Improvements in Appliances for Holding Down Spindles in Spinning, Doubling, Winding, and Reeling Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1893.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Holding Down Spindles in Spinning,
Doubling, Winding, and Reeling Machines.
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We, BENJAMIN HOLT and FRANK ASHWORTH HOLT, both of the Firm of
Thomas Holt, of Atlas Iron Works, Molesworth Street, Rochdale, in the County
of Lancaster, Machine Makers and Ironfounders, do hereby declare the. nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in appliances for holding down spindles in
spinning, doubling, winding and reeling machines, and our improvements are
particularly applicable to Rabbeth and other similar spindles.
In carrying our improvements into effect we dispense with the usual spring hook
or catch generally employed for each spindle and instead we mount a rail, rod,
plate or equivalent part upon the spindle rail, and in such a position that it lies or
projects over the edges of the wharves of any convenient number of spindles and
prevents the spindles from being lifted during doffing. This rail is hinged or
otherwise mounted upon the spindle rail so that when required it can be moved
back clear of the edges of the wharves to free the spindles and readily replaced to
hold and lock them in position.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1892.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Appliances for Holding Down Spindles in Spinning,
Doubling, Winding, and Reeling Machines.
We, BENJAMIN HOLT and FRANK ASHWORTH HOLT, both of the Firm of
Thomas Holt, of Atlas Iron Works, Molesworth Street, Rochdale, in the County
of Lancaster, Machine Makers and Ironfounders, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in appliances for holding down spindles
in spinning, doubling, winding and reeling machines, and our improvements are
particularly applicable to Rabbeth and other similar spindles.
In carrying our improvements into effect we dispense with the usual spring book
or catch generally employed for each spindle and instead we mount a rail, rod,
plate or equivalent part upon the spindle rail, and in such a position that it lies or
projects over the edges of the wharves of any convenient number of spindles and
prevents the spindles from being lifted during doffing. This rail hinged or
otherwise mounted upon the spindle rail so that when required it can be moved
back clear of the edges of the wharves to free the spindles and readily replaced to
hold and lock them in position.
Referring to the accompanying drawings forming part of this Specification―
Figures 1 and 2 show a front elevation and an end sectional elevation respectively
of part of the spindle rail a of a spinning doubling winding or reeling machine
fitted with our improved holding down appliance for the Rabbeth or other similar
spindles on which are fixed the wharves c one on each spindle. The improved
holding down appliance e is secured to a bracket f pivoted on studs g secured to
the spindle rail a; a weighted tumbler catch is pivoted to a bracket i on the
spindle rail a and this catch is hooked at its front lower end so as to engage with a
hook secured to the holding down appliance e on its inside and near the top.

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The holding down appliance e, which also acts as a cover, is shown cut away in
dotted lines at e¹, Fig. 1, where it comes over the spindle wharves c, and when in
the position shown in full lines, the appliance e not only lies or projects over the
edges. of the wharves c of any convenient number of spindles and prevents the
spindles 6 being lifted when doffing but it also prevents some oil being thrown off
by the rotating spindles.
To uncover the wharves c it is only necessary to press down the upper part and
so release the hooked end of the catch h from the hook j and so allow the cover e
to fall into the position indicated by dotted lines.
Where inclined spindles are employed as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the cover e is
very similar to that already described but the weight of the cover is sufficient to
keep it in its position over the wharves c, no tumbler catch or equivalent being
required.
Our improved holding down appliance may be of any suitable length_to_cover
any convenient number of spindles.
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:·
In a spinning, doubling, winding or reeling frame fitted with Rabbeth or similar
spindles
1. A holding down appliance or cover hinged or otherwise mounted on the
spindle rail so as to be capable of being moved back to clear the edges of the
wharves and free the spindles, and replaced to hold and lock the same in position
substantially in the manner herein described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
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2. The general arrangement and combination of parts forming the improved
holding down appliance substantially as and for the purposes herein described and
as illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2.
3. The general arrangement and combination of parts forming the improved
holding down appliance substantially as and for the purposes herein described and
as illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4.
Dated this 12th day of September 1893
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicants.