IMPROVEMENTS IN WARPING MILL BOBBINS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, RICHARD TOPOTT of Walkers Factory, Peverill Street, Radford, in the county
of Nottingham, Beam and Cylinder Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WARPING MILL BOBBINS, to be as follows:-
Heretofore, in warping mills, only one bobbin has been employed at one time,
such bobbin was provided with a fast spindle. My improvements consist in
forming each bobbin without a spindle, and having each end formed of brass
turned up true one end being provided with a projecting circular flange, a hole is
bored out in each end of the bobbin, the barrel or body of the bobbin being formed
of tin plate or brass, any number of bobbins so constructed, I am enabled to place
upon a spindle or axle shaft of suitable length, the projecting circular flange of one
bobbin, pressing close upon the true plain end of the next adjoining bobbin, the
whole being kept in position by a lock nut or nuts on one end of the axle shaft, the
bobbins running perfectly true. By such means twenty or more bobbins may be
employed at the same time, and more work and less waste of material, is effected
than heretofore.

page_text: I, RICHARD TOPOTT of Walkers Factory Peverill Street, Radford, in the county
of Nottingham, Beam and Cylinder Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WARPING MILL BOBBINS and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
Figure 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of one of my improved bobbins
placed end to end with a second bobbin shown in side view both in position on
portion of an axle shaft.
Figure 2 shows a view of the flat end of one such bobbin, and
Figure 3, a longitudinal sectional view of a single bobbin with a short axle shaft
in position for use, when one bobbin only is employed.
My improvements consist in forming each bobbin without a spindle as shown at
Figure 1, and having each end formed of brass turned up true, one end being
provided with a projecting circular flange A, a hole is bored out in each end of the
bobbin, and a key way B shown at Figure 2 cut out to receive a keyed shaft C.
The barrel or body A¹ of the bobbin is formed of tin plate or sheet brass any
number of bobbins so constructed I am enabled to place upon a spindle or axle
shaft C provided with a key its whole length, the projecting circular flange A of
one bobbin pressing close upon the true plain end of the next adjoining bobbin, the
whole being kept in position by a lock nut or nuts on one end of the shaft, the
whole of the bobbins so secured running perfectly true.
When only one bobbin is in use I employ a short axle shaft C¹ shown in the
sectional view Figure 3, which is secured in position by the lock nut shown at
the right end of the Figure. By such means a number of bobbins may be warped
at one time, thus saving considerable time in warping the bobbins and avoiding the
waste heretofore experienced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The construction and employment of an improved warping mill bobbin, sub-
stantially as described and illustrated in the Drawings annexed.
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H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.