IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING YARNS FOR AND IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN PRINTING YARNS FOR CARPETS OR OTHER SIMILAR FABRICS
Year: 1857

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Hebblethwaite and William Shuttleworth, of
the firm of John Sheard and Company, Carpet Manufacturers, and
William Tasker, Mechanist and Patent Agent, all of Halifax, in the
County of York, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING
YARNS FOR AND IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN PRINTING YARNS
FOR CARPETS OR OTHER SIMILAR FABRICS."
Sealed the 12th January 1858, and dated the 14th July 1857.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Hebblethwaite,
William Shuttleworth, and William Tasker, at the Office of the Com-
inissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the 14th July 1857.
We, HENRY HEBBLETHWAITE and WILLIAM SHUTTLEWORTII, of the firm of
John Sheard & Co., Carpet Manufacturers, and WILLIAM TASKER, Mechanist
and Patent Agent, all of Halifax, in the County of York, do hereby declaro the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PREPARING YARNS FOR AND
IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN PRINTING YARNS FOR CARPETS OR OTHER
SIMILAR FABRICS," to be as follows:-
Heretofore great loss having been sustained in preparing yarns to be printed
for the manufacture of carpets and similar articles by the same being injured
or damaged in the process of steeping, after being scoured or washed, on
account of the water being dirty or mixed with deleterious matter, we pro-
pose to prevent the said damage or injury by having a perforated false bottom
in the steeping cistern, with a serge or other suitable fabric applied to the
underside of it to act as a filter, the water being supplied below the said falso

page_text: bottom, will thus be perfectly filtered and kept clean, which is very essential
in obtaining bright colors.
Secondly, we dispense with the cutting of notches in the division or index
plate now used for dividing the printing drum into equal parts on its circum-
ference, by using a rack or segment wheel formed on the rim of the drum, 5
with the same number of cogs as we wish to have divisions on the surface of
the drum; and we apply a pall or catch thereto, with one or more cogs on it,
which fit into any of the spaces between the cogs of the segment wheel, thereby
holding the drum securely in any desired position.
Thirdly, we apply a break to the rim of the said drum, which is actuated by 1
levers and weights, for the purpose of retarding and stopping the rotation of
the drum, as may be required.
Fourthly, we employ an adjustable and self-acting index plate or "indi-
cator," which stops the drum at any desired number of revolutions, or when a
sufficient quantity of yarn is wound thereon, the said index plate having a 1
moveable rim or flange supporting a drop catch, until it arrives at the desired
point, when the said catch falls, liberating the strap guide and applying the
break, thus stopping the rotation of the drum.
Fifthly, we apply the break or drag to the spindle instead of the bobbin,
as heretofore adopted, whereby we obtain more uniform tension on the yarn g
as it is wound on the drum.
Sixthly, we construct the color carriage to slide freely upon two or more
pins or studs in long bosses, so as to obtain a parallel motion thereof.
Seventhly, we employ a board (with eyes for the threads to pass through)
between the bobbins and the guide eyes, to prevent any broken threads falling a
on the rotating bobbins.
And, eighthly, we dispense with the frame now used for holding the design
board by having slots at the top and bottom thereof, to adjust and fasten tho
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed 30
by the said Henry Hebblethwaite, William Shuttleworth, and William
Tasker in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 14th January 1858.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, HENRY
HEBBLETHWAITE and WILLIAM SHUTTLEWORTH, of the firm of John Shears
and Company, Carpet Manufacturers, and WILLIAM TASKER, Mechanist and 35
Patent Agent, all of Halifax, in the County of York, send greeting.

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Fourteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, in the twenty-first year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us,
the said Henry Hebblethwaite, William Shuttleworth, and William Tasker,
1er special licence that we, the said Henry Hebblethwaite, William
Shuttleworth, and William Tasker, our executors, administrators, and assigns,
or such others as we, the said Henry Hebblethwaite, William Shuttleworth,
and William Tasker, our executors, administrators, and assigns, should at
any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "In-
PROVEMENTS IN PREPARING YARNS FOR AND IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED
IN PRINTING YARNS FOR CARPETS OR OTHER SIMILAR FABRICS," upon the condition
(amongst others) that we, the said Henry Hebblethwaite, William Shuttle-
worth, and William Tasker, by an instrument in writing under our hands and
seals, or under the hand and seal of one of us, should particularly describo
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after
the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Henry Hebblethwaite, William
Shuttleworth, and William Tasker, do hereby declare the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement (that is to
say)-
Great loss having been hitherto sustained in preparing yarns to be printed
for the manufacture of carpets and similar articles, by the same being injured
or damaged in the process of steeping, after being scoured or washed, on
account of the water being dirty or mixed with deleterious matter, we prevent
the said damage or injury by making the steeping cistern with a perforated
false bottom, and fixing under it a layer of serge or other suitable fabric, to
act as a filter. The water being supplied below the serge and perforated falso
bottom, will force itself through them into the cistern, and thus be perfectly
filtered, which is very essential to the obtaining of bright colors. And when
the water is withdrawn from the cistern it repasses through the perforations,
and the serge or filter, forcing in its passage any dirt or deleterious matter

page_text: that may have become deposited there at the entrance of the water, thus
keeping the filter and false bottom constantly clean for successive operations.
Secondly, we dispense with the cutting of notches in the division or index
plate now used for dividing the circumference of the printing drum into cqual
parts, by having the rack or segment wheel (now formed on the inner surface
of the drum, and used for turning from place to place) made with the same
number of cogs as we wish to have divisions on the periphery of the drum,
and we apply a pall or catch thereto, with one or more cogs formed thereon,
which fit into any of the spaces between the cogs of the segment wheel,
thereby holding the drum securely in any desired position for the proper
laying on of the colors, and thus dispensing with the thick brass rim, as
hitherto fixed on the edge of the drum, and cut in notches to the number of
divisions required on the surface of the drum.
.
Thirdly, we apply a break to the rim of the drum, actuated by levers and
weights for the purpose of retarding and stopping its rotation, as may be
necessary; thus, if a thread or yarn breaks in its passage from the bobbin to
the drum, by each thread passing through the eye of a catch or "faller,"
which works loose on a cross bar, and having an arm extending so as to fall
on a cam or tappet, if liberated, so that as long as the threads pass on the
drum without breakage, each thread supports its own catch or faller, but if one
breaks the faller is liberated, the arm of which falls on the cam or tappet,
which causes the shaft on which the fallers are hinged to slide endwise and
knock off the strap guide, thus removing the strap from the fast to the loose
pulley, and apply the break to stop the rotation of the drum.
Fourthly, we employ an adjustable self-acting index plate or indicator, which
stops the drum at any desired number of revolutions, or when a sufficient
quantity of yarn is wound thercon, the said index plate having a moveable
rim or flange, supporting a drop catch, which holds the strap on the fast pulley,
and the break clear of the drum, until it arrives at the desired point, when it
falls and liberates the strap guide, thus applying the break and stopping the
rotation of the drum.
Fifthly, we apply the break or drag to the spindle instead of the bobbin,
as heretofore adopted, by fixing a wharve or pulley on the spindle which
carries the bobbin, and is made to rotate, causing a strap or chain to pass over
it with a suitable weight attached, or a spring or lever to be in contact with
it, whereby we obtain more uniform tension of the yarn as it is wound on the
drum.
Sixthly, we arrange the color carriage to slide freely upon two or more pins

page_text: or studs in long bosses, which are parallel with each other, so as to obtain a
perfectly parallel and steady motion.
Seventhly, we employ a board or apparatus with holes or eyes for the
threads to pass through, and place it between the bobbins and the guide eyes,
to prevent any broken threads falling on the rotating bobbius, and thereby
becoming entangled with them.
And, eighthly, we dispense with the frame now used for holding the design
board by having slots cut horizontally at the top and bottom of the board
itself, to adjust and fasten the scale to it, thereby dispensing with the frame
altogether.
H represents the color carriage,
backwards and forwards thereon
pulley K, the shaft pulley and
The manner in which our said Invention is to be performed will be clearly
understood by reference to the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings, and the
letters of reference thereon, in which Fig. 1, Sheet 1 is a front elevation of an
ordinary printing drum, and Fig 2 an end elevation of the same, shewing the
application of our said improvements. A represents the drum and shaft, which
rotates in bearings on suitable framework, motion being given to it by the
driving pullies B and the bevil gearing C. The yarns to be wound on the
drum are supplied from the bobbins at D, from which they are conducted
through eyes or holes in the board or apparatus E, to and through the eyes
of the catches or fallers F, more fully explained hereafter, and from thence
to the guide eyes G on the sliding bar, which guides or distributes them in
regular order on the surface of the drum.
mounted on the rails 1, and caused to travel
by means of the hand wheel J, the cord and
cord L. On the inner surface of the drum is the rack or segment wheel M,
by which and the hand wheel N, with a pinion wheel on its shaft, the drum
is turned from one position to another, for laying on or applying the coloring
matter in its proper place, according to the pattern required. And instead of
the thick brass rim now used on the edge of the drum, and cut in notches
to the number of divisions required, we make the segment wheel M with the
same number of cogs or teeth as the drum is required to be divided into, and
the pall or catch P with teeth to fit into any of the spaces thereof, and a thin
plate for the numbers, attached to the rim of the drum, with a finger or pointer
fixed to the framing to indicate the numbers. And for various or different
numbers or divisions required, we have additional segment wheels, with their
proper number plates affixed to the drum, which can be easily divided by
means of the segment wheel and catch.
Detailed views of the segment wheel and pall or catch are shewn in Figs.

page_text: 3 and 4, Sheet 2, shewing the manner of application. Q represents the break
which is applied to the rim of the drum, for the purpose of retarding and stop-
ping its rotary motion when a thread breaks, or otherwise, when necessary,
to stop the drum, the said break being hinged on the short arm of a lever R,
which turns on a stud or fulcrum fixed to the framing at R'. The weight S
is attached to, but capable of adjustment on the end of the long arm of the
said lever. T represents another lever turning on a stud U, one arm of which
bears against and supports the break lever R, and the other on the strap
guide rod V, which keeps the strap on the fast pulley and the break from
contact with the drum by the latch or catch W, which enters a notch on the
strap guide rod.
Detailed views of these parts are shewn by Figs. 5 and 6, Sheet 2, in which
Fig. 5 is an elevation of the break levers, and Fig. 6, a plan of the strap
guide, and part of the rod. ✗ represents the index plate or indicator, having
the rod Y suspended from it, which holds the drop catch W in the notch of
the strap guide rod, as seen in Figs. 7 and 8, where a represents a worm
wheel of 160 teeth, or other convenient number, driven from the drum shaft
by chain and worm, as heretofore; b, an adjustable plate, with a rim or flange
on its inner surface, and a notch therein, or a portion cut away at one point
only, indexed on the outer surface, commencing opposite the point where the
rim is cut away, and numbered according to the number of teeth on the worm
wheel. The rod Y is formed with a loop or slot which fits to the boss of the
wheel, but capable of sliding thereon. The stud c is fixed on the rod which
rests on the inner surface of the rim, and slides thereon as the wheel and
plato rotate until it arrives at the opening in the rim, when it slips through
and allows the catch W to liberate the strap guide, the weight on the lever
forcing or operating on the strap guide rod, by which the driving strap
is removed from the fast to the loose pulley, and the break applied to
the drum at the same time, thereby stopping the rotation of the drum. It
will be seen that if the number on the index plate corresponding to the number
of threads of yarn required to be wound on the drum be set to the point d on
the rod Y, and that when the wheel has come round to zero, or the point
where the opening is in the rim, the rod will drop and the drum will be
stopped by the strap being thrown on the loose pulley, and the break applied
to the drum at the same time. Z represents a number of cams or tappets
fixed on a bar or shaft, which is driven or caused to rotate by a strap or chain
from the drum shaft; F, catches or "fallers," working loosely on a shaft, but
prevented sliding endwise thereon by set screws, the points of which move

page_text: in grooves turned in the shaft at the place of each faller, cach of the fallers
having an eye for the thread or yarn to pass through, which are held or kept
in their proper positions whilst the thread or yarn is passing through them to
the drum, but if a thread breaks the catch immediately falls on its corre-
sponding cam or tappet Z, which by its peculiar shape causes the bar or shaft
on which the fallers are placed to slide endwise, and having an arm at the end
of it forces the rod Y off the pin on the drop catch, and, as before described,
stops the rotation of the drum. These parts are shewn in detail in Figs. 9, 10,
11, 12, and 13.
Fig. 14 shews the manner in which we apply the drag to the spindles which
rotate and carry the bobbins, the same being prevented from turning thereon
by pins or springs instead of the bobbins, as heretofore, but only shewing a
weight attached to a strap or band placed round the wharve or pulley, but it
is evident that we can apply a spring lever or other contrivance to effect the
same object.
Fig. 15 shews how the color carriage is kept steady in its to-and-fro and
up-and-down motion, by long pins sliding in long bosses, which are parallel
with cach other. And Fig. 16 is a plan of the board E, which receives the
ends of the threads of yarn when any of them break, and thus prevents them
becoming entangled with the rotating bobbins.
Having thus fully described the nature of our said Invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be performed, we desire it to be distinctly
understood that we do not confine ourselves to the precise details herein
set forth, as such may be varied or modified without departing from the
principle thereof; but we claim as our Invention, and which to the best of
our knowledge and belief has not been hitherto used within the realm,—
First, the perforated false bottom and filterer to the steeping cistern.
Secondly, the rack or segment wheel applied to the inner surface of the
drum, with pall or catch, the said rack or segment wheel being made with the
number of teeth or cogs which we desire the drum to be divided into.
Thirdly, a break to the rim of the drum, with the necessary self-acting
apparatus for actuating the same when a thread breaks.
Fourthly, the adjustable self-acting indicator, for stopping the drum at any
desired point.
Fifthly, the application of the drag to the spindles which carry the bobbins
instead of applying it to the bobbins, as heretofore.
Sixthly, causing the color carriage to slide upon pins or studs in long
bosses.

page_text: Seventhly, the board or apparatus, with holes or eyes for the threads of
yarn to pass through on their passage from the bobbins to the drum.
And, eighthly, forming the design board with horizontal slots to adjust and
fasten the scale to, instead of to the frame as hitherto used, as all such im-
provements are herein described and illustrated in the accompanying two
Sheets of Drawings, and which are applicable to the respective processes in
the manufacture of carpets and other similar articles.
In witness whereof, we, the said Henry Hebblethwaite, William
Shuttleworth, and William Tasker, have hereunto set our hands
and seals, this Thirteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
(L.S.)
HENRY HEBBLETHWAITE.
WILLIAM SHUTTLEWORTH. (L.S.)
W" TASKER.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the
within-named Henry Hebblethwaite,
William Shuttleworth, and William
Tasker, in the presence of
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Clerk to W Tasker, Patent Agent,
Halifax.
(L.E.)