Improved Means of Supplying Water or other Liquid in Wet Spinning, Twisting, or other Frames.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Supplying Water or other Liquid in Wet
Spinning, Twisting, or other Frames.
JAMES CLELAND, Drumaness Ballynahinch Co. Down Ireland Mechanic do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates primarly to wet spinning frames for flax and similar fibres
in which a supply of water, or other liquid, is conducted to the drawing or
retaining rollers by means of a perforated supply pipe extending over all the rollers,.
and consists of an improved and simple means of regulating the supply to each set.
of bosses on the rollers.
The method is also applicable to any other frame or machine requiring a supply
of water or other liquid for any similar purpose.
The supply to each, or any part where it is required is regulated by inserting.
into the supply pipe a very simple valve at each place where a supply of water or
other liquid is required.
This valve consists of a piece of round brass wire about " diameter and 1 inch
long, having a screw thread on it for about two thirds of its length; one end is
gradually tapered to a point, the other end is prepared to receive a small circular
brass disc by which to turn it.
The supply pipe is bored and tapped (or threaded) in the top side, into which.
threaded hole above valve will screw, thereby sealing it, and on the bottom side,
and opposite the threaded hole is bored a smaller hole into which the tapered end
of valve passes, and when screwed far enough seals it too. By screwing or
unscrewing this valve the bottom hole in supply pipe is closed or opened at will.
To prevent the vibration caused by motion of machine from changing position
of valve when adjusted 1 employ a spiral spring encircling that part of valve
outside and above supply pipe, one end of which presses on the top side of supply
pipe and the other end on the under side of disc.
Dated this 24th day of December 1895.
CT AT ATD
JAMES CLELAND.
Improved Means of Supplying Water or other Liquid in Wet
Spinning, Twisting, or other Frames.
I, JAMES CLELAND of Drumaness, Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland,.
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 primarly to wet spinning frames for flax and similar fibres,
in which a supply of water or other liquid is conducted to the drawing or retaining
rollers by means of a perforated supply pipe extending over all the rollers, and
consists of an improved and simple means of regulating the supply to each set of
bosses on the rollers.

page_text: The method is also applicable to any other frame or machine requiring a supply
of water or other liquid for any similar purpose.
The supply to each or any part where it is required is regulated by inserting
into the supply pipe a very simple valve at each place where a supply of water
or other liquid is required.
Such being the nature and object of this my invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation of rollers and appliances in position for supplying
liquid.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation partly in section showing supply pipe and valve.
Fig. 3. is a sectional elevation of supply pipe, valve being in elevation.
The appliance comprises a main supply pipe 1, through which at intervals of its
length holes are bored in the top side and tapped (or threaded) to receive valve 2,
which having a corresponding thread, when screwed in seals said hole, and in the
bottom side and opposite the tapped (or threaded) hole in said pipe is bored a
smaller hole 5 into which the tapered end of valve passes, and when screwed down
far enough seals it too. On the part of the valve 2 above supply pipe 1 and
between it and disc 4 is placed a spiral spring 3 to ensure valve remaining in the
position set.
By screwing and unscrewing valve 2 the opening 5 can be lessened or increased
at will and so regulate the supply of liquid dripping therefrom to the rollers or
other parts of machine.
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 :-
Supplying and regulating the supply of liquid to wet spinning, twisting, or other
frames, by means of the improved appliances herein described and illustrated by
drawings, comprising in combination a main supply pipe and valve with suitable
means of opening and closing same.
Dated this 7th day of February 1896.
JAMES CLELAND.