A Guard for Protecting the Hands of Persons Employed in Feeding Ironing Machines or other Machines having One or More Revolv- ing Cylinders.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Guard for Protecting the Hands of Persons Employed in Feeding
Ironing Machines or other Machines having One or More Revolv-
ing Cylinders.
DAVID SENIOR ARKLAY, 89, Brockley Road, Kent, Laundryman, EDWIN WILLIAM
COLLIER, 45, Thornhill Road, Leyton, Essex, Commercial Traveller, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Ironing machines as usually constructed consist of a steam heated cylinder
which revolves either under or over a steam heated iron, shaped to fit the cylinder,
and which has a reciprocating motion parallel to the axis of the cylinder.
The linen or other material to be ironed is fed to the machine by hand. In-
attention on the part of the person feeding the machine may lead to one or both
hands being crushed between the revolving cylinder and the iron. To prevent
this we place in front of the iron a guard extending its entire length. This guard
we make preferably of a strip of metal shaped to fit approximately the curvature
of the cylinder and the front of the iron, and secure it in position by two or more
arms fastened with a loosely hinged attachment to the iron or other convenient
support, and supplement this with springs if necessary, or fix it in position with
springs alone, but always in such manner that the guard may be promptly and
easily lifted clear of the face of the cylinder and the front of the iron.
The material to be ironed would be fed under this guard. If the person
engaged in feeding the machine should carelessly allow the hands to follow the
material on the revolving cylinder, instead of the fingers going under the iron
and being crushed, they would go under the guard, contact with which would
warn their owner of danger, and result in their being withdrawn, the motion
of withdrawal being sufficient to lift the guard.
Dated this Ninth day of Nov 1800
DAVID SENIOR ARKLAY.
EDWIN WILLIAM COLLIER.
A Guard for Protecting the Hands of Persons Employed in Feeding
Ironing Machines or other Machines having One or More Revolv-
ing Cylinders.
We DAVID SENIOR ARKLAY, of 89, Brockley Road, in the County of Kent,
Laundryman, and EDWIN WILLIAM COLLIER, of 45, Thornhill Road, Leyton, in
the County of Essex, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this
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page_text: invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement: --
As usually constructed ironing machines, to which this invention is particu-
larly applicable comprise a steam-heated cylinder which revolves either under
or over a steam-heated iron which is shaped to fit the cylinder, and has imparted
to it a reciprocating motion in a direction parallel to the axis of the cylinder.
In feeding the material through the machine by hand carelessness on the part of
the operator leads to one or both hands being caught between the revolving
cylinder and the iron, and consequently crushed. The object of this invention
is to obviate this danger and to this end we arrange a guard in front of the iron
and running from end to end of it. This guard is made of suitable material,
preferably metal, shaped to approximately fit the curve of the cylinder and
constitutes an extension of the iron. The guard is pivotted or suspended in
such a way that while normally being retained in position close to the face of
the cylinder and over the front edge of the iron, yet in the event of the hand of
the operator being caught by the cylinder on meeting with the guard, the latter
will yield, and being lifted up or away from the cylinder, will allow of the hand
being removed before injury can be done to it.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the revolving cylinder and iron of an ironing
machine in which the iron is situated beneath the cylinder, the machine being
provided with a guard constructed in accordance with this invention.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same parts showing the guard applied
to a machine in which the iron is arranged above the revolving cylinder.
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic sectional elevation showing the invention.applied
to a machine such as those known as body ironers" having two revolving
cylinders.
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Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The steam-heated cylinder A revolves close to the iron B which is curved to
correspond. Along the front edge B¹ of the iron is arranged a guard formed of
a sheet of metal which extends the entire length of the iron, and is shaped so
that one part of it C forms a continuation of the table D while another portion C¹
is curved approximately to fit close to the surface of the cylinder A, and consti-
tutes practically an extension of the face of the iron B. The guard C C¹ is carried
on the ends of arms C2 which are pivotted at C3 on brackets suitably mounted
either on the iron or on other parts of the machine. Springs C are provided
to assist in keeping the guard in its normal position. These springs may how-
ever be dispensed with, the guard being kept in place by so disposing the pivots
that the weight of the guard itself will keep it up against the cylinder. In the
event of the hand of the operator being caught between the cylinder A and
the guard CC, the latter can be moved outward from the face of the cylinder
enabling the hand to be removed before it can suffer injury.
In the construction shown in Figure 2 the material to be ironed is fed in under
the guard which is suspended by arms C2 pivotted at C³ on brackets arranged
above the machine. The guard plate in this case comprises a curved part C¹
which lies near the face of the cylinder A and a turned up edge C under which
the material to be ironed is fed. The weight of the guard in this case is relied
upon to keep it in its normal position, but springs may be employed in addition
if desired.
In the construction shown in Figure 3 there are two cylinders A¹ and A³ which
revolve as indicated by the arrows. The guard is suspended as at C³ by arms C²
which lie close to the upper cylinder A¹, the guard C C lying close to the lower
cylinder A².
It will be understood that the guard may be applied to various kinds of ironing
or other machines having one or more revolving cylinders, where there is danger
of the hands of the operator being caught.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The combination with an ironing or other machine having one or more
revolving cylinders of a movable guard operating substantially as and for the
purpose described.
2. The combination with the iron of an ironing machine having one or more
revolving cylinders of a pivotted guard plate forming an extension of the face
of the iron operating substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. The complete guard for an ironing or other machine having one or more
revolving cylinders constructed and operating substantially as described or illus-
trated in Figure 1 or Figure 2 or Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the d
f A naust 1000
DAVID SENIOR ARKLAY.
EDWIN WILLIAM COLLIER.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.
DAVID SENIOR ARKLAY.
EDWIN WILLIAM COLLIER.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.