Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
We, JAMES LEIGH, PETER OAKES, and ROBERT RILEY, all of Sandygate Works,
Burnley, in the County of Lancaster, Machinists, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The first part of our invention has reference to an improved thread wire and
snarl catcher combined, for guiding the yarn plim to spindle point, and for
catching the snarls caused by the breakage of the yarn, our object being to prevent
both thread-wire and snarl-catcher from turning out of position.
With this object in view, we bore an angular or inclined hole in the flap-
board for the reception of the taread-wire and snarl catcher, in such a manner that
they will be retained firmly in position. The said angular hole extends from the
front of the flapboard to about midway of its underside. We now insert into the
hole a wire screwed or unscrewed. That portion of the wire in front of the flap-
board is formed into a curl or eye to guide the yarn plim to spindle point, whilst
that portion of the wire which projects on the underside of the flapboard is bent
into a suitable snarl catcher. The underside of the flapboard is formed with a suit-
able groove or slotted recess, the sides of which prevent the wire turning aside.
The next part of our invention relates to what is known as the traveller clearer
and anti-ballooning separator" which is employed for the purpose of reducing
the curve of yarn, especially when building the base of the cop, and for clearing
all the fluff, fly or dirt from the traveller.
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We fix on a bar attached to the ring rail, or on the ring-rail proper, a standard
or pillar formed at the top into an oval shaped ring, through which the spindle
protrudes. The ends are thus prevented from fouling each other, thereby facili-
tating the use of lighter travellers, softer yarn and narrower gauge of spindles.
Near its base, the standard or pillar carries a projecting nib or "clearer" for clear-
ing the traveller. The said combined traveller clearer and yarn separator moves
with the ring rail or in close proximity to it.
The next part of our invention relates to what is known as the self-contained
spindle and bolster. This part of our invention consists in the combination of
the horned spindle bolster and a plug for emptying sediment at bottom of bolster,
thereby ensuring a safe lubrication of all working parts, and a ready means of
emptying all the oil from the spindle tube and bolster, and for catching or prevent-
ing oil escaping.
In carrying out our invention, we make the bolster tube and horn on bolster the
same height or length with each other thereby ensuring an equal distribution of
oil.
At the bottom of the spindle bolster we form a hole and into it insert a plug,
so that when required the oil may be emptied out of the bolster without stopping
the frame. The hole at the bottom of bolster may be tapped to receive a screw

page_text: plug or cap, which may have a milled head, or any other suitable stopper or plug
may be employed to plug up the hole.
Dated this 12th day of August 1897
RICHMOND & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants, 12, Standish Street, Burnley.
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
We, JAMES LEIGH, PETER OAKES, and ROBERT RILEY, all of Sandygate Works,
Burnley, in the County of Lancaster, Machinists, 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:
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The first part of our invention has reference to an improved thread wire and
snarl catcher combined, for guiding the yarn plim to spindle point, and for
catching the snarls caused by the breakage of the yarn, our object being to prevent
both thread-wire and snarl catcher from turning out of position.
With this object in view, we bore an angular or inclined hole in the flap board
for the reception of the thread wire and snarl-catcher, in such a manner that they
will be retained firmly in position. The said angular hole extends from the front
of the flap board to about midway of its underside. We now insert into the hole
a wire screwed or unscrewed. That portion of the wire in front of the flap board
is formed into a curl or eye to guide the yarn plim to spindle point, whilst that
portion of the wire, which projects on the underside of the flap-board is bent into
à suitable snarl catcher. The underside of the flap-board is formed with a suitable
groove or slotted recess, the sides of which prevent the wire turning aside.
The next part of our invention relates to what is known as the traveller clearer
and anti-ballooning separator, which is employed for the purpose of reducing the
curve of yarn, especially when building the base of the cop, and for clearing all
the fluff, fly or dirt from the traveller.
We fix on a bar attached to the ring rail, or on the ring rail proper, a standard
or pillar formed at the top with an oval ring, past which the spindle projects.
The ends are thereby prevented from fouling each other, thus facilitating the use
of lighter travellers, softer yarn, and narrower gauge of spindles. Near its base,
the standard or pillar carries a projecting nib or clearer for clearing the traveller.
The said combined traveller clearer and yarn separator move with the ring rail.
The next part of our invention relates to what is known as the self-contained
spindle and bolster. This part of our invention consists in the combination of the
horned spindle bolster and a plug for emptying sediment at bottom of bolster,
thereby ensuring a safe lubrication of all working parts, and a ready means of
emptying all the oil from the spindle tube and bolster, and for catching or prevent-
ing oil escaping.
In carrying out our invention, we make the bolster tube and horn on bolster, the
same height or length with each other, thereby ensuring an equal distribution of
oil.
At the bottom of the spindle bolster we form a hole, and insert into it a plug,
so that when required the oil may be emptied out of the bolster without stopping
the frame. The hole at the bottom of bolster may be tapped to receive a screw
plug or cap, which may have a milled head, or any other suitable stopper or plug
may be employed to plug up the hole.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is an elevation on a reduced scale of our said improvements, as applied
to a ring spinning frame.

page_text: With regard to the first part of our invention, the flap-board A. is bored with an
inclined hole for the reception of our improved thread wire B and snarl catcher C,
which are constructed from one piece of wire as shewn. The said wire may be
screwed into the inclined hole, and the snarl catcher C, which protrudes from the
under face of the flap is prevented from twisting out of position, by projecting
through a groove in the lug D, which holds the snarl-catcher in position. By this
means our improved combined thread wire and snarl catcher are formed out of one
piece of wire, and are materially a great saving in fixing, and are more reliable
when in use, since the snarl catcher cannot turn from its position, and the thread
wire remains in one fixed position.
The next part of our invention has reference to an improved combination of
traveller clearer, and anti-ballooning separator. This part of our invention is
shewn fixed in position in Fig. 1 and also full sized in Figs. 2 and 3 being elevation
and plan views respectively.
The separator we form oval shaped, exactly as shewn, because we find' this shape
greatly reduces the curve of the yarn, especially when building the base of the cop.
The yarn in its circuit round the ring in the course of ballooning by the centri-
fugal action has a tendency to be struck too hard on the abruptly curved oblong or
square shaped guards as usually employed in separators, but by the employment of
the oval shaped ring or guard the curve is reduced, and gradually rises to its
highest point in the centre, and this particular shape we find to produce the best
possible results.
This oval curve is shewn at E in the drawings, and may be provided either with
or without the cross bar F, which is serviceable for spinning course counts for
preventing reaction of the yarn.
A feature of this part of our invention is the combination with the separator of
the traveller clearer in the form of a projecting nib G, which when the separator
is fixed to the ring rail by a set screw stands about an eighth of an inch from the
traveller. The position of this projecting nib will be understood by reference to
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
The next part of our invention relates to an improved combination of a horned
spindle bolster and a plug for emptying the sediment at the bottom of bolster,
thereby ensuring a safe lubrication of all the working parts, and a ready means of
emptying all the oil from the spindle tube, and for catching or preventing oil
from escaping.
This part of our invention will be apparent by reference to Fig. 1 and sectional
detached view Fig. 4, in which H is the horn, J the extension of bolster tube,
formed with a hole at the bottom, and fitted with our improved plug K which may
be screwed thereto, and by the withdrawal of which we can empty all the oil or
sediment from the spindle tube or bolster. Our plug K effectually seals the oil
from escaping by its novel formation, which will be fully understood by reference
to detached sectional view of bolster and horn, Fig. 4. From this view it will be
seen that the horn at the bottom of bolster tube J is formed conical, and our
improved plug K is also formed conical to fit against the same, so that when screwed
up, any possibility of the oil escaping is not permitted.
For the purpose of ensuring an equal distribution of oil we make the bolster
tube and horn on bolster the same height. In detached sectional view Fig. 4, it
will be seen, that the horn H on bolster is the same height as the bolster tube L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. The improved arrangement and combination of thread wire and snarl
catcher, and the method of fastening the same to the flap-board, substantially as
described, and shewn in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
2. The improved arrangement and combination of thread-wire and snarl
catcher, substantially as described and illustrated in Fig. 1.

page_text: 3. The improved combination of traveller clearer and anti-ballooning separator,
substantially as described, and illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
4. In anti-ballooning separators, the formation of an oval shaped ring or guard,
substantially as described and illustrated for the purpose set forth.
5. The construction and arrangement of a horned spindle bolster and plug K
substantially as described and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4 for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 14th day of May 1898.
RICHMOND & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants, 12, Standish Street, Burnley
RICHMOND & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants, 12, Standish Street, Burnley