Dyeing apparatus

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS DYEING OF TEXTILE MATERIAL COMPRISING A TROUGH MEANS ADAPTED TO CONTAIN COLORING MATTER, MEANS FOR CONVEYING SAID TEXTILE MATERIAL THROUGH SAID TROUGH WHEREBY THE MATERIAL IS IMPREGNATED WITH DYE, AN ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL CHAMBER MEANS HAVING AN ENTRY MOUTH AND AN EXIT MOUTH FOR THE PASSING OF SAID TEXTILE MATERIAL THERETHROUGH AS THE SAME IS WITHDRAWN FROM SAID TROUGH, SAID TROUGH BEING ARRANGED ABOVE AND ADJACENT TO THE ENTRY MOUTH OF SAID CHAMBER, ROLLER GUIDE MEANS DISPOSED EXTERNALLY OF SAID CHAMBER MEANS AND ADAPTED TO GUIDE SAID TEXTILE MATERIAL FROM SAID TROUGH AND THROUGH SAID CHAMBER MEANS WITHOUT CONTACT WITH THE SIDES THEREOF, HEATING MEANS FOR SAID CHAMBER COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED RESISTANCE HEATING JACKET ARRANGED THEREAROUND FOR SUBJECTING THE DYE IMPREGNATED TEXTILE MATERIAL TO A HEATING AND DRYING TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING DRAWN FROM SAID TROUGH AND AS THE SAME PASSES THROUGH SAID ELONGATED CHAMBER, FELT MEANS ARRANGED IN SAID ELONGATED CHAMBER ADJACENT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS OF SAID CHAMBER, AND MEANS FOR HOLDING LIQUID ARRANTED BELOW THE LOWER END OF SAID ELONGATED CHAMBER WHICH IS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A LIQUID SEAL FOR THE EXIT MOUTH OF SAID CHAMBER.