CERTAIN. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SHEARS USED FOR CUTTING OR CROPPING OF WOOLLEN CLOTH, AND OTHER FABRICS REQUIRING SHEARING
Year: 1829

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
CLUTTERBUCK, of Ozlebrook, near Stroud, in the County of Gloucester, send
greeting.
WHEREAS His present most Excellent Majesty King George the Fourth,
by His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Twenty-first day of November, One thousand eight hundred
and twenty-nine, in the tenth year of His reign, did, for Himself, His heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said William Clutterbuck, His especial
licence, that I, the said William Clutterbuck, my exors, adñors, and assigns;
or such others as I, the said William. Clutterbuck, my exors, admors, or
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and the Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "CERTAIN. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
SHEARS USED FOR CUTTING OR CROPPING OF WOOLLEN CLOTH, AND OTHER FABRICS
REQUIRING SHEARING;" in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso,
obliging 'me, the said William Clutterbuck, by an instrument. in writing under
my hand and seal, particularly to describe and ascertain the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, and to cause the
same to be inrolled in His Majesty's High Court of Chancery within two

page_text: calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said in part
recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference being thereunto
had, will more fully and at large appear..
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
William Clutterbuck, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention, 5
and the manner in which the same is to be performed, are particularly
described and ascertained in and by the Drawings hereunto annexed, and the.
following description thereof (that is to say) :-
:-
My iniprovements in the shears used for cutting or cropping woollen cloths
and other fabrics, apply to the old construction of hand.shears, or those 1
employed in the machines called Harmers, which improvements. consist,―
First, in a new shape or form given to the edge of the uppermost blade of
the shears, commonly called the runner blade.
Second, in an improved construction and adaptation of springs connecting
the blades, in place of what is commonly called the bow of the shears.
Thirdly; in a new mode of adjusting the set or position of the edges of the
blades of the shears to each other.
The new form given to the runner blade, as first-above mentioned, is
intended to prevent the injury frequently sustained by the scraping of the edge
of the runner blade of the old shears upon the face of the cloth (generally
termed-beating), which is caused by the edge of the runner .blade! (standing
nearly perpendicular to the bed) pressing or rubbing of the face of the cloth after
it has given a. cut, and is in the act. of springing. back or returning...Iñ.my
improved shears, I make.the.edge or cutting part,.commonly called the plank
of the runner blade, as nearly horizontal and coincident with the bed on which
the cloth is placed as I.conveniently.cân, consequently, when the blade.springs
back off the ledger blade, after having cut or cropped the pile, it presents. to
the face of the cloth a.nearly flat-smooth. "surface, and not the cutting. edge,
as heretofore. This will be fully understood. by referring to the Drawings, in
which Fig. 1 is.a section, taken through the two blides of the shears in a
vertical direction; a.is.the: fixed or ledger blade, and b.the moveable or runner
blade, shewing the bent shape of the blade, and the cutting.edge or.plank.at c,
which, though shewn.in. the following. Figures ofathe. Drawings, require no
further explanation, as the form must be obvious..by inspection.
-The second head of my improvements consist.in' the construction and adapta-
tion of springs to the shears in a new way,.one of which is a coiled spring, to be
applied.ȧt the shanks or ends of the blades; and the other, a mode of attaching bow
springs to the upper sides of the blades, in place. of the springs or bows comi-
monly affixed to the shanks; by which improved constructions of springs, I.am
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page_text: enabled to take apart the blades of the shears when required, for the purpose
of repairing or grinding, without injury to the spring or heating the bow, which
must be the case in grinding the ordinary shears. Figs 2, 3, 4, and 5, are
several representations of the improved shears, with the new construction of
coiled spring, which I purpose to place at the shanks or ends of the blades. a
is the ledger or fixed blade, with its shank piece e, and leaff; b is the runner
or moveable blade, with the coiled or consolute spring d. d, extending from it's
'shank, and which consolute spring d, d, extending from its shank, and which
'consolute spring is to be firmly screwed or bolted to the shank e of the
ledger blade by connecting the two leaves f together, as at Fig. 2, which
is a top view of the shears, the two blades being put together ready for
working; Fig. 8 is a side view of the same; Figs. 4 and 5 are top views of the
blades when taken apart; the other method, videlicit, that of applying springs
to the backs of the blades, is shewn in Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9, in which Fig. 6 is
is a plan or horizontal view of the shears, with their springs attached ready for
work; Fig. 7 is an end view of the same; Fig. 8 a view of the face of the runner
blade, shewing the mode of attaching the springs thereto, and Fig. 9 is a section
taken across the shears. a is the ledger blade; 6, the runner blade; 'c, c, two
bent springs, attached at one end by screws or bolts to the top side of the
ledger blade, and at the other. end by an adjustable nut vand screw g, at
the front of the runner blade b. By these modes of placing the springs, 'the
inconvenience of the bow of the old shears is obviated, and the 'shcaring
frame consequently takes much less room, and I am enabled also to operate
upon the cloth nearly the whole length of the blades at one cut.. I propose to
communicate the required motion to the runner blade of the improved 'shears,
shewn in Fig. 6 and 7, from a small crank on the frame or carriage of-the
shears, which is to be actuated by an endless band from those working parts
of the frame that give motion to the crank of the ordinary shearing machines;
from the crank on the side of the carriage of the shears, the motion may be
communicated by the connecting rod h, attached at one end to the crank, and
the other to the lever i, on the end of the shaft j, which works in bearings
in the ends of the arms or pieces k, k, projecting from the upper side
of the ledger blade; upon the shaft is the small drum-l, over which is
passed the strap-or band m, and connected at the other end in the usual
way to the leaver or bob n, which bob or lever is also connected to the ledger
blade a by the strap, c,,and adjusting screw p. It will be seen, by this
arrangement of the parts, that the blades may be made to cut nearly from end
to end, as no part of the shears comes in the way of the bed or the cloth. In
order to prevent the runner blade from springing off the ledger blade, I cause

page_text: the hooked part of the adjusting stop g, on the arm k; to be brought up to the
-back of the runner. blade, which will prevent the blade springing too far back.
The third head of my improvement (videlicit), the manner of adjusting the set
of the blades of the shear, will be understood by reference to Figs. 8, 7, and 8.
In Fig. 3 it will be seen that, on the shanke of the ledger blade, a link or ring
* is shewn, with the end of a lever s bearing in it also; on the shank is the
hook of the adjusting screw t, which passes through a hole in the lever s, and
by screwing up the nut on the screw, the strain on the lever and shank of
the blade. will slightly bend the shank, and by that means alter the set of
the runner blade, which, by tliis contrivance, may be adjusted to the greatest
nicety without giving any strain to the blades or springs. The manner of
adjusting the set of the shears, with the springs on the top of the blades;
is. shewn in Figs. 7 and. 8, where the end of each spring is connected to the
runner blade. by a screw bolt u working in a mortise in the blade, with an
arm extending from the side of the spring into which the worm of the
screw.g works as a nut, the screw being supported and kept in its place by
the frame w; by turning the screw g, the blade may be raised or lowered!
and the set of the shears adjusted at pleasure. Another plan of .adjusting
the springs, which may be used with the former with good effect, is shewni
in the vertical section, Fig 9, where the spring is seen with its end in the
socket æ, fastened in the upper side of the ledger blade, and by turning the
adjusting screws y, z, the spring may be moved backward or forward, and by
that means the blade adjusted.
As there are some parts herein described, for the purpose of rendering my
Invention better understood, which are not new, and which I do not intend to
claim, I wish it to be particularly understood, that my Invention consists,―
First, in the new shape of the runner blade, as described, by which a flat
surface is presented to the cloth when off the ledger. blade.
Secondly, in the application of springs, as described and shewn in the
Drawings, or other suitable form of springs, to the blades of the shcar.
.
And, lastly, in the manner of adjusting the set of the shear blades, as above
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Clutterbuck, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of January, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty.
WILLIAM (Ls.) CLUTTERBUCK.

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Nineteenth day of January, in
the tenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, the said
William Clutterbuck came before our said Lord the King in His Chancery,
and acknowledged the instrument aforesaid, and all and every thing therein
contained and specified, in form above written. And also the instrument afore-
said was stamped according to the tenor of the Statute made in the fifty-fifth
year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third.
Inrolled the Twentieth day of January, One thousand eight hundred
and thirty.

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
CLUTTERBUCK, of Ozlebrook, near Stroud, in the County of Gloucester, send
greeting.
WHEREAS His present most Excellent Majesty King George the Fourth,
by His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the Twenty-first day of November, One thousand eight hundred
and twenty-nine, in the tenth year of His reign, did, for Himself, His heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said William Clutterbuck, His especial
licence, that I, the said William Clutterbuck, my exors, admors, and assigns,
or such others as I, the said William Clutterbuck, my exors, admors, or
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and -vend, within England, Wales, and the Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "CERTAIN: IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
SHEARS USED FOR CUTTING. OR CROPPING OF WOOLLEN CLOTH, AND OTHER FABRICS.
REQUIRING SHEARING;" in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso,
obliging me, the said William Clutterbuck, by an instrument in writing under
my hand and seal, particularly to describe and ascertain the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, and to cause the
samic to be inrolled in His Majesty's High Court of Chancery within two

page_text: calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said in part
recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference being thereunto
had, will more fully and at large appear,
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
William Clutterbuck, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be performed, are particularly
described and ascertained in and by the Drawings hereunto annexed, and the
following description thereof (that is to say) :-
My improvements in the shears used for cutting or cropping woollen cloths
and other fabrics, apply to the old construction of hand shears, or those
employed in the machines called Harmers, which improvements consist,―
First, in a new shape or form given to the edge of the uppermost blade of
the shears, commonly called the runner blade..
Second, in an improved construction and adaptation of springs connecting
the blades, in place of what is. commonly called the bow of the shears.
Thirdly, in a new mode of adjusting the set or position of the edges of the
blades of the shears to each other.
The new form given to the runner blade, as first-above mentioned, is
intended to prevent the injury frequently sustained by the scraping of the edge
of the runner blade of the old shears upon the face of the cloth (generally
termed beating), which is caused by the edge of the runner blade. (standing
nearly perpendicular to the bed) pressing or rubbing of the face of the cloth after
it has given a cut, and is in the act of springing back or returning. In my
improved shears, I make the edge or cutting part, commonly called the plank
of the runner blade, as nearly horizontal and coincident with the bed on which
the cloth is placed as I conveniently can, consequently, when the blade springs
back off the ledger blade, after having cut or cropped the pile, it presents to
the face of the cloth a nearly flat smooth surface, and not the cutting. edge,
as heretofore. This will be fully understood by referring to the Drawings, in
which Fig. 1 is a section, taken through the two blades of the shears in a
vertical direction; a is the fixed or ledger blade, and b the. moveable or runner
blade, shewing the bent shape of the blade, and the cutting.edge or plank at c
which, though shewn in the following. Figures of.the. Drawings,. require no
further explanation, as the form must be obvious. by inspection. .
.
The second head of my improvements consist in the construction and adapta-
tion of springs to the shears in a new way, one of. which is a coiled spring, to be
applied at the shanks or ends of the blades, and the other, a mode of attaching bow
springs to the upper sides of the blades; in place. of the springs or bows com-
monly affixed to the shanks; by which improved constructions of springs, L.am

page_text: enabled to take apart the blades of the shears when required, for the purpose
of repairing or grinding, without injury to the spring or heating the bow, which
must be the case in grinding the ordinary shears. Figs 2, 3, 4, and 5, aro
several representations of the improved shears, with the new construction of
coiled spring, which I purpose to place at the shanks or ends of the blades. a
is the ledger or fixed blade, with its shank piece e, and leaff; b is the runner
or moveable blade, with the coiled or consolute spring d, d, extending from its
'shank, and which consolute spring d, d, extending from its shank, and which
consolute spring is to be firmly screwed or bolted to the shank e of the
ledger blade by connecting the two leaves f together, as at Fig. 2, which
is a top view of the shears, the two blades being put together ready for
working; Fig. 3 is a side view of the same; Figs. 4 and 5 are top views of the
blades when taken apart; the other method, videlicit, that of applying springs
to the backs of the blades, is shewn in Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9, in which Fig. 6 is
is a plan or horizontal view of the shears, with their springs attached ready for
work; Fig. 7 is an end view. of the same; Fig. 8 a view of the face of the runner
blade, showing the mode of attaching the springs thereto, and Fig. 9 is a section
taken across the shears.. a is the ledger blade; b, the runner blade; c, c, two
bent springs, attached at one end by screws or bolts to the top side of the
ledger blade, and at the other. end: by an adjustable nut vand screw g, at
the front of the runner blade b.. By these modes of placing the springs, the
inconvenience of the bow. of the old shears is obviated, and the shearing
frame consequently takes much less room, and I am enabled also to operate
upon the cloth nearly the whole length of the blades at one cut. I propose to
communicate the required motion to the runner blade of the improved shears,
shown in Fig. 6 and 7, from a small crank on the frame or carriage of the
shears, which is to be actuated by an endless band from those working parts
of the frame that give motion to the crank of the ordinary shearing machines;
from the crank on the side of the carriage of the shears, the motion may be
communicated by the connecting rod h, attached at one end to the crank, and
the other to the lever i, on the end of the shaft j, which works in bearings
in the ends of the arms or pieces k, k, projecting from the upper. side
of the ledger blade; upon the. shaft i is-the small drum 1, over which is
passed the strap or band m, and connected at the other end in the usual
way to the leaver or bob n, which bob or lever is also connected to the ledger
blade a by the strap c,.and adjusting screw p. It will be seen, by this
arrangement of the parts, that the blades may be made to cut nearly from end
to end, as no part of the shears comes in the way of the bed or the cloth. In
order to prevent the runner blade from springing off the ledger blade, I cause

page_text: the hooked part of the adjusting stop g, on the arm k, to be brought up to the
back of the runner. blade, which will prevent the blade springing too far.back.
The third head of my improvement (videlicit), the manner of adjusting the set
of the blades of the shear, will be understood by reference to Figs. 3, 7, and 8:
In Fig. 3 it will be seen that, on the shank e of the ledger blade, a link or ring
" is shewn, with the end of a levers bearing in it also; on the shank is the
hook of the adjusting screw t, which passes through a hole in the lever s, and
by screwing up the nut on the screw, the strain on the lever and shank of
the blade will slightly bend the shank, and by that means alter the set of
the runner blade, which, by this contrivance, may be adjusted to the greatest
nicety without giving any strain to the blades or springs. The manner of
adjusting the set of the shears, with the springs on the top of the blades;
is shewn in Figs. 7 and 8, where the end of each spring is connected to the
runner blade by a screw bolt u working in a mortise in the blade, with an
arm v extending from the side of the spring into which the worm of the
screw g works as a nut, the screw being supported and kept in its place by
the frame w; by turning the screw g, the blade may be raised or lowered;
and the set of the shears adjusted at pleasure. Another plan of adjusting
the springs, which may be used with the former with good effect, is shewn
in the vertical section, Fig 9, where the spring is seen with its end in the
socket æ, fastened in the upper side of the ledger blade, and by turning the
adjusting screws y, z, the spring may be moved backward or forward, and by
that means the blade adjusted..
.
As there are some parts herein described, for the purpose of rendering my
Invention better understood, which are not new, and which I do not intend to
claim, I wish it to be particularly understood, that my Invention consists;
First, in the new shape of the runner blade, as described, by which a flat
surface is presented to the cloth when off the ledger. blade.
Secondly, in the application of springs, as described and shewn in the
Drawings, or other suitable form of springs, to the blades of the shear.
And, lastly, in the manner of adjusting the set of the shear blades, as above
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Clutterbuck, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of January, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty.
t..
WILLIAM (L.s.) CLUTTERBUCK.

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Nineteenth day of January, in
the tenth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, the said
William Clutterbuck came before our said Lord the King in His Chancery,
and acknowledged the instrument aforesaid, and all and every thing therein
contained and specified, in form above written. And also the instrument afore-
said was stamped according to the tenor of the Statute made in the fifty-fifth
year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third.