IMPROVEMENTS IN COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBRES
Year: 1852

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Noble, of Leeds, in the County of
York, Manufacturer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBRES."
Sealed the 17th January 1853, and dated the 11th November 1852.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Noble at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 11th November 1852.
I, JAMES NOBLE, of Leeds, in the County of York, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBRES" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of mounting a series of combs on a rota-
tory axis, which in their rotation move out from their axis of
motion towards an endless band of card or other suitable teeth (or
other proper feeder), which bring up wool or fibre, and the combs
in succession receive and draw out the fibre from amongst such
teeth.or feeding apparatus, and then the comb teeth of each comb
move in towards the axis of motion, and thus place their wool or
fibre in a position to be taken hold of by drawing rollers, which
draw off the wool or fibre from the whole face of cach of the combs

page_text: as it comes in succession to the rollers; thus producing a continuous
sliver, the noil being removed out of the teeth as the combs go
towards the feeding apparatus.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters
Patent, filed by the said James Noble in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 29th April 1853.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
JAMES NOBLE, of Leeds, in the County of York, Manufacturer, send
grecting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Eleventh day of November, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, in the
sixteenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said James Noble, Her
special licence that I, the said James Noble, ny executors, ad-
ministrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said James
Noble, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBRES,"
upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said James Noble, by
an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed
in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said James Noble, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement thereof (that is to say):

page_text: This invention consists of mounting a series of combs on a rota-
tory axis, which on their rotation move out from their axis of
motion towards an endless band of card or other suitable teeth, or
other proper feeder, which bring up wool or fibre; and the combs
in succession receive and draw out the fibre from amongst such
teeth or feeding apparatus, and then the comb teeth of each comb
move in towards the axis of motion, and thus place their wool or
fibre in a position to be taken hold of by drawing rollers, which
draw off the wool or fibre from the whole face of each of the combs
as it comes in succession to the rollers; thus producing a continuous
sliver, the noil being removed out of the teeth as the combs go
towards the feeding apparatus.
mis invention consists of mounting a series of combs on a rota-
tory axis, which on their rotation move out from their axis of
motion towards an endless band of card or other suitable teeth, or
other proper feeder, which bring up wool or fibre; and the combs
in succession receive and draw out the fibre from amongst such
teeth or feeding apparatus, and then the comb teeth of each comb
move in towards the axis of motion, and thus place their wool or
fibre in a position to be taken hold of by drawing rollers, which
draw off the wool or fibre from the whole face of each of the combs
as it comes in succession to the rollers; thus producing a continuous
sliver, the noil being removed out of the teeth as the combs go
towards the feeding apparatus.
And in order that the invention may be more fully understood
and readily carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the means
pursued by me.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1, is a vertical section of a machine for combing wool or
other fibre, constructed according to my Invention; Figure 2, shews
an end view with some of the parts removed, and Figure 3, shows
a side or front view of the machine, the red lines indicating the
position of the feeding apparatus. a, a, is an axis which receives
motion from a steam engine or other power by means of the pulleys
and toothed wheels, as shewn at Figure 3. On the axis a, are affixed
the two discs or end frames b, b, which are connected together by
the bars or stretchers 6', 6', as shown; 62, 63, are bearings fixed by
screws to the rims or peripheries of the discs b, b, in which the axes
of the rotary combs c, c, move. The combs c, c, are carried by arms
c', c', keyed on the axes c³, c³, carried by the bearings 62, 62; and c³, c³,
are other arms keyed on the outer ends of the axes c³, c³, which in
their rotation come in contact with the fixed cam surfaces d, d,
at each end of the machine, the arms c³, c³, for each successive comb
being placed alternately at each end of the machine. The arms c',
and combs c, have at all times a tendency to be forced outwards from

page_text: the axis a, by the coiled springs 6º, 6*, one end of each of which is
attached to one of the bars b', 6', and the other to one of the axes
c², c², there being studs c, on the disc's b, against which the lever
arms c³, come; and by that means determine the distance to which
the combs c, are drawn out by the springs 6*, all which will be
readily understood on examining the Drawings. e, is an endless
band set with card or other suitable teeth, which conducts the wool
or other fibre to the feed roller f; and f¹, is a brush (carried by arms
on the axis of the feed roller), which is moved to and fro over the
surface of the teeth to prevent the wool or fibre being carried round 1
and to keep it in a position to be taken by the rotary combs c, as
they come in succession to receive and draw out the wool or fibre
from the feed apparatus; and the combs c, as they continue their
rotation with the wool or fibre are successively moved in towards
the axis of motion a, by their lever arms c³, coming in contact with 1
the fixed cam surfaces d; and the wool or fibre in its further
rotation is brought in contact with the endless travelling band 9, of
card or other suitable tecth, so as to conduct and deliver it to the
surface of the endless band h, which causes the wool or fibre con-
tained in each succeeding comb to be laid longitudinally over the
wool or fibre of the preceeding comb, and so conduct it to the
drawing off rollers i, and j, which draw the wool or fibre from the
whole face of each of the combs c, as they come in succession to the
rollers; thus producing a continuous sliver, the noil being removed
out of the teeth of the combs c, by the brush k. The arms c³, having s
moved beyond the cam surfaces d, allows the coiled springs to agnin
draw out or expand the combs c, to have the noil removed, and
then to take a fresh supply of wool or fibre from the feed appa-
ratus.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the
manner of performing the same, I would have it understood that I
make no claim to any of the parts separately, nor do I confine my.
self to the details shown and described, provided that in any varia-
tion which may be made, the peculiar character of my Invention

page_text: is retained; but what I claim is, the combination of machinery
herein described for combing wool and other fabrics.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Noble, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of April, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-
three
JAMES NOBLE. (L.B.)
Witness,
WILLIAM TONGUE.