and Stretching Hat Bodies made of Fur or Wool.
Year: 1885

page_text: and Stretching Hat Bodies made of Fur or Wool.
We JAMES EDWARD MILLS of 86 Wellington Road North Stockport in the
County of Lancaster, Hat Manufacturer, and THOMAS ASHWORTH of Christ-church
Terrace, Heaton Norris, in the County of Lancaster, Manager, do hereby declare
the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR SETTLING
STUMPING MAKING AND STRETCHING HAT BODIES MADE OF FUR OR WOOL" to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is the construction of a machine capable of settling
stumping making and stretching hat bodies made of fur or wool in a more perfect
manner than has hitherto been practicable.
In carrying out our invention we employ a series of rollers the lower ones being
made hollow and heated by steam and running at a higher speed than the top roller
or rollers which is or are of the usual solid form-This application of heat is found
advantageous in keeping the hat bodies warmer whilst undergoing the settling
stumping making and stretching operation-Instead of the lower roller it will be
obvious that the top roller may be heated and be run at a different speed to the
lower roller which in this case would be of the solid metal form.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: and Stretching Hat Bodies made of Fur or Wool.
We JAMES EDWARD MILLS of 86 Wellington Road North, Stockport, in the
County of Lancaster, Hat Manufacturer, and THOMAS ASHWORTH of Christ Church
Terrace, Heaton Norris in the same County, Manager, do hereby declare the nature
of our invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is the construction of a machine capable of settling
stumping, making or stretching hat bodies made of fur or wool in a more perfect
manner than has hitherto been practicable.
In carrying out our invention we employ a series of rollers, the lower ones being
made hollow and heated by steam whilst the top roller or rollers is or are of the usual
solid form. This application of heat is found advantageous in keeping the hat
bodies warmer whilst undergoing the settling stumping, making or stretching
operation. Instead of the lower roller, it will be obvious that the top rollers may
be heated and in this case the lower rollers would be of the usual solid metal or
wooden form.
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And in order that this our said invention may be the more readily understood
and carried into practical effect we have hereunto annexed a drawing illustrative
of our improvements, and will now proceed to describe the same with the assistance
of the various Figures and letters of reference marked thereon.
Fig. 1. is a front view, Fig. 2. a side view and Fig. 3. a plan of a machine for
stretching hat bodies, and having our improvements applied thereto.
In all the views A. is the framework of the machine, B. the hot water trough,
and C. the table or platform all constructed in the ordinary manner.
D. D. arc
the top rollers which are of the usual solid metal or wooden construction and
E. E. are our improved hollow metal rollers (preferably of copper or iron) and which
are supplied with steam from any convenient source through' the steam-supply
pipes F. F. At the other extremity of each of the same rollers, is an outlet pipe G,
which it is preferred to lead into the water contained in the trough B. and thus to
heat and keep the same to the desired temperature.
In order to allow the rollers E. E. to revolve and yet to keep up a steam-tight
connection with the pipes F. and G. stuffing boxes H. and I. are applied at their
respective junctions as illustrated. In this manner we heat the said bottom rollers
and thus are enabled to keep the hat bodies warmer whilst being operated upon
than when solid rollers have been employed as heretofore.
Instead of heating both the bottom rollers, one of them may be so heated or in
addition to so heating them we sometimes employ hollow top rollers and heat the
same in a similar manner.
It will be obvious that this application of steam heating is applicable to all classes
of machinery and to all classes of rollers, for settling, stumping, making or
stretching hat bodies and to either new or existing machines for such purposes.

page_text: Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1 The improvements in apparatus for settling, stumping, making or stretching
hat bodies, substantially as herein before described.
2nd The use and application to apparatus for settling, stumping, making, or
stretching hat bodies, of hollow steam-heated rollers substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicants,