IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE SCRAPING, STRIPPING, AND SHAVING OF CANE, RATTAN, OR THE LIKE
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake,
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for an Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE SCRAPING, STRIPPING, AND
SHAVING OF CANE, RATTAN, OR THE LIKE." A communication from abroad
by Freeborn Fairfield Raymond, of Newton, Massachusetts, United States of
America
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th March 1882.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE
SCRAPING, STRIPPING, AND SHAVING OF CANE, RATTAN, OR THE LIKE." A com-
munication from abroad by Freeborn Fairfield Raymond, of Newton, Massachusetts,
United States of America.
This Invention relates to machinery for the preparation of cane, rattan, or the
like for use by scraping, stripping, and shaving the same as hereinafter specified.
The said Invention properly speaking is divided into two parts, the first of
which relates to the devices for scraping and stripping rattan, and the second to
the shaving of the strips whereby they are reduced to the necessary size. I will
first describe the scraping and stripping machine. This portion of the present
Invention comprises means for squaring the end of the cane before it is fed to the
scraping and stripping mechanism, also devices for so presenting the cane to the
scraping mechanism that all its joints are uniformly scraped, also a peculiar arrange-
ment of the scraping-knives in pairs, whereby the eight knives used are brought so
closely together that they act conjointly, and by a unison impossible to attain from
any other arrangement, also automatic means for guiding or centreing the cane in
relation to the scraping-knives and to the stripping device, and also means for
receiving the pith portion or read and for delivering it regularly and uniformly to
a cradle or other receiver.
While the scraping-knives may be so arranged as to automatically close upon
the cane upon the tripping or release of certain mechanism for holding the
knives open when the mechanism for operating the tripping device is located
between the scraping and stripping contrivances to be actuated by the contact of
the front end of the cane therewith, I prefer to arrange the device for actuating
the tripping mechanism in front of the scraping-knives, so that the end of the cane
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page_text: comes in contact therewith before it reaches the said scraping knives, thereby
causing the tripping mechanism to release the knives upon the very end of the
advancing cane, as all the joints in the cane may be scraped, and a very slight loss,
if any, incurred from unscraped joints.
The scraping-knives may be arranged in groups of three or even four, but I
prefer to arrange them in groups of two, one opposite the other, whereby their
interval of action can be concentrated, and they can be caused to co-operate in their
work more successfully, and thereby will act upon the entire circumference of the
joint almost simultaneously, and in a superior manner.
In the accompanying Drawings
Figure 1 is a plan or top view of my improved machine.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the scraping-knives and their operating
mechanism.
Figure 3 is a transverse section thereof on the line X, X, Figure 2, and shews
the centreing guides and tripping mechanism hereinafter explained.
Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view illustrating the tripping mechanism.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the centreing-guides.
Figure 6 is a side elevation of the machine.
Figure 7 is a plan, partly in horizontal section, representing the construction of
the centreing mechanism for guiding the cane to the scraping-knives.
Figures 8, 9, and 10 are sectional views representing the construction and
operation of the device for receiving and delivering the pith.
Figure 11 is a horizontal section illustrating the device for squaring the end of
the cane.
Figure 12 illustrates the cane as operated upon by the machine V representing
an unscraped joint V₁, a straight joint Vs, the strands removed by the stripping
mechanism constituting the exterior of the cane, and V³ the pith.
Figure 13 represents a cane with an unsquared end, and
Figure 14, the cane with a squared end, as at V₁.
Figure 15 is a transverse section on the line y, y, Figure 2, representing the
manner in which the strands forming the knives are fastened in their blocks, and
the way the said blocks are shaped and secured in their support.
Figure 16 is a plan representing the shape of the arms which support the blocks
carrying the mechanism for centreing the cane to the stripping device.
Figure 17 is a transverse section on the line Y, Y, Figure 7.
The remaining Figures are hereinafter described.
The end of the cane is squared by means of the revolving cutters a which are
fastened upon the under side feed-wheel a¹ or to the shaft for operating the same,
and the cane is presented thereto through the feed-way in the mouth piece a³.
The knives revolve upon the table a³ surrounded upon its inner edge by a wall a*
which prevents the severed ends from dropping into the machinery.
The cane
thus prepared is then fed through the feed way A in the mouth-piece b, and
is seized by the grooved feed-rolls a', 1, and by them advanced through the
guide to grooved feed-rolls 2, which, co-operating with the first pair of rolls,
feed the cane through the guide 6º to an automatic centreing device consisting of
the yielding upright rolls 68; each of these rolls has on opposing circumferential
groove b forming the continuation of the feed way, and is supported upon a
post 6 pivoted at be to the block 67 carrying the guide 6* and provided with the
arms 68, which extend by each other and bear against a shoulder formed in the
other in such a manner as substantially to constitute a loose joint or hinge. These
arms should project on a line with the pivotal points, and should be so curved or
rounded upon the ends in contact with the shoulders that any movement of one
post causes its companion to move a like distance, but in the opposite direction.
A spiral spring 6º unites the posts, holds the rolls together, or serves to keep
one or both of them constantly in contact with the cane as it is passing between
them.
As one roll cannot be moved without the other being moved a like distance in

page_text: an opposite direction, the cane, if a little out of line or crooked, will bear upon one
of the rolls more strongly than upon the other roll, and in so doing will move the
last-named roll away from it so that there will be nothing to oppose the tendency
of the first roll to straighten the cane and to return it to its correct position, in
which both rolls bear with equal force upon it. The cane is then presented to the
action of the scraping-knives c. These knives are arranged to surround the feed-
way, are eight in number, and are divided into four sets, in each of which one
knife is opposite the other, and the various pairs are arranged one behind another
in such a manner as to entirely encircle the cane, so that all portions of the
circumference of the joint or protuberance which need to be removed or scraped
off by the successive action of each pair of knives are operated upon. By thus
arranging the knives in pairs they can be brought so closely together that their
combined action, while made by the successive manipulation of the four pairs,
amounts in effect almost to a simultaneous operation thereof; and it can be stated
as a general rule that the more the groups, whether of two, three, or four knives,
are separated, the poorer will be the scraping and the harder the work upon each
knife.
The knives project downwardly from their supporting-blocks c¹, and each block
is provided with a curved recess for receiving the steel strand c³, the end of which
constitutes the knife. A block ca corresponding in curvature with that of the
recess fits therein and is held thereto by the set-screw c¹ which passes through a
nut c³ secured to the outer face of the block c¹ to ny over the knife holding recess.
Each block c is made somewhat larger at its inner edge, and is arranged
to slide radially in the under cut recess or ways of similar shape in the
circular block D. Each block is also provided with a rod or spindle, which
passes through a collar c fastened to the circumference of the disc D', and
is surrounded by a spiral spring arranged to bear upon the collar and a
shoulder on the block. The object of this construction is to give the knife-
carrying blocks, and consequently the knives, a yielding radial movement,
sufficient to enable them to be separated and held apart in order that the end of
the cane may be inserted between them, and then to be automatically closed
thereon. This opening or outward movement of the knives is effected by means of
the wheel or disc D which surrounds the block D, and has formed upon its
circumference an incline or cam d for each block, so arranged as to come in contact
with the pin d¹, projecting toward the disc D¹ therefrom. An arm d³ and the
operating lever d³ serve to move the cam-wheel D* sufficiently to cause the inclines
to move the knife-blocks outwardly against the stress of the springs c³. In order
however that the knives may be automatically closed upon the cane, I provide
tripping mechanism which is operated by one of the pivoted guide-rolls b³, and for
this purpose I pivot the latch e to the circumference of the disc D¹, and provide it
with a springe which keeps it constantly in contact with the side of the arm d².
Upon the lifting of the arm by the lever d³ the latch catches and retains it until
thrown back by the advance of the incline e', which on coming in contact with the
opposing inclined face of the projection e³ extending from the latch, forces the said
latch backward or away from the arm, thereby releasing it and permitting the
knife-blocks to simultaneously close under the stress of their actuating springs c³.
The block upon which the incline e is formed is secured upon the bar et by
means of a slot at es and a set-screw e6, and it is adjusted thereon by the screw e7.
The bar is provided with suitable bearings on the post e³ and is pivoted to a
support e, which is fastened to one of the pivoted posts 6³.
It will readily be seen that the end of the cane will cause the guide-roll and
consequently its post and the bar e' to move outwardly, and this movement causes
the incline e to operate the latch as indicated.
To set the knives for the reception of the cane the lever a³ is moved sufficiently
to cause the arm to be caught by the latch, and the opening of the guide-roll on
the advance of the cane causes the tripping of the said latch and the closing of the
knives upon it.

page_text: The cane passing through the scraping mechanism is advanced by the grooved
yielding feed-rolls 3 to the centreing device for presenting the cane to the slitting
and stripping knives. This device consists in the two upright grooved rolls f,
each of which is fastened to a post f¹ projecting upwardly from a block f³ by &
collar. The blocks fare each supported by an arm f³, shaped as represented in
Figure 16, and pivoted at f* to the frame of the machine; each block is provided
with adjustment thereon to and from each other within the ways f* by means of
the set-screw f6, and slot f", and the adjusting-screw f³.
The arms are each provided with a projecting bar fo, which bars are arranged
to come in contact either at their ends or at some other point adjacent thereto, and
are somewhat rounded; a coil spring f 10 serves to keep the rolls f together when
not in action, that is to say, the rolls are separated by the rattan against the stress
of this spring. The bars f project from the pivoted points of each bar toward each
other. By this construction one roll cannot be moved without moving the other a
like distance in the opposite direction as the movement of one lever is communi-
cated by the bar f' to the other. The operation of these rolls as a centreing
mechanism in guiding the cane to the stripping-knives is identical with that of the
rolls b³ in connection with the scraping mechanism.
The device for slitting and stripping the rattan consists in a cylindrical knife
having radial knives g projecting therefrom at a proper distance in relation to each
other to divide the cane removed from the pith into the desired widths.
The pith is drawn through a hole forming an extension of the feed-way by means
of the yielding grooved rolls 4. The pith passing between these rolls and through
the guide h, and between the grooved rolls 5, is advanced through the guide h¹ to
one of the series of chambers M in the circumference of the long wheel or roll m.
This chambered roll is supported in any desirable manner, and is surrounded
except upon its under portion by the covering or box m¹, to which a series of
curved supports m³ constituting a cradle or receiver for the pith is attached.
The chambered wheel by means of the lever m³ carrying a pawl m' and a
ratchet-wheel m³, the connecting rod me, the lever m' which is pivoted at m³ to a
bracket m depending from the frame of the machine, a connecting-rod m10 which
connects the end of the lever with the end of the operating-lever d³ is revolved
in an intermittent manner by the same lever that operates to set the scraping-
knives.
As the roll revolves each chamber receives a strand or pith from the feed way,
and it is advanced thereby until it is dropped therefrom through the opening in
the box into the cradle or receiver as each chamber reaches it, and the strands are
thus uniformly arranged to be conveniently tied into bundles and removed.
A spring m" serves to automatically return and maintain the operating-lever d³
in an elevated position after each downward movement thereof. This is necessary
in order that the operating end of the lever may be moved from the path of the
arm d when it is released by the latch.
The feed rolls are each supported at the upper end of a vertical shaft n, and each
shaft is arranged to yield against the pressure of a spring which bears against a
box n' through which the shaft passes. The tension of each spring is adjusted by
& screw n³.
Power is communicated to the various shafts by means of the driving gear
wheel n and the train of connecting gear wheels 5. The lower end of each shaft
is provided with any suitable bearing.
The stripping knife is supported upon a block g¹, from which projects an
upwardly-curved guide g³ for throwing off from the machine the exterior of the
cane as it is stripped therefrom. The knife and guide are made laterally adjustable
by means of the screw g³.
By the method herein shown of holding the scraping-knife supporting-block, the
block can be readily and quickly removed from the machine by simply unscrewing
the screw o, which fastens the collar c to the disc D', the knife-supporting block
being so shaped that it can be moved outwardly from its supporting block D.

page_text: This construction is very desirable, as it is necessary to frequently remove the
knives from the machine for the purpose of sharpening them.
It will be observed that in operation the scraping knives are open or set before
the rattan is fed, and by the contact of the forward end of the advancing cane
with the centreing rolls, arranged in advance of the scraping-knives, they are
automatically closed upon the end of the rattan. The distance between the
centreing device and the scraping-knives, and the speed with which the rattan is
fed, should be so regulated that the end of the cane shall have passed between the
knives before they are closed. In some instances the centreing device and the
connecting mechanism may be so arranged that the first joint upon the cane will
cause the automatic closing of the scraping-knives in lieu of the extreme end of
the cane.
The second part of my Invention is represented in Figures 18 to 25, and
embraces means for shaving the rattan and other eane to a uniform size, consisting
essentially of feed mechanism, trimming and gauging discs, pressure-rolls and
shaving dies, which are given the varied adjustments in relation to the feed
mechanism or roll, as hereinafter described.
Figure 18 represents an elevation of one side of my improved machine, and
Figure 19 is an elevation of the opposite side shewing the method of obtaining
the above named adjustments.
Figure 20 is a plan of the said machine.
Figure 21 illustrates in section one method of adjusting the edge-trimming
discs.
Figure 22 shows the method by which the pressure-roll is supported and
adjusted.
Figure 23 is a detail view further illustrating the construction of the device
shown in Figure 22.
Figure 24 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section illustrating the
construction and operation of the machine.
Figure 25 shows a piece of rattan cane with its edges partly shaved by the
edge-trimming devices, and the strand partially shaved therefrom by the action of
the shaving-knives.
The feed-roll A is provided with the circumferential groove a. It is made of
steel, and is secured to the driving shaft A' in such a manner as to be removable
as it is necessary to take it off from time to time to renew the groove.
The discs B are each supported by a post b having horizontal adjustment in
relation to the feed-roll upon the arm c, projecting from the bood-piece C by means
of the set-screws b¹, 62, and slots b³.
The hood piece or bracket C carries a table D, which supports the mouth-piece d,
and is fastened to the frame E by the set-screw c¹, and by means of the said set-
screw and the slot cand screw the said bracket, together with the mouth-piece
and cutting-discs is rendered vertically adjustable in relation to the feeding-roll.
The feed way to the rolls is provided with the flaring mouth-piece d and the
rolls d', having their axes at right angles to the line of feed, each roll being sup-
ported at the end of an arm d pivoted at d to the table D. These arms are
fastened together by the spring d, and their opposing faces form the continuation
of the feed way from the end of the mouth-piece to the point of contact of the
pressure and the feeding rolls.
The pressure-roll F is fastened at the end of its operating shaft f, and is provided
with a vertically-yielding adjustment in relation to the circumference of the feed-
roll by means of the box f' upon the end of the yielding rod f*, which is supported
by the clamping-nut f³ on the bracket G. The spring f* surrounds this rod, and
between the bearings f³ and fe, bears against the pin f', and gives the requisite
-stress or tension to the pressure-roll.
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The box furnishing the bearing of the pressure-roll shaft is formed preferably as
shown in Figure 23 of the hanger X, which is fastened to the block X' and the

page_text: piece X, which forms the upper half of the box, and is made adjustable in relation
to the block X¹ by means of the set-screws X³. This construction provides for the
necessary adjustment of the box to the changes occasioned by wear. As the
bearing portion of the piece X* becomes worn it is moved downwardly.
The bracket G carries the shaving-knives H arranged to project across the feed-
roll, one beyond the other.
In front of each of these knives is a small pressure-roll h arranged to bear upon
the feed-roll, and provided with yielding vertical adjustment in relation to the said
feed-roll, in the same manner and by similar means to those described in con-
nection with the pressure-roll F. The said rolls h are fastened at the end of their
respective shafts h¹, and are provided with bearings in boxes supported by the
bracket G in the same manner as the box X'. The bracket G carrying the
pressure-rolls and shaving-knives is provided with vertical adjustment upon the
frame E by means of the set-screw g and slot g¹, and the portion g³ is arranged to
fit within a recess of corresponding shape in the frame E to properly secure the
bracket to the said frame. Between the upper one of these pressure-rolls h and
the cutting discs, and fastened to the posts b are the spring guides M. These
guides project above the circumference of the feed-roll, one upon each side, and
serve to hold the strand in the groove while it is passing from the first pressure-
roll to the second.
The shafts and h¹ are operated in any suitable manner, but preferably by rolls
upon the end of each shaft arranged to come in contact with the periphery of the
wheel N on the shaft A¹, and to be revolved thereby.
The check-nutƒ³ for adjusting the rod supporting the pressure-roll shaft is
provided with the short locking-screw o, which is loosened when adjustment is
made, and is tightened against the end of the screw upon the said rod in locking
the same.
The cutting discs B are provided with means for revolving them, so that as the
portion of the cutting-edge in use becomes dull a new edge may be presented.
This adjustment is effected by supporting each disc B upon a gear wheel B¹ which
is provided with a suitable bearing on the stud b* projecting from the post b. This
gear-wheel is provided with the bevel teeth 65 upon its inner surface, which teeth
are arranged to engage with the bevel teeth 68 on the lower end of the shaft 67.
To enable this to be accomplished the post b is provided with a circular recess 68
into which the said bevel teeth project. The disc may be fastened upon the gear-
wheel by keying or by a nut, or by a head upon the stud, or in any other suitable
manner.
The shaft has suitable bearing in the post, and is fastened therein by means of
the collar 6 which surrounds the same just above the bevel-gear wheel or
pinion be, and also forms a support therefor, as the shaft is somewhat reduced in
size at that point, and the collar fits over the reduced portion, allowing the
shoulder 610 to bear upon the upper edge of the collar. The pressure rolls may be
corrugated or roughened.
In operation, the trimming discs are adjusted horizontally in relation to the edge
of the feed-roll to the gauge which it is intended that the strand to be shaved shall
have. The shaving-knives are adjusted vertically in relation to the roll to secure
the gauge for the thickness of the strand. The piece is then introduced through
the mouth-piece between the vertical guiding-rolls, with the strand forming part
lowerinost, and is laid hold of by the feed and pressure-rolls, which advance it to
the action of the shaving-knives that remove a narrow thin strip from each edge
of the piece. This determines the width of the strand. The strand advancing by
the continued action of the pressure and feed-rolls is passed between the vertical
guides attached to the cutting-disc posts, is laid hold of by the second pressure-roll
in the train presented to the first knife, which partially reduces its thickness, and
then to the second pressure-roll and knife, which removes a second strip. and
reduces it to the desired thickness.
It will be observed that the guiding-rolls have automatic adjustments for varying

page_text: widths of the strands; that the said guiding-rolls, mouth-piece, and cutting discs
and pressure-rolls, are vertically adjustable in relation to the circumference of the
feed-rolls; that the cutting discs are provided with horizontal adjustment, not
only for the purpose of gauging the width of the strand, but also to enable the
discs to be moved as they wear away from frequent sharpening, and that the
shaving-knives and their pressure-rolls are adjustable vertically in relation to the
feed-wheel. By this making the parts adjustable to the feed-wheel in the manner
set forth, not only are varying widths and thicknesses of strands shaved in the same
machine, but as the feed-roll wears, the devices named are readily adjusted to the
new position produced by shortening the diameter of the roll without changing
their relative positions.
In lieu of the means for revolving the cutting disc B above described I may use
the construction shewn in Figures 27, 28, 29, and 30, in which the cutting disc A
is supported upon the sleeve a which has a bearing b in the post B, and the sleeve
is further provided with a bevel pinion or toothed wheel a¹. The shaft C is
provided with a worm c, and has a bearing in the said post B, and the worm is
adapted to engage with the pinion a¹. A pin d is arranged in the post B to
project into a recess d in the face of the sleeve, and bears thereon sufficiently to
prevent its being turned by any jar or concussion. The screw-stud us with an
enlarged head passes through the sleeve, fastens the cutting disc thereon, and
screws into a nut a* in the back of the post B.
The key or pin at a locks the cutting disc to the sleeve, so that it revolves
therewith. The head of the worm shaft is provided with a thumb-piece c'.
In operation, by turning the worm shaft, the sleeve and disc are revolved on the
stud a³, and as the shaft projects above the post it is brought within reach of the
operator, and an adjustment of the disc can be made while the machine is in
operation.
Another method of turning the cutting discs is shown in Figures 31 and 32, in
which the cutting disc A is fastened to the end of the short hollow shaft a which
projects from the post support or bracket B in which it has suitable bearing. The
disc is keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft, and is held thereon by a washer
and screw. The shaft is provided with a collar within a recess of corresponding
shape on its underside in the post support or bracket B to provide the shaft with
a suitable bearing-surface and firmly hold it under the post.
The lever is preferably made of one piece of metal, so bent that it shall describe
a V, somewhat enlarged at its curved end, and this curved portion is arranged to
embrace the shaft, substantially as shown in Figure 32. This construction provides
the two arms C with sufficient spring to automatically hold them apart when not
in use, in which case the curved portion C¹ of the lever does not hug the shaft.
In effecting a movement of the disc, the arms C of the lever are brought together
at one corner of the recess, thereby clamping the shaft within the curved portion C¹,
and by the movement of the arms toward the other end of the recess the disc is
partially revolved. The arms are then allowed to separate and the shaft is no
longer clamped. To secure a further movement the arms are moved back without
being closed, and the operation of bringing them together and moving them
forward is repeated. The spring arranged to bear against one of the arms
serves to return them to their original position, after effecting the adjustment, and
the set-screw C³ regulates the distance the arms are movable, thus controlling the
extent of the movement of the cutting edge.
It is desirable that the bearing-surface of the curved portion of the lever upon
the shaft should be quite large, in order to secure sufficient friction to ensure the
proper clamping action when the ends of the lever are brought together, and for
this purpose the wire or rod forming the lever may be flattened at that point; or
if desirable the shaft may be provided with a V shaped groove, and the clamping
portion of the lever may have a V-shaped projection arranged to close within the
recess when the arms are brought together in effecting a movement of the disc.
This construction gives increased bearing-surface between the shaft and the lever.

page_text: I prefer to make the support or post B in two parts 61, 6%, in one of which the
recess b is formed.
Having thus fully described the said Invention, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim,
First. In a rattan scraping and stripping machine, the combination of a
feed-wheel a¹ having the cutters a with the mouth-piece a provided with a
feed-way, substantially parallel with the main feed-way A, all arranged substan-
tially as and for the purposes described.
Second. In a rattan scraping and stripping machine, the combination of the
revolving cutters a secured to the underside of the feed-wheel a¹, or to the shaft
for operating the same, the horizontal table a³, the wall at extended around the
inner edge of a table, and the mouth piece a³ provided with a feed-way, all
arranged in relation to each other and in relation to the feed-way A of the
rattan-machine, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Third. The combination in a rattan scraping and stripping machine of the two
rolls 63 supported upon the posts 6 pivoted, as described, and provided with the
arms 68 with the spring 6, all arranged to operate substantially as described.
Fourth. The combination in a rattan scraping and stripping machine of the
two rolls supported upon the posts f¹, as described, the arms f³ having the
projecting bars f° which come in contact and are somewhat rounded upon their
contacting ends, and the spring f10, all arranged to operate substantially as set forth.
Fifth. In a rattan scraping and stripping machine, the combination of a centreing
device consisting of the two guiding-rolls 63 adapted to be moved to and from each
other, as specified, with the scraping knives c adapted to be set or opened before
the feeding of the cane, and to be closed automatically upon the outward movement
of either of the two guides by connecting mechanism, all substantially as and for
the purposes set forth.
Sixth. In a machine for scraping rattan, the scraping knives c arranged in
successive pairs in such a manner as to entirely encircle the cane, and adapted to
be separated and held apart before the feeding of the cane, and to be automatically
closed upon the extreme end of the cane by suitable springs, which springs are
thrown into operation by the mechanism described, and which also provide the
knives with a yielding adjustment when closed, all substantially as and for the
purposes described.
Seventh. In a rattan stripping machine as a means for setting or opening the
scraping-knives preparatory. to the feeding of the cane, the combination of
the knives c, their supporting blocks c¹, each provided with the pins a³, the
cam-disc D* pivoted with the arm d' with the lever d'and the latch e, substantially
as and for the purposes described.
Eighth. The combination in a rattan scraping machine of the knives c arranged
to be opened by the mechanism described, and held open against the stress of the
springs by means of the latch e with the guide rolls 63 arranged in front of the
said knives, and adapted to move the latch e upon the contact of the front end of
the cane therewith, whereby the knives are closed upon the extreme end of the
passing cane, all substantially as herein set forth and for the purposes specified.
Ninth. The combination of the disc D2 provided with the cams or inclines d, and
the arm d³, the knife-supporting blocks c¹, and the springs c8 with the latch e,
and the operating-lever d³, all arranged in relation to each other, to operate
substantially as described.
Tenth. The combination of the adjustable tripping-block, its supporting-bar et,
and the post es, all arranged to be operated by the movement of one of the guide
rolls 63, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Eleventh. The combination in a rattan stripping machine, of the latch e adapted
to automatically engage with and hold the arm d projecting from the disc carrying
the cams or inclines operating the knife-supporting blocks in the manner indicated,
with the wedge-shaped block e adapted to engage with the said latch, and to be

page_text: operated by the movement of one of the guides, substantially in the manner herein
described.
Twelfth. The combination of a support fastened to the pivoted post carrying one
of the guide rolls 63 and movable therewith, with the bar e', the tripping block e³,
and the latch e, all arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Thirteenth. In a rattan machine, the combination of the stripping device for
removing the exterior of the cane from the pith, the feeding-rolls for advancing the
pith to the receiving and transferring chamber M, and the said receiving and
transferring chamber adapted to be revolved, all substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
Fourteenth. The combination in a rattan machine, of the roll m provided with
the chambers M arranged at the end of the machine and adapted to receive the pith
in the manner indicated with means for intermittently revolving the said roll, all
substantially as and for the purposes described.
Fifteenth. The combination of the roll m provided with the chambers M partially
enclosed by the box m' with the curved arms or cradle m³, and means for revolving
the roll, all arranged to operate substantially as described.
Sixteenth. The combination in a rattan machine of the roll provided with the
pith-receiving chambers M, adapted to be successively brought in line with the
feed-way of the rattan-machine with the lever d³ and the connecting mechanism,
substantially as above described and for the purposes specified.
Seventeenth. In a rattan scraping and stripping machine, the combination of
the feeding-rolls for advancing the cane to a centreing device and scraping-knives,
the said centreing device and scraping-knives arranged to be opened and held open,
and to be automatically closed upon the rattan feeding-rolls for advancing the cane
to a centreing device and stripping mechanism, and a roll provided with chambers
for receiving the pith and for delivering it from the machine, all combined and
arranged to operate in an organised machine, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Eighteenth. In a rattan scraping and stripping machine, the combination of
feeding rolls for advancing the cane to a centreing device and scraping-knives,
the said centreing device and scraping-knives arranged to be opened and held open,
and to be automatically closed upon the rattan, as described, feeding-rolls for
advancing the cane to a centreing device and stripping mechanism, substantially as
and for the purposes described.
Nineteenth. In a machine for shaving rattan or other cane, the combination of a
revolving feed-roll or bed, a revolving pressure-roll arranged to co-operate with the
said feed-roll in feeding the cane with the gauge-discs B supported upon the post b,
the hood-piece C, and means for vertically adjusting the same, substantially as and.
for the purposes described.
Twentieth. In a machine for shaving rattan or other cane, the combination of a
feed-way provided with yielding sides, with a revolving feed-roll or bed, a revolving-
yielding pressure-roll, and the trimming and gauging discs B.
Twenty first. In a machine for shaving rattan, the combination of the feed-way
provided with yielding sides and vertical adjustment in relation to the feed-roll,
the shaving discs B provided with horizontal and vertical adjustments in relation
to the said feed-roll, the said feed-roll or bed, and a revolving yielding pressure
roll vertically adjustable, all arranged to operate substantially as described and for
the purposes set forth.
Twenty second. The combination of the hood-piece or bracket C, having the
arms c upon which the posts carrying the trimming and gauging discs are hori-
zontally adjusted and supporting the feedway, with means for adjusting the same
vertically upon the frame E, all substantially as described.
Twenty third. In a machine for shaving rattan, the spring guides M horizontally
adjustable in relation to the feed-roll, and arranged between the posts carrying the
shaving discs, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

page_text: Twenty fourth. The combination of the cutting disc B supported by the gear-
wheel B', the said gear-wheel having a bearing on the stud b, and provided with
the bevel teeth 65, the stud b* with the operating stem 67 having a suitable bearing
in the post b and its bevel teeth 66, all substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Twenty fifth. In a machine for shaving rattan or other cane, as a means for
supporting the shaft carrying the pressure-rolls, a box consisting of the hanger X,
the block X', the bearing piece X vertically adjustable, and the supporting rod f*.
Twenty sixth. As a means for adjusting a pressure-roller, in a machine for
shaving rattan or other cane, the rod f* carrying the box supporting the shaft, and
having suitable bearings with a clamping-nut arranged to be locked by the short
screw o bearing upon the end of the said rod, substantially as described.
Twenty seventh. In a machine for shaving rattan or other cane, the combination
of a bracket supporting the pressure-rolls and the shaving knives with the set-
screw g and slot g', whereby the pressure-rolls and shaving knives are provided
with vertical adjustment in relation to the feed-roll upon the frame E, all
substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.
Twenty eighth. In an organized cane-shaving machine, the combination of the
bracket or hood-piece C which supports the feedway and the gauging discs, and is
provided with vertical adjustment upon the frame E, the feed-roll A, and the
bracket G which supports the pressure-rolls and shaving knives, and has vertical
adjustment upon the said frame E, all arranged substantially as described and for
the purposes set forth.
Twenty ninth. The cutting disc A, the sleeve a, the gear-wheel a¹, the stud a³,
and the pin a³, in combination with the worm shaft c, substantially as and for the
purposes described.
Thirtieth. The combination of the cutting-disc A, the recessed sleeve a, the gear
wheel a¹, the stud a³, and the pin d in combination with the worm-shaft c,
substantially us and for the purposes described.
Thirty first. The combination of the cutting-disc A, its shaft a and the post B,
with an actuating device and suitable connecting mechanism, all constructed
substantially as described, arranged to lay hold of or clamp a collar on the shaft, or
said shaft in effecting an adjustment of the disc in the manner indicated.
Thirty second. The combination of a cutting-disc A, its shaft a and post B,
with the device consisting of two actuating-arms arranged to embrace the shaft
between them, adapted to be brought together in laying hold of or clamping the
said shaft, and to be simultaneously moved in effecting an adjustment of the
cutting-disc, all arranged to operate substantially as described.
Thirty third. The combination of the cutting-disc A, its shaft a, the post B, and
a device constructed as described for adjusting the said cutting-disc, with a spring C
for returning the said device to its original position after effecting an adjustment,
all arranged to operate substantially as described.
Thirty fourth. The combination of the cutting-disc A, the shaft a, the post B,
and a device constructed as described for adjusting the cutting-disc with the
spring C and set-screw C³, adapted to regulate the extent of the movement of the
said device, all arranged to operate substantially as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Eleventh day of March, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.