IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER LIKE FIBRES
Year: 1884

page_text: We JOSEPH JEFFERSON, CORNELIUS JEFFERSON, LAZARUS JEFFERSON, and
MORDECAI JEFFERSON, all of Brown Royd Works, Thornton Road, Bradford, in the
County of York, Machine Makers, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER LIKE FIBRES".
to be as follows:-
:
This invention relates to machines for combing wool and other fibres of the class
wherein two or more circular combs are employed, and a defect of such machines
is, that when the machines motion is arrested, on restarting, the circular combs
move before the speed and effective action of the dabbing brushes, is arrived at so
that a portion of the fibre, is not sufficiently dabbed or forced into, and amongst the
pins of the combs, and is carried onwards, without being combed or cleaned, and
cleared" of noil and trash.
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According to this our invention we so construct and arrange the going-parts of
the machine that when the motion of the circular combs, and main going parts of
the machine is arrested; the action and operation of the dabbing brush or brushes
shall be continued, whereby the whole of the fibre is equally dabbed into. the pins
of the comb, and combed and cleared of noil and other impurities. For purpose
aforesaid, we arrange on the main driving shaft three pulleys, one the ordinary
loose pulley, another is the fast pulley or main driver, the third pulley being loose
on the shaft, but having an eleongated boss, on other end of which is a driving
pulley, communicating by driving strap with the lower shaft, which drives the
dabbing brushes, so that when it is desired to stop the whole machine the strap will
be passed onto the ordinary loose pulley, but when the circular combs and part of
the machine are to be stopped, and the action of the dabbing brushes is to be!
continued, the strap will be, transferred to the third pulley, above referred to..
Or when convenient the. dabbing brushes may be driven from any shaft, not
necessarily a part of the machine, but in any case so long as the machine is in
actual use the motion of the dabbing brush or brushes must be continuous.
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WALTER BRIERLEY,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Machines for Combing Wool and other
like Fibres.
We JOSEPH JEFFERSON, CORNELIUS JEFFERSON, LAZARUS JEFFERSON, and
MORDECAI JEFFERSON, all of Brown Royd Works, Thornton Road, Bradford, in
the County of York, Machine Makers, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR COMBING WOOL AND OTHER LIKE
FIBRES 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 machines for combing wool and other fibres of the class
wherein two or more circular combs are employed and a defect of such machines is
that when the machines motion is arrested-on restarting, the circular combs move
before the speed and effective action of the dabbing brushes, is arrived at, so that
a portion of the fibre rises or is not sufficiently dabbed or forced into, and amongst
the pins of the combs, and is carried onwards without being combed or cleaned and
"cleared" of noil and trash.
Such being the nature and object of the said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying:drawings
forming a part of this specification in which:-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of part of a "Nobles comb" having our improvements
applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a detail or drawing of parts detached in order to clearly illustrate the
construction and arrangement thereof.
At 1 is the main driving shaft of the machine, 2 is a broad pulley, loose upon
the elongated boss 3, of the pulley 4, 5 is a narrow pulley, fast upon the elongated
boss 3, the boss 3 is loose upon the shaft 1, 6 is a narrow pulley, fast upon the
shaft 1, the pulley 5 drives the boss 3 and pulley 4, communicating motion by the
strap 6ª, pulley 7, shaft 8, crank 9, to the slides 10, 10, of the dabbing brushes-
so that it will be seen that in transferring the main driving strap 11 to the fast
pulley 6, the strap must first pass to, upon, and in part over the pulley 5, then
communicating motion to the dabbing brushes before reaching the pulley 6, and
starting the circular combs, and other parts of the machine, thereby ensuring the
wool or fibre being effectually dabbed down into the pins before the latter commence
to move. The strap 11 drives both pulleys 5 and 6 (see Fig. 1).
In stopping the machine on transferring the strap 11 clear of the pulley 6 to the
pulley the strap so long as on the pulley 5 will continue the motion of 5, 3, 4, and
of the dabbing brushes after the movement of the circular combs have ceased
When for any purpose it is desirable to operate the dabbing brush whilst the circle
is to remain stationary part of the strap 11 will be put on the pulley 5. '

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. The pulleys 2, 5, 6 in combination with pulley 4 constructed as and for
the purpose herein fully described.
Secondly. The pulley 4 having the elongated boss 3 in combination with the
loose pulley 2 and fast pulley 5 as illustrated and herein fully described.