An Improved Tappet Holder for Fallers Employed in Machines for Beetling Textile Fabrics.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan.,
1889
Complete Specification Left, 26th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tappet Holder for Fallers Employed in Machines for
Beetling Textile Fabrics.
I, EDMUND SIMPSON of 42 Britannia Terrace, Pendleton near Manchester in the
County of Lancaster, Millwright, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved tappet holder for fallers employed in
machines for beetling textile fabrics and consists of a metallic taper pocket with a
nib or projection on the top end of same, which is sunk into the timber faller. In the
centre or thereabouts of the metallic pocket is disposed a recessed boss or socket to
receive a bolt and its head; the outside of the latter being flush with the inside of
the pocket. In the pocket is driven a wood tappet; the latter being fixed end ways
of the timber instead of longitudinally as at present employed, by which a porfectly
Sumooth bearing surface is ensured, thereby reducing the amount of friction very
considerably on the driving, as well as that of minimising wear and tear. After the
tappet has been driven tightly into the pocket it is secured by a nail or its equivalent
to prevent its coming loose. The bolt by which the pocket is secured to the timber
faller passes through the latter, and is secured by a spiral spring and nuts; the spiral
spring being for the purpose of maintaining the position of the pocket in case the
timber faller shrinks. On the back side of the faller is mounted a metallic foot or
projection to allow of the faller being lifted from the beetling beam; the foot or pro-
jection being secured thereto by the aforesaid bolt and spiral spring.
Datod the 17th January 1889.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tappet Holder for Fallers Employed in Machines for
Beetling Textile Fabrics.
I, EDMUND SIMPSON of 42 Britannia Terrace, Pendleton near Manchester in the
County of Lancaster, Millwright, 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:-
This invention relates to an improved tappel holder for fallers employed in machines
for beetling textile fabrics and consists of a metallic taper pocket with a nib or
projection on the top end of same, which is sunk into the timber faller. In the
centre or thereabouts of the metallic pocket is disposed a recessed boss or socket to
receive a bolt and its head; the outside of the latter being flush with the inside of the
pocket. In the pocket is driven a wood tappet; the latter being fixed end ways of the
timber instead of longitudinally as at present employed, by which a perfectly smooth
bearing surface is ensured, thereby reducing the amount of friction very considerably
on the driving, as well as that of minimising wear and tear. After the tappet has
been driven tightly into the pocket it is secured by a nail or its equivalent to prevent
it coming loose. The bolt by which the pocket is secured to the timber faller passes
through the latter, and is secured by a spiral spring and nuts; the spiral spring being
for the purpose of maintaining the position of the pocket in case the timber faller
shrinks. On the back side of the faller is mounted a metallic foot or projection to
allow of the faller being lifted from the beetling beam; the foot or projection being
secured thereto by the aforesaid bolt and spiral spring.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved tappet holder attached to a beetle faller
Fig. 2 a plan-Fig. 3 a front view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 a back view of same.
A is a portion of a beetle faller; B the tappet, and the metallic taper pocket or
tappet holder. The latter is provided with the rib or projection D sunk into the beetle
faller A. The tappet holder C is also provided with the boss E, having the recess G
to admit of the head H of the bolt J, and allow of the same being flush with the
inside of the taper pocket or tappet_holder. The bolt J passes through the beetle
faller A, and is secured by the nuts K and spiral spring L; the latter being for the
purpose of maintaining the position of the tappet holder in case the beetle faller A
shrinks. On the end of the bolt J on the back side of the beetle faller A is mounted
the metallic foot or projection M to allow of the beetle faller being lifted from the
ordinary beetling beam. The foot or projection M is secured in position by the spiral
spring and nuts K on the outer end of the bolt J. The tappet B is of wood, and is
driven into the tappet holder C, after which it is secured in position by the nail I.
If desired the nail I can be dispensed with.
The tappet B is fixed endways of the timber, i.e. with the grain running in the
direction of the points O. P in Fig. 1, instead of longitudinally as at present employed,
by which a perfectly smooth bearing surface is ensured on the bottom end of same
which works in contact with the lifter of the machine, thereby reducing the amount
of friction very considerably, as well as that of minimising wear and tear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion and in what manner tho same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The arrangement or construction of tappet holder for fallers employed in
machines for buetling textile fabrics, substantially as hereinbefore described and as
shown on the drawings.
2. The combination of the tappet holder C, tappet B, and the foot or projection M,
with means for supporting and securing the same to the beetle faller A, substantially
as described and illustrated on the drawings.
Dated the 21st September 1880
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.