Improvements in or relating to Machinery or Apparatus Employed for Spinning Fibres.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st June, 1889-Accepted, 7th Sept.
1889
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Machinery or Apparatus Employed
for Spinning Fibres.
We, JOSIAH PORRITT, of Laurel Street, Bradford, Scribbling Overlooker, ALBERT
PORRITT, of Meadow Lane, Leeds, Licensed Broker, MARSHALL PORRITT, of Leeds
Road, Bradford, Machine Maker, and WILLIAM HENRY FENTON, of Field Lane,
Batley, Shoddy and Mungo Manufacturer, all in the county of York, do hereby
declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows :-
The object of our invention is to draw and spin the fibres at one operation.
Our improvements consist in employing rollers (within a suitable frame) between
the spindle and the feed rollers, so as to effectually draw the fibres and to impart the
necessary twist or twine to such as they are drawn between the rollers aforesaid.
The said rollers as they revolve and draw the fibres through have imparted to them
by any suitable mechanism, a circular or elliptical movement, motion, or traverse,
whereby we draw and spin the fibres at one operation, instead of employing the mule
and other machinery usually employed for such a purpose.
Dated this 20th day of September 1888
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Machinery or Apparatus Employed
for Spinning Fibres.
We, JOSIAH PORRITT, of Laurel Street, Bradford, Scribbling Overlooker, ALBERT
PORRITT, of Meadow Lane, Leeds, Licensed Broker, MARSHALL PORRITT, of Leeds
Road, Bradford, Machine Maker, and WILLIAM HENRY FENTON, of Field Lane,
Batley, Shoddy and Mungo Manufacturer, all in the county of York, 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:
The object of our invention is to draw and spin the fibres at one operation.
Our improvements consist in employing rollers (within a suitable frame or bearing)
between the spindle and the feed rollers, so as to effectually draw the fibres or yarn
from the condenser bobbin, and to impart the necessary twist or twine to such, as
they are drawn between the rollers aforesaid.
The said rollers as they revolve and draw the fibres through, have imparted to them
by any suitable mechanism, a circular or elliptical movement, motion or traverse,
whereby we draw and spin the fibres at one operation, instead of employing the mule
and other machinery usually employed for such a purpose.

page_text: A is a boss or bearing carried above each spindle C in the fixed rail B of the
frame, upon the said bearing, above and below, are chain wheels D and E. the chain
wheel Dabove the rail B is keyed upon the bearing A, the chain wheel E below
the said rail is loose upon the hearing, and has upon its underside the mitre
wheel gearing into a smaller mitre wheel G upon the spindle H carried by the
bearing A.
Upon the above named spindle H is the fluted or plain roller J, which drives a
second fluted or plain roller K upon a spindle H carried also on the lower part of
the bearing A, and held in contact with the roller J by the springs L. The bearing A
has a conical or other opening A' through it, for the passage of the yarn (being
spun or twisted) to the drawing rollers J and K which are rotated along with the
bearing A as well as being revolved upon their spindles at the same time, so
putting in the necessary twist as well as drawing the yarn, or giving the required
draft.
The chain wheels D and E are driven separately by chains M and N, the top
chain M passing over guide wheels O, P, to chain wheel Q, upon the same stud
of which is the gear wheel R which gears with the change wheel S which is
operated by gear wheel T upon the vertical shaft U operated by bevel wheels V
and W and driving shaft X, the bottom chain passing in a similar manner over
guide wheels O, P, to chain wheels Qupon the same stud of which is the gear
wheel R¹ which gears into change wheel S¹ which is operated by gear wheel T¹
upon the vertical shaft U as before described.
Both chains are held in position by a guide rail Y fixed in front of the frame.
The bottom chain being driven at a higher speed than the top chain when
ordinary or right hand twist is required to be put in, but when left hand twist is
required the top chain is driven at the higher speed, this is accomplished by altering
the change wheels or other gear.
Instead of the cbains as aforesaid, gear wheels as shewn at Fig. 3ª, may he
employed for driving the bearings A.
Our invention is shewn in the annexed drawings as applied to "ring" spinning
and twisting frames, but may be applied to "fly or cap" frames.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. Drawing, spinning and twisting yarn direct from the condenser bobbin as
and for the purposes shown and described.
2. Driving the bearings A with their revolving drawing rollers J and K as and
for the purposes shown and described.
3. Within the rail the combination of the bearings A, chain wheels D and E,
mitre wheels F and G, and drawing rollers J and K as and for the purposes
shown and described.
4. The use and employment of conical or taper holes A¹ within the bearings A
for guiding the yarn to the revolving drawing rollers substantially as shown and
described
5. The general arrangement of apparatus as and for the purposes shown and
described.
Dated this foth day of June 1889.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, Agent for the Applicants.