Improvements in Carpet Beating Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carpet Beating Machines.
I JUSTUS HENRY IBEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at 906 Harrison
Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, one of the United States of
America, Farmer, 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 certain new and useful improvements in carpet beating
machines, and it has for its objects, among others, to provide a simple, cheap, easily
operated device for this purpose by which carpets and rugs may be quickly and
easily yet thoroughly beaten and cleaned.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the
novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which,
with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification and
in which,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved apparatus.
Figure 2 is a view looking at the rear end.
Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section.
Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the several views.
Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a supporting
frame of any material and dimensions. At the upper portion thereof at one end is
a support B of stout canvas or other suitable material, upon which the carpet is
designed to be placed and over which it may be moved portion by portion as the
latter is beaten. At the opposite end of the frame is a shaft C supported in suitable
bearings and at one end provided with a crank handle C by which it is rotated.
Projecting from this shaft are pins D which are arranged in different planes
so as to no two operate at the same time, but to follow each other in rapid
succession.
E is a shaft mounted in suitable bearings e on the uprights El of the frame and
on this shaft are mounted for pivotal movement the beaters F, the acting ends
of which extend over the canvas B and are preferably slitted or slotted as shown.
The other ends extend to the rear of their pivot and are adapted to be engaged by
the pins on the shaft C as the latter is rotated. A bar G extends across from one
side of the machine to the other and is arranged near the rear ends of the beaters
and above the same to limit the upward movement thereof.
A cord H is connected to this cross-bar G and at its other end to a lever I
pivotally mounted at one end to the frame of the machine and its other end
extending to form a handle and adapted to engage under a pin or stop l' on the
frame in proximity to the handle end of the lever. The bar G is mounted to slide
on the pins g extending upward from the frame and around which and beneath the
bar are the springs J. K are flat springs secured in any suitable manner at one end
to the beaters in front of their pivots, the said springs being extended to the rear
beyond the pivot and then forward and their upper ends secured to the bar L which
is mounted to reciprocate in guides I in the uprights of the frame. Cam levers M
are pivotally mounted on the upper ends of the uprights adapted to bear against
said cross-bar to regulate the tension of the springs.
With the parts constructed and arranged substantially as above described, the
operation will be apparent. When it is desired to place the carpet in position on

page_text: the canvas B, the lever I is pushed down and engaged beneath the stop or pin.
This holds the free ends of the beaters up so that the carpet can be readily placed
beneath the same and on the canvas. When the carpet is in position, the lever I is
disengaged from its pin, when the springs return the beaters to their normal
position, when they lie flat upon the carpet. Now, as the shaft C is rotated, the
beaters are brought into operation one after another, following each other in rapid
succession and the dust is quickly removed from the carpet. The tension of the
springs is regulated according to the character of the carpet being treated.
The space back of the canvas and about midway of the machine is designed to
receive the folds of the carpet while the outer edge is being beaten. Where
additional power is desired, such, for instance, as in treating heavy carpets, the
eccentrics or cam levers are turned down so as to bear more heavily upon the
cross-bar which gives increased tension to the spring.
N is a pulley mounted on the blower, while upon the shaft C in line therewith is
another pulley N1, said pulleys being preferably grooved upon their peripheries and
connected by a belt N for the purpose of operating a blower O, supported near the
top of the machine and from which leads a pipe O leading down to or in close
proximity to the canvas and running parallel therewith, said pipe being perforated
on the side adjacent to the canvas, so as to blow the dust from the operator while
the beater is in operation and also to blow the dust off the carpet as fast as it is
beaten out. This pipe should be suitably braced and so arranged as not to interfere
with the placing of the folds of the carpet in the space provided therefor and
herein before referred to.
In lieu of the crank shown and described, I may sometimes employ gear wheels,
the one on the shaft C and the other mounted to mesh therewith. This I should
consider an equivalent of the crank shown. On the rear ends of the strikers may
be placed strips of thin iron, and also on the pins attached to the windlass or shaft Č
to keep them from wearing.
Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of
the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.
X are springs, preferably coiled springs, arranged under the canvas, thus making
a flexible base or support on which the carpet is beaten.
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:
1. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the
pivoted beaters having their rear ends extended into the path of said pins,
substantially as described.
2. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the
pivoted beaters having their rear ends extended into the path of said pins, and a
cross-bar arranged over the rear ends of said beaters, substantially as described.
3. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the
pivoted beaters, having their rear ends extended into the path of said pins, and
springs bearing on said beaters, with means for regulating the tension thereof,
substantially as described.
4. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the
pivoted beaters having their rear ends extended into the path of said pins, and a
cross-bar arranged over the rear ends of said beaters, a pivoted lever and connection
between the same and said cross-bar, substantially as described.
5. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the
pivoted beaters, having their rear ends extended into the path of said pins, and a
cross-bar arranged over the rear ends of said beaters, a pivoted lever and connection
between the same and said cross-bar, and springs connected with said beaters in
front of their pivots and their other ends connected in line with the pivot with a
movable cross-bar, substantially as described.
6. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the

page_text: pivoted beaters having their rear ends extended into the path of said pins, and a
cross-bar arranged over the rear ends of said beaters, a pivoted lever and connection
between the same and said cross-bar, and springs connected with said beaters in
front of their pivots and their other ends connected in line with the pivot with a
movable cross-bar, and cam levers acting on said cross-bar to regulate the tension of
the springs, substantially as described.
7. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the
pivoted beaters having their rear ends extended into the path of said pins, and a
blower operated from said shaft, substantially as described."
8. The combination with the frame and the rotatable shaft having pins, of the
pivoted beaters having their rear ends extending into the path of said pins, and
springs bearing on said beaters, with means for regulating the tension thereof, and
a blower operatively connected with said shaft, substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of August. 1896.
JENSEN & SON,
77 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.