IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SLUBBING, ROVING, SPINNING, AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS.
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Kay, Cotton Spinner, John Manock,
Manager, John Whittaker, Mechanic, and Thomas Booth, Operative
Cotton Spinner, all of Heywood, in the County of Lancaster, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SLUBBING, ROVING,
SPINNING, AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS.
”
Sealed the 25th November 1859, and dated the 30th June 1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Kay, John
Manock, John Whittaker, and Thomas Booth at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the 30th June
1859.
We, RICHARD KAY, Cotton Spinner, JOHN MANOCK, Manager, JOHN
WHITTAKER, Mechanic, and THOMAS BOOTH, Operative Cotton Spinner, all of
Heywood, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SLUBBING, ROVING,
SPINNING, AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS," to be as
follows:-
Our Invention of improvements in machinery for slubbing and roving
consists in the application to each spindle of such machines of a ring flyer,
which is turned round by bands or gearing, and each flyer is furnished with a
presser, by which the sliver or roving is wound on the bobbin or spool; the
ring flyers revolve in the copping rail.
Our improvement in machinery for spinning and doubling consists in

page_text: winding the yarn on to a spindle or bobbin by means of a ring flyer and
presser, which revolve in a moveable. rail, and which are carried round by the
yarn itself, the yarn being wound by the presser on to the spindle in the form
of a con, or on to a bobbin.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Richard Kay, John Manock, John Whittaker, and Thomas
Booth in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 30th December 1859.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, RICHARD
KAY, Cotton Spinner, JOHN MANOCK, Manager, JOHN WHITTAKER, Mechanic,
and THOMAS BOOTH, Operative Cotton Spinner, all of Heywood, in the County
of Lancaster, send greeting.
⚫ WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, in the twenty-third year of Iler
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us, the
said Richard Kay, John Manock, John Whittaker, and Thomas Booth, Her
special licence that we, the said Richard Kay, John Manock, John Whittaker.
and Thomas Booth, our executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as we, the said Richard Kay, John Manock, John Whittaker, and Thomas
Booth, our executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
FOR SLUBBING, ROVING, SPINNING, AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS," upon the condition (amongst others) that we, the said Richard
Kay, John Manock, John Whittaker, and Thomas Booth, our executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under our, or their, or one of
our or their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to
be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
• NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Richard Kay, John Manock, John
Whittaker, and Thomas Booth, do hereby declare the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-

page_text: ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement (that is
to say):―
Our Invention of improvements in machinery for slubbing and roving
consists in the application to each spindle of such machines of a ring flyer,
which is turned round by bands or gearing, and each flyer is furnished with
a presser, by which the sliver or roving is wound on the bobbin or spool; the
ring flyers revolve either in the copping rail or in a stationary rail.
Our improvements in machinery for spinning consist in winding the yaru
on to a spindle or bobbin by means of a ring flyer, which revolves in a
moveable or stationary rail, the spindle being carried round by the yarn itself,
and the ring flyer by a band; the yarn is wound by the flyer on to the spindle
in the form of a cop, or on to a bobbin.
Our improvements in machinery for doubling consist in winding the yarn
or thread on to the bobbin by a ring presser, the spindle being driven by a
band, and the presser being carried round by the yarn or thread, or the
spindle may be carried round by the yarn or thread, and the flyer driven by
a band.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, we will proceed to describe the means pursued by us, reference
being had to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, and to the figures and
letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a slubbing or roving frame to which our improve-
ments are applied; Fig. 2 is a front view; and Fig. 3, a plan of part of the
same. a is the driving shaft; b, the drawing rollers; c, the spindles, which
are driven in the usual manner by the skew wheels d' on the shaft d, gearing
into the pinions c¹ on the spindles; the bobbins or spools c² bear on the
bushes c³ fixed to the spindles; e and fare the copping rails, which are moved
up and down by the pinions g¹ on the shaft g, gearing into the racks 93. We
prefer to use two sets of racks and pinions in order to equalize the lift, but one
set may be employed as now customary. The flyers marked h are supported
above in the brackets i, which swivel on the shaft i¹, each bracket being held
between two bosses 2, the friction of which retain the brackets when raised
for doffing, as shewn by dots in Fig. 1; the lower ends of the flyer legs are
hinged to the rings j, which are fixed to the spur wheels j¹; these wheels fit
easily on the bushes fixed to the stationary rail k. The flyers are supplied
with centrifugal pressers of the usual construction. The flyers are turned
round from the driving shaft a by means of the spur wheel a' gearing into the
carrier wheel a², which gives motion to the pinion a³. This pinion is fixed to
a bevel wheel a gearing into the pinion a fixed on a vertical shaft, to the

page_text: upper end of which is fixed the pinion as gearing into one of the wheels j;
these wheels are connected by the carrier pinions, shewn in Fig. 3. The
slivers are taken from the drawing rollers b, through the boss of the flyers h,
then down the flyer leg, and after passing around the presser 3, they are
deposited on the spools c³, which are connected to the spindles c by the pro-
jection in the bushes fitting in a recess or notch in the spool. The spindles
revolve at a greater velocity than the flyers. By means of these improve-
ments the spindles and flyers can be worked at a very great velocity without
vibration, as the spindles are shorter than now requisite, and the legs of the
flyers being connected to the rings j, above described, cannot expand by
centrifugal action; the doffing can also be effected more expeditiously than in
ordinary frames, as when the bobbins or spools are full, the brackets i are
raised into the positions indicated by dotted lines, and the flyers are bent to
one side, as also shewn by dotted lines, thereby setting the bobbins at liberty.
We wish to observe that the rail k may have an up-and-down motion
imparted to it, and the spindles in that case would revolve in stationary
bearings, also that the flyers may be driven by bands instead of gearing, as
described.
Fig. 4 is an elevation; and Fig. 5, a plan of our improvements as applied
to the machine for spinning, called a "throstle." is a spindle similar to
those used in machines for spinning called mules; the spindle revolves in the
usual bolster and foot-step rails, which are moved up and down by a copping
motion in the manner required to wind the yarn in the shape of a cop on to
the spindle; the rail m is stationary, and supports the collars m¹ on which the
ring flyers n revolve; these flyers are turned by a band driven by a tin drum,
similar to the drum used in throstles to drive the spindles; the roving passes
through the wire loop fixed to the ring flyer, and is wound on the spindles in
the form of a cop, the spindle being turned round by the drag of the yarn,
the requisite friction is given to the spindle in the usual manner. We would
observe here, that the yarn may be wound on a bobbin as in throstles, if
desired.
Fig. 6 is an elevation, partly in section; Fig. 7, a front view; and Fig. 8,
a plan of part of a doubling machine to which our improvements are applied.
o are the spindles revolving in bearings in the fixed rails p, p¹; these spindles
are turned round by bands from the drum q; the bobbins or spools o¹ on
which the yarn is wound are supported by the washers 0%, and carried round
by pegs in the usual manner. The delivery rollers r are worked by a train of
wheels, shewn by dotted circles, from the tin drum shaft q', and the yarn to
be doubled is supplied to the machine ou the skewers s, as now customary.

page_text: The copping rail t is moved up and down by racks and pinions in the ordinary
manner, and to it are fixed the collars t¹ for the ring pressers u to revolve
upon; the circular part of the ring presser is made with a tightening screw,
to increase or diminish the friction on the collar t¹, and the presser itself
marked u¹ is made on the centrifugal principle, and vibrates on a stud fixed
in the ring; the yarn after passing through the eye v is taken through the
wire of the presser, by which it is guided to the bobbin; the spindle revolves
faster than the ring presser to give the requisite amount of twist and drag to
the thread. We would observe, that the ring pressers may revolve in a
stationary rail, and the spindles would then rise and fall to distribute the
thread on the bobbins. In some cases we make use of a ring flyer similar
to n in Figs. 4 and 5, driven by a band to wind the yarn or thread on to a
bobbin or spool, which is then carried round by the drag of the yarn or
thread.
Having thus stated the nature of our Invention, and described the manner
of performing the same, we wish it to be understood that we do not limit
ourselves to the details given, as the same may be considerably varied or
modified; but what we claim is,―
First, the improved ring flyers, shewn and described in reference to Figs. 1,
2, and 3, when applied to slubbing and roving frames.
Secondly, the improved ring flyer, shewn and described in reference to
Figs. 4 and 5, when applied to machines for spinning.
Thirdly, the improved ring pressers, shewn and described in reference to
Figs. 6, 7, and 8, when applied to doubling frames.
And, lastly, the application of a ring flyer, similar to the one marked n in
Figs. 4 and 5, to doubling frames.
In witness whereof, we, the said Richard Kay, John Manock, John
Whittaker, and Thomas Booth, have hereto set our hands and
seals, the Twenty-eighth day of December, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
RICH. KAY.
JOHN MANOCK.
(L.S.)
(L.S.)
JOHN WHITTAKER. (Ls.)
THOMAS BOOTH. (L.S.)