IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF 'SPOOL' TUBES AND OTHER TUBES OF PAPER, AND IN DYEING OR COLORING AND MARKING THE SAME, AND IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED THEREFOR
Year: 1870

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Ambler, of Bradford, in the County of
York, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF 'SPOOL' TUBES AND OTHER TUBES OF PAPER, AND IN
DYEING OR COLORING AND MARKING THE SAME, AND IN MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED THEREFOR."
Sealed the 14th February 1871, and dated the 19th August 1870.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Ambler at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
19th August 1870.
I, WILLIAM AMBLER, of Bradford, in the County of York, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF 'SPOOL' TUBES AND OTHER TUBES OF PAPER, AND
IN DYEING OR COLORING AND MARKING THE SAME, AND IN. MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
TO BE EMPLOYED THEREFOR," to be as follows :-
This Invention partly relates to improved machinery to be employed
in the manufacture of "spool." and other paper tubes, and also to an

page_text: improved manufacture of such tubes, or in the cutting or perforating,
pasting, and wrapping paper, so as to form tubes known as "spool"
tubes, on which to wind yarn; and also paper tubes to be used for other
purposes; and it relates further to the dyeing or coloring and marking
such tubes in or during the process of manufacture.
In constructing the machinery according to and for the purposes of
this Invention, I employ a flanged roller, on which is wound the paper
(of the requisite width) to be used in the manufacture of the spool or
other tube, and from which the same is produced; the loose end of this
paper is passed between two rollers, one of which is partially immersed
in ink or color, a portion of it however being in relief for the purpose
of printing or marking on the paper a trade mark or other device; or
one of these rollers may be inlaid with type to form the letters, mark, or
device desired to be printed or marked on the tube. The portions
-in relief or the type rub against a roller partly immersed in or
otherwise conveniently supplied with ink or color, thereby receiving
the same and transferring it to the paper. After this the paper is
passed under a serrated cutter or perforator, and thence to and between
a pair of endless india-rubber pasting belts, which work over rollers
and in close contact with cach other. These belts are supplied with
paste by means of a roller partially immersed and revolving in paste or
other adhesive substance, which is in contact with one of the pasting
belts. By this means a sufficient quantity of the paste or other adhesive
substance is applied to the paper, after which the length of paper is con-
veyed by the contact of the belts to a revolving spindle, on to which one
end of the pasted paper is fed by means of the action of the top roller, over
which one end of the pasting belts pass, being by crank arms (in which
such roller works actuated by an eccentric or cam groove) caused to
partially overwrap such spindle. The rolling of the paper to form the
tube is then proceeded with by means of one of the above-mentioned
belts working in contact with the spindle upon which the tube has to be
formed, and round which the paper adheres; the wrapping being com-
pleted and the cam ceasing to operate, the belt is released from the
spindle by means of the crank arms and cam groove, and the roller and
belt are then caused to resume their original position so as to allow the
tube to be pushed off the spindle by means of a slide bar working in a
cam groove, and returning to allow another tube to be formed on the
spindle, or instead of this to permit the traverse of a collar (worked by

page_text: crank arm and cam groove) along the spindle, thereby pushing or sliding
the completed tube off the spindle to a box or other receptacle.
It may here be mentioned that by introducing into the paste dyeing
or coloring matter the tubes may be made from white or plain paper
and colored when desirable during the manufacture of the tube. After
the tubes have been made and colored or dyed they are pushed off the
spindle on to a belt of wire or other suitable material, and then passed
through a hot room or other apparatus for drying them.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Ambler in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 18th February 1871.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
AMBLER, of Bradford, in the County of York, Patent Agent, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria; by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Nineteenth day of August, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy, in the thirty-
fourth year of Her reign did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said William Ambler, Her special licence, that I,
the said William Ambler, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as I, the said William Ambler, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to
time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should
and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle
of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SPOOL'
TUBES AND OTHER TUBES OF PAPER, AND IN DYEING OR COLORING AND MARKING
THE SAME, AND IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED THEREFOR," upon
the condition (amongst others) that I, the said William Ambler, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or
their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and
ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal
Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the
date of the said Letters Patent.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Ambler, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement in writing, reference being had to the
accompanying Sheet of Drawings, that is to say :-
This Invention partly relates to improved machinery to be employed
in the manufacture of "spool" and other paper tubes, and also to an
improved manufacture of such tubes; or in the cutting or perforating
and pasting and wrapping paper so as to form tubes known as "spool
tubes on which to wind yaru, and also paper tubes to be used for other
purposes, and it further relates to the dyeing or coloring and marking
such tubes in or during the process of manufacture.
In constructing the machinery according to and for the purposes of
this Invention I employ a flanged reel or roller on which to wind the
paper (of the requisite width) to be used in the manufacture of the spool
or other tubes, and from which the same are produced, and the loose end
of this paper is passed between two rollers superposed. One of these
rollers is or may be partially immersed in ink or color (or it may and
by preference be conveniently supplied with the ink or color by a third
roller, as herein-after described), a portion of it being in relief for the
purpose of printing or marking on the paper a trade mark or other
device; or this roller may be inlaid with type to form the letters, marks,
or devices desired to be printed or marked on the tube. The portions in
relief or the type by preference rub against or work in contact with the
third roller (above mentioned) partly immersed in or otherwise con-
veniently supplied with the ink or color, thereby receiving the same and
transferring the desired marks or devices to the paper. After this the
paper is passed under a serrated cutter or perforator, and thence to and
between a pair of endless india-rubber pasting belts which work over
rollers and in close contact with each other. These belts are supplied
with the paste or other adhesive substance by means of a roller partially
immersed and revolving in the same, which roller is in contact with one
of the pasting belts. By this means a sufficient quantity of the paste or
other adhesive substance is applied to the paper, after which the length
of paper (perforated after the same manner as a sheet of postage:
stamp paper or in a serrated form by the cutter or perforator) is
conveyed by the contact of the belts to a revolving spindle on to which
one end of the pasted paper is fed by means of the action of a top roller,

page_text: over which one of the pasting belts pass. This roller works in crank
arms, and is actuated by an eccentric or cam groove, and when in one
position causes the paper to partially overwrap the spindle. After this
the rolling of the paper to form the tube is proceeded with, the wrapping
being completed, and the cam letting the crank arms fall back, the belt
is released from contact with the tube on the spindle, and the roller and
belt are caused to resume their original position so as to allow the tube
to be pushed off the spindle by means of a slide bar connected with a
lever and runner working in a cam groove, and which bar is afterwards
caused to return, so as to allow another tube to be formed on the spindle
and to which is affixed a traversing collar which works along the spindle,
thereby pushing or sliding the completed tube off the same.
It may here be mentioned that by introducing into the paste dyeing
or coloring matter the tubes may be made from white or plain paper,
and colored if requisite during the manufacture; also that after the
tubes have been made and colored or dyed as required, they are pushed
off the spindle on to a belt of wire or other suitable material, and then
passed through a hot room, closed box, or other convenient apparatus
for drying them.
Such being the nature and object of my said Invention for " Improve-
ments in the Manufacture of Spool' Tubes, and other Tubes of Paper,
and in Dyeing or Coloring and Marking the same, and in Machinery or
Apparatus to be employed therefor," I will now proceed to describe
more in detail the manner in which the same is to be or may be
performed or carried into practical effect, and in order that the same
may be distinctly understood I have annexed hereunto a Sheet of
Drawings illustrative thereof, and have marked the same with figures
and letters of reference corresponding with those in the following
explanation thereof, that is to say :-
On the accompanying Sheet of Drawings Figure 1 represents a side
view of the improved apparatus for manufacturing the tubes, and
Figure 2 a front view of the same, the marking or stamping apparatus,
and also the part used for drying the tubes when made, being in this
Figure removed; Figure 3 is a front view of the marking or stamping"
apparatus; and Figure 4, a back view of the gearing, showing how the
different shafts and rollers are driven.
1 is the flanged reel or roller on which the paper is wound, hence it is
conveyed to and passed between the rollers 2 and 3, which are kept in

page_text: contact in the manner shewn in Figure 1, the lower roller 3 may be
partially immersed in ink, dye, or color. This roller may also be inlaid
with type, or a portion of it may be in relief for printing or otherwise
marking on the paper any trade mark or any desired design or device.
The portions in relief or the type revolve in contact with a roller 4 either
partially immersed in or supplied by means of the distributing rollers
4ª, 4b, with ink or color. By this means as the paper passes or is drawn
through or between the rollers 2 and 3, it receives the printing or
whatever device is required to be stamped thereon. After leaving the
printing rollers (which are driven at a slower spead than the belts to
allow for the pushing off, &c., the belts travelling from two to three
times faster, or what is better, the printing rollers travelling slower than
the paper according to the length of paper required to produce the laps
of the tube) the paper is conducted to the perforater, which is composed
of a number of needles a arranged parallel or in a serrated manner and
fastened to the block b, which is moved up and down by the eccentric 5,
the needles passing through a slit in the perforating plate c. The paper
is first passed through, into, or between the two small rollers d, e,
holding the pasting belts; the perforator is then caused to come down
preceded by a spring pressure foot f, which holds the paper in position
till perforated, and at the same time holds the paper from being drawn
further between the two pasting belts. On the rising again of the
perforator and releasing the pressure foot the paper is immediately drawn
forward by the belts between the nip rollers 8 and 8ª, till again arrested
by the pressure foot and perforator, thus causing the perforated portion
of paper which has been drawn forward to break off between the belts 6
and 7, the two little rollers d and e always have hold of a portion of the
paper so as to take up the slack which has been made during the
stoppage of the paper between the perforator and the printing rollers.
The paper just after passing through the perforator is divided thus-
the paper being taken out by means of triangular cutters h. The belt 6
passes round a small supporting roller 6°.
A modification of this cutter or perforator is shewn in Figure 5 where
two rollers are made to work in slides like the printer, and the upper 3
one i is of india-rubber, and the lower one j has a parallel or serrated

page_text: row of pins k inserted across its periphery and so perforates the paper;
this roller is made to travel about half the speed of the belts. The belt 7
which likewise passes round the roller 8* is supplied with paste or other
adhesive substance by means of a roller 10 partially immersed and
revolving in the same. The lengths of paper as they are being pasted
are conveyed by the contact of the belts round the rollers 8 and 9 to a
revolving spindle 11, over which one end of each separate piece of paper
is fed by means of the action of a top roller 12 over which the belt 7
passes. This rollers works in crank arms 13, Figure 6, which are
actuated by an eccentric or cam groove 13ª, and when in the position
shown in full lines in Figure 1 causes the paper whilst being fed forward
by the belts to partially overwrap the revolving spindle which is worked
as shewn in Figure 4, after which. the paper is rolled or wrapped round
the same by means of the belt 7 working in contact therewith, and this
operation being completed and the eccentric or cam groove 13ª letting
the crank arms 13 fall back the belt 7 is released from contact with the
tube on the spindle 11 (see dotted lines Figures 1 and 6), and thereby
allows the same to be pushed off the spindle by means of a slide bar 15
and traversing collar 15ª. This slide bar is actuated by a lever 16,
provided with a runner working in a cam groove 14 (Figures 2 and 7),
and which bar is by the same means caused to return to its original
position in readiness for a repetition of the same operation, and so to
allow another tube to be formed on the spindle 11; 16ª represents the
foot of the lever 16; 17ª is a small grooved pulley on perforator shaft
which drives the printer by means of the cross band 7 and grooved
pulley m (see Figures 4 and 1); n is the primary shaft, and receives its
motion by means of a pulley o and band p; q (Figure 2) is a loose pulley
on the same shaft.
Motion is imparted to the apparatus as follows, see Figure 4:-The
primary or middle roller shaft n receives motion from a steam or other
motive-power engine by means of the strap p and pulley o, and by means
of the wheel in gear with the wheels s and t on the top and bottom
roller shafts respectively communicates the motion thereto. The pulley u
which drives the spindle pulley receives its motion by means of
pinion w from the wheel t, and the pulley 17ª which drives the printer
pulley m receives its motion from the wheel through the intermediary
stud wheel x and the wheel y. When the tubes are pushed off the
spindle 11 by the sliding bar and collar they fall or are guided on to a

page_text: wire or other suitable belt 17, and thence to a second belt 18, and
through any suitable drying contrivance 19 heated by gas, steam, or hot
water pipes 2.0, or by other suitable or convenient means, and are
conveyed out of the same by the belt 18 and fall into a skip or basket 21
ready to be used. 26 is the exhaust pipe of the fan for drawing off the
moisture from the driving compartment. 22, 22, are the supports of the
apparatus, and 23 the standards which are connected by the bolts 24
and 25.
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The method of dyeing or coloring the tubes during the process of
manufacture is very simple and as follows: - Any suitable dyeing
material or coloring matter is introduced into the paste basin 20*, and
thoroughly incorporated with the adhesive mixture therein, so that by
this means the tubes are readily made from white or plain paper, and are
colored or dyed if required during such manufacture.
'
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention
for "Improvements in the Manufacture of Spool Tubes and other
Tubes of Paper, and in Dyeing or Coloring and Marking the same, and
in Machinery or Apparatus to be employed therefor," together with the
manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into
practical effect, I will remark in conclusion that I claim as my Iuven-
tion, the general construction, combination, and arrangement of the
machinery or apparatus for the above-described purposes, substantially
as herein-before described and as illustrated on the accompanying Sheet
of Drawings, or any mere modification or adaptation thereof, and in
particular I claim the india-rubber belts working in contact and pasting
the paper, and also the construction and working of the perforator
together with the drying apparatus, all substantially as herein-before
described and shewn.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Ambler, have hereunto set
my band and seal, this Fifteenth day of February, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.