An Improvement in the Method of Securing the Loose Steps in the Iron Creel Rods of Spinning Machines.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 21st Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Method of Securing the Loose Steps in the
Iron Creel Rods of Spinning Machines.
EDMUND TWEEDALE, SAMUEL TWEEDALE and JOSEPH SMALLEY Machinists
Globe Works Castleton near Manchester do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvement in the method of securing the loose steps
in the iron creel rods of spinning machines.
These loose steps are generally made of glass or pot and the object of this
invention is to dispense with the necessity of boring holes in the wood lathes or bars
used at present and to prevent the breakage of the steps after they are placed in
position.
Hither to the loose steps of creel rods have been inserted into holes bored into
wood lathes or bars which have been secured to the iron creel rods. The loose
steps have projected above the wood lathes and through the iron creel rods so as
present a level surface.
The vibration or bending of the iron creel rods has caused the loose steps to
come in contact with the sides of the holes in the iron creel rods, thus causing
breakages of the loose steps.
In carrying out our invention we form the loose step with a flat bottom and a
rounded top and make the hole in the iron creel rod to fit this rounded top. This
enables the loose steps to turn or roll slightly when the creel rod is bended or
shaken, thus preventing breakages of the steps. When the loose steps are placed
in the countersunk holes of the iron creel rods the wood lathes are secured to the
iron creel rods and are thus kept in position. The flat bottoms of the loose steps
rest on the wood lathe without the necessity of holes being made for their reception.
The rounded top of the loose step is countersunk for the reception of the creel
peg in the usual manner.
Dated this 17th day of June 1893.
EDMUND TWEEDALE.
SAMUEL TWEEDALE.
J. SMALLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Method of Securing the Loose Steps in the
Iron Creel Rods of Spinning Machines.
We, EDMUND TWEEDALE, SAMUEL TWEEDALE, and JOSEPH SMALLEY, of
Globe Works, Castleton, near Manchester, Machinists, 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 improvements in the method of securing the loose steps
in the iron creel rods of spinning machines.
These loose steps are generally made of glass or pot and the object of this
invention is to dispense with the necessity of boring holes in the wood laths or
Lars used at present and to prevent the breakage of the steps after they are
placed in position. Hitherto the loose steps of creel rods have been inserted into
holes bored into wood laths or bars which have been secured to the iron creel roda.

page_text: The loose steps have projected above the wood laths and through the iron creel
rods, so as to present a level surface.
The vibration or bending of the iron creel rods has caused the loose steps to
come in contact with the sides of the holes in the iron creel rod, this causing
breakages of the loose steps.
In carrying out our invention we form the loose step with a flat bottom and a
rounded top and make the hole in the iron creel rod to fit this rounded top. This
enables the loose step to turn or roll slightly when the creel rod is bent or shaken
thus preventing breakages of the steps.
Such being the nature and object of our invention, we will now proceed to
describe the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein
Fig. 1 is side view of a creel rod used in spinning frames. Fig. 2 is cross section
of same, and
Fig. 3 an enlarged view of our loose step.
This creel rod comprises a wooden part A and an iron part B secured together
by screws C.
These creel rods are provided with loose, steps D usually made of porcelain and
they are employed to support the creel pegs.
As already stated these loose steps have hitherto been let into a countersunk
portion in the wood lath A, but according to our invention, the loose steps are
made with a flat bottom and they rest upon the upper surface of the lath A
and kept in position by the iron rail B which is countersunk on the underside
as shewn in Fig. 2. This method of securing loose steps to creel rods keeps
them in proper position, whilst the recess in the underside of the iron rail allows
for oscillation and freedom of movement when the creel rod vibrates, or when it
bends or bows which it frequently does in consequence of its extreme length ;-
by this means breakages of the steps are avoided which happened when the steps
were rigidly held in the wood lath.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
The method of securing loose steps in creel rods by letting the base of the
step rest upon the wood lath A, whilst the apex enters a countersunk part in
the iron rail B all substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 15th day of March 1894
EDMUND TWEEDALE.
SAMUEL TWEEDALE.
J. SMALLEY.