Singeing machine for synthetic fabrics

Claim 1

A MECHINE FOR SINGEING FIBROUS THREAD ENDS FROM CLOTH COMPRISING AMEANS FORMING A FRAME, A PLURALITY OF HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL ROLLS JOUNALLED FOR AXIAL ROTATION IN SAID FRAME WITH THE AXES THEREOF GROUPED IN STAGGERED PARALLEL RELATION FOR TRANSPORTING SAID CLOTH THREADED THEREON AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPANDING ONE SIDE THEREOF OVER A SINGING ONE OF SAID ROLL, A POWER DRIVEN TRANSMISSION MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID ROLLS CONSTRUCTED AND ADAPTED TO ROTATE SAME AT PREDETERMINED LIKE PERIPHERAL VELOCITY FOR TRANSPORTING SAID CLOTH ON SAID ROLLS AT SAID VELOCITY THROUGH SAID MACHINE WHEN ENERGIZED, INDEPENDENT ROTATABLE COUPLING MEANS CONNECTING OPPOSITE ENDS OF EACH OF SAID ROLLS TO INDEPENDENT FIXED INLET AND OUTLET HEADERS RESPECTIVELY FOR CONDUCTING A COOLANT LIQUID THROUGH SAID ROLLS FOR COOLING SAME WHEN SAID INLET HEADER IS CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT LIQUID, A BURNER MEANS SECURED FOR MOVEMENT IN SAID FRAME FROM A SINGE POSITION IN CLOSE LINEAR PROXIMITY TO SAID SINGEING ONE OF SAID ROLLS TO A SAFE POSITION SPACED THEREFROM, POWER MEANS IN SAID FRAME OPERATIVELY ARTICULATED WITH SAID BURNER MEANS FOR NORMALLY URGING THE LATTER INTO SAID SAFE POSITION WHEN DE-ENERGIZED, A SOURCE OF GAS FUEL CONNECTED TO SAID BURNER MEANS,