IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANU- FACTURE OF TEXTILE AND LOOPED FABRICS
Year: 1853

page_text: ETTERS PATENT to Benjamin Hornbuckle Eline and Anthony
John Mundella, of the Town of Nottingham, Manufacturers, and
Thomas Thompson, also of the Town of Nottingham, Mechanic,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANU-
FACTURE OF TEXTILE AND LOOPED FABRICS"
Sealed the 28th December 1858, and dated the 24th August 1853.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Benjamin Horn-
buckle Hine, Anthony John Mundella, and Thomas Thompson
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition,
on the 24th August 1858.
We, BENJAMIN HORNBUCKLE HINE, ANTHONY JOHN MUNDELLA, and
THOMAS THOMPSON, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILE
AND LOOPED FABRICS" to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in certain new mechanical arrangements and

page_text: combinations of parts constituting a circular ribbing machine, the
principal parts whereof are arranged and disposed as exhibited by the
illustrative Sheets of Drawings hereunto annexed, reference being had
to the numeral figures and letters of reference marked upon said
Sheets of Drawings respectively, as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
At Sheet 1, Fig. 1, exhibits a partial front elevation of a machine
constructed according to this Invention. Fig. 2, is a section of one of
the parts hereafter referred to. At Sheet 2, Fig. 1, is a plan of the
machine, with the plate shewn at Fig. 2, of Slicet 1, removed. Fig.
2, a plan view of the under side of said plate, shewing the form of the
groove therein which is employed for imparting motion to the machine
needles. Fig. 3. a plan of the outer collars 4, and 5; the dotted
lines shew the length of the inclines upon each collar. 5, is a loose
piece screwed to the bottom of the collar 5, and must be taken off when
it is required to insert a fresh needle into the machine. At Sheet 3,
Fig. 1, is a transverse and vertical section of the machine, with the
pressers, loop wheel, and plate (at Fig. 2, of Sheet 1,) removed; the
parts which are of brass are tinted in red color, and the iron parts blue.
At Sheets 1, 2, 8, 1, marks a grooved plate screwed on to the shaft 3, and
both are stationary; the groove in the plate 1, moves the machine
needles; 2, is the machine presser; 4, and 5, are the two outer collars
between which the frame needle irons work; 6, is a collar with saw
gates formed therein, in which the machine needles lie, and which arc
moved by the plate 1; 8, is the machine knocking over piece; 9, a
pulley worked by a cord from the driving wheel shaft, and screwed to
and turning with 6, which carries the frame needles; 10, the frame
presser 11, the loop wheel; 12, a picce to hold the work tight when
it has passed the lowest part of the collar 4; 13, is the top bar of the
frame, in which the shaft 3, is held tight by a screw; 14, the bottom
plate, in which 6, revolves; 15, the machine needles sliding in 7, which
is free to turn round with the frame needles 16.
Having set forth the several parts separately, I now proceed to describe

page_text: the movements thereof collectively, as follows:-The thread from the
cop is passed and carried under the frame needle beards by the loop
wheel, and as they turn round are depressed by the lower part of the
collar 4, thereby bringing the beards to the frame presser, which having
pressed the work is knocked over by the top of collar 6; the work is
then drawn back by the piece 12, ready for the machine presser to
operate thereon, at which point the plate 1, draws the machine needles
back, and the work is knocked over by the piece 8; the frame needles
rises, the machine needles are thrown out, and the course is repeated.
And in this manner and by these means this Invention may be effected,
and constitutes "Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of
Textile and Looped Fabrics."
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Benjamin Hornbuckle Hine, Anthony John
Mundella, and Thomas Thompson in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 24th February 1854.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, wc,
BENJAMIN HORNBUCKLE HINE and ANTHONY JOHN MUNDELLA, of the
Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, Manufacturers, and
THOMAS THOMPSON, also of the Town and County of the Town of
Nottingham, Mechanic, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-fourth day of August, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, in the
seventeenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto us, the said Benjamin Hornbuckle Hine,
Anthony John Mundella, and Thomas Thompson, Her special license
that we, the said Benjamin Hornbuckle Hinc, Anthony John Mundella,
and Thomas Thompson, our exccutors, administrators, and assigns,
or such others as we, the said Benjamin Hornbuckle Hine, Anthony
John Mundella, and Thomas Thompson, our excentors, administrators,
and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time

page_text: to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR
THE MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILE AND LOOPED FABRICS," upon the condition
(amongst others) that we, the said Benjamin Hornbuckle Hine,
Anthony John Mundella, and Thomas Thompson, by an instrument in
writing under our hands and seals, or under the hand and seal of one
of 115, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Scal Patent Office: within "six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Eetters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Benjamin Hornbuckle Hine and
Anthony John Mundella, parties hereto, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement thereof (that is to say):
Our Invention consists in certain new mechanical arrangements and
combinations of parts constituting a circular ribbing-machine, which
we propose to employ in and for the manufacture of textile and looped
fabrics. And in order to explain our said Invention as completely as
possible we proceed to describe the best means we are acquainted with
for carrying the same into practical effect, reference being had to the
illustrative Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the numeral figures and
letters of reference marked thereon respectively, as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
At Sheet 1, Figure 1, exhibits a partial front elevation of a machine
constructed according to our said Invention. Figure 2, is a section of
one of the parts hereafter referred to. At Sheet 2, Figure 1, is a plan
of the machine, with the plate shewn at Figure 2, of Sheet 1, removed.
Figure 2, is a plan view of the under side of said plate, showing the
form of the groove therein which is employed for imparting motion to

page_text: the machine needles. Figure 8, is a plan of the outer collars 4, and 5. S
The dotted lines shew the length of the inclines upon each collar. "5",
sa loose piece screwed to. the bottom of the collar 5, and must be
taken off when it is required to insert a fresh needle into the machine.
At Sheet 3, Figure 1, is a transverse and vertical section of the machine
with the pressers, loop wheel, and plate (at Figure 2, of Sheet 1,)
removed. At Sheets 1, 2, 3, 1, marks a grooved plate, screwed on to
the shaft 3, and both are stationary; the groove in the plate 1, moves
the machine needles; 2, is the machine presser; 4, and 5, are the two
onter collars, between which the frame needle irons work; 6, is a
collar with saw gates formed therein, in which the machine needles lie,
and which are moved by the plate 1; 8, is the machine knocking over
piece; 9, a pulley worked by a cord from the driving wheel shaft, and
serewed to and turning with 6, which carries the frame needles; 10, is
the-frame presser; 11, is the loop wheel; 12, is a piece to hold 'the
work tight when it has passed the lowest part of the collar 4; 13, is
the top-bar of the frame, in which the,shaft 8, is held tight by a screw;
14, is the bottom plate, in which 6, revolves; 15, are the machine
needles sliding, in 7, which is free to turn round with the frame
-needles.
Having now set forth the several parts separately, we proceed to
describe the movements thereof collectively, as follows:-The thread
from the cop is passed and carried under the frame needle beards by
the loop wheel 11, and as the needles turn round they are depressed by
the lower part of the collar 4, thereby bringing the beards to the
frame presser, which having pressed the work is knocked over by the
top of the collar 6. The work is then drawn back by the piece 12,
ready for the machine presser to operate thereon, at which point the
plate 1, draws the machine needles back, and the work is knocked over
by the piece 8. The frame needles then rise, the machine needles are
thrown out, and the course is repeated.
Having now described the nature of our said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be and may be performed so as to effect our
improvements, we hereby declare our Invention to consist in, and we

page_text: claim as "Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Textile
and Looped Fabrics," every description of looped work made off the
machine and for the machine, as described.
In witness whereof, we, the said Benjamin Hornbuckle Hine
and Anthony John Mundella, have hereunto set our hands and
seals, this Twenty-third day of February, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.
Witness,
BENJ H. HINE.
(L.S.)
ANTHONY J. MUNDELLA. (L.S.)
GEO. JON. ROBINSON,
Patent Agent,
Nottingham.