Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Making Endless Tapes for Driving Printing Machines, Paper Folding Machines, Spinning Frames, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1889-Accepted, 6th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Making Endless
Tapes for Driving Printing Machines, Paper Folding Machines,
Spinning Frames, and the like.
I WILLIAM HIRD of Stirling Place, Valley Road, Shipley in the county of York,
Tailor and Draper do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
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I construct my endless tapes with one layer upon another, until the required
thickness is arrived at, the end of the tape is made to coincide with the beginning,
so that the tape or belt is not thicker in one place than another, so preventing
jumping when in use.
To keep the belts perfectly rigid and true, I sow rows of stitches from end to end
of the belt, as many as required, always stitching one row as near the edge as
possible, so as to keep the belt the same width all the way round.
In some cases it is desired to construct a great many belts of the same length, for
this purpose I employ a measuring frame constructed as follows.
I mount a suitable metal rod upon bearings or supports upon a suitable table,
a collar slides upon this rod, carrying a projecting arm which is adjustable upon the
rod by means of a set screw or other suitable means; at the other end of the machine
is fixed another arm.
Upon these arms are placed the tapes thus securing the same length to any number
of tapes.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Making Endless
Tapes for Driving Printing Machines, Paper Folding Machines,
Spinning Frames, and the like.
I WILLIAM HIRD of Stirling Place, Valley Road, Shipley, in the county of York,
Tailor and Draper, 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 :-
I construct my endless tapes, with one layer upon another until the required
thickness is arrived at; the end of the tape is made taper to coincide with the
beginning, so that the tape or belt is not thicker in one place than in another, so
preventing jumping when in use.
To keep the belts perfectly rigid and true, I sew rows of stitches from end to end
of the belt, as many as required, always stitching one row as near the edge as
possible, so as to keep the belt the same width all the way round.
Insome cases it, is desired to construct a great many belts of the same length;
for this purpose, I employ a measuring frame constructed as follows:-
;
I mount a suitable metal rod upon bearings or supports upon a suitable table
a collar slides upon this rod carrying a projecting arm, which is adjustable upon the
rod by means of a set screw or other suitable means, at the other end of the machine
is fixed another arm, upon these arms are placed the tapes, thus securing the same
length to any number of tapes.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an elevation showing wrapping of tape.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1, showing stitching of same.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of measuring frame.
Fig. 4 is a plan of Fig. 3.
I construct my endless tapes A of a single tape, wrapped with one layer upon
another until the required thickness is arrived at; the end of the tape is made taper
at B and C, to coincide with the begining, so that the tape or belt is not thicker in
one place than in another, so preventing jumping when in use; the end B finishes
opposite to the other end C.
To keep the belts perfectly rigid and true, I sew rows of stitches D from
end to end of the belt as many as required, always stitching one row as near the
edge as possible, so as to keep the belt the same width all the way round.
In some cases it is desired to construct a great many belts of the same length; for
this purpose, I employ a measuring frame, constructed as follows:-
I mount a suitable metal rod E upon bearings or supports F, upon a suitable table,
a collar G slides upon this rod carrying a projecting arm H, which is adjustable upon
the rod by means of a set screw K, or other suitable means, at the other end of
the machine is, fixed another arm L, upon these arms are placed the tapes which
are stretched out to their full length, thus securing the same length to any number
of tapes.
Having now particularly described and
tion and in what manner the same is to
claim is :-
ascertained the nature of this inven-
be performed, I declare that what I
1. The forming and sewing of endless or other tapes used as bands or belts for
driving printing machines, paper folding machines, spinning machinery, and the
like substantially as shown and described.
2. The measuring frame, upon which the tapes are made, as and for the purposes,
substantially as shown and described
Dated this Twenty third day of Mov 1980
ay of May 1880
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.