IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR FEEDING OPENING AND SCUTCHING PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Pilling Butterworth, of Rochdale, in County of
Lancaster, and Walter Lord, of Todmorden, in the County of York, for an
Invention of "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR FEEDING OPENING AND SCUTCHING
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Pilling Butterworth
and Walter Lord at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd
July 1880.
JOHN PILLING BUTTERWORTH, of Rochdale, in County of Lancaster, and WALTER
LORD, of Todmorden, in the County of York. "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR
FEEDING OPENING AND SCUTCHING MACHINES."
In performing our Invention we make use of a hopper at the bottom of which is
a lattice or apron, which may be driven in any convenient manner and at any
speed according to the feed required.
Near the bottom of the front of the hopper we place a roller covered with teeth
for the purpose of taking the cotton from the lattice, from which roller the cotton.
is removed by a rake, beater, or roller placed outside the hopper and above a
second lattice which feeds the opener or scutcher. To prevent the spiked or
toothed roller taking up too much cotton from the lattice we place above it an
oscillating board, or shaker, or roller, which strikes back the superfluous cotton.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Pilling Butterworth and Walter Lord in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 21st January 1881.
JOHN PILLING BUTTERWORTH, of Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster, and
WALTER LORD, of Todmorden, in the County of York. "IMPROVED APPARATUS
FOR FEEDING OPENING AND SCUTCHING MACHINES."
In performing our Invention we make use of a hopper at the bottom of which
is a lattice or apron, which may be driven in any convenient manner and at any
speed according to the feed required. Near the bottom of the front of the hopper
we place a roller covered with teeth for the purpose of taking the cotton or other
fibre from the lattice, from which roller the cotton is removed by a rake, beater, or
roller, placed outside the hopper and above or below a second lattice which feeds
the opener or scutcher. To prevent the spiked or toothed roller taking up too
much cotton from the lattice we place above it an oscillating board, or shaker, or
roller, which strikes back the superfluous cotton. And in order that our Invention
may be fully understood and readily carried in effect we will describe the
accompanying three Sheets of Drawings, reference being had to the Figures and
letters marked thereon.
On Sheet One Fig. 1 is a front view of our improved feeding apparatus; Fig. 2
is a side elevation in section; and Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.
a is the hopper;
b is the lattice or apron; 6¹ is the roller which imparts motion to the lattice; c is
the roller on which are the teeth or spikes c¹ which take up the cotton or other
fibre from the lattice b; d is an oscillating board or shaker, with or without teeth,
driven from the stripper by a crank pin and connecting links g, or otherwise, which
strikes back any superfluous cotton taken up by the teeth c¹; e is a beater or
stripper which transfers the cotton from the roller c to the lattice f, which feeds
the opener or scutcher.
The mode of operation is as follows:-When the machine is set in motion the
lattice b carries forward the cotton which is put in the hopper a, and the roller c
which rotates at five times the speed of b¹ (or at other desired speed) lifts the
cotton from the lattice, the shaker d which oscillates rapidly strikes back any
superfluous cotton projecting beyond the teeth c¹, the remaining cotton is stripped
from the roller c and deposited on the apron f of the opener or scutcher by the
beater or stripper e, which rotates at the desired speed for stripping. The spikes c¹
are curved in opposite directions to prevent the shaker d striking back too much
cotton.
The feeding apparatus may be driven from the opener by pulleys and belts, as
indicated by dotted lines, or in any other convenient manner.
On Sheet Two Fig. 4 shows a modification of our Invention.
The cotton or other fibre placed in the hopper a is carried forward by the
lattice b. is the roller on which are teeth which take up the cotton. d'and d²
are two rotating beaters to equalize the feed on the roller. c² and e' is the stripper
which deposits the cotton or other fibre on the apron f.
On Sheet Three Fig. 5 shows a feeding apparatus with the lattice b lower than
the feeding apron f of the opener or scutcher. d³ is a stationary partition extending
across the hopper to keep back superfluous cotton or other fibre; and e² is the
stripper which transfers the cotton from the roller c³ to the apron f.
Having stated the nature of our Invention, and described the manner of
performing the same,
We declare that we claim,-
The combination of the hopper a, lattice b, roller c, shaker d, and stripper e for

page_text: effecting a continuous automatic feed for openers, scutchers, and other analagous
machines, as shown and described in reference to Figs. 1, 2, and 3; also the
modifications of the same, shown on Figs. 4 and 5.
In witness whereof, we, the said John Pilling Butterworth and Walter Lord,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Eighteenth day of January, One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
JNO. PILLING BUTTERWORTH. (L.S.)
WALTER LORD.
(L.S.)