IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND TWISTING FRAMES KNOWN UNDER THE DENOMINATION OF CAP FRAMES' AND 'FLYER FRAMES.
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Collingham, Worsted Spinner, and Thomas
Ellison Smith, Machine Maker, of the Town of Keighley, in the County
of York, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND TWISTING
FRAMES KNOWN UNDER THE DENOMINATION OF CAP FRAMES' AND 'FLYER
FRAMES.'
Seale. the 9th June 1868, aud dated the 12th December 1867.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Collingham and
Thomas Ellison Smith at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 12th December 1867.
We, JAMES COLLINGHAM, Worsted Spinner, and THOMAS ELLISON SMITH,
Machine Maker, of the Town of Keighley, in the County of York, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND
TWISTING FRAMES KNOWN UNDER THE DENOMINATION OF CAP FRAMES' AND FLYER
FRAMES," to be as follows:-
These improvements relate, firstly, to the lubrication of the dead spindle of
the cap frame in the region of the bobbin lifter so as to effectually lubricate
the "warle" or pulley which drives the bobbin. This mode of lubrication is
effected by means of a recess in the bobbin lifter, into which' recess is placed a
fibrous material saturated with oil, so that as the bobbin lifter rises or falls
while the yarn is being wound round the bobbin the spindle picks up a
sufficient amount of oil from the saturated fibrous material in its traverse up
and down, thereby lubricating the dead spindle in that traverse for the
"warle" or pulley to ruu on which carries or drives the bobbin.

page_text: Secondly. In certain improvements in the flyer frames wherein are used
live spindles and flyers for spinning and twisting fibrous materials. The
main elements of these improvements are in forming a longitudinal recess
along the top of the middle rail and immediately over the top of the collar
which forms the bearing for the spindle; into this recess is placed a fibrous 5
material woven or otherwise in which a hole is made and passed over each
spindle forming the lubricator for each spindle; this is saturated with oil and
necessarily lubricates all the spindles from the one continuous chamber and
lubricator, giving that part of the spindle no more oil than is necessary,
thereby preventing any undue amount of oil running down the spindles, and 1
at the same time giving each spindle ample lubrication.
Another important improvement in these machines is in forming a longitudinal
recess in the lifter rail which traverses the bobbins up and down inside the
flyers; in this recess is placed also a fibrous or spongy material so as to
continually wipe clean the spindles at that part, forming as it were a con-
tinuous series of "wipers" for the whole of the spindles, whatever number
there may be.
In order to render these improvements more intelligible we will describe
the accompanying Drawings.
Sheet 1, Figures 1, 2, & 3, represents the "dead" spindle a, and
"cap" E, and "warle" k, with the rails and traverse motion.
a, a, a, the spindles which are termed "dead" spindles; b, b, b, the bobbin
lifter, into which is made a recess and which is filled around each spindle
with a fibrous material d which is saturated with oil; h, h, h, is a plate or
cover protecting the fibrous material and in which are holes i, i, i, i, to feed
the oil through; D is the lifter; C, the middle rail into which are affixed
the "dead" spindles a, and are held fast by means of the screws c, c.
Figure 4 represents a plan of the bobbin lifter and plate, shewing the holes
for the spindles to pass through, and also the lubricating holes.
Sheet 2, Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 represent our improvements in flyer
spinning and twisting with live "spindle" and flyer.
a, a, the spindles; b, b, the lifter rail containing the longitudinal recess d
filled with fibrous material, but not saturated with oil, which. material is
covered by the plate h, h; this lifter acts as a cleaner to the spindles for the
length of the traverse of the bobbin. C, C, the middle rail containing the
recess d, d, d, in the bottom of which around each spindle is fitted a brass
collar; over these brass collars and laying horizontally in the recess d, d, d
is placed the fibrous lubricating material which surrounds each spindle and is
supplied with oil through holes in the plate h, h, h. K is the "warle
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page_text: pulley"; D, the lifter; E, the bottom rail covered by a box e, e. Figure 4 is-
a top view of the lifter rail. Figure 5, a top view of the middle rail shewing.
the oil holes.
It will be evident that the main elements in these improvements are in
lubricating and cleansing the spindles of flyer and cap frames, as is fully set
forth and shewn in the Drawings annexed.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said James Collingham and Thomas Ellison Smith in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 11th June 1868.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, JAMES
COLLINGHAM, Worsted Spinner, and THOMAS ELLISON SMITH, Machine
Maker, of the Town of Keighley, in the County of York, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twelfth day of December, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, in the thirteeth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us,
the said James Collingham and Thomas Ellison Smith, Her special licence
that we, the said James Collingham and Thomas Ellison Smith, our executors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as we, the said James Collingham
and Thomas Ellison Smith, our executors, administrators, and assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, 'an Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND TWISTING FRAMES KNOWN UNDER THE DENOMI
NATION OF CAP FRAMES AND FLYER FRAMES," upon the condition (amongst
others) that we, the said James Collingham and Thomas Ellison Smith, our
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under our, or their,
or one of their 'hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said James Collingham and Thomas
Ellison Smith, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention, and

page_text: in what manner. the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being
had to the Drawing hereunto annexed, that is to say :-
.
These improvements relate, firstly, to the lubrication of the dead spindle of
the cap frame in the region of the bobbin lifter so as to effectually lubricate
the "warle" or pulley which drives the bobbins. This mode of lubrication is
effected by means of a recess in the bobbin lifter, into which recess is placed
a fibrous material saturated with oil, so that as the bobbin lifter rises or falls
while the yarn is being wound round the bobbin the spindle picks up a
sufficient amount of oil from the saturated fibrous material in its traverse up
and down, thereby lubricating the dead spindle in that traverse for the "warle"
or pulley to run on which carries and drives the bobbin.
Secondly. In certain improvements in the flyer frames wherein are used
"live" spindles and flyers for spinning and twisting fibrous materials.
The main elements of this Invention is in forming a longitudinal rece
along the top of the middle rail and immediately over the top of the collar
which forms the bearing for the spindle; into this recess is placed a fibrous
material (woven or otherwise) in which a hole is made and passed over each
spindle forming the lubricator for each spind'e; this is saturated with oil
and necessarily lubricates all the spindles from the continuous chamber and
lubricator giving that part of the spindle no more oil than is necessary, thereby
preventing any undue amount of oil running down the spindles and at the
same time giving each spindle ample lubrication.
Another important improvement in these machines is in forming a longi-
tudinal recess in the lifter rail which traverses thè-bobbins up and down inside
the flyers. In this recess is placed also a fibrous or spongy material so as to
continually wipe clean the spindles at that part, forming as it were a continuous
series of "wipers" for the whole of the spindles whatever number there
may be.
Figures 1 & 2 represents the dead spindle a, and cap E, and "warle" K,
with the rails and traverse motion. a, a, a, the spindles which are termed
"dead" spindles; b, b, b, the bobbin lifter into which is made a recess which
is filled around each spindle with a fibrous material d which is saturated with
oil; h, h, h, is a plate or cover protecting the fibrous material, and in which
are holes i, i, i, i, to feed the oil through; D is the lifter, C, the middle rail
into which are affixed the "dead" spindles a, and are held fast by means of the
screws c, c.
Figure 3 represents a plan of the bobbin lifter and plate, shewing the holes
for the spindles to pass through, and also the lubricating holes.

page_text: Figure 4, 5, 6, represent improvements in flyer, spinning, and twisting with
live spindle and flyer. a, a, the spindles; b, b, the lifter rail containing the
longitudinal recess & filled with fibrous material but not saturated with oil,
which material is covered by the plate h, h. This lifter rail acts as a cleaner
to the spindle for the length of the traverse of the bobbin. c, c, the middle
rail containing the recess d, d, d, in the bottom of which around each spindle
is fitted a brass collar; over these brass collars and laying horizontally in the
recesses d, d, d, is placed the fibrous lubricating material which surrounds each
spindle, and is supplied with oil through the holes in the plate h, h. K is the
"warle" or pulley; D, the lifter; E, the bottom rail covered by a box e, e.
Figure 7 is a top view of the lifter rail; Figure 8 a top view of the middle
rail shewing the oil holes.
It will be evident that the main elements in these improvements are in
lubricating and cleansing the spindles of "flyer" and cap frames as is fully
set forth.
Having now described the nature of our said Invention, and the mauner of
carrying out the same, we wish it to be understood that we do not confine
ourselves to the precise details or the general arrangements herein set forth
as long as the elements of these improvements are adhered to, as they may be
altered to suit situation or circumstance as the case may be. We would
have it understood that what we claim is,-
Firstly. The lubrication of the dead spindle in the region of the bobbl
lifter.
Secondly. The improvements in lubricating of "live" spindles of spinnin
and twisting frames on the top of the collar which forms the bearing of th
spindle.
Thirdly. The longitudinal recess in the lifter rail with the cor
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fibrous material forming the continuous "wiper" for the whole of the spindles
as is fully set forth and described and shewn in the Drawings annexed.
In witness whereof, we, the said James Collingham and Thomas
Ellison Smith, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this First day
of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
sists eight
JAMES COLLINGHAM.
(L.B.)
THOMAS ELLISON SMITH. (L.S.)