US62139A

US62139A - Improvement in appaeatus foe exteacting wool feom mixed aetioles and fabeigs

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Publication number: US62139A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1867-02-19
Anticipated expiration: 1884-02-19

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A. & J, KNOWLES & J. BARRAOLOUGH. APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING WOOL PROM- MIXED ARTICLES AND FABRICS.

NO. 62,139. Patented Fb.1 19, 1867.

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A. 8v J. KNOWLES &,J. BARRAOLOUGH. APPARATUS FOR EXTRAGTINGWOOL FROM MIXED ARTICLES AND FABRICS.

No. 62,139. I 'Patent.edFe b.19, 1867.

ARTHUR KNOWLES, JAMES KNOWLES, AND JOSHUA BARRACLOUGH, OF BRISTAL, NEAR LEEDS, IN THE COUNTY YORK, GREAT BRITAIN.

Letters Patent .No. 62,139, dated February 19, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR EXTRAGTING WOOL FROM MIXED ARTICLES AND FABRIGS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR Knownns, Janus KNOWLES, and Josnna Bnnnncnouen, all of Bristal, near Leeds, in the county of York, subjects of Great Britain, have invented or discovered new and useful Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Extracting Wool from Cotton and other Vegetable Substances contained in Mixed Fabrics, and we, the said Anrrzun KNOWLES, JAMES Kxownns, and JOSHUA BA'nnAeLouc-u, do herebydeclare the nature of the said invention and in what manner the'same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement thereof; that is to say- The object of our invention is to destroy the cotton containedin mixed fabrics more expeditiously than is now done, and "for this purpose, afterthe usual process of steepingathe material in acid, we place the same within a cylinder made either ofiron or copper wire and placed over a fire. This cylinder slowly revolves on its axis (being actuated by suitable gearing) and is fitted, upon the inner circumference, with eight rows, more or" less, of iron spikes to prevent the material or rags from rolling and gettingentahgled together. The ends of the, cylinder are made either of wood or of iron plates, and to each end a, shaft is attached, on which the-cylinder revolves. During its revolutions the cotton is quickly destroyed by the action of the heat. In order, however, to prevent the wool from injury, water, or steam, if preferred, is injected by meansof a perforated pipe or p'ipes into the cylinder in such quantities as may be desired. When the cotton is sufliciently destroyed the wool resulting from the operation is cleansed from the refuse cotton and acid. By thismethod the cotton is both more quickly and thoroughly destroyedthari hitherto, and thelstrength of the wool not impaired.

In order, however, that our invention may he more thoroughly-understood, reference is made to the accompanying sheet of drawings, and letters and figures marked thereon, similar letters representing similar parts; that is to sey i I Description of the Drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our apparatus.

Figure 2, a vertical section.

Figure 3, a plan; and

Figures; and 5, enlarged transverse section and plan of the heating trough.

Letters A represent the standards used for supportiag the cylinder, such standards being a part of or bolted to the foundation plate A. Letters 13 represent the rotating cylinder-{having ends made of wood or iron (into which the wire covering 0 issecur'ed) and resting upon axes, b, in standards A, one of the axes having a. pulley, B, for the purpose of driving, (wherebelting is used.) On reference to fig. 1 it will be seen that a portion of the wire covering (sny'one-eighth part) extending from c to e is made to open on hinges for the purpose of charging and discharging the cylinder with the material ,to be operated upon. Referring to fig. 2, the iron spikes d (omitted in-figs. 1 and 3 to prevent confusion) are shown. These prevent the entangling of the materials. Letters D represent the heating trough, in which the fire rests on bars (1. This trough is furnished with a movable flnp,.d which, when in position as shown in fig. 2, partially prevents the escape of heat. The axles e, having wheels e, support the trough, and by means of the handlesf the same is placed in position or withdrawn from under the cylinder, when the same is not in motion, the projections 02 on the foundation plate guiding the wheels; Letters 9 show the perforated pipe resting on supports g, secured totho standards A, and furnished with water or steam, as desired, by communicating pipe g". I

The materials to be operated upon (saturated as before explained) being supplied to the cylinder, the latter is caused to rotate, and the fire (the draught of which may beurged by a blast pipe from an ordinary fan) placed underneath, steam or water being simultaneously admitted to the cylinder, if desired, by means of the perforated pipe before named. By the action of the heat the cotton is destroyed and the wool remains. The wool is then removed, washed, and dried by the customary methods, and is again fit for manufacturing purposes.

Having now fully disclosed thenature of'our invention, and in what manner the same may be performed, we would have it understood that what we claim as of our invention, is p The means or apparatus shown and described for the purpose of extracting wool from cotton and other vegetable substances contained in mixed fabrics.

ARTHUR KNOWLES, n 8.] JAMES KNOWLES, [L Witnesses: JOSHUA BARRAOLOUGH. [L. s.]

PHILIP H. SHARP, Wu. L. RAYMOND, United States Consul.