Improvements in Apparatus for Damping Woven Fabrics, Paper, and Analogous Materials and Substances.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Damping Woven Fabrics, Paper, and
Analogous Materials and Substances.
1, EDWIN BREADNER of 134 Deansgate, Manchester in the County of Lancashire,
Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for damping woven fabrics,
paper, and analogous materials and substances, and has for its object to improve the
construction and action of the brush or cylinder which picks up the water from a
trough & projects the same onto the material to be damped so as to render the
apparatus more durable, and produce a much finer and more uniform spray of water
than heretofore has been the case.
To this end I suitably form a cylinder of tinned copper, the periphery of which
I furnish with long narrow pointed teeth at equal distances, about 1, apart from
each other.
These teeth are also made of tinned copper but instead of forming them separately
I form the same in strips to suit the length of the cylinder to which they are applied.
These strips of teeth are formed with a flange or lip by means of which they are
soldered longitudinally to the periphery of the cylinder, so as to form radial rows of
teeth in close proximity to each other, and to leave a space between the teeth of each
strip, of about 1.
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F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: I, EDWIN BREADNER of 134 Deansgate, Manchester, in the County of Lancashire,
Agent, 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 apparatus for damping woven fabrics,
paper, and analogous materials and substances, and has for its object to improve the
construction and action of the brush or cylinder which picks up the water from a
tank and projects the same onto the material to be damped, so as to render the
apparatus more durable, and produce a much finer and more uniform spray of water
than heretofore has been the case.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is an end view, and Fig. 2 a side view of a portion of my improved
damping brush or cylinder.
Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section and Fig. 4 a side view of an apparatus fitted with
my improved damping brush or cylinder.
In carrying out my invention I suitably form a cylinder a of tinned copper, the
periphery of which I furnish with long narrow pointed teeth b, at equal distances,
about, apart from each other.
These teeth are also made of tinned copper, but instead of forming them
separately I form the same in strips c to suit the length of the cylinder a to which
they are applied.
These strips of teeth c are formed with a flange or lip c¹ by means of which they
are soldered longitudinally, to the periphery of the cylinder a, so as to form radial
rows of teeth in close proximity to each other, and to leave a space between the teeth
of each strip of about ".
The described construction of brush or roller a, is employed to rotate in suitable
bearings d, preferably such as illustrated in Figs. 2 & 4, and is arranged to dip into
a water tank e formed with an overflow e¹ and water inlet f.
In order to effect an automatic supply of water to the tank e, I provide the inlet f
with a ball tap g which controls the flow of the water, and assists in keeping the latter
in the tank e always at an equal level.
For the purpose of causing the brush or cylinder a to take up more or less water,
the brush or cylinder a is made vertically adjustable, by means of screws h, arranged
to rotate at each end in the frame i of the apparatus, acting upon the bearings d,
sliding thereon.
The lower extremities of the screws are furnished respectively with a bevel
wheel which gears respectively into another bevel-wheel ¹ employed at each end of
the horizontal shaft k, furnished at one end with a hand wheel k¹.

page_text: When rotating the latter both ends of the brush or cylinder a are raised
simultaneously and equally, and the brush or cylinder a, being thus brought more or
less into contact with the water in the tank e, a finer or coarser spray is accordingly
produced.
The water tank e is furnished with a removable cover 1, the front of which
is provided with gauze through which the water in a fine spray is projected onto
the material or substance to be damped, placed or passing in front thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
In apparatus for damping woven fabrics, paper, and analogous materials and
substances :-
The employment of a rotary brush or cylinder a, the periphery of which is
thickly covered with long pointed teeth b formed in longitudinal strips c, and
secured thereto in a straight manner, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 5th day of January 1889.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester,
Agents to Applicant.