IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO SPINDLES FOR THE PRE- PARATION AND SPINNING OF COTTON, WOOLLEN, AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1884

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We BENJAMIN TRAVIS of Brunswick Street Dunkinfield, in the County of
Chester, Mechanic and WILLIAM TRAVIS of 7 Park Street Ashton-under-Lyne
in the County of Lancaster, Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of our
Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO SPINDLES FOR THE PRE-
PARATION AND SPINNING OF COTTON, WOOLLEN, AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is so to improve this description of spindle that the
oil or other lubricant in the footstep is prevented rising on or up the spindle and
so flying off by centrifugal force, and consists in affixing a flange or disc by
preference of metal on to the spindle by its bottom extremity and which by
revolving with the spindle so prevents the lubricant passing it and ensures the
same flying off by centrifugal force-and in order to gather the lubricant so flying
off and to lead the same into the footstep again, we arrange a dome cover to the
step against the inside of which the lubricant strikes and so runs down the same
into the step.
In this manner not only is the lubricant saved, but spindles so furnished will
run for a considerably longer time and require less attention than heretofore.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We BENJAMIN TRAVIS of Brunswick Street Dukinfield in the County of
Cheshire, Mechanic and WILLIAM TRAVIS of 7 Park Street Ashton-under-Lyne
Lancashire, Overlooker do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO SPINDLES FOR THE PREPARATION AND
SPINNING OF COTTON WOOLLEN AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to improve this description of spindle as herein-
after described, that the oil or other lubricant in the footstep is prevented rising on
or up the spindle and so flying off by centrifugal force.
On the accompanying drawing Fig 1 illustrated an exterior view and Fig 2 a
sectional view of a foot step and cover applied to a spindle having my improve-
ments applied thereto.
Our invention consists in affixing a flange or disc a by preference of metal on to
the spindle b near its bottom extremity as illustrated and which by revolving with
the spindle so prevents the lubricant passing it and ensures the same flying off by
centrifugal force. And in order to gather the lubricant so flying off and to lead
the same into the foot step c again, we arrange a dome cover d to the step, against
the inside of which the lubricant strikes and so runs down into the step again.
In this manner not only is the lubricant saved but spindles so furnished will run
for a considerable longer time and require less attention than heretofore.
It will be apparent that these improvements are equally applicable to new or
existing spindles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim as our improvements in or applicable to spindles for preparing and
spinning cotton woollen and other fibrous materials is
The application of a flange or disc surrounded by a cover, substantially at and
for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated on the acompanying drawing.
Dated this 29th day of January 1885.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicants.