Improvements in or relating to Wet Spinning and Doubling Frames.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1895-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Wet Spinning and Doubling
Frames.
1, HENRY MERCER GIRDWOOD, of Broughton Flax Mills, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Flax Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in splash boards for wet spinning and
doubling frames for flax and other fibres, and the object of my improvements is to
adapt a splash board for protecting the spinner or attendant and the floor from
getting wet by the water thrown from the yarn being wound upon the bobbins and
at the same time will not obstruct the spinner in reaching to the bobbin creel, or,
in shifting the drag weights when necessary, or be in the way when lubricating
the spindles &c., tieing up the spindle bands, or cleaning the frame.
To carry my invention into effect I secure to the machine frame brackets at
suitable intervals and to these brackets I pivot, in such manner that they can be
readily removed, splash boards made preferably in short lengths and of sheet
metal, wood, or other suitable material; these splash boards stand opposite the
spindle bobbins so as to arrest the water thrown off by the bobbins.
When the spinner wishes to reach to the bobbin creel at the top of the machine,
the splash board or one section of it as soon as the attendant leans against it,
readily falls forward on its pivots and offers no obstruction to this operation, while
at the same time it prevents the water being thrown on to the spinner or the room
floor; if desired, the splash boards, when released, can be arranged to return to
their normal position by means of weights or springs. When it is desirable to
clean the machine or for other purposes the splash boards can he readily removed.
To the lower portion of the brackets, or to independent brackets fixed to the
frame, is fixed a spout or trough preferably placed below the level of the spindle
footsteps; this trough, which extends the full length of the spinning or doubling
frame, is slightly inclined and it is wide enough to catch all the water thrown by
the bobbins against the splash board in whatever position the boards may be on>
the brackets. The water from the trough escapes at one end or where desired.
. Dated this 22nd day of. October 1894.
.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Wet Spinning and Doubling
Frames.
I, HENRY MERCER GIRDWOOD, of Broughton Flax Mills, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Flax Spinner, 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 improvements in splash boards for wet spinning and

page_text: doubling frames for flax and other fibres, and the object of my, improvements is to
adapt a splash board for protecting the spinner or attendant and the floor from
getting wet by the water thrown from the yarn being wound upon the bobbins and
which at the same time will not obstruct the spinner in reaching to the bobbin
creel, or in shifting the drag weights when necessary, or be in the way when
lubricating the spindles &c., tieing up the spindle bands, or cleaning the frame.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked' thereon!
Fig. 1 is a sectional end view of part of a wet spinning or doubling machine to
which my improvements are applied and
Fig. 2 is a front view of a portion of the machine.
In the drawings;-a represents the frame of the machine, 6 the spindles, c the
bolster and d the footstep rails which support the spindles on which are mounted
bobbins e to each of which is applied a drag weight f; all these parts are of the
usual or other suitable construction.
Secured to the bolster and footstep'rails are any convenient number of brackets g
which are provided at their upper ends with open slots g¹; these brackets support
a' splash board formed' preferably in short lengths or sections; to each end of the
splash board or of the separate lengths is fastened a bracket formed with a studi
and these stiids' slide into the slotted' portions g of the brackets g, as shown in full
lines Fig. 1. Below the splash board is an inclined' trough j carried by brackets k
Becured to the footstep rail d.
When the spinning frame is in motion the water thrown off the bobbins' is
arrested by the splash board h' and runs from' it into the trough from which it is
discharged.
In order to reach the bobbin creel' at the top of the machine the splash' board,
or any section of it, is moved forward towards the spindles by the attendant
leaning against it, or by hand; when the board' moves readily on its pivots or
studs into the position shown in dotted lines; Fig. 1 where it offers no obstruction
to getting to the creel or piecing a band although it still prevents water being
thrown ou to the attendant or the floor. The splashboard is held in the' position
indicated by reason of the lower end of the same engaging with'suitable parts on'
the bracket g.
When it is desired to clean' the machine' or for other purposes the sections
forming the splash board can be readily removed!
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
In a wet spinning or doubling machine
A splash board formed in one piece or of several sections and provided with
pivots in combination with brackets provided with open slots in which the pivots
rest and by which the splash board is supported approximately in either of the two
positions shown in Fig. 1 substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.