IMPROVEMENTS IN SELFACTING MULES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JAMES MACQUEEN of Bury in the County of Lancaster Machinist do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SELFACTING MULES to
be as follows viz:-
My improvements consist in the application of a new nosing motion for. mules
whereby I act on the winding-on barrel directly, and at any distance from the
roller beam and regulate the amount of tightening by the builder,. to suit the
building of the cop.
I fasten a pulley to the winding-on barrel or wheel,-On the shaft of the winding-
on barrel or drum I place loose a radial lever-On the other end of this lever
I place a stud and on this stud a brake which clips the aforesaid pulley, Again on
the shaft of the winding-on barrel I place loose a wheel sector, in this sector I fix
a stud on which I place a connecting rod the other end of which rod I attach by a
stud to the other end of the brake-On a stud on any convenient part of the
carriage framing I place another sector which gears into the soctor on the winding
on drum shaft.
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An arm of this sector extends towards the floor and on the floor I place an
inclined plate which is free to move on end through a lever attached in any
convenient way to the builder.
As the carriage moves in towards the beam the arm of the sector on the carriago
framing comes in contact with the incline on the floor which raises the arm and
gives motion to the sector on the barrel shaft thus bringing tho brake in contact
with the pulley on the winding wheel or barrel; and carrying the winding wheel
with it thereby gives the required accelerated speed to the winding-on for the nose
of the cop.
Or another method of acting directly on the drum or barrel may be adopted
such as making a catch grip both barrel and chain and give the same motion
through similar mechanism to that described.
Dated this sixth day of November 1884
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I JAMES MACQUEEN of Bury in the County of Lancaster Machinist do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SELFACTING MULES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My Invention consists in the application of a nosing motion for mules, whereby
I act on the winding-on drum or wheel directly to give the motion and regulate
by the builder or other conveniont movement the amount of the motion required
to be given.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Figures 1 and 2 represent a front and a
Bide view of the winding-on drum or barrel of a selfacting mulo-The samo letters
refer to similar parts as shown in the different figures.
I fasten the pulley a to the winding-on drum or barrel b or wheel ċ (both of
which are generally cast together). On the shaft d, of the winding-on drum or
barrel I placo loose the radial lever e, on the other end of this lever I place the
stud f, and on this stud the brake g, which is made to fit into the groove of,
and clip the pulley a-Again on the shaft d, of the winding-on drum, I place
loose the wheel sector h, in this sector I fix the stud i, on which I place the connec-
ting rod j, the other end of which I attach by the stud k to the other end of the
brake g.
On the stud 1, fixed to any convenient part of the carriage framing m, I place
the sector n, which geers into the sector h, on the winding-on drum shaft, an arm
of this sector n, extends towards the floor and on the floor I fix the plate o, which
carries the inclined plate p, which plato is freo to slide or move on end in the
plate o by the lever 9 attached in any way to the builder or other convenient
movement, thus regulating the amount of nosing motion to be given as the cop
increases in length.
The action is as follows-As the carriage moves in towards the beam, the small
bowl, or pulley r, on the bottom of the sector n, comes in contact with the incline o
which raises the arm and gives motion to the sector h on the winding-on drum
shaft, thus raising through the connecting rod ; the end of the brake g, bringing
the brake in contact with the pulley a, and carrying the winding-on wheel c with
it, thereby giving the required accelerated speed to the winding-on for the nose of
the cop.
Or, another method of acting directly on the winding-on dram or wheel may be
adopted such as making a catch grip drum or wheel and give the same motion
through similar mechanism to that described.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
First. The laying hold of the winding-on drum or wheel direct to give the
additional motion required for winding-on, known as the nosing motion, as
described and set forth in the drawings, or, other equivalent mechanism.
Second. The laying hold of the winding-on drum or wheel direct to effect the
nosing motion in combination with regulating by the builder, or other convenient
movement the amount of motion to be given.