IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR STEAMING AND FIXING TEXTILE MANUFACTURED GOODS
Year: 1884

page_text: I DAVID WHITAKER. of the firm of Messieurs Whitaker Brothers and Company.
of Newlay near Leeds in the County of York Dyers and Finishers do hereby
declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR
STEAMING AND FIXING TEXTILE MANUFACTURED GOODS," to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to uniformly and evenly steam, and fix textile
fabrics, and effectually prevent what are termed shaded or listed pieces.
At present goods to be steamed and fixed are placed around the periphery of
perforated cylinders the steam being introduced at one end of the cylinders, and
when reaching the fabric, at the far end of the cylinders, the heat of the steam is
cooler and partly condensed, and so the pieces are unevenly steamed and fixed the
result being that when dyed, the pieces are shaded or lighter in color from list to
list of the piece. I apply steam through the axis of each end of the perforated
cylinders by this means no cooling or condensing takes place at any one point in
the cylinders, and so the pieces are evenly and perfectly steamed and fixed, and
when dyed are of one uniform shade or color, accomplishing what has been most
desired in the trade.
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page_text: I DAVID WHITAKER of the firm of Messrs. Whitaker Brothers and Company of
Newlay near Leeds in the County of York Dyers and Finishers do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR STEAMING
AND FIXING TEXTILE MANUFACTURED GOODS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of my Invention is to uniformly and evenly steam, and fix textile
fabrics, and effectually prevent what are termed shaded or listed pieces.
At present goods to be steamed and fixed, are placed around the periphery of
perforated cylinders, the steam being introduced at one end of the cylinder, and
when reaching the fabric, at the far end of the cylinder, the heat of the steam is
cooler, and partly condensed and so the pieces are unevenly steamed and fixed the
result being that when dyed, the pieces are shaded or light in colour from list to
list of the piece.
I apply steam through the axis of each end of the hollow perforated cylinder, by
this means no cooling or condensing, takes place, at any one point in the cylinders,
and so the pieces are evenly, and perfectly steamed and fixed, and when dyed are
of one uniform shade and color, accomplishing what has been most desired in the
trade.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my Invention with cloth in section.
A is the hollow perforated cylinder, the two axis B and C being carried at each
end in bearings D and E, packing. K being provided at each end of the axis, to
keep in the steam, which is admitted by steam supply pipes F and G, the cylinder
is held firm to the packing by hand screw H. JJ, show folds or laps of cloth in
section steam being admitted at both ends of the cylinder, no cooling or
condensation takes place at any one point within the cylinder and so the pieces are
evenly and perfectly steamed, and fixed and when dyed are of one uniform shade
or color, thus accomplishing what has been greatly desired in the trade.
By the above arrangement, a most perfect steaming and fixing is accomplished.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed -I declare that what
I claim is :-
The steaming and fixing of pieces by the admission of steam at both ends of the
cylinder, so preventing condensation, as and for the purposes shewn and described.
Dated his gun.day of August 1004,
Witness,
JOHN E. WALSH,.
Patent Agent,
Crossley Street, Halifax, and
30, East Parade, Leeds.
DAVID WHITAKER.