Improvements in Machines for Beating and Brushing Carpets.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1893-Accepted. 30th Dec., 1893
: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Beating and Brushing Carpets.
I, JOHN CLEMETSON CLARK of 42 Northgate, Blackburn in the County of
Lancaster, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in machines for beating and brushing
carpets, the object being to so construct and arrange the brushing appliances that
the carpet under operation can be fed into the machine and withdrawn therefrom
without moving the brush, and whilst the machine and brush are in operation, the
interior of the machine and the carpet therein can be seen by the attendant and the
passage of the carpet controlled.
According to this invention at the feed end of the machine I place a roller, or
rollers carried end to end in adjustable bearings. Above the roller, or rollers I
place the brush or brushes, the bristles of which are fixed in long stocks or segments
and bolted into a carrying shaft. Circular brushes (in section) are thus formed
but only about half of the circumference is covered with bristles.
When the machine is in operation the roller or rollers and brush or brushes one
driven and caused to revolve in the ordinary manner and the carpet is brushed as
it passes over the roller or rollers and consequently whilst the pile or fibres of the
carpet are open and at each revolution of the brush the interior of the machine cau
be seen.
The adjustable bearings of the roller or rollers allows the latter to be
moved nearer to or further from the brush or brushes as required.
Dated this 27th day of February 1893.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Beating and Brushing Carpets.
I, JOHN CLEMETSON CLARK of 42 Northgate, Blackburn in the County of
Lancaster, Cabinet Maker, 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:.
This invention relates to improvements in machines for beating and brushing
carpets, the object being to so construct and arrange the brushing appliances that
the carpet under operation can be fed into the machine and withdrawn therefrom
without moving the brush, and whilst the machine and brush are in operation, the
interior of the machine and the carpet therein can be seen by the attendant and the
passage and movements of the carpet controlled, and the carpet is more thoroughly
brushed and cleaned and the brushes last longer.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in
which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of parts of a machine for beating and brushing carpets
shewing the improved brushing apparatus.
Fig. 2 is an end sectional elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an end sectional view of the improved brush.
According to this invention at the feed end, of the machine I place a roller, 1 or
rollers carried end to end in adjustable bearings 2. Above the roller 1, or rollers
I place the brush 3 or brushes, the bristles of which are fixed in long stocks or

page_text: segments 4 and each stock or segment 4 is bolted onto a (preferably square) carrying
shaft 5. Circular brushes (in section) are thus formed but only about half of the
circumference is covered with bristles (see Fig. 3).
By making the brush in segments which are interchangeable, each segment can
be turned round, or fixed in a reverse direction on the shaft 5 thus a brush or
portion of a brush the bristles of which have become bent or worn by coming into
contact with the carpet can be reversed and the opposite side of the brush will first
meet the carpet and the tendency will be to bend the bristles back and so straighten
them and the brushes are worn evenly. The axis of the shaft 5 is carried in
bearings 10 fixed to the front of the machine, and on the end of the said axis are
two pulleys, one fast, and one loose, and these pulleys are driven by strap or belt
from any source.
The adjustable bearing comprises the bearing 2 carried on the spindle 8 in the
socket 6 bolted to the front of the machine or compartment 7 in which are the
ordinary beaters. At the lower end of the socket 6 is a thumb screw 9 on the upper
end of which the spindle 8 of the bearing 2 rests so that by turning the screw 8 the
bearing 2 and roller 1 are raised or lowered and moved nearer to or further from
the brushes 3. At 11 is a thumb screw for locking the spindle 8 of the bearing in
the position to which it has been set.
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When the machine is in operation the roller 1 or rollers are driven by the
carpet 11 being drawn over same as ordinary, and brush or brushes 3, one driven
and caused to revolve in the ordinary manner and the carpet is brushed as it passes
over the roller 1 or rollers and consequently whilst the pile or fibres of the carpet
are open and at each revolution of the brush, i.c. when the blank or bare portion is
directly above the roller 1, the interior of the machine can be seen.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The brush or brushes 3 made in segments as described, roller or rollers 1,
having the adjustable bearings all in combination and as and for the purpose herein
described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The brush 3 made of a series of long stock or segments 4 fixed onto a shaft or
centre piece such as 5.
Dated thin nach 1
SAT
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