Improved Apparatus to be Employed in Spinning and Doubling Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 19th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 20th Sept., 1887.
Improved Apparatus to be Employed in Spinning and Doubling
Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
I WILLIAM HUSSELBY of No. 17 Saint Oswald Street Rochdale Road Manchester
in the County of Lancaster Mechanic do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows
This invention relates to the means for centering, lubricating and stopping "rabbeth"
and other spindles employed in spinning and doubling cotton and other fibrous
materials, and my improvements consist of the following arrangements.
In the first place, instead of making the footstep of the spindle as usual fixed or
forming part of the bottom of the oil cup, I make it separate therefrom and I form the
bottom of the oil cup or reservoir also separate from the remainder in the form of a
screwed cap.
The loose footstep I make of such a shape that it fits in the oil cup or bearing but,
is free to move slightly therein in certain directions as it tapers towards both ends,
and is formed with a spindle point at its lower extremity and at the lower end of the
oil cup or bearing I fix a spring ring which prevents the loose footstep from falling
out when the bottom cap is unscrewed.
I also form a groove or grooves down one side of the said loose footstep, so that
when oil is put into the bottom cap and the latter is screwed onto the cup or bearing,
the level of the oil can rise above the said footstep and lubricate the spindle, and also
the impurities in the oil after the spindle has been running will pass down into the
space below the footstep, whence it can be removed, when necessary, by unscrewing the
said bottom cap and pouring away the contents.
The bottom of the spindle fits of course in the upper part of the said footstep, which
as it is free to move in certain directions is self-centering and relieves the spindle
from a tendency to vibrate.
The upper bearing of the spindle may be fixed as usual but I prefer to fit it into a
socket in the part which is fixed to the spindle rail and surround it with an india
rubber ring or other suitable packing which will further relieve vibration.

page_text: Round the spindle and close to the wharve I mount a sliding block attached to the
spindle rail (or other convenient fixture thereon) by means of a spring behind the
spindle, and upon this block, I fix a wire or other hook projecting over the wharve to
prevent the spindle from being removed accidentally when "doffing" the bobbin.
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This block is so made that when the attendant requires to stop the revolution of
the spindle for "piecing up or for any other reason, he can conveniently do so by
pressing against the said block with his knee when it will come in contact with the
wharve or some other part of the spindle, and so stop it until the pressure is removed
when the spring will send back the block and release the spindle.
The wire or other hook is so placed that the inward pressure of the block will allow
the spindle to be removed if desired.
Dated this 7th day of December 1986

page_text: Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
I WILLIAM HUSSELBY of No. 17 Saint Oswald Street, Rochdale Road Manchester
in the County of Lancaster Mechanic 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 relates to the means of centering and lubricating "Rabbeth" and
other spindles employed in spinning and doubling cotton and other fibrous materials,
and the nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to
the annexed sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of my improved apparatus complete, the spindle a, a
being shown in elevation.
Fig. 2. is a horizontal section taken through about the line A-B in Fig. 1. my
improved footstep being removed, and Fig. 3. is a similar view with the footstep in its
place.
Fig. 4. is a detached vertical section of the fixed bush or collar.
Fig. 5 is a similar view of the oil cup. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view of a
modification of the same. Fig. 7 is a partial elevation thereof with the oil receiver
or cap attached the latter being shown in section, and Fig. 8. shows an elevation,
section, and plan view of the self centering footstep detached.
In the first place, instead of making the footstep b, b' of the spindle (Figs. 1 and 8)
fixed to or forming part of the bottom of the oil cup c, c I make it separate therefrom
and I form the bottom part of the oil cup also separate from the remainder in the
form of a screw cap or oil receiver d, d, and in the alternative (see Figs. 6 and 7)
I form the oil receiver d, d with two pins d', d' affixed which pass through
notches c¹, c', in a flange c", c" formed on the oil cup c, c.
I place a metal plate and leather washer in the bottom of the cap and beneath the
same is a set screw c, which being screwed up makes it perfectly oil tight
and forces the oil up into the working parts where it is required for lubricating
purposes.
The loose footstep b, b I make of such a shape (see Fig. 8) that it fits in the oil
cup c, c but the rounded projections b', 6' leave it free to move slightly therein so as
to be self centering.
The footstep b, b may be introduced into the oil cup c, c from the top and will be
prevented from falling out by the shoulder **when the bottom cap or oil
receiver d, d is unscrewed or otherwise removed, or it may be introduced from below
and be held in its place by a spring ring or otherwise.

page_text: I also form a groove or grooves 611, 611 (Fig. 8) down the side or sides of the said
footstep so that when the oil is put into the receivor d, d and the latter is screwed or
pushed up onto the bottom of the oil cup c, c the level of the oil rises above the said
footstep and lubricates the spindle a, a. The said cap or oil receiver acts as a piston
to force the oil upwards, and the impurities in the oil after the spindles has been
running will pass down into the space below the footstep b, b whence it can be removed
when necessary by unscrewing or disengaging the oil receiver or cap d, d and pouring
away the contents.
The bottom of the spindle a, a fits of course in the upper part of the said foot-
step b, b which (as it is free to move in certain directions) is as before stated
self-centering and relieves the spindle from a tendency to vibrate.
The upper bearing of the spindle may be fixed as usual but I prefer to make it in
the upper part of a long boss or collar ff (Figs. and 4) which is carried by the
upper end of the oil cup c, c which is fixed to the spindle rail and to form a spiral
groove g, g (Fig. 4) in this bearing to carry the oil up to the top.
At the upper end of the oil cup c, e and below the wharve h, I form a block c*, cx
to which I fix the wire or other hook i, i projecting over the wharve to prevent the
spindle from being removed accidentally when doffing the bobbin.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
First. The improved apparatus to be employed for spinning and doubling cotton
and other fibrous materials substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
the drawings annexed, and
Secondly. I claim the combination with the spindle a, a of the self centering foot-
step 1, b and the oil cup c, e fixed in the spindle rail and carrying the long collar or
bush ffwhich forms the upper bearing for the spindle, together with the oil receiver
or cap d, d which acts as a piston and forces the oil up to the top bearing substantially
as described and illustrated.
Dated this 18th day of August 1887.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.