Improvements in Machines for Wringing and Mangling Fabrics.
Year: 1895

page_text: Complete Specification Left, 26th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Wringing and Mangling Fabrics.
We, JONATHAN BARNES, RICHARD WALTON KENYON, and WILLIAM HENRY
KENYON, all of Ewbank Works, Accrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Machinists, and ABRAHAM KENYON, of Brown Street, Accrington, aforesaid,
Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the boards which are used in wringing and mangling
machines and serve the double purpose of catching the water wrung from the
materials and of a table to hold the materials for inangling known as a mangling
and drip board.
The object of this invention is to provide a much wider board for this purpose
which can also be readily packed for transit inside the extremities of the framing
and thus avoid the liability to be broken or damaged were it to project beyond the
framing.
We find that by making the end brackets upon which the mangling and drip
board is pivoted with a slot to receive the pivot pin the board may be made
considerably wider and at the same time reversible.
In carrying out the invention we construct the end brackets of boards with
longitudinal slots of the desired length.
In one formn the bracket is made with the slot extending at one side of the hole or
centre that now forms the centre upon which the board is turned so that by moving
the slot along the pin or pivot the board may be drawn out from the roller as it is
turned over thus allowing for a greater width of board the pin being at one end of
the slot when in one position and at the other end of the slot when in the other
position. In either position the board is held by a pin passed through the frame
engaging with a hole in the bracket. These holes are formed in a lug forming
part of the bracket.
To allow of the board being raised up vertically in front of the rollers for the
purpose of safely packing it the slot is elongated but preferably not in a line with
the first slot but parallel thereto with a cranked slot or connection between through
which the pin or pivot can pass.
In a modification the slot is made in one line with indents or notches in the sides
at suitable intervals for the pin or pivot to rest in when the board is in the different
positions into which it is to be placed.
By this arrangement all the advantages of the combined drip and mangling
board rotating on a fixed centre are obtained and at the same time a wider board
may be employed without risk of damage or breakage during transit.
Dated this outh dow of December 1905

page_text: Improvements in Machines for Wringing and Mangling Fabrics.
We, JONATHAN BARNES, RICHARD WALTON KENYON, and WILLIAM HENRY
KENYON, all of Ewbank Works, Accrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Machinists, and ABRAHAM KENYON, of Brown Street, Accrington, aforesaid,
Commercial Traveller, 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 :-
This invention relates to reversible boards which are used in wringing and
mangling machines and serve the double purpose of catching the water wrung
from the materials and of a table to hold the materials for mangling known as a
mangling and drip board.
The object of this invention is to provide a much wider board for this purpose
which can also be readily packed for transit inside the extremities of the framing.
and thus avoid the liability to be broken or damaged were it to project beyond the
framing.
We find that by making the end brackets upon which the board is pivoted with
a slot of the special form with notches therein at intervals to receive the fixed pivot
or pin attached to the framing the bracket may be moved longitudinally over the
pivot while being turned or reversed and consequently the board may be made
considerably wider and at the same time reversible.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Cross section of wringing machine showing one form of our invention.
Fig. 2. Cross section of same showing board in another position.
Fig. 3. Cross section showing another form of our invention applied to wringing
machine with cast iron framing.
Fig. 4. Cross section of same showing the board in another position.
The rollers A and the framing B are of any well known construction the latter
being made of either wrought iron or cast iron as desired. The board or table C
at the back of the machine is also of any ordinary arrangement.
The drip and mangling board D is mounted so that on being turned over it will
assume either an inclined or horizontal position as may be required.
At each end it is fitted with brackets E which are pivoted on pins F attached to
the framing B to permit of either side being turned uppermost. In each of these
brackets we form a slot G in which the pin F fits extending to the side of or beyond
the centre of oscillation and at intervals we form notches g which receive the pin
and hold the board in the required position. By this means as the board is rotated
about its axis it can be drawn forward the pin F traversing the slot G and passing
from one notch g and engaging with another. Thus a much wider board D can be
employed and the board can also be turned into an upright position in front of the
rollers A. when packed for transit.
It is to be understood that similar brackets E are applied to both ends of
the board.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 the invention is shown applied to a board D which
when in position for mangling will be nearly level with the centre of the bottom
roller and when reversed for wringing will fall below the roller. The bracket E
is of the shape shown screwed or attached to the end of the board D and in it is
formed the double slot G with notches or stops at 9 9¹ and g¹¹. The slot G extends
to one side of the central notch g which corresponds to the centre or hole upon
which hitherto the board has been pivoted. In the position shown in Fig. 1 the
board is fixed by the pin H entering the hole in the bracket E. In reversing
the board from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that in Fig. 2 it rotates upon the

page_text: pin F and at the same time the groove slides or passes over the pin until the pin
reaches the stop g¹ at the end of the slot G thereby drawing the board outwards
until the edge d fits against the roller. It is held by the pin H entering the
hole h¹. To change the board D from the position shown in full lines to the
vertical or upright position shown by the dotted lines it is lifted to release the pin F
from the notch g and drawn forward until the pin F reaches the end of the groove
and enters the notch g". The slot G in this direction is preferably not in the same
axial line but is formed with a cranked slot through which the pin F passes.
In this position the board is held by the pin H entering the hole ".
Referring to Figs. 3 and 4 the invention is shown applied to a board D which
when in position for mangling will still be below the level of the bottom of the
rollers. In this case the bracket is made with the slot G extending nearly from
end to end with the notches 9 g¹ 9" at or near the ends. In Fig. 3 it is shown in
position for wringing being supported at one end by the pin F in the notch g' and
held in position beneath by the brackets or projections 6 b' affixed to the frame B
upon which it rests. To change it to the position shown in Fig. 4 it is slightly
raised at the edged and drawn forward until the edge d' is clear of the brackets bb¹
it is then turned over the slot or groove G at the same time travelling across the
pin F until the pin reaches the end of the slot beyond the notch 9. It is then
moved towards the rollers the end D" of the bracket D entering between the
brackets 6 and 6 affixed to the frame and the pin F engaging with the notch
To change it back again the operation is reversed. To change the board D from
the position shown in full lines (Fig. 3) to the vertical or upright position shown in
dotted lines the board is slightly raised at the front edge d and drawn forward until
the edge d¹ is withdrawn from and clear of the brackets bbl and the pin F has
reached the end of the slot G the edge d is then raised until the board rests
against the rollers and the pin F falls into the notch g". K is a bracket on the
frame to hold the board or bar L to prevent any water falling from the drip board
at the top end.
g.
By this arrangement all the advantages of the combined drip and mangling
board rotating on a fixed centre are obtained and at the same time a wider board
may be employed without risk of damage or breakage during transit.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a machine for wringing and mangling fabrics a combined mangling and
drip board constructed with end brackets each provided with a longitudinal slot or
slots furnished with stops or notches to engage with a fixed pin or pivot whereby a
wider board than usual can be employed which can be placed in an upright position
inside the contour of the framing for security of packing substantially as described
and shown.
2. In a machine for wringing and mangling fabrics a combined mangling and
drip board arranged substantially as described and shown in either Figs. 1 and 2
or Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.
Dated this 16th day of September 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.