Improvements in Machinery and Apparatus for Marking Woven Piece Goods with Trade Marks and other Marks and Devices, and for Printing and Colouring such Marks and Devices at a Single Operation.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1889-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery and Apparatus for Marking Woven Piece
Goods with Trade Marks and other Marks and Devices, and for
Printing and Colouring such Marks and Devices at a Single
Operation.
I JOHN DUXBURY of the firm of Lomnitz and Duxbury of 44 Blackfriars Street,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of
this Invention to be as follows :-
My said Invention relates to apparatus for marking trade marks and other marks and
devices upon woven goods in the piece and for printing and colouring such marks and
devices and consists of further improvements upon an apparatus for which I have
obtained Her Majesty's Letters Patent No. 4998 of the year 1879. In the said former
apparatus I employ an engraved roller to print the trade mark or device upon the
piece which is carried forward to the printing and presser rollers by an endless
travelling apron.
It will be obvious that in cases where 1 desire to print any
additional sign, number, mark or name in conjunction with the main trade mark,
such additional inatter must either be engraved upon the roller, or it must be printed
separately upon the piece. In the former case the roller could be used only for that
particular lot of goods which is to bear that particular combination of marks and in
the latter case the trouble and cost of marking the goods is considerably increased.
In addition to this should it be desired to colour the mark printed by the engraved
roller, this also can only be done by a separate operation. The object of my present
invention is to provide an apparatus in which the said auxiliary marks, numbers,
names or the like used in conjunction with the main and central trado mark, can be
mado interchangable and removable at pleasure so that they can be altered to suit
requirements. The means which I use to obtain this result consist of an auxiliary
roller or of auxiliary rollers carried by the same framework which sustains the
engraved roller and acting in concert therewith. The said auxiliary roller or rollers
is or are arranged behind or it might be in front of the engraved roller. The plate
or electrotype or block or the letters or figures or other printing surface or object
intended to supplement the design on the engraved roller is or are nailed or screwed
or clipped or otherwise secured to the periphery or pheripheries of the said
auxiliary roller or rollers and are so arranged relatively to the engraved roller that
they will be printed on the piece in their proper position relatively to the inain trade
mark or design. In operating with the apparatus the piece goods are laid on the
travelling apron and delivered thereby to the engraved roller which prints the
principal design. The piece on passing from beneath the engraved roller next
encounters the auxiliary roller or rollers and receives the impression of the additional
changable marks or numbers carried thereby. The goods are then delivered to a
sloping table or travelling apron and are removed completely marked or printed at
one operation. The printing surfaces on the auxiliary roller or rollers are kept
supplied with colour or printing liquid from a colour trough, the colour or liquid
being applied to the printing surfaces by transferring rollers of rubber or other
suitable material. When it is desired to change the said auxiliary marks, they can
be easily and quickly removed from the auxiliary roller or rollers and different
marks substituted the design on the engraved roller remaining constant. The said
auxiliary rollers may also be utilised to colour the design printed by the engraved
roller. In this case I secure a printing surface to the auxiliary roller which shall
como exactly opposite to or over the design printed. by the engraved. roller or over

page_text: that part of the design which it may be wished to colour. By using more than one
roller several colours can be printed or applied. These colour printing surfaces can
also be removed and changed to suit the engraved roller.
Dated this 30th day of October 1888
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery and Apparatus for Marking Woven Piece
Goods with Trade Marks and other Marks and Devices, and for
Printing and Colouring such Marks and Devices at a Single
Operation.
1 JOHN DUXBURY of the firm of Lomnitz and Duxbury of 44 Blackfriars Street,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Merchants, 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 and accompanying
drawings :-
My said Invention relates to apparatus for marking trade marks and other marks
and devices upon woven goods in the piece and for printing and colouring such
marks and devices and consists of further improvements upon an apparatus for which
I have obtained Her Majesty's Letters Patent No. 4998 of the year 1879. In tho
said former apparatus I employ an engraved roller to print the trade mark or device
upon the piece which is carried forward to the printing and pressing rollers by an
endless travelling apron.
It will be obvious that in cases where I desire to print any
additional sign, number, mark or name in conjunction with the main trade mark,
such additional matter must either be engraved upon the roller, or it must be printed
separately upon the piece. In the former case the roller could be used only for that
particular lot of goods which is to bear that particular combination of marks and in
the latter case the trouble and cost of marking the goods is considerably increased.
In addition to this should it be desired to colour the mark printed by the engraved
roller, this also can only be done by a separate operation. The object of my present
invention is to provide an apparatus in which the said auxilliary marks, numbers,
names or the like used in conjunction with the main and central trade mark, can be
made interchangable and removable at pleasure so that they can be altered to suit
requirements. The means which I use to obtain this result consist of an auxilliary
roller or of auxilliary rollers carried by the same framework which sustains the
engraved roller and acting in concert therewith. The said auxilliary roller or
rollers is or are arranged behind or it might be in front of the engraved roller. The
plate or electrotype or block or the letters or figures or other printing surfaces or objects
intended to supplement the design on the engraved roller is or are nailed or screwed
or clipped or otherwise secured to the periphery or peripheries of the said auxilliary
roller or rollers and are so arranged relatively to the engraved roller that they will
be printed on the piece in their proper position relatively to the main trade mark or
design. In operating with the apparatus the piece goods are laid on the travelling
apron and delivered thereby to the engraved roller which prints the principal design.
The piece on passing from beneath the engraved roller next encounters the auxilliary
roller or rollers and receives the impression of the additional changable marks or
numbers carried thereby. The goods are then delivered to a sloping table or
travelling apron and are removed completely marked or printed at one operation.
The printing surfaces on the auxilliary roller or rollers are kept supplied with colour
or printing liquid from a colour trough, the colour or liquid being applied to the
printing surfaces by transferring rollers of rubber or other suitable material. When
it is desired to change the said auxilliary marks, they can be easily and quickly
removed from the auxilliary roller or rollers and different marks substituted, tho

page_text: design on the engraved roller remaining constant. The said auxilliary rollers may
also be utilised to colour the design printed by the engraved roller. In this case I
secure a printing surface to the auxilliary roller which shall come exactly opposite to
or over the design printed by the engraved roller or over that part of the design
which it may be wished to colour. By using more than one roller several colours
can be printed or applied. These colour printing surfaces can also be removed and
changed to suit the engraved roller.
To render my invention perfectly clear I will now proceed to describe the same
more particularly with reference to the annexed sheet of illustrative drawings.
In the following description in order that the whole operation of the machine may
bo fully understood I will not confine myself strictly to the parts which constitute
the present improvements but will describe the complete apparatus particularly pointing
out what are the novel portions.
Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine between the side frames.
Fig. 2 is a view of the machine at the feeding end.
Figs. 3. 4, 5 and 6 are views of details of the apparatus to which I will afterwards
refer.
Referring to the said Figs. and more especially to Fig. 11 will first give a general
idea of the operation of the machine and will afterwards describe the parts more
particularly in detail. The three principal parts of the machine are 1st. The
travelling apron A for carrying forward the folded piece goods to the marking
rollers-2nd. The marking rollers B and C for impressing the principal trade mark
or other marks and devices on the goods and 3rd. The rollers D and E which
constitute the chief portion of the present improvements and which are provided for
the printing of additional and variable signs, marks, numbers and the like to
accompany the principal trade mark or otherwise to colour the mark already printed
by the rollers B. C. It will be observed that an additional travelling apron F carries
the goods from the rollers B. C to the rollers D. E and thence to the point of delivery
or sloping table. The mechanism is supported between two end frames G. H held
by stays 1 II 1. The upper marking roller B runs in bearings J which slide in
gaps or guides formed in the frames G. HI, the said bearings being suspended from
and adjusted by powerful screws K, which are turned by hand wheels 1. The
roller B or its surface is made of copper or other suitable metal or composition and is
engraved with the trade mark to be printed on the goods. A trough M which is
pivotted on the bearings J so as to movo with the roller is filled with marking liquid
or colour the roller revolving in the direction of the arrow and partly in the said
trough. The bottom of the trough is composed of a thin plate N of steel or other
metal which bears against the roller B and serves as a doctor to remove superfluous
colour from the surface. The counter balance weights O on arms projecting from the
trough, keep the doctor N with a firm but yielding pressure against the surface of
the roller B. The doctor is moved to and fro by means which I will afterwards
describe. A brush P' is also applied to the upper part of the roller to assist in keeping
it clean and to remove fluff and the like. Both brush and colour trough are pivotted
upon the bearing blocks J and accompany the roller B as it is moved up or down.
The lower presser roller C is supported in bearing blocks Q which can be raised and
lowered by adjusting screws R the said adjusting screws engaging with nuts S
projecting from side levers T pivotted at U. The other ends of the side levers T
have adjusting screws V which bear upon supports rising from the outer end of
double levers W which are pivotted at X and are weighted at the free ends Y.
will be seen that this arrangement enables the lower roller C to yield downward to
any inequalities in the thickness or in the material of the folded piece goods a specimen
of which is indicated in the drawing and marked Z. The endless travelling apron A
is mounted upon carrier pullies a a¹ and is provided with guiding snugs against
which the piece Z is laid. The said snugs bare so situated upon the travelling
apron A that when the piece Z is carried forward in the direction of the arrow the
print impressed by the roller B will register correctly and in its proper position on
the goods. The travelling apron may either be composed of a series of laths or bars
It

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as shown or it may be composed of any suitable fabric or material. A platform
extends from the inner end of the apron A to the rollers B. C and a similar
platform d extends between the rollers B. C and the rollers D. E.
I now pass on to the
latter rollers D. E. which as has been already said serve as auxilliary marking rollers or
as colouring rollers to colour the mark impressed by the roller B. The uses of these
auxilliary rollers may be briefly referred to. It is well known that where a merchant
has a staple trade mark or staple trade marks which he impresses upon his piece goods
the said mark or marks have frequently to be accompanied by additional marks,
devices, signs or numbers corresponding to the quality length and so on of the goods,
and as these so to speak accidental marks are numerous and have to be combined in
many ways it will be obvious that in cases where I desire to print any additional
sign, number, mark, name or length in conjunction with the main trade mark, such
additional matter must either be engraved upon the roller B or it must be printed
separately upon the piece. In the former case the roller B could be used only for
that particular lot of goods which is to bear that particular combination of marks;
and in the latter case the trouble and cost of marking the goods is considerably
increased. In addition to this if it should be desired to colour the mark printed by
the engraved roller, this also can only be done by a separate and after operation.
Now the object of the rollers C and D is to provide means by which the said
auxilliary marks, numbers, names, colouring means or the like which it may be wished
to use in conjunction with the main and central trade mark engraved on the roller B
can be made interchangable and removable at pleasure so that they can be altered
to suit requirements. The plate, electrotype or block or the letters, figures or other
printing surfaces or objects intended to supplement the trade mark on the roller B is
or are nailed, screwed, clipped or otherwise secured to tho periphery of the roller D,
and are so arranged relatively to the engraved roller B that they will be printed on
the piece Z, in their proper position relatively to the main trade mark or design.
Referring to the enlarged view Fig. 3 of the drawings the roller D which may be of
wood or of other suitable substance or metal carries a plate 1 which is bent round the
roller D and is secured by nails or screws 2. The plate 1 bears figures, letters or
other inscriptions as indicated, in relief, the said plate being fixed to the roller in such
a position relatively to the periphery of the roller B that the markings carried by
plate 1 will register correctly on the piece Z. Figs. 4 and 5 show another mode of
securing the interchangable plates to the roller D or its substitute. The roller Dis
in this case preferably of metal and carries a sleeve or ring 3 which has undercut and
inclined grooves 4 in its periphery as clearly shown in the Figs. These grooves
receive sliding catches 5 a separate catch being shown to an enlarged scale in Fig. 6.
The catch consists of two parts. The under part 5 which enters the undercut groove
carries an upper plate 6 which has bevelled sides and ends and is secured to the lower
part by a screw 7. To secure the plates 1 to the periphery of the sleeve 3 the catches
are slid along the grooves until the parts 6 bear against the inclined sides of the
plates 1. By turning the screw 7 the catch is jammed in the groove and takes firm
hold of the plate 1. Several catches are used to hold each plate. I do not however
limit myself to these means for holding the plates 1 upon the roller D as any other
suitable arrangements might be used. The roller D is carried in sliding bearings J
and adjusted by screws K and hand wheel in a manner precisely similar to the
manner already described with reference to the roller B. As it is however more
convenient to use printing surfaces in relief in conjunction with the roller D rather
than in sunk lines as in the case of the roller B, I do not use the same node of
applying the colour to the printing surfaces on the roller D as the use of a doctor
such as N is not admissable. I use instead a colour supplying roller e which revolves
in contact with the printing roller D. The supply roller e receives colour from
another roller which might work directly in the colour trough although as shown it
takes the colour from a third roller y which revolves in the colour trough h. The
under presser roller E is carried in a manner exactly similar to the method already
described with reference to the under presser roller that is to say by the bearing
blocks Q, adjusting screws R', side levers T¹ screws V₁ and double levers W. The

page_text: endless apron F extends between the roller c and an adjustable roller ; by the
adjustment of which the apron may be tightened. The apron F serves to carry
the goods over the platform d which bridges the space between the two sets of printing
and presser rollers and also delivers the goods upon the table at the delivery end.
The colour trough M and doctor N are moved gently to and fro by a rod & seen
distinctly at Fig. 2 the inner end of the rod k being connected to the back of the
trough and the outer end to a rocking link carrying a friction roller which enters a
cam groove in a cam on the end of the shaft in of the roller B. Unequal wearing
of the doctor N is thus prevented. The machine is driven from fast and loose
pullies n. n supported between standards o. p. The inner end of the pulley shaft has
a toothed pinion q which gears with a toothed spur wheel r carried on the shaft s
which extends between the standard p and the side frame G. A-pinion on the
shafts gears with two similar pinions u. v on the shafts of the rollers B and D which
are thereby driven. A pulley on the other end of the shaft of the roller E takes
a belt which drives a pulley w on the shaft of the carrier pullies a¹ and thus gives
motion to the apron A. These driving pullies and the belt are conventionally
indicated in dotted lines at Fig. 1, the pulley w appearing in Fig. 2. At the end
of the machine at which the frame H appears the end of the shaft of the roller C
carries a pinion which gears with an intermediate wheel y which also gears with a
pinion on the end of the shaft of the roller E. The pinion is driven from a
pinion on the shaft m of the roller B and thus the rollers C. E are driven. The
gearing is so arranged that the travelling aprons A and F and the rollers B. C. D. E
shall all move at the same surface speed and carry the piece through properly.
When the machine is in operation all that requires to be done is to lay the piece on
the travelling apron A taking care to adjust it against it against the stops or snugs b.
The apron A carries the piece forward and between the rollers B. C where it receives
an impression of the main trade mark. From thence the apron F transports it
between the rollers D. E where the previous impression is coloured if desired or
where the auxilliary marks relating to quality, length or the like are added so as to
appear in conjunction with the main trade mark. The apron F, still carrying the
piece forward, delivers it at length the delivery end of the machine upon the
table *. Instead of having two separate aprons A and F as described the apron A
might be extended throughout the entire length of the machine and carry the goods
between both sets of rollers, and deliver them at the table as described. Such an
apron might also be used in conjunction with mechanism which prints by stamping
instead of rolling and in such a case intermittent instead of continuous motion might
be given to the apron.
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 general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts composing
an apparatus for marking folded piece goods with trade marks and other marks,
names, numbers or devices, the said apparatus consisting primarily of the travelling
apron A, printing roller B, with colour trough and doctor, lower bed roller
travelling apron F, auxilliary printing roller D, with colour transferring rollers, and
lower bed roller E all arranged mounted and acting substantially as described and
shown.
(2) In apparatus for marking folded piece goods with trade marks and other
marks, names, numbers and devices the employment of auxilliary rollers or means
for stamping impressing or printing additional and interchangable marks numbers,
names or devices in conjunction with the main trade mark or design and at a single
operation substantially as described and shown.
(3) In apparatus of the indicated description the auxilliary marking roller D, for
carrying interchangable plates, blocks, stamps or other means for printing inter-
changable marks, numerals, names, or devices upon folded piece goods in combination

page_text: with the colour transferring rollers and the lower presser or bed roller the said
roller Dworking in unison with the printing roller B which carries the chief mark
or design, substantially as described and shown.
(4) The sleeve or ring 3 mounted on the auxilliary roller D and having undercut
grooves fitted with sliding catches to take hold of the interchangable printing plates
or blocks carried on the periphery of the sleeve substantially as described and
shown.
Dated this 30th day of July 1889
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.