Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1887
Complete Left, 17th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
We WILLIAM BARKER Manager of Brick Works Talbot Terrace Birtley in the
County of Durham and JOHN BEALL Printer and Stationer of St. Andrews Street
Newcastle on Tyne do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The chief feature of this Invention consists in the means by which the sheets of
Paper are conveyed from the pile of Paper to the Machine. This is done by a roller
of Composition hereinafter called the lifting Roller which may be made of Glue and
Treacle Glycerine Gum or any other kind of Material of an adhesive nature the roller
itself being actuated or put in motion by a double excentric sheeve or disc fixed to each
end of the machine cylinder to which excentrics the lifting roller is attached by con-
necting rods which propel the lifting roller up an incline to the pile of Paper standing
on Table supported by springs to regulate the height of the pile from which it takos
one sheet and in withdrawing from the pile of paper conveys the sheet to the desired
position in the machine. Levers are also connected with the Paper Feeder being
fixed in such a position that the excentrics on each end of the cylinder of the machine
pressing upon the back of the lever causes the lifting Roller to come in contact with
a damping roller by which the dust from the Paper is taken off the lifting Roller
thereby causing it to retain its adhesive properties. By the same means the lifting
Roller is also raised to the top of the pile of Paper where the instant it touches the
paper it begins to revolve thereby turning up the edge of the sheet and thus allowing
the air to get in between effectually separates one sheet from the pile whence it is
conveyed to the position required as previously explained. It is of course obvious
that the lifting or composition roller may be utilised by a backward movement of the
various connections to take the sheets of Paper from the Machine and thus constitute
a flyer or taker off as well as a feeder.
Dated this 18th day of May 1887.
WILLIAM BARKER.
JOHN BEALL.

page_text: We WILLIAM BARKER Manager of Brick Works Birtley in the County of Durham
and JOHN BEALL Printer and Stationer of St. Andrews Street Newcastle upon Tyne
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:
The nature of this Invention consists in the means by which the Sheets of Paper are
conveyed from the pile of Paper to the Machine. This is done by a Roller of
Composition hereinafter called the "Lifting Roller" which may be made of. Glue and
treacle Glycerine Gum or any kind of material of an adhesive nature and may be
made either round octagonal or any other suitable shape the roller itself being actuated
or set in motion by either a double or single eccentric sheave disc or crank fixed at
each end of the Machine Cylinder to which eccentric sheave disc or crank the lifting
roller is attached by connecting rods which propel the lifting roller up an incline to
the pile of Paper standing on moveable table the height of which is regulated by either
springs or ratchet wheel working either under or over the table from which the lifting
roller takes one sheet of Paper and in withdrawing from the pile of Paper conveys
the sheet to the desired position in the machine a damping roller is also placed in front
of the Machine Cylinder in such a position as to allow the lifting roller to come in
contact with it at each revolution of the cylinder by which means the dust from the
Paper is taken from the lifting roller thus causing it to retain its adhesive properties
and keeping it in working order.
The composition for "Lifting Roller" and the method of casting it is thus
indicated:
To two pounds of glue add six pounds of treacle and two ounces of glycerine boil
the whole to a proper consistency and pour it into a tube or mould into which the
stock or axle of the roller has been previously fixed when cold it may be taken out and
is ready for use.
The above is only one example of how the composition may be made.
The materials may be varied in their proportions or other materials may be used to
produce the same effect but the use of any material whatsoever of an adhesive nature
for the purpose indicated in the foregoing Specification however it may be made or
however varied the materials may be are comprised in the following claim for
protection,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is as the special object of this patent
To protect the use and application of adhesive composition of any kind as a means
of separating sheets of paper from a pile or heap of Paper and conveying them into
Printing Ruling calendering or other like machines.