US415118A - Joseph moseley - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

J. MOSELEY. FOUNDATION FOR cums.

Patented Nov. 12, 1889.

1 we zz-ioz N. PETERS. PhntnrLithogr-Wh'f. Walhlnglon. I)v C llNrTED STATES PATENT GFFICEQ JOSEPH MOSELEY, OF MANCHESTER, COUNTY OF LANCASTER, ENGLAND.

FOUNDATION FOR CARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,118, dated November 12, 1889.

Application filedOctober 8, 1888. Serial No.28'7,485. (N0 model.) Patented in England August 16, 1888, No. 11,804; in Austria- Hungary September 5, 1888, No. 36,729 and No. 56,566; in France September '7, 1888, No. 192,843,- in Belgium September 10, 1888, No. 83,220; in Canada September 11, 1888, No. 29,888; in Italy September 1'7, 1888, XLVII, 863-, in Spain September 18,1888, No. 8,711. and in Switzerland November 19, 1888, No. 158- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MOsELEY, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foundations for Cards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to foundations for card or hackling clothing such as is employed in the preparation of fibrous materials, and it has for its object to prevent or diminish the stretching of the material.

It has been patented in Great Britain August 1.6, 1888, No. 11,804; in France September 7,1888,No.192,842; in Belgium September 10, 1888, No. 83,220; in Canada September 11, 1888, No. 29,888; in ItalySeptember 17, 1888, Vol. XLVII, 363; in Switzerland November 19, 1888, No.158, Brevet Definitif; in Spain September 18, 1888, No. 8,711, and in Austria- Hungary September 5, 1888, No. 36,729 and No. 56,566.

The foundations to which this invention re lates are commonly constructed of two or more layers of textile or felted fabrics cemented together.

These improvements consist in the manufacture of the foundation in such a manner that one or more layers of closely-compacted parallel yarns or threads laid inthe direction of the length of the foundation is or are incorporated therein.

In order that my invention may be better understood and carried into practical effect, I will now proceed to more fully describe it with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, which is a plan view of a piece of my improved foundation, partly broken away.

As represented in the figure, the foundation is supposed to consist of four layers cemented together. The layers A, B, and O are shown as being partly cut or torn away, so that parts of each of the layers may be seen. A is alayer of cloth. B is a layer of parallel threads or yarns. O is a layer of felt, and D isa layer of cloth. The number of layers will vary according to the purpose for which the foundation is manufactured, as is well understood; butin all cases at least oneof the layers consists of the closely-compacted parallel threads or yarns.

In the process of manufactureof a foundation according to my invention I may first wind the yarn or thread upon a beam precisely in the same manner as a warp is wound upon a loom-beam for weaving. The beam with the yarn or thread thereon is then mounted so as to be capable of rotation parallel with the rollers of a machine such as is commonly used for doubling two pieces of cloth together in the manufacture of ordinary foundations, and the ends of the yarns or threads are passed parallel with each other and in a uniform layer between the rollers of the doubling-machine. There may be advantageously placed between the beam and the rollers a reed or comb, through which the ends of yarn or thread are passed to keep them parallel, as in a loom. The two fabrics between which the parallel yarns or threads have to be inserted are then placed one above and one below the layer of yarn or thread,.

their contiguous faces having previously been coated with india-rubber or cement, as in the manufacture of ordinary foundations, and the whole is then passed between the rollers, the pressure of which firmly unites the layers together. The yarns or threads may be passed through a solution of india-rubber or of cement on their way to the rollers; or a similar solution may be applied to one or both of the inner faces of the fabrics during the operation.

I prefer to adopt the method of manufacture hereinbefore described; but it may be modified or varied to suit special circumstances. For eXample,I may, instead of first winding the yarn or thread upon a beam,

wind it upon a number of bobbins, which are then mounted upon spindles in a suitable frame, as in the process of winding a warp fora loom. The ends of the yarns or threads are then carried through guides and areed or comb to the rollers, as already hereinbefore described with reference to the beam.

- The yarn or thread which I prefer to employ for ordinary foundations is linen; but I may use hemp, cotton, camel-hair, Woolen, silk, or other fibrous material, singly or in combination.

I am aware that it has been proposed to make a card-foundation by introducing a number of threads between layers or plies of paper; but this I do not deem practicable on account of the hygroscopic properties of paper, which cause it to constantly change in size and strength.

I am also aware that it has been proposed to employ for card-f0 undations metallic wires in combination with Woven fabrics; but these are a failure in practice, because the wires cannot be effectively cemented to the fabric, and therefore fail to lend strength to it, and they must also be comparatively few in number and far apart to allow the teeth to pass through. Furthermore, the ridges formed by the wires are very prejudicial to the successful use of cards so made. The threads, how ever, that I use are placed close together and firmly cemented to the fabric, thereby gaining great strength to resist strain, and having none of the objectionable features of the paper foundation.

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 1. The combination, with the layers of cloth A and D and felt C, of the layer of closely-compacted parallel threads or yarns B, the several layers being firmly cemented together, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with two or more layers of textile fabric, of one or more layers of closely-eompacted parallel threads or yarns inserted between the textile layers and firmly cemented thereto,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 27th day of August, 1888.

JOSEPH MOSELEY.

Witnesses:

WM. E. IIEYS, Gno. IIEYs.

Images