Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1887
Complete Left, 21st Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 25th May, 1888
We PETER EADIE of 12 High Street Paisley in the county of Renfrew, ROBERT
EADIE of Victoria Buildings, Victoria Street, Manchester in the county of Lancaster
and JOHN EADIE of 12 High Street Paisley aforesaid Manufacturers do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows
:-
Our invention consists in arrangements of apparatus by the employment of which
the rotation of the spindles employed in machinery or apparatus for preparing,
spinning and doubling cotton and other fibrous materials may be retarded or arrested
when required to be retarded or arrested.
According to our invention we mount an eccentric or cam between each pair of
the spindles employed in machinery or apparatus for preparing, spinning and doubling
cotton and other fibrous materials the rotation of which spindles is required at times
to be retarded or arrested. We mount the eccentric or cam above-mentioned upon
a pin eccentric to the axis of and formed upon or secured to a stud secured by means
of a set-screw or in any other suitable manner to the spindle rail or other convenient
part of or attached to the machine or apparatus for preparing, spinning or doubling
cotton or other fibrous material. The eccentric or cam above referred to is capable of
being turned upon the pin above mentioned for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to.
In order that the eccentric or cam above-mentioned may be turned when required
we provide such eccentric or cam with a suitable lever or handle by means of which
lever or handle the said eccentric or cain may be turned when required. Mounted
upon the eccentric or cam above referred to is a plate or bar the ends of which we
form concave or recessed. By turning the eccentric or cam above mentioned in one

page_text: may
direction or the other one or other end of the plate or bar above referred to be
caused to arrive against one or other of the spindles between which the eccentric or
cam above mentioned is situate or against the wharve or pulley or a collar, disc or
plate upon one or other of such spindles and retard or arrest the rotation of one
or other of such spindles. By moving the stud above mentioned in a suitable manner
the eccentric or cam above referred to may be adjusted vertically and horizontally
in relation to the pair of spindles between which such eccentric or cam is situate or in
relation to the wharves or pulleys or collars, discs or plates upon such spindles.
Dated this Twentieth day of July 1887.
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Carlton Chambers,
18, St. Ann's Street, Manchester,
Agent to the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Retarding or Arresting the Rotation
of the Spindles Employed in Machinery or Apparatus for
Preparing, Spinning, and Doubling Cotton and other Fibrous
Materials.
We PETER EADIE of 12 High Street Paisley in the county of Renfrew, ROBERT
EADIE of Victoria Buildings, Victoria Street Manchester in the county of Lancaster
and JOHN EADIE of 12 High Street Paisley aforesaid Manufacturers, 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:-
Our invention consists in arrangements of apparatus by the employment of which
the rotation of the spindles employed in machinery or apparatus for preparing,
spinning and doubling cotton and other fibrous materials may be retarded or arrested
when required to be retarded or arrested.
According to our invention we mount an excentric or cam between each pair of the
spindles employed in machinery or apparatus for preparing, spinning and doubling
cotton and other fibrous materials the rotation of which spindles is required at times
to be retarded or arrested. We mount the excentric or cam above mentioned upon a
pin excentric to the axis of and formed upon or secured to a stud secured by means
of a set-screw or in any other suitable manner to the spindle-rail or other convenient
part of or attached to the machine or apparatus for preparing, spinning or doubling
cotton or other fibrous material. The excentric or cam above referred to is capable
of being turned upon the pin above mentioned for a purpose to be hereinafter referred
to. In order that the excentric or cam above mentioned may be turned when
required we provide such excentric or cam with a suitable lever or handle by means
of which lever or handle the said excentric or cam may be turned when required.
Mounted upon the excentric or cam above referred to is a plate or bar the ends of
which we form concave or recessed. By turning the excentric or cam above men-
tioned in one direction or the other one or other end of the plate or bar above referred
to may be caused to arrive against one or other of the spindles between which the
excentric or cam above mentioned is situate or against the wharve or pulley or a
collar, disc or plate upon one or other of such spindles, and retard or arrest the
rotation of one or other of such spindles.
By moving the stud above mentioned in a suitable manner the excentric or cam
above referred to may be adjusted vertically or horizontally in relation to the pair of
spindles between which such excentric or cam is situate or in relation to the wharves
or pulleys or collars, dises or plates upon such spindles.
Our invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is an
elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of so much of a machine for spinning or doubling cotton
or other fibrous material as is necessary to illustrate our invention. Figs. 3, 5 and 7
are elevations and Figs. 4, 6 and 8 are plans showing separated from each other
certain portions of that which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and Fig. 9 is an elevation

page_text: partly in section taken at right angles to Fig 1, showing certain of the parts shown
in Fig. 1. The same letters of reference are applied to corresponding parts throughout
the whole series of figures.
In the accompanying drawing a is the spindle-rail of the machine for spinning or
doubling cotton or other fibrous material in which spindle-rail a are mounted
spindles b, . A portion only of the spindle-rail a is shown in the said drawing.
Between each pair of spindles employed we form a hole in the spindle-rail a in which
hole we mount a stud e secured in position in the spindle-rail a by means of a screw d.
Upon the upper part of the stud c is formed a pine of smaller diameter than the
other part of the stud c. We cause the pin e to be excentric with regard to the
stud c.
We mount upon the pine the excentric or cam
cam f with a lever or handle f¹ by means of which
turned when required upon the pin e.
Mounted upon the excentric or cam f is a plate
we form concave or recessed.
and we provide the excentric or
the excentric or cam ƒ may be
or bar g the ends g', g² of which
The plate or bar g is supported upon a collar formed upon the excentric or
cam f. When the excentric or cam f is in the position in which it is shown in
Figs. 1, 2 and 9 of the accompanying drawing the end g¹ of the plate or bar gis
clear of the wharve or pulley 2 of the spindle and the end g² of the plate or bar g
is clear of the wharve or pulley 63 upon the spindle b¹. When it is desired to retard
or arrest the rotation of the spindle the excentric or cam f is turned by means
of the lever or handle f¹ in the direction indicated by the arrow A when the end g
of the plate or bar g will arrive against the pulley or wharve 62, and the rotation of
the spindle may be retarded or arrested as may be desired. If it be desired to
retard or arrest the rotation of the spindle the excentric or cam is turned by
means of the lever or handle in the direction opposite to that indicated by the
arrow A when the end g² of the plate or bar y will arrive against the pulley or
wharve 63 and the rotation of the spindle may be retarded or arrested as may be
desired.
If the screw d be slackened the stud c may be adjusted vertically and by turning
the stud c upon its axis the excentric or cam and the plate or bar g may be
adjusted horizontally in relation to the wharves or pulleys 62, 63 upon the spindles b, b'.
A nick or notch h is formed in the stud c in order that the turning of such stud c upon
its axis may be readily accomplished.
We have shown the ends g, g² of the plate or bar g as being arranged to act against
the wharves or pulleys 62, 63 upon the spindles b, but the ends g', g² of the plate or
bar g may act against collars, discs or plates upon the spindles.
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 :-
The combination of the stud c, pin e, excentric or cam f, lever or handle f¹ and
plate or bar g all arranged, employed and operating for the purposes and substantially
in the manner hereinbefore described in reference to and indicated in and by the
accompanying drawing.