IMPROVEMENTS IN SCRIBBLING AND CARDING ENGINES."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Harry Marsden, of Providence Mills, Huddersfield, in the
County of York, Woollen Spinner and Manufacturer, for an Invention of
" IMPROVEMENTS IN SCRIBBLING AND CARDING ENGINES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Hary Marsden at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th August 1880.
HARRY MARSDEN, of Providence Mills, Huddersfield, in the County of York,
Woollen Spinner and Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN SCRIBBLING AND
CARDING ENGINES."
This Invention relates to that part of scribbling and carding machinery known
as the "feeding portion," and has for its object the obtaining of a more uniform
and regular layer of the fibrous substances to be scribbled or carded before passing
into the ordinary scribbling portion of the machine, and in order to accomplish
this I arrange in front of the machine a self regulating hopper, into which the
wool or other fibrous substance to be scribbled or carded is placed, and by the
application of a "chain lattice sheet" arranged in conjunction with a series of
rollers and distributors, each of which have a rotary motion imparted to them in
suitable directions, the wool or other fibrous substance is made to travel towards
the scribbler in regular and uniform quantities.
The said rollers are made of different and suitable diameters, and have arranged
on their surface a number of teeth or prongs so set or fixed as to act in proper
conjunction to each other, and also to act upon the wool or other fibrous substance
when passing between them and a spiked sheet or apron revolving underneath in
such a manner as thoroughly to disentangle or loose the fibre; and the said rollers
are also so arranged that the proper quantity only of the wool or other fibrous
substance is delivered to a trough or receptacle in front of a pair of rollers, which
deliver the same on to the server or feeder of the scribbler.
By this means all weighing of the fibrous substances by the attendant is entirely
dispensed with, and a more uniform, regular, and proper feed is obtained.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Harry Marsden in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 24th
February 1881.
HARRY MARSDEN, of Providence Mills, Huddersfield, in the County of York,
Woollen Spinner and Manufacturer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SCRIBBLING AND
CARDING ENGINES."
This Invention relates to that part of scribbling and carding machinery known
as the "feeding portion," and has for its object the obtaining of a more uniform and
regular layer of the fibrous substances to be scribbled or carded before passing into
the ordinary scribbling portion of the machine, and in order to accomplish this I
arrange in front of the machine a self regulating hopper into which the wool or
other fibrous substance to be scribbled or carded is placed, and by the application
of a "chain lattice sheet" arranged in conjunction with a series of rollers and
distributors, each of which have a rotary motion imparted to them in suitable
directions, the wool or other fibrous substance is made to travel towards the
scribbler in regular and uniform quantities.
The said rollers are made of different and suitable diameters, and have arranged
on their surface a travelling sheets so set or as to act in proper conjunction to each
other, and also to act upon the wool or other fibrous substance when passing
between them, a spiked sheet or apron travelling in such a manner as to convey
and disentangle or loose the fibre, and the said rollers are also arranged that the
proper quantity only of wool or other fibrous substance is delivered to a trough or
receptacle in front of or formed by a pair of rollers which deliver the same on to
the server or feeder of the scribbler.
By this means all weighing of the fibrous substances by the attendant is entirely
dispensed with, and a more uniform, regular, and proper feed is obtained.
Such being the nature and object of this my said Invention I will now procced
to describe the same in detail, and in order that the Invention may be fully understood
I have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings showing the "feed end" of a carding
engine constructed according to this my said Invention, the view being a vertical
section.
1 is a hopper; 2 is an endless sheet which carries the fibre to spike sheet 3, the
teeth of which open or expand when passing round roller 4, admitting the fibre, which
is then gripped by the partial closing of said spikes; at 5 is an endless sheet forming
the back of the hopper and serving to limit the supply of sheet 2; 6 is a guide
sheet acting in conjunction with spike sheet 3; at 7 is a fan for heating of and
returning excess of fibre to the hopper by way of 8; at 9 is a spiked roller, the
spikes of which are arranged spirally from the centre of the length of roller from
left to right so as to level and distribute the fibre evenly over the width of the
sheet 3, and also serving to pass or return to the fan 7 any excess of or superfluous
thrown back by the rotation of the fan 10. As a rule, the spiked roller 9 determines
the quantity of fibre passing along the upper part of sheet 3 to the trough
formed by and between the rollers 12 and 13; the fan 10, however, is of use as
described, when from any more fibre than desirable passes the spiked roller 9;
14 is the ordinary apron or lattice which delivers the fibre to the machine 15. It
will be understood the several guide rollers over which the aprons and spike sheets,
herein referred to, are driven by chains or gears, as is common to such machines,
and the fans 7 and 10 are likewise so driven, as will be readily understood by any
practical carding engineer, the actual means of driving not being illustrate, by
reason above stated, and as forming no part of this Invention.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this my said Invention,
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or

page_text: carried in practical effect, I would have it understood that I claim as my
Invention the general arrangement and combination of apparatus for purpose as
herein described and illustrated, or any mere variation of same.
In witness whereof, I, the said Harry Marsden, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty second of February, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
Witness,
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Patent Agent,
Halifax & Blackburn.
HARRY MARSDEN. (L.S.)