Improvements in Cleaning and Purifying Carpets and other Fabrics.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th May, 1889-Accepted, 27th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cleaning and Purifying Carpets and other Fabrics.
We, THOMAS WARSOP, of Coniston via Ambleside, Engineer, and GEORGE WIGLEY,
of Marlborough House, Elm Avenue, Nottingham, Silk Merchant, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in cleaning and purifying Carpets,
and other Fabrics, by the use of Compressed Air or other Gases.
For this purpose instead of forcing one or more currents of Compressed Air
through the interstices of the Carpet or other Fabric to be cleaned, as described in
Tand A. S. Warsop's Patent No. 7662 A.D. 1886-8th June, we cause one or more
currents of Compressed Air-by suitable means-to strike or impinge in an oblique
direction upon the surface of the Carpet or other Fabric, whilst it is passing over a
small roller or other elevation; in such a manner, that the Air strikes the Pile or
surface of the Carpet or other Fabric at or about right angles therewith and filches or
blows away with it, all dust and other loose impurities therefrom.
By this improved method of scavenging obliquely the surface only of Carpets or
other Fabrics by Compressed Air-instead of forcing the Air through the interstices
of the Carpets we require for the process a considerably less pressure and volume of
Air, and obtain a corresponding economy of power.
The Carpet or other Fabric--during the cleansing process-is drawn slowly by hand
or other suitable means, over one or more revolving Rollers or angular projections ;
while one or more currents of Compressed Air, from an oscillating supply Pipe and
nozzles, strike on the Carpet in a direction tangential to the surface of the Roller or
other projection; and by this means, all dust and dirt, that may be in the Carpet, is
filched or blown away. The Roller and oscillating Air Pipo or Pipes are enclosed in
a suitable casing; and the Dust and impurities are drawn therefrom, by a Fan or other
suitable and usual means.
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HENRY WALKER HILL,
Agent for the said Thomas Warsop and George Wigley.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cleaning and Purifying Carpets and other Fabrics.
We, THOMAS WARSOP, of Coniston via Ambleside, Engineer, and GEORGE WIGLEY
of Marlborough House Elm Avenue, Nottingham, Silk Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in cleaning and purifying Carpets,
Furs and other Fabrics by the use of Compressed Air or other Gases.
For this purpose-instead of forcing one or more currents of Compressed Air,
through the interstices of the Carpets or other Fabrics to be cleaned, as described in
T. and A. S. Warsop's Patent No. 7662-8th June-A.D. 1886 we cause one or more
currents of Compressed Air-by suitable means-lo strike or impinge in an oblique,
direction upon the surface of the Carpet Fur or other Fabric; whilst it is passing
over a small roller or other elevation; in such a manner, that the Air strikes the Pile
Fur or surface of the Carpet Fur or other Fabric at or about right angles therewith,
and filches or blows away with it, all dust and other loose impurities therefrom.
By this improved method of scavenging obliquely the surface only of Carpets Furs
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page_text: or other Fabrics by Compressed Air-instead of forcing the Air through the inter-
stices of the Carpets,-
-we require for the process a considerably less pressure and
volume of Air, and obtain a corresponding economy of power.
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The Carpet Furs or other Fabric-during, the cleansing process is drawn slowly
by hand or other suitable means, over one or moro revolving Rollers or angular pro-
jections while one or more currents of Compressed Air; from an oscillating supply
Pipe and nozzles, strike on-the-Carpet-Furs, or other Fabrics in a direction-tangential.
to the surface of the Roiler or other projection; and by this means, all dust and dirt,
that may be in the Carpet Furs or other Fabrics is filched or blown away. The Roller
and oscillating Air Pipe or Pipes are enclosed in a suitable Casing; and the Dust and
impurities are drawn therefrom by a Fan or other suitable and usual means.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried out
and into effect, we will proceed to describe the accompanying sheet of Drawings,
reference being had to the letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a Front Elevation of our improved cleaning Machine; partly in section!
Fig. is an
end view of the same machine, showing the Driving. Gear and
curved nozzles hereafter explained.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views:
In these views A is the Frame of the Machine, carrying the Rollers, Shafts &c. in
suitable Bearings; also carrying the Casing H, in which revolves the Wire
Roller B, supported by Shaft C in Bearings J, J. G is the Air supply Pipe con-
veying Compressed Air to the Nozzle Pipe G¹, and thence to the small curved
Nozzles L, L; which are so formed as to each emit a small jet of Compressed Air
at their lower extremities, in a direction tangential with the circumference of
Roller B.
Tho Nozzle Pipe G¹ is capable of a horizontal reciprocating motion on the supporting
Links K, K carried by Axles from the Bearings J, J ; by means of the connecting
Rod M, and Crank Shaft U driven by the Bevel Wheels U and Q, and Driving
Pulley N. Pulley N also revolves Roller B by Wheels N' and N. M and M
are loose Pulleys, one driven by an open Belt, and the other by a crossed. Belt;
for the purpose of driving Pulley N and the Machine in either direction. D, D¹
are guide Rollers, over which the Carpets Furs or other Fabrics pass to and from
the Roller B. R represents the Carpet, Fur or other Fabric" to be operated upon.
H is the Casing or Flue into which the dust and impurities are driven from the
Carpets Furs or other Fabrics; and from whence it is drawn away by the Air
Propeller S. I and are swing Doors, hinged from the casing, to keep the dust
from flying outside the Machine.
The operation of the Machine is as follows:-The Carpet Fur or other Fabric R
to be cleaned is passed over the Guide Roller D, and over the Wire Roller B,
where it is thoroughly cleansed and purified by the Compressed Air striking the
surface of the Carpet Fur or other Fabric in an oblique direction from the
Nozzles L, L; in such a manner that as the Carpet Fur or other Fabric is being
carried forward over the Roller B, the Compressed. Air currents from Nozzles L, L,
strikes the surfaco or Pile of the Carpet Fur or other Fabric at or about right
angles therewithas shown by the lines projecting from Nozzles L, 'Land filches
or blows away with it, all dust and other impurities from the Carpet Fur or other
Fabric!
The Carpet Fur or other Fabric as cleaned;' is carried by Roller B out of the
Machine over Guide Roller D¹:
The reciprocating action of the Nozzles L, L in 'Pipe G' causes the Air jets to be
more evenly distributed over the surface of the Carpet Far or other Fabric passing
under them:
The lower part of Pipe G is made flexible to allow of this' oscillation.
We have described one arrangement of Machine to effect the cleaning of Carpets,
Furs or other Fabrics by our improved method; but 'any other suitable arrangement
of Machine may be employed to effect the same object by 'our improved method...

page_text: our said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. In Machines for cleaning Carpets, Furs, or other Fabrics, the use and application
of one or more currents of Compressed Air or other Gases, so arranged as to strike
or impinge in an oblique direction upon the surfaco of Carpets Furs or other Fabrics,
in such a manner that the Air does not pass through then, but sweeps across the Pile
or surface of such Fabrics; by which means dust and other loose impurities that may
be therein are blown or filched away in the manner substantially as described and
shewn hereinbefore.
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2. The particular arrangement and construction of the Machine for cleaning
Carpets, Furs and other Fabrics shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the annexed Drawings,
whereby Carpets Furs or other Fabrics can be cleaned and purified; as set forth, and
substantially as shewn and hereinbefore described.
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HENRY WALKER HILL,
Agent for the said Thomas Warsop and George Wigley.
HENRY WALKER HILL,
Agent for the said Thomas Warsop and George Wigley.