Improvements in Milling and Fulling Machines.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 22nd Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 25th Oct., 1887
Improvements in Milling and Fulling Machines.
JAMES DIXON ASQUITH Queen's Mills, Morley, Yorkshire, Machinist do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention has for its object the improvement of "draught boards or Knocking
off boards of milling and fulling machines. In the draught boards or Knocking
off boards" in general use in milling and fulling machines, the "
cross bars
fixtures, and when the pieces of cloth are running between them they are immovable.
In my invention, in the place of fixed "cross bars" I insert rollers, made of wood,
brass or any other suitable material in the " draught board" or Knocking off
board these rollers run in sockets and are movable, and these by the action of the
piece of cloth running between them causes them to revolve, and the fabric
consequently passes more freely between them, than if they were fixed bars, there is also
less friction upon the cloth, fewer flocks are made, burst and damages are reduced to a
minimum, and when a knot is formed in the piece of cloth, the movable rollers can
be easily taken out to allow of the knot being removed.
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Dated this 5th day of February 1887
HORATIO LORD,
10, Ann Place, Bradford, Yorkshire,
Agent.

page_text: JAMES DIXON ASQUITH, Queen's Mills, Morley, Yorkshire, Machinist, 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:
My invention has for its object the improvement of "draught boards" or
Knocking off boards" of milling or fulling machines.
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In the "draught boards" or "Knocking off boards" in general use in milling or
fulling machines, the "cross bars" are fixtures, and when the pieces of cloth are running
between them, they are immovable. In my invention, in the place of fixed cross
bars "I insert "rollers" made of wood, brass or any other suitable material, in
the " draught board or "Knocking off board," these rollers run in sockets, and are
movable, and these by the action of the piece of cloth running between them, causes
them to revolve, and the fabric consequently passes more freely between them than if
they were fixed bars, there is less friction upon the cloth, fewer flocks are made, bursts
and damages are reduced to a minimum, and when a knot is formed in the picce of
cloth, the movable rollers can be easily taken out, to allow of the knots being removed.
Figure 1. shows the method of carrying out my improvement. A. A. and B. B.
are the parts of the "draught board" or "Knocking off board," into which I insert
the movable revolving rollers C. C. and when the machine is at work, the lengths of
cloth being milled or fulled, pass between the rollers C. C. causing them to
revolve. This revolving motion reduces the friction upon the cloth to a minimum,
and in consequence, the value of the cloth is not impaired. The rollers C. C. I insert
into the "draught board" either in pairs as in Fig. 1. or singly, and at any required
distance apart, as may be necessary for different classes of work. The rollers are
easily removed. To effect this I make the portion of the "draught board" B. B.
in two parts, the upper part D in Fig. 1. and Fig. 2. being placed upon the lower
part E.
When I wish to remove the "rollers" I loose the screws F in Fig. 1. and
slide the part D away; this leaves the rollers loose, and they can then be lifted out.
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 :-
First. The use of movable revolving "rollers" in "draught boards " or "Knocking
off boards" of milling or fulling machines as described in Fig. 1.
Second. The construction of the front part of "draught boards" or "Knocking off
boards" as described in Fig. 1. and Fig. 2.
Dated this 21st day of September 1887.
HORATIO LORD,
10, Ann Place, Bradford, Yorkshire,
Agent for Applicant.