Improvements in Machinery for Forming or Winding "Warps" into 66 Balls
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 11th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Forming or Winding "Warps" into
66 Balls."
1 JOHN HOWARD STOTT of Baron Street Works Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster Machine Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows: :-
My invention relates to machinery for forming or winding "warps" into "balls,"
and consists in arrangements of apparatus by which I am enabled to wind or form
warps" into "balls" with an uniform or nearly uniform tension throughout the
winding of each "warp" into a
"ball."
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According to my invention I employ a ring which is supported by and capable of
being turned on pulleys or guides. I impart rotary motion to the ring by means of a
friction pulley upon a shaft so mounted that the friction pulley may be pressed against
the ring with greater or less force as may be desired.
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The spindle around which the "warp" is to be wound when a "ball" is being wound,
I so place that the ring above mentioned may be rotated around it. The said spindle
I mount in a frame which may be turned upon pivots as the "ball" increases in size,
and I impart motion to the said spindle so that it will be turned first in one direction
and then in the opposite direction. I deliver the yarns or threads of which a " warp
is to be formed to the balling apparatus by means of which the warp is to be "balled,"
by means of rollers which I cause to revolve at an uniform speed. The said rollers
draw off the yarns or threads from a "creel "
beam
creels,"
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or "beams,"
"section block
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"section blocks" or a
or
warping mill." The yarns or threads may
pass through an eye heck," "fork heck" or stop motion frame," with "leasing
reed arrangement."
The yarns or threads to be formed into a warp or the "warp" to be "balled "
in passing from the rollers above mentioned, pass or passes around pulleys or guides,
mounted on a lever, from which pulleys or guides the yarns or threads or warp pass
or passes through an eye, or round a pulley or pulleys, secured to the ring above
mentioned, and then around the spindle upon which the "ball" is wound. If during
the winding of a "ball" upon the spindle, the tension should increase the lever above
mentioned will be turned by the increase of the tension of the yarns or threads and so
tend to remove the friction pulley from the ring, and thus cause the ring to be rotated
at a reduced speed and lessen the rate at which the yarns or threads are wound upon
the spindle.
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When the tension of the yarns or threads being wound upon the spindle decreases
the lever above mentioned is turned by means of a weight or spring or other suitable
means, so that the friction pulley is more forcibly pressed against the ring so that such
ring is driven at a greater speed so that the yarns or threads will be wound upon
the spindle at an increased rate.
A farther part of my invention consists in the application to each of the machines
employed for forming or winding warps into "balls" whether constructed according
to the above mentioned portion of my invention or constructed in any other manner of
bier heck" for dividing or separating into what are known as "biers"
biers " the yarns or threads to be formed or wound into "balls."
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or "half
In some cases in addition to the "bier heck" for dividing or separating into what
are known as "biers or "half biers "the yarns or threads to be wound into the
"balls I use in conjunction with each of the machines employed for forming or
winding the warp into "balls" an ordinary "heck"
"lease
"reed heck" or
or a
reed" or "leasing comb" by means of which the alternate yarns or threads of the
warp may be raised or lowered or separated.
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page_text: When the machine for forming or winding warps into "balls" which is provided
with a "bier heck " or with a "bier heck" and an ordinary "heck," a "reed heck"
or "lease reed" or "leasing comb," according to this part of my invention, is
employed to wind the yarns or threads of which the warp is to be formed, from
bobbins, any suitable arrangement of "stop motion " may be employed in order to
cause the stoppage of the machine for winding or forming the warp into a "ball"
when a yarn or thread breaks or becomes absent.
Dated this Fifth day of November 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Machinery for Forming or Winding Warps" into
66 Balls."
I, JOHN HOWARD STOTT of Baron Street Works, Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster, Machine Maker, 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 machinery for forming or winding "warps into "balls"
and consists in arrangements of apparatus by which I am enabled to wind or form
warps "into" balls
with an uniform or nearly uniformn tension throughout the
winding of each "warp" into a "ball."
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According to my invention 1 employ a ring which is supported by and capable of
being turned on pulleys or guides. I impart rotary motion to the ring by means of a
friction pulley upon a shaft so mounted that the friction pulley may be pressed against
the ring with greater or less force as may be desired.
The spindle around which the " warp "is to be wound when a "ball" is being
wound I so place that the ring above mentioned may be rotated around it. The said
spindle I mount in a frame which may be turned upon pivots as the "ball" increases
in size and i impart motion to the said spindle so that it will be turned first in one
direction and then in the opposite direction. I deliver the yarns or threads of which
દી "warp" is to be formed to the balling apparatus by means of which the warp is to be
"balled" by means of rollers which I cause to revolve at an uniform speed. The said
rollers draw off the yarns or threads from a
" creel
or "creels," "beam or "beams,"
"section block" or
section blocks" or a 'warping mill." The yarns or threads
may pass through an eye heck "fork heck or "stop motion frame" with "leasing
reed arrangement."
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The yarns or threads to be formed into a "warp" or the "warp" to be "balled " in
passing from the rollers above mentioned pass or passes around pulleys or guides
mounted on a lever, from which pulleys or guides the yarns or threads or warp pass
or passes through an eye or round a pulley or pulleys secured to the ring above
mentioned and then around the spindle upon which the ball" is wound. If during
the winding of a " ball" upon the spindle the tension should increase the lever above
mentioned will be turned by the increase of tension of the yarns or threads and so
tend to remove the friction pulley from the ring and thus cause the ring to be rotated
at a reduced speed and lessen the rate at which the yarns or threads are wound upon
the spindle. When the tension of the yarns or threads being wound upon the spindle
decreases the lever above mentioned is turned by means of a weight or spring or other
suitable means so that the friction pulley is more forcibly pressed against the ring so
that such ring is driven at a greater speed so that the yarns or threads will be wound
upon the spindle at an increased rate.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1. is a side elevation Fig. 2. is a plan Fig. 3. is an end view seen in the
direction from A to B of Fig. 1, Fig. 4. is a cross section taken about the plane
indicated by the line C D of Fig. 1 and seen in the direction from A to B of Fig. 1.
Fig. 5. is a longitudinal section of that which is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a cross
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page_text: section of a portion of that which is shown in Fig. 1. when seen in the direction of
from A to B of Fig. 1 and Figs. 7, 8 and 9 show portions detached.
The same letters of reference are applied to corresponding parts in all of the figures.
a a are side framings connected by cross frames b, 61, 62. Carried by brackets c c c c
secured to the side frames a a are bowls or rollers dddd mounted and free to be
rotated upon studs e e e e secured to the brackets cccc.
The bowls or rollers dddd are provided within flanges. Supported by the bowls or
rollers dddd is a ring f free to be rotated while being supported by the bowls or
rollers ddd d.
Secured to the ring f is a bracket g provided with a stud g¹ upon which and free to
be revolved thereon is a flanged roller h. I impart rotary motion to the ring of by
means of a friction wheel i mounted fast upon a shaft the lower end of which is
supported by a footstep k. The upper portion of the shaft j is supported by and free
to be rotated in a bearing m jointed by means of a stud n to an arm o fast upon a
shaft p carried by and capable of being rotated in a boss secured to one of the side
framings a. Fast upon the shaft is a wheel gearing into a carrier wheel r which
carrier wheel gears into a wheels fast upon a shaft supported by and
capable of being rotated in a footstep u and a bearing secured to the cross frame b¹.
Fast upon the shaft t is a bevel wheel v gearing into a bevel wheel w fast upon the
axle of a roller æ. The axle is supported at its ends in bearings in which it is
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capable of being revolved and which bearings are formed in the side frames a. a. y
a roller fast upon an axle y' carried by and capable of being rotated in bearings
formed in or secured to the side framings a a. Secured to the side framings a a
respectively are brackets, in each of which is formed a slot . 2 is a roller
mounted fast upon an axle 2* upon which rest steps or brackets 2" which are
respectively capable of being slidden up and down the slots z' of the brackets z.
Upon the steps or brackets 2 2 respectively are hung rods 3 3, upon a cross bar 3 to
which are connected the rods 3, 3, are hung weights 3" 3b. Upon the axle y¹ are
mounted a fast pulley 4 and a loose pulley 4°. Fast upon the axle y' are mounted the
fly wheels 5 5.
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Fast upon the axle y' is bevel wheel 6 which gears into a bevel wheel 7 fast upon a
shaft 8 supported at one end and capable of being rotated in a bearing 9 secured to
one of the side framings a. The shaft 8 is also supported in a bearing formed through
a stud 9 secured to a bracket 9" secured upon one of the side frames a.
upon one of the side frames a is a bracket 10. Upon the bracket 10 is a stud 10*.
Suspended and free to turn upon the studs 9" 10" is a frame 11. Carried by the
frame 11 is a spindle 12 supported by and free to be rotated in a footstep 13 and a
collar 14 carried by a cross rail 11 secured to the frame 11. Fast upon the spindle 12
is a mangle wheel" 15 into which gears a pinion 16 mounted upon a shaft 17
carried by and free to be rotated in bearings formed upon or secured to the
frame 11. The shaft 17 is omitted from Fig. 2 in order that confusion may be
avoided. Fast upon the shaft 17 is a bevel wheel 18 which gears into a bevel
wheel 19 fast upon a shaft 20 carried by and free to be rotated in bearings formed
upon or secured to the frame 11. Fast upon the shaft 20 is a bevel wheel 21 which
gears into a bevel wheel 22 mounted so as to be capable of being revolved upon the
stud 9 and gearing into a bevel wheel 23 mounted fast upon the shaft 8 before
referred to. Fast upon the spindle 12 is the block 24 upon which the warp is wound
into a ball. Fast upon a shaft 25 carried by and capable of being rotated in brackets
secured respectively to the side frames a, a, is a lever or arm 26 from which projects a
stud 27 upon which and free to be rotated thereon is a flanged roller 28. Mounted
upon the shaft 25 and free to be rotated thereon is a flanged pulley 29.
Secured to the cross frame is an arm 30. The arm 30 is formed with a socket
through which passes a rod 31 secured in the said socket by means of a set screw.
Upon the upper end of the rod 31 is forined a forked guide 32.
The warp indicated by the dotted line X to be formed into a ball is passed between
the rollers y, 2, and to enable this to be readily accomplished, I lift the roller 2 away
from the rollers y, a to enable the warp to be passed between the rollers y, r and the

page_text: roller 2. Carried by and free to be rotated in the brackets z, is a shaft 33. Fast
upon the shaft 33 is a handle 34 and fast upon the shaft 33 are excentrics 35 upon
which are respectively suspended links 36 in each of which is formed a hole through
which passes the axle 2 of the roller 2. When the handle 34 is turned in either
direction from the vertical position in which it is shown the excentrics 35 will by
means of the links 36 raise the roller 2 clear of the rollers y, whereupon the warp
may be passed between the rollers y, a and 2. The warp X to be formed into a ball
is then passed beneath the pulley 29, over the roller 28 and then over a flanged
pulley 37 free to be turned upon a stud 38 carried by the brackets 9° 10. The warp
passes partially around the flanged roller and is then secured to the block 24 by
means of a hook or peg 24 or in any other suitable manner.
The handle 34 is then turned into the position in which it is shown in the drawings
so that the warp will be pressed between the rollers y, 2, a.
Capable of being turned on a stud 39 projecting from a bracket secured to one of
the side framings a is a lever 40 upon the upper end of which is formed a handle 40.
Formed in this lever 40 is a slot which embraces a pin 41 projecting from a rod 42
to which a strap fork 43 is secured. The rod 42 is capable of being slidden
longitudinally in the side framings a, a. Mounted upon the rod 42 is a block 44 through
which the rod 42 may be slidden at times and to which is jointed a latch or tooth 45,
which at times catches upon a part 46 of one of the sido frames a. Upon the rod 42
is secured a collar 42*. Upon the rod 42 and between the block 44 and one of the
side frame a, a is a spring 47 which tends to force the rod 42 in the direction indicated
by the arrow E. After the handle 34 has been turned into a vertical position the
handle 40, rod 42 and strap fork 43 are moved into the position in which they are
shown in the drawings in which position they are retained by the tooth or latch 45
passing over the part 46. The moving of the handle 40 as above described will have
traversed the strap from the loose pulley 4 to the fast pulley 4 thereby causing the
axle v to be rotated, such axle y¹ imparting rotary motion to the axle ¹ by means of
the wheels 48 and 49 secured upon the axles y' a' respectively, which wheels 48 and 49
gear into a carrier wheel 48 carried by and free to be rotated upon a stud 48" secured
to one of the end frames a. The rotation of the rollers y, x, 2 in the directions
indicated by the arrows F, G, H respectively will cause the warp to be drawn in the
direction indicated by the arrow J and delivered to the block 24. The warp passes
beneath the roller y, over the roller 2 and beneath the roller a.
The rotation of the
axle y will by means of the bevel wheels 6, 7 shaft 8 bevel wheels 23, 22, 21 shaft 20
bevel wheels 19, 18 shaft 17, pinion 16 and mangle wheel 15 cause the block 24 to be
turned round its axis first in one direction and then in a reverse direction. The
rotation of the axle ¹ will by means of the bevel wheels wc, v shaft t wheels, carrier
wheel
", wheel q and shaft cause the friction wheel i to be rotated.
Fast upon the shaft 25 is an arm 50 to which is jointed one end of a connecting
rod 51 the other end of which is jointed to a stud upon one end of a bell-crank-
lever 52 secured upon the shaft p. Fast upon
the arm 52 of the bell-crank-lever 52
is a weight 52° which by means of the lever 52, connecting rod 51 and arm 50 tends
to turn the arm 26 in the direction indicated by the arrow K and by turning the shaft p
in the direction indicated by the arrow L will press the circumference of the friction
wheel into contact with the circumference of the ring thereby causing the ring f
to be rotated. The rotation of the ring will cause the warp to be wound around the
block 24. So long as the warp is wound upon the block 24 by [the rotation of th
ring f, at the same rate as it is delivered by the rollers y, 2, æ, the lever 26 will remain
in the position in which it is indicated in the drawings but as the diameter of the ball
warp wound upon the block 24 increases each revolution of the ring will wind a
greater length of warp around the block 24 and thereby tend to increase the tension
upon the warp between the block 24 and the rollers y, 2, a This increased tension of
the warp will cause the lever 26 to be turned in a direction opposite to that indicated
by the arrow K and the turning of the lever 26 will by means of the shaft 25, lever 50,
connecting rod 51, lever 52, shaft p arm o and bearing m move the shaft j and friction
wheel in the direction indicated by the arrow M thereby lessening the amount of
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page_text: contact between the friction wheel i and ring f and so causing the speed with which
the ring is rotated to be reduced to such an extent that each revolution of the ring f
shall wind the warp upon the ball upon the block 24 at the same rate as it is being
delivered by the rollers y, 2, . Should the speed with which the ring f is being
rotated be at any time so reduced that the warp is not wound around the block 24
as quickly as it is delivered by the rollers y, 2, x, the tension of the warp between
the rollers y, 2. x, and the block 24 will be decreased and will allow the weight 52b
to descend and thereby turn the lever 26 in the direction indicated by the arrow K
thereby causing the friction wheel to be moved in the direction opposite to that
indicated by the arrow M and cause the speed with which the ring is rotated to be
increased and so cause the warp to be more rapidly wound around the block 24 and
cause the tension upon the warp to be increased until such tension by turning the
lever 26 in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow K will lessen the force
with which the friction wheel i is pressed against the ring f until the ring of rotates
at such a speed that the warp will be wound upon the block 24 at the same speed as
such warp is being delivered by the rollers y, 2, x.
As the warp is being wound around the block 24 the revolution of the axle y' will
by means of the chain pulley 54 which is fast upon the axle y' chain 55, pulley 56,
worm 57, worm wheel 58, shaft 59, worm 60, worm wheel 61, and shaft 62, turn the
cam 63, in the direction indicated by the arrow N and by causing a higher part of
the cam 63 to act against the bowl 64 upon the stud 65 secured to the frame 11 will
cause the frame 11 to be turned upon the studs 9, 10, in the direction indicated by
the arrow so as to cause the warp to be " built" or formed into a ball upon the
block 24 as will be well understood by persons conversant with "
machines."
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After a "ball" has been wound upon the block 24 the cam 63 may be restored to
the position in which it is shown in the drawings by the worm 57 being by means of a
lever 56 which is mounted upon a stud 56b and is provided with any suitable catch
mechanism to hold the lever 56* in the position in which it is indicated in the
drawings withdrawn out of gear with the wheel 58 and the cam 63 being then turned
by means of the handle 59 until the bowl 64 and cam 63 occupy the position in
which they are shown in the drawings.
In order to mark the "cuts" I provide rollers 66 which are caused to revolve in a
trough 67 supplied with colour and are driven by means of a band 68 which passes
round a pulley 69 fast upon a shaft 70 supported by and capable of being rotated in
bearings secured to the side framings a a. The shaft 70 receives rotary motion from the
shaft t by means of a worm 71 and worm wheel 72. Secured to one of the side
frames a a is a bracket 73 provided with a boss passing through which and capable
of being slidden longitudinally therein is a rod 74 to the upper end of which is
jointed a lever 75. Upon one end of the lever 75 is fixed a weight 75 which tends
to turn the lever 75 in the direction indicated by the arrow P. The said end of
the lever 75 rests upon a stud 76 screwed into a projecting part formed on the
bracket 73.
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The lower end of the rod 74 rests upon a cam 77 fast upon a shaft 78 sup-
ported and capable of being turned in bearings secured to the side frames a a.
The shaft 78 receives rotary motion from the shaft 70 by means of the pinion 79,
carrier wheel 80 and the wheel 81 fast upon the shaft 78. The pinion 79 and
wheel 81 constitute "change wheels" which are so proportioned to each other
that each revolution of the cam 77 shall indicate a cut or other length of warp
delivered by the rollers y, 2, . The turning of the cam 77 in the direction
indicated by the arrow will gradually raise the rod 74 and lever 75 but upon
the highest part of the cam 77 passing from beneath the rod 74 the spring 82 will
force down the rod 74 and by bringing the lever 75 against the stud 76 will cause
the end 75 of such lever 75 to strike the warp passing beneath the said end of
such lever so as to cause the warp to be carried against the rollers 66 and become
marked with colour from the trough 67. After the lever 75 has struck the warp
the weight 75 will turn the lever 75 clear of the warp.

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Fast upon the shaft 78 is a worm 83 which gears into a wheel 84 upon a short
shaft 85 carried by and capable of being rotated in a bracket 86 secured to one of
the side frames a. To the upper part of the shaft 85 is secured a dial 85* marked
with graduations by means of which the lengths of warp delivered by the rollers y, 2, x,
are indicated.
In order that the attendant may be made aware when a desired length of warp
has been delivered by the rollers y, 2, x, I fix on the shaft 78 a boss 87 from which
projects a pin 87 which at each revolution of the shaft raises the end 88% of a lever 88
mounted upon a stud secured to the bracket 86 but upon the pin 87* passing from
beneath the end 88 of the lever 88 allows the lever 88 to be turned upon the stud
by the spring 89 so as to ring a bell 90 secured to the bracket 86. In order to stop
the machine when a given length of warp has passed through the rollers y, 2, t,
I employ the arrangement to be next described.
Projecting from the boss 87 is a pin 91 which at every revolution of the shaft 78
acts against one end of a bell-crank-lever 92 which is mounted upon the shaft 70 and
free to be turned thereon and is prevented from being moved longitudinally upon
the shaft 70 by means of collars. At each revolution of the shaft 78 the pin 91 by
acting against the lever 92 will cause such lever 92 to be turned in the direction
indicated by the arrow R and cause the end 92 thereof which is situate beneath the
latch or tooth 45 to raise such latch or tooth 45 in opposition to the spring 93 and
so raise the latch or tooth 45 clear of the part 46 whereupon the spring 47 will be
at liberty to force the rod 42 in the direction indicated by the arrow E and transfer the
strap from the fast pulley 4 to the loose pulley 4 so as to stop the machine. When it is
desired to again start the machine the attendant moves the starting lever 40 in the
direction indicated by the arrow S so as to place the strap upon the fast pulley 4 and
at the same time cause the tooth or latch 45 to pass over the part 46 so as to retain
the strap on the fast pulley 4. By the lover 40 being moved in the direction opposite
to that indicated by the arrow S the machine may be stopped without the tooth or
latch 45 being raised from the part 46 the rod 42 at such times sliding through the
block 44.
In those cases in which a warp has from its size to be made into more than one ball
the ball first formed after being removed from the block 24 is passed down between
the ring and the block 24 and is placed upon the floor and the other ball or balls
of the same warp after being formed are in like manner passed down between the
ring and the block 24 after which both or all of the balls are secured together as
will be well understood by persons conversant with warping.
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The yarn of which the warp passing between the rollers y, 2, x, is formed may be
drawn from bobbins or
creel" or "creels" "beam or beams or from a section
block or blocks or a warping mill the threads of such warp passing through such hecks
or guides or other apparatus as may be requisite.
I would have it understood that many of the details of the arrangement of the
machine herein before described may obviously be varied without departure from the
principles of my invention.
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A further part of my invention consists in the application to each of the machines
employed for forming or winding warps into balls whether constructed according to
the above mentioned portion of my invention or constructed in any other manner of
bier heck for dividing or separating into what are known as
*" biers or "half
biers" the yarns or threads to be formed or wound into balls.
Fig. 10. is a front view and Fig. 11 a plan partly in section of a construction of
"bier heck” or "half bier heck which I employ when forming yarns or threads into
balls or warps. Each lifting wire 94 of the heck T is formed with a fork 94 as shown
on a larger scale in the detached view Fig. 12. Fig. 13 shows the "bier heck or
"half bier heck" T placed in front of the ordinary "beck" U. The yarn or thread
of which the warp is to be formed passes from the bobbins in the "creel"
or other
source from which the yarn or thread is obtained and after passing through an
ordinary heck U is passed through the "bier heck" or "half bier heck" T from which
the yarn or thread passes to be formed into a ball or warp.
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page_text: In some cases in addition to the "bier heck" for dividing or separating into what
are know as "biers" or "half biers" the yarns or threads to be wound into balls I
use in conjunction with each of the machines employed for forming or winding the
warp into balls an ordinary heck" or a "reed heck" or "lease reed" or "leasing
comb" by means of which the alternate yarns or threads of the warp inay be raised or
lowered or separated.
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When the machine for forming or winding warps into balls which is provided
with a bier heck, or with & "bier heck and an ordinary heck a reed heck or "lease
reed"
or "leasing comb" according to this part of my invention is employed to
wind the yarns or threads of which the warp is to be formed from bobbins any
suitable arrangement of "stop motion may be employed in order to cause the stoppage
of the machine for winding or forming the warp into a ball when a yarn or thread
breaks or becomes absent.
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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 :-
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1. The herein before described machine for forming or winding warps into
"balls," constructed, arranged and operating substantially as hereinbefore described
in reference to and indicated in, and by Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the
accompanying drawings and for the purpose of winding or forming
"balls
warps" into
with an uniform or nearly uniform tension throughout the winding of each
"ball."
"; warp" into a
2. In a machine for forming or winding "warps" into "balls" the hereinbefore
described arrangement of apparatus consisting in a ring such as f, friction wheel such
as i lever such as 26, pulley such as 37, roller such as 28, pulley such as 29, rollers such
as y, 2, and a and frame such as 11 all constructed, arranged, employed and operating
substantially as herein before described in reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the
accompanying drawings and for the purpose of winding or forming warps
"balls" with an uniform or nearly uniform tension throughout the winding of each
warp" into a "ball."
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3. In a machine for forming or winding
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into
" warps into balls," the herein before
described arrangement of apparatus consisting in a ring such as f, block such as 24
and frame such as 11 all constructed, arranged employed and operating substantially
as and for the purposes herein before described in reference to and indicated in and
by Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
4. In a machine for forming or winding
* warps "into "balls" the herein before
described arrangement by means of which the tension of the " warp" being formed
or wound into a "ball" is enabled to control the rate at which such "warp is wound
upon the block or "ball" which arrangement consists in the lever 26 which by means
of suitable connections causes a friction wheel such as i to be pressed more or less
into contact with the ring f by means of which the warp is wound upon the ball or
block.
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5. The application to a machine employed for forming or winding "warps" into
"balls" of a "bier heck" for dividing or separating into what are known as biers
or "half biers" the yarns or threads to be formed or wound into "balls" substantially
as hereinbefore described in reference to Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this Fourth day of Santamber 1900
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicant.