Year: 1898

page_text: I, JAMES PILLING, of Parbold, near Southport, in the County of Lancaster,
Machanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the collars, foot-steps, board-brackets, and rails,
of roving, slubbing, and intermediate frames, employed in the spinning of fibrous
materials.
Its object is to provide for the fixing of the said collars, foot-steps, and board-
brackets, to their different positions and guages on rails has may be required.
It consists essentially in forming the collars, foot-steps, and board-brackets,
detachable and capable of being attached or clinched, to rails, by means of bolts,
or screws, as may be required.
The rails, collars, foot steps, and board-brackets being so formed has to allow
adjustment in all positions required, as herein described.
In carrying out the invention, the rails, will preferibly be formed throughout
their length with a curved, or circular beeding; on the webs.
On this beeding are placed loose shoe brackets; capable of a swivel movement
round their axes and also of a longitudal movement along the beeding.
These shoe-brackets, support the collars which are also capable of a swivel and
longitudal movement on the said shoe-brackets. Said shoe-brackets, and collars,
being fixed together in their various positions to rails, by means of bolts, or
screws, as may be required. The foot-steps, are formed detachable and may or
may not fit with shoe-brackets, on rails. They will however preferibly be made
without shoe-brackets.
The foot-steps, fitting on rails, capable of having a swivel movement round
axes of beeding and also a longitudal movement along length of beeding and
fixed or clinched to rails in their various positions by means of bolts or screws as
may be required.
The board-brackets are formed to fit on rails, capable of having a swivel move-
ment round axes of beeding and also a longitudal movement along length of
beeding, also fixed or clinched to rails, in their various positions by means of
bolts, or screws, as may be required.
1000

page_text: Improvements in Appliances for Roving, Slubbing, and Intermediate
Frames.
I, JAMES PILLING, of Parbold, near Southport, in the County of Lancaster,
Mechanic, 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: -
The invention relates to roving, slubbing or intermediate frames employed in
the preparation of fibrous materials for spinning and is designed to provide for
the fixing and adjustment of the spindle supporting brackets comprising the
collars and footsteps and also of the board brackets to enable them to be set at
different positions or gauges along the length of the rail by which they are
supported.
The invention consists essentially in constructing these brackets detachable to
fit on to the top of a beaded rail with a clamping bolt and adjusting screw by
means of which they can be clamped or clinched in any desired position upon the
rail.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Side elevation partly in section on line - Fig. 4.
Fig. 2. Front elevation of top spindle supporting bracket and collar.
Fig. 3. Front elevation of bottom spindle supporting bracket and footstep.
Fig. 4. Plan of top rail and brackets.
Fig. 5. Transverse sectional elevation (enlarged scale) on line y-y Fig. 4.
Fig. 6. Transverse sectional elevation showing modification.
Fig. 7. Transverse sectional elevation of board bracket.
The lifting rail A and the bottom rail B which have hitherto usually been
made of T section are constructed with a flat web b and a beaded top a of curved
or spherical form.
The top spindle bracket C is constructed with a moveable shoe bracket D which
rests upon and is clamped to the lifting rail A and with a collar E with a foot e
forming part thereof bolted to the bracket D. The bracket D is formed with a
curved projecting finger d which embraces the beaded top a of the lifting rail A
and is capable of a swivelling movement around the longitudinal axis of the
bead a, and of adjustment to any position along the length of the rail. At the
opposite side the bracket D is formed with an inclined face d¹ and it is clamped
to the rail by a bolt F with an inclined head f one face of which is curved to
engage the bead a of the rail and the opposite face inclined to engage the inclined
face of the bracket. The end of the regulating screw G rests against the web b
of the rail and by means of this screw the position of the bracket on the rail is
maintained or locked. The upper side of the bracket D is formed with a recess
or socket into which the bottom of the collar foot e fits, it being rounded to permit
of a slight swivelling movement between the two parts. The collar foot e is pro-
vided with a slot to permit of a longitudinal movement and is secured in position
by the bolt F. The spindle H passes through the collar E which is thus adjustable
to permit of the spindle being set perpendicular and to rotate freely therein.
The bottom spindle bracket K which carries the footstep L is fitted to the
bottom rail B in a similar manner. It may be provided with a shoe bracket
similar in shape and form to the bracket D and the footstep may be formed with
a foot being adjustable bolted thereto, but at present I prefer to make the spindle
bracket and footstep in one piece or casting. The bracket K is formed at one
side with the projecting finger k to embrace the bead a of the bottom rail B with

page_text: an inclined face ¹ at the opposite side and regulating screw G¹. It is clamped
to the rail by the bolt F of similar shape to the bolt F above described. The
bottom bracket K is capable of a swivelling movement round the bead a' of the
bottom rail.
I prefer the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings with the top
bracket capable of adjustment to and from the rail and the footstep and bottom
bracket in one piece, but if preferred the collar and top bracket may form one
piece or the footstep may be made adjustable to and from the rail by means of a
shoe bracket as shown in Fig. 6.
screw m1.
The board bracket M is constructed with a forked socket m which fits over the
beaded top a of the rail and is clamped thereto in the desired position by the
These brackets are also capable of a slight swivelling movement round
the bead a of the rail by filing or chipping the rib m¹¹ and of being fixed to the
rails in various positions or gauges.
The bobbin driving shaft N is carried in bearers n bolted at intervals to the
bottom of the collars and capable of a swivelling movement thereon and the
spindle driving shaft P is supported in bearers p cast to the bottom brackets K.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a slubbing, roving or intermediate frame for preparing fibrous materials
the construction of the spindle rails with beaded, curved or spherical tops and
flat webs substantially as described and shown.
2. A supporting bracket for the spindles of preparing frames constructed with
a bracket to rest upon and engage with the beaded top of the rail capable of
swivelling around it, a bolt with an inclined head to clamp the bracket to the
rail in any desired position, with or without an adjusting screw to maintain the
position of the bracket substantially as described.
3. A supporting bracket with collar for the spindles of preparing frames con-
structed and arranged in combination with a lifting rail with beaded top sub-
stantially as described and shown with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 5, or Fig. 6.
4. A supporting bracket with footstep for the spindles of preparing frames con-
structed and arranged in combination with a bottom rail with beaded top sub-
stantially as described and shown with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5, or Fig. 6.
5. A board bracket for preparing frames constructed and arranged in
combination with a rail with beaded top substantially as described and shown in
Figs. 1 and 7.
Dated this 14th day of April 1898.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.