IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS USED FOR REELING YARNS OR THREADS
Year: 1885

page_text: Yarns or Threads.
We WILLIAM THOMAS STUBBS of Mill Street Ancoats Manchester in the County
of Lancaster Machine Maker and JOHN CORRIGAN of the same place Manager do
hereby declare the nature. of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS USED FOR REELING YARNS OR THREADS to be as follows :—
The first part of our invention relates to the machines known as bobbin-reels
cop-reels or reels and used for reeling yarns or threads and consists in arrangements
by the employment of which the yarn or thread wound upon the swift or fly_is
enabled to be more easily and readily removed therefrom than heretofore-In
carrying this part of our invention into effect we support one of the rails or ribs of
the swift or fly upon arms rigidly secured to the shaft or axle of the swift or fly-
We mount one or more of the rails or ribs of the swift or fly upon arms hinged
upon brackets secured to the shaft or axle of the swift or fly-The rail or rib or
rails or ribs above mentioned are retained in its or their working position or
positions by means of a catch or catches which catch or catches when required
engages or engage with a bracket secured to the shaft or axle of the swift or fly-
We mount the remaining rails or ribs of the swift or fly upon the extremities of
arms capable of being at times turned as will be hereinafter pointed out upon the
shaft or axle of the swift or fly and we maintain the said remaining rails or ribs in
an extended position to receive the yarn or thread in any suitable manner-When
the yarn or thread has been wound upon the swift or fly and it is desired to
remove such yarn or thread from the said swift or fly the catch or catches above
mentioned is or are liberated-The rail or rib or rails or ribs connected to the said
catch or catches is or are then moved towards the axle of the swift or fly and
afterwards the remaining rails or ribs are turned around the axle of the swift or fly
so as to approach the fixed rails or ribs-We are thus enabled to reduce the
cirumference of the swift or fly so that the yarn or thread previously wound thereon
can be more readily removed from the swift or fly than has hitherto been possible.
After the yarn or thread has been removed from the swift or fly the rails or ribs
are returned to their extended position to receive a further quantity of yarn or
thread.
A further part of our invention relates to the machines known as bobbin-reels
cop-reels or reels and used for reeling yarns or threads and consists in arrangements of

page_text: mechanism by means of which we arrest the rotation of the swift or fly when any
one or more of the yarns or threads being wound upon the said swift or fly breaks
or break or is or are absent-In accomplishing the object of this part of our
invention we cause each yarn or thread in its passage to the swift or fly to keep a
piece of metal or wire clear of a bar or rod carried by arms jointed to the frame-
work of the machine which bar or rod is caused by means of a crank or other
suitable apparatus to approach and recede from another bar or rod also carried by
arms jointed to the framework of the machine-To the last-named bar or rod is
connected a lever mounted upon a stud which lever has or is provided with a
projecting part which at times acts upon the ordinary setting on or stop rod of the
machine so as to liberate such setting on or stop rod and permit the driving strap
or band to be transferred from the fast to the loose pulley and by means of a
chain or rod permits a brake to be brought into action to arrest the rotation of the
swift or fly-We mount upon the setting on or stop rod above mentioned arms or
brackets which support an additional rod or bar which we connect by means of a
chain or other suitable means to the brake before referred to-When a yarn or
thread is broken or absent the piece of metal or wire previously kept by such yarn
or thread clear of the bar or rod above mentioned passes into the path of such bar,
or rod the movement of which said bar or rod causes the said piece of metal or wire
to act upon the second named bar or rod above mentioned so as to cause it to
liberate the setting on or stop rod and allow the brake to come into action to arrest
the rotation of the swift or fly-When it is desired to turn the swift or fly to allow
the broken yarn or thread to be pieced or for any other purpose the attendant
traverses the additional rod or bar carried by the setting on or stop rod so as to
cause the brake to cease to act upon the swift or fly when the swift or fly may be
readily turned if desired-When the setting on or stop rod is moved into position
for starting the reel a part connected to the additional rod or bar above mentioned
arrives against a fixed part, which places the said additional rod or bar carried by
the setting on or stop rod in such position that upon the setting on or stop rod
being moved to stop the swift or fly the brake above mentioned will be at liberty
to act so as to arrest the rotation of the swift.
A further part of our invention relates to cop-reels for reeling yarns or threads
from cops the swift or fly of each of which cop-reels may at any time be rotated by
means of a handle which handle is attached either to the shaft of the swift or fly
or, as is usual, to the driving shaft of the machine and this part of our invention
consists in the employment of a weight to counterbalance the weight of the handle
above mentioned By this part of our invention we are enabled to cause the
rotation of the swift or fly to be much more uniform than it has been in cop reels
as hitherto constructed.
Dated this ninth day of Novembar 100R

page_text: We WILLIAM THOMAS STUBES of Mill Street, Ancoats, Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Machine Maker and JOHN CORRIGAN of the same place,
Manager do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY OR APPARATUS USED FOR REELING YARNS OR THREADS and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
"
The first part of our invention relates to the machines known as "bobbin reels,"
cop reels'
or "recls" and used for reeling yarns or threads and consists in
arrangements by the employment of which the yarn or thread wound upon the
swift or fly is enabled to be removed therefrom more easily and readily than
heretofore.
In order that our invention may be understood we hereunto append a drawing
in which drawing Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 an end view of so much of
a swift or fly of a reel as is requisite to show our invention. We support one a. of
the rails or ribs a b c d e f of the swift or fly upon arms g h rigidly secured to the
shaft or axle k of the swift or fly. The rail or rib c is omitted in Fig. 1 to avoid
confusion.
To the rail or rib d of the swift or fly we secure brackets 1 m to each of which
brackets & m by means of a pin is jointed one end of one of the arms n. o. The
remaining ends of the arms no are respectively jointed by means of pins to
brackets p. q secured by bolts 7. 8 to the shaft or axle k of the swift or fly To
the arm n we joint by means of a pin t one end of a rod u the other end of which
rod u passes through an opening formed in a bracket v secured by bolts w x to the
shaft or axle k of the swift or fly. Upon the rod u are formed projections or
catches y z which when in the positions in which they are shown in the drawing
embrace a part of the bracket v Secured to the bracket by means of the
bolt w is a spring 1 the free end of which spring 1 tends to force the rod u in the
direction indicated by the arrow A.
"
We mount the remaining rails or ribs b c e f of the swift or fly upon the
extremities of arms 2. 3. 45 capable of being at times turned as will be herein-
after described, upon the shaft or axle k.
We maintain the rails or ribs b c e f in an extended position in the ordinary
manner by means of the tapes 6. 7. In the drawing the parts are shown in the
positions which they occupy when yarn or thread is being wound around the
swift or Av

page_text: When yarn or thread has been wound upon the swift or fly and it is desired to
remove such yarn or thread from the said swift or fly the rod u is moved in the
slot formed in the bracket vin a direction opposite to that indicated by the
arrow A until the projecting part or catch y is clear of the part v of the bracket v.
The rail or rib d to which the rod u is jointed is then inoved in the direction
indicated by the arrow B and will by means of the arms no be caused to move
towards the shaft or axle k until the inner side of the rail or rib d comes into
contact with the end h¹ of the arm h The tape 7 is then removed from around
the rail or rib a and the rails or ribs bf are turned around the axle k so as to
approach the fixed rail or rib a and cause the rails or ribs c. e. to approach the
rail d.
We are thus enabled to reduce the circumference of the swift or fly so that the
yarn or thread previously wound thereon can be removed from the swift or fly
more readily than has hitherto been possible. After the yarn or thread has been
removed from the swift or fly the rails or ribs b c e f are moved back to their
extended position in which they are retained by the tape 7 being passed around
the rail or rib a. The rail or rib & is then moved in a direction opposite to that
indicated by the arrow B until the projections or catches y z upon the rod u
embrace the part v³ of the bracket v. The projections or catches ye are retained
in position upon the part of the bracket by means of the spring 1.
Although we have only shown and described one rail or rib b as being hinged
or jointed to the shaft or axle k of the swift or fly we would have it understood
that two or more rails or ribs may be mounted in a manner similar to that in
which the rail or rib d is above described and shown as being mounted-We
would have it understood that although we have hereinbefore described and shown
tapes 6. 7. as being employed to maintain the rails or ribs bc e f in their
extended position, any other suitable means may be employed for that purpose.
A further part of our invention relates to "cop-reels" for reeling yarns or
threads from cops, the swift or fly of each of which "cop-reels" may at any
time be rotated by means of a handle which handle is attached either to the shaft
of the swift or fly or as is usual to the driving-shaft of the machine and this part
of our invention consists in the employment of a weight to counterbalance the
weight of the handle above-mentioned. Fig. 3 is a front view and Fig. 4 a side
view of so much of a "cop-reel" as is necessary to illustrate this part of our
invention. 8 is the shaft upon which is mounted the pulley 9 by means of which
the swift or fly is rotated. Fast upon the shaft 8 is secured an arm 10 to which
is secured the handle 11. Upon the boss 12 is formed an extended part 13 The
extended part 13 is made of such weight that it will act as a counterbalance to the
weight of the arm 10 and handle 11.
Although we have shown the handle 11 as being mounted upon a shaft 8 such
handle 11 may be mounted upon the axle of the swift or fly of the "cop-reel."
By this part of our invention we are enabled to cause the rotation of the swift
or fly to be much more uniform than it has been in "cop-reels" as hitherto
constructed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said.
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we would have it
known that the use of arms carrying rails or ribs upon which the yarn or thread
is wound, capable of being turned upon the shaft or axle of the swift or fly forms
no part of our invention as such arrangements are old and well known but we
declare that what we claim is :—
1. The combination of parts substantially as hereinbefore described in reference
to and shown in and by Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing hereunto annexed, for use in
the machines known as "bobbin-reels" "cop-reels" or "reels" and used for reeling
yarns or threads by means of which combination of parts the yarn or thread

page_text: wound upon the swift or fly of each of such machines is enabled to be removed
therefrom more easily and readily than heretofore.
2. For use in the machines known as "cop-reels" and used for reeling yarns or
threads the employment of a weight to counterbalance the weight of the arm 10
and handle 11 substantially as hereinbefore described and shown and thus cause
the rotation of the swift or fly to be much more uniform than it has been in such
machines as hitherto constructed.