Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding, Carding, or Folding Ribbons, Trimmings, Lace, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding, Carding, or
Folding Ribbons, Trimmings, Lace, and the like.
1, HENRY MARLEY, of Church Gate House, Church Street, Paignton, in the County
of Devon, Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improved apparatus which is especially applicable for use by
drapers, milliners, lacemen and other persons dealing in braids, trimmings, fringes,
ribbons, lace, embroideries, and similar goods to enable them to readily wind card or
fold such goods.
In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable frame or support in which is
mounted a socket having connected to it a handle or crank. This socket is designed
to receive the shank of a clip for holding a card or board or to carry a fork or arms
upon which the materials are to be wound.
These arms may be mounted in such a way that they can be adjusted to suit varying
lengths or fold. In practice I prefer to pass them through a socket in such a manner
that they can be held in any desired position by means of a thumb nut.
In cases where the arms upon which the goods are to be wound are not made
adjustable provide for placing upon them guards for preventing the materials being
wound from going beyond the range of the said arms.
The clips for holding the bars are of a duplex or double type, that is to say, they
are adapted to grip the board in two places in order to hold it firmly, the levers of
both clips being arranged in such a manner that they can be operated simultaneously.
When using heavy boards or cards it is preferable to support the same on both
sides. In this case I provide a second set of clips working upon the same axis as the
first set of clips, which additional set of clips is adapted to be adjusted in a frame so
as to suit boards of varying width. When winding ribbons I clip the drums upon
which the said ribbons are wound between two discs, the said discs being carried by
the sockets in which the clips are ordinarily placed and in order to enable the drum to
be tightly clamped in position the socket carrying one of the said discs is made
adjustable by means of a screw.
At the bottom of the frame I arrange a bar or rod having upon it adjustable clips
which serve as guides for directing the ribbons or other goods on to the drums, boards
or the like upon which they are being wound.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery_or Apparatus for Winding, Carding, or
Folding Ribbons, Trimmings, Lace, and the like.
I, HENRY MARLEY, of Church Gate House, Church Street, Paignton, in the County
of Devon, Draper, 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 :-
My invention relates to apparatus which is especially applicable for use by drapers,
milliners, lacemen and others dealing in braids, trimmings, frillings, ribbons, lace,
embroideries and similar goods to enable them to readily wind, card or fold such
goods.
According to my invention I provide an adjustable frame adapted to carry clips,
discs or centres between which the board, reel or bobbin, upon which the braids,

page_text: trimmings, frillings or the like, hereinafter referred to as goods, are to be folded or
wound, is held or supported; or to carry a fork or frame upon which the goods may
be directly wound, all as hereinafter described.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which―
Figure 1 is an elevation of the adjustable frame adapted to receive the clips, discs,
centres or fork hereinbefore referred to and constructed according to my invention ;
and,
Figure 2 is a side view thereof.
Figures 3 and 4 are an elevation and side view respectively of a clip which I
advantageously employ for holding boards upon which goods are to be wound.
Figure 5 represents in elevation a part of the adjustable frame with clips applied
thereto and holding a board between them; and,
Figure 6 is a side view of the same.
Figures 7 and 8 are views similar to figures 3 and 4 respectively of one of the
discs between which a roll or block, upon which ribbon is to be wound, can be held;
and,
Figure 9 is a view similar to figure 5 representing the discs in the machine with a
roll between them.
Figure 10 is a view similar to figure 9 shewing the application of centres for
holding a reel, between them; and,
Figures 11, 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 are different views of such centres detached
and drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figures 16, 17 and 18 are an elevation, side view and end view respectively, of. a
fork or frame upon which goods may be wound.
Figure 19 is a view illustrating the use of a board or card in connection with the
- said fork.
Figures 20 and 21 are an elevation and side view respectively illustrating a
modification.
The frame of the apparatus comprises a bed or table a (which is preferably provided
- with a drawer b,) two standards c, c', and cross-bars d, d¹. The standards c, care
preferably each formed of two bars jointed together at e, as shewn most clearly in
figure 2, so that they can be folded together as indicated by dotted lines in the said
figure, and then turned down to enable the apparatus to occupy little space when not
required for use.
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On the cross-bars d, d' is a bar adapted to be secured in any desirable position by
"means of set-screws f,f': this bar fat its centre carries a socket g, the shank of
which slides in a correspondingly shaped aperture in the bar, and is adapted to be held
in the latter in any position by means of the screw g¹.
In the centre of the front bar of the standard c, immediately opposite to the
socket 9, is a socket adapted to be rotated by means of a handle or crank i ; this
socket is provided with a set-screw h¹, by means of which, anything introduced into
the said socket may be firmly held.
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To enable boards to be readily placed in and removed from the machine I
"provide clips j, figures 3 and 4, having shanks or stems ; adapted to be inserted
into the sockets 9, h: which clips, as shewn in figure 5, serve to hold a board in
such a manner that it can be rotated by turning the handle i. The clips which I
prefer to employ are of a duplex or double type, that is to say, they are adapted
to grip the board in two places in order to hold it firmly. For this purpose each
clip preferably comprises a bark attached to or integral with the stem
having at its ends projections k', k' in conjunction with which the ends of levers k², k
pivotted to the bar kat k³, k operate. The inner and adjacent ends of the said
levers form handles for operating them, and have arranged between them a spring k
which serves to firmly press the gripping ends of the levers against the projections k¹.
It will be noticed that the projections k¹, k¹ are placed in opposite sides of the
bar and that the levers are correspondingly arranged, so that, when the inner
ends or handles of the said levers are compressed towards each other, the gripping
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page_text: ends of the levers will be moved away from the projections. ¹ and so afford space
for the introduction of the board. The ends of the clips are preferably curved, as
shewn most clearly in figure 3, so that, the central parts of the clips will not in any
way interfere with the introduction of the board.
When it is desired to wind ribbon upon a roll or block I 'advantageously employ
discs, between which such roll or block is held. Each of these discs is provided with
a shank similarly to the clips j, shewn in figures 3 and 4, which discs are carried by
the sockets g, h. The face of each disc is preferably covered with indiarubber or
other soft or yielding material indicated by the letter in figure 7, so that, when a
roll or block upon which ribbon is to be wound is placed between the discs, as shewn
in figure 9, and tightly held between them, it can be rotated by means of the
handle i.
In some cases, instead of carrying the blocks or reels between discs as last described,
I provide centres m, n similar to the centres used in a wood turning lathe, the centre m
which serves as the driving centre being provided with a cutting edge, as shewn in
figures 11, 12 and 13, while the other centre is simply conical, as shewn in figures 14
and 15.
It is obvious that by varying the position of the bar f, a board, roll or the like of
greater or less width may be introduced between the said bar and the standard c.
In cases where it is unnecessary that the material to be wound or folded should have
a fixed or permanent centre, such as a board or roll, I provide a fork upon which the
material can be wound, and from which it can be readily removed. Such a fork is
shewn in figures 16, 17 and 18, and consists of two parallel bars o, o secured to side
bars o¹, o, sliding one upon another through a socket o² in which they can be adjusted,
so that the bars o, o can be secured at any required distance apart, according to the
length of fold desired, by means of a set screw o³. I can, however, if desired, use a
board in connection with the said fork in this case 1 employ a supplementary fork of
connected to the socket o², and which is adapted to hold the board in the position
shewn in figure 19 by pressing the ends of the said board into contact with the
bars o, o, the said fork of being secured in the required position by a thumb-nut o³.
To prevent the goods from inadvertently slipping over the ends of the parallel
bars 0,0 I in some cases provide a guard similar to that indicated by the dotted lines p
figure 16, which guard can be readily removed.
In order to guide or direct the goods being wound uniformly onto the boards,
bobbins or the like I advantageously pivot to the front bar d¹ of the frame a frame g
having a number of cross-bars q¹, q¹, as shewn in figures 1 and 2, and upon these
bars q, q are collars 92, 92 which may be adjusted by means of set-screws to any
position, on the said bars, according to the width of the goods to be wound.
Collars, 2 may also be placed upon the bars d, d' which, in some cases, may
be used as guides. The object of pivotting the frame g is that, when winding goods
on small boards, bobbins, blocks, rolls or the like, the guide may be brought as near
as possible thereto.
To fix the frame q in any required position I employ a slotted quadrant q³ fixed to
one of the standards of the machine, and a set-screw q* passing through the slot of the
quadrant and entering a hole in the frame q.
In cases where it is only required to use a fork such as shewn in figures 16, 17
and 18, I may use a frame of the kind shewn in figures 20 and 21, which frame
consists of a clip of ordinary construction for applying it to a table, a standard 8, at
the upper end of which is a rotating socket h for receiving the shank of the fork, and
a guide bar q' having adjustable collars q², q².
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. Machinery or apparatus for winding, carding or folding ribbons, trimmings, lace
and the like comprising an adjustable frame carrying sockets in which clips, discs,
centres or other articles may be placed for holding a board, roll, reel or the like upon

page_text: which goods are to be wound or folded, or in which a fork upon which goods can be
directly wound may be placed, one of the said sockets being adapted to be rotated so
as to impart a rotary motion to the board, roll, reel or the like, substantially as
described.
2. In a machine of the kind hereinbefore described, the use of duplex or double
clips constructed substantially as described with reference to figures 3 and 4 of the
accompanying drawings.
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3. A machine or apparatus for winding, carding or folding ribbons, trimmings, lace
and the like, comprising the folding-frame, the bar f sliding thereon, the sockets 9.
adapted to receive the shanks of clips, discs, forks, centres or the like, and the guide-
bars having adjustable collars, all substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated the 30th day of June 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.