Improvements in Fasteners for the Driving Tapes of Spinning and Twisting Machinery.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 28th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1892
TROY DIONAL DI MUITIVATION.
[Communicated from abroad by ENOCH GREENWOOD, of James Town, New York
State, United States of America, Overlooker.]
Improvements in Fasteners for the Driving Tapes of Spinning and
Twisting Machinery.
I, WILLIAM HOLDSWORTH, of Dirkhill Road, Great Horton, in the County
of York, Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in fasteners for connecting the ends of
driving tapes used in machinery for spinning and twisting fibrous substances, and
its object is to provide a fastener adapted to be readily applied to securely unite
the ends of the tapes but not liable to damage them when in operation or to project.
in an inconvenient manner.
For this purpose a light metal link is employed the same width inside as the tape
and having two cross-bars extending from side to side of the link. Each end of
the tape is looped round one of said bars and the ends threaded between said bars
and the ends of the link so that they are confined under such ends when in
operation.
Instead of said cross-bars a short link may be employed approximately the same
length as said cross-bars are apart and adapted to lie across the centre of the larger
outer link with its sides resting thercon so as to occupy the same position as the
cross-bars. The ends of the tape are passed through the outer link round the ends
of the inner link and back between the ends of the inner and outer link and are so
confined between them.
Dated this 25th day of March 1891.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for the Driving Tapes of Spinning and
Twisting Machinery.
I, WILLIAM HOLDSWORTH, of Dirkhill Road, Great Horton in the County of
York, Overlooker do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in fasteners for connecting the ends of
driving tapes used in machinery for spinning and twisting fibrous substances, and
its object is to provide a fastener adapted to be readily applied to securely unite
the ends of the tapes but not liable to damage them when in operation or to project
in an inconvenient manner.
For this purpose a light metal link is employed the same width inside as the
tape and having two cross bars extending from side to side of the link. Each end of
the tape is looped round one of said bars and the ends threaded between said bars
and the ends of the links so that they are confined under such ends when in
operation.
Instead of said cross-bars a short link may be employed approximately the same
length as said cross-bars are apart and adapted to lie across the centre of the larger
outer link with its sides resting thereon so as to occupy the same position as the
cross-bars. The ends of the tape are passed through the outer link round the ends

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of the inner link and back between the ends of the inner and outer link and are so
confined between them.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 represents an elevation on an enlarged scale of the improved fastener,
made in the form of two separate links, and the ends of the tape connected thereby
shown in position.
Figure 2, is an edge view of the sanie, and
Figure 3, is a sectional view on the broken line a, b Figure 1.
Figure 4, is a similar view to Figure 1 but without the tape and showing the two
links forming the fastener in their proper relative position.
Figures 5 and 6 are separate views of the two links.
The larger link A preferably has teeth or serrations e formed along the inside of
each end. Such teeth embed themselves in the ends C of the tape D passed
through and over the smaller link E and confined beneath the ends of the link A
thus preventing any possibility of such ends working out. The two links are made
the same width and the short sides of the smaller link rest upon the sides of the
larger link.
It is obvious that the two links may be made in one solid piece but in that case
it is not so easy to introduce the ends of the tape.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what
I claim is:
1. A fastener for the ends of driving tapes used in spinning and twisting
machinery consisting of four parallel bars adapted to receive the ends of the tape
between them, substantially as herein shown and described.
2. A fastener for the ends of driving tapes used in spinning and twisting
machinery consisting of two links, substantially as herein shown and described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 24th day of December 1891.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.