Improvements in Machinery for Combing Wool and other Fibres.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr.. 1892-Accepted. 14th May. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Combing Wool and other Fibres.
I, ISAAC BAILEY, of Stockbridge Works, Keighley, in the County of York,
Commission Wool Comber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention consists in arranging and combining together, certain portions of
mechanism employed in combing wool and other fibres.
There are already in use two well known machines for combing fibres, commonly
called "Lister's machine" and "Holden's machine;" the former of these, (Lister's)
comprises two primary parts, consisting of a "nipping head" with a comb which
transfers a tuft of fibre onto a 66
revolving circular comb;" the latter (Holden's)
comprises a "square motion apparatus," "revolving circular comb with intercepting
segments" and a "filling head."
My invention consists in employing the "nipping head" and transfer comb of
the Lister machine, and combining same with the "revolving circle and intercepting
segments" of the Holden machine, in doing which, I omitt the circle from the
Lister machine and from the Holden machine, I omitt the "square motion
apparatus" and the "filling head."
By employing the Lister nipping head which prepares fibre in a well known and
characteristic manner, and combining same with the Holden's circle and inter-
cepting segments, which also prepares fibre in its well known and characteristic
manner, I construct a machine possessing advantages not found in any other
description of combing machine.
Dated this 6th day of February 1892.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Combing Wool and other Fibres.
I, ISAAC BAILEY, of Stockbridge Works, Keighley, in the County of York,
Commission Wool Comber, 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 consists in arranging and combining together, certain portions of
mechanism employed in combing wool and other fibres.
There are already in use two well known machines for combing fibres commonly
called "Lister's machine" and "Holden's machine;" the former of these, (Lister's)
comprises two primary parts, consisting of a "nipping head" with a comb which
transfers a tuft of fibre onto a "revolving circular comb;" the latter (Holden's)
comprises a "square motion apparatus," "revolving circular comb with intercepting
segments," and a "filling head."
My invention consists in employing the "nipping head" and transfer comb of
the Lister machine, and combining same with the "revolving circle and inter-
cepting segments" of the Holden machine, in doing which, I omit the circle from
the Lister machine, and from the Holden machine, I omit the "
apparatus" and the "filling head."
square motion
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, and also to shew how the
particular portions of these two machines may be combined and operated, I have
annexed hereto a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof. In this drawing the right
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page_text: hand portion from A to B represents the "nipping head" D and transfer comb E
of the Lister machine; whilst the left hand portion of the drawing, from B to C
represents the revolving circle F and intercepting segments G of the Holden
machine. The mechanism and manner of working of these two machinés are so well
known and understood as to require no detailed description, because separately
considered, they form no part of my invention, it will be sufficient for me to say
that the oscillating transfer comb E takes the tufts of fibre intermittantly from the
nipping head D and transfers it to the teeth of the revolving circle F, such tuft
being forced into the teeth of the comb by the dabbing brush H, which receives its
upward and downward motion from the lever I and connecting rod J driven by
suitable gearing as shewn in dotted lines.
By employing the Lister nipping head which prepares fibre in a well known and
characteristic manner, and combining same with the Holden's circle and inter-
cepting segments, which also prepares fibre in its well known and characteristic
manner, I construct a machine possessing advantages not found in any other description
of combing machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be, performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A machine for combing wool and other fibre, consisting of the nipping head and
transfer comb of the Lister machine, working in combination with the revolving
circle and intercepting segments of a Holden machine, arranged and operated in
the manner substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 8th day of A 1900
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.