Manufacturers Index - F. E. Reed & Co.
F. E. Reed & Co.
Worcester, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class:
Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
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151,912
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Jun. 09, 1874
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Improvement in Metal-Drilling Machines
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Frederick E. Reed |
Worcester, MA |
"The invention is an improvement in the class of upright drilling-machines in which a weight is employed to balance the spindle and its attached drill. My invention relates to prevention of backlash, chiefly by means of a chain, a roll or cylinder, and adjusting-screws; also, to the arrangement for enabling the drill-spindle to be quickly removed from or reinserted in the hole made by it, part of the same devices being employed for the purpose as are used for ordinary feeding of the drill." |
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253,175
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Feb. 07, 1882
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Friction-clutch
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John R. Back |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
Charles H. Burleigh - patent attorney
The objects of my invention are to provide a simple, efficient, and durable friction-clutch mechanism adapted for use in the horizontal feed mechanism of engine-lathes, in countershaft pulleys, and for other similar purposes; also, to provide means for insuring the uniform action of the clutch-surfaces at opposite sides of the rim-circle, and to afford facilities for adjustment to give proper pressure in contact, and to compensate for wear.
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332,833
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Dec. 22, 1885
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Metal-turning lathe
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John R. Back |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
Our invention relates to that part of metal turning lathes known as the "feeding" mechanism and it consists in means for actuating the "feed-rod" directly from the "leading screw" when both are held in bearings fixed to the bed of the lathe, whereby we are enabled to obtain a greater range in the variation of the "feed" than is possible by the methods now in use.
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Metal-turning lathe
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Frederick E. Reed |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
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341,207
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May. 04, 1886
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Metal-turning lathe
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John R. Back |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
Rufus B. Fowler - patent attorney
My invention relates to the feeding mechanism of a metal-turning lathe; and it consists in the addition of a driving-pulley to the "intermediate gear" usually employed in driving the "leading-screw," from which a rotary motion is given the "feed-shaft" also, in a gear and driving-pulley driven by the intermediate gear, by which a quicker motion is given to the feed-shaft, and in devices for holding the driving-pulleys, whereby a change of gears may be made-and the speed of the feed-shaft varied.
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360,132
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Mar. 29, 1887
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Tool-support for lathes
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John R. Back |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
Rufus B. Fowler - patent attorney
This patent is for a new and improved tool rest |
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388,808
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Sep. 04, 1888
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Front apron for lathe-carriages
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John R. Back |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
Rufus B. Fowler, patent attorney
What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:
In the apron of a metal-turning lathe carrying a rotating spindle, having a pinion engaging a fixed rack on the bed of the lathe, whereby the feeding motion of the tool-carriage is effected, the spindle supporting frame consisting of the parallel plates D and N, integrally connected, and having the spindle bearings G and H, substantially as described. |
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455,466
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Jul. 07, 1891
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Rest for metal-turning lathes
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John R. Back |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
Rufus B. Fowler - patent attorney
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553,594
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Jan. 28, 1896
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Engine Lathe
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Vernon F. Prentice |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
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649,504
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May. 15, 1900
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Turning-lathe
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John R. Back |
Worcester, Worcester County, MA |
Rufus B. Fowler - patent attorney
My present invention relates to that class of lathes employed for turning metal; and the objects of my invention are to provide means for driving the feed-rod at will either by a belt or a geared connection with the live-spindle and also to provide means for stopping the feeding motion of the cutting-tool at any desired point along the bed of the lathe |
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807,014
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Dec. 12, 1905
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Speed-changing mechanism for metal-working machines
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Louis S. Burbank |
Worcester, MA |
The February 1906 "Metal Industry" summarizes this patent as follows. "The essential feature of the mechanism consists of a floating cone of gears. Preferably this cone is held against longitudinal movement and is arranged to co-act with the axially driven member or the axially movable driven member, or both. These driving and driven members, which take the form of gears intermeshing with the cone gears, are mounted to slide upon shafts and are movable past each other so, that the different combinations which may be effected for securing different speeds are determined by the number of gears in the cone. It is stated that this feature of the invention is peculiarly applicable in lathe or screw cutting machines as it makes possible the formation of threads of any desired pitch or lead."
The May 1906 "Machinery" has a brief illustrated article on this invention, which notes that the inventor had relocated to Phoenix, Md. Shop rights were being exercised by F. E. Reed Co. "Shop right" to an invention is a non-transferable and non-exclusive right to use an employee's invention that was made using an employer's time, materials, facilities or equipment. |
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810,634
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Jan. 23, 1906
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Change Speed Gearing for Lathes
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Herbert L. Flather |
Nashua, Hillsborough County, NH |
Southgate & Southgate-patent attorneys |
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