Improvements in connection with the 'Mixing and Breaking up 'of Cotton Waste and like Material.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1891
Improvements in connection with the 'Mixing and Breaking up 'of
Cotton Waste and like Material.
We, JOHN BARLOW and JOSEPH BARLOW, of 'Sunny Bank and Albert Mills,
Helmshore, near Manchester, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements relate to the mixing of broken cotton wastes and the 'like
materiál, as for instance the mixing of hard cop bottoms, with "comb'fly," or other
soft waste, and have for object the more efficient mingling of such, for the
production of a combination better adapted for subsequent treatment, whether for
spinning or other purposes.
According to the present method, the hard waste is passed through the
cylinders of the breaking up machine, and mixed with the comb fly," or other
soft waste, 'by hand, after the breaking up and soaping processes 'have been
effected. In consequence of which, the comb fly "is not subjected to the applica-
tion of the soap and the hard and soft wastes are in most cases insufficiently
mixed.
To óbviate these drawbacks, and to effect our improvements, we mount above
one of the cylinders of the breaking up machine, a pair of horizontal rollers 'by
preference, intended.to carry a lap or roll of soft waste, and to permit of easy
unfolding of the same, 'but a suitably formed table may be employed for the lap, in
lieu of the rollers,. if desired.
These rollers are mounted to turn in suitable journals, and are by préference
made capable of being transferred at will-from one cylinder to another.
The length of soft waste from the roll is carried down to the cylinder in front,
and caused to pass by means of nip rollers or other suitable mechanism into.the
interior thereof, where it mingles with the hard waste which is passing through
the whole length of the breaking up machine, and with such hard waste will be
subjected to as much breaking up and mixing as may be found desirable, and
afterwards soaped in the usual manner.
The amount of mixing required is determined' beforehand, and is regulated by the
transfer of the lap table or rollers and feeding apparatus beforementioned from one
cylinder to another; thus, for "comb fly," or similarly delicate waste, the feeding
apparatus is placed near the back or withdrawing end of the breaking up machine,
leaving only one or two cylinders for the soft waste to pass through, whilst for
spinners and weavers waste, and other material of medium strength, the 'lap table
or rollers and accompanying feeding apparatus are carried nearer the front or
feeding end of the machine, thus increasing the number of breaking up cylinders
through which the soft waste will have to pass. In all cases, the haid waste enters
the breaking up machine, and passes therethrough, in the ordinary manner.
Variations in detail, such as the design of the lap table or rollers, the mechanism
for driving the same, and other parts of the feeding apparatus may be made,
without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
Dated this 18th day of.June 1891.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with the Mixing and Breaking up of
Cotton Waste and like Material.
We, JOHN BARLOW and JOSEPH BARLOW, of Sunnybank and Albert Mills,
Helmshore, near Manchester, Manufacturers, 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:-
The improvements relate to the mixing of broken cotton waste and the like
material, as, for instance, the mixing of hard cop bottoms, with the "comb fly," or
other soft waste; and have for object the more efficient mingling of such, for the
production of a combination better adapted for subsequent treatment, whether for
spinning or other purposes.
In
According to the present method, the hard waste is passed through the cylinders
of the breaking up machine, and mixed with the "comb fly," or other soft waste,
by hand, after the breaking up and soaping processes have been effected.
consequence of which, the "comb fly" is not subjected to the application of the
soap, and the hard and soft wastes are, in most cases, insufficiently mixed.
To obviate these drawbacks, and to effect our improvements, we mount above one
of the cylinders of the breaking up machine, a pair of horizontal rollers, by
preference, intended to carry a lap or roll of soft waste, and to permit of easy
unfolding of the same; but a suitably formed table or rest may be employed for
the lap, in lieu of the rollers, if desired.
These rollers are mounted to turn in suitable journals, and are, by preference,
made capable of being transferred at will from one cylinder to another. The
length of soft waste from the roll is carried down to the cylinder in front
of it, and is caused to pass by means of nip rollers or other suitable mechanism into
the interior of the cylinder, where it mingles with the hard waste, which is passing
through the whole length of the breaking up machine, and with such hard waste
will be subjected to as much breaking up and mixing as may be found desirable,
and afterwards soaped in the usual manner.
The amount of mixing required is determined beforehand, and is regulated by the
transfer of the lap rollers or table, and feeding apparatus, before mentioned, from
one cylinder to another; thus, for "comb fly," or similarly delicate waste, the
feeding apparatus is placed near the back or withdrawing end of the breaking up
machine, leaving only one or two cylinders for the soft waste to pass through;
whilst for spinner's and weaver's waste, and other material of medium strength, the
lap table or rollers and accompanying feeding apparatus are placed nearer the front
or feeding end of the machine, thus increasing the number of breaking up cylinders
through which the soft waste will have to pass. In all cases the hard waste enters
the breaking up machine, and passes therethrough, in the ordinary manner.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, illustrating one mode of applying our
invention,
Fig. 1, is a side elevation, and Fig. 2, a plan view of apparatus in accordance
with our improvements, and so much of the ordinary breaking up machine as is
necessary to the proper elucidation of the said improvements.
a, a, is the lap or roll of "comb fly," or other soft waste, or of medium waste, to
be introduced into a cylinder of the breaking up machine, and b, b, are the two
antifriction rollers on which we prefer the roll to turn. c, c, is a plate, or table,
or support, on which the waste travels to the, nip rollers d, d, which insert the
waste into the cylinder, by motion being communicated thereto by means of the
strap e, e, and pulleys,f, or by means of other gearing.
Variations in detail, such as the design of the lap table or rollers, the mechanism
for driving the nip rollers, and other parts of the apparatus, may be made without
departing from the peculiar character of the invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
In machines for breaking up and mixing cotton waste, and the like materials, the
combination of apparatus for inserting waste into any cylinder of a breaking up
machine, for the purpose, and in manner substantially as herein shown and
described.
Dated this 29th day of October 1891.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent for Applicants.