Apparatus for the continuous wet treatment of textiles and the like

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS WET TREATMENT OF A TEXTILE MATERIAL AND THE LIKE COMPRISING MEANS PROVIDING AT LEAST TWO OPERATIVELY COMMUNICATING COMPARTMENTS THROUGH WHICH THE TEXTILE MATERIAL IS DELIVERED IN DOWNWARD DIRECTION AND THEN IN UPWARD DIRECTION, SAID TWO COMMUNICATING COMPARTMENTS PROVIDING MEANS INCLUDING CONNECTING MEANS FOR INTERCOMMUNICATING SAID TWO COMPARTMENTS AT THEIR LOWER PORTIONS, AT LEAST ONE TREATMENT LIQUID DELIVERY APPARATUS DISPOSED AT THE REGION OF THE LOWER PORTION OF THAT COMPARTMENT THROUGH WHICH THE TEXTILE MATERIAL MOVES DOWNWARDLY, SAID TREATMENT LIQUID DELIVERY APPARATUS INCLUDING A NOZZLE THROUGH WHICH PASSES SAID TEXTILE MATERIAL, SAID NOZZLE INCORPORATING MEANS FOR DIRECTING A STREAM OF TREATMENT LIQUID SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE OF THE TEXTILE MATERIAL, OUTLET PIPE MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CONNECTING MEANS, A PUMP CONNECTED WITH SAID OUTLET PIPE MEANS, AND A CONNECTING PIPE COMMUNICATING THE PRESSURE SIDE OF SAID PUMP WITH SAID TREATMENT LIQUID DELIVERY APPARATUS.