IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY, FOR SPINNING COTTON, SILK, WOOL, FLAX, OR OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES, AND IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING SUCH MACHINERY.AL
Year: 1874

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Revell, of Dukinfield, in the County of
Chester, Contractor, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY,
FOR SPINNING COTTON, SILK, WOOL, FLAX, OR OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES,
AND IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING SUCH MACHINERY.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Revell at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the.
9th November 1874.
⚫I, JOSEPH REVELL, of Dukinfield, in the County of Chester, Contractor;
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING COTTON, SILK, WooL, FLAX, OR OTHER FIBROUS
SUBSTANCES, AND IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING SUCH MACHINERY," to be as
follows:-

page_text: In another arrangement of collars or bolsters for slubbing, roving, or
other frames I fix a long collar in a bracket which supports or is
attached to the footstep, the upper end of such collar being made to
receive a retaining oil tube intended for lubricating the fixed tube on
the spindle: On the lower part of the long collar or on the bracket is
fixed an oil cup for lubricating the traversing collar attached to the
lifting rail or carrier.
A further improvement in bolsters or collars consists in casting to
each collar an elbow which is bolted to the lifting rail, such elbow being
also furnished with a set screw for adjustment.
Another improvement consists in making and adapting the lifting or
traversing rail of angle, T, or other shaped iron, punched or drilled to
receive the last-named collars.
Another improvement in collars consists in forming them with an oil
chamber and retaining oil tube in which revolves the bobbin wheel or
braid.
My improvements in bobbin wheels or braids consists in casting them
with the bottom end elongated or with a tube fixed therein which works
in the socketed collar before named.. For lubricating collars and spindles
of some kinds the bobbin wheels are chambered at the top and are pro-
vided with loose covers. In the chamber of the bobbin wheel I place a
metal oil cup having one or more pointed studs which fit loosely in slots
cut in the collar, and in the said cup I place washers or rings of metal,
or metal and cloth, or felt, or alternate layers of each or all of them for
the purpose of lubricating both the spindle and bobbin wheel or braid.

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Ninth day of November, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the
thirty-eighth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said Joseph Revell, Her special
license that I, the said Joseph Revell, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Joseph Revell, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time. agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY FOR SPINNING COTTON, SILK, WOOL, FLAX, OR OTHER FIBROUS
SUBSTANCES, AND IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING SUCH MACHINERY," upon the
condition (amongst others) that I, the said Joseph Revell, my execu-
tors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their,
or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to
be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent
Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the date
of the said Letters Patent.
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NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Joseph Revell, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement, reference being had to the Figures on the
accompanying Sheet of Drawings, and to the letters of reference marked
thereon (that is to say) :-
The object of this Invention is to economize the wear and tear of
spindles, flyers, and bearings-in connection therewith, also bobbin wheels
or braids, and to economize oil and manual labour, and consists chiefly
in improvements on the Invention for which Letters Patent were granted
to me, dated November Fourteenth, One thousand eight hundred and
seventy-three, No. 3079.
The first part of my Invention consists in fixing on the spindles of
throstles, doublers, mules, winding frames, and on other spindles
revolving at a great speed, metal tubes or collars, such collars
or
tubes

page_text: revolving with the spindles in oil sockets or chambers formed either
separately or placed in oil troughs, thus preventing any friction whatever
on the spindles, there being in the bolsters, or collars, or in the troughs
retaining oil tubes which act as bolsters against which the fixed tubes on
the spindles revolve. On the accompanying Sheet of Drawings Figs. 1
and 3 are sections and Figs. 2 and 4 plans shewing the mode of applying
this part of my Invention to mule and other spindles, and in the Figures
the spindle is marked a, the retaining tube bolster 6, the bolster rail c,
and the tube or collar fixed to the spindle d; the retaining tube bolster
is fixed or screwed tight in an oil trough e, the interior of the bolster
being of larger diameter than the spindle, and it is the interior of the
tube or collar d that revolves against the outside of the bolster 6 which
retains the oil in the trough, and on the top of the trough are placed
suitable covers f to prevent the entrance of fluke and dirt.
The next part of my Invention consists in attaching to the upper part
of the flyers of spindles where required a balance weight or ring of metal,
shew in Figs. 5 and 6, eccentrically bored and fastened by a set screw,
the object of such being to balance or obviate any unsteadiness of
motion in the spindles when revolving at a high rate of speed.
The next part of my improvements, shewn in Fig. 7, consists in casting
the footsteps of spindles with an enlarged oil chamber g formed by a
cored mould, and in this chamber is cast a raised stud / upon which the
spindle revolves.
In another arrangement, shewn in Fig. 8, the footstep is cast in two
parts k, l, the upper part k being chambered for oil and connected with
the lower part 1 by a lock nut m and screwed stud h upon which the
spindle revolves.
.
In another arrangement, shewn in Fig. 9, the footstep is made in two
parts k, l, the upper part fitting tightly into the lower part, which is
cast with a raised stud / on which the bottom of the spindle revolves.
In another arrangement, shewn in Figs. 10 and 11, where spindles
are not far apart, a number of steps are cast together in the form of a
metal channel or trough of any convenient length with a raised bed or
centres, the trough being provided with a loose moveable cover having
thickened parts or bosses n to form the lateral bearings; and in another

page_text: arrangement, shewn in Figs. 12, 13, and 14, where spindles are not far
apart, the oil trough o which is placed in or on the spindle step rail, and
is made of sheet, cast, or rolled metal of convenient lengths, and made.
to fit and receive one or more castings or lengths of rolled metal p to.
reach to as many spindles as may be convenient, and these castings or
lengths of rolled metal which have three sides combine the vertical and.
lateral bearings, and also form the covers for the oil in the troughs.
In another arrangement of stationary collars or bolsters for slubbing,"
roving, throstle, or other frames, I fix or cast in each case a long collar in.
a bracket which supports or is attached to the footstep, the upper end of
such collar being made to receive a metal bush or tube of brass or anti-
friction metal, and on the lower part of the long collar or on the bracket
is fixed an oil cup for lubricating the bobbin wheel or braid and the
traversing collar attached to the lifting rail or carrier. This arrange-
ment of long collars is shewn in Figs. 15 and 16, in which the long
collár q, q, is either fixed in the bracket or the bracket » cast to it, so
that when the intervening part between s; 8; is cut or sawn away, the
two parts q, q, shall be perfectly in line or parallel with each other.
The interior of the long collar q is of larger diameter than the exterior
of the spindlet which only bears against the interior of the bush or oil
tube u at the top of the collar q, and in the footstep h at the bottom of
the spindle; and on the long collar or on the bracket is fixed the oil
cup containing oil for lubricating the traversing guide or collar to and
the bobbin braid or wheel, which is marked j.
A further improvement in traversing bolsters or collars, also shewn in
Figs. 15 and 16, consists in casting to each traversing guide or collar w
an elbow, which is bolted to the lifting rail z, such elbow being also
furnished with set screws y for adjustment, the lifting or traversing rail
. being made of T; angle, or other shaped iron, having countersunk holes
at the proper distances apart to receive the lower set screws or the upper
ones, if desired, which act as centres or axes for adjustment.
Another improvement in long collars, shewn in Fig. 17, consists in
forming the upper part with a retaining oil tube and oil socket, in which
the fixed tube d on the spindle revolves.
Another improvement in connection with bobbin braids or wheels,

page_text: chamber or in an oil trough made to reach as many spindles as con-
venient, and in the Figure the chamber or trough is marked e, the cover;
of the trough, the bobbin braid or wheel j, and the collar b, the bottom
of which is passed through the trough and bolster rail and afterwards
tightly fixed by screwing or bolting. On the braids j, Figs. 16 and 18,
are placed or fixed compound drag washers of felt, cloth, or other
suitable material, and on the washers there are fastened pieces of metal
formed of segments which rise and fall by centrifugal force according to
the speed of the bobbin braid..
Another improvement in bobbin wheels or braids j, shewn in Figs. 15,
16, and 18, consists in casting each of them with the botton end a¹
elongated to fit a recess b¹ in the traversing guide or bolster wo; and
where wrought-iron collars are used the bobbin wheels or braids are
bushed with brass or other antifriction tubing c¹ reaching from the
bottom of the braids or wheels to suitable heights in the interiors-of the
bobbins in order to prevent friction with the bobbins and collars.
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..:
In Fig. 19 I shew an improved apparatus for lubricating collars and
spindles; of some kinds the bobbin wheel marked j is chambered at the
top and contains a lubricating cup e¹ with pointed studs which fit loosely.
in slots in the collar b; the oil cup e' contains a metal disc.f¹ which fits:
loosely in the cup and acts as an attractor of the oil to the spindle and
also prevents loose fly or fluke absorbing and-wasting the oil from the
oup; and underneath the disc, when required, a-washer or washers of
felt or cloth may be placed to assist to retain the oil in the cup.
"
Having now described the nature and particulars of my said Invention
I desire it to be understood that in machinery for spinning cotton, silk,
wool, flax, and other fibrous substances; and in apparatus for lubricating
the same, I claim,-
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First. The use of a fixed tube or collar placed on the spindle, the
lower part of the tube or collar being bored out to receive and revolve
against a retaining oil tube placed in an oil chambered bolster rail or a
socketed collar or bolster.
:
Secondly. The use of a spindle bolster rail cast with or having attached
thereto in convenient lengths metal oil troughs or chambers, and the use
of retaining oil tubes firmly fixed therein, which act both as retainers of
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page_text: oil in the trough and form the bearing against which the fixed tube on
the spindle revolves.
Thirdly. The construction of footsteps for large or heavy spindles,
each cast with a cored mould to form a large oil chamber or space in
which is cast or placed a raised stud on which the spindles revolve.
Fourthly. The construction of footsteps for mule spindles and others
not far apart with metal troughs with raised centres and provided with.
covers having thickened parts or bosses to form the lateral bearings for
the spindles.
Fifthly. The construction of footsteps for spindles not far apart
formed by placing thin metal troughs of convenient lengths in a groove
on the step rail, these troughs being oil tight at the ends and made to
receive suitable lengths of cast or rolled step metal having three sides
which combine the vertical and lateral bearings for the spindles, and also
a cover for the oil contained in the troughs.
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Sixthly. The construction of stationary long bolsters or collars for
slubbing, roving, or other spinning frames partly of wrought iron or
other metal tubing and partly of cast iron, the long collar or tube being
securely fixed in the bracket or placed in a mould, and the cast-iron
bracket run around it in a molten state, that portion of the tube shewn
in dotted lines in Fig. 15 between the inner shoulders of the bracket
being cut away to make sufficient space for the spindle wheel or
wharve.
Seventhly. The use of an oil cup or lubricating vessel to lubricate the
traversing guide and bobbin wheel or braid cast or fixed on the bracket
or placed on the lower part of the long collar.
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Eighthly. The method of fixing and adjusting the traversing guide or
bolster by means of one bolt and two set screws, one of which fits into a
countersink in the lifting rail.
Ninthly. The use of bobbin wheels or braids having the compound
drag washers, and constructed with the bottom end elongated to work

page_text: of bobbin wheels by making them with pointed studs to fit into V slots
in the collars, and placing a metal disc in each cup to prevent loose fly
or waste from wiping the oil from the cup, as all such improvements
are herein described and illustrated on the accompanying Sheet of
Drawings, or any mere modification thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Revell, have hereunto set
hand and seal, this Sixth day of May, in the year of our
my
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
0 Signed, sealed, and delivered by
the within-named Joseph
Revell, in the presence of
5.
G. SEPTIMUS HUGHES,
Patent Agent,
Manchester.
:
JOSEPH REVELL. (L.S.)