Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 10th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 15th June, 1888
We JOSEPH BRIGGS SWAILES, GEORGE SWAILES and JOHN BROADMEADOW SWAILES,
of the firm of John Swailes and Sons, of Moorhey, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Cop Tube Manufacturers and Machinists, do hereby declare the nature of
the said invention, to be as follows:-
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Our invention relates to combinations, arrangements and constructions of "tube
frames or boxes" for receiving and holding the cop tubes and placing them upon
the spindles.
The tube frame is or may be made of any required depth to suit various lengths of
tubes and is formed of wood with holes for the cop tubes formed in them in the usual
manner. A slot is formed in the lengthway of the bar, forming the tube frame, upon
the bottom side, that is, on that side which is the lower side of the "frame," when it
is in the position in which the cop tubes are placed in the holes in it, which are at the
same distance apart as, and are arranged to come opposite to the spindles.
In the said slot and extending near its entire length is a round or flat rod of metal
hereinafter termed the "weight rod."
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This weight rod can play" up and down in the slot in the direction of the
lengthway of the cop tubes and when the "frame" is in the position to be filled with
tubes, the weight rod is in its lowest position, as it can play up and down between
stops which limit its movements. The top side of the "frame" has a lid applied
which may be of any ordinary arrangement and construction or as hereinafter
described.
When the frame is filled with cop tubes, the lid is closed to prevent them falling
out when the frame is turned over, until the moment required, and when turned to
come over the points of the spindles (the frames being attached to arms turning upon
the faller shafts in the ordinary manner) the weight rod by its weight comes upon
the small ends of the tubes and tends to push them out of the frame (and does so,
when the lid is opened) upon the spindles.

page_text: The lid is or may be formed of wood in the ordinary manner, or may be formed of
metal, and secured by a spring catch which is released by pressing upon a lever,
which catches and springs are or may be arranged in a variety of ways.
One object of our invention is to get the "top" side of the tube frame when
turned over as near to the tips of the spindles as possible, and in some cases to cause
the tubes in the frame to come over the tips of the spindles so as to slightly enter the
bore of the cop tubes.
This cannot be effectel with ordinary tube frames the lid being in the way, and
also the "sickles" of the fallers in some cases--and our invention consists in making
the frames, with the "weight rod" as hereinbefore explained and in inserting and
securing metal tubes in the holes formed in the frame for the cop tubes, these metal
tubes projecting above the top face of the wood frame.
These metal tubes have a slit formed partly across them on one side about the
midway of their length for a thin plate of metal to act as a lid, mounted on arms to
move like a parallel ruler, with a spring or springs to retain the levers carrying the
plate with the plate in the position partly closing the holes in the metal tubes. to
prevent cop tubes from falling out when the frame is turned over, until the spring is
released There is a catch to hold back the spring to keep the moving lid or cover
open, when the tubes are to be inserted in the frame.
Instead of the plate, lid or cover, moving sideways it is or may be arranged to
movo to and fro endways being formed with notches or projections one for each hole
so that when the plate or lid is moved endways one way it will open the holes to
admit the cop tubes, and then when moved the other way will close or partially close
the hole and prevent the escape of the cop tubes until desired.
These lids, covers or plates are or may be arranged in a variety of ways, a spring
being used to move thein one way to close them, and they are opened and held open
by catches and levers.
The "frames" are or may be made of wood dispensing with the metal tubes, and
formed with a slit on the side in the lengthway for a thin metal plate, opening and
closing the holes in the tubes when moved endways.
Tho "frames " are or may also be made according to our invention entirely of a
rod or bar of metal with metal tubes inserted and secured therein, for the cop tubes;
these tubes at their bottom sides being slotted for the weight rod to work in and
having a lateral slot for the thin plate made to move endways to hold and release the
cop tubes when required.
Another modification of our invention for long cop tubes consists in forming the
frame of two parallel bars,-One bar which we term the top bar has any of the lids
applied to it herein before referred to, and has holes for the cop tubes entirely through
it, the other bar of the frame which we term the bottom bar, has holes opposite and
corresponding to those for the cop tubes in the top bar, but the holes in it do not pass
through the bottom bar, which can slide to and fro the top bar on suitable pin or other
guides secured in the top bar.
The bottom bar is or may be arranged to move parallel by jointed rods like a double
levered parallel ruler.
When the tubes are filled in they are passed through the holes in the top bar and
their tips enter the holes in the bottom bar which acts as the weight rod to force the
tubes out of the holes in the top bar and on to the spindles. There are stops to limit
the movements of the bottom bar.
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We JOSEPH BRIGGS SWAILES, GEORGE SWALLES and JOHN BROADMEADOW SWAILES,
of the firm of John Swailes & Sons of Moorhey, Oldham, in the County of Lancaster,
Cop tube Manufacturers and Machinists, 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:-
Our invention relates to combinations, arrangements and constructions of "tube
frames" or boxes for receiving and holding the cop tubes and placing them upon the
spindles.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a short length of tube frame, one end in section, the frame
being shown with the bottom or edge side upwards, this bottom side being the lower
side of the frame when the cop tubes are being placed in the holes in the frame, but
when the frame is in the position (which it is shown in fig. 1) to allow the tubes to
drop upon the spindles it is the top side, and hereinafter that side of the frame which
is the lower side when being filled with tubes will be termed the bottom of the frame
and that side into which the tubes are placed will be termed the top of the frame (In
the figures representing elevations, hereinafter described the frames are shown with
the bottom upwards as in fig. 1.)
Fig. 2. is a view of the bottom side of the frame, fig. 3 an end elevation, fig. 4 a
cross section through one of the holes for the cop tubes, and fig. 3 a view of the top
side of a part of a frame according to our invention.
In the modification shown by figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the frame a is formed of wood,
and has a conical hole b formed in it to hold each tube these holes being made at the
guage of the spindles apart-In the lengthway of the frame a and in the middle of the
bottom side of the frame a groove c is formed from end to end of the frame, and in
this groove a round bar d is placed so as to move freely up and down the slot.
This round rod or bar extends from end to end of the frame a and is kept in position
by two plates of metal d¹ bent to the angle form as shown in figs. 1, 2 and 3, one plate
being secured at each end of each frame-There are also flat plates d', secured by
screws at intervals, along the bottom of the frame a, passing across the groove-which
also act as stops to the movements of the bar or rod d and also help to strengthen the
frame a.
The lid or cover e for the holes in the frame to retain the tubes, when the frame is
placed over the spindles until the cop tubes are to drop thereon, is or may be arranged
in any ordinary or convenient manner; but as shown in figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, it
is formed of a thin plate e of metal hinged at e¹ to one edge of the top side of
the frame a.
There is a notch e cut out of the hinged lid or cover plate e opposite each hole and
spindle, to allow the point of the spindle to enter the hole in the cop tube when held

page_text: in the frame, (when so arranged) and also allow the lid or cover e to turn on its
hinge e¹ and open clear of the spindles-In figs. 1, 4 and 5, the lid e is shown in the
shut position, and in fig. 3 it is shown open-The lid or cover e is held when shut and
released to allow the cop tubes to drop from the frame by any ordinary or suitable
arrangements, but as illustrated in figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the catch to hold and release
the lid e is a flat spring f secured by screws to the side of the frame a, one end of this
flat spring is bent into a hook form fl seen best in figs. 3 and 4 in the latter figure
the hook is shown as having hold of the edge of the thin-hinged lid e and in fig. 3 it
is shown drawn or forced back so as to release its hold of the plate e.
The spring catch fis acted upon by a lever f' one end of this lever coming between
the end of the spring catch fand the frame a.
This lever is or may be arranged in any convenient manner, but as illustrated in
the figs. 1 to 5 it is a bent piece of flat metal with a hole through it at the point
forming the fulcrum of the lever for a screw f3 by which it is secured to the side
of the frame a.
The screw does not hold the fulcrum part of the lever f firmly against the side
of the frame a but leaves it free to rock from its position shown in fig. 4 to that shown
in fig. 3.
The manner in which cop tube frames are used is well known and need not be
described, wo have only to say that the weight rod presses upon the small ends
of the tubes when the frame a is turned over the points of the spindles, and acts
to force the tubes from. the holes in the frame a upon the spindles when the lid or
cover e is released.
Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are views corresponding respectively to figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, showing
another modification of our invention, where a flat bar d is used instead of a round bar
or rod d.
In this modification the details of the end plates d¹, cross plates d², catches ƒ and
levers are a little different from those shown in figs. 1 to 4.
The end plates d¹ in figs. 6 to 9 are or may be formed out of flat pieces of platė
metal cut when flat to the form shown in fig. 10 and then bent to the form shown by
fig. 11 an end view these plates being shown applied to the ends of the frames in
figs. 6, 7 and 8-The cross plates d' are bent and secured to the frame as shown in
figs. 6 and 9-One end of the catch spring f for the lid e is made of the form shown
in figs. 6 to 9, one end of the spring being secured to one edge of the bottom of
the frame.
In fig. 9 the hook end f1 of the spring is shown holding the lid e and in fig. 8 it is
shown in the position in, which the hook catch has released the lid e.
The elastic action of the spring catch fis to hold the hook catch f' in the position
shown in fig. 9.
There is a lever f' similar to that described in reference to the modification shown
by figs. 1 to 5, except that the lengthway of the lever in this case is horizontal and
its end which acts upon the spring catch fis bent to pass through a slot in the spring
catch which slot keeps the lever in position laterally.
Fig. 12 is a side elevation of part of a frame a and figs. 13 and 14 are cross sections
each through a hole in the frame. These figures illustrate a frame arranged same as
that herein before described and shown by figs. 6 to 9, but with a different arrange-
ment of spring catch-The catch is a lever farranged on a screw fulcrum f same as
the lever figs. 1, 3 and 4, the hook catch f¹ being on the end of the lever-Under
the lover a flat spring for other spring is secured, which acts to force the hook f¹
of the lever catch into the position shown in fig. 14 where the lid is shown held
shut.
.
When the end of the lever is pressed (against the action of the spring) into the
position shown in fig. 13 the hook end f of it, is withdrawn and the hinged lid e is
released, as shown, in fig. 13.
Figs. 15, 16, and 17 are views corresponding respectively to figs. 12, 13 and 14,
except that they show a round weight rod d, as in figs. 1 to 5 with the catch for the
lid differently arranged.
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page_text: The spring catch fin figs. 15, 16 and 17 is formed and secured to the frame, similar
to that shown in figs. 6, 8 and 9 except that the hook ond f¹ of the spring is bent to
cross the upper face of the frame, between the lid e and the frame a. The elasticity of
the spring acts to draw the hook f¹ into the position to hold the lid e shut, as shown,
in fig. 17, and when the spring is pressed to come against the side of the frame a, as
in fig. 16, the hook end is thus moved to release the lid e as shown in fig. 16.
Fig. 24 is an end sectional view showing part of a spinning mule carriage (a) part
of one spindle (w) the cross section of the faller shafts (v and v¹) and brackets (¹)
carrying same, the sickles (u and u¹) for the faller wires u³ and us, one of the arms g
centred on the faller shaft to which arm, by a bolt and adjusting screws gl the tube
frame a is attached.
When the tube frame a is in the position (as shown in full line fig. 24) to drop the
cop tubes on the points of the spindles (w) the projections (7") on the arms (g) rest
against the faller shaft and the points of the spindles then enter to a small extent
the holes or tubes in the frame a for the cop tubes. The arms g (there are two, one
at each end of the tube frame a) and the tube frame is shown in dotted line in the
position in which they are when to be filled with tubes in which position they are
allowed to remain until the cop tubes are to be placed upon the spindles.
When the fallers and their sickles u and are in the doffing position, which is that
in which the cop tubes are placed upon the spindles, they are in some constructions of
mules above the points of the spindles as shown in fig. 24, and to adapt the tube
frames to mules having this form and position of sickles u and u', tube frames
according to our invention are constructed as hereinafter described. Fig. 18 is a sido
elevation one end shown in section fig. 19 is an end elevation, fig. 20 a cross section
and fig. 21 a view of the upper side of a tube frame (that side which is uppermost
when the tubes are being filled) according to another modification of our invention,
adapted for use with sickles u and u' of the form and position of those shown by fig. 24
when doffing. The frames a are formed of wood and with holes for the cop tubes in
them as herein before explained except that each hole has a metal tube inserted and
secured in it on the upper side of the frame a each metal tube is or may be
secured by a screw passing through a projection 62 from each metal tube as shown
in fig. 21.
It will be seen that the metal tubes 6' extend beyond the face of the top of the wood
frame a which when in the position shown in fig. 24, comes just clear of the faller
sickles u and u' and come over the points of the spindles the sickles passing between
the metal tubes b¹.
The bottom edge of the wood frame a is slotted for the round weight rod d as shown
and explained in reference to figs. 1 to 5.
One side of each metal tube b¹ has a slot cut in it close to the face of the upper
edge of the wood frame a for a thin metal plate e and this plate near each end is
jointed to a bent lever e³ having its fulcrum et on a screw in the frame a.
Or there are or may be more than two of this bont levers e³.
This
One of the bent levers e³ has an arm from it bent at the end to be pressed upon
by the finger, this bent end of the lever being acted upon by an belical or other
springe which is or may be inserted in a hole in the side of the wood frame a.
spring e acts upon the bent levers and thin plate e, to keep it in the position shown
in fig. 19 in which position it will prevent the cop tubes filled into the frame from
dropping out.
But when the arm of the bent lever is pressed into the position shown in full line
fig. 21 the thin plate e will be withdrawn from the slots in the sides of the metal
tubes 6 as shown in figs. 20 and 21, and the cop tubes will be then allowed to drop,
when the frame is turned over the points of the spindles-When cop tubes have to be
filled into the frame a the arm e³ from the bent lever has to be held against the action
of the spring in the position shown in full line fig. 21, and this is effected by a
swivel which is turned until its bent end es comes over the end of the arm e³ of the
bent lever.

page_text: But instead of the thin metal plate e being arranged as shown in figs. 18 to 21, it
is or may be formed and arranged as illustrated by figs. 22 and 23.
Fig. 22 is a view similar to fig. 21, and it shows two forms of thin plates e
arranged to slide endways in suitable guides-In the left hand end of fig. 22 semi-
circular notches are shown cut out of the plate e and when these are brought by
moving the plate opposite the holes for the cop tubes they can drop out when the
frame is turned over-On the right, half of. fig. 22 the plate e has a series of
rectangular notches, and the plate does not require to be moved endways only so
far as to sufficiently cover and uncover the holes for the cop tubes.
These sliding plates e are moved and held in either position, open or shut, by a
lever as shown in fig. 23 on a fulcrum f' on the side of the frame a. One end of
the lever has a slot for a pin ex on the sliding plate e the other end of the lever f
works against a curved spring plate secured to the side of the frame a―This spring
plate has bends in it forming two notches, the lever fand spring plate f* bend and
give way when passing from one notch to the other, and when the lever fis in one
notch the plate e covers or partly covers the holes for the cop tubes and when the
lever is in the other notch the holes are uncovered.
Fig. 25 is a side elevation partly in section at one end, figs. 26 and 27 cross sections
and fig. 28 a top view partly in section of another form of tube frame formed of
wood In this modification the frames are made wider and the holes for the cop tubes
are formed entirely in the wood-These frames are grooved at the bottom edge for
the weight rod d as previously explained, and the top edges of the frames have
notches a cut out between the holes in the frame for the cop tubes, and these notches
pass on each side of the sickles as shown in fig. 25 (u and u¹ being parts of the sickles)
when the frame a is turned over the spindles.
There is a groove formed at right angles to the flat face of the frame a partly
through and from end to end for a thin notched plate e of metal to slide in which
plate has notches to open or close the holes in the frame for the cop tubes.
This thin plate e is prevented from getting out of its place by plates of metal a³
secured to the frame a which help also to strengthen the frame.
The notched plate e is arranged to be slided endways by any suitable spring.
An elastic piece of wire is shown in figs. 25, 26 and 28 one end coming into a
hole in a projection from the sliding plate e, the other end of the wire being secured
in an eye in a plate f secured by a screw or screws to the side of the frame a.
When the plate e is slided endways to close the holes in the frame for the cop tubes
an inclined projection e' on the edge of the plate e comes under the end of a flat
spring leverf which gives way to allow it to pass, and then comes back in front of
the projection e and holds it.
The spring lever fis of the form shown in figs. 25 and 27-The bend forming the
fulcrum has a hole for a screw f' which allows it to move freely-The end is forked
to come on each side of a screw which keeps it in position.
When the spring f between the screws f and fo is pressed against the side of the
frame a the latching end of it is lifted clear of the projection e upon the plate e
and allows the spring to slide the plate end ways to uncover the holes for the
cop tubes.
Fig. 29 is a front elevation partly in section and fig. 30 is an end elevation showing
a frame formed entirely of metal.
There is a bar a the lengthway of the frame with holes in it, at the guage of the
spindle apart, in which holes metal tubes 63 are secured as shown for the cop tubes.-
The bottom ends of these metal tubes are slotted as shown in fig. 30 for a round
weight rod d.
The two end metal tubes are only slotted on one side, and these and some of the
intermediated metal tubes are closed at the bottom end to act as a stop to limit
the movements of the weight rod d.
Each metal tube is slotted at the side as in figs. 18 to 21 for a slide plate e arranged
in a similar manner to the slide plate e in those figures.

page_text: Or the slots in the sides of the metal tubes 68 may be at a right angle to the length-
way of the bar a and the sliding plate e has projections to come between the metal
tubes & when they are to be open and opposite or partly opposite the holes in the
metal tubes when they are to be closed.
The plate e is slided endways by a spring f similar to that shown in figs. 25
and 26 arranged as shown in fig. 30 (or any other suitable spring may be used) and
it is held and released by a lever f having its fulcrum f³ on the bar a as shown best
in fig. 31 a top view, one end of the lever f having a hook f¹ to catch upon a pro-
jection from the sliding plate e as shown in fig. 31 the other end of the lever f
having a spring f, as shown, to press the hook 1 end of the lever towards the projection
from the sliding plate e.
The sliding plate e is guided in its movements in parts & secured upon the bar
as shown, by the end sectional view fig. 32.
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Fig. 33 is a side elevation, one end being shown in section, fig. 34 a cross section
of the frame, as when over the points of the spindles and sickles, with the lid e shut,
fig. 35 a similar view to fig. 34 but with the lid e shown open, and fig. 36 is an
elevation on the opposite side of the tube frame a to that shown by fig. 33 of ordinary
wood tube frames modified according to our improvements, and arranged to get the
tube frames closer to the tops of the spindles w than is possible with the ordinary wood
tube frames.
These tube frames a have the weight rod d as shown in figs. 1, 2, 34 and 5 as
hereinbefore described. They have the wood lid e hinged and secured by a spring as
in the ordinary arrangement of wood tube frames except that there are gaps cut in
the tube frame a and through the lids e for the sickles u to pass into, as shown, and the
metal hinges are also made broad and with a gap (as shown best in fig. 36) so that
the lid e can be secured to the hinge on each side of the gap, as shown.
Fig. 37 is a view of part of that side of a tube frame a shown by fig. 36, fig. 37
being partly in section, fig. 38 is a cross section corresponding to fig. 34 and fig. 39
is a view of part of a tube frame partly in section.
These figures 37, 38 and 39 show the wood lid hinged in the ordinary manner to
the tube frame a but with those parts of the lid e which are severed by the gap
connected by a bent piece of metal e¹¹, as shown.
Fig. 40 is an elevation of part of the same side of a tube frame as that side shown
by fig. 36-fig. 41 is a cross section similar to fig. 38, fig. 42 is a view of part of the
lid edge of a tube frame (figs. 40, 41, and 42 show the lid e shut) and fig. 43 is a
cross section same as fig. +1 but with the lid e open.
The metal lid e is hinged, as shown in figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, but those parts of the
lids e severed by the gap, for the sickles, are connected by bent pieces of metal e¹
soldered or otherwise secured to the lids e as shown. In figs. 37, 38, 39, 41 and 43
the weight rods are guided and limited in there movements by wire staples d* driven
in the wood frame-The weight rods d are or may be reduced in diameter where the
staples are placed as shown best in fig. 39.
Fig. 44 is a front elevation partly in section, and figs. 45 and 46 are end sectional
views, illustrating our improvements in frames for long cop tubes.
The top bar a of the frame is constructed same as an ordinary wood cop tube frame
with the cover or lid e for the holes in the frame a on hinged-plates f jointed at f* as
best shown in figs. 45 and 46; where the lid or cover e is shown shut in fig. 45 and
open in fig. 46, being also shown shut in fig. 44.
At each end of the frame a, and if required at intervals, studs h are screwed into
the bar a these studs acting as guides to a sliding bar h' for the tips of the long cop
tubes to enter.
These studs have cross holes in there ends each for a pin to prevent the bar h¹
from sliding off their ends.
This bar h¹ has holes in but not through it for the tips of the long cop tubes j,
some of which are shown as when placed on the frame-There are or may be jointed
links k, as shown in dotted line, and a connecting rod between the joints of the

page_text: links, as shown in dotted line, to cause the bar h¹ when it slides on the studs h to
move parallel to and from the top frame a.
When the frame is filled with long cop tubes j¹ and is turned to come over the tips
of the spindles, the cop tubes (when the lid e is opened) pass through the holes in the
frame a on to the spindles, the guiding bar h¹ sliding down the studs h, and thus
acting by its weight to push the tubes upon the spindles.
When the frame is placed in the position to be filled with cop tubes the bar h³
slides down the studs h until it comes against the stop pins h².
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is,
1. The combination of weight rods or bars with tube frames. substantially as and
for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. The combination and arrangement of tube frames, when the faller sickles are
in the way, to bring the tube frames closer to the points of the spindles when the
tubes are to be allowed to drop froin the frame on to the spindles, substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by figs. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 24 and figs. 25,
26, 27, and 28, and figs. 29, 30, and 31-and figs. 33 to 36 inclusive, figs. 37 to 39
inclusive, and figs. 40 to 43 inclusive of the drawings.
3. The combination, arrangement and construction of tube frames substantially as
herein before described and illustrated respectively by figs. 1 to 5 inclusive; figs. 6
to 11 inclusive; figs. 12 to 17 inclusive, figs 18 to 21 inclusive; figs. 22 and 23;
figs. 25 to 28 inclusive; figs. 29 to 31 inclusive; figs. 33 to 36 inclusive; figs. 37
to 39 inclusive; figs. 40 to 43 inclusive; and figs. 44 to 46 inclusive of the
drawings.
Dated this 9th day of May 1888.