IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR WRINGING WARPS IN DYEING AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS, APPLICABLE ALSO TO THE WRINGING OR FARRIOS" PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Conlong, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, and James Robertshaw, of Manchester, in the same County, Merchant,
for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR WRINGING WARPS
IN DYEING AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS, APPLICABLE ALSO TO THE WRINGING
OR FARRIOS"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Conlong and James
Robertshaw at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 26th August
1880.
JAMES CONLONG, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, and JAMES
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
ROBERTSHAW, of Manchester, in the same County, Merchant.
APPARATUS FOR WRINGING WARPS
IN DYEING AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS,
APPLICABLE ALSO TO THE WRINGING OF FABRICS."
The Invention relates more particularly to the construction and arrangement
of apparatus for wringing warps, but is also applicable to the wringing of fabrics
in lieu of subjecting them to pressure. Previous to our Invention the warps have been
passed between a pair of rotating rollers and the superfluous colouring matter or liquid
has been expressed by pressure. In our Invention we employ, in lieu of the said
rotating and squeezing rollers, a hollow cylindrical metal roller mounted in bearings,
and rotated by means of a driving pulley fixed on one end. The said hollow roller
is formed with a collar about the middle of its length, and on each side of the
The said collar
collar suitably formed slots or openings are made in the roller.
is fitted with a removable rim made of glass or metal, and which rim can be readily
removed and a fresh rim of a greater or less circumference fixed thereon when it is
desired to increase or decrease the drag or tension of the warp on the said rim.
The said hollow tube or cylinder is rounded off at at the points of contact of the
The warp to
warp with the tube, and is or may be of a bell mouth at each end.
be wrung is first led through the tube for a part of its length, and out of the tube
through a slot, and over the said rim on the collar where it is twisted, and through
It will thus be seen
a second slot and out of the tube at the other end thereof.
that the wringing of the warp is effected by the rim on the said collar bearing.
against the distended warp when the rotation of the said hollow cylinder or tube
is rotated. Similar arrangements of wringing apparatus may be employed for
wringing fabrics that are ordinarily pressed between rollers or grooved pullies.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Conlong and James Robertshaw in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 18th February 1881.
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JAMES CONLONG, of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, and JAMES
ROBERTSHAW, of Manchester, in the same County, Merchant. IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR WRINGING WARPS IN DYEING AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS,
APPLICABLE ALSO TO THE WRINGING OF FABRICS."
Our Invention relates more particularly to the construction and arrangement of
apparatus for wringing warps, but is also applicable to the wringing of fabrics in
lieu of subjecting them to pressure between rollers as heretofore. Previous to our
Invention warps have been passed between a pair of rotating and squeezing rollers,
and the superfluous liquid has been expressed by pressure.
In our Invention we
employ, in lieu of the said squeezing rollers, a hollow cylindrical metal roller,
mounted in bearings, and rotated by means of a driving pulley fixed thereon. The
said hollow roller is formed with a collar, which may be cast with the hollow
cylinder, and at about the middle of its length. On each side of the said collar
suitably formed slots or openings are made in the hollow cylinder in order to
permit of the warp or fabric being carried over the collar from out of the said
hollow cylinder. The periphery of the said collar is fitted by means of a screw or
otherwise with a rim of glass or metal, which rim can be readily removed and
replaced with a rim of a different diameter when it is required to increase or decrease
the tension or drag on the warp by the said rim. The said hollow cylinder is
suitably rounded off at the parts of contact of the warp therewith, and preferably
bell mouthed at each end. The Invention is equally applicable to wring fabrics
in lieu of squeezing them between rollers.
And in order that the Invention may be better understood, we have caused to be
appended hereunto three Sheets of Drawings, marked with letters of reference,
corresponding letters indicating like parts in the various Figs. Referring to
Sheet 1 of the said Drawings, Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal section of the
apparatus. The hollow roller a is cast or formned with the collar band with
slots or openings c, d, one on each side of the collar b, in order to allow of the warp
being carried over the collar rim e from out the hollow roller a.
The rim e on
the said collar b may be made of glass, steel, or other suitable metal as will offer
little or no friction to the warp being twisted by the rotation of the tube a and
collar b. The said tube a is firmly mounted in bearings f, f¹, which bearings are
formed with journals, within which the said tube is caused to revolve by means of
the driving pulley h on the end thereof. The warp is drawn through the tube a
and over the collar rim e by means of the drawing rollers seen in Fig. 3. By means
of the rotation of the tube a and collarb a twist is imparted to the warp in contact
with the collar rim e, which twist is transmitted along the warp for a part of its
length, and the liquid thereby wrung or twisted out. Fig. 2 is a transverse
section of Fig. 1 on the line A, B.
In Sheet 2, Fig. 3 represents the apparatus applied to an ordinary warp dyeing
machine and mounted in place of the ordinary squeezing rollers. The saturated
warp is led from the vat over the guide roller and brush j, k, from whence it enters
through the tube a and out at the opening & and over the rim e of the collar b
-fixed at right angles to the tube a, the warp is then led into the tube again through
the slot c and out at the opposite end of the tube, being drawn through by means
of the drawing roller or rollers m, m³, and delivered to any convenient part. The
warp having become comparitively dry and untwisted by the time it reaches the
drawing rollers, is not injured by their action, as is the case when the warp is
flattened out when in a saturated condition. In one arrangement for drawing the

page_text: warp through the tube a concave roller m is mounted on a shaft n carried by the
bracket o. On the said shaft a worm wheel p is mounted and the worm q caused
to gear therewith when the shaft is rotated by the pulley 8, around which is
passed the belt t from the pulley 8'. In this case, where only one drawing roller
is employed, it will be necessary to turn the warp a few times around the roller in
order that it may have a better hold on the warp when being drawn through.
In another arrangement two drawing rollers m, m³, are employed. The bottom
roller m is rotated by means of the worm and worm wheel as before mentioned,
and the top roller m³ caused to bear thereon and is rotated by contact therewith.
In the example illustrated by Fig. 4, which represents a front view of Fig. 3, the
form of the drawing rollers is more clearly seen..
Sheet 3 represents the apparatus applied to effect the wringing of warps in the
scouring process. In this case the strands composing the warp are, after being
wrung, divided and drawn through separately by means of the rollers m, m³,
mounted on the shaft and actuated by the herein before described arrangement.
When applying our Invention to the wringing of fabrics, as, for example, piece
goods, we increase the proportions of the apparatus. By these means we are
enabled to wring a greater length of warp or fabric in a comparatively short space
of time. A novel feature in our Invention consists in wringing the warp or fabric
by twisting it instead of squeezing it, which is objectionable on account of flattening
the warp and also on account of the uncertain action of such squeezing rollers.
Having now described and indicated the nature of the said Invention, and
means for carrying the same into effect, we would have it to be understood that
we claim,-
First. The indicated apparatus consisting of the hollow tube and collar for
twisting and wringing out liquid from warps or fabrics, substantially as hereinbefore
described and as illustrated in the Drawings.
Secondly. The indicated arrangement of mechanism for rotating the said hollow
shaft and drawing roller or rollers, substantially as described and as illustrated in
the Drawings.
In witness whereof, we, the said James Conlong and James Robertshaw, have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this Eleventh day of February, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
(L.S.)
JAMES CONLONG.
JAMES ROBERTSHAW. (L.S.)
Signed and sealed by the
said James Conlong and
James Robertshaw, in
the presence of
HUGH GEARING GRANT,
Of the Firm of Messrs. Bosshardt & Grant,
Agents to the Patentees,
Bull's Head Chambers, Hopwood Avenue,
Manchester.