Improvements in or applicable to Frames for Spinning and Doubling Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Frames for Spinning and Doubling
Fibrous Substances.
We, THOMAS ASHWORTH, of Lynwood, Urmston, Machinist, and JOSEPH SILAW
GAUNT, of Cromford Court, Manchester, Yarn Merchant, both in the County of
Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to frames for spinning and doubling fibrous substances,
the object of the invention being to prevent the "ballooning" of the yarn as it
is being wound onto the spindle, spool, or tube, and also in the event of a thread
breaking to prevent the end from flying out and becoming entangled with the
adjacent threads.
The invention consists principally in the combination with a curved shield of
sheet metal or other suitable substance which extends round the sides nd back
of each spindle, spool, or tube and thus isolates each one from its next adjacent
ones, with a wire ring attached to the top part of such shield and of such a diameter
that it will not allow the thread to "balloon" out to any great extent.
The curved metal shields are each attached to a bar or shaft extending from
end to end of the frame and so mounted on brackets or otherwise that the bar or
shaft can be rocked so as to tilt all the shields backwards so as to be out of the
way during doffing. The rings are split with one end overlapping so that the
thread can be passed into the centre, and they are attached to the top of the
shields at such a height that when they are rocked over backwards for dofling the
said rings will just clear the tops of the spindles. Before starting the frame
afresh after doffing, the bar or shaft is caused to rock forwards so as to bring all
the anti-ballooning shields and their rings back again into working position.
حيمد
1000
Improvements in or applicable to Frames for Spinning and Doubling
Fibrous Substances.
We, THOMAS ASHWORTH, of Lynwood, Urmston, Machinist, and JOSEPH SHAW
GAUNT, of Cromford Court, Manchester, Yarn Merchant, both in the County of
Lancaster, 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 frames for spinning and doubling fibrous substances,

page_text: the object of the invention being to prevent the "ballooning" of the yarn as it
is being wound onto the spindle spool or tube, and also in the event of a thread
breaking to prevent the end from flying out and becoming entangled with the
adjacent threads.
The manner in which our said invention is to be performed or carried into
practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the annexed sheet of
drawings marked with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those
in the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 on the drawing is a front view, Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. a
plan view of an anti-ballooning shield made according to our improvements.
The invention consists principally in the combination with a curved shield of
sheet metal or other suitable substance which extends round the sides and back
of each spindle, spool, or tube, and thus isolates each one from its next adjacent
ones; with a wire ring attached to the top part of such shield and of such a
diameter that it will not allow the thread to balloon out to any great extent.
The curved metal shields a are each attached by a bolt or otherwise to a bar
or shaft extending from end to end of the frame and so mounted on brackets or
otherwise that the bar or shaft can be rocked so as to tilt all the shields backwards
so as to be out of the way during doffing. The rings are split with one end
overlapping, so as to leave an opening at through which the thread can be
passed into the centre, and they are attached to the top of the shields at such
height that, when they are rocked over backwards for doffing, the said rings will
Just clear the tops of the spindles. Before starting the frame afresh after dof-
fing, the bar or shaft is caused to rock forwards so as to bring all the anti-
ballooning shields and their rings back again into working position.
Instead of making the top ring from a piece of wire (as shown) it may be
made from a narrow strip of metal and soldered thereto, or two strips may be cut
from the upper edges of the shield (as shown by dotted lines on Fig. 2) and bent
up into the form of a ring with their ends overlapping, but I prefer to make
them of wire, one end being passed through a hole in the shield and soldered
to the back and the other bent round the front with its end nearly touching the
inside of the shield at the opposite side (as shown at Fig. 3).
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:-
The combination with a curved anti-ballooning shield of metal or other suit-
able substance, extending round the sides and back of each spindle spool or tube,
of a wire or other ring fixed thereto at or near the top thereof substantially in
the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 8th day of December 1899.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicants, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.