Machine for Inserting and Evenly Distributing Bands or Tapes (Measuring or otherwise) into Fabrics whilst being Rolled or Folded.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1896
Complete Specification, Left, 23rd Jan., 1897-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Machine for Inserting and Evenly Distributing Bands or Tapes
(Measuring or otherwise) into Fabrics whilst being Rolled or
Folded.
HARRY LONGвоTтом, Merchant 11 Heaton Grove Bradford do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Consists of a case & arm from which a band or tape, is put into fabrics in process
of rolling or folding. The case or arm moves across the fabric at a regulated
speed according to the length & width of the fabrics being treated, so that the tape
or band is evenly deposited over the surface of the fabric..
Dated this 23rd day of March 1896.
HARRY LONGBOTTOM,
11 Heaton Grove, Bradford, Merchant.
Machine for Inserting and Evenly Distributing Bands or Tapes
(Measuring or otherwise) into Fabrics whilst being Rolled or
Folded.
HARRY LONG BOTTOM 11 Heaton Grove Bradford Stuff and Woollen Merchant,
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 machine consists of a container which holds a roll of tape or band, which is
drawn out as the fabric is rolled or folded. The container is fitted on a revolving
thread shaft which revolves as the tape is discharged, drawing the container across
the fabric at any speed required (regulated by pulleys) thus distributing the tape
evenly over the surface of the fabric.
The container is a case opening at the side to admit tapes or bands which
are put on to a pin in the centre; on the top is a light regulator or hinge which
rests on the tape & regulates the unwinding of it. The container is kept in
position by a shaft which runs through the case; attached to the back of the case
is a half circle (female) thread socket which is thrown on to the underside of a
tbread shaft by the front weight of the container thus giving the connection
necessary for action.
In the accompanying drawing A is the cloth or fabric passing through the
machine; BBB are the tension rollers, C is the ordinary measuring drum of the
machine, D is the paper or other measuring tape to be rolled with the cloth or
fabric, E is my improved carrier for distributing the tape, F is a small pawl or
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page_text: brake to prevent the tape overrunning H is a crosspiece' or plate hinged at M &
kept in position by a spring N. I is a round slidebar or rod across machine and
J is a suitable screw shaft which is made to revolve from the main roller or drum by
means of the speed cones L & L & the cord R. O is a boss cast to E screwed
internally to fit screwshaft J & having the top half cut away, and K is a small
handle attached to O for pressing down same & relieving it from screw J. P is a
small centre roller running on a pivot for carrying the tape.
The operation is as follows:-
The crossplate H is opened & the roll of tape put on pivot or roller on which
it revolves when unwinding, the plate H is then closed and kept in position by
spring N and the pawl or brake Fresting on the tape. The cloth or fabri: is then
drawn through the machine in the ordinary manner over rollers BBB & C and
the end of tape D along with it and put in position for winding on to the board
or roller in the usual way; the machine being then put in motion winds the cloth
or fabric & carries the tape measure along with it & revolves the drum C & the
cone L, and by the means of a belt or cord the cone L' thus revolving the
screw J which working through or in the half nut O of carrier E causes it to travel
across the cloth or fabric being rolled, thus distributing the measuring tape evenly
over its surface and avoiding any impression the tape might make on the cloth by
being rolled one layer above another.
When the piece is rolled the small handle K is pressed down, which disengages
the nut O from screwshaft J, and the carrier E is then slid back along slide rod I
to its original position ready for another operation. The traverse of the carrier E
can be varied by the speed cones L & L' to suit the various widths and lengths of
the material to be rolled or measured.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The general combination and arrangement as described herein and shown
on Sheet 1 Figures 1 to 4 for distributing the paper or other tape measure evenly
across the width of the cloth or fabric to be rolled or measured in a spiral form
substantially and in the manner described herein.
Dated this 20th day of January 1897
HARRY LONGBOTTOM.