IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOTH RAISING MACHINES
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Kilner Mellor, of Jackson Bridge, near Hudders-
field, in the County of York, Woollen Manufacturer, and Squire Beaumont, of
Paddock, near Huddersfield, aforesaid, Cloth Finisher, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOTH RAISING MACHINES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Kilner Mellor and
Squire Beaumont at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th
December 1876.
THOMAS KILNER MELLOR, of Jackson Bridge, near Huddersfield, in the County
of York, Woollen Manufacturer, and SQUIRE BEAUMONT, of Paddock, near Hudders-
field, aforesaid, Cloth Finisher. "IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOTH 'RAISING MACHINES."
This Invention relates to improved self-acting apparatus for engaging with,
conveying to, stretching, and holding cloth when being "raised" by cards, teasels, or
other appliance used for raising the nap, and thereon disengaging in order that the
cloth so operated upon may pass to a taking-up roller, or be folded at the delivery
end of the machine. We employ two endless chains of spiked or pin lags, one of
such chains at each side of the machine, and at distance apart, according to the
width of the cloth. Each of the lags has a projecting finger (herein-after referred
to); the chains of lags are driven by means of endless chains and chain wheels; the
upper line of each driving chain passes through a pipe or tube, and in which there
is a cam groove or oblique slot longitudinally, within which slot the fingers of the
pin lags are received. The form or direction of the said slot is such that at the
feed or supply end of the machine the pin lags are in such position that the
pins are about perpendicular, A gradual outward turn of the slots bring the pins
and lags into about the horizontal position, pins outward, and now by paralle!
portion of slots; the pins remain in such position a little while; an inward turn of
the slots next cause the pins and lags gradually to make a partial turn, and the
points of the pins are inwards.
The action of the machine is as follows:-The end of a "piece" to be "raised" is
passed under guides, and the lists are placed upon the pins of the lags above referred
to; the endless driving chain will draw the piece and pin lags forward and through

page_text: the machine. As the pin lags of each series follow the course or direction of the
slots which are outwards, the said pins gradually assume the horizontal position,
and are somewhat further removed from each other, so the piece is stretched, and its
lists folded downwards upon the pipes or tubes, leaving the entire width or body of
the piece to be acted upon by the raising apparatus, which may be traversed across
the entire width of the piece, that is to say, from list to list, as the lists and the pins
are out of the way, and if desirable a second apparatus for raising may act upon the
piece in a contrary direction to the first apparatus. An inward turn of the direction
of the slots will gradually bring the pins inward, so that the piece will become
slacker, and the pins will be withdrawn therefrom at a point near the "taking-up"
roller or delivery end of the machine. The pin lags pass over a pulley attached to
each of the chain wheels, and a circular brush may be employed at the feeding end
of the machine for forcing the lists down upon the pins of the lags.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
tho said Thomas Kilner Mellor and Squire Beaumont in the Great Seal Patent
Ottice on the 13th June 1877.
THOMAS KILNER MELLOR, of Jackson Bridge, near Huddersfield, in the County
of York, Woollen Manufacturer, and SQUIRE BEAUMONT, of Paddock, near Hudders-
field, aforesaid, Cloth Finisher. "IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOTH 'RAISING MACHINES."
This Invention relates to improved self-acting apparatus for engaging with,
conveying to, stretching, and holding cloth when being "raised" by cards, teasels, or
other appliances used for raising the nap, and thereon disengaging in order that the
cloth so operated upon may pass to a taking-up roller, or be folded at the delivery
end of the machine. We employ two endless chains of spiked or pin lags, one of
such chains at each side of the machine, and at distance apart, according to the
width of the cloth. Each of the lags has a projecting finger (herein-aftor referred
to); the chains of lags are driven by means of endless chains and chain wheels; the
upper line of each driving chain passes through a pipe or tube, and in which there
is a cam groove or oblique slot, longitudinally within which slot the fingers of the
pin lags are received. The form or direction of the said slot is such that at the feed
or supply end of the machine the pin lags are in such position that the pins are about
perpendicular. A gradual outward turu of the slots bring the pins and lags into
about the horizontal position, pins outward, and now by parallel portion of slots;
the pins remain in such position a little while, an inward turn of the slots next
cause the pins and lags gradually to make a partial turn of the points of the pins
inwards.
The action of the machine is as follows:-The end of a "piece" to be "raised" is
passed under guides, and the lists are placed upon the pins of the lags above
referred to; the endless driving chain will draw the piece and pin lags forward and
through the machine. As the pin lags of each series follow the course or direction
of the slots which are outwards, the said pins gradually assume the horizontal
position, and are somewhat further removed from each other, so the piece is
stretched, and its lists folded downwards upon the pipes or tubes, leaving the entire
width or body of the piece to be acted upon by the raising apparatus which may be
traversed across the entire width of the piece, that is to say, from "list to list," as
the lists and the pins are out of the way, and if desirable a second apparatus for
raising may act upon the piece in a contrary direction to the first apparatus. An
inward turn of the direction of the slots will gradually bring the pins inward, so
that the piece will become slacker, and the pins will be withdrawn therefrom at a
point near the "taking-up" roller or delivery end of the machine, or by reason of
the taking-up roller being higher than the pins. The pin lags pass over a pulley
attached to each of the chain wheels, and a circular brush may be employed at the
feeding end of the machine for forcing the lists down upon the pins of the lags.

page_text: Such being the nature and object of this our said Invention, we will now proceed
to describe the same in detail, and in order that the Invention may be fully under-
stood, we have hereunto annexed three Sheets of Drawings illustrative thereof, and
have marked the several views with figures and letters of reference.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine for purpose aforesaid, having our improve-
ments attached; Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an end elevation in section of
Fig. 1.
Figs. 4 and 5 details or parts detached drawn larger scale (about one-fourth
full size).
The views on Sheet 3 are details or parts detached.
At A, A, are endless chains of spiked or pin lags; cach lag has a projecting finger R.
The lags are driven by means of the endless chain C and chain wheels D, D; the
upper line of each driving chain C passes through a pipe or tube E, and in the
tubes there are cam grooves or oblique slots F, F, longitudinally, within which slots
the fingers B, B, of the lags A, A, are received and work. The form and direction
of the slots F, F, is (as shewn), that at the feed or supply end G of the machine; the
pins of the lags A are about perpendicular. A gradual outward turn of the
slots F, F, brings the pins a, a, into the horizontal position, the pins as shewn being
outwards; the course of the slots F, F, is now for a distance parallel, and whilst the
pins a, a, chains of lags A, A, traverse these parallel portions of the slotted or can
pipes, the "piece' in its stretched state is being operated upon by the raising
apparatus H; an inward turn of the slots or cam grooves F, F, next cause the
pins a and lags A gradually to turn inwards, and assume the original position,
whereon the cloth or "piece" operated upon passes off the pins to the guide roller J,
thence to the cloth roller J. The slotted tubes E, E, may be adjusted by means of
the screw shafts K, K, so as to accommodate the machine to various widths of
"pieces" or goods to be operated upon, the chain wheels D, D, being likewise
adjusted upon the shafts to relative position.
"
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this our said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, we would remark that in the foregoing description and
in the Drawings we have referred to and illustrated the apparatus for raising the
cloth, but we lay no claim to such apparatus, but limit our claim to the construction
and use of the slotted or cam groove pipes or tubes E, E, in combination with the
spiked lags A, A.
In witness whereof, we, the said Thomas Kilner Mellor and Squire Beaumont,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Eighth day of June, in the
vear of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
Signed and sealed by the said
Thomas Kilner Mellor and
Squire Beaumont, in the
presence of
JONATHAN SHAW,
Book-keeper,
THOMAS KILNER MELLOR. (L.S.)
SQUIRE BEAUMONT.
(L.S.)
Paddock,
Huddersfield.