IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE SIZING AND WRINGING OF HANKS
Year: 1882

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 MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE SIZING AND WRINGING OF HANKS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Conlong and James
Robertshaw at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st February
1882.
JAMES CONLONG of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster Engineer and
JAMES ROBERTSHAW of Manchester in the same County Merchant. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE SIZING AND WRINGING
OF HANKS."
The Invention relates to "Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus Employed
in the Sizing and Wringing of Hanks" and has for its principal object to effect
the said wringing by means of frictional or wrapping, contact obtained from a
driving strap caused to bear at suitable times on a portion of the periphery of a
second and loose pulley. The said pulley over which the driving strap passes is
keyed to a shaft which rotates always constantly in the one direction and is cast
or formed with a short boss or collar which keeps the said pullies slightly apart,
and is also cast or formed with a drum or grooved pulley from which latter motion
is transmitted to one or more rotating rollers or fallers which rotates the hanks
suspended thereon through the sizing matter. The said loose pulley is keyed on
to the end of a rotating book shank which passes through the boss of the said fast
and driving pulley. A suitably strong bracket is bolted to the back side of the
vat and carries the said two pullies and revolving book shank. To the front of
the vat a second and sliding hook is carried by a bracket. A flat strap formed of
leather or other suitable material and which passes over and rotates the said fixed
pulley is shifted in a lateral direction by means of a fork at suitable times on to a
portion of the periphery of the said loose pulley. We have found in practice that

page_text: a lateral movement of one inch and a half of the strap on to the loose pulley to be
sufficient to effect the wringing up of the hank. In one arrangement for shifting
the said strap on to the loose pulley to effect the rotation of the hook and wringing
of the hank a foot pedal mounted on the front of the vat is connected with a
system of levers on one of which levers and carried under the vat an adjustable
weight is mounted the resistance of which the wrung hank has to overcome before
the strap will slip off the pulley and thereby allow the bank to untwist by its
reaction on the hook. Within the said vat one or more sizing rollers are mounted
to which rotary motion is transmitted by means of a band or cord from the said
grooved pulley cast or formed with the said driving pulley. The hanks after being
sufficiently sized are removed from off the rollers and placed on the two books one
of which is rotated to an extent by the frictional contact of the said driving shaft
on the portion of the periphery of the loose pulley which is adjusted by the said
strap fork and weighted lever. By these means a more reliable simple and less
expensive arrangement for wringing the hanks is obtained than heretofore. The
novel feature of the Invention is to obtain the required amount of wringing up of
the hank so as to obtain a better and expedite the operation of wringing by means
of the said friction of the belt on the said pulley which belt may be acted upon by
any other suitable arrangement without departing from the principal of the
Invention.

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 1st August 1882.
JAMES CONLONG of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster Engineer, and
JAMES ROBERTSHAW of Manchester in the same County Merchant * IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE SIZING AND WRINGING
OF HANKS"
Our Invention relates to improvements in machinery or apparatus employed in
the sizing scouring and wringing of hanks and has for its object to effect the said
wringing of the hanks by means of the frictional or wrapping contact of a driving
strap on a fast pulley being shifted Interally by means of a strap fork or other
suitable appliance onto a part of the rim of a loose pulley keyed on the shank of a
rotating hook. The said fast pulley is formed with an extension on one side of its
boss to carry a small grooved pulley from which motion is transmitted to the reel
hereinafter mentioned and on the other side of the pulley a small collar is formed
therewith the object of which is to make a little clearance between the said fast
and loose pullies when in motion. The fast pulley is rotated constantly in the same
direction. The said loose pulley is mounted adjacent to the said fast pulley being
keyed on the shank of the rotating book, and is made of a diameter equal to the
said fast pulley. The shank of the rotating hook passes through the boss of each
pulley and is carried by a strong bracket bolted to the back of the vat. On the
front of tho vat and in a direct line with the shank of the revolving hook a
stationary and sliding hook is mounted carried by a bracket bolted to the vat tho
shank of this hook is squared and permitted to slide in a bush to a regulated extent
by fixing a pin or stud in holes drilled in the shank of the hook to which shank
one end of a chain is connected to carry a weight the chain riding over an
anti friction bowl carried by a bracket the weight tending to prevent the drawing
in of the stationary and sliding hook when the hank is being wrung up tight
When the bank is placed on the revolving and sliding hooks the driving strap on
the fast pulley is shifted in a lateral direction by means of a strap fork or other
suitable appliance onto a part, say for example to the extent of one inch onto the
rim of the loose pulley on the shank of the revolving hook and by reason of its
friction thereon rotates a number of times sufficient to wring up the hank during
which time the shank of the sliding hook will be drawn in a little by the hank.
The hank after being twisted a sufficient number of times in order to remove the
superfluous dye or size will by its tendency to unwring, re act on the rotating hook
and overcome the friction of the strap on the pulley by which it has been wrung
up and causes the strap to slip on the pulley, the strap is then shifted clear from
off the pulley by the attendant acting upon the strap fork or other suitable
appliance from a foot pedal in front of the machine.
And in order that the Invention may be the better understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto, two Sheets of Drawings marked with letters of reference
to which reference will now be made;-
Fig. 1 represents a vertical cross section of the machine;
Fig. 2 the strap-fork link and vertical rod;
Fig. 3 a plan of the entire machine;
The wood vat a iron standards b and bracket & bolted to the back side of the
vat constitute the frameing of the machine. The bracket & supports one end of
the hook shank e. On the short hollow shaft g is keyed the pulley h which is
driven along with the small grooved pulley i constantly in the one direction by
means of a driving belt or strap. The grooved pulley i may be cast with the
pulley hand is employed to transmit rotary motion to the reel or reels; by means
of a driving band k. In close proximity to the driving pulley h is mounted on the
rotating hook shank e a second and loose pulley m of a diameter equal to the
pulley h a little clearance being formed between the two faces by a collar on one

page_text: of the bosses so as to prevent the faces meeting. The rotating hook shank e passes
in a straight line through the centres of the two pullies and is formed or forged
with a collar d' to prevent lateral movement. In front of the vat is carried by the
.bracket P and bush p' the stationary sliding hook n the shank o of which is
squared to prevent it rotating and is drilled with holes to receive a pin o¹ to adjust
the extent of the drawing of the hook. To one end of the shank o a chain is
connected supporting the weight t and riding over the small pulley t the object of
which is to prevent the hook n being drawn-in too freely when the hank is being
wrung up. The strap fork w is carried by the shaft v oscillated by the link 11
through the levers and foot pedal. We have formed in practice that a lateral
movement of from one quarter to one inch of the strap onto the loose pulley m to be
sufficient according as it may be required to wring the hank tight or slack. The
arrangement for shifting the strap onto and from-off the loose pulley consists of
the foot. pedal 2.catch 3 weighted lever 1 lover, 9 link-11 and shaft 12 to actuate
the strap fork or other suitable appliance for shifting the strap. In order to
prevent the driving strap riding on a greater surface of the loose pulley than is
absolutely necessary a slotted arm w (seen in Fig 3) carrying the adjustable stud w¹
is mounted and fixed to the vat the stud or projection limiting the distance and
tightened up in the slot by the handle y. The operation of the machine is as
follows When the hank has been rotated through the size in the vat by the reel
a sufficient number of times it is removed to the hooks by the attendant, who then
knocks-off from the pedal the holding-down catch and the weighted lever acting
through the vertical rod and link rocks the shaft of the strap fork and causes it to
shift the strap onto a part of the surface of the loose pulley and the book n' is
thereby.rotated to wring up the hand until the hank overcomes the friction of the
said strap on the pulley and causes it to slip the attendant then presses down the
pedal which acting on the strap fork by the herein before mentioned means clears
it from the loose pulley and the wrung bank is then free to be removed the
operation being conducted expeditiously. A partition to divide the vat into
steeping and sizing compartments may be employed and any desired number of
reels may be used.
Having now described the nature of the Invention and means for carrying the
same into practical effect we would have it to be understood that we claim;-
The continuation in a hank sizing scouring and wringing machine of the fast
and loose pullies strap fork 8' system of levers and foot pedal 2 operating sub-
stantially as described and as illustrated in the accompanying Drawings
In witness whereof I the said James Robertshaw for myself and on behalf
of the said James Conlong have hereunto set my hand and seal this
Twenty ninth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty two.
Signed and scaled by the
said James Robertshaw
in the presence of
HUGH GEARING GRANT
Of the Firm of Bosshardt & Grant
Patent Solicitors
Manchester
JAMES ROBERTSHAW (L.S.)