IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING FIBRES
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Ripley Worsted Spinner and Manufacturer
and Thomas Hargreaves Brigg Machine Maker both of Bradford in the
County of York, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR
SPINNING FIBRES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Ripley and
Thomas Hargreaves Brigg at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 23rd February 1882.
FREDERICK RIPLEY Worsted Spinner and Manufacturer and TноMAS HARGREAVES
BRIGG Machine Maker both of Bradford in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING FIBRES.
"
This Invention relates to machinery for purposes aforesaid in which ring and
traveller are employed and consists of an improved combination and use of ring
cup and spindle by means of which ring spinning is rendered well adapted for
spinning yarn such as mohair and others of the class in which long loose fibres
protruding or divergent from the yarn were apt to catch the carrier and cause
snarls unless the ring was made larger than desirable and also by the use of the
apparatus hereinafter described the drag is nicely adjusted to the relativo varying
diameters of the cop as built on the bobbin spool or spindle,
Apparatus for purpose aforesaid constructed according to this our said invention
comprise the use of a spindle revolving and carrying the bobbin or spool enclosed
in or by a cup which is stationary outside the cup and concentric therewith is the
ring and traveller the yarn passes through the traveller to the upper edge or top of
the cup herein referred to thence to the bobbin and as the ring is nearer to or
further from the upper edge or top of the cup so will vary its angle and the drag
on the yarn will be adjusted to the varying diameters of the cop by the change of
angle referred to, brought about by the movement of the spindles and lifter rail
carrying the rings, the traverse of the spindle and of the rail carrying the rings
and travellers is effected by a double beart acting on lever motions connected with
tho spindle lifter rail and the ring rail so that the relative movement of the spindle
and traveller is at all times certainly and accurately timed.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Frederick Ripley and Thomas Hargreaves Brigg in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 23rd August 1882.
FREDERICK RIPLEY, Worsted Spinner and Manufacturer and THOMAS HARGREAVES
"IMPROVEMENTS
BRIGG, Machine Maker both of Bradford in the County of York.
IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING FIBRES
"
This invention relates to machinery for purposes aforesaid, in which ring and
traveller are employed, and consists of an improved combination, and use of ring,
cup,
and spindle, by means of which ring spinning is rendered well adapted for
spinning yarn such as mohair, and others of the class, in which long loose fibres, 1
protruding or divergent from the yarn were apt to catch the carrier and cause
snarls, unless the ring was made larger than desirable and also by the use of the
apparatus hereinafter described, the drag is nicely adjusted to the relative varying
diameters of the cop, as built on the bobbin, spool or spindle.
Apparatus for purpose aforesaid constructed according to this our said invention,
comprises, the use of a spindle revolving and carrying the bobbin or spool enclosed
in or by a cup which is stationary outside the cup, and concentric therewith, is the
ring and traveller, the yarn passes through the traveller to the upper edge, or top
of the cup herein referred to thence to the bobbin, and as the ring is nearer to, or
further from the upper edge or top of the cup, so will its angle vary, and the drag
on the yarn will be adjusted to the varying diameters of the cop, by the change of
angle referred to brought about by the movement of the lifter rail, carrying the
rings the traverse of the spindle, and of the rail carrying the rings and travellers
is effected by a double heart acting on lever motions, connected with the spindle
lifter rail and the ring rail-so that the movement of the spindle and traveller is
at all times certainly and accurately timed.
Such being the nature and object of this our said invention we will now proceed
to describe the same in detail, and in order that the invention may be fully
understood we have hereunto annexed 2 sheets of drawings, and have marked
same with figures and letters of reference, like figures denoting like parts.

page_text: being attached to the lifter dog 8 the latter by rod 9 lifting the spindle rail 10
and spindle A-At 11 is a chain pulley on lifter shaft 13-14 is the chain, 15 the
lifter dog, 16 the spindle for raising the ring rail 12 so that the ring rail is
traversed downwards, whilst the spindle rail and spindles are moving upwards.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this our said invention
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect we would have it understood that we lay no claim to
any of the parts when considered separately what we do claim is
The use in combination of a stationary cup C, traversing spindle A, traversing
ring D and traveller E as illustrated and for purposes berein described.
In witness whereof I the said Frederick Ripley have for and on behalf of
myself and the said Thomas Hargreaves Brigg hereunto set my hand and
seal this nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty two.
Witness
WALTER BRIERLEY
Patent Agent
Halifax & Blackburn.
FRED RIPLEY, (L.S.)