Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for use in the Manufacture of Pneumatic Tyres.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1899-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for use in the Manufacture
of Pneumatic Tyres.
We, MORLAND MICHOLL DESSAU, of The Ferns, Devonshire Street, Tooting, in
the County of Surrey, Manufacturer, and THE WAPSHARE TUBE COMPANY,
LIMITED, of 3, Cross Lane, London, E.C., 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 apparatus for use in the manufacture of pneumatic
tyres, and has for its object to facilitate the folding of the strips of fabric which
in some forms of tyre are inserted in the edges for strengthening purposes.
According to this invention two long pieces of wood, metal or other suitable
material are hinged together in some convenient manner, the strips being of a
length and breadth in accordance with the dimensions of the strip of fabric
to be folded. The latter is laid upon the hinged folder and a wire, cord, thin
strip of wood or the like is laid upon the fabric down the hinge so as to start
the folding, the wire is then removed and the folder closed with the fabric inside.
The hinged folder is then pressed by hand or by passing it under a roller, or
between suitable power driven rollers, or otherwise. When this has been done
the folded fabric is removed and is ready for use.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the folding device in position ready to
commence the folding,
Figure 2 is a similar view of the device partly closed,
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the hinged folder with the material
inside it passing through power driven rollers.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
Two long pieces A, A' of wood, or other suitable material, are hinged together
by a strip B of canvas or the like cemented or otherwise secured in place. When
in use the folder A, A' is opened out and laid upon a bench or table C. The
piece of fabric 1) to be folded is laid upon the folder and a wire E, bent as
at E, E, is laid along the hinge of the folder A, A', and on the top of the
fabric D. The end E2 of the wire is inserted in a hole in the end of the bench C.
The folding of the fabric D is now started by partly closing the folder A, A',
when the wire E is withdrawn and the folder A, A', is completely closed upon the
fabric D. The whole is now subjected to pressure by passing through pressure
rollers, such as F, F, of some well-known type, driven by power, as shown in
Figure 3, or by hand as is convenient.
This passage may be simply a single one straight through, or the folder may
be passed in and returned by automatic reversal of the direction of motion of
the rollers.
In the appended claims the term "wire" is used as including anything adapted
to serve the purpose of starting the folding as done by the wire described above.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is: -
1. In the manufacture of pneumatic tyres the combination of a hinged folder
such as A, A, and a wire such as 1 substantially as and for the purpose described
or illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In the manufacture of pneumatic tyres the employment of a hinged folder
such as A, A', in combination with a "wire" and pressing or rolling mechanism
substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. The process of folding a strip of fabric for use in the manufacture of
pneumatic tyres consisting in placing it upon a hinged folder such as A A¹ start-
ing the folding by means of a wire" laid upon the fabric along the hinge then
removing the wire" and closing the folder with the fabric inside and finally
pressing or rolling the closed pieces substantially as described.
4. The complete device for use in the manufacture of pneumatic tyres substan-
tially as described and illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dotad this 20th day of in1900