Fabrics in Continuous Lengths.
Year: 1885

page_text: Fabrics in Continuous Lengths.
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I SIGISMUND WACHTER, of 69 Piccadilly, Manchester, Lancaster, Commission
Agent do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND
MACHINERY FOR EMBROIDERING TEXTILE FABRICS IN CONTINUOUS LENGTHS a com-
munication to me from abroad by Jacob Rohner of Robstein in the Canton of
St. Gallen Switzerland to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is the production of continuous lengths of embroidered
material instead of producing pieces limited to say from four to five yards or to the
length of the Heillman machine as hitherto employed. In performing this invention
I mount a roller at each end of a rectangular framework and in adjustable slides
actuated by suitable screws-this framework being capable of a vertical motion so
that when one part of the material is embroidered, such frame can travel upwards
carrying the material and rollers along with it and so present another part of the
material to the action of the needles and so on until the full width is embroidered-
this being done the material is wound sideways from one roller on to be other
and the same operation is repeated on the fresh surface presented and so on to the
end of the piece.
In this manner I am able to embroider full lengths of material in both "edging"
and "insertion" instead of as heretofore cutting the material into lengths to suit
the length of machine.
The frame is actuated by screws passing through suitable nuts and which screws
are geared together so as to move simultaneously by a shaft and worm and worm-
wheels-the material being secured at its edges to adjustable hooks and rendered
further adjustable by sliding pieces affixed on the inner sides of the sliding frame.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in and Machinery for Embroidering Textile
Fabrics in Continuous Lengths.
I SIGISMUND WACHTER of 73. Piccadilly Manchester in the County of Lancaster
do hereby declare the nature of this invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND MACHINERY
FOR EMBROIDERING TEXTILE FABRICS IN CONTINUOUS LENGTHS" which invention has
been communicated to me from abroad by Jacob Rohner of Switzerland, and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is the production of continuous lengths of embroidered
material instead of producing pieces limited to say from 4 to 5 yards or to the
length of the Heillman machine as hitherto employed. On the accompanying
drawing Fig. 1. is a front view of the improved machine and Figs 2, 3, 4 and 5 are
details, of the same upon a larger scale.
In performing this invention I mount a vertical roller G at each end of a
rectangular framework consisting of the longitudinal angle-iron pieces or clamping
bars c and D bolted together by the cast iron end pieces F.
These rollers G are provided with slots thro' which the end of the piece of fabric
is inserted and also with ratchet wheels a and pawls b to enable the fabric or woven
material carried by such rollers to be adjusted in tightness between them to the
greatest nicety. And in order to enable such rollers to move backwards or forwards
as the material winds off one roller on to the other and thus varies in diameter
upon the two rollers and so as always to present the surface of the material in the
same vertical plane I arrange the bearings j. (see Fig. 4.) of such rollers to slide in
boxes H which in turn are controlled by suitable screws j¹.
This rectangular frame hereinafter called the embroidering frame carrying the
vertical rollers G is capable of travelling up and down upon an outer stationary
frame consisting of the cast iron standards G which form guides for the embroidering
frame and which are braced together top and bottom by the wooden pieces a
and B.
In order to ensure that the embroidering frame shall move easily up and down
its guides a vertical screw K is mounted in each standard G screwing through a
nut & secured to the cast iron end pieces F and which screws are geared together
so as to act simultaneously by the cross shaft p and worms M and worm wheels N
actuated by the winch handle Q.
The action of this improved embroidering frame is as follows:-The cambric or
other material required to be embroidered is rolled in a continuous length upon one
of the vertical rollers G and the end of the piece is then carried across the machine
and secured to the other roller G. The longitudinal edges of such material are then
passed over the adjustable sliding pieces u affixed by the screws e to the inner edges
of the longitudinal angle-iron pieces c and D and their extreme edges are then
hooked on to the pins f projecting from the clamping plates S. These are then
tightened by screwing back the clamping screws or wing-nuts g.

page_text: The material being thus stretched and fixed and the embroidering frame having
been lowered to the bottom of the machine the material is then ready for the
embroidering process to be performed. This is effected by the ordinary Pentagraph
machine but instead of the two rows of needles operating upon two distinct pieces
of material as heretofore, the top row of needles in this case embroider the top of
the piece and the bottom row of needles embroider the centre of the same piece.
In this manner one half of the width is embroidered and when finished, the
embroidering frame is raised and the other or lower half is then embroidered in a
similar manner.
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The whole width being thus embroidered the edges of the finished part are then
unloosened from the clamping plates S. and such finished part is then wound upon
the roller and a fresh part of the material presented to the action of the needles;
the same operation is now repeated on the fresh surface so presented, and so on
until the whole piece is embroidered.
In this manner I am enabled to embroider full or continuous lengths or pieces of
material in both "edging" and "insertion " instead of as heretofore being limited
to the length of the machine and so having to cut a piece into lengths to suit the
machine.
This is also effected at no additional expense but at such an economy of time and
labor as to enable the continuous lengths of embroidered material to be sold at the
same price or rate as the shorter lengths.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what is claimed in
this invention is
1st The manufacture or production of continuous lengths of embroidered material
as herein before described.
2nd The method of mounting and embroidering fabrics in the continuous length
of the piece substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
3rd The general construction and arrangement of mechanism constituting an
embroidering frame or machine substantially as herein before described and
illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
4th In the construction of an embroidering machine mounting a pair of vertical
rollers upon a frame capable of sliding up and down in vertical standards and ficted
with adjusting, clamping pieces at the top and bottom substantially as and for the
purposes herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 1st day of Dacomber 1885
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant,
Patent Office,
71, Market Street, Manchester.