate
over the second layer of the fabric, and so on, until the entire package
has been paid out and formed into layers, one of the rollers being
placed into each of the bights of the connections of the successive
rollers. The gauge plates are then loosened on the piling table, and by
moving them towards or from each other the last end of the package
can be brought exactly over one set of rollers 1, so that all the layers of
the pile will. be of uniform length. When this has been accomplished
the gauge plates are secured in position, and the fabric is returned to the
package carrier ready to be formed into a pile fit to be cut up into
patterns for garments.
The operation of returning the fabric to the package carrier is facili-
tated by a winding mechanism which consists of an arbor E (see Fig. 5),
which has its bearings in the side of the receptacle a, and which is pro-
vided with teeth m so that the end of the fabric can be readily fastened
to it. On one end of said arbor is mounted a pinion n, which gears in a
cog wheel o provided with a hand crank p (Fig. 2), so that by turning
this crank the arbor E receives a rapid revolving motion, and the fabrio
is taken in without much loss of time. The pile is then formed in the
manner previously described. If the fabric has no nap or design the
operation of returning the same to the package carrier may be dispensed.

page_text: with. In this case the rollers are simply withdrawn and the pile
after having been properly fastened and marked is ready for the cutting
machine.
The necessity of adjusting the gauge plates according to the actual
length of the fabric in a package will be apparent from the following
observations.

page_text: Having thus described the nature of the said improvements and the
manner of carrying them into effect, I claim and desire to secure by the
said Royal Letters Patent :-
1. The combination of a piling table with a package carrier provided
with an open receptacle arranged to receive folded packages or roller.
packages, substantially as shown and described.
2. The combination of gauge plates with a piling table and a package
carrier, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. The arrangement of a series of retaining devices on the edge of a
piling table, substantially as and for the purpose described.
4. The combination of a reversible receptacle a, with a package
carrier B, and a piling table A, substantially as set forth.
5. The combination of a turntable D (one or more), with a piling
table A, and a package carrier B, substantially as described.
6. The holders e provided with a shoulder or groove to form a
guide in cutting the fabric in combination with the gauge plates C,
and with a piling table, and with a package carrier, substantially as set
forth.
7. The combination of a winding mechanism with the package
carrier B, substantially as shown and described.
8. The standards k, k, on the gauge plates C in combination with
rollers 7, and with a piling table and a package carrier, substantially as
set forth.