Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 30th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 6th May, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
We, LEOPOLD JOSEPH TETLOW, of 64, Elizabeth-Ann Street, Rochdale Road,
Manchester, Mechanic, and THOMAS TETLOW, of 50, Varley Street, Oldham Road,
Manchester, Foreman Dyer, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be
as follows:-
Our invention consists of an improved "ballooning" motion for ring spinning and
doubling frames, and has reference to that class of apparatus used for the purpose
which is characterised by a hinged or pivoted rail with a set of fingers or forks lying
horizontally between the cops, and which as the cops approach completion is tilted
out of the way for doffing. At present such rail, requires to be reset by hand after
each doffing operation, and is only adapted for ring-spinning, and not for doubling,
frames, since it is always made and fixed to work at one definite height.
Now our invention consists in providing the rail with a finger or blade (pre-
ferably curved and of spring metal) which as the rail is tilted for doffing purposes
comes beneath the ring rail, and thus when the ring rail is lowered it presses upon
the said blade and pushing it down automatically returns the finger rail to its.
original position, ready for the next lot of cops.
To allow the rail to work at different heights I provide a slotted bracket at each
end, bolted adjustably to the frame beam, and therefore capable, on slackening and
tightening the bolt or screw which fixes it, of being moved up or down in its end
supports. Such end supports also carry the stops for limiting the radial movements -
of the finger rail.
A further feature of our invention consists in providing the rail with fingers of a
special "fish back" slotted form and making the parts near the end and rail narrow,
so that the "ballooning" takes place at the side of, or within the fingers, instead
of on the top as heretofore, and therefore with a better glaze on
the yarn,
without "fly," and without the yarn being contaminated by dirt lodging on the
fingers.
Dated thin 16th dan
T1000
Improvements in Ring Spinning and Doubling Frames.
We, LEOPOLD JOSEPH TETLOW, of 64, Elizabeth Ann Street, Rochdale Road,
Manchester, Mechanic, and THOMAS TETLOW, of 50 Varley Street, Oldham Road,
Manchester, Foreman Dyer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
Price 8d1

page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention consists of an improved anti-ballooning motion for ring spinning and
doubling frames, and has reference to that class of apparatus used for the purpose
which is characterised by a hinged or pivoted rail with a set of fingers or forks lying
horizontally between the cops, and which as the cops approach completion is tilted
out of the way for doffing: At present such rail requires to be reset by hand
after each doffing operation and is. only adapted for ring-spinning, and not for
doubling frames since it is always made and fixed to work at
height.
On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 illustrates a part plan of our improved
anti-ballooning devices and Fig. 2 a vertical end elevation with one of the sup-
porting brackets removed to 'more clearly shew the manner in which the rail is
mounted.
Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate details.
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one definite
(A) is the rail extending from end to end of the frame and supported at each end
by adjustable brackets (B) fixed to the frame ends (C). Each bracket or support is
formed with a slot (D) to carry or receive the stop (E) for limiting the radial move-
ment of the rail (A) when tilted backwards or forwards. To the said rail (A)
are fixed the fingers (A) which are of the peculiar fish back and loop formation
shewn
The rail ends are so formed as to ride upon a fulcrum (F) forming part of, or
attached by set screw (G) to brackets (B). The normal position of the fingers
whilst spinning. is going on is as shewn in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2. As the ring rail
rises it presses against the underside of the fingers (A*) and eventually tilts the
rail and fingers into the position shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and thus allows of
doffing.
Such tilting of the rail brings the extremity of a finger (H) secured to the rail
immediately below the ring rail as shewn by dotted lines in Fig. 2.consequently upon
the ring rail lowering for the next spinning operation, the pressure of the ring rail
serves to tilt the rail (A) and fingers (A*) back again into the horizontal position
automatically. Each of the fingers (A*) is of the form shown in the drawings which
has peculiar advantages in preventing ballooning, imparting a glaze to the thread and
preventing dust etc. lodging on the fingers.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, we declare that what we claim is: -
1. In anti-ballooning devices for ring spinning & doubling frames, a rail (A) carrying
fingers (A) of the kind described mounted on adjustable fulcrum supports with slots (D)
to receive and carry the stops (E) and a finger (H) secured to the rail (A) as and for the
purposes set forth.
2. The fingers (A*) as and for the purposes set forth..
3. A rail (A) mounted on adjustable fulcrum supports with stops (E) engaging
with slots (D) in said supports, as and for the purposes set forth."
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Dated this 16th day of March 1000
LEOPOLD JOSEPH TETLOW,
THOMAS TETLOW,
by John G. Wilson & Co.
55, Market Street, Manchester, Agents.