Improvements in or relating to Measuring the Length of Rolled Goods.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 1st July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st Apr., 1890-Accepted 3rd May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Measuring the Length of Rolled
Goods.
A communication from THOMAS GUILFOYLE, of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada,
Merchant.
I, WILFORD CHARLES STEPHEN of The Bedford Hotel, Bedford Row in the
County of Middlesex, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to accomplish easily, quickly, and correctly the
measuring of carpets oilcloths cloth and other goods made up in the form of a roll.
To do this I employ a cord or equivalent preferably carried in a suitable case; and
the said case may if desired contain means for indicating the amount of cord unwound
or the cord itself may be marked as by knots or otherwise to indicate the length.
The cord may be carried on a drum inside the case the said drum or its spindle
engaging in any desired manner with a train of wheels or other indicating mechanism
which may be arranged if desired to operate index figures in a suitable portion of the
case which may be protected by a glass front if necessary. The drum may with
advantage be controlled by a spring so as to rewind the cord and a suitable ratchet or
brake mechanism may be provided for fixing the drum when required; the cord
preferably passes out through a small tube in the case, this tube being so arranged
that it can be passed in between the folds of the material in the roll.
In using this invention the apparatus may be held in one hand and the projecting
end of the cord secured or held by the finger to the outer edge of the roll of the
material; the apparatus is then moved along the cord running out of the tube round
the folds of the material, as the apparatus is moved, the long cord or nozzle being
adapted as already explained to pass in between the folds of the cloth so that the cord
can be actually laid round the folds as if it had been rolled up with the material in
the first instance.
The tube or other portion of the case can be detachable or movable if desired.
Dated thin 1 do 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in or relating to Measuring the Length of Rolled
Goods.
A communication from THOMAS GUILFOYLE, of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada,
Merchant.
I, WILFORD CHARLES STEPHEN of The Bedford Hotel, Southampton Row, in the
County of Middlesex, Accountant, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to accomplish easily, quickly and correctly the
measuring of carpets, oil-cloths, cloth and other goods made up in the form of a roll.
To do this I employ a cord or equivalent preferably carried in a suitable case; and
the said case may if desired contain means for indicating the amount of cord
unwound or the cord itself may be marked as by knots or otherwise to indicate the
length.
The cord may be carried on a drum inside the case the said drum or its spindle
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page_text: engaging in any desired manner with a train of wheels or other indicating mechanism
which may be arranged if desired to operate index figures in a suitable portion of
the case which may be protected by a glass front if necessary. The drum may with
advantage be controlled by a spring so as to rewind the cord and a suitable ratchet or
brake mechanism may be provided for fixing the drum when required; the cord
preferably passes out through a small tube in the case, this tube being so arranged
that it can be passed in between the folds of the material in the roll.
In using this invention the apparatus may be held in one hand and the projecting
end of the cord secured or held by the finger to the outer edge of the roll of the
material; the apparatus is then moved along the cord running out of the tube round
the folds of the material as the apparatus is moved the long cord or nozzle being
adapted as already explained to pass in between the folds of the cloth so that the
cord can be actually laid round the folds as if it had been rolled up with the material
in the first instance.
. The tube or other portion of the case can be detachable or movable if desired.
Fig. 1 is a view of an instrument constructed according to this invention with the
outer case shown in section and the interior mechanism in elevation; fig. 2 is a view
similar to fig. 1 but taken at right angles to that figure and with the drum removed:
to more clearly show the working of the instrument; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on
the line a b of fig. 1 looking towards the left of that figure; fig. 4 is a section on the
line c d of figure 1 looking towards the upper part of that figure.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts.
A is the enclosing case which may conveniently be made in two parts joined
together at A' by screws or other suitable means. A² is the tube through which the
measuring cord Q freely passes from the interior of the instrument and the external
diameter of which tube is as small as practicable so that it may readily be inserted
between the folds of a roll of cloth or the like. Through the opposite end of the
case A passes the spindle C on the outer end of which is secured the head or
knob C
D is a framing which may be rigidly secured in the case A by means of the
pieces D¹ fig. 1 or in any other convenient manner.
E is another frame movable in
the frame D in the direction of the length of the instrument, this being provided for
by the screws e screwed into the sides of the frame E passing through slots in
frame D. The spindle C is secured against moving longitudinally in the frame E by
collars or equivalent means but can rotate freely therein as also in the case A
through which it can also be moved longitudinally.
F is a case or box fixed to the frame E and in which is contained a spiral spring
the two ends of which are respectively secured to the case F and spindle C. For
convenience the spring contained in the case F will hereinafter be referred to by the
letter F. The inner end of the spindle C is supported and free to rotate and slide
longitudinally in the plate D2 which forms part of the frame D and upon the said
spindle are mounted the toothed pinion G and crown wheel H both of which are
secured upon the same sleeve which is free to rotate but not slide longitudinally upon
the spindle C so that when the spindle is moved in the direction of its axis the
pinion G and wheel H will move with it. J is a ratchet wheel rigidly secured on
the spindle C and J¹ is a spring controlled pawl pivoted on the back of the crown
wheel H and adapted to engage with the ratchet wheel J. L is an intermediate
wheel with which the crown wheel H may be thrown into or out of gear as herein-
after described and which permanently gears with the pinion M on the arbor M' of
the cord drum M² the ends of which arbor are supported in the frame D as shown
clearly in figure 1.
With the before mentioned pinion G gears a wheel N which is mounted on an
arbor N¹ secured in the plate D2 and with the teeth of this wheel N engages a pallet
or escapement anchor N2 which is pivoted on the stationary stud N3 longitudinally on
which it is capable of being moved by means of the fork E' or an equivalent device
secured to the sliding frame E. D³ is a hook secured in the plate D' and so arranged
that when the pallet N is moved by the fork E' as last described the said pallet will

page_text: be drawn into the hook D as shown in figure 4. The pallet N2 is of such a width or
thickness that although it can be moved sidewise to engage with the hook D³ to:
prevent its vibrating, it cannot be moved in that direction sufficiently to disengage it
from the teeth of the wheel N so that when it is engaged with the hook it will also
engage with and lock the wheel N in position as shown in fig. 4. The before.
mentioned pinion G is of such a length that it will be in gear with the wheel N in
either position of frame E. D₁ are stops secured on frame D for limiting in one
direction the movement of the frame E within it.
O is a train of wheels which will cause the face cam O' to be rotated preferably.
once to every sixty revolutions of the drum M2, M3 being the pinion secared on the
drum spindle M from which the said train derives its movement. P P¹ is a bent'
lever pivoted in brackets D' on the framing D and the arm P of which is continuously
pressed by the spring P2 fig. 2 against the cam 01 the other arm Pl being formed at
its end with an eye P3 through which the measuring cord or equivalent passes and
by the movements of which as effected by the cam O' on the arm P the cord Q is
guided and evenly distributed over the surface of the drum M² as it is wound up.
The before described instrument may either be constructed with a device operated
by the out-going measuring cord or otherwise for indicating the length of cord run
out and thus the length of the cloth over which the cord has been laid, or the cord
itself may be so marked for example with conspicuous colours arranged in a definite
order of notation that at a glance the length of cloth over which it is laid may be
readily ascertained.
The free end of the cord Q may either be provided with a hook for engaging
the cloth to be measured or it may be knotted or otherwise arranged for this
purpose.
When it is desired to measure the length of, for example a roll of cloth by means
of the before described instrument the spindle C is pulled outwards into the position
shown in fig. 4 so that the crown wheel H is disengaged from the wheel L and then
the tube A may be inserted into the centre of the roll so that the end of the cord
will correspond with the inner end of the cloth and the instrument is worked spirally
outwards until the tube A³ reaches the outer end of the cloth; or the end of the
cord may be applied first to the outer end of the cloth and the instrument then wound
spirally inwards until the tube reaches the inner end. In either case the cord will be
laid over the cloth as though it were flat and the length run out from the instrument
will indicate the length of the cloth as will be seen by the indicator or by the
exposed colours of the cord. For re-winding the cord on the drum M³ the
spindle by means of its head C is wound by hand in such a direction as will wind
up the spring F the locked pallet N' through the wheel N pinion G and ratchet and
pawl J J meanwhile preventing the uncoiling of the spring; the crown wheel H
during this operation serves merely as a support to the pawl J. After the spring
has been thus wound up the spindle C is pushed inwards so that the crown wheel H
will engage with the wheel Land the pallet N' will be moved out of engagement
with the hook D³. The spring F will thus be allowed to unwind and in so doing will,
through the medium of the ratchet and pawl J J¹ crown and intermediate wheels H
and Land pinion M, rotate the drum M² and wind in the cord, the too rapid winding-in
of the cord which would not allow of its being laid evenly on the drum being
prevented by the action of the pallet N2 on the wheel N. If the spring F is fully
unwound before the cord Q is completely wound in, the spindle C is again drawn
outwards and turned by hand in the direction necessary to wind up the spring F
after which the spindle may again be pushed in and by the unwinding of the spring
the drum M will be again rotated and wind in the measuring cord.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. In an instrument for measuring the length of rolled goods the combination with
the measuring drum and cord M' O of a lever such as P°Pl P³ cam such as 0¹ and

page_text: train of gearing O M³ for the purpose of evenly distributing the cord upon said drum
substantially as and operating in the manner herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
2. In an instrument for measuring the length of rolled goods the combination
with a drum such as M' of a pinion M intermediate wheel L crown wheel H ratchet
and pawl J J spindle C spring F pinion G wheel N laterally movable pallet N2 and
hook or equivalent D³ the whole operating substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
3. In an instrument for measuring the length of rolled goods the combination with
the drum M² of a spring for operating it and an escapement such as N N2 for
controlling it substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete measuring
instrument substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
1000
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.