Improvements in Mechanism for Placing Cop Tubes upon Spindles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1888.
Complete Specification Left, 18th May, 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanism for Placing Cop Tubes upon Spindles.
We, JOSEPH BRIGGS SWALLES, GEORGE SWAILES, and JOHN BROADMEADOW SWAILES,
of the firm of John Swailes & Sons of Moohey, Oldham in the County of Lancaster,
Cop Tube Manufacturers, and Machinists, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Firstly. Our invention relates to improvements in that class of cop tube frames
which are hinged to one of the faller, shafts of mules for spinning and twisting fibrous
materials, and which frames are filled with cop tubes, and when the cops are "doffed,"
the frames are turned over and the cop tubes drop from the frame on to the spindles.
Our invention consists in a simple arrangement for retaining the cop tubes in the
frame when filled in, and releasing and allowing them to drop from the holes in the
frame upon the spindles when required namely in one or a pair of wires each of which
is cranked or bent at each end, and at points between the two ends if required, to
form pivots or hinges upon which the wires can turn these pivots being attached to
parts secured to the frame.
When the wire or wires is or are turned into one position they allow the cop tubes to
be filled into the holes in the frame and when they are turned into the other position,
they are held by the head of a sliding spring bolt and thus prevent the cop tubes from
falling out of the holes in the frame when brought over the spindles until the sliding
spring bolt is pressed when the hinged wires are released and they fall away and clear
of the holes by their own weight and that of the tubes resting upon them and the cop
tubes thus fall on to the spindles.
Secondly. Our improvements relate to frames or arrangements into which cop tubes
are placed, and which frame is carried and placed over the points of a certain number
of spindles (according to the size of the frame) and from which, cop tubes are allowed
to drop upon the spindles, and then the frame is carried to another set of spindles,
which have cop tubes placed upon them in like manner, until the frame is empty-this
class of frames being described in a Complete Specification filed by us No. 15,780
A.D. 1887.
Our present improvements consist in combinations and arrangements, namely, in a
metal plate or trough having slots across its lengthway at the guage of the spindles
apart, the lower side of this plate or trough having nozzles attached which are the
length of the slots where they join the plate or trough but are circular at their ends
where they come over the points of the spindles.
These funnel nozzles serve to guide cop tubes dropped into them upon the spindles,
which cop tubes are in holes in bars of wood over and in the lengthway of the said
plate or trough.
There are or may be two bars of wood having holes for the cop tubes side by side and
capable of sliding to and fro endways on the plate or in the trough.
Each hole in the sliding bars has a cop tube placed in it, and when the frame is
placed over the points of the spindles, being guided by cups on the frame, as explained
in our aforesaid Complete Specification, the wood bars are moved in steps and at each
movement one set of cop tubes drops from the holes in the bars into the funnel
guiding nozzles on to the spindles.
The wood bars are caused to move in steps by cam or other arrangements such as
those described in our aforesaid Complete Specification for actuating the notched
plates therein referred to, or modifications thereof.
According to another modification of our present invention, there is only one wood
bar having holes, and the holes for the cop tubes are arranged in succession so that

page_text: each set of tubes will fall in succession at each step or end movement of the bars into
the funnel guiding nozzles to the spindles.
Another modification of our invention, is one in which the funnel nozzles are dispensed
with, though cylindrical guiding nozzles may be used, when the faller sickles are in
the way and prevent the underside of the frame from coming directly over the tips of
the spindles.
There is in this modification a plate or trough of metal having holes in it at the
guage of the spindles apart, and upon this plate or in this trough, there is a wood
bar, having holes in it for the cop tubes.
This wood bar is arranged to slide both endways and sideways in steps to bring
each set of holes in the bar over those in the plate or trough, as required, to discharge
the cop tubes upon the spindles.
The wood bar may be actuated and guided in a variety of ways namely by straight
and diagonal slots and catches and mechanism similar to or a modification of that
described in our aforesaid specification is employed for causing the movement in
steps.
The modifications last described under this head of our invention are only intended
for four sets of cop tubes in the wood bars (though more may be used if desired) but
in the last modification where the wood bars move both end ways and sideways more
than four sets of holes are or may be formed in the same wood bar which will be
arranged to move accordingly.
The modifications above described under this head are or may be arranged, if
desired, with one or more sets of additional wood bars having holes for cop tubes over
those first described, and arranged in like manner, but with thin plates of metal with holes
in them between each set of bars, to regulate the discharge of the cop tubes from these
additional bars through the empty holes in the wood bars below, which have had the
cop tubes first discharged from them and through the holes in the plate or trough
and the guiding funnel nozzles where used.
Thirdly. Our invention relates to cop tube frames of the class described under the
second head of our invention, but arranged and acting in a different manner.
There is a board or plate of suitable width and length which may form a wide
trough by having flanges formed or secured at its two sides and in its lengthway.
Near one edge of this board or plate there are holes made through it, the line of the
row of holes being in its lengthway and the holes being of the guage of the spindles apart.
At each side of each hole are two wires, one at a distance above the other which
extend between and their ends are secured in the two side flanges.
These wires are at a right angle to the lengthway of the board or plate, and the cop
tubes are placed end up and side by side between the wires and rest upon the board or
plate which wires serve to guide the cop tubes to the hole through which they are each
to drop upon to the spindle.
To prevent the cop tubes from falling from their erect position while in the frame
and keep them in their proper order, one in succession to the other, and to move them
in succession to the holes in the board or plate through which they are to drop upon
the spindles, two frames are used.
Both frames can slide to and fro to a limited extent in the lengthway of the board
or frame and one can slide upon the other to and fro to a limited extent at a right
angle to the lengthway of the board or plate.
Each frame has a number of thin metal plates attached to it (hereinafter termed
partition plates) arranged to pass clear of or over or under the said guiding wires.
One cop tube is placed in each division formed by the partition plates and between
each. set of guiding wires.
When the frames are both moved endways one way, the partition plates on one
frame are withdrawn clear of the cop tubes (the guiding wires keep the cop tubes
from moving with the partition plates) but the other set of partition plates take their
place as holders and separaters of the cop tubes.
If, in this last mentioned position of the frames the feeding frame (as it will be
hereinafter termed) is moved sideways, (that is at a right angle to the lengthway of the

page_text: board or plate and towards the holes in it) when over the spindles, the cop tubes in the
nearest division will drop through the holes, all the cop tubes in the apparatus by that
feeding movement being advanced one step nearer the holes through which they are
to drop upon the spindles.
Then both frames are moved in the lengthway of the board or plate to bring the
partition plates on the other frame (bereinafter termed the "holding frame") between
the cop tubes and withdraw those partition plates on the feeding frame clear of the
cop tubes, then the feeding frame is drawn back one division (the space occupied by
one cop tube) and both frames are moved to withdraw the partition plates of the
holding frame and at the same time to insert those of the feeding frame between the
cop tubes, and if the feeding frame is now moved forward, one set of cop tubes is
pushed into the position to drop through the holes on to the spindles-and these move-
ments are repeated for each set of tubes discharged until the apparatus is empty of
cop tubes.
In working the apparatus it is only necessary to move the feeding frame to
and fro and sideways because this moves the holding frame at the same time.
T: 17th day of Anet 1888
PETER J. LIVSEY, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanism for Placing Cop Tubes upon Spindles.
We, JOSEPH BRIGGS SWAILES, GEORGE SWAILES and JOHN BROADMEADOW SWAILES
of the firm of John Swailes & Sons of Moorhey, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Cop Tube Manufacturers and Machinists, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Firstly-Our invention relates to improvements in that class of cop tube frames
which are hinged to one of the faller shafts of Mules or frames for spinning and
twisting fibrous materials and which frames are filled with cop tubes, and when the
cops are "doffed" the frames are turned over and the cop tubes drop from the frame
on to the spindles.
Our invention consists in a simple arrangement for retaining the cop tubes in the
frame when filled in, and releasing and allowing them to drop from the holes in the
frame upon the spindles when required, namely, in one or a pair of wires, each of
which is cranked or bent at each end and at points between the two ends if required
to form pivots or hinges upon which the wires can turn these pivots being attached to
parts secured to the frame.
When the wire or wires is, or are turned into one position, they allow the cop tubes
to be filled into the holes in the frame, and when they are turned into the other
position they are held by the head of a sliding spring bolt, and thus prevent the cop
tubes from falling out of the holes in the frame when brought over the spindles until
the sliding spring bolt is pressed, when the hinged wires are released and they fall
away and clear of the holes by their own weight and that of the tubes resting upon
them and the cop tubes thus fall on to the spindles.
Secondly-Our improvements relate to frames or arrangements into which cop
tubes are placed, and which frame is carried and placed over the points of a certain
number of spindles (according to the size of the frame) and from which cop tubes are
allowed to drop upon the spindles, and then the frame is carried to another set of
spindles which have cop tubes placed upon them in like manner until the frame is
empty this class of frames being described in a Complete Specification filed by us
No. 15,780 AD 1887.
Our present improvements consist in combinations and arrangements namely in a
metal plate or trough having two holes or slots across its lengthway at the guage of
the spindles apart the lower side of this plate or trough having nozzles attached which

page_text: are the length of the two holes apart or of the slots, where they join the plate or trough
but are circular or their ends where they come over the points of the spindles.
These funnel nozzles serve to guide cop tubes dropped into them upon the spindles
which cop tubes are in holes in bars of wood over and in the lengthway of the
said plate or trough.
There are or may be two bars of wood having holes for the cop tubes side by side,
and capable of sliding to and fro endways on the plate or in the trough.
Each hole in the sliding bars has a cop tube, placed in it, and when the frame is
placed over the points of the spindles, being guided by cups on the frame as explained
in our aforesaid Complete Specification, the wood bars are moved in steps and at each
movement one set of cop tubes drops from the holes in the bars into the funnel
guiding nozzles on to the spindles.
The wood bars are caused to move in steps by cam or other arrangements such as
those described in our aforesaid Complete Specification for actuating the notched plates
therein referred to or modifications thereof.
According to another modification of our present invention, there is only one wood
bar having holes, and the holes for the cop tubes are arranged in succession so that
each set of tubes will fall in succession at each step or end movement of the bars into
the funnel guiding nozzles to the spindles.
Another modification of our invention is one in which the funnel nozzles are
dispensed with, though cylindrical guiding nozzles may be used when the faller
sickles are in the way, and prevent the underside of the frame from coming directly
over the tips of the spindles.
There is in this modification a plate or trough of metal having holes in it at the
guage of the spindles apart and upon this plate or in this trough there is a wood bar,
having holes in it for the cop tubes.
This wood bar is arranged to slide both end ways and sideways in steps to bring each
set of holes in the bar over those in the plate or trough as required to discharge the
cop tubes upon the spindles.
The wood bar may be actuated and guided in a variety of ways namely by straight
and diagonal slots, and catches and mechanism similar to or a modification of
that described in our aforesaid specification is employed for causing the movement
in steps.
The modifications last described under this head of our invention are only intended
for four sets of cop tubes in the wood bars (though more may be used if desired) but
in the last modification where the wood bars move both endways and sideways more
than four sets of holes are or may be formed in the same wood bar which will be
arranged to move accordingly.
Thirdly-Our invention relates cop tube frames of the class described under the
second head of our invention, but arranged and acting in a different manner.
There is a board or plate of suitable width and length which may form a wide
trough by having flanges formed or secured at its two sides and in its lengthway.
Near one edge of this board or plate there are holes made through it, the line of
the row of holes being in its lengthway and the holes being of the guage of the
spindles apart.
At each side of each hole are two wires one at a distance above the other which
extend between and their ends are secured in the two side flanges.
These wires are at a right angle to the lengthway of the board or plate and the cop.
tubes are placed end up and side by side between the wires and rest upon the board
or plate which wires serve to guide the cop tubes to the hole through which they are
each to drop upon to the spindle.
To prevent the cop tubes from falling from their erect position while in the frame
and keep them in their proper order, one in succession to the other, and to move
them in succession to the holes in the board or plate through which they are to drop
upon the spindles, two frames are used.
Both frames can slide to and fro to a limited extent in the lengthway of the board

page_text: or frame and one can snae upon the other to and
angle to the lengthway of the board or plate.
Each frame has a number of thin metal plates attached to it (hereinafter termed
partition plates) arranged to pass clear of or over or under the said guiding wires.
One cop tube is placed in each division formed by the partition plates and between
each set of guiding wires.
When the franies are both moved endways one way the partition plates on one
frame are withdrawn clear of the cop tubes (the guiding wires keep the cop tubes
from moving with the partition plates) but the other set of partition plates take their
place as holders and separaters of the cop tubes.
If in this last mentioned position of the frames the feeding frame (as it will be
hereinafter termned) is moved sideways (that is, at a right angle to the lengthway of
the board or plate and towards the holes in it) when over the spindles, the cop tubes
in the nearest division will drop through the holes, all the cop tubes in the apparatus
by that feeding movement being advanced one step nearer the holes through which
they are to drop upon the spindles.
Then both frames are moved in the lengthway of the board or plate to bring the
partition plates on the other frame (hereinafter termed the "holding frame") between
the cop tubes and withdraw those partition plates on the feeding frame clear of the
cop tubes, then the feeding frame is drawn back one division (the space occupied by
one cop tube) and both frames are moved to withdraw the partition plates of the
holding frame and at the same time to insert those of the feeding frame between
the cop tubes, and if the feeding frame is now moved forward, one set of cop tubes is
pushed into position to drop through the holes on to the spindles, and these
movements are repeated for each set of tubes discharged until the apparatus is
empty of cop tubes.
In working the apparatus it is only necessary to move the feeding frame to and
fro and sideways because this moves the holding frame at the same time.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a tube frame according to the first part of our inven-
tion, the frame being shown in the position in which it is held when over the points
of the spindles and the tubes are about to be allowed to drop from it on to the
spindles.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the frame shown by fig. 1 when in the position for filling
in the cop tubes, except that the hinged wires are turned into the position in which
they are held when the tubes have been placed in the holes in the frame.
Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the frame shown by fig. 1.
of the
The frame a, has conical holes a', in it for the cop tubes at the guage
spindles apart as is well understood, but only a few of these holes a³, are shown
in dotted line in fig. 1.
The lower side of the frame a, when the tubes are being filled into it, has a thin
piece of sheet iron or steel b, secured to it by screws 61, which pass through holes in
deep washers 62, of wood or other suitable material, which is a well known construction.
The small ends of the cop tubes when placed in the holes a¹, in the frame, rest upon
the plate or rail b.
To the sides of the frame a, thin metal plates c¹, are secured by screws as shown,
the ends of these plates have holes or loops made in them to form the bearing
for the pivots 3, of the wires c, bent at each end, and cranked at intervals as shown.
One of these wires c, is shown on each side of the frame a, though only one wire c,
need be used but we prefer two as when two are used the cop tubes leave the holes a¹,
in the frame more truly in the line of the axes of the spindles.
The bent wires c, when in the position shown in figs 1, 2 and 3 are held by the
head d, upon a wire or rod d, sliding in a hole through the frame a, by the action
of a helical spring d³, upon the rod d, which operates between the plate b, and a
button or head d³,.upon the rod.
By pressing upon the button the spring d², is compressed, and the head d', is
brought into the position shown in dotted lines in fig. 3 thus releasing the wires c,

page_text: which fall open (as shown in fig. 3) and allow the cop tubes to escape from the
holes a', in the frame when in the position shown in fig. 3 supposed to be over the
points of the spindles.
Instead of cranking the wires at points between the two ends, a plate c³, as shown
by fig. 4a front view, and fig. 4, an edge view may be soldered or brazed to the
wire c, to form one one part of an hinge joint, the other part being a plate similar
to c¹, secured to the side of the frame a.
Fig. 5 is a view in the same plane as fig. 2 illustrating another form of catch
mechanism for releasing the bent wires c, or their equivalents.
d, is a plate secured by screws to the face of the frame a.
This plate d, carries the fulcrum of a lever d, having a T headed projection d',
which comes between the two wires c, or plates when used and when in the position
shown in fig. 5, this T head d, holds the two wires c, but when rotated a one quarter
turn, the narrow way of the T head d¹, will be clear of the wires c, which will then
be released.
The lever d, can oscillate to the required extent, and as it is sunk slightly into the
face of the frame, the edges of the notch formed in the frame a, to allow the lever d,
to oscillate to and fro, limit its movements.
A suitable spring d³, is arranged to oscillate the lever d, from the position in which
it is shown in Fig. 5 to that in which it will release the wires c.
When the lever d, is moved into the position in which it is shown in fig. 5 a
pin de, in its end catches upon a hook on a lever d³, jointed on a screw fulcrum de, in
the face of the frame a.
This lever do, is also in a recess cut in the face of the frame, the edges of which
recess limit the oscillating movements of the lever ds, which is pressed in the direction
to catch upon the pin in the lever d, by a spring.
By pressing upon the bow end of the lever d³, when the cop tubes are to
be discharged from the frame a, the lever d, is released, the spring ď³,
rotates
it a quarter turn, and the wires c, or plates if used in place of wires, are allowed
to open.
Fig. 6 is a view in the plane of fig. 2 and fig. 7 is a cross section illustrating
another form of releasing motion.
This consists of a curved lever d, which has its fulcrum d* on a screw-The curved
lever d, is sunk in a recess in the face of the frame and has a tail part d³, acted upon
by a flat spring d³, secured to the side of the frame a.
One end of the curved lever d, has a button du, upon it for the finger of the
operator to press against, when it is to be moved and at that end of the curved
lever d, there is a plate d, which has a recess to span the curved lever, and it is
secured by screws to the face of the frame.
The curved lever d, has two hooks d, projecting from its side one for each wire,
and it is these hooks that hold the wires c, in the position shown in fig. 6-When
the curved lever d, is pressed sideways these hooks d', release the wires c.
Fig. 8 is a view in the plane of fig. 2 showing another modification for releasing
the wires c; fig. 9 is a cross section of the same with the releasing parts in the
position in which they are shown in fig. 8, and fig. 10 is a part of the fig. 9 but
with the releasing parts withdrawn.
In this modification there are two plates d sliding one over the other across the
frame a, and these plates are held to the frame by two screws screwing into the face
of the frame a, and passing through slots in the plates d, which slots permit the
plates d, to slide endways to a limited extent.
Each plate d, is bent at a right angle parallel to the side of the frame
helical or other spring do, is arranged to draw each slide outwards.
and an
Each slide d, has a hook d¹, projecting from its surface which comes over the
wires c, as shown, and the wires c, are released when the slides d, are pressed into
the position shown in fig. 10.
In the modifications illustrated by figs. 5 to 10 inclusive, there may be a weighting

page_text: bar or plate b, to slide upon holding screws b₁, from the position of the plate 6, shown
in full line to that in which it is shown in dotted line in fig. 7-or a bar or plate b,
arranged with springs c, upon the screws as shown by fig. 9.
Or the arrangement of weighting bar or rod b, in a slot in the lengthway of the
frame a, may be used as shown in fig. 11.
The arrangement of weight bars b, shown by fig. 7, fig. 9 and fig. 11 are the same
as those for which patents have been granted to us.
Fig. 12 is a view in the plane of fig. 2, and fig. 11 is a cross section illustrating
the mode of applying two plates c, instead of wires c.
These plates c, are or may be made with slots c², at intervals near their edges for
plates c', to hook upon which plates c¹, are secured to the side of the frame a, as
shown in figs. 11 and 12. Or the plates c', may have holes c³, near their edges at
intervals for wire hooks e, the side and edge view of which is shown by fig. 13, to
hook upon; the wire hooks being secured to the side of the frame a, by screws
passing through loops formed upon the wires c³, as shown.
The method of holding and releasing these plates c, is the same as that shown by
figs. 1, 2 and 3, or it may be one of those shown by figs. 6 and 7, or figs. 8, 9 and 10,
but in the case of figs. 6 and 7 the curved lever d, is made of the S form and one
projecting hook d¹, is made on one branch of the S lever and the other on the other
branch of the S lever as indicated by dotted line in fig. 6.
In the case of the modification shown by figs. 8, 9 and 10, the hook of the projection
is reversed, and comes into the space between the plates c.
Figs. 14, 15 and 16 illustrate a modification according to the second part of our
invention.
Fig. 14 is a side elevation of a frame a, in the position for dropping tubes from it
upon the spindles.
Fig. 15 is a plan view of the same partly in section at one end, and fig. 16 is a
sectional elevation of one end of the metal trough.
In this modification there is a metal trough a³, of any convenient length, and this
trough has slots a³, across its bottom at the pitch of the spindles apart, and each
slot a³, has a funnel ended spout a¹, soldered or otherwise secured to it as shown.
At each end of the trough a², there is a projecting stud as, which has a conical
hole in its, end to come upon the tip of a spindle at each end of the trough, and
thus act as a guide to present the small end of each funnel spout a, over the point
of the spindle opposite to it between the two ends of the trough which spindles are
each to receive a cop tube.
Within the trough a², a bar a, of wood or other suitable material is fitted to slide
freely endways and this wood bar a, has say four rows of holes a', through it at the
guage of the spindles apart arranged as shown in fig. 15-There is one or two
springs e, secured to the wood bar a, at one end of the wood bar, of the form shown
in fig. 15 or of other suitable form and arrangement.
The free end of each of these springs e, is bent to enter a hole in a projection
from the side of the trough a³, and so that when the wood bar a, is moved one way
in the trough, the springs will move it the other way until a pin a, in the side
of the wood bar coming through a slot in the side of the trough comes against
the edge of a cam plate d, that is secured on a fulcrum or shaft d', across the.
trough a³.
To the cain plate d, a ratchet toothed plate d², is secured, and a retaining pawl d³,
to act upon the ratchet has its fulcrum d', upon a plate secured to the side of the
trough a², and a spring d³, is arranged upon the side of the trough as shown to
act upon a tail from the retaining pawl d³, to keep it against the teeth of the
ratchet d².
There are two handles, (one only being partly shown) secured to one side of
the trough a², at some convenient distance from each end, by which to carry the
trough and there is a diagonal rod do, arranged to slide endways in guides d', and d³,
upon the trough a³, one end of this rod d, having a button upon it to come
conveniently near, say the handle f, at the right hand end of the trough a³, so that

page_text: the thumb or a finger of the operator can conveniently press upon and move the
rod d' endways.
To the lower end of the sliding rod do, a pawl do, is jointed arranged to oscillate
within a given extent limited by pins dx upon the rod d.
To the boss part of the pawl do, one end of a helical spring d", is attached, the
other end being secured to one of the eyes d', through which the diagonal
'rod do, slides.
There are two pins or projections on the diagonal rod de, one of which is shown
against one guiding eye d', and limits the movement of the rod in that direction
and the other pin will come against the other side of the eye d', and will limit the
movement in the reverse direction.
The spring d", thus arranged acts
ratchet d², and to draw back the rod d,
projection.
both to keep the pawl d', against the
until it comes against the said stop pin or
By oscillating the diagonal rod do, the ratchet d³, is rotated one tooth at a time
and at each movement a step in the cam d, allows the pin a, and thus the wood bar a,
to move endways.
In the first movement the cop tubes in the row of holes marked 1 are brought
over the slots a³, and discharged down the funnel spouts a*, and those rows
marked 2, 3 and 4 follow in like manner in succession.
When all the cop tubes are discharged from the bar a, the cam d, is turned
completely round until it is again brought into the position shown in fig. 14 when
the holes in the wood bar a, may be again filled with cop tubes.
Figs. 17 to 20 inclusive illustrate another modification under the second head of
our invention in which the bar a, of wood or other suitable material not only moves
end ways but sideways.
In this modification the funnel spouts a', shown in figs. 14 and 16 are dispensed
with, but short cylindrical spouts may be used where the faller sickles come above
the points of the spindles and in the way when the cop tubes are to be applied to the
spindles.
The metal trough a², is made wider than the wood bar a, and it has a row of holes
in its bottom at the guage of the spindles apart for the cop tubes to pass through
and guiding studs a³, at each end (not shown) having the same purpose as those a,
shown in fig. 14.
The holes a¹, for the cop tubes are arranged as shown in fig. 17, and there are
only two rows but there may be more if desired. The cop tubes are discharged in
the order in which the holes are numbered from 1 to 4 and the wood bar a, is moved
accordingly.
Slots a', are formed at each end of the bottom of the trough a², of the form shown,
and in each slot a', a bush or antifriction roller a³ is fitted which is upon a screw
that screws into the underside of the wood bar a, as shown best in the partial
section fig. 20.
By these slots a², the bar a, is guided in its end movements and the diagonal parts
of the slots a', produces the side movements of the bar a.
There is a helical or other suitable form of spring e, secured to one side of the
upper edge of the trough a³, at one end and to the wood bar a, at the other end, this
spring e, acts to move the bar a, when allowed both in the endways and sideways
direction.
To assist the sideway movement a spring e¹, is or may be arranged at each end
inserted in a hole across the wood bar a, as indicated in fig. 17 and also by the
enlarged section of the wood bar a, and part of the metal trough a³, shown
by fig. 18.
The helical spring e¹, is inserted in a metal tube e³, closed at one end which tube
can slide freely in the hole in the bar a, the other end of the spring el, coming.
against the end of the hole in the wood bar-The action of the spring e, is to force
the end of the metal tube e³, against the side of the metal trough a³, and thus the
wood bar a, in the opposite direction.

page_text: On this end of the wood bar a, a metal loop a, is secured as illustrated in ng. 17
and by the partial sectional elevation fig. 19.
The cross bar of the metal loop a³, rests against the stepped edge of a cam d,
secured on a shaft d, passing between the sides of the trough a².
This cam is moved a step at a time by a lever g having its fulcrum at g', the
lever g, having a toothed segment to gear with a pinion g², on the end of the cam
shaft d', coming upon the outside of the trough a².
There is a spiral spring d³, one end secured to the side of the trough, the other
to the shaft d', of the cam acting to rotate the cam shaft in the direction shown by
the arrow on fig. 19.
The toothed segment lever has an escapement arrangement, same as that to be
hereinafter described when explaining figs. 33 and 34.
Fig. 21 is a side elevation partly in section, fig. 22 is a plan view and fig. 23 an
end elevation, and fig. 24 a cross section of another modification under the second
head of our invention somewhat similar to the modification shown by figs. 14, 15
and 16 except that in place of one wood bar a, two wood bars a are used.
a², is the metal trough having funnel spouts a*, and provided with handles f
for carrying the frame; as, are the guiding studs, one at each end for the points of
the spindles.
a, are two wood bars having holes a¹, in them for the cop tubes; e, springs one
attached to each bar a, for giving end movement to each of them.
The movements of these bars a, are governed by two stepped cams d, fast, one on
one end and the other on the other end of the shaft d', having its bearings in the
sides of the trough a².
One bar a, may be moved to discharge both sets of cop tubes from it and then
the other bar a, may be moved in like manner or they may be arranged to discharge
the cop tubes alternately.
.
The mechanism for rotating the cam shaft d¹, is the same as that herein before
described and illustrated by figs. 14 and 15 except as to the diagonal rod do, the
pawl end of which is rigidly attached to it, and the rod is guided in slots or eyes d',
and d, that permit both end movement and side movement in the rod sufficient to
allow its pawl end to pass freely over the teeth of the ratchet d².
The helical spring d", to move back the diagonal rod de, is arranged in a direction
shown by the dotted line 1-1 on fig. 21 one end being attached to a projection
from the side of the trough (see fig. 22) and the other to a projection near the pawl
end of the diagonal rod do, the end movements of which are limited by two stops
upon it which come against the sides of the guiding eye d'.
Fig. 25 is a side elevation, fig. 26 is a cross section through the trough and sliding
bars (a), fig. 27 is a side elevation and fig. 28 a sectional view detached, these
figures 25 to 28 inclusive illustrating another mode of actuating the cam mechanism
which may be used in place of that shown in figs. 21, 22 and 24.
Across the trough a³, there is a shaft d', the ends having bearings in the sides of
the trough, and there is a cam d, secured at each end of the shaft, which are formed
and arranged as described in reference to figs. 21, 22 and 24.
On the shaft d, at one side of the trough a², and between the side of the trough
and the cam d, on that side, a plate is arranged so that it can oscillate treely on
the shaft d. This plate we term the pawl plate h, and it has two projections h¹,
which will come against a stud or pin h², in the side of the trough a², when oscillated
to its extreme limit in either direction-The cam plate d, at one side has a series of
holes h³, through it at uniform intervals and the pawl plate h, has a pawl h*, jointed
to it at h³, as shown best in fig. 28.
The free end of the pawl h, passes through a hole in the pawl plate h, and there
is a flat spring h³, one end of which is secured to the pawl plate h, the other or free
end of the spring pressing the free end of the pawl *, towards and against the cam
plate d, so that the free end of the pawl, will engage when the pawl plate is
oscillated with the side of each hole ³, in the cam plate in succession.
The cam plate d, on the opposite side of the trough a³, to that on which the pawl
B

page_text: plate h, is placed has also a series of holes in it for a spring or jointed pawl h,
(shown in dotted line) if jointed a spring is used to press the retaining pawl towards
the cam plate.
One end of this retain spring pawl or the jointed ond of the pawl is secured to
the side of the.trough a².
One end of a connecting rod h³, is jointed to the pawl plate at the other end
of the rod h³, is jointed to one arm of a bell crank lever h* having its fulcrum on a
stud, secured in one of the handles f, for carrying the trough a², which handle f,
is partly represented attached to the trough a², partly shown in fig. 27.
The other arm of the bell crank lever *, can be readily acted upon by the thumb
or finger of the operator. In place of the bell crank lever *, a lever i, shown in
dotted line in fig. 27 having its fulcrum at it, may be used, the connecting
rod, being attached to the lever i, at 7, and extending from there to the pawl
plate at hº.
One end of an helical or other suitable spring is connected to the pawl plate h, and
to the handle, at 3, or to the side of the trough to draw back the pawl plate h,
after each movement of the lever h*, until the projection ', comes against the stop h²,
as shown in fig. 25.
Fig. 29 is a side elevation and fig. 30 an end elevation and figs. 31 and 32 are
side views of escape plates detached illustrating other mechanism for governing the
movements of the sliding bars (a), and which may be used in place of the mechanism
shown in figs. 21, 22 and 24 or in figures 25 to 28 inclusive.
A lever, is used the lengthway of which passes across and under the trough a², its
fulcrum, being upon a bracket secured under the trough.
One end of the lever j, is jointed with the lower end of a rod j², which can slide
freely and vertically in eyes formed in a bracket j³, secured to the sides of the
trough a². On this rod 2, there is a helical spring 4, the lower end of which
abuts against the lower part of the bracket j³, and the upper end against a collar
secured upon the rod, which is thus always held up when free.
The upper end of the rod, has a button j³, fixed upon it by which the rod, is..
depressed when the mechanism has to be operated.
The two ends of the lever j, work in slots in two plates, one plate je, secured to one
bar a, on one side of the trough, the other plate 17, to the other bar a, the other side
of the trough a².
These slots in the plates jo, and 1, have projections as shown best in figs. 29, 31
and 32 and in this form of escapement plates, the bars a, are pushed endways in one
direction by a spring or springs as above explained.
When the bars a, are both moved back to the position to be filled with cop tubes,
the lever, is in the position shown in full line in figs. 29 and 30 and one end of it
occupies the notch in the escape plate 1, and the other end of it, the long slot at one
end of the escape plate 7.
The first depression of the rod, liberates the escape plate 1, for one movement,
the second depression of the rod, liberates the same escape plate for the second
movement of the bar to. which it is attached, the third depression of the rod ³,
liberates the escape plate 37, for its first movement and the fourth depression of the
rod, liberates the escape plate 7, for the second movement of the bar a, to which
it is attached.
The reaction of the spring j, lifts the rod, after each depression and the full
movement of each bar a, is only completed after each ascent of the rod ³, after
being depressed.
Figs. 33 to 42 inclusive illustrate modifications under the second head of our inven-
tion in which the mechanism is constructed entirely of metal, the wood bars being
dispensed with for their equivalents in metal.
Fig. 33 is a side elevation fig. 33ª an end elevation, fig. 34 a plan, fig. 35 an end
sectional elevation, fig. 36 a cross sectional elevation of the trough, fig. 37 a side
elevation and fig. 38 a plan of the stepped cam mechanism.
Fig. 39 and fig. 40 are enlarged views in the same plane as fig. 34 illustrating

page_text: two modes of constructing the parts for carrying the cop tubes which are equivalents
for the wood bars, and fig. 41 is a detached side elevation and fig. 42 is a plan of a
modified arrangement of the stepped cam, which may be used in place of that shown
in figs. 33, 34, 37 and 38.
In this modification of cop tube frame, the trough a², is of metal with funnel spouts a*,
as hereinbefore described.
The parts. which are the equivalents to the wood bars are each formed by a
plate a, of metal (see figs. 34 and 35) to which metal tubes a¹, are secured by solder
or otherwise (see enlarged view fig. 39) into which metal tubes a¹, the cop tubes are
inserted.
In place of using circular tubes as holders a¹, for the cop tubes rectangular spaces
or partitions may be formed by a plate a¹, bent in the required form and position as
illustrated by fig. 40, and secured by solder or otherwise to the plate a.
The two plates a, are arranged in the trough a³, to come together by preference.
At say the left hand end of each slide a, a plate is secured by solder or other means
to carry a round pin e¹, to pass into the interior of an helical spring e.
To a plate e, secured by solder or otherwise to the end of the trough a², two
rectangular boxes or tubes of metal are secured by solder or otherwise in each
of which boxes one helical spring e, is placed, one end abutting against the end
of the plate e², the other against the plate to which the pin e¹, is attached.
The boxes for the springs e, may be dispensed with by making the pins e¹, long
enough to pass through a hole in the end plate e, and so as not to be withdrawn
from it when the pin e¹, has moved to its greatest extent.
There is a piece a*, secured across the trough at fig. 33 at one end and there may be
a corresponding piece at the other end of the trough a², to keep the cop tube receptacle
slides a, down in the trough.
The plates a, at the stepped cain d, end of the trough a², are reduced in depth
to pass freely under the boss part of the cam d, on the cam shaft d', and to the side of
each plate a, a bracket plate is secured having a pin a' or projection that comes against
the face of the stepped cam d.
There are two stepped cams d, one for each slide a, both secured to the cam shaft d',
which has its bearings in the sides of the trough a².
One end of a spiral spring d³, is secured to the cam shaft d¹, the other end
to the side of the trough a², acting to rotate the cam shaft d', in the direction of
the arrow on fig. 33. On one end of the cam shaft d', a toothed or partially toothed
pinion 92, is secured, which pinion gears with a segmental toothed lever g, having its
fulcrum g', on a stud in the side of the trough a².
The end of this lever segment g, is formed with a slot having escapement projections
or teeth g³, as shown, which engage with a projection 9, from the side of a lever gⓇ,
having its fulcrum g', on the side of the trough.
An arm from this lever g, is acted upon by one end of a flat or bent spring
secured to the side of the trough or to a projecting arm from the lever g, to force
the lever g, when free into the position in which it is shown in fig. 33. By
moving this lever 98, and then releasing it, the spiral spring d³, causes the cam
shaft d, to partly rotate so that the projection a, figs. 34, 37 and 38 is released from
one step of the cam d, thus allowing the spring e, for that slide a, to move it end ways
and so on for each movement of the lever g.
In figs. 41 and 42 the ends of the plates a, are both arranged to come against
the same stepped cam d, but it will be seen that the end of one slide is deeper
than the other and is arranged to come against the stepped cam d, nearly opposite
its axis while the end of the other slide a, being of less depth comes against a
lower part of the cam d, and thus the same step of the cam first liberates one slide a,
at one movement of the cam shaft d', and then the other slide a, at the next movement
of the cam thus giving movement to each slide a, alternately.
In all the frames under the second head of our invention, there are books fixed on
the trough a², on the opposite side to the handles f, and these hooks are formed so that
when the lengthway of the frame is parallel to the faller shafts, the frame can be hung

page_text: upon the front faller shaft of the mule when the frame is being filled with cop tubes
and is not otherwise in use.
Fig. 43 is a plan view looking down upon the upper side.
Fig. 44 is a sectional elevation on the line A-B' figs. 43 and 45.
Fig. 45 is a cross sectional elevation upon the line C-D figs. 43 and 44. These
figs. 43 to 45 inclusive illustrate a cop tube frame according to the third part of our
invention.
Figs. 46 a sectional elevation, fig. 47 an elevation at a right angle to the same part
in fig. 46, and fig. 48 a sectional elevation at a right angle to fig. 46.
These last named figures illustrate an alternative mode of construction of some of
the parts.
Fig. 49 is a top plan view of part of a cop tube frame, fig. 50 is a sectional elevation
on the line E-F fig. 49 illustrating another mode of constructing a cop tube frame
according to the third part of our invention.
Fig. 51 is a sectional elevation, and fig. 52 a sectional elevation in a plane at a
right angle to fig. 51 Fig. 53 is a top plan view, and fig., 54 is a plan view on the
underside of the bottom plate. These figs. 51 to 54 illustrate the details of
construction. This cop tube frame is made of any convenient length and of any
convenient width (see fig. 45). It consists of two side plates k, and ³, connected by
wires.
Along one side (the k, side) in the longitudinal direction of the frame, there are a
row of holes l, formed in a flange from one side of the plate k, at the guage of the
spindles apart, which holes I, are of sufficient size to allow the cop tubes to freely
pass through. Each hole 1, may have a short spout to it, when the faller sickles a rein
the way to conduct the cop tubes from the holes through which they are to drop from
the frame on to the spindles.
There are or may be two guiding studs as, one at each end which have cone holes
to come upon the tips of two spindles as hereinbefore explained under the second
head of our invention to bring the holes 1, in the frame over the points of the
spindles.
Or there may be two brackets (not shown) secured to the underside of the two side
bars or plates k, and k¹, with V notches formed in their ends which V notches are
rested upon one of the faller shafts as arranged, and when so rested the bracket having
one of the V notches comes against an adjustable collar upon the faller shaft and
then the frame will be at the proper angle and position for dropping the cop tubes
from it on to the spindles.
Between the two sides of the frame k, and k¹, four wires m, are stretched, and are
held and secured in the two plates, k, and k¹, two of these wires m, are vertically one
over the other and they are placed two on one side, and two on the other side
opposite the holes 1, through which the cop tubes are to pass out to the spindles.
If cop tubes are placed between these four wires m, in a vertical position and side
by side and resting upon a bottom plate n, they will be guided by the wires m, to
come opposite the holes 1, through which they are to drop on to the spindle.
But it is necessary to keep the cop tubes in the vertical position and apart from
each other so that they may be fed in succession one by one to the holes i, through
which they are to drop on to the spindles.
This is effected by two frames, one we term the bottom frame n.
This bottom frame n, can move endways to and fro to a limited extent sliding on
ledges formed upon the two side plates k and k¹.
The other frame which we term the upper frame which is somewhat similar to the
bottom frame is carried upon the cross plates n', of the latter and will move with it
endways, but this upper frame p, has a movement to a limited extent at a right
angle to the lengthway of the bottom frame (n) as will be more fully explained
hereinafter.
To the bottom plate n, vertical plates n¹, are secured extending across the frame
but the ends of the cross plates n¹, do not touch the plates k, and k¹.
To each of these vertical cross plates n', a series of bent plates n², are secured by

page_text: solder or otherwise, which divide the space between the guiding wires m, into divisions
in each of which a cop tube can be inserted so that this one cop tube is kept apart for
the others.
The bent plates n², which cross the wires have or may have spaces cut out to keep
them clear of the wires, or the bent plates n², are only deep enough to come between
and clear of the wires as shown in fig. 44.
In the modification shown by figs. 43, 44 and 45 the upper frame is constructed in
like manner to the lower frame (n) except that the cross vertical plates p', are
soldered to longitudinal wires p, and some of these vertical cross plates p', at their
upper ends have ledges p³, that rest upon projections n³, at the upper end of the
vertical plates n', of the bottom frame so that the upper frame can be slided to and fro
to a limited extent across the frame.
It will be seen that the bent division plates n³, and p², are opposite and in a line
with each other when the upper frame is at one extreme of its to and fro movement,
and when the frames n, and p, both move in the lengthway of the frame either
the division plates n², on one frame or those p², on the other frame will keep
the cop tubes apart and in their correct position.
and
There is a handle 9, upon the upper frame p, by which both frames n, P,
may be moved to and fro in the lengthway of the frame or the upper frame p,
in a direction across the frame.
If all the divisions between each set of four wires m, formed by the hent plates n³,
and p², are filled with cop tubes (see one row of circles in fig. 43) except the
divisions over the holes 1, and the upper frame p, is at its greatest distance from
the holes 1, then the following operations result from moving the upper frame P
as hereinafter described, by the knob or handle q.-When moved in the direction
of the arrow marked 1 fig. 43 both the upper and lower frames n, and p, are
moved end ways to the limited extent and the partition plates n², on the lower
frame which held the cop tubes separate from each other before the movement
commenced are withdrawn and the partition plates p², of the upper frame take
their place.
Then in the next movement in the direction pointed by the arrow 2 on fig. 43
the lower frame is stationary and all the cop tubes are moved between the guiding
wires m, and at the end of this movement the cop tube nearest the hole 1, drops
through it and all the other cop tubes are brought one tube nearer the hole l.
Then the next movement in the direction of the arrow marked 3 fig. 43 moves
both upper and lower frame p, and n, longitudinally, the partition plates p², on the
upper frame are withdrawn, and those n², on the lower frame inserted between the
cop tubes, then in the movement in the direction of the arrow marked 4 on fig. 43
the lower frame n, remains stationary and the upper frame p, moves back one division
and is again ready for the movement in the direction of the arrow marked 1 as above.
explained and so on for each set of cop tubes discharged from the frame.
These movements can be made very rapidly and one set of cop tubes is discharged
at every four movements of the frames as explained.
l'here is a hole n, in the bottom plate n, which is opposite the holes 1, when
the lower frame is brought into the position by the movement in the direction of
the arrow marked 1 fig. 43.
There are two handles to each frame (not shown) at a convenient position, a distance
from each end of the frame, these handles extend across the frame and are each secured
at one end to the side plate k, and at the other to the side plate k¹.
Figs. 46, 47 and 48 show how the bent parts n², or 2, forming the partition plates
are or may be secured to the vertical plates n¹, and p¹.
The plates n, have projections formed upon them by cutting away part of the metal
and these projections are passed through slots cut in the bottom plate n, and t.e
projections are then clenched as shown, and may be further secured by solder if
desired.
The vertical plates n', have slits cut as shown at 1 fig. 48 and these are first
bent to a right angle with the plane of the plate n', and passed through slots 2

page_text: (see ng. 7) the projections being then clenched-Fig. 46 shows one bent piece,
clenched to the vertical plate n', from the bottom plate n, and another p², clenched to
the vertical plate p, of the upper frame p.
Figs. 49 and 50 illustrate another mode of constructing, the frames n and p.-The
vertical plates, and p', are dispensed with and the partition plates n², and p², and
upright part for carrying them are formed by one piece of thin, metal plate cut when
flat to the form shown in fuli and dotted line by fig. 51, except that the part shown
bent round the wire n', is flat in the first instance, the plate is bent as shown in
fig. 53 and the projecting parts are passed through slots in the bottom plate n, and
clenched as shown in full line in figs. 51 to 54 inclusive. Fig. 51 is an underside view
of the bottom plate n, and shows the projections from the plate n², when clenched
under it.
Fig. 52 is a sectional elevation on the line G-H fig. 51.
It will be understood by fig. 53 that two of these bent plates n², are placed at
a space or division apart so that cop tubes can be inserted as shown by the dotted
circles in fig. 53. To give additional strength the upper ends of the bent plates are
bent round a straight wire n', that passes across the frame.
It will be also understood that the upper frame in this modification is constructed
like the lower frame n, the wires p, figs. 43, 44 and 45 being dispensed with and a
thin plate of metal p, used instead.
The cop tubes are filled into the frame through the row of holes pt in the upper
frame p, at one edge, the frames having the four motions imparted to them as
before explained after each row of cop tubes have been filled in until the frame
is full.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is.
1. The combination of one or two bent hinged wires (c) with a cop tube frame (a)
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 1, 2
and 3 of the drawings.
2. The combination of two hinged plates (c) with cop tube frames (a) with
mechanism for holding and releasing the same substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by figs. 11, 12 and 13 of the drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of cop tube frames substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by figs. 1, 2 and 3 and figs. 11, 12 and 13 and as
modified as illustrated by figs. 4, 4ª or fig. 5 or by figs. 6 and 7, or by figs. 8, 9
and 10 of the drawings.
4. The combination of cop tube frames mechanism formed by a trough funnel
spouts, and a bar or receptacle, for cop tubes arranged to slide end ways substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 14, 15 and 16 of the drawings.
5. The combination and arrangement of cop tube frame mechanism substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 14, 15 and 16 of the drawings.
6. The combination of cop tube frame mechanism formed by a trough and a
bar or receptacle for cop tubes arranged to move both end ways and sideways
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 of
the drawings.
7. The combination and arrangement of cop tube frame mechanism substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the drawings.
8. The combination of cop tube frame mechanism formed by a trough with funnel
spouts and two bars or receivers for cop tubes both sliding endways side by side
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by figs. 21, 22, 23 and 24, and
by figs. 33, 34, 35 and 36 of the drawings.
9. The combination of cop tube frame mechanism substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by figs. 21, 22, 23 and 24, and as when modified by the
combinations of mechanism illustrated by figs. 25, 26, 27 and 28 or by figs. 29, 30, 31
and 32 of the drawings.

page_text: 10. The combination of cop tube frame mechanism substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by figs. 33, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 of the drawings and
as when modified by the combination of mechanism illustrated by fig. 40 or fig. 41
and 42 of the drawings.
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11. The combination of cop tube frame mechanism substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by figs. 43, 44 and 45 of the drawings.
12. The combination of cop tube frame mechanisin, substantially as herein before
described by figs. 43, 44 and 45 when modified substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by figs. 49 to 54 inclusive of the drawings.
Dated this Sixteenth day of May 1889.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.