US752120A - Cloth measuring and cutting machine - Google Patents

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PATENTED FEB. 16, 1904.

F. I. sums.- GLOTH MEASURING AND CUTTING MAGHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 4. 1903.

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Patented February 16; 1904.

FRANK IVANHOE STILES, OF SAUK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA.

CLOTH MEASURING A ND CUTTlNG MACHINE.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,120, dated February 16, 1904. Application filed May 4, 19b3- Serial No. 155,571. (No model.)

To an whom itg'may concern.- 1

Be it known that I, FRANK IVANHOE STILES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sauk Rapids, in the county of Benton and State of" Minnesota, have invented certain new and use-,

ful Improvements in Cloth Measuring and Cutting Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to machines for measuring and cutting cloth. One of its principal objects is M to provide an automatic registeringmachine of the character referred to which shall be peculiarly adapted for use in the inventoring of stock as well as the retailing of goods over the counter.

dent-easily erected, and inexpensive machine of the character stated. 7

V inafter discussed.

structions, combinations, and arrangements of partshereinafter described in more or less de- 7 tail, and finally pointed out in the claims here- Q to appended. i

\ I n tmharacteristic featuresgand scope of the invention willbe morefully'unin -connection with the accompanying drawings'p forming apart hereof. Whereini Figure'1 isxa perspective view "of a selfregistering cloth measuring and cuttingma {chine constructed in accordance with my inofi the same. Fig. 3 a perspective view of thedeviceforgripping the end of the' cloth and attaclnngjsame to the winding-reel. 'Fig.

lugs for gripping-tliedenterrod to the bolt of cloth, and kg..- 6 1s a viewa-of'the'registering- 1-. .d aliand intermediate gearing.

Referring to the machine, Ar'epresents a {suitable basal'support from which risetlfie 1 standards A A? A, A A? A. I

A further object is to provide a simple, efl i- Other objects and advantages here- 'r11e invention consistslin certain novel 0011-.

' derstood from the following descriptiomtaken vention..- .Fig. '2 is a "vertical sectional view is a perspective view of. the adjustable roll and toggle levers for lowering and elevating the same. .Fig. 5 is. a perspective view of the v The standards arewforked at then upper end, as at d; and

I employ a cylindrical rod a, disposed axially of the bolt and having the toothed clampinglugs 00 disposed at each end of the bolt for gripping the latter, so that it may be rotated in unison with said rod. The clampingdevice or lugs a, are shown in detail in Fig. 4, where one is shown provided with a cylin drical perforation and with a spline a for permanently securing it in respect of the grooved rod (1/, and whereof the other is provided with a set-screw a to render it adjustable along the length of said rod. The rod a is also provided at one end with a'collar (L for holding it securely in the fork. It will be understood, of course, that extra rods a may be supplied to accommodate diiferent pieces of cloth.

The standards A are in the form of'sleeves or tubes adapted to receive the telescoping rods 5. The rods Z9 afford bearings in their upper ends for the axis of a roll B, over which the cloth travels. roll be adjustable in a vertical direction, and

'Imake suitable provision for this, as follows:

The standards A are provided with slots t to constitute ways for the studs or projections b of the rods 6. The studs 6 are connected with the tubular standards A by means of togglelevers b3, the toggle-levers being themselves connected-by a transverse bar or connectingrod 6*. It will thus be apparent that by the provision of a handle or its equivalent 72 through the medium of the toggle-levers b the rods 6 may be raised or. lowered, as may be desired.

slightly curved, as shown in Fig. 1, and is pivoted in a support a at one end of the table upon a horizontal spindle c A handle 0 may be provided on the knife for manipulating it,

It is important that this and a coil-spring placed upon the spindle c, is also provided for normally maintaining,

guide rolls 1).

One of the standards A" at the front of the.

machine afiords bearings for a winding-reel E. Also JOHIIltLlGd in said standards 1s a shaft 2,

. havinga .cranke at one'end thereof for facility in turning it and having a sprocket-wheel a connecting, bymeans of a chain e with a smaller spr'oeket-wheel e on the shaft'of winding-reel E;

cloth-end gripping device, consisting of a "plate or body f, having three coincident springtaneous' movement.

' clasps f connected thereto by means of toggle levers f,

the levers of the respective clasps being connected by a rod f for simul- The points f? of the claspsengage the end of the'cloth, and in order .to guide the cloth evenly under said points I 'employ the transverse wire f.

Mounted on the top of the standard A, preferably to one side of the machine, is the-registering device Gr. The location of the registering device is of course dependent on the width of the cloth. Said registering device is supported upon a flat spring g secnred to the standard A said spring permitting the registering device to adjustpitself in respect of the intermediate roll. The registering device consists of a dial or indicator, Fig. 6, calibrated on a scale of thirty-six points around its circumference. -Two hands 9 g are pro- I vided, whereof one indicates-fractions'oi a yard in inches, and whereof the other regis-" ters yards. Otherwise stated, the revolution of the hand g indicates one yard, and one revolution of hand g represents thirty-six yards. g represents suitable intermediate gearing for accomplishing this result. a suitable spring for returning the hands to their original positionsfor instance, when the cloth is released. 9* represents a wheel suitably journaled and having itsperiphery,

provided with points 'g adapted to engage the cloth.

The operation of the machine may be describedas follows: The rod 0; being applied as before explained and the bolt m mounted'in the forked standards -A',the gripping device 1s then applied to the free end of'the clothbefore any is unrolled, and said free end is carrled under rolls D D and over roll B untilthe end of the cloth is at the cutting-line.

Then the roll Bis raised by means of toggle-levers Z1 which carry the goods up and against the measuring device 9, (which will thus only measure the goods that pass the cuttingl. I "behollow. Refell'lng to Figs. land 3, F represents the g represents line.) Then the gripping device is carried forward and hooked on the reel by means of the hooks f W'hen a sufiicient length of cloth hasbeen measured oh", the operator pulls down the'shear-knife C, and after cutting the cloth the knife springs back again. By lowering the roll B by means of the levers b the uncut portion of the goods is released, and the measuring device returns to its starting-point. The arbor E of the reel is supported at one end only, (see Fig. 1,) so that after the goods are wound on said reel they may be stripped ofi" in a folded state. The arbor E is shown solid in Fig. 2; but it will be understood that it may It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains that modifications may be made in details without departing from the spirit and scope of same. Hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts herein described; but,

-Having' thus described the nature and ob jects of the invention, what I claim as new, and

I desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cloth measuring and cutting-machine, the combination of supports in which the bolt may be rotated, brake-rolls, a roll over which the cloth passes intermediate the brake-rolls,

means for lowering and elevating said intermediate roll, registering mechanism coacting with said intermediate roll, shearing apparatus, and a winding-reel, substantially as described.

2. In a cloth measuring and cutting machine, the combination of supports in which the 'bolt may be rotated, brake-rolls, a vertically-adjustable roll intermediate the brake-rolls over which the cloth passes, registering mechanism eoacting with said intermediate roll, shearing apparatus, a winding-reel, and means substantially as described for connecting the cloth with the winding-reel.

3. In a cloth measuring and cutting machine, the combination of forked standards, a cylindrical but grooved rod adapted to be passed through a bolt of cloth and to rotate in said standards, said rod having a collar adjacent to one of said standards, and a toothed lug a provided with a spline, said lug effecting a rigid connection between the bolt and rod substantially as described.

4. The combination in a cloth measuring and cutting machine of a bolt-carrying frame, a winding-reel and means for attaching the cloth to the reel consisting of a plate having hooks to engage the reel and clasps to engage the cloth, with means for simultaneously looking or releasing the clasps, substantially as described.

5. The combination in a cloth measuring and cutting machine, of a frame in which the bolt may rotate, a. pair of guide-rolls, tubular standwith said spur-Wheel, shearing apparatus, and 1 ards, rods telescoping said standards, means a windingreel, substantially as described. for adjusting both rods simultaneouslyin re- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in speet to thle standards, a mill over which the presence of two witnesses. 5 cloth trave s interme iate t e uide-rolls and journaled in said rods, a spurfwheel adapted FRANK WANHOE STILES' to engage and be rotated by the traveling cloth Witnesses: when said intermediate roll is in its elevated HUBERT HANSEN, position, registering meehanism cooperating ANDREW G. ROBERTSON.-

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