Improvements in the " 'Cylinders," "Taker in Rollers," "Doffers," "Breasts," and "Fancies," and other Rollers of Carding-engines, for Carding Cotton, Wool, and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 12th Apr., 1890)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the " 'Cylinders," "Taker in Rollers," "Doffers,"
"Breasts," and "Fancies," and other Rollers of Carding-engines,
for Carding Cotton, Wool, and other Fibrous Materials.
I, ROGER TATHAM of Moss Lane Iron Works, Rochdale in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the "cylinders," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts"
and fancies" and other rollers of carding-engines for carding cotton, wool and other
fibrous materials and consists firstly in forming each of such "cylinders," "taker in
rollers,"
," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" or other rollers of a tube or sheet of
steel or wrought. iron.
If a tube of steel or wrought iron is not employed the sheet of steel or iron forming
each "cylinder," "taker in roller," "doffer," "breast" or "fancy" or other roller is
bent into a cylinder or tube and the adjacent edges of such sheet are secured together
in any suitable manner. The tube or cylinder formed of sheet steel or wrought iron I
connect to the axle upon which it is mounted by arms of steel or wrought iron or
discs of steel or wrought iron or a combination of arms and discs. The arms or discs
above mentioned I form upon or secure to hosses or discs which I secure upon the
axle upon which the said tube or cylinder is mounted; in any convenient manner.
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In some cases I propose to form such bosses or discs before mentioned "split" or
halves" or "portions" and cause such bosses or discs to clip the axle upon which they
are mounted by means of a bolt or bolts or a clip or clips or screw or screws or other
suitable means. To enable the "card clothing" to be secured to the tube or cylinder
formed of sheet steel or wrought iron I drill or otherwise form in such tube or cylinder
holes in which I insert wooden plugs into which the tacks for securing the "card
clothing" to the tube or cylinder may be driven. I may form the tube or cylinder
above mentioned of greater thickness at the places where the said wooden plugs have
to be inserted, so that the plugs may be firmly secured in the said tube or cylinder.
The circumference of the tube or cylinder formed of sheet steel or sheet iron as above
described may be made "true" by turning, grinding or other convenient means.
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A further part of my invention consists in forming "cylinders," "taker in rollers,"
"doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers of carding-engines of tubes or
cylinders of steel or wrought iron as above described and securing around the circum-
ferences of such "cylinders,"
," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies
and other rollers, lags or strips of wood or sheets, pieces or strips of leather or other
suitable material, such lags or strips of wood or sheets, pieces or strips of leather or
other suitable material being secured to the said "cylinders," "taker in rollers ""doffers"
"breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers by means of bolts or screws or by any
other suitable ineans. The outer surfaces of the lags or strips of wood or sheets, pieces
or strips of leather or other suitable material may be made "true" by turning or by
any other convenient and suitable means. By the cylinders," "taker in rollers,"
doffers," breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers being covered with wood,
leather or other suitable material as above described it is rendered possible to readily
and securely fasten the "card clothing to such cylinders," "taker in rollers,"
doffers," "breasts," and "fancies" and other rollers by means of tacks, clips or other
suitable means.
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By covering the ".cylinders,"
," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies"
and other rollers with wood, leather or other suitable material as above described I
enable any portion of the "card clothing" thereon which has become loose or injured
or torn to be refastened or be replaced by a new portion and in the event of a portion
of the covering of wood, leather or other suitable material becoming injured or warped

page_text: I enable the injured portion to be readily "turned up" or replaced by a new lag or
strip or new lags or strips of wood or a new sheet, piece, or strip, of leather, or other
suitable material.
By forming the "cylinders," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts," and "fancies"
and other rollers as above described 1 cause such "cylinders," "taker in rollers,"
"doffers,"
," "breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers to be both light and "true
and cheaper than those hitherto in use.
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In constructing the "cylinders," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and
"fancies" and other rollers I may form each of such "cylinders," taker in rollers,"
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doffers," breasts," and "fancies" and other rollers of one tube or cylinder of sheet
steel or wrought iron or of two or more tubes or cylinders of sheet steel or wrought
iron mounted upon one shaft or axle in any convenient manner.
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A further part of my invention consists in forming the axles of the "cylinders"
"taker in rollers" "doffers "breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers of carding-
engines of tubes of steel or other suitable metal. The outside of each tube of steel
may be made "true" by turning, grinding or other convenient means and the collars
for preventing the axle from moving longitudinally may be formed upon or secured to
the said tube in any suitable manner.
Datad this Panth day of iv 1880
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in the Cylinders," "Taker in Rollers,"
Doffers,"
"Breasts" and "Fancies," and other Rollers of Carding-engines,
for Carding Cotton, Wool, and other Fibrous Materials.
I, ROGER TATHAM of Moss Lane Iron Works, Rochdale in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Maker 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 :-
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My invention relates to the "cylinders," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts
and "fancies" and other rollers of carding-engines for carding cotton, wool, and
other fibrous materials and consists, firstly, in forming each of such" cylinders ""taker
in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" or other rollers of a tube or sheet of
steel or wrought iron. If a tube of steel or wrought iron is not employed the sheet of
steel or wrought iron forming each "cylinder" "taker in roller," "doffer," "breast"
or "fancy or other roller is bent into a cylinder or tube and the adjacent edges of
such sheet are secured together in any suitable manner. The tube or cylinder formed
of sheet steel or wrought iron I connect to the axle upon which it is mounted by arms
of steel or wrought iron. The arms above mentioned I form upon or secure to bosses
which I secure upon the axle upon which the said tube or cylinder is mounted in any
convenient manner. I form such bosses before mentioned "split" or "in halves" or
portions and cause such bosses to clip the axle upon which they are mounted by means
of a bolt or bolts or a clip or clips or screw or screws or other suitable means.
To enable the "card-clothing" to be secured to the "cylinders," "taker in rollers,"
"doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers of carding-engines formed of
tubes or cylinders of steel or wrought iron as above described. I secure around the
circumferences of such "cylinders," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and
"fancies" and other rollers lags or strips of wood or sheets, pieces or strips of leather
or other suitable material such lags or strips of wood or sheets, pieces or strips of
leather or other suitable material being secured to the said cylinders," taker-in
rollers," doffers,"
""breasts," and "fancies" and other rollers by means of bolts or
screws or by any other suitable means. The outer surfaces of the lags or strips of wood or
sheets, pieces or strips of leather or other suitable material may be made "true" by
turning or by any other convenient and suitable means. By the "cylinders" "taker
rollers,"
," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers being covered with
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wood, leather or other suitable material as above described it is rendered possible to
readily and securely fasten the card clothing" to such "cylinders
"taker in
rollers," "doffers," "breasts and fancies" and other rollers by means of tacks,
clips or other suitable means.
By covering the "cylinders," "taker in rollers,"
"fancies" and other rollers with wood, leather or other suitable material as above
breasts," and
described I enable any portion of the "card clothing" thereon which has become loose
or injured or torn to be refastened or be replaced by a new portion and in the event
of a portion of the covering of wood, leather or other suitable material becoming
injured or warped I enable the injured portion to be readily "turned up" or replaced
by a new lag or strip or new lags or strips of wood or a new sheet, piece or strip of
leather or other suitable material.
By forming the "cylinders," "taker-in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies'
and other rollers as above described 1 cause such " cylinders," ""taker in rollers,"
"doffers," "breasts," and "fancies" and other rollers to be both light and "
and cheaper than those hitherto in use.
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true"
In constructing the "cylinders," "taker in rollers "doffers," "breasts" and
fancies and other rollers I may form each of such "
"doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers of one tube or cylinder of sheet
cylinders," "taker in rollers"
steel or wrought iron or of two or more tubes or cylinders of sheet steel or wrought
iron mounted upon one shaft or axle in any convenient manner.
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In referring to the accompanying drawing I will first describe this portion of my
invention as applied to the "cylinder" of a carding-engine and also for convenience
will first refer to an arrangement in which lags of wood are secured to the cylinder.
Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate a method of carrying this portion of my invention into
effect. Fig. 1 is an end elevation and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a
of a carding-engine constructed according to this portion of my invention.
cylinder
cylinder formed of steel or wrought iron. Such cylinder a may be formed from a
sheet of steel or wrought iron of suitable thickness bent into a circle, the ends of the
sheet of steel or wrought iron forming the cylinder a being secured together by
welding, brazing or rivetting or screwing or by being joined or connected together in
any convenient manner. To the cylinder a I connect one end of each of a number of
arins b. The other ends of the arms bare secured to bosses c by means of which
bosses c the cylinder a may be secured upon an axle d. I form the bosses c "split
or "in halves" c² and c². I cause the bosses c to clip the axle by bolts e which pass
through the two portions c¹ c² of the bosses c. Instead of employing bolts such as e
to secure the two portions c¹² of the bosses c upon the axle & I may secure such
bosses cupon the axle by means of clips or screws or other suitable means.
In order that the bosses c may "fit" " truly "and firmly upon the axle d the interior
of each of the bosses c must be "truly" bored and the outer circumference of the
axle d must be "truly" turned or ground. I employ as many bosses c and arms b
as inay be requisite or desirable for securing the cylinder" a upon the axle d.
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those cases where wide "cylinders" are required I in some cases employ two or more
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cylinders" formed as above described and secure them side by side upon the axle d.
If it be desired the adjacent edges of the said "cylinders" may be secured together
in any suitable manner. When "cylinders" constructed according to my invention
are to have lags of wood secured to their outer circumferences I secure such lags ƒ
of wood to the "cylinders" a by means of bolts such as g. After the lags f, have
been secured to the cylinders a the outer surface of the lags f may be made "true"
by turning or by other suitable means.
According to another arrangement of this part of my invention I secure to the
outer circuinference of a "cylinder" constructed according to this part of my invention,
pieces or strips of leather or other suitable material and I secure such pieces or strips
of leather or other suitable material to such cylinder by glue or cement or by any other
onvenient means. The outer surfaces of the strips of leather or other material
ecured to the "cylinder" as above described may be made true by turning or by any
ther convenient means.

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This portion of my invention may be applied in like manner to the "taker in
rollers," doffers,"
""breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers of carding-engines.
"Cylinders," "taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" and other
rollers of carding-engines constructed and secured upon their axles according to this part
of my invention may be readily removed from their axles and may be again readily and
truly" placed upon and secured to the said axles. By enabling the "cylinders,"
"taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts "and "fancies" and other rollers to be removed
from and replaced in proper position upon their axles I render it possible to transport
"breasts" and "fancies" and other
such "cylinders," "taker in rollers;" "doffers,"
rollers and axles from place to place more readily and safely than when as hitherto
the cylinders,"
,"taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" and other
rollers have been permanently secured upon their axles.
A further part of my invention consists in forming the axles of the "cylinders,"
"taker in rollers," "doffers," "breasts and fancies" and other rollers of carding-
engines: of tubes of steel. The outside of each tube of steel may be made "true" by
turning, grinding or other convenient means and the collars for preventing the axle
from moving longitudinally may be formed upon or secured to the said tube in any
suitable manner.
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This portion of my invention is illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying
.drawing, Fig. 3 being a longitudinal section and Fig. 4 an end view of an axle con-
structed according to this part of my invention. The axle. I form of a tube of steel.
The outside h¹ of such axle h I make "true" by turning, grinding or other suitable
and convenient means. The collars for preventing the axle h from being moved
longitudinally in the bearings i by means of which it is supported and in which it
revolves when at work, I forin separate from the axle and I secure such collars /²
upon the tubular axle h by screws or pins or by "shrinking" such collars 2 upon the
axle h or I secure such collars he upon the axle h in any other convenient and suitable
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"breast" or
doffer,"
The "
fancy'
cylinder," "taker in roller,"
other roller to be mounted upon the axle / may be mounted and secured thereon in
any suitable manner.
manner.
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Axles constructed according to this part of my invention are stronger in proportion
to their weight than the solid axles hitherto employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. For use in carding-engines for carding cotton, wool, and other fibrous materials;
cylinders,"
," "taker-in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and "fancies" and other rollers
formed of tubes of steel or wrought iron or of sheets of steel or wrought iron formed
into cylinders or tubes and provided upon their outer surfaces with "lags" or strips
of wood or sheets, pieces or strips of leather or other suitable material and connected
by means of arms of steel or wrought iron to bosses which are "split" or formed in
"halves or portions and secured upon axles, substantially in the manner and for the
purposes herein before described.
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2. For use in the "cylinders," "taker-in rollers," "doffers," "breasts" and
"fancies" and other rollers of carding-engines for carding cotton, wool, and other
fibrous materials; axles forined of tubes of steel for the purposes and substantially
in the manner herein before described.
March 1900