Fabric fluid treating apparatus

Claim 1

IN A PADDER FOR TREATING FABRICS WITH A LIQUID, SAID PADDER HAVING A FRAME, A TANK MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR CONTAINING THE LIQUID, AND INLET AND OUTLET GUIDE ROLLS FOR DIRECTING THE FABRIC INTO AND OUT OF SAID TANK; THE COMBINATION OF (A) THREE ROLLS ARRANGED TO DEFINE A PAIR OF NIPS WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE FABRIC THERETHROUGH TO EXERT A SQUEEZING ACTION THEREON, (B) A PAIR OF VERTICAL STANDARDS DISPOSED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID ROLLS AND EACH COMPRISING A PAIR OF LATERALLY OPENING SPACED FRAME MEMBERS FOR REMOVABLY RECEIVING OPPOSITE ENDS OF ONE OF SAID ROLLS AND A PAIR OF UPWARDLY OPENING SPACED FRAME MEMBERS DEFINING A FIRST TRACKWAY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID LATERALLY OPENING SPACED FRAME MEMBERS FOR REMOVABLY RECEIVING OPPOSITE ENDS OF ANOTHER OF SAID ROLLS, (C) A PAIR OF STANDARDS MOUNTED ON SAID VERTICAL STANDARDS INTERMEDIATE THEIR ENDS AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, EACH OF SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING STANDARDS HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED FRAME MEMBERS DEFINING A SECOND TRACKWAY CONVERGINGLY ARRANGED RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST TRACKWAY FOR REMOVABLY RECEIVING OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE REMAINING ROLL THEREIN, AND (D) PRESSURE APPLYING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ROLLS FOR URGING THE SAME TOGETHER TO EFFECT A SQUEEZING ACTION ON THE FABRIC AT SAID NIPS.