Year: 1886

page_text: I CHARLES HENRY FELTON of 4 Trinity Terrace Hounslow in the county of
Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
When collars and cuffs have been washed and if required ironed it is desirable
that they should be shaped or caused to assume and retain the circular condition
necessary for surrounding the necks or wrists of the wearers. Now the object of
this my invention is to provide a simple and cheap apparatus by the which this
desired shaping shall be speedily and efficiently performed.
To carry out this object I mount in bearings on any suitable frame a roller which
is covered with india rubber or other suitable compressible material and to this
roller is directly applied the motive power by which the same can be caused to
revolve whether machine power or hand power or otherwise. Parallel with and
preferably above this roller is mounted in adjustable bearings on the frame another
roller preferably of metal and this roller is much smaller in diameter than the
covered roller and is caused by any usual or suitable appliances or devices acting
on the adjustable bearings to press somewhat hardly on the same. A suitable
rest or guide piece can be provided in front of the rollers on which the collars and
cuffs can be placed and when these rollers are caused to revolve and the collars
and cuffs are inserted between them these collars and cuffs are drawn in and
pressed by the rollers and are curved or curled round or over the smaller roller as
is desired.

page_text: An Improved Apparatus for Shaping Collars and Cuffs.
I CHARLES HENRY FELTON of 4 Trinity Terrace Hounslow in the county of
Middlesex Engineer 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 collars and cuffs have been washed and if required ironed it is desirable
that they should be shaped or caused to assume and retain the curled or circular
condition necessary for surrounding the necks and wrists of the wearers.
Now the object of this my invention is to provide a simple and cheap apparatus
by the which this desired shaping of the collars and cuffs shall speedily and
efficiently be performed.
In order to explain my invention I refer to the accompanying drawing in which
I have shewn a very convenient style and form of this my collar and cuff shaper.
Figure 1 is a rear elevation of this apparatus.
Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same.
Figure 3 is an end elevation of the same.
On any suitable frame A is mounted in proper bearings a roller B which is
covered with india rubber or other suitable compressible material B¹ and to this
roller B is directly applied the motive by which the same can be caused to revolve
whether this power be engine or machine power applied directly or through the
band pulley D or hand power or otherwise. Parallel with this roller B and when
the same is horizontal as shewn in the drawing preferably thereabove another
roller E of an hard rigid material preferably of metal is mounted in adjustable
bearings F on the frame A and this roller E is much smaller in diameter than the
covered roller B and is caused by any usual or suitable appliances or devices acting
on the adjustable bearings F such for example as the screws H to press somewhat
hardly on and into the covered roller B. A suitable rest or guide piece K. can very
conveniently be provided and fitted in front of the rollers B and E at or about the
level where their peripheries meet or a little above the same.
When the roller B is caused to revolve the roller E is obviously revolved there-
with and when the collars and cuffs placed on the rest or guide piece K are inserted
between these rollers B and E these collars and cuffs are drawn in and pressed by
and between the same and are caused to curl or curve round or over the smaller
roller E as is desired whence they can be removed when discharged from between
the rollers and the collars and cuffs are properly shaped.
It is obvious that the two rollers by which the shaping is performed may be
made of any desired sizes and proportions but the hard rigid roller must in all
cases be much smaller in diameter than the compressible roller and the rollers may
be mounted in any frame or otherwise as may be desired in each particular case
but in all cases provision must be made for adjusting the bearings of one or of both
of the rollers so that they can be pressed somewhat hardly together.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The apparatus for shaping collars and cuffs consisting of the combination of
an hard rigid roller with a larger compressible roller substantially as herein before
described and set forth.