IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR DRAWING SPINNING AND TWISTING FIBROUS SUBSTANCES.
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick William Fox of Burley in Wharfedale in the
West Riding of the County of York, Worsted Spinner, and Thomas Coulthard
of Preston in the County of Lancaster, Machinist for an Invention of
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR DRAWING SPINNING
AND TWISTING FIBROUS SUBSTANCES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Frederick William Fox at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 18th July 1882.
FREDERICK WILLIAM Fox of Burley in Wharfedale in the West Riding of the
County of York Worsted Spinner and THOMAS COULTHARD of Preston in the
County of Lancaster Machinist IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
FOR DRAWING SPINNING AND TWISTING FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
This Invention of improvements in machinery or apparatus for drawing
spinning and twisting fibrous substances consists of a peculiar form of adjustable
ring-holder for double flanged rings, and has for its object the more effectual
protection of the traveller from projecting fibres and other foreign substances.
In the accompanying Drawings Fig 1, partly in section, illustrates spinning
apparatus with our invention applied. f shows our improved ring-holder formed
of sheet metal with an inner concentric ring g the top of which is below the top
of the traveller b so as not to interfere with the yarn in its passage to the spool or
tube. C is an ordinary metal cap mounted on a non-rotating spindle D supported
in the bottom rail E. F is a lifting rail supporting the rotating tube d which
carries the bobbin or spool G. H is the ring rail supporting the ring e and the
sheet metal ring-holder formed with its inner concentric ring 7 as above described
and secured to the ring rail H by screws in the usual way.
Fig 2 is a plan view of our improved ring-holder.
We are aware that the use or employment of an inner ring is not new; but all
the inner rings heretofore known to us are so placed that their upper edge is
higher than the top of the traveller and the yarn is caused to rub against this

page_text: upper edge thereby increasing the drag upon the yarn and also the wear and tear
of travellers besides being detrimental to the operation of spinning all which defects
are overcome by the use of our Invention.
Having now described the nature of our said Invention and the manner of
carrying it into practical effect, we would have it understood that what we consider
to be novel and original and therefore, claim as of our invention is as follows
(that is to say):
1. The use or employment of an inner ring whose upper edge is below the top
of the traveller in manner shewn and described for the purpose specified.
2. The sheet metal ring-holder f with its inner concentric ring g substantially as
shewn and described.
3. The combination of a double flanged ring with the sheet metal ring-holder f
and its inner concentric ring g substantially as described for the purpose specified.
In witness whereof, we, the said Frederick William Fox and Thomas
Coulthard have hereunto set our hands and seals this Thirteenth day of
July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.