IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS to be as follows:- FOR MEASURING AND BLOCKING PIECE GOODS
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOSEPH JOHN MUSGRAVE of Folkestone in the County of Kent Draper do
hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
to be as follows:-
FOR MEASURING AND BLOCKING PIECE GOODS
"
The object of this invention is to furnish dealers in piece good fabrics with a
convenient apparatus for checking the length of such goods when receiving them,
when stock taking, and when selling in long lengths, and in such manner that tho
goods are re-blocked in the same apparatus, while facility is afforded (by thus
changing the goods end for end) for closely examining the quality and condition of
all parts of the piece.
For this purpose I arrange in a suitable frame which may be portable or a
fixture three or more rollers over and under which the material is to pass for the
purpose of giving the required tension thereto. These rollers may be of wood and
are supported in "contres" or other suitable bearings. The framing is also formed
with slots or bearings for the spit or blade on which the piece to be measured is
placed. Different size spits or blades are required to be put in according to the
particular class of goods to be measured. On the side of the apparatus where the
operator stands and where the piece passes out of the apparatus as it is measured
I provide the framing with a hinged board or weighted flap (with adjustablo
weights if desired) in such manner that it bears on the piece so as to flatten or
smooth it and increase the tension in order that the re-blocking or re-rolling may
be effected uninterruptedly.
I place a drum or cylinder so as to bear by its own weight or otherwise on the
fabric passed round the aforesaid tension rollers which drum by frictional contact
with the fabric as it passes under it is made to turn. The circumference of this
drum is made exactly say half a yard or other desired measure, with inch divisions.
The drum spindle is by suitable gearing connected to a hand or pointer with dial.
This connection may be effected as follows: On the drum spindle is fixed a worm
or endless screw which gears into a worm wheel on the spindle of which is
provided an arm or finger gearing with a sprocket wheel having teeth at rather
long intervals, but with one or more tecth omitted in one part of its circumference,
On the spindle of the worm wheel I fit the hand or pointer which works against
a dial divided in sny twelve or twenty four main divisions cach representing a

page_text: yard, and having if desired subdivisions of say quarter yards. The spindle of
the aforesaid sprocket wheel is continued out through the dial plate and there
provided with a knob for turning it by. The dial is provided with a hole through
for showing numbers or marks on another dial below it which is fixed on the
sprocket wheel. Midway in that part of the latter wheel which is without teeth I
mark its dial with say an asterisk, and the zero mark is on one side of the asterisk
and the last division mark on the other side. By this means I afford facility for
bringing the hand or pointer back to zero without being obliged to turn the hand
spindle round a great number of times. Instead of this I have only to turn the
sprocket wheel to the astorisk and revolve the hand from the nearest point to zero.
A gong or alarum may be provided in connection with the aforesaid counting
apparatus in such manner that say a little before the arrival of the hand at the
division 6 and 12 or any other desired division the aforesaid finger on the worm
wheel shall come in contact with it and sound it, so that the operator's attention
is drawn to it and so that he may mark the piece at the required spot.
The measuring drum may be of any suitable material and with a frictional
surface as required. Sometimes I make it of metal covered with India rubber or
other yielding material affording the necessary friction without damaging the
surface of the material to be measured.
When the apparatus is to be adapted for "furniture" or glazed goods or where
a greater tension is required I use inore rollers or I apply a braking action thereto
or fix them altogether for which purpose the end of one or more of the rollers
may be formed with a disc baving a notch into which a stop slide is pushed; or I
may screw the "centres" up-tightly where. centres are used, or I may in other
ways check or stop the revolving of the rollers; or I may shift the position of the
rollers relatively to each other with the same object or 1 may shift the cross bar
over which the material passes from the spit or blocking blade to the rollers.
The box or framing holding the counting apparatus. may when out of use be
placed on a box which would serve to protect the measuring drum.
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page_text: I JOSEPH JOHN MUSGRAVE of Folkestone in the County of Kent, Draper do
hereby hereby declare the naturo of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND BLOCKING PIECE GOODS," and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to furnish dealers in picco good fabrics with a
convenient apparatus for checking the length of such goods when receiving them,
when stocktaking, and when selling in long lengths, and in such manner that tho
goods are reblocked in the same apparatus thus saving a great deal of labour and
time while facility is afforded (by thus changing the goods end for end) for closoly
examining the quality and condition of all parts of the piece.
For this purpose I construct machinery of the following description. And in
order that my invention may be fully understood I will describe it with reference
to the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1 is a perspective view of tho
whole apparatus, Figure 2 is a cross section of the upper part of same; Figure 3 is
a plan detail view of a "blade" for holding the blocked material, Figure an end
view, Figure 5 cross section on ab Figure 3, and Figure 6 a sectional side view.
Figure 7 is a plan of a spit," Figure 8 a side view, and Figure 9 a cross section
showing the spit applied to a blocking board. Figure 10 is a detail side view and
Figure 11 front view of a stop slide for throwing one of the rollers into a fixed
position; Figure 12 shows a hook for effecting a similar purpose. Figure 13 is a
longitudinal section through the measuring and indicating apparatus, Figure 14 a
horizontal section and Figure 15 a plan of the stationary dial plate.
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On suitable framing A which may be portable or a fixture I arrange three or
more, in this case four, rollers B1, B2, B3 and B' over and under which the material
is to pass as shown in Figure 2, for the purpose of giving the required tension
thereto. These rollers may be of wood and are supported in "centres" or other
suitable bearings. The framing is also formed with slots C C or bearings for the
spit or blade D on which the piece to be measured is placed. Different sized spits
or blades are required to be put in according to the particular class of goods to bo
measured, or the blade may be adapted to the different widths by means of
pieces D' pushed on to the blade as required. The blade has a metal end piece D³
with gudgeon; and on the opposito end a piece D3 which is lined with wood D'
and is put on after the blade has been inserted in the blocked roll. For very
heavy or cumbersome pieces of goods the spit Figures 7, 8 and 9 is used having
saw teeth on sliding collars D', the teeth taking into the end of the wood. De De
are removable end pieces. On the side of the apparatus where the operator stands
that is to say on the back of the machine and where the piece passes out of the
apparatus as it is measured I may provide the framing with a hinged board or
weighted flap (with adjustable weights if desired) in such manner that it bears on
the piece so is to tlatten or smooth it and increase the tension in order that the
reblocking or rerolling may be effected uninterruptedly, but I have here shown a
roller B' instead of such flap.
I place a drum or cylinder E so as to bear by its own weight or otherwise on the
fabric passed round the aforesaid tension rollers which druin E by frictional contact
with the fabric as it passes under it and over the aforesaid two rollers B¹, B is
made to turn. The circumference of this drum is made exactly, say half a yard or
other desired incasure with inch divisions. The drum spindle E' is by suitable

page_text: gearing connected to a hand or pointer with dial. This connection may be effected
as follows-On the drum spindle E' is fixed a worm or endless screw E² which
gears into a worm wheel Fon the spindle of which is provided an arm or finger Fl
gearing with a sprocket wheel G having teeth at rather long intervals, but with
one or more teeth omitted in one part of its circumference as shown in Figure 14.
On the spindle of the worm wheel F I fit the band or pointer F2 which works
against a dial H divided in say twelve or twenty four main divisions each
representing a yard, and having if desired subdivisions of say quarter yards. The
spindle G of the aforesaid sprocket wheel is continued out through the dial plate II
and there provided with a knob G² for turning it by. The dial H. is provided
with a hole ' through for showing numbers or marks on another dial G³ below it
which is fixed on the spindle G₁ of the sprocket wheel. The divisions on this
latter dial G³ form multiple indications of those of the dial H. Midway in that
part of the latter wheel G which is without teeth I mark its dial G' with say an
asterisk, and the zero mark is on one side of the asterisk and the last division
mark on the other side. By this means I aflord facility for bringing the hand or
pointer G² back to zero without being obliged to turn the hand spindle F³ round a
great number of times. Instead of this I have only to turn the sprocket wheel G
by the knob G to the asterisk and revolve the hand F from the nearest point to
zero and then bring the zero on the dial G opposite to the hole Hɩ A gong I or
alarum may be provided in connection with the aforesaid counting apparatus in
such manner that say a little before the arrival of the hand Fat the division 12
or any other desired division the finger K on the worm wheel spindle F shall
come in contact with a lug on a spring L on spindle M carrying the shaft N of the
hammer N and sound the gong so that the operator's attention is drawn to it and
so that he may mark the piece at the required spot.
The measuring drum E may be of any suitable material and with a frictional
surface as required but I find that wood provided with grooves E³ as shown in
fig. 14 answers the purpose. Sometimes I make it of metal covered with cloth,
rubber or other yielding material affording the necessary friction without damaging
the surface of the material to be measured. For thin or elastic material I find it
advantageous to relieve the weight of the drum E and parts connected therewith.
This may be done by the counterweight O adjustable on the lever O' which is
removable.
When the apparatus is to be adapted for "furniture" or glazed goods or where
a greater tension is required I use more rollers or I apply a braking action thereto
or I fix them altogether for which purpose the end of one or more of the rollers
may be formed with a disc P shown separately in Figures 10 and 11, the roller
having a notch into which a stop slide is pushed. Figure 12 shows another
arrangement in which the end of the roller spindle is formed with a
square Ron
which the hook S can be fixed. Or I may screw the "centres" up tightly where
centres are used, or I may in other ways check or stop the revolving of the rollers;
Or J may shift the position of the rollers relatively to cach other with the same
object, or I may shift the cross bar T (or roller) over which the material passes
from the spit or blocking blade to the rollers B³ B³
The box or framing holding the counting apparatus may when out of use be
placed on a box (shown in dotted lines in Figure 13) which would serve to protect
the measuring drum.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the naturo of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First: In apparatus for measuring and blocking piece goods a measuring drum
mounted in a hinged frame and provided with mechanism actuated from the drum
and adapted to measure and indicate the length measured, such drum bearing on
two rollers over which the material is drawn substantially as set forth.
:
Second In apparatus for measuring and blocking piece goods the measuring
'drum E provided with endless screw E in combination with the worm wheel

page_text: provided with hand F for indicating on a fixed dial H and having a tooth F'
which gears with the partially toothed sprocket wheel G, on the spindle G¹ of
which is fixed a dial G³ and knob G2 for turning it, all so arranged that the
hand thereby may be directly and quickly brought back to zero and
substantially as set forth.
Third: The portable or fixed framing A provided with slots C for a blocking
blade D or spit and with rollers B for giving the material the required tension
while it passes through the apparatus and in contact with the measuring drum E
substantially as set forth.
Fourth: The construction of the measuring and blocking apparatus as shown on
the drawings.