Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1887
Complete Left, 28th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th Apr., 188
I, WILLIAM TAYLOR of Vale Mill Werneth Oldham in the County of Lancaster
Cotton Spinner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the lessening, taking out, or Preventing snarls in Cotton yarn whether in Twist
or Weft Mules by increasing the speed of the Spindles at or near the Headstock of a
Spinning Mule or Self Actor Mule, whether by increased diameter of the Tin Roller or
Rollers, or otherwise reducing the Diameter of the Wharves of the Spindles so as to
increase the speed thereof. I claim by this invention that the Spindles of the Mnle
will have a slightly increased speed at or near the Head Stock, to prevent, or lessen
the snarls in the yarn, Mules heretofore so far as the spindles are concerned having
always run one speed the whole length of the Machine the increased speed at or near
the Headstock of the Spindle is to compensate a well known want, requisite in good
and even yarn, and to get over a mechanical difficulty in the Mule.

page_text: I WILLIAM TAYLOR of Vale Mill, Werneth in the borough of Oldham in the
County of Lancaster, Cotton spinner 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:-
My invention relates to selfacting mules for spinning cotton yarns and consists in
giving a slightly greater speed to the spindles of said mules near to the headstock on
both sides of the same than to the remainder of the spindles and in arrangements
therefor the object of my invention being to prevent the snarls ordinarily occurring
in the yarn spun on the spindles near to the headstock. This is occasioned by the
circumstance that in drawing in the carriage the latter springs and bends at the part
near to the headstock and is drawn nearer to the latter than the outer ends of the
carriage, whereby the yarn in this part of the mule becomes slack and forms snarls in
its thinner parts, and the cops are not wound on tightly. This is prevented by giving
the spindles in this part of the carriage a slightly greater speed than that of the other
spindles, whereby a little more twist is put into the yarn spun on them during the
drawing out and the yarn tightened or shortened correspondingly, and in the winding
on the spindles make more turns and lap on the yarn tighter, and in this way firmer
cops are obtained and the formation of snarls is greatly if not wholly obviated.
In order to produce the slightly increased speed of the spindles near the headstock,
I by preference make one or more lengths of tin-rollers on each side of the headstock
of a slightly larger diameter than the remainder of the tin-rollers instead of making
all the tinrollers of the same diameter as usual. Each such length of tinroller may
be either cylindrical or slightly conical with the larger end next to the headstock, and
where two or more lengths of tinrollers are made larger than the rest on each side of
tho headstock, they may be made of different diameters decreasing from the headstock
towards the outer ends, and may be either cylindrical or conical or partly cylindrical
and partly conical. In existing mules the increase of diameter may be obtained by
lapping the tinrollers with paper, calico or other suitable substance or material.
Instead of making the tinrollers near the headstock larger than the others, all the
tinrollers may be made of the same diameter and the wharves of the spindles near the
headstock reduced in diameter or made of smaller diameter than those in the other
parts of the carriage.
By either of the arrangements described the speed of the spindles at or near the
headstock on each side of the same is increased, and snarls in the yarn and soft cops
prevented.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I

page_text: Secondly. Making the tinrollers of a selfacting mule of larger diameter near to the
headstock on each side of the same than in the other parts of the carriage, substantially
as herein before described and for the purposes set forth.
Thirdly. Making the wharves of the spindles of a selfacting mule near to the
headstock on both sides of the same of smaller diameter than in the other part of
said mule, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.
EMMOTT & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.