IMPROVEMENTS IN CARDING ENGINES, INTERMEDIATE, CARDING ENGINES." AND SCRIBBLER
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Harry Marsden, of Providence Mills, Huddersfield, in the
County of York, Woollen Spinner and Manufacturer, for the Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN CARDING ENGINES, INTERMEDIATE,
CARDING ENGINES."
AND SCRIBBLER
Sealed the 22nd January 1878, and dated the 26th July 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Harry Marsden at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 26th July 1877.
HARRY MARSDEN, of Providence Mills, Huddersfield, in the County of York,
Woollen Spinner and Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN CARDING ENGINES,
INTERMEDIATES, AND SCRIBBLER CARDING ENGINES."
"
The object of this Invention is to ensure a regular and uniform " feed or supply
of fibre to machines of the above class by means of self-acting mechanism.
According to this my Invention I employ a hopper, the bottom of which is formed
of an endless traversing inclined sheet or lags for the reception of the fibre. Within
the hopper is an oscillating frame or bar provided with fingers or prongs; the latter
at each forward movement takes a portion of fibre from the hopper, and projects
the same upon an endless spiked apron or endless lags; the latter in turn conveys
the fibre to a spiked roller or cylinder, upon and among the spikes of which it is
depressed by the action of longitudinal bars or vanes supported by and rotating
with a shaft extending the length of the spiked roller referred to, any loose fibre
being carried by the revolving bars or vanes to an endless apron, the latter returning
such fibre again to the feed hopper.
The fibre so supplied to and deposited upon the spiked roller or cylinder passes to a
hopper and rollers or other such contrivance preparatory to being deposited upon
the ordinary feed apron of the machine.
Another contrivance consists of a machine constructed somewhat after the manner
of a carding engine, the "workers" and "strippers" being so arranged as to pass the
fibre directly forward through the machine, the cylinders and rollers of which are
provided with teeth (a medium between the "cockspur" and willey); the latter
aided by a travelling lettice forms the fibre into a "lap" or "roll," which is then

page_text: ready for transferring to the "scribbler," for the regular and self-feeding of which
the contrivance last described is specially designed, and the wear and tear of the
scribbler is greatly reduced, in addition to the saving effected in time and labor of
superintendance, and resulting in an increased quantity of fibre worked up, as there
is not the waste as heretofore.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Harry Marsden in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 25th January
1878.
HARRY MARSDEN, of Providence Mills, Huddersfield, in the County of York,
Woollen Spinner and Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN CARDING ENGINES,
INTERMEDIATE, AND SCRIBBLER CARDING ENGINES."
The object of this Invention is to ensure a regular and uniform "feed" or supply
of fibre to machines of the above class by means of self-acting mechanism.
According to this my Invention I employ a hopper, the bottom of which is formed.
of an endless traversing sheet of spiked lags. Within the hopper is a rotating frame
or roller provided with fingers, prongs, or lags; the latter at each forward movement
or revolution levels or strickles the fibre passing from the hopper to the forward
part of the endless spiked lags; the latter in turn conveys the fibre to a spiked
roller or cylinder. Longitudinal bars or vanes, supported by and rotating with a
shaft extending the length of the spiked roller referred to, carry loose or surplus
fibre to an endless apron; the latter returns such fibre again to the feed hopper.
The fibre so supplied to and levelled or strickled upon the spiked lags passes to a
hopper or recess and rollers preparatory to being deposited upon the ordinary feed
apron of the machine.
Another contrivance consists of a machine constructed somewhat after the manner
of a carding engine, the "workers" and "strippers" being so arranged as to pass
the fibre directly forward through the machine, the cylinders and rollers of which
are provided with teeth, a medium between the "cockspur" and a " scribbler;" the
latter, aided by a travelling lattice, forms the fibre into a lap or roll, which is then
ready for transferring to the scribbler, for the regular and self-feeding of which the
contrivance last described is specially designed, and the wear and tear of the
scribbler is greatly reduced, in addition to the saving effected in time and labour of
superintendance, and resulting in an increased quantity of fibre worked up, as there
is not the waste as heretofore.
Such being the nature and object of this my said Invention, I will proceed to
describe the same in detail, and in order that the Invention may be fully under-
stood, I have hereunto annexed three Sheets of Drawings, and have marked the
same with figures and letters of reference.

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Fig. 3 is an elevation of a machine, shewing arrangement of "workers" and
strippers," to be used in conjunction with the improved machine shewn by Figures
1 and 2.
At A is shewn the feed hopper; B, the endless sheet of lags. Within the hopper
is a rotating roller, having bars or fingers C; the bars or fingers at each revolution
level and strickle the fibre passing forward from the hopper upon the spiked endless
lags B. At E is a like roller operating in like manner; F, a roller which removes
surplus fibre from the spikes of the roller G. The fibre now passes along upon the
spiked lags B (which is supported and forms a level surface between the rollers b, b,)
to the rollers H, H, thence to rollers J, J, to the ordinary apron L. Should however any
excess of fibre reach the rollers H, H, the vanes K, K, of the revolving shaft M carry
such fibre by way of m, m, m, to the endless sheet N, by which it is returned to the
hopper A. At P is a roller having vanes or bars R, R, which as the roller revolves
prevents the crowding of the fibre upon the apparatus described for regulating the
supply. The rollers F and G are capable of vertical adjustment to the sheet B, so
as to admit more or less fibre to pass forward to the rollers H, H, and the plate W
of the hopper or recess x is by screw y capable of being adjusted so that a larger or
smaller quantity of fibre may be passed to such rollers, the vanes K taking the
surplus (if any) to the sheet N, as described.
It will be understood that the several revolving rollers, vanes, and spiked rollers
are constructed of a length according to the width of the sheet B.
The machine above described is free from the objection of sorting out the longer
fibres, leaving behind the shorter and tender fibres, a defect of machines as hereto-
fore constructed, and which resulted in uneven and imperfect results.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this my said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be performed or carried into
practical effect, I would have it understood that what I claim as my Invention is,-
Firstly. The combination and arrangement of the roller, having bars or fingers C
and spiked roller G, as and for the purpose described.
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Secondly. I claim the use of the shaft or roller M, having bars or vanes K, as and
for the purpose described and illustrated.
Lastly. I claim the combination of the adjustable recess or hopper x with the
roller M and bars or vanes K, as described and for the purpose illustrated.
In witness whereof, I, the said Harry Marsden, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty-second day of January, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
Witness,
J. E. WALSH,
Draughtsman to Walter Brierley,
Patent Agent,
Halifax and Blackburn.
HARRY MARSDEN.
(L.S.)