Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Mounting Yarn on Pattern Cards.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1890-Accepted, 12th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Mounting
Yarn on Pattern Cards.
I, WILLIAM HENRY IBBETSON, of the firm of Armitage & Ibbetson, of Stott Hill
Works, Bradford in the County of York, Lithographic Printers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements whereby yarns are wound on to
cards from a continuous web. Hitherto yarns have been wound on to separate cards
by wrapping the same round both sides of a single card. My improvement consists
in laying the yarn on one side only of a continuous web, the various. shades are
drawn from a rack where the various spools of yarn are placed, the yarns being
fixed to the cards by an arrangement on the machine whereby the continuous web
is glued at regular intervals capable of the nicest regulation..
The glue is kept at its proper consistency by either gas, steam or hot water
operating upon the under side of the trough in which the glue is placed, the latter
being lifted by an automatic arrangement from the trough to the continuous web
immediately before the yarn is laid upon the same, after which the yarn and web
are passed through compression rollers.
Bands of paper are placed above the glued portion on the web by hand or
otherwise, thus producing a pattern card as long as the web from which it is drawn,
and afterwards the same is cut into the required lengths at much less cost and
with greater regularity than hitherto.
Dated this 30th day of December 1889
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Mounting
Yarn on Pattern Cards..
I, WILLIAM HENRY IBBETSON, of the firm of Armitage and Ibbetson, of Stott Hill
Works, Bradford, in the County of York, Lithographic Printers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention 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 certain improvements whereby yarns are wound on to
cards from a continuous web. Hitherto yarns have been wound on to separate cards
by wrapping the yarn round both sides of a single card. My improvement consists
in laying the yarn on one side only of a continuous web of card: the various shades
of yarn are drawn from spools placed on a creel rack, and are fixed to the continuous
card web by an arrangement on the machine whereby the continuous card web is
glued at intervals, the distance between each glueing being capable of regulation so
that pattern cards of various breadths may be made.
The glue is kept at its proper consistency by either gas, steam or hot water
operating upon the trough in which the glue is placed: the latter is lifted by an
automatic arrangement from the trough to the continuous web before the yarn is laid
upon the same, after which the glued portion is covered by bands of paper and passed
through compression rollers, thus producing a pattern card as long as the web from
which it is drawn, which on being cut in the centre of each band produces a number
of pattern cards having yarn on one side only and the shades arranged in the same
order.

page_text: In describing my invention more in detail reference is made to the accompanying
drawing, in which
Fig. 1. represents an elevation of the apparatus.
Fig. 2. is an end view of the same.
Fig. 3. a plan, and
:
Fig. 4. an enlarged detail end view of the compression rollers, and the ratchet
wheel and lever for operating the said rollers and glueing mechanism.
The web of card paper W. on which the yarn is to be fixed may be applied in any
convenient position and is shown as passing over the rollers A and B. to the large
compression roller C. mounted on shaft D. supported in suitable journals.
On the shaft D. is secured a ratchet wheel E. and on the said shaft is also mounted
a lever F. in a manner that it may be moved in either direction without moving the
shaft D. or the coinpression roller thereon; a pawl G. is hinged to the said lever so
that on moving the lever in one direction, the pawl engages with a tooth in the
ratchet wheel operating the same and the compression rollers C and C¹.
To the bottom end of the lever F. is jointed a bar H. connecting same to lever K.
secured on shaft L. extending across the machined on which are secured two
arms M. to the ends of which are attached the respective bars N. having a cross bar P.
at the extreme end which when in its normal positio is within the glue trough Q.
somewhat as shown, the glue in the trough being .ept liquified by means of gas,
steam or hot water applied in the usual manner.
On operating the lever F. in one direction, the lever K., arms M. bars N. and cross
bar P. are actuated, the latter is raised and brougat into contact with the paper
web W. on roller B. transmitting to the web W. a strip of liquid glue, and on
reversing the action of the lever F. the pawl G. engages with the ratchet wheel E.
thereby operating the same and the compression roers C and C¹ the latter causing
the web of card paper W. to travel in the direction the arrow.
The yarn Y. to be secured on the web of card p. per W. is placed on an ordinary
creel, and the various shades are conducted through or between the guide pins S. S.
on the two supporting cross bars T. T. to the card paper on the large compression
roller C. and where in contact with the glued portion, the yarn is covered with a
band of paper or the like, the operation of the lever F. is then repeated, and on
the glued portion passing through the compression rollers (and the bands of
paper or the like are compressed on the yarn and paper web W. and made to adhere
to the same.
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The card paper web W. is afterwards cut across the paper or other bands glued
thereon, by which a number of cards are produced having the various colours and
shades of yarn secured thereon with greater regularity and at less cost than when
wrapped on cards in the manner as hitherto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In an apparatus for attaching yarn to paper or the like in which the card paper
web W. is glued at intervals and the yarn secured thereon by bands of paper or
the like placed over the glued portions and passed through compression rollers C
and C substantially in the manner as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 20th dan of Ma... 1000
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.