Machinery for Dressing Sticks and Canes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1891.
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Machinery for Dressing Sticks and Canes.
We, FRANCESS SOPHIA METZ, and GEORGE CHARLES JULES MAGDELIN,
both of 49 Tabernacle Street, Finsbury, London, E.C., Umbrella and Parasol
Stick Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention to be as
follows
The object of this invention is to provide machinery for dressing or removing
the outer bark from such canes and sticks as are or have been heretofore usually
dressed by hand whether the same are used for walking sticks or umbrella or
parasol sticks.
The machinery consists of a bed-plate in which are a suitable number of parallel
grooves adapted each to receive a stick or cane to be dressed, the length of the
grooves being sufficient to support the sticks or canes throughout their whole
length. Over this bed-plate moves a frame carrying a number of arms, one for
each groove each arm carrying a suitable dressing or scraping tool and weighted
so that the tool rests upon the stick or cane during the movement of the frame
over the bed-plate under influence of weight sufficient to remove the bark to be
removed when and as the movement of the frame causes the arms and tools to
move along over the sticks or canes. At the end of each movement or stroke of
the frame the sticks or canes are turned sufficiently so that eventually the whole
circumference of each stick or cane is dressed, this stage being indicated in a
suitable manner on the machine so that the dressed canes may be removed and the
bed recharged.
Dated this 25th day of March 1891.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Machinery for Dressing Sticks and Canes.
We, FRANCESS SOPHIA METZ and GEORGE CHARLES JULES MAGDELIN
of 49 Tabernacle Street Finsbury London E.C. Umbrella and Parasol Stick
Manufacturers 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 the process of removing the outer bark from canes and
sticks and dressing the same for use as walking sticks or for the central sticks of
umbrellas or parasols, and it consists in machinery to take the place of handwork
in such process.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan view of a machine constructed
according to this invention to dress simultaneously a dozen sticks.
Fig. 3 is a detail view of part of the mechanism.
Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through one of the sticks and mandrels for holding
the same,
Figs. 3 and 4 being on a larger scale.
The essential features of this machine are supports or bearings for the canes by
which they are held in the machine and subjected to the action of scrapers
preferably pressed thereon by the action of gravity and moved over them by action

page_text: of a reciprocating frame, the canes being turned at the end of each stroke to bring
a fresh surface under the action of the scraping tool.
The machine consists of a substantial frame A of suitable length having the two
parallel cross bars B B₁ or frames carrying bearings for support of a number of
rotary mandrels B² B³. The mandrels B² in the frame B may be freely revolved
being preferably revolvable in ball bearings as in Fig. 4. They are prevented
from sliding endwise by the pins taking into the grooves b³ in the spindle of the
mandrel. The mandrels B³ are also made to revolve in the cross frame B' but
may also move endwise in the frame. Each is geared to the next by a toothed
pinion C which revolves between the side bars of the frame B' and is keyed to the
mandrel by a key C₁ moving in a long keyway C2 in the spindle of the mandrel.
The one set of mandrels B² is opposite to the other set B³ to hold the canes D
as shown in their cup-like heads. The mandrels B³ are movable endwise each
independently of the others to allow of the insertion of the sticks and the holding
of sticks not all of the same exact length. The mandrels B³ are connected to
rods E guided in cross bars E' E' and each connected at the end by a leather
strap or other flexible connection to a sector E³. The sectors E2 are all fixed
upon a shaft E the crank arm E of which is connected by rod E with the hand
lever E' so that by motion of the hand lever all the mandrels B³ are simultaneously
drawn back for removal of dressed sticks and insertion of others. On returning
the lever the mandrels are separately returned by springs or weights E³. The
sticks are supported midway of their ends by or on cross bars D' serving as a bed
to prevent the sticks from bending under the weight of the scrapers.
Along the sides of the machine are the two guide bars G G parallel with the
sticks. On these bars slide the blocks or sleeves G' G' carrying the cross shaft G2
on which the scraper blocks G³ are pivoted. The levers OO pivoted to the
frame are connected by rods 01 0¹ to the blocks G' G' and by rods 02 02 to the
crank discs 03 03 on shaft O driven by spur gear O' from the main shaft 0° on
which are the fast and loose pulleys 07 08 (Fig. 2). The revolution of the shaft
causes the levers OO to move the sleeves G¹ G¹ back and forth along the rails G
so that the scrapers G in the ends of the blocks G³ move along the surface of the
sticks and dress the latter as is done by hand. The scraping tool G4 is fixed to a
triangular base or holder pivoted in lugs on the block G³ the angular position of
the scrapers may thus be adjusted by the set screws G bearing on the base of the
holder. The whole row of scraping blocks may be raised out of action by
revolving the cam shaft Go with handle G'. The rods O' are preferably braced
to form a frame as shown in Fig. 2. The spur wheel P gearing with the pinion C
on the last of the series of mandrels B³ is in one with the bevelled wheel Pl gearing
with the bevelled wheel P2 on the shaft P³ carrying the ratchet wheel P. The
two arm lever P' (Fig. 3) revolves loosely on the shaft and carries the pawl P
engaging with the teeth of the ratchet wheel P. When the sleeve Gis in its
extreme backward position it strikes against the stop P7 on the lever P³, when the
said sleeve G¹ is in its extreme forward position the lever O strikes against the
stop 18 on the said lever. Each such contact causes the lever to move slightly
and revolve the ratchet wheel and thus slightly turn the train of wheels C. The
sticks are thus revolved sufficiently to bring a new surface under the action of the
scraping tools G at each stroke. The spring P returns the lever to rest against
its stop P after each contact.
We do not claim to limit ourselves to the exact construction of parts herein
described and illustrated but
Having particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is ;-
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A machine for the dressing of sticks and canes in which means are provided
for receiving and supporting the sticks or canes and revolving them at intervals

page_text: so that successive surfaces are brought under the action of a gang of scrapers
moved back and forth over the canes or sticks substantially as berein described.
Dated this 24th day of December 1891.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicants.