IMPROVE- MENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO RING-SPINNING AND RING-DOUBLING FRAMES to ba as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I ROBERT RILEY of Hambleton View, Habergham near Burnley in the County of
Lancaster Overlooker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO RING-SPINNING AND RING-DOUBLING FRAMES to ba
as follows:-
"
This invention relates to that part of the ring-spinning and ring-doubling frames
known as the "anti-ballooning" apparatus which is employed for the purpose of
preventing the yarn from flying outwards in a balloon-shape especially when
building the base of the cop.
For this purpose it is usual to employ a longitudinal wire mounted upon
standards fixed to and carried by the ring-rail.
According to my invention I support the "ballooning-wire" by fixing it to or
passing it through holes formed in the longer or forward arms of a series of levers-
which levers are carried by brackets fixed to the roller beam of the frame, so that
the tendency of the levers and the wires is to fall by their own weight.. The
'ballooning wire" may be straight or in any other convenient form.
"
The backward or shorter arms of the levers are provided with projections which
come against the underside of the roller bean and prevent the levers and wires
from falling too low so as to hold the wires in the proper position to prevent
ballooning" of the thread whilst the lower part of the cop is being formed.
The forward ends of the levers project over the ring rail and as the building up
of the cop proceeds and the ring rail rises higher the tendency to " balloon" the
yarn decreases and at this period each time that the ring rail rises it comes against
the levers and lifts them and the "ballooning wire" with it, and as it descends
again the levers and wire fall with it by their own weight until they reach that
point where their backward ends comes against the roller beam, when' the wire
becomes stationary and the ring rail leaves them until it rises again, when it lifts
them as before. In order to move the "ballooning wires out of the way when
doffing the spools, the apparatus is connected to the thread board in such a way
that as the latter is lifted up or moved to one side it raises up the ballooning wire
with it.
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page_text: improvements in or Applicable to king sprung anu
Ring Doubling Frames.
I ROBERT RILEY, of Hambleton View, Habergham, near Burnley, in the County
of Lancaster, Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO RING SPINNING AND RING DOUBLING
FRAMES" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to that part of the ring spinning and ring doubling frames
known as the "anti-ballooning" apparatus which is employed for the purpose of
preventing the yarn from flying outwards in a ballooning shape especially when
building the base of the cop.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a com-
plete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this specification, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of part of a spinning frame having my improve-
ments applied thereto.
Fig. 2 shews ring rail, in rising just coming in contact with ballooning wire
lever.
Fig. 3 ring rail at its highest point and the ballooning wire lever raised.
Fig. 4 is a plan view, and the several other Figs. are of parts detached so as to
clearly illustrate the construction thereof.
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At 1. are levers, through the longer or forward arm 2 of which is passed the
anti-ballooning wire 3, the levers are carried and free to move upon pins or
bolts 4, and have a shorter arm 5 which when the lever 1 is in its lowest position,
acts against the lug 6 of the levers carrying bracket 7, the latter being bolted to
the roller beam 8-At 9 is the spindle rail, and 10 the ring rail-As the ring rail is
lifted it comes in contact with the end or point 12 of the lever 1, see Fig. 2-The
point slides upon the surface of the ring rail and the levèr 1 is raised radially and
the anti ballooning wire is thereby raised see Fig. 3, and on the descent of the ring
rail the lever 1 will follow bringing with it the anti-ballooning wire.
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It will bo understood that the levers 1 are applied at intervals along the roller
beam 8 see plan view Fig. 4 so as to support and operate the wire 3 which may be
a stout wire such as shewn (detached 3) or.in some cases I employ a finer wire
such as 13, and by screw 14 and lock nuts apply tension to such wire between two
of the levers 1. 1, in such case I make the levers heavier as shewn at 1ª and apply
one such lever at each end of the several sections of ring rail 10, there being
between the two heavier levers 1ª at intervals the levers 1 as described, the ring
rail 10 acts upon the levers 1 through the agency of the projecting stud 15, there
being one such stud of course for each end of the section of ring rail.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would have it

page_text: understood, that I am aware eccentrics or cam levers operated laterally by the ring
rail, have been employed, and to such I lay no claim, but I declare that what
I do claim is
The combination of ring rail anti-ballooning wire, and levers such as 1, the levers
being operated by and sliding upon the upper surface of the ring rail, and as herein
described and illustrated by drawings.