IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1876

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LETTERS PATENT to James William Clough, of Bradford, in the County of
York, Machine Wool Comber, for the Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER FIBROUS
SUBSTANCES."
Sealed the 30th September 1876, and dated the 5th April 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James William Clough at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th April 1876.
JAMES WILLIAM CLOUGHI, of Bradford, in the County of York, Machine Wool
Comber. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR COMBING WOOL AND
OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES."
The object of this Invention is to draw off the long fibres from the inside of a
circular comb after the usual sliver has been taken from the outside. For this
purpose I employ a comb for lashing out or straightening the said fibres somewhere
between the principal drawing rollers and the "feed." This comb is caused by
cams or cranks suitably arranged to descend within the circle and penetrate the
fibres, and then to straighten them out towards the centre of the circle. The fibres
thus lashed or straightened out are in position to be readily caught and drawn off
in a continuous sliver by a pair of drawing-off rollers arranged to act in combination
with the comb.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by the
said James William Clough in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 5th October
1876.
JAMES WILLIAM CLOUGH, of Bradford, in the County of York, Machine Wool
Comber. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR COMBING WOOL AND
OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES."
The object of this Invention is to draw off the long fibres from the inside of a
circular comb after the usual sliver has been taken from the outside. For this
purpose employ a comb for lashing out or straightening the said fibres some-
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This comb
is caused by cams or cranks suitably arranged to descend within the circle and
penetrate the fibres, and then to staighten them out towards the centre of the circle.
The fibres thus lashed or straightened out are in position to be readily caught and
drawn off in a continuous sliver by a pair of drawing-off rollers arranged to act in
combination with the comb.
In order that this Invention may be more fully understood, I herein give
reference to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof.
Fig. 1 is a section of comb with my apparatus shown in elevation; Fig. 2 is
plan of same; and Figs. 3 and 4 are details.
A is the usual circular comb, and B is the comb for "relieving" or "lashing out"
the fibres. This comb has a double motion imparted to it, namely, a vertical or
up-and-down movement by means of the cam C acting on the bowl D at the
bottom of the rod E, and a horizontal or reciprocatory movement by means of the
cam F, which at every revolution pushes out one end of the lever G causing the
upper end to press inward upon the sliding piece H through which the rod E passes
(see detals Figs. 3 and 4), the opposite movement being effected by the spiral
spring J. The comb B descends close to the teeth of the comb A penetrating the
matted tufts of wool or fibre which project from the inside of the comb, and then
by its horizontal movement relieves and straightenes out the fibres towards the
centre of the circle, so that they can be taken hold of by the drawing-off rollers K
and formed into a sliver. It will thus be seen that those long fibres, which by
reason of their not projecting sufficiently from the outside of the circle to be drawn
off by the ordinary rollers are usually allowed to form part of the noil, are by
means of my improvements drawn from the inside of the circle in a second sliver of
long wool, whereby the value thereof is greatly increased.
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In conclusion I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to any
particular construction of apparatus for producing the desired movements of the
lashing out" comb or to the arrangement of the drawing-off rollers, as both may
be modified according to circumstances, but what I claim as my Invention and
consider to be new is, the combination of the "relieving" or "lashing out" comb B
with the drawing-off rollers K or other equivalents, substantially as herein shewn
and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said James William Clough, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-eighth day of September, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-six
Witness,
J. W. TASKER,
Patent Agent,
Halifax.
JAMES W. CLOUGH. (L.S.)