Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Tapers or Wax Matches and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Tapers or Wax Matches
and the like.
I. THOMAS PICKLES, of Cairo Mills, Burnley, Lancashire, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The improvements relate to the manufacture of tapers, or wax matches, or
the like, and have for object the treatment of long lengths of cotton or other
yarn forming the wicks thereof in manner and with apparatus as hereinafter
described.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, the yarn is wound on to
a perforated warp beam, of any convenient width, according to the number of
wicks desired to be treated at one time, and is bleached dyed or otherwise
treated upon such beam; after which all the superfluous moisture is dryed out
of the yarn by passing it over a special drying cylinder, in manner similar to
the bleaching and drying of yarns preparatory to sizing for weaving purposes,
as described in the Specification of my Patent No. 19,177 of 1893.
But, instead of the yarn, thus prepared, being then passed on to a sizing box,
I pass the yarns, to carry out this my present invention through guides which
divide the lengths of yarn into groups or bunches, and then through a box
or receptacle containing melted wax, paraffin, stearin, or other substance em-
ployed in the manufacture of tapers, wax matches-as they are termed-or the
like, by passing them round or underneath a roller therein. On leaving the box
of melted wax or composition, the bunches of yarn will have received a coating
of the substance employed, and may then pass through other guides, or not,
and be wound on to a beam for such further treatment as is requisite.
The roller, around or underneath which the bunches of yarn pass within the
wax box is preferably formed with grooves therein corresponding to the bunches
or groups of yarn, to assist in the rounding of the finished lengths of taper
material; but this is not essential as the guides may be formed so as to effect
the same purpose, or both may be caused to assist.
The beam or roll upon which the waxed lengths of yarn-wicks are wound,
may have given to it a slow motion to and fro, in the direction of its axis,
to ensure a traverse to the treated material where such is required, and other
variations in detail may be made, such as in the mode of heating the wax box,
gearing of the rollers, or in other details, without departing from the peculiar
character of the invention.
Dated th 19th day of 1900

page_text: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Tapers or Wax Matches
and the like.
I, THOMAS PICKLES, of Cairo Mills, Burnley, Lancashire, Manufacturer, 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:-
The improvements relate to the manufacture of tapers, or wax matches, or
the like, and have for object the treatment of long lengths of cotton or other
yarn forming the wicks thereof in manner and with apparatus as hereinafter
described.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, the yarn is wound on to
a perforated warp beam, of any convenient width, according to the number of
wicks desired to be treated at one time, and is bleached dyed or otherwise
treated upon such beam; after which all the superfluous moisture is dried out
of the yarn by passing it over a special drying cylinder, in manner similar to
the bleaching and drying of yarns preparatory to sizing for weaving purposes,
as described in the Specification of my Patent No. 19,177 of 1893.
But, instead of the yarn, thus prepared, being then passed on to a sizing box,
pass the yarns, to carry out this my present invention through guides which
divide the lengths of yarn into groups or bunches, and then through a box
or receptacle containing melted wax, paraffin, sterine, or other substance em-
ployed in the manufacture of tapers, wax matches-as they are termed-or the
like, by passing them round or underneath a roller therein.
On leaving the box of melted wax or composition, the bunches of yarn will
have received a coating of the substance employed, and may then pass through
other guides or not, and would be bound on to a beam for such further treatment
as is requisite.
The roller, around or underneath which the bunches of yarn pass within the
wax box is preferably formed with grooves therein corresponding to the bunches
or groups of yarn, to assist in the rounding of the finished lengths of taper
material; but this is not essential as the guides may be formed so as to effect
the same purpose, or both may be caused to assist.
The beam or roll upon which the waxed lengths of yarn-wicks are wound,
may have given to it a slow motion to and fro, in the direction of its axis,
to ensure a traverse to the treated material where such is required, and other
variations in detail may be made, such as in the mode of heating the wax box,
gearing of the rollers, or in other details, without departing from the peculiar
character of the invention.
But that the improvements may be better understood, I will, with the aid of
the accompanying drawings proceed more fully to describe means employed
by me.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, and Fig. 2 a part plan view, of
apparatus arranged in accordance with my improvements.
The same letters indicate corresponding parts wherever they occur.
is the yarn, which is wound upon a perforated warp beam b, and is bleached,
dyed or otherwise treated thereon, the consequent moisture being to a large
extent extracted from the yarn by any means at present in use.
From this beam the yarn a is then passed over the drying cylinder e in order

page_text: that the superfluous moisture may be removed; after which it is drawn through
guides d, whereby it is separated into groups or bunches.
These groups of yarn are thence conducted into a receptacle e containing melted
wax, paraffin, sterine, or other substance employed in the manufacture of tapers
or the like.
g is a roller, mounted within such receptacle e, which roller is, in this case.
formed with grooves corresponding to the bunches or groups of yarn passing
round the same, so as to assist in the rounding of the taper material.
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On leaving the receptacle the coated yarn is carried, in the example shown,
through further guides h, which may be the ordinary gauge plates or otherwise,
or may be dispensed with altogether; after which, the said yarn is wound on to
a beam k, for such further treatment as is requisite, which beam may, if required,
be provided with any suitable means, (not shown) for obtaining a slow motion to
and fro in the direction of its axis, to ensure traverse of the treated material.
The gearing of the various beams, rollers or cylinders may be effected in
any convenient manner, but such gearing has been omitted from the drawings
for the sake of clearness.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
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In the manufacture of tapers, wax matches, or the like, the combination of
the ordinary apparatus for applying wax or other material to the yarn, with one
or more supplementary drying cylinders, over which the damp or prepared yarn
from the warp beam is first caused to pass on its way to such wax coating
apparatus, for the purpose and in manner substantially as herein shown and
described.
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WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.