US209164A - Improvement in cloth-measuring apparatus - Google Patents

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T. T. FARNSWORTH. C1otl1Measuring Apparatus.

No. 209,164. Patented Oct. 22,1878.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TALCOTT T. FARNS\\'0RTII,

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTH 0F MANASSAS, VIRGINIA.

-MEASURING APPARATUS.

Spceificntiun forming pnriol' Leiters Pnicnt No. 209,164, dnted October 22, N78; upplirniinn lilcd January 29, 1878.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I. TALCo'r'r T. FARNS- WORTH, of Manassas, in the count-y of Prince 'illinm nud Sttte of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mensurin g Devices and Ido hereby dec-hue that the following is a. fulLclear, and exuet description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the nrt to which it nppertnins to make and use the sinne, reference being hud to the accom pnnyin g drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which forni n. pai-rt ot this speciiicetion.

The object of this invent-ion is to facilitate the menus of measuring any cloth, cotton, pnpcr, or fabric of any kind whatsoever, und also that the seine may he measured more nccurntely nud in less time than by the menus now in use.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicete corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a. side view, with parts broken away; Fig. 2, section on line .r r. Fig. 3 is a top view of the arm U; Fig. et, section of the prQeet-ion a; Fig. 5, perspective view of the plu-te or covering b, showing the slot'.

A is the bose of my device, lmving at or about its center n. projecting nrm, A'. Upon this nrln is n. roller, B'. At the lower fore end ot' the baise A is :t vise orclnuip, c, for seeming the same to n counter or table, ns shown. To the upper end of the buse A, nud forming n. purt thereof, is the projection a, for connecting the bese to tlic upper part ot' the device, ns will be more fully expressed hereinafter. This projection is groovcd out to nllow the sliding block in the upper part ot' this device to poss freely between, :is shown.

To connect the lower part or beso to the upper part one or more bolts nre used, said bolts being passed through from the outside.

(l is the indicating-arm. At the extremity of this erm und rigidly secured to the screw l) is the roller-1l'. The seid erm U has upon its fore end n pluto or covering, b, which extends over both the top und bottoni ofthe nrm, and is fastened by menus ol' bolts or screws. This nrm. (J hns u. deep slot cut along -it-s cnt-ire undersurlinzo und nhnost entirely through the snid nrm, und nlsnhus n smnllcr slot in the top running nlong the grenier purt thm-col', so ns to allow the indicator to pass freely between. The nriu C has :t number ot' marks or figures to represent the number of ytmls measured, as will be more fully explained hereinafter. The screw 1),:1l'ter being secured to the roller B', extends along the full length of said arm C, nud is fastened to the mein part of the erm by menus of the support d; or maybe jonrneled in the erm itself, the said support being i so arranged thnt screw D' cnn freely revolve in the some. At thcfore end of this screw, end extending upward, is e. rod, h. Seid rod has e spring upon it, us shown. Directly beneath this screw D, sind extending along the greater port thereof, nud secured nt the rear end to the sides of the arm C by means of n bolt or pivot. c, is the bnr E. Upon the fore end of this bur is n small prqection, c', which projects downward :unl passes through the plete or covering b ou the nrni C. Upon this projection, nud between the plete or covering b and the main pnrt ot' the bur E, is :t small spring. Upon the bnr 1'] is the sliding block I, which hns a. slot cut through its longitudinal center ot' suitable dimensions to allow the bnr E to pass freely through the sume. nud upon the upper side of this sliding block is n. groove ent to allow the screw I) to rest upon. The said block F hes on its fece n series ot threads, so that the threads on the screw l), working into these threads b v Ineens of the notion ot' the roller B'. cnnscs the sliding block to move forwn-rd. Upon this sliding block 1-`,nndextcnd ing upward through the slot f in thc top of the indicating-erm C, is the indicator (i. This indicator muy he mnde of two wire uprights twisted together ut their upper end und bent over the top of the imlicnting-mm, thus forming two points, which point to one or more scales on the imlicuting-nrm (l, thus indienting the number ot' yards ol lnhric measured. 'lo the lower rcnr end ol' this block 1-` is sccured n. spring or cln-stic., y. This spring pass ing lmekwnrd :dong the bnr E is lirmly scoured to the moin pnrt ot' the :l1-1n. instead oi' u. spring or clustic there muy be i'nstcned to this block n. cord, which posses buck wurd over :ipulley, nud thence nttnchcd to u weight.

lhc openttion ol' the device. is :is follows: The device is secured to n. counter nr iublc by menus ol' the clump or viso c. '.lhc operai-tor then places the cloth or fabric of any kind between the rollers B B', the perpheries of which may be ronghened to prevent the cloth from sli ping, und draws the some through said ro ler. The roller B' revolving causes its axle or the screw I) to revolve, the threads of which work into the threads on the face of the sliding block 11, causing this block to move forward, and the indicator, by menus of the points and marks on the indicating-arm, shows the number of `yards measured. When this is done the operator, by means of the rod k, lifts the screw and miler out of the threads on the face of the shifting-block F, and the spring or weight causes the block and also the indicator to recede to the beginning of the scale. The small bolt lacts as n check for the same.

Having thus 'fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a measuring device, the base A, upon which is the projecting arm A', roller B, and clamp or vise c, substantially ns described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In n. measuring device, the sliding block F, to which n. spring, coul, or elastic for operating the same is attached, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a. measuring device, the sliding block F, which has a. groove on its upper side and has u. slot eut through its center, in combination with the cord, elastic, or weight for operetin g the some, substantially as specified.

4. 1n e measuring device, the sliding block F, to which n cord, spring, or elastic is at- 'cached for operating the same, in combination with the rollers B B and screw D, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination of the follown g elements: base A, rollers B B', screw D, journels for holding the seme, sliding block F, ber E, pivot e and spring or elastic g, all the parts mentioned being arranged substantially as described, end for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aiiix my signature in presence of' two witnesses.

TALCOTT T. FARNSWORTH.

Witnesses:

T. WALTER FowLER, W. T. JonNsoN.

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