Improvement in Fulling Apparatus.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1889
Specification Accepted, 16th Mar., 189
Improvement in Fulling Apparatus.
I. CECIL URQUHART FISHER, of 1 Castle Street, Holborn, in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer, 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 an apparatus for fulling as set forth in the following
specification and claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a fulling apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation partly in section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of fig. 1.
Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.
In this drawing, the letter A indicates a base or support and B. C are rollers.
The gear wheel D is shown as engaging the gears E F of the rollers B. C so that
said rollers will move simultaneously.
Power can be applied to the pulley G to actuate the gear D. The gear F is
shown arranged to actuate the gears H. I and chains or cords K transmit motion
from the gear I to the roller L.
The roller L is shown mounted upon a movable support or frame M. Said
support M is shown as being movable about the axle of the gear I, a cord
or cords N running over pulleys O is shown provided with weights P. Said
weights act as a counterpoise for the roller L. Slip weights can be added
to the weights P or removed therefrom thus increasing or diminishing the counterpoise
of the roller L.
By placing a roll R of felt between the rollers B. C. L said felt will be worked or
operated upon on three sides simultaneously. The rollers B. C. L turn in the same
direction as indicated by arrows 1. 2. 3 and the roll R is thus rotated or worked about
so that the falling operation is thoroughly accomplished.

page_text: The roller B is shown as being polygonal and the rollers (L are shown as being
fluted. The roller L can be adjusted by means of the connter-weight or counter-
poise P, Q as required by the heavier or lighter quality of felt which is being worked.
A conduit S is shown adapted to supply moisture to a roller. A trough T'is shown
adapted to hold moisture or drippings. The rollor L is arranged so as to press upon
the roll of material R thus forcing the roll R against the rollers B. and causing
the fibres of the roll R to ho pushed together and causing said roll R to be
continuously rotated so that said roll is folted or worked upon all sides.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1st. In a fulling machine, the combination of the lower rollers B. ( geared
together, the gear wheel I, driven by one of said rollers, the rising and falling
frame M, pivoted at one end, the upper roller L, journalod in the other end of the
pivoted frame and suspended over and between the lower rollers, a cord or chain K,
operated by the shaft of said goar whool and driving the upper roller, a guide pulley O,
and a weighted cord N, passing over the pulley and connected with the pivoted frame
to mise or lower the Intter, substantially as described.
2nd. In a fulling machine, the combination of the lower rollers B. (, having
their shafts provided, respectively with the gears E. F, the gear 1), interposed between
and engaging both of said gears and having its shaft provided with a driving
pulley G, the gear wheel I, driven by the gear of one roller, the rising and falling
frame M, pivoted at one end, the upper roller L, journaled in the other end of the
pivoted frame and suspended over and between the lower rollers, the connecting clin
or cord K, the pulley O, and the weighted suspension cord N, passing over the pulloy
and connected with the pivoted framno, substantially as described.
Dated this 12th day of February 1889.