Improvements in Roller Machines for Pressing Felt or Straw Hats.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Lett, 5th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roller Machines for Pressing Felt or
Straw Hats.
I, HENRY Rosson, of 90 Collingdon Street, Luton, in the County of
Bedfordshire, Straw Hat Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in roller machines for pressing felt or
straw hats, which consists of horizontal and perpendicular shafts with bevel-gear,
mounted in bearings on a suitable stand or framework. At one end of the per-
pendicular shaft I mount a pulley and fly wheel, and on the other end of the said
shaft I fix the bevelled driver. On the horizontal shaft I fix a bevelled follower;
this said shaft may be made hollow with another shaft passing or keyed through
the same but made to revolve with the outer shaft. At one end of the inner shaft
1 form a screw with a hand wheel suitably made to revolve for working the inner
shaft to or fro. At the other end of the inner shaft I mount two hollow rollers to
receive hot iron pads, these said heated rollers are pressed up against a curler
having a hat inserted.
The object of this invention is to press felt or straw hats in or on a curler fixed
to the framework, and to curl, crimp or otherwise impress the said hats by means
of revolving hollow heated rollers mounted at the end of the inner horizontal
shaft.
The revolving hollow rollers may be made of any suitable shape to receive heated
iron pads or the like, for the purpose herein before described.
Dated this 5th day of January 1895.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
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Improvements in Roller Machines for Pressing Felt or
Straw Hats.
I, HENRY Rosson, of 90 Collingdon Street, Luton, in the County of
Bedfordshire, Straw Hat 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in roller machines for pressing felt or
straw hats, which consists of horizontal and perpendicular shafts with bevel-gear,
At one end of the hori-
mounted in bearings on a suitable stand or frainework.
zontal shaft I mount a pulley and fly wheel, and on the other end of the said
shaft I fix the bevelled driver. On the perpendicular shaft I fix a bevelled
follower; this said shaft may be made hollow with another shaft passing or keyed
through the same but made to revolve with the outer shaft. At one end of the
inner shaft I form a screw with a hand wheel suitably made to revolve for working

page_text: the inner shaft up or down. At the other end of the inner shaft I mount two
hollow rollers to receive hot iron pads, these said heated rollers are pressed down
against a curler having a hat inserted.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
The drawing represents an elevation of the machine with the shaft 6 in section.
This invention is constructed with a horizontal shaft a and a perpendicular
shaft with bevel-gear c, and c¹ mounted in bearings d on a stand e or framework.
At one end of the horizontal shaft a is mounted a pulley f and a fly wheel g with
a handle h, and on the other end of the said shaft a is fixed the bevelled driver c.
On the perpendicular shaft b is fixed a bevelled follower c¹; this said shaft is
made hollow with another shaft b' passing or keyed through the same but made
to revolve with the outer shaft b. At one end of the inner shaft is formed a
screw with a hand wheel suitably made to revolve for working the inner shaft
up or down. At the other end of the inner shaft is mounted two hollow rollers k
to receive hot iron pads, these said heated rollers are pressed down against a
curler (the curler being no part of my invention) having a hat inserted.
The object of this invention is to press felt or straw hats in or on a curler of any
pattern fixed to the framework, and to curl, crimp or otherwise impress the said
hats by means of revolving hollow beated rollers mounted at the end of the inner
perpendicular shaft.
The revolving hollow rollers may be made of any suitable shape to receive
heated iron pads or the like, for the purpose herein before described.
Having now parti larly 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
1. In roller machines for pressing felt or straw hats, the combination of the
stande horizontal shaft a perpendicular shafts 6 and b, bevel-gear c and c¹,
bearings d pulley ffly wheel g screw i hand wheel with the hollow rollers k,
substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In roller machines for pressing felt or straw hats, the combination of the
various parts illustrated in the drawing except the curler and fully described in the
foregoing Specification for the purpose specified.
Dated this 5th day of October 1895.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.