Year: 1886

page_text: I GEORGE BERNHARDT, of Stand Lane, Radcliffe, in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention,
to be as follows:-
Firstly. My invention refers to what is termed the "thread board" arrangement of
throstle spinning and doubling frames, the thread guides through which the threads
pass to the spindle (one guide for each thread) being in the ordinary arrangement
screwed into boards hinged to the framing so as to lift and turn out of the way when
a bobbin or spool is to be removed from, or placed upon the spindle.
My improvement consists in a combination and arrangement of parts, by which the
ordinary hinged wood boards are dispensed with, I arrange a shaft in suitable bearings
passing from end to end of the machine, one shaft on each side of a double sided
machine.
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On the shaft there is a separate part or thread guide holder for and opposite each
spindle which part can turn on the shaft, but its oscillating movements upon the shaft
are limited and it is kept in position on the shaft by a pin passing through a hole
across the shaft and a slot in the oscillating part, across which slot there is or may be
a pin or a projection from the part to come against the pin passing through the hole
across the shaft and thus limit the oscillating movements of the said part.
The said part forms the carrier or holder for the thread guide wire, which is screwed
into it, and can be adjusted as required.
The shaft is arranged so that it can be oscillated and when held in one position the
weight of each part for a guide wire keeps it resting on the pin across the shaft in a

page_text: horizontal position, but each part can be lifted from this horizontal to the vertical
position separately; and by turning the shaft, by a suitable handle or other arrange-
ment at the end of the frame all the guide wire parts upon it, can be simultaneously
lifted to or about the vertical position as required in doffing and simultaneously
lowered to or about the horizontal or spinning position, when the doffing has been
completed.
These movements can be given whenever required.
A further improvement under this head consists in arranging the shaft carrying the
guide wires on levers springs or slides so as to be movable by connection with the
copping rail mechanism to obviate or lessen the ballooning action of the threads in
ring frames.
Secondly. My invention relates to improvements upon the spindle arrangements
described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to me Numbered 1458-1885.
The principal object of this part of my invention in relation to "ring" spinning or
doubling frames is to be able to secure the carrier of the socket in one rail so as to be
able to readily and simply adjust it concentrically with the "ring" and then secure it,
and my object is also to make the socket carrier, connected parts, and the spindle and
connected parts form one self contained combination, which can be attached to the rail
by one screw nut.
This part of my invention consists in combinations and arrangements of parts.
There is a tube having a shoulder or collar at its upper end, it has also an excentric, or
projection to prevent the warf of the spindle from lifting as described in my aforesaid
Complete Specification of Letters Patent No. 1458-1885, the excentric or projection
being shown in figs. 3 and 9 and is therein referred to as b*.
But any ordinary or other hook arrangement may be used for the same purpose.
One part of the said tube is screwed for a nut by which the tube can be secured to
the carrying rail, the hole in the latter through which the tube passes being large
enough to admit of the required adjustment to make the spindle concentric with the
"ring"-The lower end of the tube has holes for the pivots of an elastic stirrup
shaped clip.
The arms for the pivots can be sprung into the holes for them in the tube and when
the stirrup is turned to one side it holds in that position when the socket for the
spindle (which fits and can rotate in the tube) is withdrawn or inserted-The stirrup
carries a disc of wood or other suitable material to give friction to prevent the socket
from rotating too fast and to absorb vibration, the stirrup when turned to the position
for spinning, sustaining the socket for the spindle, which socket is described in the
Specification of my aforesaid Letters Patent.
In respect of Mule Spindles my present improvements are made upon the arrange-
ment illustrated by fig. 13 of my aforesaid Specification.
The lower rail and an upward board from it is arranged to carry both upper and
lower bearings for the socket-The warf on the spindle is above the upper end of the
socket.
There is a hook screwed into the upper bearing or bracket for the spindle socket to
prevent the warf from lifting, and upon the upper ends of these hooks rest the hinged
hoards or covers of the upper part of the Mule Carriage. The said hinged covering
boards may themselves be arranged to hold down the warfs of the spindles.
A modification of my invention as applied to mules consists in arranging the spindle
in a socket placed on a bracket or carrier secured to the front framing of the Mule
Carriage the bracket or carrier having attached to it the elastic stirrup or equivalent
arrangement herein before described.
Another modification of my invention consists in arranging the parts so that the
socket for the spindle may be withdrawn from the tubes or bearings carrying it, but
so as not to rotate therein.
There is or may be combined with the arrangements hereinbefore described under
this head, a rail below the lower ends of the sockets in which they are or may be
placed when withdrawn and when required to be filled with oil and at other times.

page_text: My invention also consists in arrangements applicable when the spindle has to
drive the bobbin by projections which are commonly placed in the face of a disc on
the spindle.
By my improvements the upper end of the hobbin or spool fits the spindle blade
and the bore of the bobbin at its lower end has a metal ring secured in it having one
or more projections in a direction radially towards the axis of the spindle and there is
a hoop or other part upon the spindle which has one or more projections radially in a
direction from the axis of the spindle which come in contact with and drive the
projection on the said ring in the bore of the bobbin.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Applicable to Machines for Spinning and
Doubling Fibrous Materials.
I GEORGE BERNHARDT of Stand Lane, Radcliffe in the County of Lancaster, Cotton
Spinner and Manufacturer 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. My invention refers to what is termed the "thread board" arrangement of
throstle Spinning and doubling frames the thread guides through which the threads
pass to the spindle, (one guide for each thread) being in the ordinary arrangement
screwed into boards hinged to the framing, so as to lift and turn out of the way when
a bobbin or spool is to be removed from, or placed upon the spindle.
My improvements consists in a combination and arrangement of parts, by which the
ordinary hinged wood boards are dispensed with, I arrange a shaft in suitable bearings
passing from end to end of the machine one shaft on each side of a double sided
inachine.
On the shaft there is a separate part or thread guide holder for and opposite each
spindle which part can turn on the shaft but its oscillating movements upon the shaft
are limited and it is kept in position on the shaft by a pin passing through a hole
across the shaft and a slot in the oscillating part across which slot there is or may be
a pin, or a projection from the part to come against the pin passing through the holo
across the shaft or the latter comes directly against the part and thus limits the
oscillating movements of the said part.
The said part forms the carrier or holder for the thread guide wire, which is secured
to it, and can be adjusted and secured as required.
The shaft is arranged so that it can be oscillated, and when held in one position the
weight of each part for a guide wire keeps it resting on the pin across the shaft in a
horizontal or angular position, but each part can be lifted from this horizontal or
angular to the vertical position separately and by turning the shaft by a suitable
handle or other arrangement at the end of the frame all the guide wire parts upon it
can be simultaneously lifted to or about the vertical position as required in doffing,
and simultaneously lowered to or about the horizontal angular or spinning position,
when the doffing has been completed.
These movements can be given whenever required.
A further improvement under this head consists in arranging the shaft carrying the
guide wires, on slides so as to be movable by connection with the copping rail
mechanism to obviate or lessen the ballooning action of the threads in ring frames.
Secondly. My invention relates to improvements upon the spindle arrangements
described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to me Numbered 1458-1885.
The principal object of this part of my invention in relation to "ring" spinning or
doubling frames is to be able to secure the carrier of the socket in one rail so as to bo

page_text: able to readily and simply adjust it concentrically with the "ring" and then secure it
and my object is also to make the socket carrier, connected parts and the spindle and
connected parts form one self contained combination, which can be attached to the
rail by one screw nut.
This part of my invention consists in combinations and arrangements of parts.
There is a tube having a shoulder or collar at its upper end, it has also an excentric,
or projection to prevent the warf of the spindle from lifting as described in my
aforesaid Complete Specification of Letters Patent No. 1458-1885 the excentric or
projection being shown in figs. 3 and 9 and is therein referred to as b*.
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But any ordinary or other hook arrangement may be used for the same purpose.
One part of the said tube is screwed for a nut by which the tube can be secured to the
carrying rail, the hole in the latter through which the tube passes being large enough
to admit of the required adjustments to make the spindle concentric with the "ring"
The lower end of the tube has holes for the pivots of an elastic stirrup shaped clip.
The arms for the pivots can be sprung into the holes for them in the tube, and when
the stirrup is turned to one side, it holds in that position, when the socket for the
spindle (which fits and can rotate in the tube) is withdrawn or inserted. The stirrup.
carries a disc of wood or other suitable material to give friction to prevent the socket
from rotating too fast and to absorb vibration the stirrup when turned to the position
for spinning sustaining the socket for the spindle which socket is described in the
Specification of my aforesaid Letters Patent.
In respect of Mule Spindles my present improvements are made upon the arrange-
ment illustrated by fig. 13 of my aforesaid Specification.
The lower rail and an upward board from it is arranged to carry both upper and
lower bearings for the socket.
There is a hook screwed into the upper bearing or bracket for the spindle socket
(or formed as a part of such bracket) to prevent the spindle from lifting.
A modification of my invention as applied to mules consists in arranging the spindle
in a socket placed on a bracket or carrier secured to the front framing of the Mule
Carriage the bracket or carrier having attached to it the elastic stirrup or equivalent
arrangement hereinbefore described.
Another modification of my invention consists in arranging the parts so that the
socket for the spindle may be withdrawn from the tubes or bearings carrying it, but
so as not to rotate therein when the spindle is working and in the case of non-rotating
sockets for mules, I fit them in slots in the inclined face of the board of the carriage
which thus acts in place of the independent socket holders.
There is or may be combined with the arrangements hereinbefore described under
this head, a rail below the lower ends of the sockets in which they are or may be
placed when withdrawn and when required to be filled with oil and at other times.
My invention also consists in arrangements applicable when the spindle has to drive
the bobbin by projections which are commonly placed in the upper face of a disc on
the spindle.
By my improvements the upper end of the bobbin or spool fits the spindle blade
and the bore of the bobbin at its lower end has a metal ring secured in it having one
or more projections in a direction radially towards the axis of the spindle and there is
ahoop or other part upon the spindle which has one or more projections radially in a
direction from the axis of the spindle which come in contact with and drive the
projection on the said ring in the bore of the bobbin.
Fig. 1 is an end elevation in section.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation partly in section.
Fig. 3 is an end view of a spool suitable for ring doubling and showing the driving
projections from the boss or sleeve of the warf.
Fig. 4 is an end view of a spring swivel clip or stirrup for retaining the bearing
socket for the spindle..
Fig. is an elevation at one end partly in section of the slide rod and parts carrying
the shaft for the thread guide, wire curls and handle, and sector and screw for securing
the same..

page_text: Fig. is a plan view of some of the parts shown in 11g. 5.
Fig. 7 is an end elevation partly in section of part of a mule spinning carriage and
a spindle and its bearings and other parts.
Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the same.
Fig. 9 is a plan section through the front board of the mule carriage and the spindle
bearings.
Fig. 10 is a modification of the holder and bearing socket for a ring spindle, shown
in figs. 1 and 2 and
Fig. 11 is an end view of the bearing socket shown in fig. 10.
Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation of another modification of an holder, spindle, socket
and means of securing the same in the holder, and fig. 13 is a view at the lower end.
Fig. 14 is an end sectional elevation, fig. 15 a front elevation of a modification of
the arrangements shown by fig. 1 when the copping or ring rail is actuated by cross
shafts; fig. 16 being a plan view of one of the levers on one end of one of the
cross shafts.
Fig. 17 shows another modification applicable to Mules, fig. 18 the end view of the
socket, fig. 19 the end view of the holder and screw nut for securing the same, and
fig. 20 the side view of the spring clip detached.
Fig. 21 is a sectional elevation showing another modification as applied to mules,
fig, 22 is a plan view of the holders or brackets for the sockets and fig. 23 is a front
view.
Fig. 24 is a sectional elevation showing another modification as applied to mules,
fig. 25 is a partial front view showing brackets for the sockets and fig. 26 a plan or
end view of the sockets.
Fig. 27 is a sectional elevation illustrating another modification as applied to mules
and fig. 28 a plan view of the rail for the sockets.
In fig. 1a is the spindle rail, and is a stay rail below it but this latter rail (b) and
the rail a may be connected by a web to form one rail.
These rails a and are carried on end and cross framing in the usual manner.
c is the copping rail carrying the ring (c) for the travellers (2). The copping
rail is arranged and actuated in the usual manner.
It will be seen that each spindle d and its connected parts are all carried by a
tubular part (hereinafter termed the holder) which has a collar d² at its upper end,
and it is screw threaded for a screw nut or nuts d³ by which when inserted in the hole
in the rail a the holder can be secured.
The holder d' has some play in the hole in the rail a by which it can be adjusted so
as to make the spindle d concentric with the ring e' in the copping rail c.
Inside the holder d¹ there is a tube d
spindle hereinafter termed the socket.
forming a footstep and collar bearing for the
Within the upper end of this socket there is a thin bush of metal having in the
lengthway of the spindle a diagonal slot which readily admits the lubricant to come
between the rubbing surfaces.
The lower end of the socket d' has a plug inserted in it that forms the footstep
bearing of the spindle d.
The lower end of the socket is enlarged to form a head d, or the plug in the end
of the socket is formed with a head the plug being inserted in the lower end of the
socket or the plug is or may be dispensed with and the footstep bearing be made
solid with the socket.
The spindle has a tubular sleeve or boss secured to it this sleeve passing over
and working clear of the exterior of the socket d'.
The lower end of the sleeve is formed into a warf which has below it a hollow
or tubular extension with a flange d from its lower edge turning inwards.
This hollow tubular extension of the warf is arranged to enclose an excentric
projection d formed upon the upper end of the holder d¹.
This excentric projection d is small enough to pass into and through the hole in the
flange at the lower end of the warf and the spindle and warf can be placed so
that this excentric part d* can come within the tubular cavity below the warf when

page_text: the socket is withdrawn, but when replaced as shown in fig. 1 the spindle d cannot
then he lifted out of its socket as the excentric projection d will in such case come
against the flange d³.
The ordinary holding down wire inserted in the collar with the hook above the
warf may be used if desired in place of the excentric d which wire in this case
need not be disturbed when the spindle has to be withdrawn, as in the common
arrangement.
The lower end of the holder has two holes one opposite to the other, each hole for
a pin el rivetted into the leg of a spring stirrup, or the pins are or may be formed
solid with the stirrup.
This spring stirrup e is or may be made of flat spring steel or other suitable metal
bent and shaped as shown in figs. 1 and 4, and to its lower end a block or disc e² of
wood or other suitable material is attached by screws or in any other convenient
manner to absorbe the tremor and give friction to prevent a two rapid rotation of
the socket.
The elasticity of the legs of the stirrup allows them to open slightly to permit the
stirrup to be turned to one side as shown in fig. 2 (where a spring stirrup made of
round wire is shown) to allow the socket to be withdrawn from the holder d'.
The clastic pressure of the legs of the stirrup holds it in the position shown in fig. 2,
and when the socket d is replaced the stirrup is turned into the vertical position
when its legs close together slightly and hold it in the position shown in fig. 1.
It will be seen that the socket d' can be withdrawn and replaced without removing
the driving band working on the warf and when the spindle d is to be removed the
driving band can be taken from the warf and placed on the upper part of the
holder d.
When the socket is to be withdrawn its lower end will pass through the hole in
the stay rail b, but if desired this rail (b) may be dispensed with or arranged so that
the socket d can be withdrawn without having to pass through a hole in the rail (as
shown in figs. 14 and 15 hereinafter describe:).
It will be seen that the socket can be readily withdrawn to be emptied and
refilled with oil.
The socket is free to rotate slowly within the holder and thus constantly
presents fresh bearing surfaces to cause the bearings to wear uniformly, at the same
time allowing the lubricant to get between the rubbing surfaces.
On the boss or sleeve of the warf shown in fig. 1 a tube d" is secured or forms part
of the warf into which the lower end of the spool f is forced so as to give steadiness and
help to rotate it.
In fig. 2 the parts shown having reference to the spindle and its connected parts
are the same as those shown in fig. 1, with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned."
The spindle in this modification is shown as adapted to ring doubling frames.
The spoolis of the shape suitable for doubling, and is formed with a steel or other
suitable metal ring sprung or inserted into a recess within the enlarged bore at
the lower end of the spool..
This ring has a projection
which is acted upon so that the spool is carried
round with the spindle by one of the projections formed upon the exterior of the
sleeve of the warf d³.
The driving projections may also be arranged on a part from the warf such pro-
jections radiating from the part towards the axis of the spindle, so as to act upon and
drive a projection or projections on the outside of the bottom of the spool which
projections radiate from the axis of the spool.
This arrangement allows the taper bore at the upper end of the spool to be brought
down to fit close upon the cone upper end of the spindle.
As said before the spring stirrup e in this modification is formed of round wire
which passes into grooves in the side of the block or disc and the clip is bent to
enter notches in the holder which retain the clip in the vertical position as the
legs spring and close in upon the notches and open when the clip is turned to one side.
Figs 10 and 11 illustrate a holder d' and socket d' similar to that shown in fig. 1

page_text: except that the socket d' is not intended to be allowed to constantly rotate but is arranged
with notches at its enlarged end d (as shown) so that it can be turned round to give
fresh bearing surfaces, the spring stirrup e when in the vertical position entering
notches to hold the socket from rotating.
Figs. 12 and 13 show another modification of holder and socket similar to that
shown in fig. 1. The lower end of the holder is screwed to receive a collar which
is screwed upon it.
This collar 3 has a projection for a hinge joint for a part 1 upon which the
wood disc e² is fixed the hinge part being held up by a latch hook 1 hinged to the
hoop 3. By releasing the hook latch the socket d can be removed and replaced.
Instead of the stirrup e figs. 10 and 11 or the catch (d) figs. 12 and 13 and where
the socket is not to be revolved, the socket () is or may be secured in the holder d' by
fixing a pin in, or forming a projection on the side of the socket (d) which pin or
projection can enter a slot in the holder (d) which is first in the direction of the axis
of the socket and from the lower end and then at a right angle thereto for about one
fourth its circumference and then again for a short length in the direction of the
axis of the socket but downwards this arrangement of pin and slot being the same or
similar to the well known Bayonet fixing.
The socket is placed in the holder, the pin or projection entering the slot, it is then
partly rotated, and then drawn down into the short slot.
The lower end of the socket (d) has or may have a milled head (d") upon it.
Or in place of the Bayonet fixing the lower part of the holder and socket is or
may be screw threaded so that the socket can be screwed into the holder the inclination
of the screw thread being such that the friction of the rotating spindle in the socket.
will tend to screw it into the holder '.
Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6 illustrate one modification of my improved thread guide
arrangement.
The thread guide mechanism is formed entirely of metal.
There is a shaft g passing from end to end of the frame in suitable bearings, carried
upon the upper ends of the "pokers" h.
Each thread guide is separate, and can be lifted separately, or all the thread guides
can be simultaneously lifted and lowered by means of the shaft y.
Each guide consists of a small casting as shown in figs. 1 and 6.
The casting has two side flanges bored out to fit the shaft g, and opposite each
spindle a hole is bored across the shaft 7 for a wire pin g³ which passes between the slot
or space between the side flanges g² and thus the casting g' is held in its position on
the shaft opposite the spindle.
The wire pin also serves to hold the casting in the spinning position (as shown in
fig. 1) and to lift it when all the castings or thread guides are to be lifted by partly
rotating the shaft g. The pin also limits the movements of the casting up and down
on the shaft. The thread guide g' is or may be screwed into the casting g' or it is
inserted in a hole in the casting and secured by a small screw the end of which
comes against a flat place formed on the wire (see fig. 6). A handle (see figs.
5 and 6) on one end of the shaft g is used for partly rotating the shaft when all the
thread guides are to be lifted or lowered.
This handle has a bolt g with a winged screw nut the bolt passing through a
hole in the handle which bolt also passes through a slot, concentric with the shaft g
which slot is made in a bracket which forms the bearing for the shaft at one end, so
that when the handle g³ is moved it can be secured in the position required by the
screw bolt g'.
Another part of my invention consists in arranging guide wires carried on a shaft
so as to have the bearings for the shaft (y) or its equivalent on the upper ends of
rods arranged to slide vertically in suitable bearings, as shown in figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6.
These slide rods h are placed at intervals and each of them or every two or more of
them has a stud bracket secured to it carrying an anti-friction bowl 2 which rests
upon the edge of a cam ³ on a shaft passing horizontally from end to end of the
framing in suitable bearings.

page_text: At one end of the shaft there is a pulley to which one end of a chain is attached,
the other end having a weight suspended upon it to counter balance or partly counter
balance the weights of the rods and the mechanism carried by them, or a chain is
attached to the lower end of each rod taken over a pulley and a weight suspended
upon it.
Or the counterbalancing is effected, by weighted levers at intervals in the length-
way of the frame, as partly shown in dotted lines by the lever on a fulcrum on a
stud in the framing the end of the lever acting under a collar or shoulder on the rod h.
The shaft is or may be the ordinary copping rail shaft or a separate shaft geared
with the copping rail motion.
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The cams are shaped so that when the copping rail e is at its lowest position, the
guide wires are or may be brought down to say one inch from the tops of the spool
on the spindles this space being diminished to say about one half inch when the copping
rail has risen about one and a half inches from its lowest position when the bottom of
the
cop will be about fully formed then the cam 73 is shaped to cause the thread guides
to be gradually lifted during the filling of the spool but it does not ascend higher
than the position in about which it is shown in fig. 1.
It will be understood that the copping rail shaft / oscillates as usual to distribute
the thread and gradually lifts the copping rail higher and higher as the cop is built or
filled with thread, and that the bowl 2 rests upon the part 1 of the cam ² at the
beginning of the set of cops or spools, and upon the part 2 of the cam as shown in
fig. 1 when the spools are full. When in its lowest position the bowl 2 rests upon the
part 3 of the cam in which position of the bowl the copping rail has ascended
about one and a half inches the entire vertical lift of the thread guides for a six inch
lift spool or bobbin being about two and a half inches.
Figs. 14, 15 and 16 show a modification of the arrangements illustrated by
figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6. Those parts not referred to will be understood from the proceeding
description and the letters of reference marked thereon.
is one of the rods termed pokers for actuating the ring rail e, it slides through a
socket attached to the framing as shown.
It will be seen that the lower stay rail, is arranged to allow the sockets d* to be
withdrawn without obstruction. is one of the cross shafts in bearings in suitable
brackets; 3 is an arm on the end of the shaft, this arm being shown in plan view
by fig. 16.
The arm acts upon the lower end of the poker ³.
the copping or ring rail e is ordinary and well known.
The mechanism for actuating
There is a bracket which carries the fulcrum of the counter balance weight
levers and forms a bearing for the upper end of the rod to slide in each rod h
has the bracket 7 on its end to form the bearing for the shaft y. The end of the
lever acts under a projection from the bracket . The lower end of the rod his
guided in a bracket forming part of that for the shaft and the lower end of the rod
has a finger secured to it, which finger is acted upon by a projection on the
arm 3. It will be seen that the parts carrying the shaft rest upon the bracket /
as shown which is their position when the ring rail e is at its lowest position, but as
the cop or spool builds the finger 8 begins to be acted upon by the projection h, and
then the rods h begin to rise and fall with the lever 3 but to a less extent.
By my improved arrangements of the thread guides as illustrated by figs. 1, 2, 5
and 6, and figs. 14, 15 and 16, a longer spool (") is or may be used, and the objection-
able ballooning of the threads is obviated without using anti-ballooning wires or other
arrangements for the threads to rub against.
Figs. 7, 8 and 9 illustrate one modification of the application of my improvements to
mules and twiners. The mule carriage (partly shown in figs. 7 and 8) is formed with
an inclined front board as shown in figs. 7 and 8, to which the holders for the
spindles are or may be secured by screws as shown.
For each spindle d there is a casting having tubular ends or bosses forming the
holder which holders are secured by two screws to the inclined front board of the

page_text: carriage. Each holder has a socket d for the spindle d which is constructed as
herein before described in reference to fig. 1..
Each holder at its lower end has also the spring stirrup e as herein before
described in reference to fig. 1, and shown in fig. 2 with a dise or block of wood e
attached.
Each spindle d has a boss or sleeve d' secured to it with a warf d³ at its lower end
as hereinbefore described in reference to fig. 1 the warf being held down by a hook d
from the bracket as shown in fig. 7.
With these arrangements the socket is first removed before the warf is liberated
when the spindle is to be taken out.
is the ordinary hinged lid.
A rail is provided and secured to the lower rail of the carriage which rail has holes
in it into which the sockets are or may be placed when removed from the holder,
and have to be supplied with lubricant.
A similar rail is or may be used in throstle or ring spinning and doubling frames.
Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 illustrate another modification applicable to inules, is an
angle rail secured to the front of the mule carriage.
The upper web or flange has holes at the required distance apart between the spindles
and in each hole a holder d¹ of the form shown is placed.
This holder is screwed on its exterior for a collar screw nut 3 having notches as
shown in figs. 17 and 19 by which it can be rotated by a box or tubular key passing
over the holder d. d is a wire hook screwed in the flange of the holder
down the warf.
to hold
The holder d' has the socket d' inside which is arranged as described in reference
to figs. 10 and 11-fig. 20 showing the spring clip wire e detached.
The bolster bearing within the upper end of the socket is formed by three separate
thin pieces of metal bent to the tubular form each with a diagonal slit to admit the
lubricant instead of one piece as described in reference to fig. I.
d represents the spindle and the drawing rollers which are or may be inclined.
Figs. 21, 22 and 23-dare rails having bosses forming the holder for the socket d'.
The top and bottom rails d'arc made in lengths connected at the ends to form a
frame, and the ends of the frames are secured by bolts to the feet of the cross
brackets, and to absorbe vibration a piece of wood board is interposed between
the frames and cross brackets as shown in figs. 21, 22 and 23.
Figs. 24, 25 and 26 illustrate a modification which is designed to apply my
invention to mules, with the least possible alteration of the position of the ordinary
parts of the mule consequently a spindle with a long warf sleeve is used though I
prefer to use spindles with warf sleeves as short as possible.
Socket holding brackets d' are formed and secured by screws to the rails as
shown. The warf's are held down by projections dx from the brackets.
The spindle socket d' is retained in the holder by arrangements, similar to those
described in reference to figs. 10 and 11 and figs. 17, 18 and 20. If desired they are
arranged so as to be allowed to rotate as hereinbefore described in reference to
figs. 7, 8 and 9.
Figs. 27 and 28 illustrate another modification applicable to mules, where the
sockets can be withdrawn and turned by hand, as in the modification shown by figs.
25, 26 and 27.
is a board of wood secured to the front frame of the carriage i. This board dis
grooved vertically with grooves at the distance of the spindles apart.
The exteriors of the sockets are made square (see fig. 28) except at their upper
ends which enter the sleeves of the warfs of the spindle which part of the socket is
cylindrical.
To the front of the board d' at the upper and lower edges, two strips of metal are
secured by screws as shown or a covering board, the entire depth of the board d' is or
may be used, secured by screws to the board d'.
This leaves square recesses in the board into which the rectangular sockets d

page_text: can be slided in and out from the lower edge of the board . When the sockets d'
are slided in as shown they are or may be held by a hook ex forined on a spring secured
to the board as shown or by other suitable arrangements.
To give space to take hold of the sockets to push them downwards when the book ex
is released a channel is formed the lengthway of the board № between the dotted
lines fig. 27.
The hook for holding down the warf is screwed into the upper edge of the board d².
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:
1. The combination and arrangement of the spindle, warf, and connected parts,
socket and connected parts, holder and connected parts, spring stirrup and connected
parts, with the carrying rail, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
fig. 1 of the drawings.
2. The swivel spring stirrup combined with a holder substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 1, 2 4, 7, 8, 14 and 15 of the
drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of a casting (g'), thread guide (9), pin (g³)
and shaft (g) as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs.
and 6 and 14 and 15 of the drawings.
4. The combination of thread guides with vertical rods or slides actuated by cams
on the copying rail shaft (h) or a connected shaft, or by levers (³) on shafts /',
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by
figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6 and figs. 14, 15 and 16 of the drawings.
5. The driving of spools when mounted and carried on the point ond of the spindle
by a radiating or by radiating projections from the wart or spindle whether the
radiating projections pass radially from or towards the spindle substantially as and
for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.
6. The combination of holder, socket and stirrup or its equivalent substantially
as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 10 and 11, and
the combination of holder, socket and parts as hereinbefore described and illustrated
by figs. 12 and 13.
7. The combinations and arrangements of the spindle, warf, socket, holder or its
equivalent, swivel stirrup (or its equivalent) and connected parts with a mule carriago,
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by
figs. 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 of the drawings.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.