Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co.

J. P. Stevens Co., Inc.

James Keith Turner

William C Sturkey

Christoph Walter Aurich

Gary L Parsons

Charles R Hornbuckle

Thomas M Keineth

Robert Q Russell

Harsch C Ince, Jr

Christopher W Aurich

Eugene Scott Irwin

Curtis C Bost

Apparatus for wet treatment of cloth in endless rope form through a treating chamber in the presence of a treating liquid, with the cloth rope being circulated through a cloth return tube that communicates with the ends of the treating chamber. A front venturi introduces treating liquid into the cloth return tube to apply impetus to the cloth rope to draw it from the treating chamber and circulate it back through the cloth return tube into the other end of the treating chamber. An optional rear venturi introduces treating liquid at the entry of the cloth return tube into the treating chamber to pull the cloth from the cloth return tube and direct the cloth and treating liquid upwardly against a deflecting plate that is adjustbaly positioned in the treating chamber to intercept the cloth and treating liquid, with the deflecting plate opening the cloth to substantially the full width of the treating chamber and direct it upwardly and forwardly for forming into folds that compact to form a plug of the cloth rope that progresses through the treating chamber. The circulating treating liquid is maintained at a predetermined level in the treating chamber and the deflecting plate directs the cloth above the liquid level so that air is entrained in the folds of the cloth plug to facilitate reorienting of the cloth as it is formed into folds and, thereby, minimizes creasing. The cloth plug is formed with an exposed portion above the level of the treating liquid in the treating chamber which exposed portion is sprayed with circulating treating liquid from a plurality of openings spaced longitudinally along the top of the inside of the treating chamber. The circulating liquid being sprayed from the openings provides multiple treatment locations for the progressing cloth plug and wets the interior surface of the treating chamber to prevent condensation and dripping of condensate onto the exposed portions of the cloth plug. The front venturi is incorporated in a liquid injection nozzle assembly that is removably mounted in the cloth return tube and has nozzle segments that are removable and adjustable in spacing to allow for modification of the capacity of the venturi to suit necessary handling requirements for various weight and type fabrics being treated.

Apparatus for wet treatment of cloth in endless rope form

Apparatus for wet processing traveling continuous-length textile material includes a narrow U-shaped container for processing liquid through which the material passes in a U-shaped path and an agitating assembly positioned in the container between the reaches of the material path for reciprocating movement parallel to the material. The agitating assembly includes a plurality of unequally spaced displacement members which extend across the width of the material and a substantial extent of the container transversely between the material reaches to define relatively narrow localized spacings between the displacement members and the container walls. Each reciprocal movement of the agitating assembly displaces a relatively large volume of the contained liquid forcing it to pass through the localized spacings at a relatively higher velocity than the actual movement of the agitating assembly, enhancing the liquid application to the material. The unequal spacing of the displacement members prevents repetitive patterned liquid application to the material. A system of circulating the processing liquid through the apparatus and continuously adding fresh liquid maintains the liquid in a clean state and removes lint and debris from the apparatus to prevent their accumulation therein.

Apparatus for wet processing a continuous traveling web of material

An improved jet dyeing machine is provided in which the jet circulation is arranged for extremely low impingement of the treating liquor on the fabric so that fabric composed of low twist spun yarns are handled at particularly good advantage, while excellent operating results are obtained as well with the considerable range of other fabrics that have heretofore been successfully handled by jet processing. The treating liquor circulation arrangement additionally provides for diversion of a major portion of the treating liquor being circulated so that foam generation is minimized and circulation performance is improved.

Soft flow jet dyeing machine

Apparatus is provided for effective low liquor wet processing of textile piece goods with exceptional flexibility as to type of fabric that may be handled and processing conditions that may be applied.

Apparatus for low liquor ratio wet processing of textile fabric

Effective bulking or shrinking of textile fabric prior to wet processing is obtained by recirculating the textile fabric in continuous loop form under an aspirating influence induced with an inert gas while applying heat to the fabric for such bulking or shrinking.

Heat treatment of textile fabric prior to wet processing

A method and means are provided having particular significance for dyeing textile strand material by circulating such material in a confined space, preferably, under the aspirating influence of jetted inert gas, and applying a treating liquor formulated for effective application at a short liquor ratio, preferably, by metering the same into the gas as it is supplied to produce the aspirating influence. Excellent distribution of the treating liquor throughout the material is obtained in this manner, while spent liquor effluent is materially reduced.

Wet processing means

Apparatus is disclosed for treating textile desizing effluent so as to provide effective pollution abatement, and to render feasible the recovery of sizing material from the effluent for reuse as well as the conditioning of the effluent so that it may be recycled for desizing purposes.

Apparatus for treatment of textile desizing effluent

A reel for feeding cloth in rope form is provided that employs a plurality of spaced vanes radially arranged in alternately inclined relation so that their projected profiles cross intermediate their length and the outer vane edges are formed with a gently undulating configuration beyond such crossing for particularly effective feeding action.

Reel for feeding cloth in rope form

An improved arrangement is provided by which semipermeable tube elements of a hyperfiltration module may be sealed effectively in the module assembly while protecting them against destructive stressing.

Sealing arrangement for hyperfiltration

A jet machine for wet processing textile fabric in continuous loop form is provided that is capable of applying dyestuff effectively from either a migrating or non-migrating system and that may be employed as well for bulking or shrinking prior to wet processing.

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Lincolnton, NC, United States of America

James Keith Turner