A NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINE FOR TOUSING OR OPENING HORSE-HAIR AND OTHER FIBRES
Year: 1882

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LETTERS PATENT to Michael George Daughters of Oak Place, St James' Road,
Old Kent Road in the County of Kent for an Invention of "A NEW OR
IMPROVED MACHINE FOR TOUSING OR OPENING HORSE-HAIR AND OTHER
FIBRES"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Michael George Daughters
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th October 1882.
MICHAEL GEORGE DAUGHTERS of Oak Place, St James' Road, Old Kent Road in
the County of Kent "A NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINE FOR TOUSING OR OPENING
HORSE-HAIR AND OTHER FIBRES
"
My invention relates to a machine for tousing or opening horse-hair or. other
fibres, the object which I have 'in view being to simplify the mechanism for this
purpose and to increase the product by making the machine double acting. The
machine has in its upper part two fluted rollers through which the hair or fibre is
fed. It passes from these rollers down between two revolving cylinders having a
number of hook teeth projecting from them. These teeth are arranged in circular
rows on each cylinder, so that the teeth of the one pass through the spaces between
the teeth of the other, Below the gap of these cylinders are fixed combs which
serve to draw or comb out the hair or fibre as it is carried past them by the teeth
of the cylinders Immediately below each cylinder is a set of rapidly revolving
combs, each comb being mounted on a radial arm. These as they revolve sweep the
hair or fibre off the teeth of the cylinders and discharge it at each end of the
machine in a toused or open condition

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Michael George Daughters in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
7th April 1883.
MICHAEL GEORGE DAUGHTERS of Oak Place St James' Road, Old Kent Road in
the County of Kent "A NEW OR IMPROVED MACHINE FOR TOUSING OR OPENING
HORSE-HAIR AND OTHER FIBRES"
.
My invention relates to a machine for tousing or opening horse-hair or other
fibres, the object which I have in view being to simplify the mechanism for this
purpose, and to increase the product by making the machine double acting. The
machine is shewn in longitudinal section in Fig. 1 in end view at Fig 2 and in
plan at Fig. 3 of the accompanying Drawings.
It has in its upper part two fluted rollers A A through which the hair or fibre
is fed. It passes from these rollers down between two revolving cylinders B B
having a number of hook teeth C projecting from them. These teoth are arranged
in circular rows on each cylinder, so that the teeth of the one pass through the
spaces between the teeth of the other. Below the gap of these cylinders, are fixed
combs D D which serve to draw or comb out the hair or fibre as it is carried past
them by the teeth of the cylinders B. Immediately below each cylinder, is a set.
of rapidly revolving combs E, each comb being mounted on a radial arm F. These,
as they revolve, sweep the hair or fibre off the teeth C of the cylinders B and
discharge it at each end of the machine in a toused or opened condition.
Having thus described the nature of my invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, I claim -
The herein described construction of machine for tousing or opening borse-hair
and other fibres.
In witness whereof, I the said Michael George Daughters have hereunto set
my hand and seal this Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty three
M G DAUGHTERS
L.S.)