IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PAINTING, VARNISHING, SIZING AND WASHING LATHS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I JOE HEYWOOD of Green Street Huddersfield in the County of. York Window
Blind Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PAINTING, VARNISHING, SIZING AND WASHING
LATHS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in machines employed in sizing-painting
or varnishing and washing laths such as are used in the construction of, venetian
blind and other uses.
This invention relates to machines for purpose aforesaid and the object is to
secure a regular and even supply of size paint or varnish to the brushes, the even
and regular application of sizing, paint, or varnish, to the lath and the removal of
any surplus size, paint or varnish from its edges.
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I employ a pair of guide rollers and two circular disc brushes revolved upon a
horizontal shaft or axis, between the bristles of the brushes the lath is passed-a
second like pair of brushes and clamps or cleaners faced with india rubber, cork or
other like material and vertical clearing or finishing brushes the latter being
reversible so as to utilize the whole surface thereof and prevent uneven wear of
same The size paint or varnish is fed to the first named pair of brushes by means
of an angular or feather edged disc working vertically and a part of the rim
circumference running in paint or varnish in an under trough and the upper edge
of the disc running between the two circular brushes so as to supply size paint or
varnish thereto The sizing paint or varnish containing trough is mounted at its
ends so as to be moved back and clear of the supply brushes.
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The Action is as follows:.
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On the end of a lath being passed edge upwards between the guide rollers it is
drawn forwards and thence passes between the revolving sizing "painting or
varnishing brushes, thence to the second pair of circular brushes which further
"work in" the size paint or varnish and in part straighten and smoothen the same,
its upper and lower edges are then acted upon by the adjustable india rubber
clamps or cleaners, which remove all surplus size paint or varnish, the lath thence
passes between the two vertical brushes which smooth and finish the work.
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page_text: I JOE HEYWOOD of Green Street, Huddersfield, in the County of York, Window
Blind Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR PAINTING, VARNISHING, SIZING, AND WASHING
LATHS" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in Machines, employed in sizing, painting
or varnishing and washing, laths such as are used in the construction of Venetian
blinds, and other uses.
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Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,
forming a part of this specification in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of Machine, constructed according to this my invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan.
At 1. 2 are guide rollers, and 3 and 4, are circular disc brushes, revolved upon a
horizontal shaft or axis, 5 is a lath, 6 and 7 are circular brushes, 8 is a clamp or
cleaner faced with india rubber, cork, or other like material, and vertical clearing
or finishing brushes 9, the latter being reversible, so as to utilize the whole surface
thereof, and prevent uneven wear of same-The size paint, or varnish, is fed to the
first named pair of brushes 3, 4, by means of an angular or feather edged disc 10,
loose on its axis, and running between the two circular brushes, 3, 4 so as to supply
size, paint, or varnish thereto-The sizing, paint, or varnish, containing trough 11,
is mounted at its ends 12 so as to be moved back, and when necessary, clear, of the
supply brushes, by the lever 13, the same movement of the trough, serves to
regulate the depth of immersion of the disc 10, the paint moving towards the
end 14 of the trough, when the lever 13, is turned in direction of the arrows.
The gearing is as follows:-14 is a fly or hand wheel, on the shaft 15, is bevel
wheel 16, driving wheel 17, on axis of roller 1, which it revolves, the roller 2, being
driven by frictional contact of the side of the lath 5 thereon, the shaft 15 carries
toothed wheel 18, driving the intermediate wheel 19, the latter operating the
wheel 20, which is on the axis of, and revolves the circular brushes 3, 4-the
circular brushes 6, 7. are caused to revolve by frictional contact of the lath 5,
passing between them-21 and 22, are supporting rollers, for the lower edge of
the lath.
The operation and action is as follows:-On the end of a lath, being passed edge
upwards, between the guide rollers, it is drawn forwards, and thence passes between
the revolving, sizing, painting or varnishing brushes, thence to the second pair of
circular brushes, which further "work in" the size, paint, or varnish, and in
part straighten, and smoothen the same, its upper and lower edges, are then acted
upon by the adjustable india rubber clamps or cleaners 8, which remove all surplus
size, paint, or varnish, the lath thence passes between the two vertical adjustable
finishing brushes, which smooth and finish the work.

page_text: Having now, particularly 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. The disc 10, in combination, with the adjustable trough 11, for purpose
herein described, and as illustrated by drawings.
2. The revolving brushes 3, 4 and 6, 7, in combination with the adjustable
finishing brushes 9, for purposes and as herein described and illustrated by
drawings.
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