An Improved Mode of Preparing, Spinning, Equalising, and Doubling together the Strands of silk in the Process of Manufacturing Machine Twists, Tailors
Year: 1884

page_text: An Improved Mode of Preparing, Spinning, Equalising, and
Doubling together the Strands of silk in the Process
of Manufacturing Machine Twists, Tailor's Twist, and
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
WILLIAM TRAFFORD of Leek in the County of Stafford Silk Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for AN IMPROVED MODE OF
PREPARING; SPINNING, EQUALIZING AND DOUBLING TOGETHER THE STRANDS OF
SILK IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING MACHINE TWISTS, TAILOR'S TWIST
AND SEWING SILKS AND APPLIANCES FOR THAT PURPOSE, to be as follows:—
.
The object of this Invention is to produce an even, smooth and strong sewing
thread of great length, free from knots, jinks, snarls and writhing. The First Part
of this Invention consists of improvements in the appliances of measuring as
described in my provisional specification dated March 4th 1881 No 931 and my
provisional specification dated November 24th 1882, No 5589.
I cover the rollers with india-rubber or other suitable material for the metal
bobbins to revolve upon and place one count to each side of the measuring frame
with change wheels for any length required upon the metal bobbins.
When the yarn is prepared I spin it upon reels which may be of various sizes as
described in my specification of December 16th 1873, No 4137 for twisting or
throwing, and I spin any convenient number of strands upon each reel, or it may
be spun upon the ordinary mill reels, in place of the small mill shafts, which cause
a great inequality in the spin, when the required length has been spun upon these
reels they are moistened and put upon the reeling and stretching machine as
described in my specification of January 1st 1876 No 4 and stretched and doubled
upon either reels or bobbins, two or more strands together.
The object of this mode of stretching in the process of doubling, or laying the
strands together is to equalize the tight and slack strands which will get upon the
real in the process of spinning and to equalize the spin, this is accomplished by
the extended blades on the stretcher taking and giving between the delivering reel
and the receiver.

page_text: This mode of stretching in the process of doubling may be obtained by eccentrics,
levers, cranks or other equivalents to equalize the tight and slack strands and
prevent the before named defects.
When the yarn is doubled upon a reel, the reel is placed in a vertical position,
and two vertical rods guide the yarn upon bobbins in any ordinary drawing frame,
ready for twisting.
An Improved Mode of Preparing, Spinning, Equalizing, and
Doubling together the Strands of Silk in the Process
of Manufacturing Machine Twists, Tailor's Twist, and
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СошUNIN
WILLIAM TRAFFORD of Leek in the County of Stafford, Silk Manufacturer
I William Trafford do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for AN
IMPROVED MODE OF PREPARING, SPINNING, EQUALIZING AND DOUBLING TOGETHER
THE STRANDS OF SILK IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING MACHINE TWISTS
TAILORS TWIST AND SEWING SILKS AND APPLIANCES FOR THAT PURPOSE and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this Invention is to produce an even, smooth and strong sewing.
thread, free from knots, jinks, snarls and writhing. The first part of this Invention
consists of improvements in the appliances of measuring, as described in my
provisional specification dated March 4th 1881 N° 931 and my provisional
specification dated November 24th 1882 N° 5589. I cover the rollers with india-
rubber or other suitable material for the bobbins to revolve upon, and I place one
count to each shaft upon each side of the measuring frame, with change wheels for
any length required upon the bobbins. When the yarn is prepared I spin it
upon reels, which may be of various sizes, as described in my specification of
December 16th 1873 N° 4137, for Twisting or Throwing. I spin any convenient
number of strands upon each reel. It may be spun upon the ordinary mill reels in
place of the small mill shafts, which cause a great inequality in the spin. When
the required length has been spun upon these reels they are moistened and put
upon the Reeling & Stretching Machine-as described in my specification of
January 1st 1876 N° 4-stretched and Doubled upon either reels or bobbins, two
or more strands together. The object of this mode of stretching in the process of
doubling, or laying the strands together, is to equalize the tight and slack strands
which will get upon the reel in the process of spinning, and to equalize the spin.

page_text: This is accomplished by the extended blades on the stretcher taking & giving
between the delivering reel and the receiver.
This mode of stretching in the process of doubling, may be obtained by eccentrics,
levers, cranks, or other equivalents, to equalize the tight & slack strands, & prevent
the before named defects.
When the yarn is doubled upon a reel, the reel is placed in a vertical position,
and two vertical rods guide the yarn upon bobbins in any ordinary drawing frame,
ready for Throwing or Twisting.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
An improved mode of preparing, spinning, equalizing and Doubling together the
strands of silk in the process of manufacturing Machine Twists, Tailor's Twist, and
sewing Silks, and appliances for that purpose,