IMPROVEMENTS IN SIZING MACHINES FOR BOILING CLEANING AND DELIVERING SIZE AND STEAM AND DIMINISHING THE YARN WHEN SIZED
Year: 1884

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I THOMAS SINGLETON of Over Darwen in the county of Lancaster, Machine
Maker do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
SIZING MACHINES FOR BOILING CLEANING AND DELIVERING SIZE AND STEAM AND
DIMINISHING THE YARN WHEN SIZED," to be as follows:-
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For boiling size I use the ordinary sow trough, and fix from one side, a steam
tube or pipe, its end being a perforated nozzle of pot, Glass, or metal, around this
steam tube or pipe, is a breaker or divider, from the other side of the trough, I fix
a larger tube or pipe (for size) which passes over the steam pipe leaving a space
between them, the size pipe has also at intervals, breakers or dividers and passes
into a third tube of larger diameter leaving a space between them this tube passes
to the centre of the trough; at the end of this outer tube, I attach a cover
connected to which is a tube passing upwards and then downwards to the bottom
of the trough and finishing in the form of a nozzle of glass, pot, or metal so that
the steam can effectively clean out the pipes when required, the action is as follows
the steam passes in at one side, and meets the size on its entrance, boils it
instantaneously and passes backwards between the steam pipe and the size pipe,
through the breakers and back between the size pipe and the outer pipe, is delivered
in the centre or side of the trough in a boiling state and so dispenses with the
existing separate boiling pans or tanks, the apparatus can be used inside or outsido
of sow box as may be preferred; or I continue the outer pipe and connect it by a
coupling from which a pipe passes upwards and back towards the centre of the
trough to the upper part of the pipe, over the coupling above the trough, I fix a glass
cylinder or vessel so that the attendant can at once see if the apparatus is working
properly, a draw off tap may be connected to the coupling for testing other purposes;
in the ordinary steam boiling pipes, I fix nipples of glass, enamel, or metal, so that
in cases of the holes in the nipples making up they can be unscrewed and readjusted
or replaced in some cases, the pipes may curve upwards, and downwards and be
fixed to the main steam boiling pipes and so prevent, the size from lodging in the
pipe for regulating the delivery of size and steam, I employ an ordinary float
which is connected by arms to a shaft passing through the sow box attached to one
end of the shaft, (outside the trough) is a lever connected to the ordinary size tap,
the end of the lever is in the form of an ordinary toothed quadrant which gears

page_text: with a wheel upon the tap of the size supply pipe, this wheel gears with a wheel
on the tap of the steam supply pipe, thus as the float rises, or falls, the supply, of
steam and size is regulated separately or boiled size, and raw size may be delivered
separately, but at the same time, or the size tap may be placed above the trough,
and the steam tap below, the arms from each end of the float are connected to the
steam and size taps or a shaft may be placed across the trough and connected by
arms to the float, one arm is then connected to the steam tap, and so separately
regulates the separate supply; to prevent the dirt or other injurious substance
from passing down the size pipes, through the valve or regulator, into the trough,
I employ a brass cylinder or tube attached to the size supply pipe enclosed in which
is a sieve, the sides are of glass. so that the attendant can see when it requires
cleaning out other boiling pans I also construct of glass in suitable frame work,
when more than one are used they are connected by a tube or tubes, so that the
size can be boiled in the first pan and passed on, and reboiled in the second or third
pan and then passes to the trough the attendant can see through the glass pans
how the boiling is going on, and no verdigrease or other injurious substance can
form on the glass. For diminishing the yarn I employ a shaft in the centre of
which is a boss or disc the shaft is threaded or screwed, right or left hand if
required on these screws, are discs or plates having recesses at intervals around
their periphery; attached to the central boss, which is considerably less in diameter
than the screwed plates or discs are a series of steel rods resting towards their ends,
in recesses of the plates by screwing the plates up or down the yarn can be
contracted or expanded as required.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Fig. 1 shews front elevation of apparatus for boiling size, applied to ordinary size
troughs.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shews my arrangement for regulating the delivery of size and steam.
Fig. 4 shews arrangement for separately delivering the steam and size supply.
Fig 5 shews arrangement for delivering separately the raw and boiled size, it
also shews arrangement of glass or metal boiling pans and syphons.
Fig 6 shews a front elevation of my arrangement for diminishing the yarn when
sized.
Fig. 7 is an end view of Fig. 6.
Figs. 1 and 2. For boiling size I use the ordinary sow trough, and fix from one
side, a steam tube or pipe A, its end being a perforated nozzle of pot, glass, or
metal B, around this steam tube or pipe, is a breaker, or divider C, from the other
side of the trough, I fix a larger tube or pipe D, (for size) which passes over the
steam pipe leaving a space between them, the size pipe has also at interval breakers
or dividers E and passes into a third tube F of larger diameter leaving a space
between them, the apparatus can be used inside or outside of sow trough as may
be preferred, and extends from one side of the box to the other, the action is as
follows: the steam passes in at one side, and meets the size on its entrance boils it
instantaneously and passes backwards between the steam pipe, and the size pipe,
through the breakers, and back between the size pipe and the outer pipo, is delivered
in the centre or side of the trough in a boiling state by delivery pipe H and so
dispenses with the existing separate boiling pans or tanks; the apparatus can be
effectively cleaned out by first closing the size tap and allowing the steam to blow
through:
To prevent the dirt and other injurious substance from passing down the size
supply pipe (and getting to the flannel squeezing roller), through the valve or
regulator Gs into the trough I employ a sieve G enclosed in a metal or glass
cylinder or tube G' which forms a union joint to the size supply pipes D, D so
that the attendant can see, when it requires cleaning out.
Fig. 3 for regulating the delivery of size and steam, I employ an ordinary float,
which is connected by arms H, H, to a shaft J, the shaft J passing through the sow
box; attached to one end of the shaft (outside the trough) is a lever K connected
to the ordinary size tap K¹, attached to the other end of the shaft is a lever L,
connected to the steam tap L, thus as the float rises or falls, the supply of steam
and size is regulated separately.
Fig. 4 the size and steam taps M. N may be placed above the trough P, the
arms R, R, from each end of the float are connected by rods S, to the steam and

page_text: size taps, and so separately regulate their supply, so that when the steam and size
are feeding equally, and the machine is working regularly, it is all right, but if the
machine is stopped for doffing or other causes, the steam is checked, so as to prevent
the condensed steam from interfering with the required consistency of the size; or
boiled size and raw size may be delivered separately, but at the same time, see
Fig. 5, a rod or shaft T, is placed across the trough, and connected by arms T¹, to
the float, one arm is connected to the tap Z, for inlet of raw size, by rod T and
levers V, V, and the other to the tap Z¹, by levers W and W₁, for outlet from
boiler X, to the size box Y, and so separately regulates their supply.
Boiling pans X, I construct of glass in suitable framework, see Fig 5, the glass
being a non-conductor of heat; when more than one as shown, they may be
constructed of either glass or metal, and are connected by a tube or tubes Y', so
that the size can be boiled in the first pan, and passed on, and reboiled in the
second or third pan, and then pass to the size trough Y, the attendant can see
through the glass, how the size is going on, and no verdigrease or other injurious
substance, can form on the glass.
After the yarn is sized it passes in the ordinary course over heated cylinders, for
drying, on leaving the cylinders the sheet of yarn wants to be contracted or
diminished in width, to suit 'varying widths of weavers beams; at the present
time, for the purpose of thus contracting or diminishing the sheet of yarn, a
stationary rod (bent or bowed) extending across the machine is used but causes
much friction to the yarn. My object is to minimise this friction see Figs 6 and 7
I employ a shaft 1, in the centre of which is a boss or disc 2, the shaft is threaded
or screwed right and left hand (if required) on these screws, are discs or plates 3,
having recesses 4, at intervals around their periphery; attached to the central boss
(which is considerably less in diameter than the screwed plates or discs) are a series
of steel rods 5, resting towards their ends in the recesses of the plates, by screwing
the plates up or down, and so increasing or diminishing the incline of the rods, the
yarn can be contracted or expanded, or spread out as required..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1 The arrangement for boiling size, of size and steam pipes or tubes such as
shewn and described.
2 The use and employment of the sieve and coupling in the size supply pipe
(after passing the pump) such as shewn and described.
3 For regulating the delivery of size, the arrangement of float, levers, and rod,
for operating the taps, by the full weight of the float such as shewn and described.
4 For separately regulating the supply of size and steam by float and levers, as
sliewn and described at Fig 4 which is equally applicable to Figs 1, 2, and 5.
5 The arrangement for regulating the separate delivery of raw size and boiled
size by float, arms, rod, and levers, such as shown and described.
61 claim boiling pans constructed of glass such as shown and described.
7 The arrangement of boiling pans whether constructed of glass or métal such
as shewn and described.
8 The arrangement for diminishing the yarn, such as shewn at Figs 6 and 7.