IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING REELS FOR CLEANING CARPET
Year: 1885

page_text: I, THOMAS JAMES STEWART, a citizen of the United States of America, and
resident of Jersey City in the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENT IN
REVOLVING REELS FOR CLEANING CARPET, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to revolving reels for cleaning carpets, its object being to
provide a reel sufficiently large to create the requisite drop for the Carpet within
the reel, and also to provide the said reel with internal transverse strips, termed
carrying strips, which are made adjustable in order to enable the said reel to be
used for large or small carpets as will be hereinafter explained.
In the accompanying drawing, my improved reel is fully illustrated. The
different figures being provided with letters, which indicate the corresponding part
described in these specifications hereafter.
Fig. 1 of the said drawings represents an end elevation, showing the carrying wheels
a a and driving band attachment c; also the retaining ring e and slotted pieces m
which retain the adjustable carrying pieces o and set bolts r for securing the same.
Fig. 2 represents a side elevation showing the manner in which the Reel rests in
the carrying wheels a a; also the more detailed construction of the Reel body.
And Fig. 3 represents a perspective section through a portion of the Reel body as
at xx, Fig. 1, showing the adjustable carrier o and the manner of adjusting
the same.
The principal features in the construction of my improved reel is the retaining
ring e and the adjustable carrying strips o.
The manner of constructing my improved reel is as follows: The frame work A
is usually made of wood and joined together as shown at S, Fig. 1, with an outside
iron tire v binding the whole together. The transverse pieces u are mortised to
the frame A as shown by the drawing and are keyed or bolted rigidly in place.
The small transverse and longitudinal pieces d and d¹ which form the grating for
the body of the reel are secured to the framework A and transverse pieces u.
The retaining ring e is made of flat iron with a lip e¹ on its inside edge. The
slotted pieces n are dovetailed in the framework A as shown in Fig. 1, and securely
bolted or riveted to the retaining ring e. As shown, the transverse carrying piece o
passes through the slot K of one of the pieces non one side and through a
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page_text: corresponding slotted piece on the opposite side of the reel. The pieces o are
adapted to be adjusted to any desired distance from the grating and secured by the
set bolts or any other desirable method.
The operation of the reel is as follows; the carrying wheels a a are driven by
As these wheels a a are
means of the usual steam engine and belt appliance c.
rotated the Reel will revolve. The carpet to be cleaned is thrown in the reel
through the circular opening B and will rest on the grating between two of the
carrying pieces o. As the reel revolves the carpet is carried to the top and
will then drop or fall to the bottom again between the carriers, and the operation
is repeated.
When the quantity of carpet in the reel is large the carrying pieces are set as far
as possible away from the grating of the reel so as to have more retaining force
with which to carry the carpet to the top side of the reel.
When the quantity of carpet in the reel is small the carrying pieces are
adjusted close to the grating so as to prevent the carpet from being carried
the entire revolution. Thus the importance of having adjustable carrying pieces
is obvious.
Having thus 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
Claim 1: In a revolving Reel for cleaning carpets, The adjustable transverse
carrying strips o, arranged and adapted to be adjusted to or from the grating as
described and for the purpose herein set forth.
Claim 2: A revolving Reel for cleaning carpets constructed as described with the
frames A A joined together by the transverse pieces uu and grating as illustrated.
The retaining rings e joined to said frames by the slotted pieces n adapted to receive
the adjustable carriers o all as described and specified.
Claim 3: A revolving Reel for cleaning carpets constructed of the frames A A
joined by the transverse pieces uu and grating as described. The retaining
rings e secured rigidly to the frames A A by the slotted pieces n provided with the
set screws and adapted to receive and retain to any adjustment the carrying
pieces o, the whole resting upon the wheels a a and adapted to be revolved by
the rotating of either pair of said wheels a, as described and in the manner
set forth.
Declared at New York this Twenty third
day of December, A.D. 1884, before me
at Her.Britannic Majesty's Consulate
General, New York.
W LANE BOOHEY,
H.B.M. Consul General.
THOMAS JAMES STEWART.