An Improvement in Flyers used in Cotton and other Spinning Machinery.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aur., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 31st D c.. 1890-Accepted, 14th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Flyers used in Cotton and other Spinning
Machinery.
ANTHONY PHILBURN, Hall Courts, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Artist,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Instead of the " "top seen on all roving flyers I make a pin P Fig. 2
terminating at the top with curl C through which the roving R end is hooked
instead of having to be threaded through two holes in the usual way, the curled
pin is riveted through the usual pinhole of the flyer.
Dated this 31st day of March 1890.
ANTHONY PHILBURN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Flyers used in Cotton and other Spinning
Machinery.
I ANTHONY PHILBURN of Hall Courts Ashton-under-Lyne in the County of
Lancaster Artist 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 and accompanying drawings:-
My said invention relates to the flyers ordinarily used in machinery for spinning
and preparing cotton and other textile fibres. In the said ordinary flyers the
roving ends require to be threaded through holes in the top boss and as this
operation has to be repeated on each occasion of piecing up after breakages it
consumes considerable time. By means of my invention the connection of the
roving to the top part of the flyer is quickly effected by replacing the top boss by
an open sided curl formed for example from a flat piece of metal. The shank of
the curl passes through the top of the flyer and constitutes a driving pin which
enters the slit in the top of the spindle as usual. The roving can be quickly and
easily slipped into the open sided curl without the trouble of threading the ends
through the side holes and boss as formerly.
The annexed drawing clearly illustrates my invention.
Fig. 1 is an enlarged separate view of the open sided curl a with its shank a'.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the curl a rivetted in position by means of its shank a¹
to the top of the flyer b which is shown in section.
Fig. 3 is a view at right angles to Fig. 2.
The curl a is or may be formed by stamping or other suitable means from flat
metal.
The part a is formed into the open sided curl shape shown at Fig. 1 while the
straight part or shank a' is inserted through the usual driving pin holes in the top
of the flyer band is then rivetted to prevent withdrawal as clearly seen at Fig. 2.
The shank a fits the usual slit at the top of the spindle and the flyer is thus
driven by the revolving spindle. The usual top boss at the top of the flyer is
removed or dispensed with the curl a taking its place. In using my invention the
unbroken roving ends or yarns can be slipped through the side into the centre of
the curl a without the necessity for threading them through the usual side holes
thus saving time and trouble. The piece composing the curl thus performs the
double function of a top boss and a driving pin. The curl can be made either to
the right or left hand according to the direction of revolution. Existing flyers
can easily be altered in consonance with my invention.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
In flyers used in machinery for preparing and spinning cotton and other textile
fibres the employment of an open sided curl a of the indicated formation and
having a shank a which is inserted through the usual driving pin holes of the flyer
and rivetted therein so as to constitute a driving pin, for the purposes and
substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 30th day of December 1900
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.