Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1889
I THOMAS RIVETT of Lancashire Hill Mills Stockport Cotton Thread Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to reeling yarns or threads and consists in arrangements of
apparatus employed for quickly and peculiarly traversing the yarn or thread while
being wound on the Reel.
According to the first part of my invention I traverse the traverse rail of reels
to and fro longitudinally by means of a cam or cams or wheels or by means of a cam
and wheels or by means of cams and wheels such cam or cams or wheels or cams
and wheels so operating or so formed that the yarn or thread will be wound upon
the Reel so as to leave open spaces of diamond shape or pattern or comparatively
open spaces in the bank when wound.
According to a further part of my invention I traverse the rail to and fro longi-
tudinally by means of crank and connecting rod and I impart motion from the
Reel to such crank by means of eliptical wheels and change wheels such wheels
being so proportioned that the yarn or thread being reeled will be wound upon
the Reel so as to leave open spaces of a peculiar diamond shape or comparatively
open spaces in the bank when wound or Reeled.
Bath day of December 1888

page_text: Improvements in Reeling.
I THOMAS RIVETT of Lancashire Hill Mills Stockport Cotton Thread 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 :-
My invention relates to reeling yarns or threads and consists in arrangements of
apparatus employed for quickly and peculiarly traversing the yarn or thread while
being wound on the reel.
According to my invention I traverse the traverse rail of reels to and fro longi-
tudinally by means of a crank and connecting rod and I impart motion from the reel
to such crank by means of change wheels, such wheels being so proportioned that the
yarn or thread being reeled will be wound upon the reel so as to leave open spaces of
a peculiar diamond shape or comparatively open spaces in the hank when wound or
reoled.
Figs. 12 and 3 of the accompanying drawings show one method of carrying my
Invention into effect Fig. 1 is an elevation Fig. 2 an end view and Fig. 3 a plan of
that which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a is the swift the axle a¹ of which is supported by
the end framings.
The
Fast upon the axle a¹ is a bevel wheel a the teeth of which gear into or engage
with the teeth of a bevel wheel d fast upon the lower end of a short shaft d' supported
by and capable of being rotated in a bracket 6' formed upon or secured to one of the
end framings b. Fast upon the upper end of the short shaft d' is a disc e.
boss d of the bevel wheel d and the boss e¹ of the disc e prevent the short shaft d
from being moved longitudinally. f is the traverse rail of the machine which traverse
rail extends lengthwise of the machino and upon which traverse rail are secured
guide wires f¹. g is a rail in or upon which are secured pegs ġ¹ upon which are
placed the bobbins A containing the yarn or thread which is to be wound into hanks
or skeins.
The disc e is provided with a crank pin e³ embraced by one end of a connecting
rod the other end of which embraces a pin or stud secured to the traverse rail f
The bevel wheel c is provided with twenty eight teeth and the bevel wheeld is provided
with forty eight teeth but such wheels cd may have any number of teeth so long as
the number of teeth on the bevel wheel c bears to the number of teeth on the bevel
wheel d the proportion of seven to twelve. Although it is preferable that the number
of teeth in the bevel wheel c should bear to the number of teeth in the bevel wheel d
the proportion of seven to twelve such wheels c d may be provided with numbers
of teeth bearing other proportions to each other.
The yarn or thread from the bobbins A after being passed through the appointed
guide wires f¹ are conducted to the swift a and by the rotation of the swift a
are caused to be wound upon such swift a.
The rotation of the swift a will by means of the wheels cd short shaft d³ disc e
crank pin connecting rod h and pin or stud fcause the traverse rail f to be
traversed to and fro longitudinally.

page_text: The traversing to and fro of the traverse rail f and the rotation of the
swift a will cause the yarn or thread to be wound upon the swift a as indicated
in the diagram. Fig. 4 which shows a portion of the hank wound on a reel con-
structed according to my invention.
Hanks of yarn or thread wound according to my invention are in a more suitable
condition for dyeing or rewinding than hanks of yarn or thread as hitherto
wound.
The wheels c and d may be ordinary bevel wheels as indicated in the accompanying
drawing and change wheels may if desired be used in conjunction therewith in
order that the traverse rail ƒ may be more readily caused to be traversed in the
required manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to bo porformed I declare that what I
claim is
1. For use in reels apparatus arranged substantially us herein described whereby
the yarn or thread is quickly and peculiarly traversed to and fro while being wound
on the reel.
Dated this Twenty sixth day of February 1889.
E. ROBINSON WALKER,
Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.