IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR SPREADING, STRETCHING, AND STRAIGHTENING TEXTILE FABRICS
Year: 1884

page_text: I EDMUND OUTRAM of Greetland in the county of York Dyer and Finisher, do
hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR SPREADING, STRETCHING, AND STRAIGHTENING TEXTILE FABRICS," to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct an apparatus which efficiently spreads,
stretches, and straightens textile fabrics, which have become creased, chiefly in the
scouring and fulling processes of finishing.
I construct a suitable frame the required width of the fabrics; on this frame
I place a front and back set of top and bottom rollers, the full width of the fabric,
between the front and back rollers, I place two sets of top and bottom rollers, placed
at an angle and driven in opposite directions to the course of the cloth, in order to
stretch, straighten, and keep out the creases. The rollers are carried in an
adjustable frame, so that the angle and width can be altered at will to suit the
fabric being operated upon, in order to maintain the correct course of the fabric
through the machine, one or more sets of rollers placed in front, and betwixt, the
angular rollers, to grip or hold the cloth in its proper course, by the above arrange-
ment the tentering and other manipulation of the fabric during finishing, is greatly
facilitated, the selvages being open and straight.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I EDMUND OUTRAM of Greetland, in the county of York Dyer and Finisher do
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR SPREADING, STRETCHING, AND STRAIGHTENING TEXTILE FABRICS," and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:—
The object of my invention is to construct an apparatus, which efficiently spreads,
stretches, and straightens, textile fabrics, which have become creased, chiefly in the
scouring and fulling processes of finishing, dispensing with a large amount of hand
labour.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation in section of my improved apparatus for spreading,
stretching an straightening textile fabrics.
Fig. 2 is a plan of same.
Fig. 3 shews corrugated spreading rollers and their stand detached in elevation.
A is a suitable frame of sufficient width for the fabrics on which I place a front
set of top and bottom rollers B, B, and a back set of top and bottom rollers C, C,
also two sets of top and bottom rollers D, D, and E, E, (preferably covered with
corrugated indiarubber, the corrugations being at an angle, similar to a screw
thread,) the rollers are placed at an angle and are driven by shaft F, and angle
wheels, G, H, J, K, (or other suitable gearing from any convenient source) in
opposite directions to the course of the cloth T, in order to stretch, straighten and
keep out the creases, the cloth passes between the sets of top and bottom rollers, its
course being shewn by dotted lines and arrows, arrows also indicate the direction
the rollers rotate.
The rollers D are carried in adjustable frames L, so that their angles can be
adjusted by moving them, more or less on the quadrants M, their width can also be
regulated at will, to suit the width of the fabrics being operated upon by means of
the right and left hand screws N, O, passing through nuts S, S, and operated by
hand wheel P, in order to maintain, the correct course of the fabric, through the
machine, one or more sets of plain short rollers R, R, are placed in the space,
between the angular rollers D, D, and E, E, to grip, hold, or guide the cloth in its
proper course, and prevent it from working out of the centre. By the above
arrangement the tentering and other manipulation of the fabrics, during finishing,
is greatly facilitated the selvages being left perfectly open and straight, so
dispensing with a large amount of hand labour.
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 rollers placed at angles and operating in opposite directions, to the course
of the cloth or fabric, between the front and back rollers B, B, and C, C, for the
purposes shewn and described.
2 The combination of the rollers, operating in opposite directions to the course
of the cloth, in combination with the intermediate rollers, as shewn and described.
3. The combination of the rollers and the quadrants, so as to adjust the angle of
the rollers, as shewn and described.
4 The combination of the rollers, and the right and left hand screws, for
adjusting the position, according to the width of the piece operated upon, as shewn
and described.
Dated this twenty ninth day of September 1884.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.