Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 17th Aug., 1888
I, FREDERICK ANDERSON of 17 Miles Street, Oldham in the County of Lancashiro,
Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to that class of apparatus for placing cop tubes on the spindlos
of mules, which is made a fixture on the mule carriage and is commonly termed
"clipper box."
Heretoforo such clipper box has been provided with a spring bar serving to support
the tubes on being placed into the clipper box, and to push such tubes which may not
drop out by reason of their gravity, and stick in the box, out of the same.
This spring bar is objectionable, as in course of time it loses its shape, thus causing
the distance between the same and the hinged flap, which serves to return and dis-
charge the tubes, on the clipper box being brought over the spindles, to be shortened,
and consequently the tubes to be crushed, besides being troublesome and uncertain in
its action.
To remedy these defects my invention has for its object to dispense with the said
spring bar, and employ in place of it, over the holes in the clipper box, a longitudinal
rod or bar, attached to and actuated from the said flap by means of its hinge, in such
a manner that when the said flap is opened, to facilitate the introduction of the tubes,
the said rod or bar remains closed and covers the respective ends of the holes in the
clipper box, and on the said flap being closed the aforesaid rod or bar will be caused
to uncover and move a short distance away from the respective ends of the holes, thus
permitting the tube to project a little from the clipper box.
When the clipper box is placed over the spindles of the mule and the aforesaid
flap opened as usual for the purpose of effecting the discharge of the tubes, the said
rod or bar is actuated simultaneously with the flap, and pushes all the tubes simul-
taneously out of the clipper box on to the mule spindles, thus offectually emptying it
in one action.
Dated this 6th day of 1000

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Placing Cop Tubes on the Spindles
of Mules.
1, FREDERICK ANDERSON of 17 Miles Street Oldham in the County of Lancashire,
Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the saine
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to that class of apparatus for placing cop tubes on the spindles
of mules, which is made a fixture on the mule carriage and is commonly termed
"clipper box."
Heretofore such clipper box has been provided with a spring bar serving to support
the tubes on being placed into the clipper box, and to push such tubes which may not
drop out by reason of their gravity, & stick in the box, out of the same.
This spring bar is objectionable as in course of time it loses its shape, thus causing
the distance between the same and the hinged flap, which serves to retain and dis-
charge the tubes, on the clipper box being brought over the spindles, to be shortened,
and consequently the tubes to be crushed, besides being troublesome & uncertain in
its action.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
bo appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference indicating
like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is a back clovation of a short length of the clipper box. Fig. 2 is a cross
section showing the hingod flap closed and the rod or bar raised. Fig. 3 is a cross
section showing the rod or bar lowered and the hinged flap open. Fig. 4 shows the
application of my improved clipper box to the mule carriage. a is the clipper box.
the hinged flap. c the cop tube holes, d the flap hinge, e the rod or bar, f the mule
carriage, the spindle, h, the arms holding the clipper box, i the faller shaft on which
the arms / are hinged.
To remedy the aforesaid defects my invention has for its object to dispense with
the said spring bar, & employ in place of it, over the holes c in the clipper box a, a
longitudinal rod or bare attached to and actuated from the flap b by means of its
hinge d, in such a manner that when the said flap bis opened, to facilitate the intro-
duction of the cop tubes, the said rod or bar e remains closed and covers the respective
ends of the holes c in the clipper box a, and on the said flap b being closed the
aforesaid rod or bar e will be caused to uncover and move a short distance away from
the respective ends of the holes c, thus permitting the cop tubes to project a little from
the clipper box a.
Tho said rod or bar e may be connected to the leaf or part of the hinge d to which
the flap bis attached, or to the flap itself, in various ways but I prefer to furnish or
form the same with an arm, strap or lever d¹ to the free end of which 1 attach the rod
or bar e rigidly or movable,

page_text: when the clipper box a is placed over the spindles g of the mule soe Fig. 4, and
the aforesaid flap 6 opened as usual, for the purpose of effecting the discharge of the
cop tubes, the said rod or bar e by reason of being attached to the flap hinge part d,
is actuated simultaneously with the flap b, and pushes all the cop tubes simultaneously
out of the clipper box a onto the mule spindles g, thus effectually emptying it in one
action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
:-
The application of a bar or rod e, or its equivalent, over the
clipper box a, suitably connected to and simultaneously operated from, and with,
cop tube holos in the
the hinged flap b, by one manipulation, substantially as and for the purpose
specified.