Improvements in Cloth Milling Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 23rd June, 1893-Accepted, 29th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cloth Milling Machines.
We, JAMES WILLIAM CROSSLEY, of 45, Park Place, Leeds, in the County of
York, Commission Agent, and ALFRED LAYCOCK, of 297, Mainwood Road, Leeds,
aforesaid, Cloth Fuller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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Our invention has reference to milling machines, our improvements therein
relating to the knocking-off board. As is well known the endless fabric passes
through openings in the knocking-off board, the frictional contact of which is
continually wearing away and enlarging the openings therein, and to avoid this,
several devices have been employed, such as covering the said openings with brass,
iron, and zinc, but these have worn away by the continual friction of the cloth
passing through them. According to our invention, we form any given number of
interchangeable eyelets composed of metal, porcelain, glass or other similar
material. These eyelets have flanges on both their sides and are made secure in
the knocking-off board. The fabric as it is being milled travels through these
holes but in consequence of the substance or material of which they are made, they
are not worn away by the frictional contact of the travelling fabric but will
remain intact for a considerable length of time. By the use of these porcelain
eyelets, the utility of the knocking-off board is always at full command because the
size of the eyelets always remain the same.
Dated this 27th day of September 1892.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cloth Milling Machines.
We, JAMES WILLIAM CROSSLEY, of 45, Park Place, Leeds, in the County of
York, Commission Agent, and ALFRED LAYCOCK, of 297, Mainwood Road, Leeds,
aforesaid, Cloth Fuller, 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 :—
Our invention has reference to milling and washing machines, our improvements
therein relating to the knocking-off board. As is well known the endless fabric
passes through openings in the knocking-off board, the frictional contact of which
fabric is continually wearing away and enlarging the openings therein, and to avoid
this, several devices have been employed, such as covering the said openings with
brass, iron, and zinc, but these have worn away by the continual friction of the
cloth passing through them.
According to our invention, we form any given number of interchangeable
eyelets composed of porcelain, glass or other similar material.
Such being the nature and object of our invention, we will now proceed to
describe the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings, which represents an elevation of a knocking-off board
used in milling and washing machines. A represents the woodwork, and B our
improved porcelain or glass eyelets made secure and clamped together by bolts C.
The fabric as it is being milled or washed, travels through the apertures or
openings D in the eyelets, and as they are composed of porcelain or glass they are
not enlarged or worn away by the frictional contact of the travelling fabric, but
the openings remain intact for a considerable length of time. By the use of these

page_text: porcelain or glass eyelets the utility of the knocking-off board is always at full
command because the size of the openings do not get enlarged. The knocking-off
boards are now far more durable and there is less liability of the pieces rolling,
whilst less flocks are made than is the case when the boards are entirely of wood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The combination of porcelain or glass eyelets with the knocking-off boards of
washing or milling machines, as described herein.
1000
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.