Improvements connected with the Spindles of Spinning and Twisting Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1898-Accepted, 20th May, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Spindles of Spinning and Twisting
Machines.
A communication to me from ERNST FRIEDRICH KRAFFT, of the Spinnerei St.
Blasien, of St. Blasien, Grand-Duchy of Baden, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards and Co., Chartered Patent Agents
and Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following state-
ment, and accompanying drawing, that is to say:―
This invention relates to improvements in the thread guides upon the spindles
of spinning and twisting machines, of the kind described and shewn in the Specifi-
cation of Letters Patent granted to me (as a communication from The St. Blasien
Spinning Mill Company, of St. Blasien, Baden, in the Empire of Germany), dated
February 28th A.1). 1891, and numbered 3674, and it has for its object to provide
a guide of greater strength than the guides heretofore used (as described and
shewn in the said former specification), and with which all kinds of yarns may be
worked.
In the accompanying drawing which is in illustration of the invention,
Figure 1 is a view of a spindle provided with the improved thread guide.
Figure 2 is a view, upon a larger scale, partly in section, shewing the improved
guide.
Figure 3 is a plan of the latter.
The S-shaped wire thread guide heretofore ordinarily used (as shewn in the
said former specification) is replaced in the present invention by a disc c which
can revolve freely and is provided with two perforations e connected by means of
two slits d with the periphery of the disc, whereby a kind of ear is formed on
each side. The parts f are slightly curved downwardly, in order to facilitate
the introduction of the yarn.
Excepting the improved guide the spindle does not possess novel features
as compared with that described in the said former specification. It is provided
with longitudinal grooves g adapted to receive the projections of the socket a,
sliding on the spindle. The thread or yarn to be spun or twisted is brought down
from a pair of feeding rollers arranged above the spindle in the usual way.
It then passes through the loose thread guide c, which can revolve freely, then
past the edge of the usual guiding disc below to the cop which is formed upon the
spindle.
As compared with the old thread guide the improved one has the advantage,
that it is much stronger, whilst with it all kinds of yarn may be worked, and it
may be equally applied in spinning and in twisting.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A thread guide for spindles of spinning machines, consisting of a disc (c) pro-
vided with two perforations (e) which are connected with the periphery of said
disc by two slits (d) the parts (f) being slightly curved downwardly, substantially
as described and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of Fahmiom
1900
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 & 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.