Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Scouring Hanks of Yarn.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1898-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1898
Date of Application, 2010 UCL., 1097
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1898-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Scouring Hanks of
Yarn.
We, GATHORN ORMONDROYD, of Wibsey, near Bradford, in the County of York,
Mill Manager, and Toм MITCHELL, of Manchester Road, Bradford aforesaid,
Spinner and Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the method of and apparatus
for scouring hanks of yarn, and its object is to provide means for mechanically
passing the hanks through a series of scouring bowls or washing tanks without
entanglement.
The bowls containing the scouring liquor are arranged in line close together
and have a pair of squeezing rollers between them and are each fitted with guide
and immersing rollers or their equivalent.
An endless chain driven by sprocket wheels runs on guide rollers through the
bowls at each side past the ends of the squeeze rollers and back outside the bowls
to the first bowl again. Pins or the like are provided on the endless chain to hold
the ends of cross bands upon which the hanks are strung and are then carried
successively through the bowls.
Discs on the guide rollers at the delivery end of the apparatus or their equivalent
are employed to automatically disengage the cross bands from the endless chain
and thus leave the scoured hanks on suitable receiver outside the last bowl.
Dated this 21st day of October 1897.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Patent Agents, Bradford.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Scouring Hanks of
Yarn.
We, GATHORN ORMONDROYD, of Wibsey, near Bradford, in the County of York,
Mill Manager, and TOM MITCHELL, of Manchester Road, Bradford aforesaid,
Spinner and Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in the method of and apparatus
for scouring hanks of yarn, and its object is to provide means for mechanically

page_text: passing the hanks through a series of scouring bowls or washing tanks without
entanglement.
The bowls containing the scouring liquor are arranged in line close together
and have a pair of squeezing rollers between them and are each fitted with guide
and immersing rollers or their equivalent.
An endless chain driven by sprocket wheels runs on guide rollers through the
bowls at each side past the ends of the squeeze rollers and back outside the bowls
to the first bowl again. Pins or the like are provided on the endless chains to hold
the ends of cross bands upon which the hanks are strung and are then carried
successively through the bowls.
To fully describe our invention, reference is made to the accompanying sheet
of drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures.
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Figure 1, represents an elevation of the two end bowls of a series of bowls fitted
with our improvements. Any number of bowls may be arranged in series accord-
ing to the number of times it is desired to immerse and squeeze the hanks.
Figure 2, is a plan view of Figure 1, and Figure 3, is a cross section on the
broken line a, b.
The bowls A are supported between the standards, B carrying the squeeze
rollers C all of which may be of ordinary construction providing there is space
between the ends of the squeeze rollers and the standards for the endless chains D
and D2 to pass and also a clear way underneath such standards for the chains to
return. It has not been deemed necessary to show the means for collecting the
liquor falling from the squeeze rollers or the means for supplying the bowls with
soap and liquor and heating them as they are well known.
The endless chains D and 12 are guided through from end to end of the series
of bowls by the guide rollers E and immersing sprockets F and the sprockets Fa
at the end of the feed table G guide them up over the table whilst the sprockets F3
at the end of the delivery table H guide them down to the underneath guide
sprockets F which guide them back under the bowls down under the driving
sprockets F5 and back to the sprockets F2. The shaft carrying the driving sprockets Is
is driven by the same means as the squeeze rollers.
The chain D a portion of which is shown on a larger scale in Figures
and 5
is provided at intervals with eyes J to which the bands K are permanently fixed
and studs L are provided at similar intervals on the chain 12 upon which rings at
the other ends of the bands K are hooked. A portion of the chain D' is shown on a
larger scale in Figures 6 and 7
When the machine is in operation as each band K comes round to the feed table
a number of hanks, suitable to the capacity of the bowls, are taken by the
attendant and are strung on to it by passing the band through them and hooking
the end of the band on to the opposite stud L. The hanks (W Figure 2) thus
strung on to the band are quickly spread and straightened out on the feed table
by the attendant and as the band moves forward are thereby drawn off the table
through the first pair of rollers into the first bowl and so on through the series;
the last bowl being preferably a rinsing bowl containing clean water.
In this way
a number of hanks are carried through the bowl by each cross band. Guide
grooves N are provided in the bowls for the chains to run in. Immersing rollers O
driven by the sprockets F are provided to immerse the hanks; and trays or false
bottoms P having sides P2 are preferably fixed in the bowls to keep the hanks
together as they pass through.
To facilitate removing the hanks the slack bands R running obliquely from the
eyes J2 carried by the chain D to the said rings at the free ends of the bands are
provided. These slack bands are passed through the hanks with the bands K and
on reaching the delivery end the bands R are lifted sufficiently to open the banks
and enable the person in charge at the delivery end to lay hold of the upper side
of the hanks and withdraw the bands without unduly disturbing or entangling
the hanks.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
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The combination with two or more wash bowls and squeeze rollers of the endless
chains and cross bands or their equivalent, substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose specified.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Patent Agents, Bradford.