Sizing and Beaming Machines and Warping Mills.VED POSITIVE EXPANDING & CONTRACTING COMB FOR SIZING & BEAMING MACHINES & WARPING MILLS
Year: 1885

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Sizing and Beaming Machines and Warping Mills.
I, GREEN ROBERT BISHOP KEMPTON Abbey Lodge West Ham Essex Cotton
Mill Manager do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for AN IMPROVED
POSITIVE EXPANDING & CONTRACTING COMB FOR SIZING & BEAMING MACHINES
& WARPING MILLS to be as follows:-
The Comb is divided in two parts and joined in the middle by a hinge, the pin
of which forms the centre dent; each end of the Comb is connected to a female
socket working on a shaft with a right hand thread at one end & a left hand
thread at the other, so that when the Shaft is turned round the sockets move in or
out and cause the centre to be pushed to or from the front of the Machine, thus
either expanding or contracting as desired in a positive way-The Dents are
fixtures in the Stock or Barrel of Comb and separately are immoveable, but that in
expanding & contracting all move bodily in a positive proportional contraction or
expansion, so that the Yarn passing between the dents is spread with an equal
number of threads over every inch of the beam and that it is the stock in which the
dents are fixed, which moves in the particular way described to give the requisite
expansion & contraction.
The dents are made from Oval wire but they can be made from any shaped wire
to suit any class of yarn.
THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. I. Shows the Comb expanded to its fullest extent and when the dents are
all in one straight line.
Fig. 2. Shows the Comb contracted and when the dents in each part of the
Comb form a V with the centre dent.
Same letters apply to each Fig.
a, a is the socket hinge in centre of Comb.
b is the pin forming centre dent which has a flat round foot resting on a bearing
plate l.
c, c are the barrels made from gas tube and screwed at one end into the sockets
of Hinge and at the other end into a cap, d, d, these caps are connected to the
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page_text: female Sockets, e, e, working on motion shaft, f; the Tubes are slotted wide enough
to take the dents of a comb (made in the same way as a common striking comb or
Reed only with oval wire), these combs are made to fit in the Barrel and are butted
firmly up to the stop end of Socket in Hinge by the set screws g g.
d, d, are Caps screwed on each barrel and connected to the Sockets e, e so that
they can move freely about them.
e, e are female screwed Sockets working on a left hand & right hand screw
respectively on the motion shaft, f.
fis the motion shaft for expanding and contracting and is turned by the
handle ; it has a right hand screw at one end and a left hand screw at the other
which work in the Sockets e, e.
g, g, are small set screws in the Caps d, d, screwing the Comb with oval dents
up firmly in the barrels c, c.
h, h, are plates in which dents are fixed to cover the hinge & fill the space up
between the stop ends of the sockets of hinge and the centre dent and are screwed
on to top of hinges by two small screws.
i, Screw for moving the Comb laterally; the end of this screw is formed as a
box which receives the end of the motion shaft, f, and supports it and at the same
time allows it to be turned freely round; to prevent the motion shaft coming out
of Box end when the screw is moved a collar is pinned on the shaft.
k, k, are common brackets fixed on the framing of Machine.
1,1, is a bearer plate fixed on cross beam or rail of frame supporting the whole
comb in the middle & on which the foot of the centre pin, b, slides horizontally to
or away from the front of Machine and also laterally.
m, are dents formed of Oval Wire and firmly fixed in the barrel or stock and
separately are immoveable.
n, is a handle by which the motion shaft, f, is turned.
p, is a collar pinned on to motion shaft f, at the end in Box end of screw, i.
q is the Box end of screw, i, to receive and support end of motion shaft, f.
DACA V way of way
G. R. B. KEMPTON,
Abbey Lodge, West Ham, Essex,

page_text: Sizing and Beaming Machines and Warping Mills.
I, GREEN ROBERT BISHOP KEMPTON Abbey Lodge West Ham Essex Cotton
Mill Manager do hereby declare the nature of said invention for AN IMPROVED
POSITIVE EXPANDING & CONTRACTING COMB FOR SIZING & BEAMING MACHINES
& WARPING MILLS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The Comb is divided in two parts and joined in the middle by a hinge, the pin
of which forms the centre dent; each end of the Comb is connected to a female
socket working on a Shaft, with a right hand thread at one end, and a left hand
thread at the other, so that when the shaft is turned round the sockets move in or
out and cause the centre to be pushed to or from the front of the Machine, thus
either expanding or contracting as desired in a positive way-The Dents are
fixtures in the stock or barrel of Comb and separately are immoveable, but that in
expanding or contracting all move bodily in a positive proportional contraction or
expansion, so that the Yarn passing between the dents is spread with an equal
number of threads over every inch of the beam, and that it is the Stock in which
the Dents are fixed which moves in the particular way described to give the
requisite expansion & contraction.
The dents are made from Oval Wire but they can be made from any shaped wire
to suit any class of yarn.
The Drawings are those filed with Provisional Specification.
THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. I. Shows the Comb expanded to its fullest extent, and when the dents are
all in one straight line.
Fig. 2. Shows the Comb contracted and when the dents in each part of the
Comb form a V with the centre dent.
Same letters apply to each figure.
a, a is the Socket Hinge in centre of Comb.
b is the Pin forming centre dent which has a flat round foot resting on a bearing
plate, l.
c, c are the barrels made from gas tube and screwed at one end into the sockets
of hinge, and at the other end into a cap d, d, these caps are connected to the
female sockets e, e, working on motion shaft f; the Tubes are slotted wide enough
to take the dents of a comb (made in the same way as a common striking Comb or
Reed only with Oval Wire) these combs are made to fit in the Barrel and are
butted firmly up to the stop end of Socket in hinge by the set screws g, g.
d, d are caps screwed on each barrel and connected to the Sockets e, e so that
they can move freely about them.
e, e are female screwed Sockets working on a left hand & right hand screw
respectively on the motion shaft f.

page_text: f, is the motion shaft for expanding & contracting and is turned by the
handle n; it has a right hand screw at one end, and a left hand screw at the
other which work in the sockets e, e.
9, 9, are small set screws in the caps d, d, screwing the Comb with oval dents up
firmly in the barrel c, c.
h, h are plates in which dents are fixed to cover the hinge & fill the space up
between the stop ends of the Sockets of Hinge and the centre dent and are screwed
on to top of hinges by two small screws.
i Screw for moving the comb laterally; the end of this screw is formed as a
box which receives the end of the motion shaft f, & supports it and at the same
time allows it to be turned freely round; to prevent the motion shaft coming out
of box end when the screw is moved a collar is pinned on the shaft.
k, k, are common brackets fixed on the framing of Machine.
1, 1, is a bearer plate fixed on Cross Beam or Rail of Frame, supporting the whole
comb in the middle & on which the foot of the centre pin b, slides horizontally to
or away from the front of Machine & also laterally.
m, are dents formed of Oval Wire & firmly fixed in the Barrel or stock and
separately are immoveable.
n is a handle by which the motion shaft f is turned.
p, is a collar pinned on to motion shaft f at the end in box end of screw i, to
receive & support end of motion shaft f.
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. That the Comb spreads the yarn equally over every inch on the beam both in
expanding & in contracting & when stationary.
2. The particular way the Expansion & Contraction is effected and that the
movement of the dents is equal & positive.
3. That the Dents made of Oval Wire are fixed in barrel of Comb and separately
are immoveable but that the whole Comb moves bodily.
Dated this 10th day of December 1885.