Improvements in or relating to Rollers for Drawing Frames, Slubbing Frames, and other similar Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1898-Accpted, 16th July, 1898
Improvements in or relating to Rollers for Drawing Frames,
Slubbing Frames, and other similar Machines.
I, EDWARD BULLOUGH, of 22, Kirkhall Lane, Leigh, near Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Carder, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to rollers for drawing frames,
slubbing frames, and other similar machines employed in the preparation of cotton,
wool, woollen, worsted and other fibrous materials and is designed to prevent the
accumulation of "fly," "fluff," and other imperfections when the "sliver" is passing
through the machine. This I carry into effect by providing one or more sections of
my invention consisting of an angle bracket mounted on the roller beam above which
is disposed an adjustable piece operated in either direction-up or down-by screws
or their equivalents. Over or around the said pieces is disposed a covering of leather
or its equivalent, which will allow of the same being changed in position according to
wear. The adjustable piece allows of an uniform tension being provided on the surface
of the leather or its equivalent. This invention allows of the accumulation dropping
from the aforesaid covering to the roller beam or any other convenient place.
Dated the 16th day of September 1897.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
Improvements in or relating to Rollers for Drawing Frames,
Slubbing Frames, and other similar Machines.
I, EDWARD BULLOUGH, of 22, Kirkhall Lane, Leigh, near Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Carder, 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 :-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to rollers for drawing frames,
slubbing frames, and other similar machines employed in the preparation of cotton,
wool, worsted and other fibrous materials, and is designed to prevent the accumulation
of "fly," "fluff," and other imperfections when the sliver is passing through the
machine.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrate the application of my improve-
ments, Fig. 1, being a transverse section of my improved clearer as applied between
two adjacent rollers of a drawing frame, and Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the
same.

page_text: In these views, a and b designate the two rollers. The clearer which is preferably
made of wood is divided longtitudinally in two parts c and d. Around the two parts is
wrapped a covering of leather or other suitable material g and the clearer is so shaped
on the sides h, i that the covering g is out of contact with these sides except at the
angular points. In order to keep the covering g in tension two adjusting screws e, f,
pass through the lower portion c and are screwed against the inner side of the upper
portion d. The clearer is held up against the rollers a, b by means of cords j passing
over one of the rollers, the usual weights (not shown) being attached thereto. To
prevent the upper portion d of the clearer being twisted, guide pius k are used, these
pins being fixed to the part d and engaging with holes in the part c.
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:
1. A clearer arranged in such manner that the covering can be kept at a constant
tension when in its working position, the covering being also out of contact with the
foundation around which it is stretched substantially as shown and described.
2. In combination the adjustable piece d foundation cadjusting screws e, f, and the
covering g substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 15th day of Tune 1900