Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 13th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 18th Nov., 1887
We WILLIAM HARDCASTLE, of 40, Lodge Terrace, Firth Street, Huddersfield
Yorkshire, Mill Manager and JOHN BENTLEY, of Aspley Mill, Huddersfield, aforesaid,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the carriage and carriage wheels used in connection with
machines for twining or twisting cotton yarns, and consists in adapting them so that
the creel board in front of the said carriage can be continuous from one end of the
carriage to the other end and made without divisions so that the said creel can carry
as many cops as there are spindles in the machine, which according to the present
position of the carriage wheels this could not be done, the reconstruction of carriage
and position of wheels also prevents "snarling" of the yarn and grease or oil getting
onto the said yarn and doing damage thereto.
In order to carry out the invention we remove the positions of the wheels on which
the carriage runs, the hind wheels being placed a little nearer to the centre of the
machine, whilst the front wheels are moved further away from the front of the machine.
By thus altering the position of the wheels we can place the framework which supports
the creels much nearer the ground than at present, so that the creels can be placed in
a vertical or nearly a vertical position and so as not to touch the brackets supporting
the wheels. This arrangement increases the distance of the creels from the "list board
by which means they can carry as many cops as there are spindles, and the
be unwound from the creels without the yarn touching the spindle, whereby "snarling"
and damage to the yarn, which is caused by its travelling in contact with the spindle
is now avoided.
yarn can
By removing the front wheels from close proximity to the creels we also prevent
the yarn on the said creels from being damaged by oil or lubricant from the shafts
of the wheels.
In addition to the above named creel holder we employ, and arrange above it a
second one supported by suitable brackets from the front of the carriage and preferably
arranged to hold or support the cops at a slight angle to the said carriage. This creel
holder is used for the purpose of receiving the partly unwound cops which the attendant

page_text: removes from the lower creel board in order that whilst the remaining yarn thereon is
being unwound, he can refill or supply the lower creel holder with a fresh lot of cops
which are therefore ready for unwinding as soon as the others are emptied.
which
The yarn after it has left the creels is conducted to the top of the machine and
passes over an ordinary "list board," but instead of the list being damp as hitherto we
prefer it to be dry or free from moisture; the yarn passes from thence through the
ordinary water trough in the centre of the carriage to a second "list board
we prefer to be damp instead of dry as hitherto, and we also prefer that instead of
the yarn passing under a porcelain weight it shall pass between two damp pieces
of list.
By putting "drag" on the yarn by means of the damp lists attached to the board
at the rear of the carriage the yarn will not so soon form a groove but will be free
to move about latterally, whereby the "drag" put on the yarn is uniform and regular.
Instead of the yarn passing through glass eyelets in the trough it is preferably
passed under a glass rod so that greater freedom is allowed for the latteral movement
of the yarn.
In order to give equal band to all the spindles and give them one uniform speed, we
remove the foot which secures the slips or rails--on which the carriage travels-to the
floor, and which is nearest to the machine, and place it near to the gearing employed
to drive the spindles, so that the said foot is out of the way of the spindle bands,
consequently they will not come into contact with any part of the said foot as is now
the case, whereby the said spindle bands are not so soon worn away, so that the
spindles are driven at a more uniform speed and ensures a firmer building up of
the cops.

page_text: We, WILLIAM HARDCASTLE, of 40 Lodge Terrace Firth Street, Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, Mill Manager, and JOHN BENTLEY of Aspley Mill, Huddersfield, aforesaid
Manager, 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:
This invention relates to the carriage and carriage wheels used in connection with
machines for twining and twisting cotton yarns and consists in adapting them, so that
the creel board in front of the said carriage can be continuous from one end of the
carriage to the other, and made without divisions so that the said creel can carry two
cops for each spindle in the machine, which according to the present position of the
carriage wheels this could not be done; the reconstruction of carriage and position of
wheels also prevents "snarling" of the yarn, and grease or oil getting onto the said
yarn and doing damage thereto.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood, we herein give roference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is end view
of so much of a twining jenny as is necessary to illustrate our improvements, and
Fig. 2 is front elevation of same. A is the carriage supported by front wheels B and
hind wheels C running upon the slip or carriage rail C. The positions of these wheels
are essential to the success of our invention, the hind wheels C being removed from
their ordinary position and placed nearer the middle of the carriage so that it does not
come into contact with the bolster rail (or spindle rail C3 whilst the front wheels B
are removed further away from the front of the carriage by an extension of the arm or
bracket D. By the altered positions of the carriage wheels we can place the creel
frame E lower down or nearer to the ground than can be done with the present
arrangement, by which means the creels can be placed in a vertical or nearly vertical
position, so as to be clear of the brackets D. This arrangement increases the distance
of the creels from the list board F, allowing the said creels to carry two cops for each
spindle in the machine. In moving the hind carriage wheel C to a position nearer to
the middle of the carriage we are enabled to bring away from inside the spindle frame
the slip stand C which under the old system was so objectionable, and prevented the
spindle band doing its work properly; we also prefer to bring the said stand outside
the spindle frame and place it in front of the frame, and combining slip stand C* front
board bracket C and jenny foot C in one (see Figs. 2 and 3).
By removing the front wheels further from the creels, we also prevent grease
and other objectionable matter getting off the axle of the wheels onto the yarn,,
which now happens through the close proximity of the wheel axles to the yarn.
In addition to the above named creel holder, we employ and arrange above it a
second one G, supported by suitable brackets H extending from the front of the
carriage A and preferably arranged to hold or support the cops at a slight angle to
the said carriage. This creel holder is used for the purpose of receiving the partly

page_text: unwound cops which the workman removes from the lower creel board, in order that,
while the yarn remaining thereon is being unwound, he can supply the creel holder
with a fresh supply of cops, which are ready for being unwound as soon as the others
are emptied.
After the yarn has left the creels, it is conducted to the top of the machine, and
passes over an ordinary list board F, but instead of the list on this board being damp
as hitherto we prefer it to be dry or free from moisture. The yarn from thence passes
through the ordinary watertrough J made in the centre of the carriage to a second
list board K, which we prefer to be damp instead of dry as hitherto, and instead
of the yarn passing under a porcelain weight as usual, we prefer to pass it
between the damp list as shown at K, but in some cases we may use the
porcelain weight.
By placing drag on the yarn by means of damp lists attached to the board at the
hind part of the carriage, the yarn will not so soon form a groove as it does with
the porcelain weight now used, but the yarn will now be free to move about laterally,
whereby the drag put thereon is uniform and regular.
Instead of the yarn passing through glass eyelets in the water trough J, we prefer
it to pass under a glass rod L, so that greater freedom is allowed for the lateral
movement of the yarn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
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Firstly In cotton twining machinery, the peculiar arrangement of brackets or
arms, and carriage wheels, whereby the lower creel E is rendered capable of carrying
two cops for each spindle in the machine, in manner substantially as described and
shewn in the drawings.
Secondly The general arrangement and combination of the several parts of
mechanism substantially as herein shewn and described.