and Doubling Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1885

page_text: and Doubling Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
We PETER EADIE of 12 High Street Paisley in the County of Renfrew,
ROBERT EADIE of 9 Victoria Buildings Victoria Street Manchester in the County
of Lancaster and JOHN EADIE of 12 High Street Paisley aforesaid Manufacturera
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN RING SPINNING
MACHINERY USED FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS to be as follows
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Our invention relates to ring spinning machinery used for spinning and doubling
cotton and other fibrous materials and consists in arrangements by which we are
enabled to greatly lessen the strain upon the yarn or thread between the traveller
and the spindle bobbin or cop and to produce a softer and finer yarn or thread than
it has hitherto been possible to produce by ring spinning machinery
In carrying our invention into effect we place the yarn or thread-guide through
or over which yarn or thread-guide the yarn or thread to be spun or doubled passes
from the front rollers to the traveller at such distance above the top of the spindle
that the yarn or thread to be spun or doubled will in its passage from the yarn or
thread-guide above mentioned to the traveller be brought into contact with the
shoulder of the top of the spindle so that the yarn or thread will be carried forward
by the rotation of the spindle and assisted to draw the traveller around the ring
upon which such traveller travels so that the strain upon the yarn or thread
between the traveller and the spindle bobbin or cop will be lessened
In some
cases we form grooves flutes or flattened portions at the upper end of the spindle
which grooves flutes or flattened portions are formed straight curved inclined
or spiral the said grooves flutes or flattened portions tending to cause the spindle
to carry forward the yarn or thread for the purpose above mentioned with greater
certainty
In those ring-spinning-frames in which the yarn or thread as it is spun or
doubled us wound upon a bobbin spool or tube we so place the yarn or thread-guide
through or over which yarn or thread guide the yarn or thread to be spun or
doubled passes from the front rollers to the traveller that the yarn or thread in its
passage from such yarn or thread-guide will be brought into contact with the top
of the bobbin spool or tube upon which the said yarn or thread when spun or

page_text: doubled is wound and by being brought into contact with the top of the said
bobbin spool or tube the said yarn or thread will be carried forward and assisted
to draw the traveller around the ring upon which such traveller travels so that the
strain upon the yarn or thread between the traveller and the bobbin spool or tube
will be lessened-In some cases we form grooves, flutes or flattened portions in the
top of the bobbin spool or tube above mentioned which grooves flutes or flattened
portions may be formed straight curved inclined or spiral and which grooves flutes
or flattened portions will assist the rotation of the bobbin spool or tube in carrying
forward the yarn or thread-In some cases we propose to encase or cover the
portion of the bobbin spool or tube above mentioned which acts upon the yarn or
thread with metal or other suitable material so as to preserve the said portion of
the bobbin spool or tube from injury and in a condition suitable for acting upon
the yarn or thread as above described
We form the yarn or thread-guide above mentioned so that such yarn or thread-
guide may be adjusted vertically and in all directions horizontally so that the said
yarn or thread-guide may be adjusted relatively to the spindle bobbin spool or tube
above mentioned-To enable the said yarn or thread guide to be adjusted as above
described we form such yarn or thread-guide in two parts one of which parts 19
hinged to the framework of the machine and rests upon a part by which the
position of such hinged part may be adjusted vertically and to the said hinged
part we secure by means of screws or other suitable means allowing for adjustment
the other part above mentioned which part consists in a plate provided with an
aperture or notch of suitable shape for the purpose of guiding the yarn or thread-
By means of the screws or other suitable means above referred to the plate above
mentioned may be secured and adjusted in all directions horizontally upon the
hinged part above referred to

page_text: and Doubling Cotton and other Fibrous Materials
We PETER EADIE of 12 High Street Paisley in the County of Renfrew
ROBERT EADIE of 9 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 our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN RING SPINNING
MACHINERY USED FOR SPINNING AMD DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement
Our invention relates to ring-spinning machinery used for spinning and doubling
cotton and other fibrous materials and consists in arrangements by which we are
enabled to greatly lessen the stiain upon the yarn or thread between the traveller
and the spindle, bobbin or cop and to produce a softer and finer yarn or thread
than it has hitherto been possible to produce by ring-spinning machinery
In carrying our invention into effect we place the yarn or thread-guide through
or over which the yarn or thread to be spun or doubled passes from the front
rollers to the traveller, at such distance above the top of the spindle that the yarn
or thread to be spun or doubled will in its passage from the yarn or thread-guide
above mentioned to the traveller be brought into contact with the shoulder of the
top of the spindle so that the yarn or thread will be carried forward by the
rotation of the spindle and assisted to draw the traveller around the ring upon
which such traveller travels so that the strain upon the yarn or thread between the
traveller and the spindle bobbin or cop will be lessened
In order that our invention may be better understood and carried into effect we
will now proceed to more fully describe by the aid of the drawing hereunto
annexed one method by which our invention may be carried into effect-In Fig 1
a is a spindle to be employed in a ring-spinning or ring-doubling machine, for
spinning or doubling cotton or other fibrous material-b is the ring-rail upon
which is mounted the ring c upon which ring c is placed the traveller de e are
the front or delivery rollers-f is the yarn or thread-guide which is carried by the
yarn or thread-guide-board in the usual manner-The yarn or thread guide ƒ may
be of any suitable form but we prefer to form it with a slit g as shown in Fig 2
which is a plan of the portion of such yarn or thread guide which is shown in
Fig 1-The slit g may be formed wider or narrower as may be desired-The slit g
terminates so that the yarn or thread is guided by the yarn or thread-guide f to a
point just above the centre of the upper end of the spindle a so that the yarn or
thread to be spun or doubled in its passage from the front rollers e e to the
traveller d and cop h will be brought into contact with the shoulder a¹ of the top
of the spindle a and carried forward by the rotation of the spindle a and assisted
to draw the traveller d around the ring c so that the strain upon the yarn or
thread between the traveller d and the spindle a and cop h will be lessened.
In some cases we provide the yarn or thread-guide ƒ with slits or openings of the
forms shown in Figs. 2ª and 2.

page_text: In some cases we form grooves flutes or flattened portions at the upper end of
the spindle, which grooves flutes or flattened portions extend downwards any
suitable distance and are formed straight curved inclined or spiral, the said grooves
flutes or flattened portions tending to cause the spindle to carry forward the yarn
or thread for the purpose above mentioned with greater certainty-One arrange-
ment of this modification of our invention is shown in Fig 3 of the drawing
hereunto annexed-In Fig 3, is the spindle the upper end of which is provided
with grooves or flutes k¹ shown in the plans Figs 4 and 5 and in Fig 6 which
18 a side view of the spindle 7 in a position at right angles to that in which it is
shown in Fig 3
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The yarn or thread in its passage from the front or delivery rollers 77 is guided
by the yarn or thread-guide m which may be of any of the forms of yarn or
thread-guide shown in and described in reference to Figs 122 and 2b or of any
other suitable form to a point just above the centre of the top of the spindle, and
passes thence to the traveller n and cop o-As the spindle; rotates the yarn or
thread will be carried forward by one or other of the grooves or flutes k k³ formed
in the upper end of the spindle, and will be thus assisted to draw the traveller n
around the ring p so that the strain upon the yarn or thread between the
traveller n and the spindle, or cop o 18 lessened-Another arrangement of this
modification of our invention is shown in the detached views Figs 7 8 9 and 10
in which Fig 7 18 a side view of the upper end of a spindle-Fig 8 a side view at
right angles to Fig 7 and Figs. 9 and 10 plans of the spindle shown in Figs 7
and 8-The spindle r the upper end r' of which is shown in Figs 7 and 8 instead
of being formed with grooves or flutes is formed with flattened portions 8 8¹-As
the flattened portions 8 8¹ act upon the yarn or thread in a manner similar to that
in which the grooves or flutes ke k¹ shown in Figs 3 4 5 and 6 act upon the yarn
or thread no further description of such flattened portions 8 8¹ will be needed.
In those ring-spinning frames in which the yain or thread as it is spun or
doubled is wound, upon a bobbin spool or tube we so place the yarn or thread-
guide through or over which yarn or thread guide the yarn or thread to be spun
or doubled passes from the front rollers to the traveller that the yain or thread in
its passage from such yarn or thread-guide will be brought into contact with the
top of the bobbin spool or tube upon which the said yarn or thread when spun or
doubled 18 wound and by being brought into contact with the top of the said
bobbin spool or tube the said yarn or thread will be carried forward and assisted
to draw the traveller around the ring upon which such traveller travels so that the
strain upon the yarn or thread between the traveller and the bobbin spool or tube
will be lessened
This portion of our invention is shown by Fig 11 t is a spindle to be employed
in a ring-spinning or ring-doubling machine upon which spindle t is mounted a
bobbin spool or tube u-vis the ring-rail upon which 18 mounted a ring w upon
which is placed a traveller x yy are the delivery rollers and z 18 the yarn or
thread-guide which may be of any of the forms of yarn or thread-guide shewn in
and described in reference to Figs 122 and 2 or of any other suitable form,
through a shit in which yarn or thread-guide the yarn or thread in its passage
from the rollers y y to the traveller a and bobbin spool or tube u passes-We so
place the yarn or thread-guide s above the centre of the top of the bobbin spool or
tube u that the yarn or thread will be brought into contact with the shoulder
of the top of the bobbin spool or tube u and be carried forward by the rotation of
the bobbin spool or tube u and assisted to draw the traveller around the ring w
so that the strain upon the yarn or thread between the traveller and the bobbin
spool or tube u will be lessened
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In some cases we form grooves flutes or flattened portions in the top of the
bobbin spool or tube above mentioned which grooves flutes or flattened portions may
be formed straight curved inclined or spiral and which grooves flutes or flattened
portions will assist the rotation of the bobbin spool or tube in carrying forward
the yarn or thread-One arrangement of this modification of our invention is
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shown in Figs 12 and 13 in which figures 1 is the bobbin spool or tube the upper
end of which we form with grooves or flutes 2 which grooves or flutes 2 will assist
the rotation of the bobbin spool or tube 1 in carrying forward the yarn or thread
Although in Figs 12 and 13 we have only shown one form of groove or flute we
would have it understood that the bobbin spool or tube 1 may be provided with
grooves flutes or flattened portions of any other form which grooves flutes or
flattened portions may be formed straight curved inclined or spiral
In some cases we encase or cover the portion of the bobbin spool or tube above
mentioned which acts upon the yarn or thread with metal or other suitable material
so as to preserve the said portion of the bobbin spool or tube from injury and in
a condition suitable for acting upon the yarn or thread as above described―This
modification of our invention is shown by Fig 14 which is an elevation in section
of so much of a bobbin spool or tube as is requisite to illustrate this modification of
our invention
In Fig 14 18 shown the upper portion of the bobbin spool or tube 3 which upper
portion of the bobbin spool or tube 3 we provide with a case or cover 4 formed of
metal or other suitable material and secured to the bobbin spool or tube 3 in any
suitable manner-The case or cover 4 preserves the upper end of the bobbin spool
or tube 3 from injury and in a condition suitable for acting upon the yarn or
thread as previously described
The outer surface of the case or cover 4 may be smooth or provided with
grooves flutes or flattened portions like those previously described in reference to
Figs 12 and 13
A further portion of our invention relates to the yarn or thread-guides used in
conjunction with the above described arrangements, and consists in forming such
yarn or thread-guides so that each of such yarn or thread-guides may be adjusted
vertically and in all directions horizontally relatively to the spindle bobbin spool
or tube in conjunction with which it is used-This portion of our invention 18
shown by Figs 15 and 16-Fig 15 being a side elevation partly in section and
Fig 16 a plan of our arrangement of yarn or thread-guide
In Figs 15 and 16-5 18 the yarn or thread-guide-board which is connected to
the frame work of the ring-spinning or ring-doubling machine
To the yarn or thread-guide-board 5 a part 6 is connected by means of the
hinge 7-The yarn or thread-guide 8 is secured to the part 6 by means of
the screws 9 10 which pass through holes or slots formed through the yarn or
thread-guide 8 By means of the screws 9 10 and holes or slots formed through
the yarn or thread-guide 8 the yarn or thread-guide 8 may be secured in position
and adjusted in any direction horizontally upon the part 6 11 is a screw screwed
into the yarn or thread-guide-board 5 against the bead 11 of which screw 11 the
part 6 abuts By the screw 11 being screwed further into the yarn or thread-
guide-board 5 or the head 11 of the screw 11 being caused to project further from
the yarn or thread-guide-board 5 the yarn or thread-guide 8 may be adjusted
vertically relatively to the top of the spindle-When it is desired to doff or remove
the cop bobbin spool or tube from the spindle the yarn or thread-guide 8 and
part 6 may be turned upwards into the position indicated by the dotted lines A
in Fig 15 or the part 6 may be turned still further in the direction indicated by
the arrow B
We would point out in reference to all the arrangements of our invention shown
in and described in reference to Figs 1 to 11 inclusive of the drawing hereunto
annexed that the yarn or thread-guide must as is usual be arranged so that it may
be turned clear of the top of the spindle bobbin spool or tube to allow the cop
bobbin spool or tube to be doffed or removed from the spindle
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
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1 For use in ring-spinning and ring-doubling machines the arrangements herein-
before described whereby the shoulder or upper end of the revolving spindle

page_text: bobbin spool or tube is caused to assist the yarn or thread being spun or doubled
in carrying the traveller around the ring and thereby lessen the strain upon the
yarn or thread between the traveller and the spindle cop bobbin spool or tube
upon which the yarn or thread is wound when spun or doubled which arrange-
ments consist in so adjusting the yarn or thread-guide in position relatively to the
spindle that the yarn or thread in its passage from the delivery rollers of the ring-
spinning or ring-doubling machine will be caused to come in contact with the
shoulder or upper end of the spindle bobbin spool or tube substantially as herein-
before described
2 For use in ring-spinning and ring-doubling machines in which the shoulder
or upper end of the revolving spindle bobbin spool or tube is caused to assist the
yarn or thread in carrying the traveller around the ring and thereby lessen the
strain upon the yarn or thread between the traveller and the spindle cop bobbin
spool or tube upon which the yarn or thread 18 wound when spun or doubled;
grooves flutes or flattened partions formed in or upon the shoulder or upper end
of the spindle bobbin spool or tube by which grooves flutes or flattened portions
the shoulder or upper end of the spindle bobbin spool 01 tube is enabled to more
readily assist the yarn or thread being spun or doubled in carrying the traveller
around the ring, such grooves flutes or flattened portions being formed and
arranged substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in and by the drawing
herennto annexed
8 For use in ring-spinning and ring-doubling machines the arrangements
herein before described whereby the yarn or thread-guide is enabled to be adjusted
vertically and in all directions horizontally in order that the yarn or thread being
spun or doubled may be caused to come in contact with the shoulder or upper end
of the spindle bobbin spool or tube for the purpose hereinbefore described which
arrangements consist in the slots or holes formed in the yarn or thread-guide 8
screws 9, 10 passing respectively through the said slots or holes formed in the
yarn or thread-guide 8, part 6, hinge 7 and screw 11 all constructed arranged used
and operating substantially as herein before described in reference to and shown in
and by Figs 15 and 16 of the drawing hereunto annexed