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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
DAVID R. SAUNDERS, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN FLUTING-MACHINES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,936, dated January 14, 1873.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, DAVID R. SAUNDERS,
of Houston, in the county of Harris and State
of Texas, have invented a new and useful Im-
provement in Gage Fluting - Machines, of
which the following is a specification:
This invention relates to a machine for flut-
ing or crimping articles of ladies' apparel; and
consists, mainly, in a gage which is attached
to the bed-piece, by means of which the width
of the fluted part is regulated. It also con-
sists in the construction, combination, and ar-
rangement of parts as hereinafter more fully
described.
In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 rep-
resents a top or plan view of the machine. Fig.
2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line x
x of Fig. 1.
Similar letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts.
A is the gage; B is the bed-piece; C is the
roller; and D is the handle. The bed B is a
flat plate of metal, fluted or serrated in the
usual manner, so as to make the flute or crimp
in any desired form. The roller C is also of
metal, and made to correspond with the bed,
and should be of sufficient diameter to raise
the ears E of the handle above the gage, as
seen in the drawing.
The roller revolves on the bed as it is moved
back and forth with its end in contact with
the gage, as represented.
F represents the roller-pivots, which are
confined in the ears of the handle by the re-movable pins G. The handle is made of cast
metal, with a hand-piece, H, of wood. I is a
bail, attached to the bed for convenience in
handling the latter after heating. J repre-
sents screws in the ends of the gage, by means
of which the latter is adjusted and fastened to
the bed.
By the use of the gage the flutes in the ar-
ticle are made to terminate in a straight line,
and the fluted part may be located wherever
it may be desired. The article to be fluted
may be spread over the bed, and the gage ad-
justed thereon to govern the position of the
roller.
I do not confine myself to the precise form
and construction shown, as the machine may
be varied in many ways and still admit of the
use of the gage, which gage constitutes the
main feature of my invention.
Having thus described my invention, I claim
as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat-
ent-
1. In combination with a plate fluting or
crimping machine, the gage A, substantially
as described.
2. The bed B, roller E, gage A, and handle
D, constructed, combined, and arranged sub-
stantially as described, for the purposes set
forth.
DAVID R. SAUNDERS.
Witnesses:
J. Y. GoocH,
GIDEON J. GOOCH.
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Saunders, David R. Improvement in Fluting-Machines., patent, January 14, 1873; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166816/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.