IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WASHING OR OLEANSING WOOL OR OTHER FIBROUS MATERIAL PROALATION
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Petrie Junior of Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster, Machine Maker and Frederick William Petrie of the same place,
Mechanician for an Invention of " IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS FOR WASHING OR OLEANSING WOOL OR OTHER FIBROUS MATERIAL
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Petrie, Junior, and
Frederick William Petrie at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 30th June 1882.
JOHN PETRIE Junior of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster, Machine Maker
and FREDERICK WILLIAM PETRIE of the same place, Mechanician. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WASHING OR CLEANSING WOOL OR
OTHER FIBROUS MATERIAL, PART OF WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO OTHER PURPOSES."
Our invention relates to that portion of machinery or apparatus, for washing or
cleansing wool or other fibrous material by which the said wool or other fibrous
material is transferred from the washing trough in which it has been washed or
cleansed, to the squeezing rollers. The sliding bars by which the wool or other
fibrous material is transferred from the washing trough to the squeezing rollers or
other apparatus, are similar in construction to those for which Letters Patent were
granted unto the above named John Petrie Junior dated 19th October 1880
No. 4261, but instead of carrying the aforesaid sliding bars for lifting the wool
and other fibrous materials and the frame upon which they are carried and the
connecting rods and vibrating shaft and levers by which they are actuated within
the trough of the washing or cleansing machine as shown in the Specification of the
Letters Patent above referred to, we propose to use the following arrangements.
We close the end of the trough of the washing machine containing the liquid in
which the wool or other fibrous material is washed or cleansed by an inclined
plate upon which the sliding bars for lifting the wool or other fibrous material
from the washing trough aforesaid are capable of being slidden. The said

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inclined plate and the frame carrying the same form the end of the washing trough.
We connect the aforesaid sliding bars to cross bars the ends of which extend
through the sides of the aforesaid washing trough into recesses or boxes formed
upon the said washing trough, and at the ends of the aforesaid cross bars are parts
jointed to one end of the said connecting rods, such connecting rods being also
jointed at their other ends to donble ended levers mounted upon a vibrating shaft,
the aforesaid connecting rods and vibrating shaft we place outside the above
named washing trough thereby avoiding the narrowing of the said washing trough
which arises when the levers and connecting rods by which the aforesaid sliding
bars for lifting the wool from the troughs of machines for washing wool and other
fibrous materials are placed within the said troughs as heretofore.
When squeezing rollers are used in conjunction with the above described
arrangement of apparatus for lifting wool or other fibrous materials from the
troughs of the washing machines, we place beneath the said rollers a trough which
we connect by means of a pipe to the washing trough above referred to, so that the
water expressed from the wool or other fibrous materials passing between the said
rollers will be allowed to flow back into the washing trough aforesaid.
Our invention further refers to squeezing rollers used in conjunction with
machines for washing and cleansing wool and other fibrous materials, or for other
purposes to which such rollers are applicable, and consists in forming them of loose
wool or other fibre. For this purpose we place the loose wool or other fibre
within a cylinder provided with a central core or mandrel and subject the said
wool or other fibre to pressure so as to form it into a disc having a central aperture.
We then place a number of such discs upon a shaft or spindle and subject them to
pressure, the said shaft or spindle we provide with end plates or collars by which
the wool or other fibre is retained in a compressed state.
We then impart a cylindrical form to the compressed material either by turning,
or by any other suitable process. In some instances we propose to insert plates of
metal between the aforesaid discs of wool or other fibre, to assist in retaining them
upon the said shaft or spindle when compressed, or we use layers of felted or
woven fabric separately or in conjunction with the metal plates aforesaid to assist
in retaining in position the before named wool or other fibre when compressed.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Petrie, Junior, and Frederick William Petrie in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 30th December 1882.
JOHN PETRIE Junior of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster Machine Maker
and FREDERICK WILLIAM PETRIE of the same place Mechanician IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WASHING OR CLEANSING WOOL OR OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIAL PART OF WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO OTHER PURPOSES
Our Invention relates to that portion of machinery or apparatus for washing
or cleansing wool or other fibrous material by which the said wool or other
fibrous material is transferred from the washing trough in which it has been
washed or cleansed to the squeezing rollers. The sliding bars by which the
wool or other fibrous material is transferred from the washing trough to the
squeezing rollers or other apparatus are similar in construction to those for which
Letters Patent were granted unto the above named John Petrie Junior dated
nineteenth October one thousand eight hundred and eighty No. 4261 but instead
of carrying the aforesaid sliding bars for lifting the wool and other fibrous
materials and the frame upon which they are carried and the connecting rods and
vibrating shaft and levers by which they are actuated, within the trough of the
washing or cleansing machine as shown in the Specification of the Letters Patent
above referred to we propose to use the following arrangements We close the
end of the trough of the washing machine containing the liquid in which the wool
or other fibrous materials is washed or cleansed by an inclined plate upon which the
sliding hars for lifting the wool or other fibrous material from the washing trough
aforesaid are capable of being slidden. The said inclined plate and the frame
carrying the same form the end of the washing trough. We connect the aforesaid
sliding bars to cross bars the ends of which extend through the sides of the afore-
said washing trough into recesses or boxes formed upon the said washing trough
and at the ends of the aforesaid cross bars are parts jointed to one end of the said
connecting rods such connecting rods being also jointed at their other ends to
double ended levers mounted upon a vibrating shaft, the aforesaid connecting rods
and vibrating shaft we place outside the above named washing trough thereby
avoiding the narrowing of the said washing trough which arises when the levers
and connecting rods by which the aforesaid sliding bars for lifting the wool from
the troughs of machines for washing wool and other fibrous materials are placed
within the said troughs as heretofore. When squeezing rollers are used in
conjunction with the above described arrangement of apparatus for lifting wool or
other fibrous materials from the troughs of the washing machines we place beneath
the said rollers a trough which we connect by means of a pipe to the washing
trough above referred to so that the water expressed from the wool or other fibrous
materials passing between the said rollers will be allowed to flow back into the
washing trough aforesaid. Our invention further refers to squeezing rollers and
in conjunction with machines for washing and cleansing wool and other fibrous
materials or for other purposes to which such rollers are applicable and consists in
forming them of loose wool. For this purpose we place the loose wool within a
cylinder provided with a central core or mandrel and subject the said wool to
pressure so as to form it into a disc having a central aperture. We then place a
number of such discs upon a shaft or spindle and subject them to pressure, the said
shaft or spindle we provide with end plates or collars by which the wool is retained
in a compressed state. We then impart a cylindrical form to the compressed wool
either by turning or by any other suitable process. In some instances we propose

page_text: to insert plates of metal between the aforesaid discs of wool to assist in retaining
them upon the said shaft or spindle when compressed; or we use layers of felted
or woven fabric separately or in conjunction with the metal plates aforesaid to
assist in retaining in position the before named wool when compressed. In order
that our invention may be better understood and more readily carried into effect
we will now proceed to more particularly describe the same reference being made
to the drawings hereunto annexed Fig 1 is a side view of so much of a wool
washing machine as is requisite to illustrate our invention and Fig: 2 a plan
thereof with certain parts omitted to avoid confusion At 1, 2 are side frames
connected together by a plate 3 which side frames 1, 2 and plate 3 form
the trough 4 of a wool washing machine. Secured to the side frames 1, 2
of the trough 4 are side frames as 5, 6 which are connected together by plates
or frames 7, 8 secured by bolts or otherwise to the side frames 5, 6 The
upper surfaces of the plates 7, 8, support the sliding bars 9, 10 by which
the wool after being washed or removed from the trough 4 of the wool
washing machine. Upon the side frames 1, 2 are formed projecting lugs
11, 12 to which brackets 13, 14 are secured by means of bolts, these brackets
13, 14 carry pedestals 15, 16 secured to the said brackets 13, 14 by bolts.
Within the pedestals 15, 16 and capable of being vibrated therein is mounted a
shaft 17 fast upon which are mounted double ended levers 18, 19 to the lower ends
18 19 of the levers 18, 19 are jointed rods 20, 21 the ends 204 214 of which
rods 20, 21 embrace pins 22, 23 secured to the lower ends 18 19 of the arms
18, 19. Upon the remaining ends 20B 21B of the rods 20, 21 are parts 23B 24B
secured to the rods 20, 21 by nuts which parts 23B 24³ are jointed to studs 25, 26
projecting from a bar 27 which extends across the side frames 5, 6. The plate 7
is formed with a depressed part 7A so as to form a recess beneath the under
surface of the lifting bars 9, 10. The upper ends 18B 19B of the levers 18, 19 are
jointed to rods 28, 29 by means of pins 30, 31 passing into eyes formed in parts
32, 33 secured to the rods 28, 29 by nuts The ends 284 29 of the rods 28, 29
embrace studs 34, 35 projecting from bars 36, 37 which bars 36, 37 pass through
openings formed in projecting parts 38, 39 formed upon the side frames 5, 6
respectively and which form guides for the said bars 36, 37 the projecting part 38
(to which the projecting part 39 is similar), being more clearly shown in Fig: 3
the parts 38, 39 also form recesses or boxes within which the bars 36, 37 freely
pass, these bars 36, 37 are also connected at their lower ends 36A 37 to a cross
bar 40. The plate 8 is formed with a depressed part 84 which serves for a guide
upon which the cross bar 40 slides as will hereinafter be described. At 41, 42
are standards which support the squeezing rollers 43, 44 which receive rotary
motion in any convenient manner and to which the wool is transferred from the
trough 4 by the sliding lifting bars 9, 10. To the standard 42 is secured a
stud 45 mounted upon which so as to be capable of being rotated thereon is a
wheel 46 which receives rotary motion in any convenient manner The wheel 46
is provided with a pin 47 constituting a crank, embracing the said pin 47 is an
eye formed in a part 48 secured to a rod 49 by nuts, the opposite end 49* of the
rod 49 is jointed to a pin 50 projecting from a lever 51 mounted fast upon the
shaft 17. As the wheel 46 revolves its revolution acting through the rod 49
imparts a vibratory motion to the shaft 17 which by means of the levers 18, 19
rods 20, 21, imparts a to and fro motion to the cross bar 27 and by means of the
levers 18 19, rods 28, 29 and bars 36, 37 will also impart a reciprocating motion
to the cross bar 40. The cross bars 27, 40 being acted upon by ends 184, 194,
18B, 19B of levers 18, 19 situate upon opposite sides of the shaft 17 will be caused
to approach and recede from each other while the shaft 17 is vibrated by the
rotation of the wheel 46. From the drawing it will be readily seen that as the
line A, B indicates the level of the water or other liquid contained within the
trough 4, the cross bar 27 is above the level of such water or other liquid, it will
be also seen that the outer ends 36B, 37B of the bars or rods 36 37 pass into the
recesses or boxes formed upon the side-frames 5, 6, at a point a little above the

page_text: level of the water or other liquid contained within the trough 4. From the
arrangement above described it will be seen that the levers 18, 19 rods 20, 21,
28, 29 and parts immediately connected therewith are placed outside the trough
of the wool washing machine. The plates 7, 8, which form guides or supports
for the sliding lifting bars 9, 10, are placed at any suitable angle so that the
sliding lifting bars 9, 10 may convey the wool to the nip of the squeezing rollers
43, 44. The upper ends 54, 64 of the side frames 5, 6 are secured by
bolts 50 to the standards 41, 42 and the wool is conducted from the upper ends of
the sliding lifting bars 9, 10 by a plate 51 to the rollers 43, 44. Upon the ends
of the brackets 13, 14 are formed lugs 52, 53, to which rods 54, 55 are secured
respectively by means of nuts 56, 57 these rods 54, 55 are also secured to the
standards 41, 42 and secure the trough 4 to such standards 41, 42. The cross
bar 27 is secured to the sliding lifting bars 9 while the cross bar 40 is secured to
the alternate lifting bars 10 such bars being provided with inclined projecting
teeth or spikes 58 which as the bars 9, 10 are alternately slidden longitudinally
first in one direction and then in the other will transfer the wool to the squeezing
rollers 43, 44 or other apparatus as may be desired in the manner described and
shown in the specification of Letters Patent granted unto the above named John
Petrie Junior dated October nineteenth one thousand eight hundred and eighty
No. 4261. The drawing hereunto annexed shows the washing trough and
lifting or transferring apparatus as being used in connection with squeezing
rollers 43, 44 but I would have it understood that the lifting or transferring
apparatus may deliver the wool to any other desired apparatus or it may
deliver the wool into any suitable receptacle or upon the floor. When squeezing
rollers are used in conjunction with the above described arrangement for lifting
wool from the troughs of washing machines we place beneath the squeezing
rollers 43, 44 a trough 59 secured to the standards 41, 42 by bolts. To the
trough 59 a pipe 60 is connected by the flange 61 and bolts 62. The other
end 604 of such pipe 60 being connected to the trough 4 by the flange 63 and
bolts 64. The water or other liquid expressed from the wool passed between the
rollers 43, 44 flows into the trough 59 and is conveyed by the pipe 60 back to the
trough 4. In cases where (as is shewn in the drawing) a portion of the pipe 60 is
below the level of the bottom of the trough 4 of the washing machine when it is
desired to empty the water or other liquid from the trough 4 and also from the
pipe 60 we eject the water or other liquid remaining in the pipe 60 by a jet of
steam issuing from a nozzle 65 passing through a boss 66 formed upon the pipe 60,
to the nozzle 65 is attached one end of a pipe 67 the other end thereof being in
communication with a supply of steam the said pipe 67 being provided with a
suitable tap. I have above described our invention as applied to wool washing
machines only but I would have it understood that our invention is also applicable
to machinery or apparatus for washing or cleansing wool and other fibrous
materials A further part of our invention refers to the squeezing rollers used in
conjunction with machines for washing and cleansing wool and other fibrous
materials or for other purposes for which such rollers are applicable and consists
of forming them of loose wool. This part of our Invention is illustrated by
Figs: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Sheet 2 of the accompanying drawings. In forming
the said rollers we take loose wool and place it within a hollow cylinder a shown
in Figs: 4, 5, such cylinder a being formed in two parts to which are secured
strengthening bands b the ends of such bands 6 having holes c formed therein
through which are passed bolts d by which the two portions of the cylinder a are
secured together. The cylinder a is also provided with a disc e having a central
aperture formed therein within which aperture is placed a core or mandrel f
around which core or mandrel f the wool or a portion of the wool intended to form
the roller is placed We now place above the said wool a disc g having a central
opening formed therein so as to allow it to be passed over the central core or
mandrel f. The wool between the discs e, g, is now subjected to pressure until the
plate g is forced down say to the position indicated by dotted lines at g' the

page_text: compressed wool is then removed from the cylinder a and will be in the form of a
disc D as shown in Figs: 6, 7, with a central cylindrical aperture h formed therein.
Having obtained as above described as many of the discs D as may be desired we
take a shaft or spindle ; upon which are formed conical collars k, l, the apexes of
the cones being directed towards the middle of the shaft or spindle j. We take
a plate or disc m provided with a conical aperture to fit and rest upon the conical
collark and place it in position upon the shaft or spindle j. After the disc or
plate m is placed in position the discs D of wool are placed by means of their
central apertures h upon the spindle or shaft ; and if desired one or more discs n
of woven or felted material or metal provided with central openings so as to
allow of being placed upon the shaft or spindle ; may be placed among the discs
of wool D or combination of discs of woven or felted material or metal may be
placed among the discs D such discs n of woven or felted material or metal
imparting additional solidity to the roller C. The discs D, n are prevented from
revolving upon the shaft or spindle; by means of a key o secured upon the spindle
or shaft, corresponding recesses being formed in the discs n when of metal
When the desired number of discs of wool D have been placed upon the shaft or
spindle j an end plate or disc p corresponding to the disc or plate m the disc or
plate p having a central conical opening formed therein, is also placed upon the
shaft or spindle j. The end plates or discs m, p and the discs of wool D are then
subjected to pressure until the end plate or disc p arrives opposite the conical
collar formed upon the shaft or spindle j, between which collar and the plate or
di-c pare placed conical keys or wedges q such conical keys or wedges 9 retain
the end plate p in position and keep the wool between the plates m, p in a com-
pressed state. The portions j, j of the shaft or spindle beyond the end plates m, p
formning the journals or necks by which the roller is supported when in use and
receiving the necessary wheels or other mechanical equivalents by which the
roller C is rotated. After the wool is compressed between the plates m, p to the
desired amount a cylindrical form is given to the roller formed of such wool by
turning or by any other suitable process. Having thus described and ascertained
the nature of our said Invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed I desire it to be understood that we claim as secured to us under the
above in part recited Letters Patent
Firstly. Placing the shaft 17, levers 18, 19, and rods 20, 21, 28, 29 outside the
troughs of machines for washing or cleansing wool or other fibrous materials
substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and shown in reference to
Figs 1, 2, 3
Secondly. Forming the squeezing rollers used in wool washing or cleansing
machines and for other purposes to which they are applicable, of loose wool
substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and shown in reference to
Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
In witness whereof I the said John Petrie Junior have hereunto set my
hand and seal this twenty ninth day of December in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
JOHN PETRIE JR. (L.S.)