improvements in ironing machines or mangles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1895'
improvements in ironing machines or mangles.
We, ISAAC BRAITHWAITE, of the Firm of Isaac Braithwaite & Son, of Kendal,
in the County of Westmoreland, Merchants and Engineers, and EDWARD JOHN
STANLEY, of Garlick Hill, London, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, (which
invention has been communicated to us by Messrs. A. T. Hagen & Co. of Rochester,
in the State of New York, United States, Machinists,) do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the class of machines which are constructed with a
series of rollers rotating over heated ironing surfaces of dished or concave shape,
the ironing taking place upon the stationary surface over which the article is drawn
by the roller.
As hitherto constructed these machines will smooth or iron the article upon one
side only as it is passed through and this present invention is designed to provide
for the smoothing of the article upon both sides before it is delivered from the
machine.
It consists essentially in the combination with or the attachment to the machine
of an additional ironing surface and roller the position of the two being transposed
or so placed as to smooth or finish the goods on the side left unfinished by the
previous parts of the machine.
In carrying out the invention the roll or series of rolls and the heated chests or
beds which form the ironing surfaces are constructed in the usual way. At
the delivery end of the machine (or in other convenient position) is placed an
additional roll the axis of which is below that of the other roll or rolls, the top of
the additional roll being nearly level with the bottom of the other roll or rolls.
This roll is carried in bearings which may be adjustable so that it can be raised or
lowered in position as desired. Above this roll is placed a heated chest with dished
or concave under surface which fits down over the roll and forms an additional
ironing surface. This chest is connected with the steam pipes and is secured to
the framing by any suitable means or it may be supported on pivots or trunnions so
that it may be given an eccentric movement or one edge may be moved to or from
the roller.
An inverted chest may be interposed between any of the present series of rolls
or may be alternated with them to any desired number.
The article as it passes through the machine under the first series of rollers is
ironed on one side and then enters between the additional roller and ironing surface
and consequent upon the position in which these are placed is then ironed on the
other side thus leaving the article finished on both sides.
Dated this 11th day of December 1894.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: 1 тргоѵещения и полиз мастrnes or mangies.
We, ISAAC BRAITHWAITE, of the Firm of Isaac Braithwaite & Son, of Kendal,.
in the County of Westmoreland, Merchants and Engineers, and EDWARD JOHN
STANLEY, of Garlick Hill, London, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer (a
communication from Messrs. A. T. Hagen & Co., of Rochester, in the State of New
York, United States, Machinists,) 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 :-
This invention relates to the class of machines which are constructed with a
series of padded or cloth covered rolls rotating over heated ironing surfaces of
dished or concave shape the ironing taking place upon the stationary surface over
which the article is drawn by the roll.
As these machines have been hitherto constructed only one side of the article is
drawn in contact with the ironing surface as it is passed through and this present
invention is designed to provide for drawing both sides of the article in contact
with the ironing surface before it is delivered from the machine.
It consists essentially in the combination with or the attachmeat to the machine
of an additional ironing surface and roll the position of the two being transposed
or so placed that the side of the goods not brought into contact with the other
ironing surfaces is drawn over or brought into contact with the additional one.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
as examples the transposed roll and ironing surface are shown in three different
positions.
Fig. 1. Longitudinal section showing the transposed roll and ironing surface at
the delivery end of the machine.
Fig. 2. Longitudinal section showing the transposed roll and ironing surface at
the feed end of the machine.
Fig. 3. Longitudinal section showing the transposed roll and ironing surface
placed between two of the other rolls.
The rolls A and the heated chests or beds B which form the ironing surfaces are
constructed in the usual way.
We employ an additional roll C and an additional heated chest or bed D the
positions of which are transposed so that the ironing surface of the chest is
underneath and fits on top of the roll C.
The position of the roll C is such that the axis is below that of the other rolls
and it is supported in suitable bearings. The heated chest D which fits over the
roll is mounted in any convenient manner that pressure may be applied to it, and
is connected to the steam pipes E by the pipe e or in any other convenient way.
For certain classes of work we prefer to place the transposed roll C and heated
chest D at the delivery end of the machine as in Fig. 1 in which case it may be
supported on pivots or trunnions so that one edge may be moved to and from the
roll C the desired amount of pressure being applied by the screw F.
Where the machine is chiefly used for starched articles it may be found
advantageous to place the transposed roll C and heated chest D at the feeding end
of the machine as in Fig. 2.
In another modification the transposed roll C and heated chest D may be placed
in 'the centre of the machine between the other rolls A as in Fig. 3 or they may be
placed in any other convenient position or two or more transposed rolls and heated
chests may be alternated with the rolls A or otherwise placed.
The article as it passes through the machine under the rolls A is brought into
contact with the ironing surfaces B and is thereby ironed on one side and when it
enters between the additional transposed roll C and ironing surface D is then

page_text: ironed on the other side so that on leaving the machine the article is finished on
both sides.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In an ironing machine of the class referred to the combination with or
attachment to the machine of an additional transposed roll and heated chest so
placed that the ironing surfaces are brought into contact with both sides of the
article so that it may be smoothed or finished on both sides when it leaves the
machine substantially as described.
2. A smoothing or ironing machine of the class referred to having the several
parts constructed and arranged in combination substantially as described and shown
with reference either to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, or Fig. 3 of the drawings.
Dated this 6th day of September 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.