Improvements in Flyers for Roving, Slubbing, Intermediate, and other Analogous Machines Employed for Preparing Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Oct., 1888
Improvements in Flyers for Roving, Slubbing, Intermediate, and
other Analogous Machines Employed for Preparing Cotton and
other Fibrous Materials.
1, JOHN SHORROCKS of the firm of Robert Shorrocks and Company of Bridgewater
Street Spindle Works, Farnworth near Bolton in the County of Lancaster, Spindle
and Flyer Makers, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of spindles and flyers for
machinery known as Slubbing, Intermediate, Roving, and other similar machines
employed in the process of preparing cotton and other fibrous materials for spinning
having for its object that of preventing the collection of "fly," "fluff," and other
imperfections onto the sliver in its passage through the socket or slot in the spindle or
flyer socket, thereby improving the quality of the yarn spun therefrom. In carrying
out my invention I construct the flyer in a novel manner wherein the ordinary flyer
legs are substituted by a metallic cylinder or tube provided at its upper end with a
socket to fit its carrying spindle, which socket may be provided with openings or
slots for the passage of the yarn from the rollers to the pressers and onto the
bobbin. In making flyers on my improved principle I prefer to construct them
with double pressers for the purpose of balancing the same which is essential to good
spinning.
On the metallic cylinder or tube are mounted the pressers and legs in any con-
venient manner; the sliver being guided by a suitable number of curls or eyes, which
may be attached to the cylinder or tube and presser legs. If desired the flyer can be
made with a single presser and leg, the cylinder being balanced in any convenient
manner.
In another modification the metallic cylinder or tube is made with a plain socket,

page_text: the spindle top being provided with the ordinary socket and openings or slots for the
passage of the sliver from the rollers onto the bobbin.
The metallic cylinder or tube can be substituted by solid flyer legs provided with
curls to guide the sliver to the presser.
The advantages accruing from this invention are that expansion of the flyer is
entirely obviated ballooning of the sliver reduced to a minimum; increased speed
obtained with a corresponding increase of production of sliver or yarn, and the cost
of manufacture of the flyer is considerably reduced.
Dated the 29th November 1887
EDMUND CHADWICK, C.E., Fel. Inst., P.A.,
92, St. George's Road, Bolton,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flyers for Roving, Slubbing, Intermediate, and
other Analogous Machines Employed for Preparing Cotton and
other Fibrous Materials.
1, JOHN SHORROCKS of the firm of Robert Shorrocks and Company of Bridgewater
Street Spindle Works, Farnworth near Bolton in the County of Lancaster, Spindle
and Flyer Makers, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of flyers for machinery
known as Slubbing, Intermediate, Roving, and other similar machines employed in
the process of preparing cotton and other fibrous materials for spinning having for its
object that of preventing the collection of "fly," "fluff," and other imperfections onto
the sliver in its passage through the socket or slot in the spindle or flyer socket,
thereby improving the quality of the yarn spun therefrom. In carrying out my
invention 1 construct the Hyer in a novel manner wherein the ordinary Hyer legs are
substituted by a metallic cylinder or tube provided at its upper end with a socket to
fit its carrying spindle, which socket may be provided with openings or slots for the
passage of the yarn from the rollers to the pressers and onto the bobbin. In making
flyers on my improved principle I prefer to construct them with double pressers for
the purpose of balancing the same which is essential to good spinning. On the metallic
cylinder or tube are mounted the pressers and legs in any convenient manner; the
sliver being guided by a suitable number of curls or eyes, which may be attached to
the cylinder or tube and presser legs. If desired the flyer can be made with a single
presser and leg, the cylinder being balanced in any convenient manner.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved flyer for Slubbing, Intermediate, Roving,
and other similar machines employed in the process of preparing cotton, and other
fibrous materials for spinning-Fig. 2 is a plan of same-Fig. 3 is a side view of
Fig. 1-Fig. 4 is a sectional plan through line A' B', and Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation
of Fig. 1.
A is a cylinder or tube which I employ in substitution for the ordinary flyer legs;
B is a socket mounted on the upper end of the cylinder A by means of the bridge
and fits on the spindle C in the usual manner. The socket B is provided with
the openings D for the passage of the sliver or roving yarn from the rollers to the
pressers E and on to the bobbin G. The cylinder or tube A is fitted with the
pressers E attached to the arms H, the latter being secured thereto by the sockets I
and bearings J. The bearings J are made in the form of a spring as shown in Fig. 4
to facilitate removal and replacement of the pressers at will, and are secured by
riveting to the cylinder or tube A as shown or otherwise. The sockets I and
hearings J are provided with the curls or hooks K and M for the purpose of guiding
the sliver or roving yarn from the openings D in the socket B to the presser E.
If

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desired the curls or hooks K and M can be attached separately to the cylinder or
tube A in any convenient manner. In making my improved flyer with a single
presser I balance the same by mounting on the opposite side the presser arm H with-
out the arm Land presser E which may be of equal weight to the presser E and the
arms H and L, or the arm H may be of equal weight and size to the one on the
opposite side less the arm L and presser E, and the balancing may be effected_by
securing a piece on the cylinder or tube A, or in any other convenient manner.
the purpose of thoroughly and efficiently balancing my improved flyers I prefer to
construct them with double pressers as in Fig. 4. The presser E and the arms H
and I can be readily removed by pressing back the spring bearings J, when the upper
end of the arm H will drop out of the socket I. To prevent the sliver or roving
yarn ballooning it is passed from the opening D in the socket B down the bridge S
to the curl or hook K and down the face of the cylinder or tube A. to the curl or
hook M on the opposite side as shown by the thick line in Fig. 1; the line O
represents the sliver or roving yarn. From the curl or hook M. the sliver or roving
yarn is passed round the arm L carrying the presser E from whence it is wound onto
the bobbin G. The bobbin G is carried on the spindle C by the traversing plate Por
its equivalent in the usual manner.
The cylinder or tube A can be made of any suitable metallic or other materials,
such as, papier-mache, glass, composition, or a combination of materials, the
socket B, bridge S, sockets I springs J, and the curls or hooks K and M being
attached in any convenient manner.
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 :-
1. In flyers for Slubbing, Intermediate, Roving, and other similar machines
employed in the process of preparing cotton and other fibrous materials for spinning
the use of the cylinder or tube A substantially as described and as shown on the
drawings.
2. The use of the spring bearings J for the purpose specified.
3. The use of the curls or hooks K and M. for the purpose specified.
4. The combination and arrangement of my improved flyer consisting of the
socket B, bridge S, tube or cylinder A, presser E, arms H and L, bearings I and J,
and the curls or hooks K and M, applied and operating substantially as described
and as shown on the drawings.
Dotul tho 22nd August 1900
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.