IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND TWISTING AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Myers, Spindle and Fly Maker, and Benjamin
Berry, Mechanic, both of Bradford, in the County of York, for an invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND TWISTING AND IN APPARATUS
CONNECTED THEREWITH."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Myers and Benjamin
Berry at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th July 1882.
JOHN MYERS, spindle and fly maker and BENJAMIN BERRY Mechanic, both of
Bradford in the county of York “IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND TWISTING
AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
"
This invention relates to an improved construction of rings employed in spinning
and twisting and in an improved arrangement, combination and construction of
rings with flyers and of rings with caps; by which means more regular spinning
and twisting is obtained, besides allowing of starting the frame at a greatly
accelerated speed without having an increase of ends coming down; thereby
producing less waste and also producing more bulky and softer yarns.
The improvements in the rings consist in constructing the rings with inside
projecting ring flanges and which are formed on the tops of ordinary rings; so
that the yarn passing through the traveller of a ring is made to pass over the top
of the projecting ring flange before winding on the bobbin; by which means we
give an uniform drag to the yarn winding on the bobbin with less ballooning.
The improved combined ring and flyer consist in employing the ordinary flyer
mounted as usual on a spindle, but near the end of the eyes or twizzles of the
flyer legs and at a regulated height and according to the yarn operated on we
secure rings by means of flanges on the top of a longitudinal rail extending the
length of the spinning or twisting frame; the rail is supported by four or more
brackets which are passed through bosses secured to the side of the top rail of the
frame and the brackets are secured in position by set screws screwing in the
bosses. The bobbins rest on the usual lifter rail and the yarn passes from the eye
or twizzle of the flyer over the ring flange to the bobbin; that is to say the yarn

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is slightly lifted from the eye or twizzle of the flyer over the ring flange of the
ring; which produces and gives an uniform drag to the yarn winding on the
bobbin and by regulating the position of the top of the ring flange with the eye
or twizzle of the flyer, we obtain an easy adjustable drag on the yarn winding on
the bobbin.
For spinning or twisting with combined cap and ring, we employ the present
cap, spindle, and bobbin, tube and wharle, but under the cap and at a regulated
distance we fit a ring having a projecting ring flange; the yarn passes under the
bottom part of the cap and is lifted alightly up and over the top of the projecting
ring flange and from there to the bobbin. We may employ caps having ring 1
recesses turned in the bottom ends and which fit on the top of the projecting ring
flanges but with a regulated space left between the flange and the bottom of the
cap for the passage of the yarn to the bobbin.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Myers and Benjamin Berry in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 10th January 1883.
JOHN MYERS Spindle and Fly Maker and BENJAMIN BERRY Mechanic both of
Bradford in the County of York "IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING AND TWISTING
AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
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The said invention relates to an improved construction of rings, employed in
spinning and twisting and an improved arrangement, combination and construction
of rings for cap and flyer spinning, by which the wrapping of loose projecting
fibres of the yarn is obtained, producing more regular spinning and twisting, besides
allowing of starting the frame at a greatly accelerated speed, without having an
increase of ends coming down, therefore producing less waste and also producing
more bulky and softer yarns.
But in order to enable our improvements to be better understood we will proceed
to describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1
represents a front view of our improved combined ring with cap, the cap being
shewn in section; figure 2 represents a side view of the same; figure 3 represents
a section of combined ring and cap, spindle and spool bobbin. Figure 4 represents
an elevation of spindle, bobbin, flyer and improved ring and figure 5 a sectional
elevation of the ring. Similar letters of reference are used to represent similar
parts.
The improved rings A are made with inside circular projecting rings or flanges B;
the said projecting rings or flanges are formed on the tops of ordinary rings so that
the yarn D is made to pass under the bottom edge of the cap in the usual way and
over the top edge of the ring or flange B before winding onto the bobbin For
spool G; and the yarn in passing from the cap H over the ring edge B or from the
twizzle or eye I of the flyer J to the bobbin or spool gives an uniform drag to the
yarn winding on the bobbin or spool and with less ballooning.
For spinning or twisting with combined cap and ring, we fit under and in the
inside of the cap H and at a regulated distance the flange or ring B of the ring A;
the yarn passes under the bottom edge of the cap, and is lifted slightly up and
over the top edge of the projecting ring or flange B and from there to the bobbin F
or spool G; we may employ caps having ring recesses turned in the bottom ends
and which fit on the tops of the projecting rings B, and with a regulated space
left between the ring or flange B and the bottom end of the cap for the passage
of the yarn to the bobbin or spool; the ring A is made with lugs L which are
secured on the top of a rail M extending the length of the frame.
For spinning and twisting with combined ring and flyer, we employ the ordinary
flyer J mounted as usual on a spindle K; near the end of and between the eyes or
twizzles I of the flyer legs and at a regulated height according to the yarn
operated on, we fit the ring or flange B of a ring A and the ring A is made with a
projecting lug L which is secured on the top of a longitudinal rail M extending
the length of the spinning and twisting frame; the rail is mounted on four or
more bars or supports N which are passed through bosses O formed on brackets P
secured to the side of the top rail Q of the frame; the bars or supports N are
secured in the required position by set screws screwing into the bosses O. The
bobbins F rest on the usual lifter rail R and the yarn passes from the eye or
twizzle I of the flyer in the usual way and from there over the top edge of the ring
or flange B to the bobbin F; that is to say the yarn is slightly lifted from the eye
or twizzle of the flyer over the ring or flange B of the ring A which' produces and

page_text: gives an uniform drag to the yarn winding on the bobbin and by regulating
the position of the top edge of the ring B with the eyes or twizzles I of the
flyer, we obtain an easy adjustable drag on the yarn winding on the bobbin.
By these means we obtain more regular spinning and twisting besides allowing
of starting the frames at a greatly accelerated speed without having an increase of
ends coming down; we therefore produce less waste and also produce more bulky
and softer yarns.
Having thus described our improvements and the best means we are acquainted
with for carrying the same into effect, what we claim is :-
The construction and employment of rings having projecting internal circular
'flanges or rings either for cap and flyer spinning or twisting substantially as and
for the purpose hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying
drawing.
In witness whereof I the said Benjamin Berry for and on behalf of myself
and the said John Myers have hereto set my hand and seal this ninth day
of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
Witness
WALTER JAS. TURNER C.E
Patent Agent
Bradford.
BENJAMIN BERRY. (L.S.)