AN IMPROVED TUBING APPARATUS FOR MULES
Year: 1884

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We, GEORGE PICKFORD, Mule Overlooker of Leigh Street, and JOHN RAYNER
Joiner of Primrose Bank, both of Oldham in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this our invention for. ""AN IMPROVED TUBING APPARATUS
FOR MULES," to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is the construction of an improved tubing apparatus
for Mules whereby the cop tubes can be put on to the spindles with greater
certainty and speed than heretofore.
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In carrying out our invention as applied, to the existing tube box, we dispense
with the wooden rib or, bar which holds the tubes in the box, and substitute a
metallic pláte hinged close to the edge of the tube box and when closed lying
in contact or nearly in contact with the tube box. The metallic plate before
mentioned is notched or slotted at suitable intervals, opposite, the spindles, such
notches or slots being of sufficient width and depth to pass the spindles but to
retain or hold up the tubes.
When using our invention the tube box is turned over the spindles in the usual
manner, the spindles pass through the slots and enter the tubes for some distance
the metallic plate is then allowed to fall down liberating the,cop tubes.
The essential feature in this our invention is thus the slotted or notched plate.
which permits the spindles to enter the cop tubes some distance before such tubes
are released. A thumb-piece is formed on the plate to release it at the proper, time
and also a locking button or bolt, to lock the tubes into the box for cleaning purposes,
and we fix a stud or bracket to the side of the tube box to prevent the box being.
strained when lying against the carriage.
The metallic plate may be arranged to slide back to release the cop tubes instead
of being hinged This improved tube box also possesses the advantage of being
more readily accomodated to the faller sickles.
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page_text: We GEORGE PICKFORD, Mule Overlooker of Leigh Street and JOHN RAYNER,
Joiner of Primrose Bank, both of Oldham in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention of "AN IMPROVED TUBING APPARATUS FOR
MULES," 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 object. of this invention is the construction of an improved tubing
apparatus" for mules whereby the Cop Tubes can be put on to the spindles with
greater certainty and speed than heretofore.
And in order that this our said invention may be more readily understood and
carried into practical effect we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings,
illustrative of our improvements and will now proceed to describe the same with
the assistance of the letters of reference marked upon the various Figures.
Fig 1 is a front view and Fig 2 an end view of our improved tubing apparatus
for Mules. Fig 3 is a front sectional view of Fig 1 and Fig 4 a section of Fig 3.
In carrying out our invention as applied to the existing tube box a we dispense
with the wooden rib or bar, which holds the tubes in the box, and substitute a
metallic plate b, hinged close to the edge of the tube box a and when closed as seen
in Fig 3 and 4 lying in contact or nearly in contact with such tube box. This
metallic plate 6 is notched or slotted opposite each spindle such notches or slots
marked c being of sufficient width and depth to pass the spindles & but to retain
or hold up the tubes e as seen more clearly in Fig 3. When using our invention
the Cop box is turned over the spindles d in the usual manner the spindles pass
through the slots c and enter the tubes e for some distance until their tops reach the
guard for for a less distance if desired, the metallic plate b is then allowed to fall
down to the position indicated in Figs 1 and 2 so liberating the Cop tubes e.
The essential feature in this our invention is thus the slotted or notched plate b
which permits the spindles to enter the Cop tubes e some distance before the said
tubes are released. A thumb piece g is formed on the plate to release it at the proper
time and also a locking button or bolt h to lock the tubes into the box.
This improved tube-box also possesses the advantage of being more readily
accomodated to the faller sickles.
We fix a stud or bracket to the sides of the tube box to prevent the box being
strained when lying against the carriage.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim as our improvements in tubing apparatus for mules, is as follows
The use and application of a notched plate for supporting the cop tubes mounted
and operating substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
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JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for Applicants.