IMPROVE- MENTS IN REELS FOR AUTOMATICALLY COILING WIRE RODS, AND IN APPA- RATUS EMPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Philip Middleton Justice, of 14, Southampton Buildings
in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN REELS FOR AUTOMATICALLY COILING WIRE RODS, AND IN APPA-
RATUS EMPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH." A communication from
abroad by Charles Hill Morgan (of the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing
Company), of the City of Worcester, State of Massachusetts, United States of
America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Philip Middleton Justice at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th November 1879.
PHILIP MIDDLETON JUSTICE, of 14, Southampton Buildings, in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN REELS FOR AUTOMATICALLY
COILING WIRE RODS, AND IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION THERE-
WITH." A communication from abroad by Charles Hill Morgan (of the Washburn
and Moen Manufacturing Company), of the City of Worcester, State of Massa-
chusetts, United States of America.
The nature of this Invention consists in the arrangement and form of apparatus
so constructed and placed that a wire rod is received and conducted from the rolls
of a continuous or other rod rolling mill deposited upon or fed to one of the reels
of the machine, and there coiled by a continuous and automatic operation without
stopping the machinery. When said reel is full the following rod may be switched
or shunted upon a second reel, said reel or reels being made to rotate with just
sufficient velocity to coil the rod as it is passed forward from the rolls; or the feed
pipe being made to revolve the reels or coiling tubs or pots may be stationary.
This Invention further consists in the hoisting and carrying device, by means of
which coils of wire rod may be removed from the reels, tubs, or pots of the machine
even while in a heated condition, and may be deposited upon a car, truck, or other
receptacle provided to receive them, all as hereafter more fully set forth.
Upon suitable foundations is erected the necessary framework of the machine,
and the housings of the grooved rolls of, say a continuous wire rod rolling mill,

page_text: said rolls being driven in the ordinary manner. As a rod passes out from between
the last set of rolls it enters and passes through a short adjustable guide pipe,
which slides back and forth in a slotted bar secured to the sides of the housings
aforesaid. Said pipe may be locked in position upon a line with any one of the
set of grooves upon the rolls by means of a set nut. After the rod passes through
said adjustable pipe it is conducted through a conducting pipe, and is poured upon
the revolving reel between two sets of spokes, which catch and carry round the
rod as it issues from said conducting pipe. When using two revolving reels the
conducting pipes are preferably two in number (one leading to each reel), the outer
ends being arranged in pivotal bearings, which turn and are supported upon
standards secured upon the frame of the machine. The pipes after passing through
said bearings extend over the outer circle of the spokes of the real, and are then
curved downward, so as to pour the rod between the outer and inner circle of
spokes. By preference the curved portion of the pipe is binged in order to permit
of its being turned up out of the way of the coil when being lifted from the reel. The
inner ends of the conducting pipes are secured upon a slide piece capable of being
slid back and forth by means of a jointed crank lever, so as to bring either con-
ducting pipe in juxtaposition with the short adjustable pipe before referred to.
By this arrangement and construction it will be readily understood that when a
coil has been completed upon one of the reels the attendant has but simply to
reverse the jointed crank fever, so as to bring the-end of the other guide pipe into
position to receive and conduct the next rod to the second reel to be coiled thereon.
While such coiling is taking place the coil previously formed may be removed,
leaving the first reel ready to receive and coil the third rod, thus causing but little
loss of time; or there may be but one guide pipe fitted with a ball joint, so that
it can he swung over from one reel to another by means of a crank and lever fitted
upon a suitable standard or support.
Instead of "pouring" the rod upon the reel it may be delivered to the reel in
the following manner:-A small upright shaft or spindle is arranged to slide up
and down, and also to turn in the hollow-reel shaft. Near the lower end of said
spindle is secured a bevel friction pulley provided with a hub, which in its turn is
provided with a flange or projection, which is arranged to catch under a stationary
latch secured to the flooring. When said flange is carried from under the latch by
the movement of the spindle the bevelled friction pulley is moved upward auto-
matically by means of a weighted lever until it engages with the bevelled surface
upon the under side of the friction gear, by which the hollow shaft and reel are
driven. The purpose of this arrangement is to give to the said spindle (when its
bevel friction pulley is in gear) the same rotating volocity as is imparted to the
reel. Upon the upper extremity of said spindle and at approximately right angles
to it is affixed an arm extending outward over the spokes of the reel. The outer
end of said arm is bent downwards, and fitted with a catch so constructed as to
receive and grasp the wire rod as it passes out from between the rolls through the
conducting or guide pipe. The arrangement and construction of said catching and
holding device is as follows:-
In a slot formed in the end of said arm is suspended upon a bolt a friction
catch provided with a rounded end, slightly grooved for the purpose of permitting
the wire rod to readily pass beneath it. A corresponding groove is also formed
in a base or bottom plate, which is secured by bolts (upon either side of the slot)
to the extremity of the arm. Said base or bottom plate extends back of the
friction catch, and is bent in the form of a hook, against which the rod after
leaving the guide pipe and after passing beneath the catch strikes with sufficient
force to move the arm and consequently the spindle slightly forward, thus auto-
natically putting the bevelled pulley in gear (by means of the weighted lever,
as before set forth), and causing the arm to revolve with the reel, around which
the wire rod is consequently coiled, the end of the wire being held during this
process between the catch and its base plate. The arm is preferably jointed in

page_text: order that it may be swung or turned up out of the way when removing a coil
from the reel. When the rod is to be coiled on a stationary reel or in a tub or
pot, and the feed pipe is made to revolve, I prefer to form the apparatus in the
following manner :-The wire rod is conducted from the rolls through a stationary
pipe, the extremity of which is curved or bent downwards, and fits loosely into the
end of a serpentine guide pipe, the delivery end of said serpentine guide pipe being
preferably carried down through a cover or cap supported and caused to revolve
with said pipe at a slight distance above the stationary reel, pot, or tub, in a manner
more fully hereinafter set forth.
The upper portion of the serpentine pipe passes into the hollow shaft or hub of a
bevelled or other suitable gear wheel. From the base of said shaft or hub spring
the necessary supports for the cover or cap before referred to. The periphery of
said cover or cap is arranged to turn between small friction wheels, which are
supported by suitable standards. This form of my Invention enables me to use
deep tubs or pots, into which several rods may be coiled successively, the cover or
cap to a great extent preventing the oxidation of the rods. The tubs or pots may
be of the ordinary open kind, from which the wire may be lifted by means of my
lifting device; or there may be a smaller internal cylinder fitted at its base with
external flanges, upon which and around said cylinder the wire may be coiled.
When using two rotating reels I prefer to drive and govern their rotations in
the following manner, it being understood that both reels are fitted in a similar
manner. I will therefore proceed to describe the operation of a single reel :-
Upon a suitable horizontal driving shaft is secured a friction pulley, which
drives a secondary friction pulley or wheel which is attached to the shaft to which
the reel is secured. Upon the reel shaft above the friction pulley before referred
to is placed a bevel friction wheel, which acts as a brake to stop the reel when it
is forced up against a bevelled surface formed in the under side of a portion of
the frame work beneath the reel. The brake is operated in the following manner :-
A collar is loosely fitted upon the hollow shaft between the bottom of the hub of
the friction brake and a portion of the frame work. Said collar is operated by
means of a lever fulcrumed upon standards, which constitute part of the frame
work. By depressing the outer end of the lever the loose collar will be brought to
bear upon the under side of the hub of the friction brake, which is thereby lifted
up and brought in contact with the stationary bevelled surface of a portion of the
frame work, as before set forth. When the friction brake is lifted it carries with
it the reel shaft and the secondary friction driving pulley, which being lifted off
the main friction driving pulley at the same time that the brake is brought into
action enables the reel to be quickly stopped without stopping the driving
machinery, and consequently the second reel, upon which the wire rod next in
order may be switched or shunted and coiled while coil number one is being
removed from the first reel. The reels herein before described I prefer to place in
a vertical position. It has however heretofore been customary to coil rods or
reels placed horizontally. When using them in this position or at an angle, or
indeed when vertically placed, I may dispense with the external circle of spokes
of said reels and substitute as an equivalent therefore a flange or rim, which should
be curved in towards the spokes. The end of the wire rod which is being con-
ducted from the mill through the conducting pipe is "shot" beneath the rim,
where it remains while the balance of the rod is coiled upon the spokes of the
reel.
I have described the reels as being driven by frictional gearing, but it is evident
that toothed or other gearing may be employed, the revolutions of the reels being
regulated by suitable brakes. For removing the coiled wire from the reels I use a
lifting and carrying device arranged, constructed, and operated in the following
manner. The entire device may be raised or lowered in any convenient manner :-
When using hydraulic power for this purpose 1 employ a small cylinder, within
which a piston works in the ordinary manner. To the lower hooked end of the

page_text: piston rod is suspended a coil grappling device, provided with expanding and
contracting arms, hinged upon a central supporting piece, the upper end of said
arms being binged upon link pieces, which in turn are hinged at their upper ends
to a second central supporting piece. The device is so arranged that its arms may
be contracted and expanded by means of a balanced lever, upon which is formed a
pinion, which works in a stationary rack secured to the second central supporting
piece before alluded to, the operation of the device being as follows:-The arms
are contracted, and by means of the hydraulic or other power are lowered until the
curved ends of same are on a level with the lowest portion of the coil. The arms
are then expanded or spread until they catch under and firmly hold the coil by
means of the lever pinion and rack, as before described. The entire device and
the coil are then raised by means of the hydraulic or other power employed.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Lotters Patent filed by
the said Philip Middleton Justice in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
25th May 1880.
PHILIP MIDDLETON JUSTICE, of 14, Southampton Buildings, in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN REELS FOR AUTOMATICALLY
COILING WIRE RODS, AND IN APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION THERE-
WITH."
A communication from abroad by Charles Hill Morgan (of the Washburn
and Moen Manufacturing Company), of the City of Worcester, State of Massa-
chusetts, United States of America.
This Invention consists in the arrangement and forin of apparatus constructed
and so placed that a wire rod may be received and conducted from the rolls of a
continuous or other rod rolling mill deposited upon or fod to one of the reels of the
machine, and there coiled by a continuous and automatic operation without
stopping the machinery.
When said reel is full, the following rod may be switched or shunted upon
a second reel, said reel or reels being made to rotate with just sufficient velocity
to coil the rod as it is passed forward from the rolis, or the feed pipe being made
to rotate the reels or coiling tubs may be stationary. This Invention further
consists in the hoisting and carrying device by means of which the coils of wire
rod may be removed from the reels, tubs, or pots of the machine even while in a
heated condition and may be deposited upon a car, truck, or other receptacle
provided to receive them, all as hereafter more fully set forth.
To better and more clearly explain the nature of this Invention and the manner
in which the same may be practically employed, reference is made to the annexed
Drawings which form part of this Specification, and in which Fig. 1, Sheet 1,
represents a plan of the form of apparatus shown in elevation in Fig. 2.
A central vertical longitudinal section is shown in Fig. 3, Sheet 2. Fig. 4,
Sheet 1, represents a plan of the automatic switch for directing the rods alternately
from one reel to the other.
Fig. 5, Sheet 1, represents a central longitudinal section of the switch as shown
in Fig. 4; Fig. 1, Sheet 3, represents a plan of two automatic reels, a car or truck
being also shown with coils of wire loaded thereon; Fig. 2, Sheet 4, represents a
front elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1, Sheet 3, and also the lifting and
carrying device employed for removing the finished coils from the reels; Fig. 3,
Sheet 5, represents a side view of the parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2, Sheets 3 and 4.
Fig. 4, Sheet 5, represents a vertical central section through one of the recls and
also the lifting and carrying device; Fig. 5, Sheet 3, represents in plan one of the
modifications that may be made in the feeding or switching device; Figs. 6 and 7,
Sheet 5, and Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11, Sheet 3, represent upon an enlarged scale portions
of the apparatus which will be hereafter more fully described.
Figs. 1, 2, and 3, Sheet 6, represent in plan and sectional elevation the form of
apparatus employed when the reel, tub, or pot is stationary, and the feed pipe is
made to rotate; Figs. 1, Sheet 7, and Figs. 2, 3, and 4, Sheet 8, represent a
modification of the apparatus by which the outer circle of spokes of the reel may
be dispensed with; Figs. 1, 2, Sheet 1, and Fig. 3, Sheet 2, are first described.
Upon suitable foundations C¹ is erected the necessary framework C and also the
frame D which supports the housings E, E, and E', E, of the grooved rolls F, F,
and F, F, of say a continuous wire rod rolling mill, said rolls being driven in the
ordinary manner. As a rod passes out from between the last set of rolls F it
enters and passes through a short adjustable guide pipe d, thence into and through
one of the adjustable or conducting pipes Q, Q, which delivers it to its respective
reel K or K' between the spokes K³, K³, which catch and carry round the rod as it
issues from the guide pipe.

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Adjustable guide pipe & is secured in a piece e which slides back and forth in a
slotted barf secured to the sides of the housings E, E, and may be locked in
position after adjustment by means of a set nut g. The purpose of this adjustment
is to bring pipe d upon a line with any one of the set of grooves h upon rolls F
desired. The outer ends of pipes Q, Q¹, are arranged in pivotal bearings R, R',
which turn upon and are supported by standards R, R³, secured upon frame D.
The pipes after passing through the bearings R, R', extend over the outer circle
of spokes K and are then curved downward so as to form the rod between the
circles of spokes K² and K³. By preference the curved portion of the pipes are
jointed at the points n, n', and provided with hinges o, o¹, in order to permit of
their outer ends p, p, being turned up out of the way when removing a finished
coil from the reel, see dotted lines q, Fig. 3.
The inner ends of pipes Q, Q', are secured upon a slide piece i capable of being
slid back and forth in a grooved bar by means of a crank lever S hinged to slide
piece i at , and to framework D at and also at the point m, the object being to
bring either conducting pipe Q or Q¹ in juxtaposition with the short adjustable
pipe d. Pipes Q, Q, should be but loosely fitted in the bearing R, R', so as to
allow a free endway action of the parts when the inner ends are moved from side
to side. Stop pins may be secured to piece i to stop it at the proper point when
quickly switching the direction of the rods froin one reel to the other. It being
understood that by this arrangement. and construction the attendant has but
simply to reverse the jointed crank lever S so as to bring the second guide pipe
into position to. receive and conduct the next rod to the second reel to be coiled
thereon. While such coiling is taking place, the coil previously formed may bo
removed, leaving the first reel ready to receive and coil the third rod, thus causing
but little loss of time. If it is desired to dispense with one of the pipes Q, it
is preferred to form the single conducting pipe as shown in Fig. 5, Sheet 3, in
this case pipe T is fitted with a ball joint Es secured to part E so that it can be
swung over from one reel to the other by means of the crank lever V having
bearings at the points V₁, V, and provided upon its outer end with a suitable
handle by means of which it can be turned.
When it is desired to switch or shunt the rods alternately from one reel to the
other in a perfectly automatic manner, the switch represented in Figs. 4 and 5,
Sheet 1, may be advantageously employed, said switch taking the place of the
pipe d, Fig. 1, and being provided with a pear shaped piece b pivotted at c, and
held temporarily in position by means of the action of springs h on pin j, said pin
being provided with a conical or rounded point which finds a seat in one of two
recesses formed to receive it in the piece b. As an example, suppose the piece b
to be in the position represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, a wire rod m from
the rolls passes into the switch in the direction indicated by the arrow, and strikes
the projecting point with sufficient force to overcome the action of the spring h
and force pin up out of its seat, and carry over the picce b into the position
shown by the full lines, pin ;, by the action of spring h, being forced into the
second recess in piece b, which it hold temporarily in the position shown, and
permits wire m to pass out to the reel. The next rod entering the switch will of
necessity pass on the opposite side of the piece b, and strike the projection p²,
when the operation is repeated, the second rod being delivered to the pipe leading
to the second reel.
Instead of "pouring" the rod upon the reel it may be delivered to it in the
following manner, see Figs. 1, Sheet 3, Fig. 2, Sheet 4, and Figs. 3 and 4,
Sheet 5- -Q is an upright shaft or spindle which works in the hollow reel shaft L.
Upon the lower end of shaft Q is secured a friction pulley R bevelled to fit upon
the bevelled surface e forined in the underside of friction gear J. The purpose
of this arrangement is to give to said spindle Q the same rotating velocity (when
pulley R is in contact with friction gear J) as is given to shaft L in which it
turns, thereby rotating jointed arm S (which is secured upon the upper end of
shaft Q) and reel K together. The outer end S¹ of arm' S is bent down, and so

page_text: constructed as to receive and grasp the end of the wire rods as they pass out from
between the rolls through a conducting or guide pipe T. The arrangement and
construction of the catching and holding device is as follows, see Figs. 8, 9, and
10, Sheet 3-In a slot d formed in the end of S₁ is suspended at the point e
upon bolt el a friction catch f, provided with a rounded end g; said catch is also
grooved out upon one side, as represented at h. A corresponding groove i is
formed in the part 1, secured by means of bolts ³, and nuts *,, to the end of S¹.
Part extends back to form a stop l, against which the rod m strikes as it comes
from the conducting pipe T. Said rod is held fast by means of friction catch f
and part, as shown in Fig. 9. Bolt n governs the throw of catch f by striking
the curved part o of said catch. The catching and holding device S¹ may be
adjusted for different sizes of wire rod by means of nuts, and a washer p
inserted between parts S¹ and 4, as shown, the whole being held firmly in position
by means of check nuts ³, 1. Reel K' being at rest, arm & is swung around to
the front of the rolls into position, as shown, to receive the next rod as it is
delivered from pipe T. Said arm is temporarily held in this position by means of
a flange 8, Fig. 6, Sheet 5, upon the hub R' of the pulley R, bearing upon the under
side of a catch t (secured to bed-plate C¹) which is arranged to receive it.
The
reel being started, the first rod passing out from the rolls enters beneath the
catch f, and striking the part 6 forces the arm S³ forward, turning the spindle Q
alightly, and consequently throwing flange s out from under catch t, when weighted
lever U, pivotted at q, forces friction pulloy R up against friction gear J, when both
arm S2 and reel K¹ will rotate together. The wire rod being wound around the
spokes on said reel, spindle Q and arm S are stopped, when reel K' is stopped by
reason of pulley R being in contact with friction gear J. Thus one operation will
stop both reel K¹ and arm S².
In order that but little pressure may be required to force flange s out of catch t
said catch is slanted slightly upward in the direction in which the arm and reel
turn, and to further facilitate the operation the flange 8 is provided with a small
wheel u, see Fig. 6. In Figs. 3 and 4, Sheet 5, of the Drawings, arm S² is repre-
sented in dotted lines as having completed the first quarter of a revolution in
forming a coil, while arm S, Fig. 2, Sheet 4, is represented in full lines as having
made half a revolution. Arms S and S2 are mado jointed for the purpose of
allowing them to be swung over out of the way, as shown by S³, Fig. 2, when it is
desired to remove a coil from the recl. The arms S may be shortened considerably
by the use of the guide pipe T', arranged and operated as described in connection
with Fig. 5, Sheet 3, of the Drawings. In Figs. 2 and 3, Sheets 1 and 2, G repre-
sents the main driving pulley of the machine, which is secured upon a shaft H
arranged in suitable bearings H³, H, secured to bed-plate C². Near each end of
shaft H are secured friction wheels I, I', which act upon friction wheels J, J', to
turn reels K, K', through shafts L, L', to which said reels and wheels are secured.
Shafts L, L, are fitted to work up and down, and turn in bearings formed in
framework C. About midway between wheels J, J', and reels K, K³, are secured
upon shafts L, L', friction brakes N, N¹, by means of which the said reels may be
quickly stopped when it is desired to remove a finished coil.
The brakes are operated by means of forked levers 0, 0¹, fulcrumed at the
points a, a¹, upon suitable standards b, b, and b', b, and are hinged at their inner
ends to collars P, P', which are loosely fitted upon shafts L, L', between the bottom
of the hubs of N2 and N³ of the friction brako and the top of frame work C below.
Thus it will be seen that by depressing the outer end of forked lever O collar P is
forced up against the under side of the hub of N2 of the brake N, which raises
friction wheel J off of wheel I, and inmediately after the upper bevelled side of N
comes in contact with a correspondingly bevelled surface c formed in the part 0 of
the framework C. The reel K being thereby quickly stopped while the other
reel K¹ still revolves, and upon or to said reel K₁ the next rod is switched or
shunted. The rate of rotation of reels K, K', may be varied by simply changing
the positions of friction wheels I, I', upon shaft H to or from the centre or axis

page_text: of the shafts L, L¹. In Fig. 2, Sheet 4, and Figs. 3, 4, 6, and 7, Sheet 5, the reels
are shown as being driven by bevel friction gears, the operation of which, together
with the brake, being substantially the same as that described in connection with
Fig. 2, Sheet 1, and Fig. 3, Sheet 2.
Although two reels are represented in the Drawings it will be understood that
only one is practically in operation at any one time, the object in having two being
to economise time, as by this arrangement a coil may be forming upon one of the
. recls while the coil previously formed upon the other is being moved to the truck
or other receptacle provided to receive it. Again, although in the foregoing
Drawings friction gear only has been shown or described (as being the most
suitable), it is evident that any suitable devices for driving the reel shafts may
be employed without departing from the principle of this Invention.
It is deemed preferable to arrange the reels heretofore described so that they
will revolve in approximately a horizontal plane for the reason that their weight
and that of the shaft is found amply sufficient to permit of the advantageous use
of the friction gear as described, and again a coil of wire rod is much less likely
to fall off or become entangled than if the reels were revolving in a perpendicular
plane; further, it enables the spokes of the reels to be placed upon a greater slant,
thereby allowing the coil to be more readily removed from the same. When, how-
ever, it is deemned from any reason desirable to place the reel so that it will revolvo
in other than a horizontal plane it is preferred to arrange it as shown in Fig. 1,
Sheet 7, and Figs. 2, 3, and 4, Sheet 8. In this case the shaft Errests in a socket G
formed in the framework, and is caused to revolve by reason of the motion
imparted through toothed gear wheels F, F, from the main driving pulley B,
said pulley being driven from overhead by a loose belt which is tightened by means
of the binder pulley A operated by means of the lever D, which is pivotted at H.
C represents a brake formed of sheet iron lined with leather or other suitable
material, one end being secured to bar O by means of pieces E, E, and the other
end secured to lever D at the point S; X represents the brake pulley over which C
passes. It will now be evident that if the lever D is moved in the direction
indicated by the arrow the belt will be made tight (by means of binder pulley A),
and the reel will be caused to revolve. If the lever D be moved in the opposite
direction the belt will be slackened, and by continuing the motion the brake C
will be brought in contact with the pulley X. In this manner the rate of rotation
of the reel may be controlled, or it may be stopped suddenly in case of accident.
When the reels are placed at an angle, as shown, and it is deemed preferable to
dispense with the outer circle of spokes the reel may be formed with a flange or
rim curved in towards the spokes, as shown at U, Fig. 4, Sheet 8. The end of the
wire rod which is being conducted from the mill through the conducting pipe T
is shot beneath the rim U, where it remains while the balance of the rod is coiled
upon the spokes of the reel. This arrangement of the rim U is also applicable for
recls revolving in a horizontal plane when a guide or conducting pipe is used.
Figs. 1, 2, and 3, Sheet 6, represent the method of an apparatus for automatically
coiling the wire rods in a stationary tub, pot, or other receptacle, the rod m in this
cace being conducted from the rolls F through the stationary curved feed pipe T
into and through the revolving serpentine guide pipe V, and deposited upon and
coiled around the core or reel K in the tub S, said tub S being shown as resting
on a car or truck. The core or recl K is provided with a ring or hook at the top,
by means of which it can be lifted, and at the bottom with a projecting flange or
base plate for keeping the coils from falling off when so raised. A receptacle as
aforesaid having been filled with a series of coils, the corc or reel K is lifted out
by a crane or other hoisting device, and an empty core or reel substituted.
During this operation another tub or pot upon the same car may be filling,
thus entailing but little loss of time.
By the system above described of depositing a quantity of coils in one close
receptacle they are prevented from oxidising to a greater extent than if deposited
singly upon open reels, another advantage being that the coils are not so much

page_text: exposed to the cooling influence of the atmosphere, and therefore require less
anncaling. To still more effectually prevent oxidation a plate or cover 0 is so
arranged as to just clear the top of the coil receptacle. Said cover not only
prevents oxidation, but at the same time obviates the possibility of a rod getting
out of the receptacle and becoming entangled. Cover O is arranged to turn with
guide pipe V, the lower end of the latter being secured to said cover. The lower
end of the radial arms R, R, R, which serve the purpose of supports are also
secured to the cover. The upper ends of these radial arms, together with the
pipe V, are secured to the hub of bevel gear P which is arranged to turn in the
bearing supplied by the supporting arms Q, Q, Q, Q. Pipe V is extended up
through the hub so as to make a connection with the stationary curved guide
pipe T, which may be held in position by means of suitable connections with
housings E, E, while radial arms R, R, R, are secured in any desirable manner to
the bottom of said hub. Driving power is imparted to gear P to turn guide pipe V
by means of a second gear M secured to shaft N, and driven in its turn by means
of pulleys W and X, the latter being in direct connection with the rolls, and hence
just sufficient velocity of rotation may be imparted to the guide pipe V to coil the
rods as they are passed forward.
The object in making the pipe V serpentine, as shown, is to produce as littlo
friction between the rod and the pipe as possible. Cover O is prevented from
oscillating during rotation by means of small friction wheels g, 9, 7, 9, (arranged
in the supporting arms Q, Q, Q, Q,) which bear and turn upon the periphery of
said cover O.
In Fig. 2, Sheet 4, is shown in dotted lines over the reel the position of the legs
of the hoisting or lifting device when about to be employed for removing the coils
of wire rod from the reel. This device is also represented in Figs. 3 and 4, Sheet 5,
a portion of the same being also shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 11, Sheet 3.
Although in the Drawings this device is represented as being operated by hydraulic
power, that is, so far as it relates to hoisting and lowering the same, it is evident
any other suitable mechanism may be employed for this purpose, as also for im-
parting lateral motion to the same. For the purpose of convenience track W¹ upon
which the wheol W of the device travels is represented as being supported upon
standards W, W; but in practice said track is supported or suspended as may
be most convenient. The arrangement, construction, and manner of operating the
device is as follows:-
A cylinder V is suspended from the axle of wheel W' by means of a suitable con-
necting link. Said cylinder is supplied with a piston wand piston rod w³, and is
supplied with water under pressure through a flexible pipe or hose. The lower
or coil holding portion of the device is suspended from the hooked end of the piston
rod, and is operated in combination with the hoisting portion of the device in the
following manner :-Three bent arms or legs a³, x², x², are hinged at the point ²
upon the part y, which is extended up to form a hub or bearing y', for the purpose
hereafter stated. The upper ends of the arms or legs are hinged at ³ to link
pieces y, which are also hinged at their opposite ends at to the part y³, which is
similar in form to part y. In the part y³ is secured the upper end of a square rod
or bar y' (see Fig. 11, Sheet 3), upon the lower half of which teeth ys are cut, thus
forming a rack which engages with the teeth y of a pinion z secured or formed
upon the balanced shaft 2, which is provided at one end with a handle ² for
turning the same at the other end with a counterbalance weight 2³, any lateral
motion of pinion being prevented by means of suitable collars or set nuts. In
removing a coil of wire rod from the reel the device is first lowered until the legs 2¹
are in the position as shown by the dotted lines Fig. 2, Sheet 4, the handle 2* being
then so turned as to cause the pinion to travel down the rack y' and expand the
arms a, a, a, which pass under the coil of wire; piston w is then forced up, and
the device with its superimposed load is raised and carried over, say, the truck in
Fig. 2; the device is then lowered, and the handle turned the reverse way, the
arms being thereby contracted and the coil being allowed to drop. If preferred the

page_text: arms x, x, xl, may be curved in the opposite direction, and constructed to grasp
the coil from the outside. The lifting and carrying device may be used in com-
bination with any of the reels herein shown; but when it is desired to use it in
connection with the stationary tub or pot S, Fig. 2, Sheet 6, the internal core or
reel K, as shown in said Fig., should be omitted or permanent spokes substituted
therefor.
Having thus described the nature of the Invention of my foreign correspondent,
and in what manner the same may be practically employed, what I claim and
desire to secure by Letters Patent is, as represented by Figs. 1, 2, and 3, Sheets
1 and 2,―
First. The combination with the rolls F and reel K or K¹ of the guide pipes Q, Q',
arranged and operated substantially as described.
Second. The combination with the reel shaft of the brake N, lever O, and driving
wheels I, J, or the modification of the samo, as shown on Sheets 4 and 5, sub-
stantially as described. As represented by Figs. 4 and 5, Sheet 1,-
Third. The combination with the guide pipes of the part 6 provided with pro-
jections p, p, and pin j, arranged as and for the purpose specified. As represented
on Sheets 3, 4, and 5,-
Fourth. The combination of the guide pipe T with the rolls F and catching and
holding device S¹, as described.
Fifth. The modification shown in Fig. 5, Sheet 3, consisting of the combination
with rolls F of ball socket joint E, pipe T, and lover V, as described.
Sixth. The combination of the catching and holding device with the spindle Q,
flange 8, latch t, and lever u, as and for the purposes specified.
Seventh. The lifting and carrying device formed with hinged legs x', link
pieces y, rack bar y, pinion 2, and handle 1, all substantially as and for the
purpose set forth. As represented on Sheet 6,-
Eighth. The combination with the rolls F and guide pipo T of serpentine guide
pipe V and reel or core K, all as and for the purposes sot forth.
Ninth. The combination of serpentine guide pipo V, rotating cover. O, and
receiving tub or pot S, as described. As represented on Sheets 7 and 8,-
Tenth. The combination of shaft L, rim or flange U, and spokes K³, as
described.
Eleventh. For regulating the motion of wire rod coiling reels, the combination
of lever D, brake C, tightening pulley A, all as and for the purposes set
forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Philip Middleton. Justice, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty fourth day of May, in the year of our