Year: 1878

page_text: I, JOHN CLAYTON, of Ashton under Lyne, Lancaster, Gentleman, seek leave to
amend the specification of Letters Patent, No. 5219 of 1878, as shown in red ink
in the copy of the original specification hereunto annexed :—
My reason for making this amendment is as follows:-That the said last
claiming clause might be construed as covering matter not within the terms of the
Provisional Specification.
I the above named John Clayton am the principal proprietor of the said Patent-
and I have obtained and hold the written consent of the other persons interested in.
the said Patent to the proposed Amendment.

page_text: DECISION.
Having heard Mr. Johnson for the Applicant and Mr. Carpmael, of Counsel, and
Mr. Lloyd Wise for the respective Opponents I determine to allow the Specification
to be amended in the manner proposed upon certain conditions.

page_text: "
LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Marsh and John Clayton, both of Ashton under
Lyne, in the County of Lancaster, for the Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING MACHINERY, AND IN THE METHOD OF AND
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOUNTING AND LUBRICATING THE SAME
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Marsh and John
Clayton at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th December
1878.
THOMAS MARSH and JOHN CLAYTON both of Ashton-under-Lyne in the County
of Lancaster. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING MACHINERY AND
IN THE METHOD OF AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOUNTING AND LUBRICATING THE
SAME."
Our Invention consists of further improvements in part of an Invention for
which we in conjunction with two others made application for Letters Patent on
the Twenty ninth day of June in this current year (No. 1152). In the first part
of the said former Invention oil flowed from a cup or reservoir to the spindle foot-
step and circulated upwards to lubricate the upper bearing or the upper part of the
bearing. According to our present Invention we fit the spindle to revolve in a
bolster which is fixed in or fitted into the oil cup or lubricant reservoir. The said
bolster is bored for the greater part of its length to receive the spindle and the
bottom of the bore is coned or formed to act as a footstep. Lubricant is supplied
from the cup directly to this footstep through an aperture or through apertures.
We may make the said bolster of gun-metal or of a suitable anti-friction alloy. In
one arrangement the bottom of the bolster fits in a square or other shaped recess in
the bottom of the cup a collar on the bolster fitting the upper part of the cup. The
bolster can be removed when desirable. In lieu of this arrangement the bolster
may be screwed or cast in position or be otherwise secured or the cup may be
screwed to or secured upon the bolster. A sleeve is forced on or otherwise secured
to the spindle. This sleeve extends downwards towards the cup just clearing the
bolster and is formed with a wharve having a flanch which is formed to act as a

page_text: cover for the cup. The lubricant flows upwards through the bearing and returns
through the space between the bolster and the sleeve. In a modification of this
arrangement the footstep is secured to or formed in the cup and the lower end of
the bolster is open and is provided with a cylindrical collar or with a part which
fits into or onto the cup. In another arrangement the bolster is surrounded by a i
shell and the lubricant is contained in an annular cavity between the said shell and
the bolster and has access to the spindle through apertures at or near the top
and bottom of the bearing and it may be at one or more intermediate points. The
said sleeve clears the outside of the said shell. The bolster and the shell by
preference screw together so that they may be taken apart for cleansing or repairs.
The same screw attachment may also serve as a means for attaching the parts to a
rail or part of the framing of the spinning machine.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Thomas Marsh and John Clayton in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 20th June 1879.
THOMAS MARSH and JOHN CLAYTON both of Ashton under Lyne in the County of
Lancaster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING MACHINERY AND IN
THE METHOD OF AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOUNTING AND LUBRICATING THE SAME."
Our Invention consists of further improvements in part of an Invention for
which we in conjunction with two others made application for Letters Patent on
the Twenty ninth day of June in the year 1878. In the first part of the said
former Invention oil flowed from a cup or reservoir to the spindle footstep and
circulated upwards to lubricate the upper bearing or the upper part of the bearing.
According to our present Invention we fit the spindle to revolve in a bolster which
is fixed in or fitted into the oil cup or lubricant reservoir. The said bolster is
bored for the greater part of its length to receive the spindle, and the bottom of
the bore is coned or formed to act as a footstep. Lubricant is supplied from the
cup directly to this footstep through an aperture or through apertures. We may
make the said bolster of gun metal or of a suitable anti friction alloy. In one
arrangement the bottom of the bolster fits in a square or other shaped recess in the
bottom of the cup, a collar on the bolster fitting the upper part of the cup. The
bolster can be removed when desirable. In lieu of this arrangement the bolster
may be screwed or cast in position or be otherwise secured or the cup may be
screwed to or secured upon the bolster. A sleeve is forced on or otherwise secured
to the spindle. This sleeve extends downwards towards the cup just clearing the
bolster and is formed with a wharve having a flanch which is formed to act as a
cover for the cup. The lubricant flows upwards through the bearing and returns
through the space between the bolster and the sleeve. In a modification of this
arrangement the footstep is secured to or formed in the cup and the lower end of
the bolster is open and is provided with a cylindrical collar or with a part which
fits into or on to the cup. In another arrangement the bolster is surrounded by a
shell and the lubricant is contained in an annular cavity between the said shell
and the bolster and has access to the spindle through apertures at or near the top
and bottom of the bearing and it may be at one or more intermediate points. The
said sleeve clears the outside of the said shell. The bolster and the shell by
preference screw together so that they may be taken apart for cleansing and repairs.
The same screw attachment may also serve as a means for attaching the parts to a
rail or part of the framing of the spinning machine.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood we have appended
hereunto two Sheets of Drawings made about the full size and marked with letters
of reference to which Drawings reference will now be made.
In Sheet 1 Fig. 1 represents a vertical section of a bolster and oil cup. In this
example the oil-cup a is formed with a boss which passes into a hole in the rail to
which the spindle mounting is to be secured. The said boss is tapped to suit the
lower part of the bolster b which part is screwed. The bolster is passed upwards
through the hole in the said rail into the oil cup and when tightened up firmly
secures both bolster and oil cup in position upon the rail. If the hole in the said
rail be a little larger than the boss on the oil cup the position of the parts upon the

page_text: said rail can be adjusted. The lower end of the spindle is represented by c and the
lower end of a sleeve fixed thereon by d the same letters representing corresponding
parts in the other Figures. A whorl which is formed upon the lower end of the
said sleeve slightly enters the mouth of the oil cup and acts as a cover therefor.
The sleeve is extended downwards beyond the said whorl in order that the oil
flowing down the inside of the said sleeve may not be thrown out of the cup by
centrifugal force. In Fig. 2 the oil cup is formed with a screwed shank and is
secured to the rail by means of a nut e. The lower end of the bolster is formed to
screw into a tapped hole in the bottom of the oil-cup. In Fig. 3 the bolster is
formed with a collar f which fits the mouth of the oil cup, and is perforated to
allow oil to flow into the said cup. The lower end of the said bolster fits into a
recess in the bottom of the cup without being screwed therein, the said lower end
and recess being either round or square or being otherwise formed to keep the
bolster from revolving in the cup in this arrangement the bolster can be quickly
withdrawn from the cup whenever required Figs. 4 and 5 the latter being in plan
view, illustrate two arrangements. In both cases the rail represented by G is
deeply recessed each recess being concentric with the axial line of a spindle. In
the case of the spindle to the left-hand in the Drawing the oil-cup is entirely let
into the recess in the rail and is secured by means of lock-nuts nearly as in the
case of Fig. 2. The bolster is formed from a length of solid drawn brass tubing or
of other suitable metal tubing. The lower end of the bolster is enclosed within a
second tube h of white metal or of cast or wrought-iron or other suitable metal.
The lower ends of both tubes are secured in a hole which is bored in the bottom of
the oil cup. In practice we place the bolster in the said hole and force the tube h
tightly into the annular space between the bolster and the oil-cup but this method
of fixing may be varied as, for example the tube h may be forced into the hole in
the cup and the bolster be forced into the said tube. The footstep bearing may
either be formed in the bottom of the bolster which is made solid for the purpose,
or be a separate part forced or fixed in or to the bottom of the tube h or be formed
in one piece with the said tube. In the case of the right-hand spindle the recess in
the rail acts as an oil cup. The tube his formed with a screwed shank and with a
collar which bears upon the bottom of the said recess when the nut e is tightened-
up to secure the bolster in position. In Fig. 5 the ends of a turn button i mounted
between each pair of spindles are brought over the collars on the lower ends of the
sleeves d and prevent the spindles from being lifted out of their bearings when the
bobbins are doffed. A curved lever k is used as a break to stop the revolutions of
the spindle when required. In all the examples so far described the lubricant has
access to the spindle footsteps through apertures indicated at 11. In the example
illustrated by Fig. 6 the bolster is enclosed within a tubular shell m which is
formed upon or with a collar m². A shank upon the said collar enters a hole in the
rail and is tapped to suit a screw thread which is formed upon an enlarged part of
the lower end of the bolster. By turning the bolster within the shell m the said
bolster is raised or lowered within the said shell. When adjusted the whole is
firmly secured in position upon the rail by means of a nut e. To facilitate the
adjustment and securing of the parts a square is formed upon the lower end of the
bolster so that it can be held by means of a key whilst the nut e is being tightened
up. The collar m¹ is chambered out to form an oil reservoir into which lubricant
can be introduced through perforations in the bottom of a cupped recess formed on
the said collar, as represented in plan below the Figure. The upper end of the
bolster is turned to fit the interior of the shell m the remainder of the bolster from
the said upper end to the lower screwed enlargement being turned down so as to
form an annular space through which oil can circulate. A hole or holes is or are
drilled in the upper end of the bolster as well as at the part near the footstep. In
this example the lubricant flows upwards through the spindle bearing and passing
outwards through the upper holes in the bolster flows downwards to the chamber
in the collar m¹ through the aforesaid annular space whereby a constant circulation
of lubricant during the revolution of the spindle is maintained. Figs. 7 to 10 in

page_text: Sheet 2 illustrate modifications wherein the lubricant has direct access to the foot-
steps without having to pass through perforations as at 7 in the previously referred
to examples. In both examples the footstep is formed in the bottom of the cup
itself or in a piece which is fixed in the bottom of the cup and is separated from
the lower end of the bolster. In Figs. 7 and 8 a hollow cylindrical shell n is cast
or formed upon the lower end of the bolster and is turned to tightly fit the interior
of the cup. The lower end of the said bolster does not reach to the bottom of the
oil cup so that there is a clear space left around the spindle footstep and there
being no comparatively small perforations for the oil to flow through to the foot-
step there is less risk of the stoppage of the supply of lubricant. In Figs. 9 and 10
a cylindrical recess is formed in the bottom of the oil cup and the lower end of a
part o fits therein. A collar upon the upper end of the part o fits in the oil cup
and the bolster fits in the said part and extends into the said recess but does not
extend to the footstep. The part o is split as indicated in the plan Fig. 10 so
that by tightening a screw p in the side of the oil cup the said part is caused to
tighten upon the bolster and is also secured in position in the oil cup. The said
screw at the same time advances a stop r over the collar on the sleeve in order to
prevent the lifting of the spindle. The remaining Figs. illustrate a spindle with
bolster oil-cup and bobbin complete. In this example the lower end of the bolster
is driven or forced into a hole bored in the bottom of the oil-cup and is maintained
in position by the tightness of the fit. The sleeve is formed with a cup to receive
the lower end of the bobbin and the said cup is split so that it has an amount of
resilience and thereby holds the bobbin with an elastic grip. A spring catch s
prevents the spindle from rising. In all the examples the part of the spindle
which revolves in the bolster is made of uniform diameter so as to have a long
bearing in the bolster and to effect the circulation of the oil by capilliary attraction
aided by the revolutions of the spindle.
Having now fully set forth and indicated the nature of our said Invention and
the methods whereby we carry the same into practical effect we would have it
to be understood in conclusion that we claim :-
First. The various arrangements whereby spindles are mounted and lubricated
substantially as set forth and indicated hereinbefore and in and by the accom-
panying Drawings.
Secondly. Fitting and mounting spindles to revolve in bolsters which are screwed
or fixed in cups which supply lubricant to the spindle footsteps and providing
for the circulation of such lubricant substantially as set forth and indicated.
Thirdly. Mounting spindles substantially as and for the purpose set forth and
indicated with reference to Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings.
And lastly. Mounting spindles to-revolve in bolsters which are secured to the
oil cups so as to give the oil free-access to the footsteps substantially as set forth
and indicated with reference to Figs. 7 to 10 of the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Thomas Marsh for myself and on behalf of
the said John Clayton have hereunto set my hand and seal this Nineteenth
day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
Signed and sealed by the said Thomas
Marsh in the presence of
EDWARD K. DUTTON
Agent to the Patentes
St. Ann's Churchyard
Manchester.
THOMAS MARSH (L.S.)

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Marsh and John Clayton, both of Ashton under
Lyne, in the County of Lancaster, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING MACHINERY, AND IN THE METHOD OF AND
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOUNTING AND LUBRICATING THE SAME.'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Marsh and John
Clayton at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th December
1878.
THOMAS MARSH and JOHN CLAYTON, both of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County
of Lancaster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING MACHINERY, AND
IN THE METHOD OF AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOUNTING AND LUBRICATING THE
SAME
"
Our Invention consists of further improvements in part of an Invention for
which we in conjunction with two others made application for Letters Patent on
the Twenty ninth day of June in this current year (No. 1152). In the first part
of the said former Invention oil flowed from a cup or reservoir to the spindle foot-
step and circulated upwards to lubricate the upper bearing or the upper part of the
bearing. According to our present Invention we fit the spindle to revolve in a
bolster which is fixed in or fitted into the oil cup or lubricant reservoir. The said
bolster is bored for the greater part of its length to receive the spindle, and the
bottom of the bore is coned or formed to act as a footstep. Lubricant is supplied
from the cup directly to this footstep through an aperture or through apertures.
We may make the said bolster of gun-metal or of a suitable anti-friction alloy. In
one arrangement the bottom of the bolster fits in a square or other shaped rocess in
the bottom of the cup, a collar on the bolster fitting the upper part of the cup. The
bolster can be removed when desirable. In lieu of this arrangement the bolster
may be screwed or cast in position or be otherwise secured, or the cup may be

page_text: screwed to or secured upon the bolster. A sleeve is forced on or otherwise secured
to the spindle. This sleeve extends downwards towards the cup, just clearing the
bolster, and is formed with a wharve having a flanch, which is formed to act as a
cover for the cup. The lubricant flows upward through the bearing and returns
through the space between the bolster and the sleeve. In a modification of this
arrangement the footstep is secured to or formed in the cup, and the lower end of
the bolster is open and is provided with a cylindrical collar or with a part which
fits into or on to the cup. In another arrangement the bolster is surrounded by a
shell, and the lubricant is contained in an annular cavity between the said shell and
the bolster, and has access to the spindle through apertures at or near the top
and bottom of the bearing, and it may be at one or more intermediate points. The
said sleeve clears the outside of the said shell. The bolster and. the shell by
preference screw together so that they may be taken apart for cleansing or repairs.
The same screw attachment may also serve as a means for attaching the parts to a
rail or part of the framing of the spinning machine.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Thomas Marsh and John Clayton in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 20th June 1879.
THOMAS MARSH and JOHN CLAYTON, both of Ashton under Lyne, in the County
of Lancaster. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING MACHINERY, AND
IN THE METHOD OF AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOUNTING AND LUBRICATING THE
SAME."
Our Invention consists of further improvements in part of an Invention for
which we in conjunction with two others made application for Letters Patent on
the Twenty ninth day of June in the year 1878. In the first part of the said
former Invention oil flowed from a cup or reservoir to the spindle footstep and
circulated upwards to lubricate the upper bearing or the upper part of the bearing.
According to our present Invention we fit the spindle to revolve in a bolster which
is fixed in or fitted into the oil cup or lubricant reservoir. The said bolster is
bored for the greater part of its length to receive the spindle, and the bottom of
the bore is coned or formed to act as a footstep. Lubricant is supplied from the
cup directly to this footstep through an aperture or through apertures. We may
make the said bolster of gun metal or of a suitable anti friction alloy. In one
arrangement the bottom of the bolster fits in a square or other shaped recess in the
bottom of the cup, a collar on the bolster fitting the upper part of the cup. The
bolster can be removed when desirable. In lieu of this arrangement the bolster
may be screwed or cast in position, or be otherwise secured; or the cup may be
screwed to or secured upon the bolster. A sleeve is forced on or otherwise secured
to the spindle. This sleeve extends downwards towards the cup just clearing the
bolster, and is formed with a wharve having a flanch, which is formed to act as a
cover for the cup. The lubricant flows upwards through the bearing, and returns
through the space between the bolster and the sleeve. In a modification of this
arrangement the footstep is secured to or formed in the cup, and the lower end of
the bolster is open and is provided with a cylindrical collar, or with a part which
fits into or on to the cup. In another arrangement the bolster is surrounded by a
shell, and the lubricant is contained in an annular cavity between the said shell
and the bolster, and has access to the spindle through apertures at or near the top
and bottom of the bearing, and it may be at one or more intermediate points. The
said sleeve clears the outside of the said shell. The bolster and the shell by
preference screw together so that they may be taken apart for cleansing and repairs.
The same screw attachment may also serve as a means for attaching the parts to a
rail or part of the framing of the spinning machine.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood we have appended
hereunto two Sheets of Drawings, made about the full size, and marked with letters
of reference, to which Drawings reference will now be made.
In Sheet 1 Fig. 1 represents a vertical section of a bolster and oil cup. In this
example the oil-cup a is formed with a boss which passes into a hole in the rail, to
which the spindle mounting is to be secured. The said boss is tapped to suit the
lower part of the bolster b, which part is screwed. The bolster is passed upwards
through the hole in the said rail into the oil cup, and when tightened up firmly
If the hole in the said
secures both bolster and oil cup in position upon the rail
rail be a little larger than the boss on the oil cup the position of the parts upon the
said rail can be adjusted. The lower end of the spindle is represented by c and the
lower end of a sleeve fixed thereon by d, the same letters representing corresponding
parts in the other Figures. A whorl which is formed upon the lower end of the
said sleeve slightly enters the mouth of the oil cup and acts as a cover therefor.
The sleeve is extended downwards beyond the said whorl in order that the oil
flowing down the inside of the said sleeve may not be thrown out of the cup by

page_text: centrifugal force. In Fig. 2 the oil cup is formed with a screwed shank, and is
secured to the rail by means of a nut e. The lower end of the bolster is formed to
screw into a tapped hole in the bottom of the oil-cup. In Fig. 3 the bolster is
formed with a collar f which fits the mouth of the oil cup, and is perforated to
allow oil to flow into the said cup. The lower end of the said bolster fits into a
recess in the bottom of the cup without being screwed therein, the said lower end
and recess being either round, or square, or being otherwise formed to keep the
bolster from revolving in the cup; in this arrangement the bolster can be quickly
withdrawn from the cup whenever required, Figs. 4 and 5; the latter being in plan
view, illustrate two arrangements. In both cases the rail represented by G is
deeply recessed, each recess being concentric with the axial line of a spindle. In
the case of the spindle to the left-hand in the Drawing the oil-cup is entirely let
into the recess in the rail, and is secured by means of lock-nuts nearly as in the
case of Fig. 2. The bolster is formed from a length of solid drawn brass tubing, or
of other suitable metal tubing. The lower end of the bolster is enclosed within a
second tube h of white metal, or of cast or wrought-iron, or other suitable metal.
The lower ends of both tubes are secured in a hole which is bored in the bottom of
the oil cup. In practice we place the bolster in the said hole and force the tube h
tightly into the annular space between the bolster and the oil-cup, but this method
of fixing may be varied, as, for example, the tube h may be forced into the hole in
the cup and the bolster be forced into the said tube. The footstep bearing may
either be formed in the bottom of the bolster, which is made solid for the purpose,
or be a separate part forced or fixed in or to the bottom of the tube h, or be formed
in one piece with the said tube. In the case of the right-hand spindle the recess in
the rail acts as an oil cup. The tube h is formed with a screwed shank and with a
collar which bears upon the bottom of the said recess when the nut e is tightened-
up to secure the bolster in position. In Fig. 5 the ends of a turn button i mounted
between each pair of spindles are brought over the collars on the lower ends of the
sleeves d, and prevent the spindles from being lifted out of their bearings when the
bobbins are doffed. A curved lever k is used as a break to stop the revolutions of
the spindle when required. In all the examples so far described the lubricant has
access to the spindle footsteps through apertures indicated at 1, l. In the example
illustrated by Fig. 6 the bolster is enclosed within a tubular shell m which is
formed upon or with a collar m³. A shank upon the said collar enters a hole in the
rail, and is tapped to suit a screw thread which is formed upon an enlarged part of
the lower end of the bolster. By turning the bolster within the shell m the said
bolster is raised or lowered within the said shell. When adjusted the whole is
firmly secured in position upon the rail by means of a nut e. To facilitate the
adjustment and securing of the parts a square is formed upon the lower end of the
bolster so that it can be held by means of a key whilst the nut e is being tightened
up.
The collar m¹ is chambered out to form an oil reservoir, into which lubricant
can be introduced through perforations in the bottom of a cupped recess formed on
the said collar, as represented in plan below the Figure. The upper end of the
bolster is turned to fit the interior of the shell m, the remainder of the bolster from
the said upper end to the lower screwed enlargement being turned down so as to
form an annular space through which oil can circulate. A hole or holes is or are
drilled in the upper end of the bolster as well as at the part near the footstep. In
this example the lubricant flows upwards through the spindle bearing, and passing
outwards through the upper holes in the bolster flows downwards to the chamber
in the collar m¹ through the aforesaid annular space, whereby a constant circulation
of lubricant during the revolution of the spindle is maintained. Figs. 7 to 10 in
Sheet 2 illustrate modifications wherein the lubricant has direct access to the foot-
steps without having to pass through perforations as at 7 in the previously referred
to examples. In both examples the footstep is formed in the bottom of the cup
itself or in a piece which is fixed in the bottom of the cup, and is separated from
the lower end of the bolster. In Figs. 7 and 8 a hollow cylindrical shell n is cast
or formed upon the lower end of the bolster, and is turned to tightly fit the interior

page_text: of the cup. The lower end of the said bolster does not reach to the bottom of the
oil cup, so that there is a clear space left around the spindle footstep, and there
being no comparatively small perforations for the oil to flow through to the foot-
step there is less risk of the stoppage of the supply of lubricant. In Figs. 9 and 10
a cylindrical recess is formed in the bottom of the oil cup, and the lower end of a
part o fits therein. A collar upon the upper end of the part o fits in the oil cup,
and the bolster fits in the said part and extends into the said recess, but does not
extend to the footstep. The part o is split, as indicated in the plan, Fig. 10, so
that by tightening a screw p in the side of the oil cup the said part is caused to
tighten upon the bolster, and is also secured in position in the oil cup. The said
screw at the same time advances a stop r over the collar on the sleeve in order to
prevent the lifting of the spindle. The remaining Figs. illustrate a spindle with
bolster, oil-cup, and bobbin complete. In this example the lower end of the bolster
is driven or forced into a hole bored in the bottom of the oil-cup, and is maintained
in position by the tightness of the fit. The sleeve is formed with a cup to receive
the lower end of the bobbin, and the said cup is split so that it has an amount of
resilience, and thereby holds the bobbin with an elastic grip. A spring catch &
prevents the spindle from rising. In all the examples the part of the spindle
which revolves in the bolster is made of uniform diameter so as to have a long
bearing in the bolster, and to effect the circulation of the oil by capilliary attraction,
aided by the revolutions of the spindle.
Having now fully set forth and indicated the nature of our said Invention, and
the methods whereby we carry the same into practical effect, we would have it
to be understood in conclusion that we claim,―
First. The various arrangements whereby spindles are mounted and lubricated,
substantially as set forth, and indicated hereinbefore and in and by the accom-
panying Drawings.
Secondly. Fitting and mounting spindles to revolve in bolsters which are screwed
or fixed in cups which supply lubricant to the spindle, footsteps, and providing
for the circulation of such lubricant, substantially as set forth and indicated.
Thirdly. Mounting spindles, substantially as and for the purpose set forth, and
indicated with reference to Fig. 6 of the accompanying Drawings.
And, lastly. Mounting spindles to revolve in bolsters which are secured to the
oil cups so as to give the oil free access to the footsteps, substantially as set forth,
and indicated with reference to Figs. 7 to 10 of the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Marsh, for myself and on behalf of
the said John Clayton, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Nineteenth
day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
seventy nine.
Signed and sealed by the
said Thomas Marsh in
the presence of
EDWARD K. DUTTON,
Agent to the Patentee,
St. Ann's Churchyard,
Manchester.
THOMAS MARSH. (L.S.)