Fringes of Doyleys, Towels, or similar Goods.
Year: 1885

page_text: Fringes of Doyleys, Towels, or similar Goods.
I, JOHN BROWN of Edenderry House, Shaw's Bridge (near Belfast), in the
County of Down Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING AND CLIPPING THE FRINGES OF
DOYLEYS, TOWELS OR SIMILAR GOODS" to be as follows:—
I employ rigid pins, pointed staples, or teeth fixed in an elastic medium, or
elastic pins, pointed staples or teeth mounted on a rigid or elastic back, and caused
to rotate or move with a reciprocating action in contact with the fringe, which
after being combed is cut by revolving or reciprocating knives or shears-The
elastic or rigid back may be fixed on a revolving cylinder, disc or section of a cone
and the pins or teeth projecting from the same thus caused to comb out the fringe
of the doyley or other fringed fabric which is held between or upon suitable
supports and caused to traverse or revolve in contact with the points of the said
pins or teeth.

page_text: Improvements in Machinery for Combing and Clipping the
Fringes of Doyleys, Towels, or similar Goods.
I JOHN BROWN of Edenderry House Shaw's Bridge, near Belfast in the
County of Down-Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR COMBING AND CLIPPING THE FRINGES OF
DOYLEYS TOWELS OR SIMILAR GOODS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
I employ rigid pius, pointed staples.c
.or teeth fixed in an elastic medium; or
elastic pins pointed staples or teeth mounted in a rigid or elastic back and caused
to rotate or to move with a reciprocating action in contact with the fringe which,
after being combed, is cut by revolving shears. The elastic or rigid back may be
fixed on a revolving cylinder, disc or section of a cone and the pins or teeth
projecting from the same thus caused to comb out the fringe of the doyley or other
fringed fabric which is held between or upon suitable supports and caused to
traverse or revolve in contact with the points of the said pins or teeth.
In order to more fully indicate the method I employ I herewith annex drawings.
'Figure 1 is a side elevation, partially sectional, of one form of my machine,
Figure 2 is a plan of the same.
In these figures A represents a disc (of wood or other suitable material) with a
bevelled edge on which is fixed the backing carrying the combing or carding pins
or teeth.
The disc A is carried on an iron face-plate fixed on the main shaft B with which
it revolves.
C represents revolving shears, the blades of which are shown in detail plan
at G K. The upper part K has one blade and is fixed on a stationary central stud
upon which revolves the other part G having several blades, motion being given to
it by the pulley 'H driven by a band from the wheel D passing over carrier
pulleys E F.
The fringe of the doyley, towel or other fringed fabric is presented to the teeth
of the revolving combing or carding dise A and to the shears C in the following
ways.
When combing fringes of towels or generally speaking goods having straight
fringed edges the fabric is placed on the table I Figure 3 (which has a sliding top)
so that the fringe hangs over the side I and the fabric is held in its place by the
hand-lever L depressed upon it.
The sliding top is now traversed by hand across the edge of the carding disc A
so that the fringe comes in contact with the revolving teeth and also with the
shears (shown in figure 1) and is thereby first combed and then clipped to the
desired length.

page_text: When combing the fringes of round doyleys, the doyley is placed on a turn
table M so that the fringe projects over the edge of the said table M. The doyley
is kept in position by the upper (reversed) table N held down on it by mecanisin
as described further on.
These tables are made of metal faced on their onter rim with a ring. of hard
wood, glass, steel porcelain or other material suitable for withstanding the scraping
action of the carding teeth when coming in contact with them; and one or both
may be faced with india-rubber, flannel or other suitable material on the faces
between which the fabric is placed.
In order to allow the table M to revolve in contact with the combing teeth it is
fixed on a spindle O carried in bearings on the end of a jointed arm or crane (shown
in Figures 7 and 8) allowing it free movement in any horizontal direction parallel
to itself.
.:
On the lower end of the spindle O is a guide-sheave or tappet P of the same, or
similar, diameter to the table M. The edge of this sheave is caused to press
against the tops of a pair of revolving pulleys R R¹ driven by a band from the
wheel.S. These pulleys serve to give a rotary motion to the table and also
to regulate its position in regard to the comb and shears a second pair of similar
pulleys QQ on the other side of the machine serve to allow the combing teeth to
play on the under side of the fringe when required.
The tops of these pulleys may be plain cylinders transmitting motion to the
guide-sheave by friction, or the may be provided with cogs gearing with similar.
cogs on the guide-sheave.
The guide-sheave P is held against the pulleys R R or QQ by the pressure of'
two small pulleys T T carried in a mounting on the end of the rod U which
is worked by the hand lever V.
Figure 4 is an elevation of the front part of figure 2 showing the face of
the combing disc A before the teeth are mounted on the same the pulleys R R¹
and QQ and the support for the shears at H.-Y is section of the bracket shown
in plan in Figure 8.
Figure 5 is a back view of figure 1 showing band wheels-D for driving the.
shears and S for driving the small pulleys R R¹Q Q¹ Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a full size drawing showing details of the card used on the disc A
In one form W W¹is india rubber sheet having the pointed steel staples X stuck.
through it so that, when in action, they are sufficiently stiff to comb out the fringe
without being so rigid as to tear out portions of it that may be entangled or
otherwise offer accidental resistance to the combing teeth. In another form W. W.
is of metal, leather, or of rubber combined with woven fabric so as to form a stiff
backing and the pins or staples X are then made thin so as to have sufficient
elasticity in themselves for the purpose required. For combing doyleys of oval or
other curved outline the edges of the tables M N and guide-sheave P. Figures 1
and 2 are made to correspond in shape to the woven fabric of the doyley (as
distinct from the fringe of it) and the guide sheave is held in the same way, against
the pulleys R. R¹ Q Q₁; the jointed crane on which the turn table and its guide-
sheave is carried allowing sufficient freedom of motion for the perifery if any such
curve to remain in contact with the said pulleys while revolving on its centre.
:
For combing square or polygonal shaped doyleys the tables and guide are
similarly square or polygonal, as the case may be, and the pulleys T T and rod U
are dispensed with, the requisite motion being given to the table by hand while the.
pulleys R R act as guides principally.
Figure 7 is an elevation of the jointed arm or crane for carrying the turn
tables M N with their guide sheave P.
Figure 8 is a plan of the principal parts of the same with the bracket or support
which carries it,

page_text: In these figures 7 and 8 A is a stud fixed upright in the frame of the machine
on which swings the frame B. On the onter end of B are the two pointed
screws CD supporting the frame E which swings or turns freely on them and
carries in bearings on its lower arm the spindle O with the turn table M and guide
sheave P.
The upper table N is screwed on the end of a small spindle F which is free to
turn or slide up and down in the sleeve G clamped in the upper arm of the
frame E by a screw H.
The top of this spindle F turns in a cap K so arranged that when the cap
is raised or lowered the spindle rises or falls with it in the following manner. A
groove is cut or chambered out round the inside of the cap at L and likewise a hole
bored through the cap and spindle together at the level of the groove so that
a pin can be inserted in the top of the spindle after it has been placed in position
in the cap. This pin while turning in the groove prevents the spindle leaving the
cap. The top of the spindle bears against a set-screw in the top of the cap. In
order to raise and lower the cap and with it the spindle and table N an arrange-
ment is used of which figure 9 is a front sectional elevation looking from a
direction opposite the head of the screw H.
Figure 10 is a perspective side view of the same (not to scale) showing the
position of the parts when the upper table is raised from the lower one.
.
The sleeve G carries on its lower end two studs R. R¹ on which hinges the
frame S S¹ on the lower part of this frame are two studs T T¹ on which fit connect-
ing rods T U, T¹ U¹. The other ends of these rods turn on the studs U U¹ on the
cap K.
The studs R R¹ being stationary it is evident that when the frame S is brought
into the position shown by Figure 10 the cap K will be raised by the rods T U
T¹ U¹ and carry with it the spindle F (Figure 7) and its table N.
(The raising of the cap is assisted by a spring V connected to the cap by a chain
and hook).
When, one the contrary, the frame S is depressed so as to bring the rods T U
TU into a perpendicular position the cap K will be brought down so that the
spindle F presses the table N firmly against M and thus holds tightly the fabric
placed between them.
In Figure 7 W and X form an arrangement for keeping the tables M N
symmetrical with each other while being separated and closed again-W is an arm
hinged by one end on a stud in the frame E and having its other end turned
upwards to enter a hole in the guide-sheave P so as to retain said sheave in one
position while the upper table N, is raised from the lower one M.
This upper table N is kept symmetrical with M when they are not in contact by
a guide rod X which enters a hole on the upper table when the latter is raised,
when the tables are to be allowed to revolve the arm W is depressed by the
handle Y so that the point leaves the hole in P; otherwise it is pressed upwards
into the hole by the spiral spring attached to it and to the frame E.
Figure 11 represents a modification of the combing part of the machine.
A Aare two cylinders mounted on shafts and arranged to revolve towards one
another as shown by the arrows. On these cylinders are fixed the carding or
combing teeth B B of the same kind as above described. The tables or clips
between which the doyley is held are shown at M_N.
They are held in position by the jointed arms E F and pressed together by the
spring S.
The table M is fixed to a sleeve or tube G slipping on the shaft O but kept in
place by a pin and slot.
This shaft runs in bearings one the end of a jointed arm similar to that
in Figure 7 and is revolved by a guide-sheave working against pulleys in the same
way as before described.
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page_text: The shears are placed at H in front of A A¹ and at the proper distance below
M N to cut the fringe to the required length. Figure 12 is an end elevation of the
clips M N with side view of the combing cylinder A.
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
1st The construction of machinery with combing and clipping apparatus and
modifications thereof for the purposes and in the manner herein before described.
Dated this first day of December eighteen hundred and eighty five.