Certain Improvements in or relating to Sizing or Tapeing. Machines.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1888.
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan, 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 2nd Mar 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in or relating to Sizing or Tapeing. Machines.
.
Wo GEORGE WALSH Manufacturer and CHARLES WILD, both of Darwen in the
County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
When heavy sizing warps or yarn on machines of the ordinary construction the
yarn gets very dry and brittle near the first breaking shaft while the machine is
standing for the purpose of doffing a beam or beams.
The object of our improvements is to overcome this defect which causes the yarn to
break and so occasions waste and delay.
To carry our improvements into effect we employ a perforated steam pipe or pipes
which passes transversely across the machine below the warps or yarn and is placed
preferably near the first breaking shaft between it. and the main drying cylinder so
that the issuing steami moistens and softens the yarn and prevents it from getting dry
and brittle. This steam pipe lies in a metal trough inclined to carry off the water
of condensation and in order to prevent the steam from the pipe passing directly
on to the yarn we propose to fit a cover or baffle over the pipe and allow the steam to
escape between the trough and the cover. Other suitable arrangements for steaming
and softening the yarn may be employed.
The steam may be turned on and off by the attendant as required but as a rule it
will only be wanted when doffing beams or when from other cause the machine
may be stopped for some time; automatic mechanism may be employed to put steam
on when the starting rod is actuated to stop the machine and vice versa.
Dated this 27th day of April 1888.
H. B. BARLOW,
Agent.

page_text: Certain Improvements in or relating to Sizing or Tapeing Machines.
We, GEORGE WALSH, Manufacturer, and CHARLES WILD, Sizer, both of Darwen, in
the County of Lancaster, 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 :—
When heavy sizing warps or yarn on machines of the ordinary construction the yarn
gets very dry and brittle near the first breaking shaft or rod while the machine is
standing for the purpose of doffing a. beam or beams.
The object of our improvements is to overcome this defect which causes the yarn to
break and so occasions waste and delay as well as bad weaving.
To carry our improvements into effect we employ a perforated steam pipe or pipes
which passes transversely across the machine below the warps or yarn and is placed
preferably near the first breaking rod between it and the main drying cylinder so
that the issuing steam moistens and softens the yarn and prevents it from getting
dry and brittle. This steam pipe lies in a metal trough inclined to carry off the
water of condensation and in order to prevent the steam from the pipe passing
directly on to the yarn we propose to fit a cover or baffle over the pipe and allow the
steam to escape. between the trough and the cover. Other suitable arrangements for
steaming and softening the yarn may be employed.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily earried into
effect we will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings reference being had to the.
figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of part of a sizing machine to which our improvements
have been applied. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of the apparatus which we employ
for the purposes of our Invention.
In Fig. 1a indicates part of the main drying cylinder, the warps or yarn, c the
measuring roller driven by the gears c¹ c² c³ from the worm shaft d in the ordinary
manner and e is the first breaking rod or shaft.
The apparatus shown in Figs. 2 and 3 which we employ for the purposes of our
Invention is placed in the machine preferably at a point indicated by the letter X,
Fig. 1.
This apparatus as shown consists of the perforated steam pipe which is
placed transversely across the machine below the warps or yarn and lies in a metal
trough g which is slightly inclined and provided with a pipe g¹ controlled by a tap not
shown to carry off the water of condensation the steam being allowed to escape through
a pipe g is the cover or baffle fitted over the steam pipe f. A tap is placed
near the front end of the machine or in other convenient place by which
the operative can admit steam to the pipe when necessary.
The steam may be turned on and off by the attendant as required but as a rule
it will only be wanted when doffing beams or when from other cause the machine
may be stopped for some time; automatic mechanism may be employed to put
steam on when the starting rod is actuated to stop the machine and vice versa.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. The arrangement use and application of a perforated steam pipe or pipes or
equivalent appliance placed preferably between the main drying cylinder and the first
breaking rod for the purpose of moistening the warps or yarn substantially as herein set
forth.
2. The combination and arrangement of parts substantially as and for the purposes"
herein described and as shown on the accompanying Drawings.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicants.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicants.