and other Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1885

page_text: and other Fibrous Substances.
I, THOMAS ASHWORTH of Woodlands, Davyhulme, near Manchester in the
County of Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING COTTON
AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of apparatus which forms the subject
matter of Letters Patent No 506 granted to me and dated January 3rd 1884 and
also of an application for Letters Patent N° 383 dated January 12th, 1885, my
object in the present instance being so to construct the fixed or quasi fixed spindle
shown and described in the Specifications forming part of the above named Letters
Patent and application respectively that the flyer-tube with its cylindrical flyer or
cup can apin a cop direct upon the said spindle.
For this purpose I make the spindle in two parts, one of which is mounted at
the lower end upon the copping-rail in the manner already described in the above
named Specifications, so as to be fixed or nearly so. The upper end of this part is
turned to a smaller diameter than the lower end, and is by preference slightly
tapered, this diminished end being somewhat longer than the cop to be spun, and
round the lower part thereof I fix or form upon the spindle an annular recess or
dish at the open mouth or edge of which is an external flange. Down the upper
extremity of this part I drill a hole or recess, say about one half an inch deep.
The second part of the spindle is in the form of a tapered shell or hollow spindle
which fits over the upper or diminished end of the first part; and upon this shell
or hollow spindle the cop is formed.
The said shell is closed at the top and provided with a pin or point inside,
which fits into the recess or hole in the upper extremity of the first part of the
spindle.
The lower end of the shell fits into the recess or dish above-described and the
necessary "drag" is obtained by providing the said shell near its lower edge with
an external annular flange which rests upon the before named flange on the other
part of the spindle. This last named flange is provided with a small hook to prevent
the shell from being lifted off accidentally when 'doffing' or removing the cop. A

page_text: notch is cut in the flange of the shell so that it can be passed down over this hook,
and on being turned partly round is held in place, and when it is required to
remove the shell it will be necessary to bring the notch round opposite to the hook.
The internal diameter of the shell is such that its inner circumference does not
touch the fixed part of the spindle at any point but the said shell revolves in the
two recesses (the hole at the top and the dish) above described.
The "drag" may be regulated by increasing or diminishing the width of one or
both of the before mentioned flanges, or it may be increased by inserting a washer
of cloth or other suitable material between the said flanges.
As the length of the cup-like flyer has to be considerably increased for the
formation of a cop I make the said cup in the form of a truncated cone, that is,
somewhat larger at the base than at the top, and this form of cup will run much
more steadily than a long cylindrical flyer.
It is evident that instead of spinning on the bare spindle or shell the cop may
be spun upon a paper tube placed thereon, if preferred.
Daing ihim T
...
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: and other Fibrous Substances.
I THOMAS ASHWORTH of Woodlands Davyhulme near Manchester in the County
of Lancaster Cotton Spinner do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER
FIBROUS SUBSTANCES 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 the construction of apparatus which forms the subject
matter of Letters Patent granted to me N° 506 dated June 3rd 1884. and also
N° 383 dated January 12th 1885, my object in the present instance being so to
construct the fixed or quasi-fixed spindles shown and described in the Specification
of the above named Letters Patent, that the flyer tube with the cylindrical flyer or
cup can spin a cop direct upon the said spindle.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I have annexed hereunto
a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, and have marked the same with figures
and letters of reference corresponding with those in the following explanation.
Figs. 1, 2, and 3 show (in section) modifications of my invention.
I make the spindle in two parts a, a' one of which a, is mounted at the lower
end upon the copping rail and provided with the weight a as already described in
the above named Specifications so as to be fixed or nearly so.
In the modifications shown at Figs. 1. and 2. The upper end a* of. this part a
is turned to a smaller diameter than the lower end and is by preference slightly
tapered, this diminished end being somewhat longer than the cop to be spun, and
round the lower part thereof I fix or form an annular recess b, b at the open
mouth or edge of which may be formed an external. flange as shown at Fig. 1, or
the flange may be dispensed with as shown at Fig. 2.
Down the upper extremity of this part a* I drill a hole or recess say about half
an inch deep.
The second part of the spindle is in the form of a tapered shell or hollow
spindle a¹ which fits over the upper or diminished end a* of the first part, and
upon this shell or hollow spindle a¹ the cop is formed..
The said shell a¹ is closed at the top and provided inside with a pin or point *
which fits into the recess or hole in the upper extremity a* of the part a of the
spindle.
The lower end of the shell a¹ fits into the recess or dish b above described and
when the flange c is employed (see Fig. 1.) the necessary drag may be obtained by
providing the shell a' near its lower edge with an external annular flange d which
rests upon the before named flange c on the part a of the spindle.
The flange o is provided with a small hook to prevent the shell a³ from being
lifted off accidentally when doffing or removing the cop.
A notch is cut in the flange d of the shell a so that it can be passed down over
the hook e and on being turned partly round is held in place. When it is required
to remove the shell a¹ it will be necessary to bring the notch round opposite to the
hook &

page_text: The drag may be regulated by increasing or diminishing the width of the
flanges c and d or it may be further increased by inserting a washer of suitable
material between the said flanges.
When the flange c is not used (see Fig. 2) the flange d is dispensed with and a
cape on the shell a¹ fits over the dish 6; a very short screw f is formed on
the shell a¹ and is run through a short thread cut in the dish b and this prevents
the shell a¹ (until unscrewed) from being pulled off the spindle a*. The internal
diameter of the shell a¹ is such that its inner circumference does not touch the
part a* at any point but the shell a¹ revolves in the two recesses (the hole at the
top and the dish b) above described.
It will be seen from Fig. 3. that the fixed or quasi-fixed part a may be made in
the form of a shell or tube, and that the loose upper part a¹ instead of fitting over
the fixed or quasi-fixed part a may be made solid and fit down into it. The part a¹
will be provided with the screw for equivalent means for preventing it from being
accidentally lifted out of its socket or bearings.
In this case the drag may be applied by a band m m or other suitable brake,
passing through a notch in the tube a and bearing against the spindle a¹; hhis
the footstep in which the tubular spindle i, i of the flyer g, g runs and k, k³ are
the two fixed rails, shewn and described in the before named Specifications.
As the length of the cup like flyer g has to be considerably increased for the
formation of a cop I make the said cup in the form of a truncated cone i,e slightly
larger at the base than at the top and this form of cup will run much more steadily
than a long cylindrical flyer.
It is evident that instead of spinning on the bare spindle or shell a¹ the cop may
if preferred be spun upon a paper or other tube or pirn placed thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
First. A spindle upon which a cop may be spun, formed by the combination of a
quasi-fixed part, with a loose part fitting on or in the same and provided with
suitable means for preventing the accidental separation of the two parts sub-
stantially as herein before set forth and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Secondly. The combination with such a spindle of a cup-like flyer made larger
in diameter at the base than at the top substantially as and for the purposes
herein before set forth.
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