IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR EM- BOSSING
Year: 1855

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Stanislaus Joseph Paris, of the City of Manchester,
Embosser, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR EM-
BOSSING."
Sealed the 6th July 1855, and dated the 19th January 1855.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Stanislaus Joseph Paris
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 19th January 1855.
I, STANISLAUS JOSEPH PARIS, of the City of Manchester, Embosser, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR EMBOSSING" to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in embossing fabrics and other materials by means of
engraved blocks, to which motion is given by suitable machinery. The bottom
of the machine consists of a narrow bed or table, in the centre of which is a
slot, to which is adapted a square block, so as to slide on or off. The engraved
plate is adjusted to the bottom of a plunger, which plunger works between two
guides attached to a cross beam, connected at its extremities to pillars or other
standards, the face of the plunger and the face of the block being placed
exactly opposite. The plunger, to which the engraved plate is adapted, is
moved up and down by an excentric or cam, fixed on a shaft, to, which rotary
motion is given by steam or other power, and it is adapted so as to give any
degree of pressure suitable to the material to be embossed. Above the engraved

page_text: plate is a chamber, into which heaters may be put, if heat be required. The
fabric or other material to be embossed is made to pass from the one side over
the square block on the bed, and is wound on a roll, or otherwise disposed of.
After the impression has been given, the material- passes round a tin cylinder,
furnished with an index, so that when the required quantity has passed over to
allow of another impression to be made, the same will be pointed out by the
index, and thus a sure joint be effected, or a space left between the impressions,
as may be requiredWhen round articles have to be operated on, or a round
object produced upon any other shape of fabric or other material, the mode of
procedure is thus:-The article is attached to a circular frame of metal, from
the rim of which protrudes an index finger, and on the outside of this frame is
a rim, marked as a dial, so that by turning the frame on which the fabric or
other material is distended, till the index finger shall point to the necessary
distance, the desired object is effected; this frame, together with the outside
rim, slide to and fro on the bed. or table, so that, although the plunger and the
block are stationary, still, by. changing the centre of the circular frame, the
radius of the circle embossed can be altered to any size required.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Stanislaus Joseph Paris in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 19th July 1855.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME; I, STANISLAUS
JOSEPH PARIS, of the City of Manchester, Embosser, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty 'Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Nineteenth day of January, in the year of 'our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, in the eighteenth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Stanislaus Joseph Paris, Her spécial license that I, the said Stanis-
laus Joseph Paris, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Stanislaus Joseph Paris, my 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
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR EMBOSSING," upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Stanislaus Joseph Paris, by an instrument in writing
under my hand and seal, should particularly describe and ascertain the

page_text: nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be per-
formed, 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.
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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Stanislaus Joseph-Paris, do hereby
declare the nature of my 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 :-
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The nature of my said Invention consists in certain. improved combinations
of machinery for embossing, and for giving motion to the material to be:
embossed; and in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the means pursued by me;
reference being had to the accompanying Drawing, and to the figures and.
letters marked thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
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Figure 1 is a. front elevation of my improved machinery. for embossing-;
Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the same; and, Figure 3, a plan
view of the lower portion of the machine. In these views, a is the foundation
plate; b, b, the columns for supporting the top beam c. The bed d is supported.
in the centre by the foundation plate a, and at each extremity by the standards
e, e. To one side of this bed are cast sockets for the brackets f, f, which
support the roller g, on which is wound the fabric: or other material to be.
operated upon; and to the other side of the bed are cast similar sockets for the
brackets h, h, supporting the measuring roller and taking-up roller j. The
bed d also supports the sliding piece k and cross pieces 1, which can be set in
any convenient position on the bed and the block m, which is placed directly.
under the plunger n. This plunger slides between the brackets o, fixed to the
top beam c; it is pressed down by the cam p, fixed to the shaft q, on which is
also fixed the. bevel wheel r, driven by the pinions on the same shaft as the
pulley t, which is driven by steam or any other power. The engraved plate n¹
for embossing is fixed between adjustable slides n², supported by the plunger,
which is made. with three or other suitable number of compartments, to
contain heaters. As it is frequently necessary to vary the pressure on the
engraved plate to suit the material to be embossed, the anti-friction roller p', on
which the camp acts, is supported in a box bearing on the wedge p²; this
wedge is pushed in or drawn out by the screw p³, thereby raising or lowering
the anti-friction roller p¹, and varying the descent of the engraved plate,
according to
to the pressure required. When the plunger has been forced down
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page_text: by the camp, it is raised up again by the springs u, u, or by any other suitable
contrivance.:
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I. wish also to observe here, that by attaching the plunger to the piston rod
of a steam cylinder, the direct application of steam may be employed for
working the plunger up and down. The mode of operation is as follows:-If
the fabric or other material to be operated upon is in a continuous length, it is
wound on the roller g and supported in the brackets ff; it is then taken over
and under the stretching bars f', over. the rod f, and over the block m, which
is covered with lead or other suitable yielding substance; the fabric or other
material is then taken over the rod h', under the guide roller i, over the
measuring roller i, then under the guide roller, and then round the taking:
up roller j. The machine is then set to work by the attendant throwing into
gear the catch box s, at the back of the bevel pinion s; the camp is then
made to depress the plunger n, thereby embossing that portion of the fabric or
other material that was over the block m; as soon as the impression has been
given, the attendant turns the handle on the roller j to wind up the fabric or
other material, and to bring forward another portion thereof over the block m,
ready to be operated upon at the next descent of the plunger. The quantity of
fabric or other material drawn forward can be determined with accuracy by
the dial on the end of the roller i, and the fixed pointer, shewn in Figure 1,
thereby ensuring a correct joint in the pattern to be embossed, or a uniform
space between the impressions. When square or rectangular articles are to be
operated upon, the article is distended on the frame marked w and w¹, shown
in dotted lines in Figure 3, the rails w fitting on the pieces 1, which are
capable of being adjusted lengthwise of the bed d, and the rails w are capable
of being moved crosswise of the same, thereby allowing every portion of the
article to be brought under the plunger. When a segmental shaped article
is to be embossed, it is attached to the segmental frame v, jointed to a
fulcrum stud v¹, as shewn by dotted lines in Figure 3. When a circular
article is to be operated upon, it is distended on a circular frame fitting in
segments attached to the slide k. To the circular frame is fixed a pointer,
and on the table below the circular frame divisions are marked, for setting out
or regulating the distance between the impressions. The circular frame with
the guide segments and the segmental frame slide to and fro on the bed d, so
that, although the plunger n and the block m are stationary, still, by changing
the distance of the centre of the circular frame, or of the fulcrum stud v¹,
from the plunger, the radius of the circle or segment to be embossed can be
altered to any required size.
Having thus stated the nature of my Invention, and described the manner

page_text: of performing the same, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself
to the machinery shewn and described for working the plunger, nor to the
means shewn for moving the material into a proper position for being
embossed, as the same may be varied without departing from the peculiar
character of my Invention'; but that what I do claim is, the arrangement and
combination of machinery for embossing, and for varying the position of the
article to be embossed.
In witness whereof, I, the said Stanislaus Joseph Paris, have hereto
set my hand and seal, this Eighteenth day of July, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
STANISLAUS JOSEPH PARIS. (L.S.)
Witness to the signature,
H. B. BARLOW,
Manchester.