Improvements in Woollen Condensing Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Woollen Condensing Machines.
We ALFRED MARSDEN and ALFRED LAYCOOK both Woollen Manufacturers, and
ALFRED STEPHENSON, Carding Engineer, all of Tower Mills, Turnbridge, Huddersfield
in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in that class of woollen condensing machines
in which the woollen threads after passing through one pair of rubbers is subsequently
further operated upon by a second pair for the purpose of giving more roundness
and solidity to the threads.
For this purpose we mount a rod or guide rail across the condensing machine,
above the rubbers, upon pillars placed near one or both of the rubbers. The pillars
are fixed to the frame of the machine and have bearings at the top in which the
ends of the rod or guide rail or "raddle" are pivoted. The guide rail is furnished
with a handle near each extremity to enable it to be operated from either side of the
machine and the guide wires are in the form of a tapering loop, the two ends of
the wire being fixed in the guide rail, and the loop is curved into a quadrant the
point of the loop projecting downwards between the threads and between the two
pairs of rubbers, thereby holding the threads apart as they pass from the first to the
second pair of rubbers, preventing the threads from engaging with each other, or
becoming entangled.
The guide wires can be raised clear of the space between the rubbers, and of the
tbreads, by depressing one of the handles attached to the guide rail, whereby the
rail is caused to make about a quarter revolution and the wires are thus raised.
As modifications of the mechanism hereinbefore described, the bearings and guide
rail may be fixed below the level of the rubbers, and the guide wires curved upwards
from the rail, by which the guide wires may be withdrawn downwards when necessary,
or in place of guide wires short curved rods or fingers with rounded ends may be
employed, riveted into the guide rail.
In place of the guide rail and wires or raddle bereinbefore described we employ
a grooved dividing roller which is mounted to operate between the two pairs of
rubbers.
1000
WILLIAM JAMES BAKER,
2, New Street, Huddersfield, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Woollen Condensing Machines.
We ALFRED MARSDEN and ALFRED LAYCOCK both Woollen Manufacturers, and
ALFRED STEPHENSON, Carding Engineer, all of Tower Mills, Turnbridge, Huddersfield
in the County of York, 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 :-
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Our invention relates to improvements in that class of woollen condensing machines
in which the woollen threads, after passing through one pair of rubbers, is subsequently
further operated upon by a second pair for the purpose of giving more roundness and
solidity to the threads.
For this purpose we mount a rod, guide-rail, or "raddle" across the condensing
machine above the rubbers, upon pillars placed near one or both rubbers. The pillars
are fixed upon the side frames of the machine and have bearings at the top in which

page_text: the ends of the guide rail or raddle are pivoted. The guide rail is furnished with a
handle near each extremity which enables it to be operated from either side of the
machine and the guide wires are in the form of tapering loops, the two ends of the
wire being fixed in the guide rail and the loop curved downwards in the form of a
quadrant, the point of the loop projecting downwards between the threads as they
pass between the two pairs of rubbers, keeping the threads apart and preventing them
from engaging with one another or becoming entangled.
The guide wires can be raised clear of the threads and of the space between the
rubbers by pressing down one of the handles attached to the guide rail, whereby the
rail is caused to make about a quarter revolution and the wires are raised.
As modifications of the mechanism hereinbefore described the guide rail may be
fixed below the level of the rabbers and the guide wires curved upwards in quadrant
form from the rail in which arrangement, the guide wires are withdrawn downwards
when necessary, or in place of wires curved rods or fingers riveted into the guide rail
may be substituted.
In place of the guide rails hereinbefore described we may employ a grooved dividing
roller the flanges of which separate the threads, which roller is mounted to operate
between the two pairs of rubbers.
In order to enable our invention to be fully understood we will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 represents
a side view of two pairs of rubbers to which our improved guide rail or raddle is
applied, and Figure 2 represents a plan view of two pairs of rubbers between which
the threads are held apart by means of a grooved roller in the manner herein before
referred to.
In Figure 1 the two pairs of rubbers are represented at A and B, the vertical
pillars upon which the guide rail or raddle is pivoted at CC. The rail is represented
at D and the handles by means of which it is operated at E. These handles may be
weighted when necessary in order to hold them in position when in or out of gear.
The wire guides are represented at F the wires being widest apart where they meet
the rail D and bent closer together towards the point, which is bent down as shown
in the drawing to below the level of the threads G.
A movement of either of the handles E into a horizontal position throws up the
wires clear of the threads G into the position shown in dotted lines.
In Figure 2 the two pairs of rubbers are represented at A and B, the surface
roller at C and condenser bobbin at D, and in place of the guide rail or raddle herein-
before described a grooved or partitioned roller E is interposed between the two pairs
of rubbers, the partitions or flanges of which roller separate and hold apart the
threads F passing from the first to the second rubbers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
"raddle"
1. In woollen condensing machines in which the threads are passed through a second
pair of rubbers after being operated upon by the first pair, a guide rail or
consisting of a rail with handles, the rail pivoted upon pillars or bearings and provided
with wires or fingers for guiding and keeping apart the threads between the two
pairs of rubbers, substantially in the manner described and as represented in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In woollen condensing machines in which the threads are passed through a
second pair of rubbers after being operated upon by the first pair, a guide roller
provided with partitions or flanges for the purpose of separating and keeping apart the
threads passing from the first to the second pair of rubbers, substantially as described
and represented.
WILLIAM JAMES BAKER,
2, New Street, Huddersfield, Agent for the Applicants.