Improvements in Starching Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 2nd Apr., 1898
Communicated from abroad by WILLIAM AUGUSTUS NEWTON, of 101, Spruce Place, in
the City of Minneapolis, U.S.A., Broker.]
Improvements in Starching Machines.
I, HUGH DONALD FITZPATRICK, of 70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Registered
Patent Agent, 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 starching machines, and particularly to machines adapted
for starching various articles but especially collars, cuffs and like small articles.
In a machine for successfully starching small articles, such as collars and cuffs, it is
necessary to have opposed flexible parts between which said articles are placed and
are held while the starch is rubbed or pounded into them. Successful starching
machines, therefore, generally have two endless belts adapted to run in opposite
directions with the inner or adjacent sides or faces in engagement and of course
running in the same direction. Suitable means are provided to saturate these belts
with starch. The belts or aprons are usually of canvas, and the articles are fed
between the opposed or engaging parts of the belts, and while between the same are
saturated with starch.
In this manner goods that are fed between the belts are discharged therefrom in good
or bad condition, according to the speed of the belts, the saturation thereof, the material
of which the belts are made, and the construction and operation of the working devices
that are employed to operate upon the belts and the goods held thereby.
It is the object of this invention to provide a machine wherein the running belts
the same, and
are attacked upon both sides by mechanisms capable of pressing upon
thereby working the starch out of the belts and into the articles that are held between
the belts.
capable of running
Another object of the invention is to provide a machine which
constantly, and the capacity of which will be largely increased over those operated
intermittently.
Another object of the invention is to provide a starching machine wherein the parts
are so arranged that the working parts and belts may easily be removed from the
tank which contains the starch, whereby the cleaning or cleansing of the machine is
Inade easy.
Another object of the invention is to provide a starching machine which may be
attended to or worked by a single person, the goods being fed into the machine and
taken from the same at points so close to one another that one operator may both
feed the machine and take the goods therefrom.
Another object of the invention is to provide a small compact and light machine
which may be operated with little power.
Another object of the invention is to provide a starching machine which will be of
a simple and cheap construction throughout, whereby I am enabled to supply the
market with a starching machine at a very low cost as compared with the cost of

page_text: other power starching machines or a capacity approximating that of the machine
embodying my invention.
Another object of the invention is to provide means for maintaining an even tension
upon the conveyor belts, and further, to provide means whereby the same may be
quickly and accurately adjusted to obtain an even pressure in all parts of the belts,
even though the edges thereof may differ in length.
A further object of the invention is to provide a starching machine wherein all
squeezing or pinching of the belts is avoided after the same leave the pounding or
working mechanism.
The invention consists generally in a starching machine of the construction and
combination of parts all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the
claims:
The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which;
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a starching machine embodying my invention.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof on the line x-x of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the mechanisın or working parts of
the device in a raised position.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the working parts of the machine removed from the
tank or vat..
Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of the rubbing, working or pounding rolls, showing
two points for the attachment of the connecting rods.
Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view of the same.
Fig. 7 illustrates one of the driving or drawing rolls.
Fig. 8 is a perspective detail showing the formation of the end of one of the
rubbing rolls.
Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate modifications which may be made in the form of the
rubbing or actuating rolls.
Fig. 11 is a detail showing the tension device employed with the upper conveyor
belt.
Fig. 13 is a detail view showing the nut or lug arranged on the frame and wherein
the adjusting screw, of the tension device, is secured.
As shown in the drawings, 2 is a suitable frame and 3 a vat supported in said frame
and adapted to contain liquid starch. In the lower part of the vat I preferably
arrange a heating chamber 4. This steam chamber or heater is preferably a cored
casting, either of brass or plated with or protected by brass or copper. In this
casting is the duct or funnel 5 having a valve 6 at its lower end through which
starch may be drawn from the vat. This draw-off is preferably integral with the
heater casting. At one end of the vat is an operator's table 7. The frame and
the sides of the vat preferably extend above the level. of the table 7. At the table
end of the vat or tank are the two rolls 8 and 9, and in the forward and lower part of
the tank or vat are the two belt guides 10 and 11, preferably rollers as shown; though
curved plates or simple bars may be substituted for rollers. In the opposite or rear
end of the vat and preferably above the level of the roll 8, so as to be above the
starch in the vat, are the drawing or driving devices, preferably rolls 12, 13 and 14.
These driving rolls I prefer to make with enlarged ends 15, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7.
The enlargements are preferably rubber sleeves and are adapted to engage between
them the edge portions only of the saturating belts 16 and 17. These belts may be
made of canvas, like the belts of most starching machines, but I prefer to make them
of a more porous material, such as linen crash, which will take up and retain more
starch than canvas or ducking. The two belts have their adjacent or inner sides or
stretches in contact or engagement and rotate in opposite directions, so that said
inner sides move in the same direction. The upper belt 16 is looped or supported
on the guides or rollers 8 and 10 and the driving roll 12. The belt is endless. The
endless lower belt 17 is looped or supported on the guide rollers 8 and 11 and the
rollers 13 and 18, the latter being arranged upon the top of the machine. The upper
stretch of the belt 17 and the lower stretch of the upper belt 16 extend in a straight
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page_text: ne between the roll 10 and the roll 12, and this is the working stretch of the
machine. The upper stretch of the lower belt passes between the rolls 12 and 13
nd thence forwardly to the roll 18, over which the belt passes and is carried
backwardly and downwardly between the rolls 13 and 14, and thence forwardly to
he rolls 11 and 8. The shafts of the rollers 12, 13 and 14 preferably have bearings
n the sides of the tank or vat or in the frame parts, and these shafts are connected
by means of intermeshing gears 20, 21 and 22; though other means may be
employed if desired. On one of the roller shafts, preferably on the shaft of the
oller 13, I arrange a larger gear wheel 23, which gear wheel is driven by a smaller
pinion 24 arranged upon a shaft 25, which, on its opposite end is provided with
driving means, preferably the fixed and loose pulleys 26 and 27, adapted to be driven
by a suitable belt. The shaft 25, like the other shafts, has bearings in the sides of
the tank or vat. For the reason hereinafter explained the speed of the rollers 12, 13
and 14 is preferably less than the speed of the shaft 25, and hence the connection of
said shafts by the pinion 24 and larger gear wheel 23. The rollers are so geared
that the two engaging stretches or sides of the belts move in the same direction
between the rolls 8 and 9 and the rolls 12 and 13. The rollers are relatively fixed,
and in order to take up the slack in the lower belt, the rearwardly moving portion 171
of the lower belt, between the rollers 18 and 13, is preferably guided and supported
by means of a curved plate 19. This plate has a smooth surface and is preferably
adjustable, as by means of screws 28. The tension of the belt may be adjusted by this
plate, and by tilting the plate 19, that is throwing it out of parallel with the roll 12,
a belt of uneven dimensions may be caused to run evenly upon all of its supporting
and driving rolls. It is evident that the starch belt will slip one way or other upon
the plate 19 much more readily than it would upon any roller which might be used
as a take-up device, and the plate has the added advantage of occupying little space,
of being more readily adjustable and of lower cost.
A preferred construction of the plate 19 and the adjusting means is shown in
Fig. 11, where it will be seen that the plate is provided with end webs or sectors 191,
which are preferably slotted to receive the shaft of the roll 12. This shaft with the
guide pins or lugs 1911 arranged in the sides of the vat, serve as the guides for the
plate 19. The adjusting screws are adjustable in the parts 1911 and the screws are
preferably swiveled in the plates as shown.
The rollers 8, 9, 10, 11 and 18 are preferably arranged in or upon a movable
frame 30. This frame is employed to avoid the necessity of providing fixed bearings
in the sides of the vat and also in order that the said parts may he free from the vat
and may therefore be lifted out when desired. The movable frame 30 which I prefer
to make independent of the driving rolls is, as shown, preferably pivoted on the
shafts 25, on which it hinges and may be lifted to the position shown in Fig. 3.
When in this position the frame' will lean against the driving rolls and will stand
upright without other support. The removal of the parts from the tank permits the
tank to be cleaned and washed, and also allows the belts and rollers to be readily
gotten at.
Preferably on the top bars of the movable frame 30, I arrange the top plate or
5 delivery table 31. The rear end of this table, over which the upper belt travels
forwardly, preferably extends back beneath the roll 18, and as the goods are delivered
from between the belts they will be flattened and smoothed between the roller and
said plates. The rear end of the plate is preferably secured to the top bars of the
frame, while the forward end is left free, and as the plate is preferably of compara
0 tively thin sheet metal it may be easily sprung out of the normal position and be
employed like the plate 19 to take up the slack in the belt which runs over it.
For this purpose I provide the adjusting screws 32 between the frame and the
plate 31, the construction of these screws being substantially the same as before
The end of the plate is bent or curved
described and as shown in Figs. 12 and 13.
55 downwardly to conform to the downward direction of the forward end of the upper
belt, and by raising or lowering the forward end of the plate the belt may be caused

page_text: to play or run exactly in the middle thereof, and an even tension may be maintained
in all parts of the belt.
It is preferable to prevent the undue slacking of the upper end of the lower belt
between the rolls 18 and 19, and more particularly to get the roll 18 out of the way
of contact with the driving rolls when the frame is lifted. It should be understood
in this connection that it is preferable to have the normal location of the roll 18 as
close to the driving rolls as possible, thereby leaving as much as possible of the upper
surface of the machine exposed for its use as a delivery table.
For this purpose I
preferably mount the roll 18 between the links 34 which links have their rear ends
journalled upon the shaft of one of the driving rolls, preferably the roll 12, while the
forward ends of the links have slip or slidable connections with the movable frame.
These connections are preferably pins or lugs upon the links and slots 26 in the
movable frame. It is evident that when the frame is lifted the links will shift
forward and upward in the slots 26, as shown in Fig. 3, thereby allowing the rear end
of the frame to set back against the roll 12 or against suitable stops. It is not neces-
sary to support, the frame in this way, as other supports therefor may be provided
if desired or rendered necessary by modifications in the detail construction of the
device.
Obviously goods fed between the two belts and carried thereby through the liquid
starch in the tank or vat would become, to greater or less degree, saturated with
starch by their contact with the wet belts, but to rely upon this soaking operation
alone would require the use of very long conveying belts, or instead, belts which
would move very slowly and remain in the starch for a long time. It is therefore
desirable to rapidly work the goods during the short period of time that the same
remain between the belts. To do this most effectively and at the least possible cost,
both in construction and the power expended, I employ the opposed sets of rubbing
saturating or pounding rolls 37. These engage the opposite sides of the working
stretch of the belts, that is, those parts of the two belts which move between the
roll 10 and the roll 12. These rolls 37 are arranged in a light frame 38, which may
be of any desired length and form, and the .olls are preferably staggered or alternated
in the frame with respect to the upper and lower sides thereof, and further the rolls
are or may be set with their faces intersecting a common plane, so that the two parts
of the two belts are kinked or crimped between the several rolls, and yet the rolls do
not pinch the belts between them. It is evident that the rolls may be set directly
opposite one another in pairs, but this construction would be liable to result in pinch-
ing or squeezing of the belts, and the goods between the saine to such an extent as
to squeeze out the starch rather than to work the same into the goods. It is for this
reason that I prefer to stagger or alternate thes ets or groups of working rolls 37, as shown.
These rolls may, if desired, be stationary with the belts running through the same or
between the upper and lower sides thereof. But to economize space, the number of
rolls and the length of the belts, I preferably arrange to reciprocate the group of
rolls, giving them a speed considerably greater than that of the belts. The weight
of these rolls is preferably supported upon the working stretch of the belts, and the
result is that a given or constant tension is at all times maintained on the belts and
all of the rolls have the same contact pressure upon the belts. For reciprocating the
working or pounding rolls 37, I preferably connect the fraine thereof to the shaft 25
by means of connecting rods 39, preferably pivoted near the lower or forward ends of
the roll frame and actuated by suitable means, such as the eccentrics or cams 40 upon
the shaft 25. As before explained, the shaft 25 runs at a greater speed than the
driving rolls 12, and therefore the working rolls will move back and forth several times
during the time that an article, such as a cuff, is being carried through the same by
the belts, and thus the starch will be thoroughly worked into the article. By sup-
porting the group of rolls directly upon the working stretch of the belts all necessity
for exterior supports or slides is avoided, though it is evident that the construction
might be modified by arranging the frame to run in guides. The rolls may, if desired,
be positively connected with one another, but I prefer that they should act singly and
be rotated by their engagement with the belts. It is obvious that in place of

page_text: iprocating the group of working rolls, means may be
ne either in the same direction with the travel of the belt or in the opposite
ection, but I do not like this construction owing to the greater wear upon the belts
d to the increased cost of construction. The working rolls may be cylindrical in
m, or, as shown in Fig. 8, may be polygonal in cross section. In Figs. 9 and 10 I
ve illustrated other modifications of the working surfaces of the rolls 37, and the
Ils may be circumferentially grooved or beaded if desired, or in place of solid rolls
rings of beads may be arranged upon cross rods in the frame. These modifications
here mention to show that the usefulness of the machine does not depend upon any
rticular form of working rolls as long as the general construction and relative move-
ents are retained. The working rolls, as shown in Fig. 8, are preferably made with
nd portions 42 of less diameter than the middle portions of the rolls, and the edges
the belts extend over onto those round portions, the object thereof being to pre-
Means may be provided if desired to
ent the stretching of the edges of the belts.
djust the distances between the working rolls, and hence their pressure upon the
I have not illustrated such relatively adjustable rolls as
working stretch of the belts.
believe them unnecessary for the efficient operation of the machine.
The use and operation of my invention will be understood from the following:
After the machine and all of its parts have been thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned the
ank is partially filled with liquid starch. The movable frame, with the belts thereon,
having been lowered into the tank, it may, if desired, be locked down therein by
suitable means, not shown. The leverage and weight of the movable frame is enough
The driving belts being first placed upon the
to render such locks unnecessary.
pulleys 26 and 27 and shifted to the fixed pulley, all of the parts will be set into
rotation, causing the two belts to travel downwardly between the rolls 8 and 9 and
thence upwardly in a straight line between the upper and lower sides of the pounding
A few revolutions of the belt will thoroughly saturate
or saturating rolls 12 and 13.
the same with starch from the tank, and the belt will easily slip or slide over the.
plates 19 and 31, which plates will be carefully adjusted to obtain the proper tension
upon the belt and compel the belts to run evenly upon the rollers. The goods to be
starched are taken from the table. 7, and are fed between the rolls 8 and 9 and carried
downwardly between the engaging conveyor belts and into the starch; and passing
the guide-roll 10 are from thence carried upwardly between or through the working
As these rolls 37 are quite rapidly reciprocated by the action
or pounding rolls 37.
of the eccentrics they perform a series of pounding or rubbing operations upon
the wet belts and therefore also upon the small articles which are confined between the
belts; thus very thoroughly rubbing or working the starch into the articles. The
rubbing operation preferably takes place while the articles are within the liquid
starch, though it is a fact that so long as there is sufficient starch left in the tank to
saturate the two belts, all of the goods that are fed between the belts will be
thoroughly soaked and saturated, so that it is really unnecessary to keep the tank full
of starch. When the goods which are held by the belts are carried between the
driving rolls 12 and 13, they are not squeezed or wrung thereby, as the gap or
opening between the enlarged ends of said rolls permits the middle portions of the
5 belts to pass freely. As the articles pass around the roll 12, they are carried forward
between the upper end of the lower belt and the top stretch of the upper belt, and
are flattened and smoothed between the roll 18 and the delivery table or plate 31.
The articles will be carried onward by the upper helt, and when they appear on the
exposed part or table portion thereof and have been freed from the roll 18, the
50 operator will take the same from said table portion. Any articles that have been
improperly or insufficiently starched may be allowed to remain on the belt and again
passed down between the rolls 8 and 9. The feed table and the delivery table are so
close at hand that one attendant is able to feed the machine and take the goods
therefrom, and as the belts operate continuously, the machine, though comparatively
55 small, has a very large working capacity.
Obviously my invention admits of various modifications, which the foregoing wil
suggest to one skilled in the art, and I therefore do not confine the same to the
specific construction herein shown and described.

page_text: 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. The combination, in a starching machine, of two endless belts to receive the
articles between them, and working devices operating upon opposite sides of the
engaging parts of said endless belts, substantially as described.
2. The combination, in a starching machine, of two endless belts to receive
the articles between them, and working devices operating upon opposite sides of the
engaging parts of said endless belts, and substantially supported by said engaging
parts of the belts, substantially as described.
3. The combination, in a starching machine, of two endless belts to receive. the
articles between them, with reciprocating means operating upon the said belts and
supported thereby, substantially as described.
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4. The combination, in a starching machine, of the endless belts or aprons: to
receive and convey the articles, with a starch reservoir wherefrom said belts or aprons
are saturated, and a reciprocating working mechanism supported upon said belts and
having no other supports than the said belts, substantially as described.
5. The combination, in a starching machine, of two. endless conveyors having their
sides operating in the same direction and in substantial engagement, with working or
rubbing means operating upon opposite sides of the engaged parts of the said
conveyors and said means operated by said conveyors and supported thereby,
substantially as described.
6. The combination, in a starching machine, of the two endless conveyors or aprons
and means for wetting or saturating the same, and the working rolls engaging
opposite sides of a working stretch of said aprons and supported thereby, substantially
as described.
7. The combination, in a starching machine, of "the endless belts or aprons and
rolls or guides therefor, with means for driving said belts or aprons, and the opposite
sets or groups of rolls engaging opposite sides of said belts, and said belts being
crimped or kinked between said rolls and means for reciprocating said rolls,
substantially as described.
8. The combination, in a starching machine, of the endless belts or aprons,, with
the staggered or alternated devices engaging opposite sides of said belts, and ineans
for reciprocating said devices to run or work upon the said belts, substantially as
described.
9. The combination, in a starching machine, of the faced or engaging belts, having.
their engaging sides traveling in the same direction, and with a suitable starch
reservoir or holder, opposed alternated rolls engaging the working stretch of the said
belts, and means for reciprocating said rolls, substantially as described.
10. The combination, in a starching machine, of the faced or engaging belts, with
means for supplying starch thereto, the opposed rolls engaging opposite sides of said
belts and rotated by contact therewith and independent means for driving said rolls.
at a greater speed than said belts, substantially as described.
11. The combination, in a starching machine, of the two endless conveyors or
aprons, and means for saturating the same with starch, of the working rolls engaging
opposite sides of a working stretch of said aprons and operated by contact therewith
to work the aprons and the articles between then, substantially as described.
.
12. The combination, in a starching machine, of the opposed alternated rolls, with
the endless belts operating between said rolls in the same direction, and means for
reciprocating said rolls at a speed greater than the speed of the travel of said belts,..
substantially as described.
13. The combination, in a starching machine, of the two sets or groups. of singly.
acting rolls intersecting a common plane, with the two belts operating between said
rolls, and means for operating said belts and reciprocating said rolls, substantially as
described.
14. The combination, in a starching machine, of the two sets or groups of alterna-

page_text: rolls, with the belts operating between the same,
as for reciprocating said groups of rolls, substantially as described.
5. The combination, in a starching machine, of the faced endless belts or aprons,
the means for driving the same, the roll frame, the alternated rolls arranged
ein and pressing upon the faced portions or working stretch of said belts and
ns for reciprocating said frame, substantially as described.
6. The combination, in a starching machine, of the endless belts or aprons having
ed portions, with means for supporting and driving the said belts, means for
urating said belts with starch, the opposed working devices arranged in a suitable
me and supported upon the faced portions of said belts, a driving shaft and con-
cting rods between the same and said frame for reciprocating said frame upon said
ts, substantially as described.
17. The combination, in a starching machine, of the two endless belts or aprons.
d the guides or rolls therefor, with means for driving said belts, the starch tank or
t, said, belts having a working stretch extending in a substantially straight line from
e lower to the upper part of said tank or vat, and reciprocating working devices
berating upon opposite sides of the working stretch of said belts, substantially as
escribed.
18. The combination, in a starching machine, of the vat or tank, with the endless
elts or aprons having a working stretch extending from the lower to the upper part
f said tank or vat, a working mechanism operating upon said working stretch, and
Iriving or guiding rolls arranged at the delivery end of said belts and having enlarged
ends to engage the edges of said belts only, whereby the squeezing of the belts is
prevented, substantially as described.
19. The combination, in a starching machine, of a tank or vat, with a pivoted
frame therein and removable therefrom, the two endless belts operating over guides
or rolls in said frame, and a reciprocating working mechanism upon the faced portions
of said belts within said frame, and said reciprocating mechanism being movable with
said fraine, substantially as described.
20. The combination, in a starching machine, of the two endless belts having
working stretch, with the starch tank or vat wherein said belts operate, reciprocating
rolls engaging said working stretch and supported by the same, and ineans to prevent
the squeezing or wringing of said belts and the goods between the same after the
departure thereof from said reciprocating rolls, substantially as described.
21. The combination, in a starching machine, of the endless aprons or belts, with
guiding rolls therefor, and adjustable snooth-surfaced plates serving as guides for
said belts whereby the same may be caused to run properly upon said rolls,
substantially as described.
22. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank, with the endless belts
or aprons, and guiding parts therefor, the first of said aprons being carried
upwardly and forwardly over the second belt to deliver the goods upon the top
thereof, which second belt thus serves as a delivery table, substantially as described.
23. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank, with the endless belts
or aprons having a working stretch, therein, the guiding and driving parts and
45 rolls, the reciprocating working rolls operating upon said working stretch of said
belts, the upper belt having a straight returning delivery stretch, and the lowe
belt having an upwardly and forwardly extending straight delivery stretch
co-operating with the delivery stretch of the upper belt to flatten and sinooth th
articles, substantially as described.
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24. The combination, in a starching machine, of the endless belts or aprons, wit
the starch tank or vat, a rubbing or working mechanism, the driving rolls, and a
adjustable guide or tension plate for each of said belts, and one of said plate
constituting a delivery table, substantially as described.
25. The combination, in a starching machine, of the upper and lower belts and th
55 rolls thereof, with the supporting plate 31, supporting the upper stretch of said upp
helt. and therewith constituting a delivery table, substantially as described.

page_text: 26. The combination, in a starching machine, of the upper and lower belts and the
rolls thereof, with the adjustable plate 31 supporting the upper stretch of said upper
belt, substantially as described.
27. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank or vat, with the
conveyor belt therein, the working or rubbing mechanism operating upon said belt,
means for delivering the articles upon the upper side or stretch of said belt, and the
plate substantially closing the top of said tank or vat and supporting said belt,
substantially as described:
28. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank or vat, with the two
endless belts operating therein to carry articles therethrough, and the plate
substantially closing the upper part of said tank or vat and being an adjustable guide
for the upper stretch of the upper belt, substantially as described.
29. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank or vat, with the two
endless belts supported by suitable rollers, a working or rubbing mechanism, the
lower belt having its rear end working over the upper stretch of the upper belt, and
the plate or table beneath the upper stretch of the upper belt and extending beneath
the forwardly operating part of said lower belt, substantially as described..
30. The combination, in a starching machine, of a tank or vat, with the upper and
lower belt or apron operating therein, the rear end of said lower belt being carried
forward over the upper stretch of the upper belt to deliver the goods thereon, the roll
for the forwardly extending loop of the lower belt, and the plate or table extending
beneath said roll and the upper stretch of the upper belt, substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
31. The combination, in a starching machine, of the vat, with the working parts
carried by a frame which is removable from said vat to permit the cleaning of the vat
and the working parts, substantially as described.
32. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank or vat, with the movable
frame hinged or pivoted and adapted to be lowered into or raised from said tank or
vat, the two endless belts having supports arranged in or upon said movable
frame, the working or rubbing mechanism connected with said frame and said
belts, and an independent group of driving rolls, substantially as described.
33. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank or vat, with the movable
frame hinged or pivoted therein, the two belts or conveyors having supports in said
movable frame, the working or rubbing mechanism also supported in said frame and
movable therewith, means for delivering the goods upon the upper stretch of the
upper belt or conveyor, to be taken therefrom, a pressing roll 18 carried by said
movable frame and connected with a fixed part, whereby the relations of said roll and
said frame are changed when said frame is raised, substantially as described.
34. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank or vat, with the movable
frame provided therein, the independent driving rolls, rollers or guides in said frame,
the belts operating over said rollers or guides and over said independent driving
rolls, the working or rubbing mechanism to operate upon said belts, the operating
shaft therefor, the delivery roll upon the upper stretch of the upper belt and connected
with said movable frame, and also to a fixed part, and said movable frame being
pivoted to be raised from said tank or vat, substantially as described.
35. The combination, in a starching machine, of the operating parts including a
belt and its driving rolls, with the driving roll 18 located upon the upper side of said
belt and near said driving roll, a frame wherein said belt is carried or mounted, and
said roll 18 having a movable or sliding connection with said frame, whereby when
said frame is raised said roll will be kept out of contact with said driving roll, sub-
stantially as described.
36. The combination, in a starching machine, of the tank or vat, with the movable
frame pivoted therein to be raised therefrom, the endless belts and the rolls therefor
in said frame, the driving rolls, the reciprocating working rolls operating upon the
working stretch of said belts and upon opposite sides thereof, and means for operating
said parts, substantially as described.
37. The combination, in a starching machine, of the two endless belts, with the

page_text: ribbed working rolls engaging opposite sides thereof and provi
whereon the edges of said belts lap, as and for the purpose specified.
300
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow.