Apparatus for the continuous dyeing of wool with a dye liquor

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS PADDING OF SLUBBINGS WITH A DYE LIQUOR AND CONTINUOUS FIXING OF THE DYE ON THE SLUBBINGS, COMPRISING PADDING MEANS, J-TUBE MEANS OPEN AT BOTH ENDS AND BEING DISPOSED BENEATH SAID PADDING MEANS, SAID J-TUBE MEANS COMPRISING AN UPPER SECTION SERVING AS A STEAM ROOM, AND AN ELONGATED, TUBULAR LOWER SECTION OF APPROXIMATELY J-SHAPED LONGITUDINAL SECTION, SAID LOWER SECTION BEING FREELY COMMUNICATINGLY CONNECTED WITH THE TOP END OF THE J TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID STEAM ROOM, SAID LOWER SECTION HAVING A SMOOTH INSIDE SURFACE, MEAN CONNECTED TO SAID STEAM ROOM FOR INTRODUCING FRESH STEAM IN JET FORM DIRECTLY THEREINTO, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID STEAM-INTRODUCING MEANS FOR PREVENTON SAID STEAM IN JET FORM FROM IMPINGING DIRECTLY ON SAID SLUBBLINGS AND FOR PREVENTING WATER PARTICLES CARRIED BY SAID STEAM FROM COMMING INTO CONTACT WITH SAID SLUBBINGS, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID LAST-MENTIONED MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE RATE OF FLOW OF STEAM INTO SAID STEAM ROOM IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN APPROXIMATELY SATURATED STEAM ATMOSPHERE THEREIN, THE SPACE INTERMEDIATE SAID PADDING MEANS AND SAID ELONGATED TUBULAR LOWER SECTION OF SAID J-TUBE MEANS, WHICH SPACE COMPRISES SAID STEAM ROOM, BEING FREE FROM OBSTACLES CAPABLE OF MECHANICALLY DEFLECTING AND IMPEDING THE FREE UNTENSIONED DROP OF SAID SLUBBINGS FROM SAID PADDING MEANS INTO SAID ELONGATED TUBULAR SECTION OF SAID J-TUBE MEANS, SAID STEM ROOM HAVING AN INLET OPENING SO LOCATED ABOVE SAID LOWER SECTION AND JUST BELOW SAID PADDING MEANS THAT A SLUBBING ISSUING FROM SAID PADDING MEANS IS CAPABLE OF ENTERING SAID LOWER SECTION VIA SAID STEAM ROOM UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT, FREE FROM OTHER STRESSES, AND PILING UP IN SAID LOWER SECTION ONLY, MEANS ABOUT AT LEAST A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID LOWER SECTION FOR EXTERNALLY HEATING THE LATTER, SEPARATELY AND INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF STEAM INTO SAID STEAM ROOM, AND MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING THE FIXED DYED SLUBBINGS FROM THE LOWER OPEN END OF THE LOWER SECTION OF SAID J-TUBE MEANS.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS PADDING OF SLUBBINGS WITH A DYE LIQUOR AND CONTINUOUS FIXING OF THE DYE ON THE SLUBBINGS, COMPRISING PADDING MEANS, J-TUBE MEANS OPEN AT BOTH ENDS AND BEING DISPOSED BENEATH SAID PADDING MEANS, SAID J-TUBE MEANS COMPRISING AN UPPER SECTION SERVING AS A STEAM ROOM, AND AN ELONGATED, TUBULAR LOWER SECTION OF APPROXIMATELY J-SHAPED LONGITUDINAL SECTION, SAID LOWER SECTION BEING FREELY COMMUNICATINGLY CONNECTED WITH THE TOP END OF THE J TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID STEAM ROOM, SAID LOWER SECTION HAVING A SMOOTH INSIDE SURFACE, MEAN CONNECTED TO SAID STEAM ROOM FOR INTRODUCING FRESH STEAM IN JET FORM DIRECTLY THEREINTO, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID STEAM-INTRODUCING MEANS FOR PREVENTON SAID STEAM IN JET FORM FROM IMPINGING DIRECTLY ON SAID SLUBBLINGS AND FOR PREVENTING WATER PARTICLES CARRIED BY SAID STEAM FROM COMMING INTO CONTACT WITH SAID SLUBBINGS, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID LAST-MENTIONED MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE RATE OF FLOW OF STEAM INTO SAID STEAM ROOM IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN APPROXIMATELY SATURATED STEAM ATMOSPHERE THEREIN, THE SPACE INTERMEDIATE SAID PADDING MEANS AND SAID ELONGATED TUBULAR LOWER SECTION OF SAID J-TUBE MEANS, WHICH SPACE COMPRISES SAID STEAM ROOM, BEING FREE FROM OBSTACLES CAPABLE OF MECHANICALLY DEFLECTING AND IMPEDING THE FREE UNTENSIONED DROP OF SAID SLUBBINGS FROM SAID PADDING MEANS INTO SAID ELONGATED TUBULAR SECTION OF SAID J-TUBE MEANS, SAID STEM ROOM HAVING AN INLET OPENING SO LOCATED ABOVE SAID LOWER SECTION AND JUST BELOW SAID PADDING MEANS THAT A SLUBBING ISSUING FROM SAID PADDING MEANS IS CAPABLE OF ENTERING SAID LOWER SECTION VIA SAID STEAM ROOM UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT, FREE FROM OTHER STRESSES, AND PILING UP IN SAID LOWER SECTION ONLY, MEANS ABOUT AT LEAST A MAJOR PORTION OF SAID LOWER SECTION FOR EXTERNALLY HEATING THE LATTER, SEPARATELY AND INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF STEAM INTO SAID STEAM ROOM, AND MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING THE FIXED DYED SLUBBINGS FROM THE LOWER OPEN END OF THE LOWER SECTION OF SAID J-TUBE MEANS.