Woven Fabrics and Drying the same.
Year: 1884

page_text: Woven Fabrics and Drying the same.
I HARRIS MARKUS of Fleetwood in the County of Lancaster India Rubber
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
MACHINE FOR SPREADING INDIA RUBBER ONTO WOVEN FABRICS AND DRYING THE
SAME to be as follows:-
:
The object of this invention is to construct an efficient spreading and drying
machine which shall be simpler in its construction and mode of working than the
spreading machines at present in use.
The improved machine is constructed as follows: Upon a suitable frame of wood
or iron, and at the front thereof I mount a roller, and adjustable gauge similar to
those usually employed for applying and gauging the coating of rubber, but instead
of the drying chests now in use I affix to the frame at or near the back end thereof
a revolving hollow metal cylinder or drum which is heated with steam which is
admitted through its axis by a pipe proceeding from a steam chest.
Between the spreading roller and the drying cylinder carrier rollers are arranged
to support the fabric and between the drying cylinder and the taking-up roller
(which latter is near the front of the machine) is also mounted another carrier
ruller. The delivery roller is mounted at the front of the machine below the
spreading roller. Upon the axle of the taking up roller I mount fast and loose
pulleys connected by an endless strap to a pulley on the main driving shaft. The
strap is provided with a fork for moving it onto either the fast or the loose pulley
as may be required.
The taking-up roller is the only part of the machine that is driven direct; the
drying cylinder and the other rollers are caused to revolve by the pull of the
woven fabric as it is taken up by the first named roller.
The large diameter of the drying cylinder and the distance between it and both
the spreading and the taking up rollers. ensure the perfect evaporation of all
moisture giving the atmosphere free play on both sides of the fabric as well as
leaving it quite open to the inspection of the workman on each surface both before
and after passing round the cylinder.

page_text: Woven Fabrios and Drying the same.
I HARRIS MARKUS of Fleetwood in the County of Lancaster India Rubber
and Waterproof Garment Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for "AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR SPREADING INDIA RUBBER ONTO
WOVEN FABRICS, AND DRYING THE SAME" and in what manner the same is to be
· performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following t
statement:
The object of my invention is to construct an efficient spreading, and drying
machine which shall be simpler in its construction and mode of working than the
spreading machines at present in use.
The construction of my improved machine will be readily understood on reference
to the annexed drawing and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2. a front elevation of the improved machine
which is constructed as follows
Upon a suitable frame a, a of wood or iron, and at the front thereof I mount a
roller b, b and adjustable gauge c, c similar to those usually employed for applying
and gauging the coating of rubber, but instead of the drying chests now in use I
affix to the frame at or near the back end thereof a revolving hollow metal cylinder
or drum d, d which is heated by means of steam which is admitted through its
hollow axis f, f by a pipe proceeding from a steam chest or boiler.
Between the spreading roller b, b and the drying cylinder d, d carrier rollers may
be arranged to support the fabric if required and between the drying cylinder d, d
and the taking up roller g g (which latter is at the front of the machine) another
carrier roller may be mounted, or these rollers may be dispensed with.
The delivery roller h, h is mounted at the front of the machine below the level
of the spreading roller b, b. Upon the axle of the taking up roller g g I place cone
speed pulleys k, k with a clutch for starting and stopping connected by a strap from
a cone pulley on the main driving shaft.
The taking up roller g g is thus the only part of my improved machine that is
driven direct; the drying cylinder d d, and the other rollers b,
and h, h are
caused to revolve by the pull of the woven. fabric as it is taken up by the first
named roller g g. The large diameter of the drying cylinder d, d and the distance
between it and both the spreading and the taking up rollers ensure the. perfect
evaporation of all moisture giving the atmosphere free play on both sides of the
fabric as well as leaving it quite open to the inspection of the workman on each
surface both before and after passing round the cylinder.
The improved machine also dispenses with a considerable amount of gearing and
occupies a far less space than the spreading machines hitherto in use.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
The improved machine for spreading india rubber onto woven fabrics and drying
the same consisting chiefly in the combination of a spreading roller and adjustable
guage with a steam drying cylinder and a taking up roller all being constructed
arranged and driven substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
drawings annexed.