Improvements in or relating to Spinning Mules and Twiners.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Oct., 1895-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Spinning Mules and Twiners.
I, JAMES ROBERT WAIN, of 101 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, in the County
of Lancaster, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the changes in headstocks in spinning mules and
twiners, and the object of my invention is to simplify the change mechanism
which operates the traverse, both inwardly and outwardly, of the mule carriage
and rollers. I attain this object by the means hereinafter described reference being
made to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 represents a front
view of the mechanism constituting my invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan of the same,
in combination with the ordinary clutch box as a that is fitted to the back shaft
for the purpose of changing the traverse of the mule carriage, and the clutch box b
fitted on the front roller for the purpose of arresting the delivery of
In this
invention, for the purpose of effecting the changes in drawing in and out of carriage,
I connect a bell crank lever c to the clutch box a: To the free end c¹ of said bell
crank lever I attach a plain change rode that is arranged in the ordinary manner,
so that the fallers may come in contact therewith when the mule carriage is near
the end of the outward traverse, and by these means cause the clutch a to be drawn
back out of gear, at the same time the bell crank lever c engages with a weighted
catch c fitted to the side of the headstock.
yarn.
On the inward run of the carriage the aforesaid catch is knocked off by the fallers,
which thereby releases the bell crank lever c, and the clutch a is again placed in gear
by the spring that is attached to the bell crank leverf which is placed below the
clutch.
The drawing up friction lever d which controls the band and friction dish pulley m
is actuated by the bell crank lever f which may be placed in either a vertical or a
horizontal position.
If said lever is placed in a vertical position, the upper portion of the lever d
may be curved: When the clutch box a is going in gear, the lever f which is
connected therewith, raises the curved end d¹ of the lever d and thereby places said
lever out of gear, and when the clutch box a is placed out of gear the reverse
operation is effected.
The front roller clutch bis operated in like manner by levers similar in form and
arrangement to those hereinbefore described for operating the clutch box a.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1895.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
69 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
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Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Spinning Mules and Twiners.
I, JAMES ROBERT WAIN, of 101 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, in the County
of Lancaster, Mechanic, 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 :-
This invention relates to the changes in headstocks in spinning mules and

page_text: twiners the object of my invention is to simplify the change mechanism which
operates the traverse both inwardly and outwardly of the mule carriage and
rollers.
I attain this object by the means hereinafter described, reference being made to
the accompanying sheet of drawings which represents a plan of a headstock in
which the mechanism constituting my invention is shown applied in combination
with the ordinary clutch boxes that are employed for changing the traverse of the
mule carriage, and for arresting the delivery of yarn.
In this invention for the purpose of effecting the changes in drawing in and out
of carriage, I connect the central portion of a bell crank lever c to the side of a
headstock as a by means of a bracket d which is secured thereto : I connect one
arın c' of said lever to the catch box bon the back shaft by means of a filbo j
which is attached to said lever and swivels in a groovej formed on the catch box;
the remaining arm 2 is passed through the frame side and is connected to a tension
spring that is secured to the frame.
I connect the central portion of a bell crank lever as e to the side of the headstock
frame a by means of a bracket d' which is secured thereto, one arm e¹ of said lever
engages with the free end of the lever c: the remaining arm 2 passes through the
frame side under the latch q, and is connected to the change rod f.
I connect the central portion of a bell crank lever to the frame a by means of
a bracket d².
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I connect one arm of said lever to the front roller catch box k and also to a tension
spring n that is secured to the frame: The remaining arm 2 passes under a latch.ql
and is connected to the change rod f¹: the fallers g and g' which are arranged in
the ordinary manner come into contact with projections at the outer ends of the
change rods when the mule carriage is near the end of the outward traverse and
thereby cause the levers c and to pull out the catch boxes band k at the same
time placing the arm e² of the lever e in contact with the latch q, and the arm 1 of
the lever in contact with the latch g' which by these means keeps the catch
boxes and out of gear until the inward movement of the carriage when the
latches and q' are litted by the action of the fallers and g which run in with the
carriage, and the tension springs and n acting on the arms of the levers c and
will place the catch boxes in gear ready for the next outward movement of the
carriage.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
In spinning mules and twiners the combination with the ordinary clutch boxes
that are employed for changing the traverse of the mule carriage and for arresting
the delivery of yarn, of bell crank lever mechanism that is connected with change
rods and actuated by the fallers in the manner and for the purpose substantially as
herein before described.
Dated this 1st day of Coroner EXUA
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THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.