the Manufacture of Cotton, Woollen, and other Fibrous Material.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
the Manufacture of Cotton, Woollen, and other Fibrous Material.
I JAMES HEGINBOTTOM 122 Manchester Street Oldham in the County of Lancaster
Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
,
This invention has for its object the simplifying of Machines of the above named
description.
Ist by applying a tube or sleeve on each Spindle of the frame where the Spool or
Bobbin is usually working. This sleeve works loose on the spindle like an ordinary
bobbin and has a spring or springs attached to it. "A" Fig. 1 to hold the spool or
bobbin firmly in position on the sleeve without any of the usual notches or nicks in
the spool to drive the same as is the usual way. The sleeve with its springs and its
bobbin is driven in the usual way and does actually take the same position and placo
as the bobbin only instead of the sleeve being taken off when doffing as in the ordinary
The outside spool or bobbin only is taken off the sleeve, which works like the
old notched bobbin and is held down on the spindle by a hook on what represents
the notched part of the ordinary bobbin. By this means the bobbin is held by the
springs on the sleeve, and the sleeve is held by the hook & Fig. 1 the hook being
fastened on the boss of the driven Bevel wheel, which in its turn is held down by the
wheel covers on the frame, the said covers being fastened down in any convenient
way.
way.
2nd. I also show a different arrangement of working the same thing, in this case
the driven Bovel wheel with its boss and sleeve is cast all in one casting, the springs
and bobbin fitting and working as in the 1st arrangement. In the latter case I put
an oil groove C Fig. 2 to oil the sleeve and bolster underneath, and which same oil
may run down the spindle to the bottom driven bevel wheel which drives the spindle,
the top driven wheel only driving the sleeve and bobbin fixed thereon. I also form
a recess G Fig. 2 in boss of the bottom driven wheel to form a receptacle for the
descending oil, and I run from it a groove through the wheel so that the oil from
above can find its way directly into the footstep so that the sleeve, bolster, and footstep
are all oiled from the one groove C Fig. 2.

page_text: In doffing or taking off the bobbins in ordinary "Flyer" frames the frame is
stopped and the "Sliver" is broken, and before the Machine can start again the
Sliver as to be again connected or fixed to the spool the common plan being to lap it
round the empty spool. To avoid all this delay I put a small ring or disc to the bottom
of the sleeve, with its circumference notched a Figs. 2 & 3 in such a manner as to
hold the sliver by working it in the nicks of the disc.
3rd. Instead of the ordinary Creel pegs in a gallery Creel with Tin Tubes to carry
the bobbin I insert in the creel board a socket this socket is provided with a footstep at the
bottom and a split Bolster at the top so as to receive the lower part of a skewer and
secure it by the split Bolster fitting in a groove or necks in the skewer under the collar
where the spool rests on the upper part of the skewer above the socket. By this
means the skewer is held firm in the socket and cannot be lifted out until the split
bolster E Fig. 4 in which it is fixed and turns, is removed.
4th. For the purpose of iny Invention, when a single line of spindles is used on
each side of the frame instead of two lines on one side only, I use four cone drums
instead of two as at present used each pair of cone drums having a strap like the
present single cones. But besides the ordinary straps I put an extra strap working
on the top of the other two straps as shewn at F Fig. 5.
Datel this and do of A...: 1007

page_text: the Manufacture of Cotton, Woollen, and other Fibrous Material.
JAMES HEGINBOTTOM Primrose Bank House Oldham in the County of Lancaster
Commercial Traveller 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:—
This invention has for its object the simplifying of Machines of the above named
description.
"
1st. By applying a tubo or sleeve on each spindle of the Flyer frames where the
spool or "Bobbin" usually is working, Fig. 1 "loft with provisional specification
this sleeve works loose on the spindle like an ordinary bobbin and has a spring or
springs attached to it a to hold the spool or bobbin firmly in position on the sleeve
without any of the usual notches or nicks in the spool to drive the same as is the
usual way. The sleeve with its springs and its bobbin is driven in the ordinary way
and does actually take the same position and place as the bobbin only instead of the sleove
being taken off when doffing as in the usual way the outside spool or bobbin only is
taken off the sleeve which works like the old notched bobbin and is held down on the
spindle by a hook 6 on what represents the notched part of ordinary bobbins by this
means the bobbin is held by the springs on the sleeve and the sleeve is held by the
hook 6 the hook is fastened on on the boss of the driven bevel wheel, which in its turn
is held down by the wheel covers on the frame the said covers being fastened down
in any convenient way.
I also show a different arrangement of working the same thing in this case the
driven bevel wheel with its boss and sleeve is cast all in one casting the springs and
bobbin fitting and working as in the 1st arrangement in the latter case put an oil
groove c Fig. 2 "left with provisional specification" to oil the sleeve and bolster
underneath and which same oil may run down the spindle to the bottom driven bevel
wheel which drives the spindle. The topdriven wheel only driving the sleeve and
bobbin fixed thereon. I also form a recess in boss of bottom driven wheel to form a
receptacle for the descending oil, and I run from it a groove through the wheel so
that the oil from above can find its way directly into the footsteps, so that the sleeve
bolster and footsteps are all oiled from the one groove c.
In doffing or taking off the bobbins in ordinary "Flyer Frames" the frame is
stopped and the sliever is broken and before the machine can start again the sliover
has to be again connected or fixed to the spool the common plan being to lap it round
the empty spool to avoid all this delay I put a small ring or disc d to the bottom of
the sleeve with its circumference notched in such a manner as to hold the sliver by
working it in the nicks of the disc.
Instead of the ordinary creel pegs in a gallery creel with Tin Tubes to carry the
bobbin I insert in the creel board a socket this socket is provided with a footstep at

page_text: the bottom and a split bolster E "left with provisional specification" at the top so as to
receive the lower part of a skewer and secure it by the split bolster fitting in a groove
or nick turned on the skewer under the collar where the bobbin or spool rests above
the socket on the upper part of the skewer by this means tho skewer is held firm in the
socket and cannot be lifted out until the split bolster in which it is fixed and turns is
removed.
For the purpose of my invention when a single line of spindles are used on each
side of the frame instead of two lines on one side only, I use four cone drums instead
of two, as at present used each pair of cone drums having a strap like the present
single cones but besides the ordinary straps I put an extra strap working on the top
of the other two straps as shown at F Fig. 5 "left with provisional specification."
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
claim is.
1st. An Improved Method of driving the bobbins of flyer frames.
2nd. An Improved Method of securing the spools or bobbins of flyer frames.
3rd. An Improved Method of fixing and preventing the breaking of Sliver in
doffing &c.
4th. An Improved skewer, bolster, and socket for gallery and other creels.
5th. An improved Method of working cono drums and straps.
Substantially and for the purpose herein before more particularly set forth and
represented in the drawings annexed.