Improved Yarn Drying Apparatus.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Yarn Drying Apparatus.
I, HENRY CROFTS LONGSDON of the Firm of W. Summerscales and Sons Limited
of Keighley in the County of York, Laundry Engineers and Machine Makers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
That is to say It relates to the class of drying apparatus usually employed for
the purpose of drying clothes and the like in Laundries, whereby such an
apparatus is adapted to meet the requirements of manufacturers and others who
have to treat yarns as is well known. The class of apparatus referred to consists
of an enclosed space or room having one of its sides opened or filled with standards
carrying rails usually called "horses" and said invention consists in constructing
these horses in such a manner that they may be used for holding yarn during the
process of drying.
In accordance with one arangement, lever arms are mounted on the rails or
framework of these horses in such manner as to enable them to approach each
other at one time and then to be moved a desired distance apart, by which means,
when said arms are brought together or towards each other, the hanks of yarn may
be passed over them on which said arms may be forced apart to stretch said yarns
and to keep them from twisting or curling during the process of drying.
Instead of hinging the arms to the framework these arms may be made to slide
in suitable guide pieces fixed thereto, while additional means are provided for
supporting, forcing and maintaining them so that the hanks of yarn which they
carry may be stretched as desired.
The distributing of heated air within the enclosed space is preferably carried
out of employment of the apparatus described in Specification No. 924 of 1896,
or any other heating or air distributing devices may be employed in connection
with the enclosed space in connection with which the improved holding devices
hereinbefore described are employed.
As an alternative method the hinged and sliding arms above described may be
dispensed with by attaching means upon the framework of the "horses" to
receive bars, rollers or the like upon which the hanks of yarn have been already
suspended so that by placing these bars &c. upon the means for holding them the
hanks of yarn are suitably held during the process of drying.
Dated this 2nd. day of December 1896
HENRY C. LONGSDON.
Per Samuel Hey, Agent.

page_text: I, HENRY CROFTS LONGSDON of the Firm of W. Summerscales and Sons Limited,
of Keighley in the County of York, Laundry Engineers and Machine Makers, 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:-
That is to say: It relates to the class of drying apparatus usually employed
for the purpose of drying clothes and the like in Laundries, whereby such
apparatus is adapted to meet the requirements of manufacturers and others who
have to treat yarns as is well known.
The class of apparatus referred to consists of an enclosed space or room having
one of its sides covered or formed by standards carrying rails, these being usually
styled "horses" and said invention consists in constructing these "horses" in
such a manner that they may be used for holding yarn during the process of
drying.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood, I have
hereunto appended sheets of drawings illustrative thereof to which by figures and
letters, reference is made in the following description.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a standard or "horses" constructed in
accordance with my invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of certain of the parts shown by Fig. 1 and as seen
from above.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are side elevation, top view and part sectional end elevation
respectively of another formation of "horse" as hereinafter explained.
Fig. 6 is front elevation of a room or enclosed space, showing several horses in
section.
Fig. 7 is an end elevation of parts shown by Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is a view of the parts shown by Figs. 6 and 7 as seen from above.
Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of a part hereinafter described.
Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are drawn to a reduced scale as compared with the other figures.
In accordance with one arrangement, lever arms a a¹ a a³ are mounted on
vertical nartitioning parts 6 of the horses c (which horses consist of the end
standards d d', binding rails f f and the supporting wheels g g with their several
bearing parts), this mounting of the arms a and as being effected by hinging them
at h so that they may be moved in a lateral direction about such pivotal part,
while their other ends take into the sockets k in which they are secured by the
pina m or other means.
The mounting of the arms a¹ and a² is effected by their pivotal bearings h¹ and
sockets being made to slide upon the standards b and d by the rotary mo-
ments of the screws ppl and r r which are operated by the wrenchess through
the medium of the shafts t t¹, worms, u and ul (which are secured by detachable
pins 2 or otherwise so that any one of them may be engaged or disengaged with
its shaft as occasion may require) and worm wheels and respectively.
The lengths and other dimensions of these arms a a¹ a² and a³, and the number of
partitioning parts 6 are proportioned to suit the strength, quantity or kind of
yarns to be treated as will be readily understood.
By arranging the said arms a a¹ a² and a³ and their operating mechanism
described, they may be moved so that their extending ends will be clear of the
horse's framework by which means freedom is provided for the placing of the
hanks of yarn (as is the one at w) over these arms on which they may be turned

page_text: into their proper positions so that by their wrenches & s¹ one arm a¹ or a² may be
moved from its neighbour a or as to stretch said yarn and keep it from curling or
twisting during its process of drying.
Instead of hinging these arms a aa a³ to the framework they may be made to
slide in suitable guide pieces fixed thereto, while additional means are provided
for supporting, forcing and maintaining them so that the hanks of yarn which
they carry may be stretched as desired, however for simplicity and economy we
prefer the employment of the devices first before described.
As an alternative method, the hinged arms a a' as a above described, may be
dispensed with for certain purposes by attaching or mounting means on the
framework of the horses c as the perforated platform (see also sectional detail
drawing Fig. 9) to receive the well known creels reels or swifts y upon which
the yarn is wound and held and the drying thereof may be thoroughly performed
while the placing of the said yarn into and out of the drying apparatus may be
readily effected.
The distributing of heated air within the enclosed space is preferably carried
out by the employment of the apparatus described in Specification No. 924 of
1896, wherein a tapering conduit z (see Figs. 6 and 7) is used for conducting air
heated by the apparatus z¹ into the enclosed chamber, or any other heating or
air distributing devices may be employed in connection with the enclosed space
in which the improved devices hereinbefore are employed.
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:-
1. In apparatus for drying yarn, an enclosed space or closet, holding devices
mounted on wheels for entering said closet, and means for distributing heated air
therein, the same being arranged in combination to attain the end desired sub-
stantially as herein specified.
2. In apparatus for drying yarn, an enclosed space or closet, holding devices
mounted on wheels for entering said closet, and means for moving said holding
devices so that they will stretch the yarn they carry, the same being arranged to
operate in combination substantially as herein specified.
3. In apparatus for drying yarn an enclosed space or closet, and devices mounted
on wheels for carrying means upon which reels or swifts holding yarn may be
placed the same being constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein
specified.
4. Apparatus for drying yarn the same being constructed and arranged substan-
tially as herein set forth.
1007
HENRY C. LONGSDON.
Per Samuel Hev, Agent.