Improvements in Wringing and Mangling Machines.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Feb., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wringing and Mangling Machines.
I, THOMAS BERRY of 22 Park Place, Philip's Park Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Schoolmaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Whereas, in the present process of wringing and mangling, the articles are carried
to the back of the machine, and there deposited until the operator reaches over and
lifts them to the front of the machine by means of the hand.
The object of my invention is to bring the articles to the front of the machine; no
reaching over being required.
This is done by means of a simple arrangement of a tape or band, or any number
of tapes or bands, or one continuous width of any material, which may reach from
one end of the rollers to the other.
These tapes or bands, for the purposes of this invention, may be of any material or
materials, but preferably of tape, commonly known as "binding." The arrangement
may be added to all existing wringing and mangling machines, either to those entirely
new or to those which have been in use for years. It may also be added to machines,
driven by any motive power.
The arrangement of the tapes or bands is shown by the lines coloured red in the
drawing. Figure A is the end elevation of the two rollers of a wringing and
mangling machine. When the rollers are set in motion, the tapes or bands move in
the direction indicated by the arrows. The article to be wrung or mangled is caught
between the rollers at point C, and is then carried round the back of the top roller
by the tapes or bands and brought to point D, and the object of the invention is
attained. When the tapes or bands leave the roller at D, they may be carried over to
the back of the machine by any number of rollers as E and F. The tapes form
endless bands. Figure B shows the appearance of the machine at front when fitted up
with three tapes or bands.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wringing and Mangling Machines.
I, THOMAS BERRY of 22 Park Place, Philip's Park Manchester County of
Lancaster, Schoolmaster 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 :-
Whereas, in the present process of wringing and mangling, the articles are carried
to the back of the machine and there deposited until the operator reaches over, and
lifts them to the front of the machine by means of the hand.
The object of my invention is to bring the articles to the front of the machine, no
reaching over being required.
This is done by means of a simple arrangement of a tape or band, or any number
of tapes or bands, or by one continuous width of any material, which may reach from
one end of the rollers to the other.
The tapes or bands, for the purposes of this invention may be of any material or
materials, but preferably of tape commonly known as "binding."
The arrangement may be added to all existing wringing and mangling machines
either to those entirely new, or to those, which have been in use for years. It may
also be added to machines driven by any motive power.

page_text: The arrangement of the tapes or bands is shown in the drawing left with the
Provisional Specification. Figure A is the end elevation of the two rollers of a
wringing and mangling machine. When the rollers are set in motion, the tapes or
bands move. in the direction indicated by the arrows. The article to be wrung or
mangled is caught between the rollers at point C, and is then carried round the
back of the top roller by the tape or band and brought to the point D when the
object of the invention is attained. When the tape or band leaves the roller at D,
it may be carried over to the back of the machine by any number of rollers as E
and F. The tape thus forms an endless band. Fig. B shows the appearance of
machine at front.
My method of "adding" the invention to a machine is to take the loose end of
the tape or band and pass it between the rollers at point C. I then bring it up
behind the top roller to the front and pass it round any number of rollers as E and F
letting the loose end hang anywhere at the back of machine. . I then deal with the
other end of the tape or band, and pass it round the front of bottom roller to the
back of machine. I then let the loose ends overlap about one inch or any length and
stitch them together with any convenient material such as linen thread. I do not
claim the method of adding the invention to any machine, as the complete arrange-
ment may be arrived at by many ways of which the above description is one..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
"The complete arrangement of the tapes or bands or the continuous width of any
material as heretofore described and shown in the drawing."
Dated this 19th day of February 1890.
THOMAS BERRY.