Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Gloves, Hosiery, and other Goods.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Gloves, Hosiery, and other
Goods.
1. ROBERT BARCLAY URY HENARKY JOHN DUNCAN of St. Margaret's Dye Works
Friday Street, Leicester, Trimmer & Dyer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Gloves, and other goods are now dried after dyeing in chambers or rooms heated
by steam or water pipes to a temperature of about 180 degrees, the goods be g placed
upon shelves or being hung up in these chambers and the pipes being at or near
the floor. This system has several disadvantages amongst others there is great
difficulty in getting rid of the steam, so that an unnecessary time is takon in the
process of drying and the goods are injured thereby; it is difficult to regulate the
temperature of the chamber with exactness and the exposure of the workman to the
great heat is injurious.
The apparatus which forms the subject of this invention is designed to remedy these
objections and consists of coils of steam pipes forming shelves parallel to each other
and a small distance say an inch and a quarter apart; upon these shelves plates of
perforated zinc or other material are placed to receive the goods to be dried. The
front of the shelves is open, so that the goods can readily be placed in position and
removed when dried, and a ready escape is provided for the steam.
When the apparatus is to be used for drying hanks of yarn and other goods
which require to be hung up whilst drying, the coils of steam pipes are placed
vertically instead of horizontally, the goods to be dried being hung between them.
Dated this 9th day of March 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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.Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Gloves, Hosiery, and other
Goods.
I, ROBERT BARCLAY URY HENARKY JOHN DUNCAN of St. Margarets Dye Works,
Friday Street, Leicester, Trimmer & Dyer, 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 :-
Gloves and other goods are now dried after dyeing in chambers or rooms heated
by steam or water pipes or cast iron stoves with Hues to a temperature of about
180 degrees, the goods being placed upon shelves or being hung up in these chambers
and the pipes being at or near the floor. This system has several disadvantages
amongst others there is great difficulty in getting rid of the steam, so that an
unnecessary time is taken in the process of drying and the goods are injured thereby ;
it is difficult to regulate the temperature of the chamber with exactness and the
exposure of the workman to the great heat is injurious.
The apparatus which forms the subject of this invention is designed to remedy these
objections and consists of coils of steam pipes forming shelves parallel to each other
and a small distance apart say about 2 inches or more to suit the nature of the goods
to be dried; upon these shelves plates of perforated zinc or other material are placed to
receive the goods to be dried. The front of the shelves is open, so that the goods can
readily be placed in position and removed when dried, and a ready escape is provided
for the steam.
When the apparatus is to be used for drying hanks of yarn and other goods
which require to be hung up whilst drying, the coils of steam pipes are placed
vertically instead of horizontally, the goods to be dried being hung between them.
The drawing annexed shows apparatus constructed as above described.
Figure 1 is a front view of the apparatus showing the shelves and the rests which
separate them one from the other.
Figure 2 is a cross section. Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the coils with
perforated zinc plate covering and Figure 4 shows one of the rests separately.
A A are the coils of pipes forming shelves with spaces of about 2 inches between
them. Bare rests placed between the shelves at their ends and CC are plates of
perforated zine placed over the coils of pipes A. D are moulds with gloves or other
hose upon them being dried. E are wooden battens running along the front of each
shelf to support the front of the moulds so that the goods being dried are raised from
the perforated zinc. The bottom coil is laid upon the top of a bench or supports F-
the other coils are placed upon it.one above the other with rests or distance pieces B
between them.
One end of each coil passes to a steam supply pipe the other to an outlet for con-
densed steam. The shelves are for convenience not placed vertically one above the
other but the upper ones are set back so that their front edges come somewhat in rear
of the front edges of the lower shelves.

page_text: 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 construction of apparatus for drying gloves hosiery and other goods sub-
stantially as herein before described of coils of steam pipes forming shelves ranged one
above the other at a short distance apart and covered with perforated zinc or other
material above which the goods to be dried are to be placed.
2. The modified construction of the apparatus for drying hanks and other goods
that require to be suspended.
Dated this 6th day of December 1888
ROBT. B. U. H. J. DUNCAN.