Specially Adapted for Falling Rods.
Year: 1885

page_text: Specially Adapted for Falling Rods.
I PETER BRIMELOW of Number 54 Shepherd Street Bury in the County of
Lancaster Mechanic do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN SELF STOPPING WARPING OR BEAMING MACHINES to be as follows:-
To the framing of a falling rod machine I secure brackets on which I place
a box devided in two part in the bottom part I place a Tin Roller with six or more
ribs or bars projecting from it in a longitudinal form this roller is fixed in suitable
bearings and is driven by an incline clutch that works on a key or feather which
is fixed in one end of the tin roller this clutch is kept in gear with a simalar clutch
by a weighted L lever a rod is attached, on this rod a movable stud is placed
fastened by set screw or bolt, this stud works beneath a bar the said bar as a notch
a few inches from one end the other end as a slot the length that the strap fork
traverses to move the strap from the fast to the loose Pulley on the sliding bar or
rod to which the strap fork is secured I fasten a stud which works in the slot at
the end of the slot a spring is attached the said spring being held at the other end
by a bracket which is fastened to the rail which goes across the Machine when the
Warper starts the Machine the stud pushes the bar forward till the Notch drops of
the side of a bracket which is fastened too the frame end on the top of this bracket
is fastened a plate with a slot or notch near the end the rod attached to the
Llever works in this slot which acts as a guide to keep it in its proper working
position.
The top part of the Box or pin frame may be formed in two or more ways I at
present have arranged the frame work of two angle bars at one end they are
screwed with nuts on the other end is dove-tailed suitable ends are made with
three or more slots in each to receive three or more bars the said bars are drilled
at each. end through which a pin is inserted outside the ends the nuts then act
against the ends which causes the middle bars to be stretched tight the back nuts
are then screwed up, or the framing could be made of cast iron with slots cast in
the ends to receive the middle bars the bars would then be drilled at on end and
screwed at the other being drawn tight by nuts this top part is then fit on the bottom
till the middle bars come very close too the ribs on the tin roller but so that the
tin roller will run quite free without touching them under each end of the top
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page_text: part their lies the end of a flat spring the springs are of such a strength that they
are overpowered by the weight of the top part so that when the Machine is
working the top part is sure to fall on its proper resting place, or in place of a
spring a lever working on a stud one end of the lever in contact with the top part
as described on the other end a second lever on a stud rests as a weight or spring
attached to nearly counterbalance the top part or pin box the other end of this
lever is acted upon by a cam which causes it to rise or lower the top part when
stopping or starting the Machine as described below but when the flat spring is
used the other end is fastened to the bottom part by a screw or bolt in the spring
a suitable distance from the end of the top part is fastened a ring through these
rings the ends of levers is passed the other ends of the levers is hinged on studs
these being fastened to brackets bolted to the top rail about the middle of these
levers a slot is formed in these slots studs with bowels on are fastened these bowels
rest on cams which are fixed on the upright shafts on the top of these shafts the
handles are fixed for stopping and starting the Machine, at each end of the bottom
part are fastened adjustable brackets through the top part of these brackets as
many wires as their are bars are placed and drawn tight over these wires the yarn
from the creel is brought through the front Comb and onto the Warpers Beam on
ever thread is then suspended a round wire pin one leg which is longer than the
other the legs cross the bars and are placed between the wires a thread breakes
while the Machine is running the pin falls on the bar the long leg hangs below the
bottom of the bar and comes in contact with a rib or bar of the revolving roller
and stops it the inclined clutch is then forced out of gear by the clutch it is in gear
with which runs loose on the Tin roller end driven by a strap or chain from the
drum shatt which action causes the L lever to rise and lift the notched bar up clear
of the bracket that held it which sets the spring at liberty the spring then brings
the bar in contact with the stud and pushes the strap from the fast to the loose
pulley or it may be arranged to liberate a friction which causes the Machine to
stop the upright shafts rotate in their bearings the cams then lift the levers which
causes the top part to rise and lift the weight of the pins entirely of the yarn this
improvement enables the Warper to reverse her Beau to find the lost end without
any fear of the yarn snarling or twisting round the eye of the pin.
I also arrange a treadle to work in combination with the ordinary starting and
stopping arrangement between the treadle and the notched bar a lever is fixed
when the treadle is pressed down this lever comes in contact with a pin or stud
projecting from the notched bar which pushes the bar forward till the notch falls
in its place the Warper then can work her setting on handles quite free to bring up
the rods as she as not the spring to overpower.
The bars are arranged either on a roller or a substitute for a roller or on chains
they are either rigid or yeildable they extend across the width of the drum in a
whole length or they are devided in parts when they are made in parts and to
yeild it is to prevent the bending or breaking of the pins which have to be made of
a very fine wire to suit fine yarns, a rachet wheel or a wheel with projections on
it sidės is placed on the roller end or chain shaft so that when the Machine stops a
lever or rod comes in contact with it and forces the stop-motion backwards or in
a reverse manner to its usal course which action liberts the fallen pin or pins and
allows them to rise freely with the pin box, the novelty in the pin is in con-
structing it with the long leg on the opposite side to the eye instead of in line with
'the eye as it is used at present the wires that extend across the Machine and
intended to be a preventive of the pins being plucked out of their places by a
bunch of ends or lumps coming in the yarn as not been effective I beleive on
account of the present form of the pin the pins have been plucked out of their
places carried round the beam which not only causes destruction of the pins as
they are seldom recovered but gives great annoyance in the Slashing Room bub
when the pin is constructed in the manner I have described I beleive the above
evil will be entirely remeided or very greatly reduced for if a bunch of ends or a
lump comes the cranked part of the pin will be brought under the wire instead of

page_text: away from it as formly and the wire and bar together will be the means of locking
or holding the pin and so prevent it from being plucked out of its place, the same
idea might be carried out by the present pin being reversed and the strap or chain
arranged to drive the stop motion in the opposite direction but this would only be
an ovation of the original idea as the simplest and cheapest way is to drive the
stop-motion with an open chain or strap as at present.
These improvements may be applied to other Warping Machines than falling rod
Machines when the framing can be arranged to despense with the bottom part of
the box and suitable bearings fixed for the roller to revolve in the top part or pin
box would rest on the framing and the arrangement for lifting the pin box placed
below but this would not depart from the original idea as the idea is to arrange
more than one row of pins on one roller and lift the weight of the pins of the yarn
when the Machine is stopped as I beleive I am the first that ever accomplished
this object I also beleive I am the first that applied a self-stop-action and worked
it to satisfaction in combination with a falling rod Machine.

page_text: Improvements in Self-stopping Warping or Beaming Machines,
Specially Adapted for Falling Rods.
I PETER BRIMELOW of Number 54 Shepherd Street Bury in the County of
Lancaster Mechanic do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN SELF-STOPPING WARPING OR BEAMING MACHINES SPECIALLY ADAPTED
FOR FALLING RODS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
To the frame ends in front of a falling rod Machine I secure brackets on which
I place a box devided in two parts in the bottom part I place a Tin roller with six
or more ribs or bara projecting from it in a longitudinal form this roller is fixed in
suitable bearings and is driven by an incline clutch that works on a key or feather
which is fixed in one end of the tin roller this clutch is kept in gear with a simalar
clutch by a weighted L lever to the L lever a rod is attached on this rod a move-
able stud is placed fastened by set screw or bolt this stud works beneath a bar the
said bar as a notch a few inches from one end the other end as a slot the length
that the strap fork traverses to move the strap from the fast to the loose Pulley, or
the sliding bar or rod to which the strap fork is secured I fasten a stud which
works in the slot at the end of the slot a spring is attached the said spring being
held at the other end by a bracket which is fastened to the rail which goes across
the Machine when the Warper starts the Machine the stud pushes the bar forward
till the notch drops off the side of a bracket which is fastened too the frame end on
the top of this bracket is fastened a plate with a slot or notch near one end the rod
attached to the lever works in this slot which acts as a guide to keep it in
its proper working position.
The top part of the Box or pin frame may be formed in two or more ways I at
present have arranged the frame-work of two angle bars at one end they are
screwed with nuts on, the other end is dove-tailed suitable ends are made with
three or more slots in each to receive three or more bars the said bars are drilled at
cach end through which a pin is inserted outside the ends, the nuts then act against
the ends which causes the middle bars to be stretched tight the lock nuts are then
screwed up, or the framing could be made of cast iron with slots cast in the end to
receive the middle bars the bars would then be drilled at on end and screwed at the
other being drawn tight by nuts this top part is then fit on the bottom till the
middle bars come very close too the ribs on the tin roller but so that the tin roller
will run quite free without touching them under each end of the top part their lies
the end of a flat spring the springs are of such a strength that they are overpowered
by the weight of the top part so that when the Machine is working the top part is
sure to fall on its proper resting place or in place of a spring a lever working on a
stud one end of the lever in contact with the top part as described on the other end
a second lever on a stud rests which as a weight or spring attached to nearly
counterbalance the top part or pin Box the other end of this lever is acted upon
by a cam which causes it to rise or lower the top part when stopping or starting
the Machine as described below but when the flat spring is used the other end is

page_text: fastened to the bottom part by a screw or bolt in the spring a suitable distance
from the end of the top part is fastened a ring through these rings the ends
of levers is passed the other ends of the levers is hinged on studs the brackets
which holds the studs being fastened on the top rail about the middle of these
levers a slot is formed in these slots studs with bowls on are fastened these bowls
rest on cams which are fixed on the upright shafts on the top of these shafts the
handles are fixed for stopping and starting the Machine at each end of the bottom
part are fastened adjustable brackets through the top part of these brackets as
many wires as their are bars are placed and drawn tight, over these wires the yarn
from the creel is brought through the front Comb and onto the Warpers Beam on
ever thread is then suspended a round wire pin one leg which is longer than the
other the legs cross the bars and are placed between the wires, if a thread breaks
while the Machine is running the pin falls on the bar the long leg hangs below the
bottom of the bar and comes in contact with a rib or bar of the revolving roller and
stops it the incline clutch which is driven by a simalar clutch that runs loose on
the tin roller end and is driven by a chain or strap from the drum shaft is then
forced out of gear which causes the L lever to rise and lift the notched bar up clear
of the bracket that held it, which sets the spring at liberty the spring then brings
the bar in contact with the stud and pushes the strap from the fast to the loose
pulley, or it may be arranged to liberate a friction which causes the Machine
to stop, the upright shafts rotate in their bearings the cams then lift the levers
which causes the top part to rise and lift the weight of the pins entirely of the
yarn this improvement enables the Warper to reverse her Beam to find the broken
thread she is also able to start the Machine to bring up the rods without any fear
of the yarn snarling or twisting round the eye of the pin. I also arrange a treadle
to work in combination with the starting and stopping arrangement, between the
treadle and the notched bar a lever is fixed when the treadle is pressed down this
lever comes in contact with a pin or stud projecting from the notched bar which
pushes the bar forward till the notch falls in its place the Warper then can work
her setting on handles quite free to bring up the rods as she as not the spring to
overpower.
The bars are arranged either on a roller or a substitute for a roller or on chains
they are either rigid or yeildable they extend across the width of the drum in a
whole length or they are devided in parts when they are made in parts and to yeild
it is to prevent the bending or breaking of the pins which have to be made of a
very fine wire to suit fine yarns, a rachet wheel or a wheel with projections on it
sides is placed on the roller end or chain shaft so that when the Machine stops a
lever or rod comes in contact with it and forces the stop-motion backwards or in a
reverse manner to its usal course which action liberates the fallen pin or pins and
allows them to rise freely with the pin box the novelty in the pin is in construct-
ing it with the long leg on the opposite sido to the eye instead of in line with the
eye as it is used at present the wires that extend across the Machine and intended
to be a preventive of the pins being plucked out of their places by a bunch of ends
or lumps coming in the yarn as not been effective I beleive on account of the
present form of the pin the pins have been plucked out of their places carried
round the beam which not only causes destruction of the pins as they are seldom
recovered but gives great annoyance in the Slashing Room, but when the pin
is constructed in the manner I have described I beleive the above evil will be
entirely remeided or very greatly reduced, for if a bunch of ends or a lump comes
the cranked part of the pin will be brought under the wire instead of away from it
as formly and the wire and bar together will be the means of locking or holding
the pin and so prevent it from being plucked out of its place the same idea might
be carried out by the present pin being reversed and the strap or chain arranged to
drive the stop-motion in the opposite direction but this would only be an ovation
of the original idea as the simplest and cheapest way is to drive the stop-motion
with an open Chain or strap as at present. These improvements may be applied
to other Warping Machines than falling rods when the framing can be arranged to

page_text: dispense with the bottom part of the box and suitable bearings fixed for the rollor
to revolve in, the top part or pin box would rest on the framing and the arrange-
ment for lifting the pin box placed below but this would not depart from the
original idea as the idea is to arrange more than one row of pins on one roller and
lift the weight of the pins of the yarn when the Machine is stopped as I beleive
I am the first that ever accomplished this object I also beleive I am the first that
applied a self-stop-action and worked it to satisfaction in combination with a
falling rod Machine.
In order that my improvements may be well understood I will now proceed to
describe the same reference being made to the accompanying Drawings; like letters
of reference indicating corresponding parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a falling rod Warping Machine with my improve-
ments applied fig. 2 a front elevation of the same fig. 3 4 & 5 enlarged views of my
improvements.
Fig. 3. R is the revolving roller A the pin bars C the pins B the angle irons
D the wires E the yarn the show the direction the roller and yarn
runs the pin to the right as dropped on the bar A in consequence of the thread
upon which it was suspended having broken, the motion of the roller as been
arrested by one of the bars W coming in contact with the long leg of the pin C
which hangs below the bar A the inclined clutch F fig. 2 & 5 is forced out of gear
by the clutch I which revolves on the tin roller end and is driven by a strap or
chain from the drum shaft as shown at H in fig. 1 & 2 the lever L fig. 2 & 5 is
forced back which causes the rod N fig. 2 to rise and bring the stud X in contact
with the notched bar M and lifts the bar till it is clear of the bracket J which is
fastened to the front of the frame end the spring S brings the bar in contact with
the stud Z which is fastened to the rack shaft U which causes it to slide in
its bearings and push the strap from the fast to the loose pulley by which means
the Machine is stopped.
Fig. 4 is an end view showing how the angle bars B and the pin bars A are put
together in the bracket K, O is a pin which passes through the bars A which are
drilled to receive it, the other end of the bars A are treated the same way but the
angle bars are screwed as shown at B fig. 5 the screwed parts passing through the
brackets K¹ with nuts on as shown the inside nuts being the means of forcing
the ends away from each other which causes the bars A to become rigid by stretch-
ing, the outside nuts are then screwed up, the pin frame is then let into the bottom
part or box which is shown in section at P the view represents the Machine
being stopped the upright shafts a having rotated in their bearings as allowed the
levers B¹ which is hinged on a stud at D¹ to slide down the incline of the cam T
through the power of the spring S¹ the pin frame which rests on the brackets Q is
raised which lifts the pins away from the roller and takes their weight of the yarn
while the Machine is stopped.
Fig. 5 B is a lever arrangement with a weight F¹ instead of a spring for lifting
the pin frame when this is used, in place of the cams T I fix on the upper part of
the shafts a, a short arm with an incline and square surface formed on its underside
when the Warper starts the frame the short arms acts on the top of the brackets K
and K¹ which are also inclined and presses them down to their proper place it will
be plain to a pratical mind that the Mechanical arrangements can be varied for the
purpose of raising and lowering the pin frame, H and H is the flat spring and ring
referred to with the end of the lever shown in section inside the ring when this
arrangement is used for raising the pin frame the cams T are placed on the upper
part of the upright shafts a, X¹ is one of the brackets which is fastened to the front
of the frame end on which the Stop-Motion rests as shown, W is a bar hinged on
the tin roller as shown and kept in its place by the spring N¹ when a pin falls and
comes in contact with the bars it yeilds and covers up the space between the bar W
and the pin bar A which enables me to use a much lighter pin for fine work I also
improve this by putting the bars on in parts and letting them overlap each other
as shown at W₁ by this means the pin as not to lift the whole length of a bar.
J

page_text: My next improvement is in the lever arrangement shown at Y fig. 5 the clutch F
which his slotted and slides on the key or feather P2 which is fastened in the end of
the tin roller R and by which motion is given to the tin roller is liable to work the
roller when the clutch is part way out of the incline when this occurs the stud ✗
will not allow the notched bar M to drop in its proper place which prevents
the Warper starting the frame untill she as by hand put the clutch in its proper
working position as shown, but by the lever arrangement this evil is entirely
removed the lever X which works on the boss of the lever L and is kept in
the position shown by the bracket V which comes in contact with a stop or rest
which is placed convenient for it to fall upon, F is notched at the end as shown, the
stud Z' stands clear of the clutch while the frame is working, but it will be clear to
the mind of a pratical person that when the clutch F moves out to stop the frame
through a thread breaking that the stud Z¹ will fall in one of the notches and stop
it from revolving untill the clutch is in its proper place again which enables the
Warper to start the frame without paying any attention to it which means increased
production.
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
1. The idea of arranging above one row of pins on a single roller as shown and
described.
2. The successfull application of a Stop-Action to work in combination with the
ordinary falling rod Warping Machine as shown and described.
3. The improved form of drop pin where the crank stands to the front of the
frame for the purpose mentioned in contradistinction of behind as now used as
shown and described.
4. The idea of taking the weight of the pins of the yarn as shown and described.
5. The manner of putting the pin frame together and fitting it onto the bottom
part so that it will rise and fall freely as shown and described.
6. The notched bar with longitudinal slot which enables the Warper to start and
stop the frame in the ordinary manner as shown and described.
7. The idea of putting the bars on in parts and arranging them to yeild when
they strike a pin as shown and described.
8. The idea of the lever arrangement or its substitute for acting on the clutch F
so that it will be Automatic in getting to its proper working position as shown and
described.
9. The general Mechanical arrangements as shown and described which as
enabled me to place in the market, a simple, durable, and economical Stop-
Motion.
Dated this 7th day of October 1885.