Improvements in or relating to Machines for the Manufacture of Wire Mattresses and the like
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application. 23rd Nov., 1899
Complate Specification Lett. 23rd Aug. 1900-Accepted. 23rd Nov., 1900
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Machines for the Manufacture of Wire
Mattresses and the like.
LEEMING SMITH, Hydraulic Press-maker, Church Street, Heckmondwike, and
WALTON CLIFFE, Mechanic, Union Road, Heckmondwike, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In a suitable support shafts are arranged as shown in drawing Sheet I A and B
are two discs or plates between which the wire passes and is thereby forced
through the curler. On the same shaft as B is a worm gearing with worm
wheel D on shaft E upon which are also secured tappets F, G, H. Tappet F is the
means whereby the wire is thrown to the exact length required and then automa-
tically stopped during the operations of cutting and feeding, its action being as
follows: During each revolution of shaft E the projection I on tappet plate
comes in contact with bell crank lever J which in turn slightly lifts the top
plate A thereby releasing the pressure on the wire causing it to stop G is the
tappet whereby the wire is cut off after being curled; whilst H gives the feed
or travel to the woven piece by drawing it over a roller connected to the masked
ratchet arrangement shown in Sheet 2 K is an even ratchet wheel and L is the
mask wheel which are side by side and worked by the same paul M, the mask
wheel being for the purpose of carrying the paul when a multiple mattress is
being woven motion only being given to K when a deep tooth in L is reached
thereby enabling any ply mattress to be woven.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1899.
LEEMING SMITH.
WALTON CLIFFE.
Improvements in or relating to Machines for the Manufacture of Wire
Mattresses and the like.
LEEMING SMITH, Hydraulic Engineer, Church Street, Heckmondwike, WALTON
CLIFFE, Mechanic, Heckmondwike, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement: -
Our invention consists of improvements in or relating to machines for the
manufacture of wire mattresses and the like.

page_text: In a suitable support shafts are arranged as shown in Fig. 1 Sheet I A and B
are two discs or rolls between which the wire passes and is thereby forced through
the curler X. An the same shaft as B is a worm gearing with worm wheel D
on shaft E upon which are also secured tappets F, G, H. Tappet is the
means whereby the wire is thrown to the exact length required and then auto-
matically stopped during the operations of cutting the wire and feeding the
woven piece its action being as follows:-During each revolution of shaft E the
projection I which is adjustable comes in contact with bell crank lever J which
in turn slightly lifts the top disc A thereby taking the pressure off the wire
causing it to stop. G is the tappet whereby the wire is cut off after being curled
whilst H gives the feed to the woven piece and at the same time the longitudinal
motion required to ensure the strands running into one another by its direct
action upon Figures 3 and 4 through the masked ratchet arrangement in
Figure 2. Z is a lever shown in Figure 2 which engages with the tappet H
in Figure 1 and acts as follows at each revolution the tappet H depresses Z
which by its linkwork gives motion to the paul M Fig 2. in Fig. 2 K is an
even ratchet wheel secured to the cam wheel N whilst L is a mask wheel with
teeth cut deep and shallow as required by the mattress being woven the shallow
teeth being cut to such a depth that when the paul M is resting in one it rides
clear of ratchet wheel K but when a deep tooth is reached the paul M acts
upon thereby giving motion to N.
At each motion of N a lever not shown on drawings which is secured to the
shaft 0 in Fig. 3 is raised or allowed to fall giving a corresponding motion to
lever which raises or allows to be depressed the pins P Fig. 3-4 which by
virtue of their positions in the woven mattress strands allow the woven piece
to be drawn sideways a distance equal to one strands diameter concurrent with
this motion the crown serations on cam wheel N Fig. 2 act upon the table Q
Figure 3 in the direction of its length causing it to slide out or allowing it to be
brought in by springs the whole sliding upon two shafts R S Fig. 3 a distance
equal to 1 half of the pitch of the weave of mattress. On Sheet 3 is shown
at Figure 5 a diagram showing the positions of pins P in the strands as weaving.
The three combination of mechanisins here described and illustrated by Figures
123 are arranged on a wooden table so that they work together by contacts of
tappet in Figure 1 to the lever Z in Figure 2 which in turn acts upon the
crown and face wheel N Figure 2 as described previously the wheel N in Fig. 2
then acts doubly and simultaneously upon Fig. 3 upon the lever Y by the rim
teeth and upon the table by the crown teeth giving the various motions re-
quired. Briefly then Fig. 1 receives motion from shafting and by its mechanisms
gives motion to Figures 2 and 3 at the exact moment required by proper arrange-
ment of tappets FG and H in Figure 1.
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:-
1. The use of the worm wheel arrangement to the tappet shaft.
2. The masked ratchet and cam wheel arrangement.
3. The general arrangement of cam or tappet shaft cam wheel and lifting
pins herein shown.
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