IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR BUNDLING YARNS OR THREADS AND SIMILAR MATERIALS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Howard Stott, of Rochdale, in the County of
Lancaster, Machine Maker, and Charles Thorpe, of the City of Manchester, in
the said County, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR BUNDLING YARNS OR THREADS AND SIMILAR
MATERIALS."
Sealed the 19th September 1879, and dated the 26th March 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Howard Stott and
Charles Thorpe at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 26th
March 1879.
JOHN HOWARD STOTT, of Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Maker,
and CHARLES THORPE, of the City of Manchester, in the said County, Engineer.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR BUNDLING YARNS OR
THREADS AND SIMILAR MATERIALS."
Firstly. Our Invention consists in a combination and arrangement of mechanism
or apparatus, namely, a base upon which a hollow column or cylinder is secured,
which is bored out to be suitable for a piston on the lower end of a ram, which
passes through a gland in a part bolted or otherwise secured to the top of the
column or cylinder, and upon the upper end of the ram the cross head is secured
which forms the moveable bottom of the press.
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The part through which the ram passes has undercut grooves formed in it on
opposite sides for bolts which secure the bars forming the sides of the press, to each
of which bars on one side a bar is jointed to form the moveable top of the press,
which top bars are secured in the usual manner by bars hinged to the lower ends
of the vertical bars on the opposite side of the press.
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The joints at the upper and lower end of the cylinder are made, and the gland
packing and the packing for each side of the piston are formed by the ordinary
hydraulic packing rings formed of leather or other suitable inaterial, and these
packing rings are retained in their places on the piston by ring plates screwed or
otherwise secured to the piston.
The press is actuated to force the ram up and draw it down by any convenient
liquid or fluid under sufficient pressure, whether water, air, or steam, or other fluids
or gases.

page_text: One part of our Invention consists in combining one or more pumps with the
press to supply it with liquid or fluid under pressure, which is conveyed by pipes
from the pumps to the cylinder above and below the piston, which pipes are pro-
vided with cocks or with one three way cock, so that by actuating the cocks or
this three way cock the pressure of the fluid can be admitted to the underside of
the piston, and allowed to escape from the upper side of the piston when the ram
is to ascend, and vice versa when the ram is to descend.
Our Invention also consists in combining with the cross head of the ram a con-
nection between it and the stop cock, which will close the cock, admitting fluid
pressure to the underside of the piston when the ram has attained the required
height.
Our Invention also consists in combining force pumps, so as to drive fluid
under pressure into a cylinder or cylinders having oue or more weighted rams, and
connecting this accumulator with the bundling presses to be worked by pipes.
The area of the piston at its upper side for the pressure to act upon to bring
down the ram need only be small, and the fluid pressure from the pumps or
accumulator may constantly act upon the upper side of the piston at all times,
both when the ram ascends and when it descends; thus the ram will be differential,
and when it ascends the fluid at the side of the piston will be forced out and the
ram will be lifted by the pressure acting on the greater area on the underside or
end of the ram.
In this case it will only be necessary to have cocks or valves or a cock or valve
to admit fluid pressure to and from the underside of the piston.
In place of having a ram arranged as above described it may be arranged as in
the ordinary hydraulic press, and the weight of the ram and cross head alone, or
with additional weight suspended upon it, will cause the ram to descend. This
descent of the ram is or may be assisted also by arranging the pipe discharging the
liquid so as to descend to a cistern sufficiently below the ram cylinder, or by con-
necting the pipe with the suction slide of the force pumps, so as to draw the liquid
from the ram cylinder, and thus form a partial vacuum to allow the pressure of the
atmosphere to act to force down the ram.
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The cylinder is or may be made so as to move up and down a fixed ram,
upper part of the cylinder forming the bottom of the press. In this case the
cylinder could be made as heavy as required to bring it down by gravity, but the
sides of the press. would have to be carried on independent supports.
Secondly. Our Invention relates to bundling presses actuated by gearing. The
ram is arranged in suitable guides, and has a toothed rack formed on or secured to
it, which gears with a pinion. on a cross shaft in bearings on the framing, this shaft
having a worm wheel in gear with a worn on the driving shaft.
The ram having the toothed rack, which is hollow and forms a cylinder, moves
up and down a fixed ram, there being a valve or cock to allow liquid to pass into
the hollow of the ram as it ascends, so that this fluid will sustain the ram under
pressure when the worm wheel is thrown out of gear by a clutch with the pinion
shaft, the opening of a cock will allow, the fluid to pass out and the ram to
descend.
Instead of the fixed ram a clip or other brake is or may be fixed to act on a
pulley or wheel on the pinion shaft to allow the ram to descend when the clutch is
thrown out of gear. In this case the lever, actuating the clutch is or may be
arranged to actuate the brake clip at the same time.
The machine is or may be driven by a fast and loose pulley on the worm shaft,
and the strap guide actuated to traverse the strap to the loose pulley by a spring
when the ram has ascended to the height required by a part acting upon a latch.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by-
the said John Howard Stott and Charles Thorpe in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 20th September 1879.
JOHN HOWARD STOTT of Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Maker,
and CHARLES THORPE, of the City of Manchester, in the said County, Engineer.
" IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR BUNDLING YARNS OR
THREADS AND SIMILAR MATERIALS,"
Firstly. Our Invention consists in a combination and arrangement of mechanism
or apparatus, namely,, a base upon which a hollow column or cylinder is secured,
which is bored out to be suitable for a piston on the lower end of a ram, which
passes through a gland in a part bolted or otherwise secured to the top of the
column or cylinder; and upon the upper end of the ram the cross head is secured,
which forms the moveable bottom of the press.
The part through which the ram passes has undercut grooves formed in it on
opposite sides for bolts, which secure the bars forming the sides of the press, to
each of which bars on one side a bar is jointed to form the moveable top of the
press, which top bars are secured in the usual manner by bars hinged to the lower
ends of the vertical bar's on the opposite side of the press.
The joints at the upper and lower end of the cylinder are made and the gland
packing and the packing for each side of the piston are formed by the ordinary
hydraulic packing rings formed of leather or other suitable material; and these
packing rings are retained in their places on the piston by ring plates screwed or
otherwise secured to the piston.
This press is actuated to force the ram up and draw it down by any 'convenient
liquid or fluid under sufficient pressure, whether water, air, or steam, or other fluids
or gases.
One part of our Invention consists in combining one or more pumps with the
press to supply it with liquid or fluid under pressure, which, is conveyed by pipes
from the pumps to the cylinder above and below the piston, which pipes are pro-
vided with cocks or with one three way cock, so that by actuating the cocks or
this three way cock the pressure of the fluid can be admitted to the underside of
the piston and allowed to escape from the upper side of the piston when the ram
is to ascend and vice versa when the ram is to descend.
Our Invention also consists in combining with the cross head of the ram a con-
nection between it and the stop cock, which will close the cock admitting fluid
pressure to the under side of the piston when the ram has attained the required
height.
Our Invention also consists in combining force pumps so as, to drive fluid under
pressure into a cylinder or cylinders having one or more weighted rams and con-
necting this accumulator with the bundling presses to be worked by pipes.
The area of the piston at its upper side for the pressure to act upon to bring
down the ram need only be small, and the fluid pressure from the pumps or accu-
mulator may constantly act upon the upper side of the piston at all times, both
when the ram ascends and when it descends; thus the ram will be differential, and
when it ascends the fluid at the upper side of the piston will be forced out and the
ram will be lifted by the pressure acting on the greater area on the underside or
end of the ram.
In this case it will only be necessary to have a cock or valve to admit fluid
pressure to and from the underside of the piston.
In place of having a ram arranged as above described it may be arranged as in
the ordinary hydraulic press, and the weight of the ram and cross head alone or
with additional weight suspended upon it, will cause the ram to descend. This
descent of the ram is or may be assisted also by arranging the pipe discharging
the liquid, so as to descend to a cistern sufficiently below the ram cylinder so as to

page_text: draw the liquid from the ram cylinder, and thus form a partical vacuum to allow
the pressure of the atmosphere to act to force down the rain.
The cylinder is or may be made so as to move up and down a fixed ram, the
upper part of the cylinder forming the bottom of the press. In this case the
cylinder could be made as heavy as required to bring it down by gravity, but the
sides of the press would have to be carried on independent supports.
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Secondly. Our Invention relates to bundling presses actuated by gearing. The
ram is arranged in suitable.guides and has a toothed rack formed on or secured to
it which gears with a pinion on a cross shaft in bearings on the framing, this shaft
having a worm wheel in gear with a worm on the driving shaft.
The ram having the toothed rack, which is hollow and forms a cylinder, moves
up and down a fixed ram, there being a valve or cock to allow liquid to pass
into the hollow of the ram as it ascends, so that this fluid will sustain the ram
under pressure when the worm wheel is thrown out of gear (by a clutch) with the
pinion shaft; the opening of a cock will allow the fluid to pass out and the ram to
dèscend.
Instead of the fixed ram a clip or other brake is or may be fixed to act on a
pulley or wheel on the pinion shaft to allow the ram to descend when the clutch is
thrown out of gear.
In this case the lever actuating the clutch is or may be arranged to actuate the
brake clip at the same time.
The machine is or may be driven by a fast and loose pulley on the worm shaft
and the strap guide actuated to traverse the strap to the loose pulley by a spring
when the rain has ascended to the height required by a part acting upon a latch.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 2 a plan, which Figures give a general
view of the pumps, accumulator, and one press (there may be several presses)
arranged according to our Invention; Fig. 3 is a side sectional elevation, and Fig. 4
a front sectional elevation; Fig. 5, a plan section at E, F, Figs. 3 & 4; and Fig. 6 is
a plan section at G-H, Fig. 4, illustrating one modification of our Invention.
The section of Fig. 3 is on the line A-B, Fig. 5, and the section of Fig. 4 is on
the line C-D, Fig. 6. a, base plate secured by bolts to the cylinder b, in which
there is a ram piston c packed by two hydraulic leathers c' retained in their places
by rings c² screwed on the piston.
The piston rod or ram passes through a part d secured to the top of the cylinder (b)
by screws. The joints at the upper and lower ends of the cylinder (b) are made by
hydraulic packing rings b¹, as shown.
The part d has a gland formed in it for an hydraulic leather retained in its place
by a screw d¹, as shown.
On the top of the ram the bottom (e) of the press is placed and secured. Slots d²
are made in the part d for the heads of bolts to secure the bars f forming the sides
of the press, which bars are constructed in other respects same as those of the
ordinary bundling press.
g is the pipe communicating with the bottom of the cylinder; 9', the pipe
communicating with the top of the cylinder, both pipes forming a junction with the
cock h for admitting the fluid to and from the cylinder b.
This cock (h) has a lever handle h¹ on its axis through a slot, in one arm of which
a rod e passes that is jointed to the bottom (e) of the press. This rod e' has
adjustable screw nuts e² upon it, which, when the press has ascended high enough,
will act upon the lever hand turn the cock so as to shut off the supply of fluid
pressure from the underside of the piston (c). The press is lowered by depressing
the handle end of the lever h¹ still more, which allows the fluid pressure to pass
from the underside of the piston back to the cistern of the pumps, and at the same
time allows the fluid pressure to pass to the upper side of the piston to bring down
the ram quickly.
It will thus be seen that when the ram or piston ascends the fluid is passing to
the cylinder at the underside, and from the cylinder at the upper side of the
piston c.
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page_text: The construction of the cock (h) employed is illustrated by Fig. 7, a section in a
line of the axis of the plug, and Fig. 8, a section across the plug of the cock.
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The supply of fluid pressure enters in a line with the axis of the plug at h² and
passes through the plug hs (according to its position) to the upper side of the piston
at h to the lower sides at h5, and from the upper or lower side away or to the
cistern of the pumps at h. The ends of the pipes that form connections with the
cock are coned, so that when screwed down to the cone in the cock they form a
tight joint.
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In Figs. 1 & 2 the pumps i and accumulator jare of ordinary construction for.
hydraulic purposes.
The press shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is similar to that illustrated by Figs. 3 to 6
inclusive, but may be of any of the other modifications of our Invention actuated
by hydraulic or fluid pressure. k, Figs. 1 & 2, are the pipes passing from the
pumps to the press, or first to the accumulator and from thence to the press; lis
the pipe from the press to the cistern of the pumps i.
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The bundling press illustrated by Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive, may be arranged so that
the pipe g' connected with the upper part of the cylinder (b) is always in
communication with the fluid pressure.
The cock in this case will only be required to admit the fluid pressure to the
underside of the piston (c) and to shut off this fluid pressure and allow it to escape
when required. The cock in this case will be worked as hereinbefore described to
shut off the fluid pressure when the press has attained the desired height. When
the fluid is allowed to escape from the underside of the piston the fluid pressure
constantly acting in this mode of working on the upper side of the piston will
bring the ram down rapidly.
Fig. 9 is a front sectional elevation; Fig. 10, a plan section; and Fig. 11, a front
sectional elevation (the press removed) showing another modification of our Inven-
tion. The section in Fig. 9 is taken on a line A-B, Fig. 10, and the section in
Fig. 10 is taken on line C-D, Fig. 9. The press, shown by Figs. 9 to 11, may be
used separately from the pumps with which it is shown in combination, and one or
several of such presses may be connected with pumps and an accumulator, as
illustrated by Figs. 1 & 2. b is the ram cylinder with upper and lower part all
formed in one casting.
c is the ram having the bottom (e) of the press secured to it; b¹, the gland
packing. The side bars f forming the box of the press are secured to the upper
part of the cylinder (6), as herein before explained in reference to Figs. 3 to 6
inclusive. We prefer to make this bundling press with a separate inlet g to the
cylinder for the fluid pressure, which is also on outlet for the fluid, and also an
enlarged outlet g' for outlet only.
The pipes g and g' from the inlet and outlet are connected with a cock h which is
also connected by pipes from the source of the fluid pressure and with the outlet
for the fluid or the pipe to the cistern.
When the handle h of the cock is lifted the passage for fluid pressure to enter at
9 is opened and the passage from the pipe g' is closed. When the press has attained
the required height the rod e (acting similar to the rod e¹, Fig. 4, herein before
described) shuts the cock. When the handle end of the lever h¹ is still further
depressed both pipes g and g¹ are in communication with the outlet or cistern.
The cistern is or may be placed some distance (not exceeding, say, 30 feet) below
the cylinder to assist in bringing down the ram quickly.
In Figs. 9, 10, & 11 the press is shown combined with pumps.
The frame n and cistern P for the pumps are formed in one casting, which has
a bearing for a shaft q, upon which there is a toothed wheels q¹ that gears with a
pinion on a shaft q³ in bearings in brackets cast with the framing. On the shaft
93 the driving pulleys are placed for the driving belt.
On the front end of the central shaft (g) there is a crank which fits a die r, that
can slide up and down in a cross head r¹, that will slide to and fro in guides on the
framing in which cross head the rams ³ for the pumps are placed, one on each

page_text: side, and each ram works in a cylinder 7 held by projections from the framing,
each cylinder being passed through a hole in the projection and is secured by a
screw nut.
Both pumps (which are provided with ordinary and suitable valves) are con-
nected with the cistern P by pipes P¹, and pipes from the pumps unite and pass
to the inlet opening or junction of the cock (h).
fis the pipe to convey the fluid from the cock to the cistern.
Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation, which in its complete form, as shown, illustrates
one modification according to the second part of our Invention, but it will also serve
to illustrate another modification under the first head of our Invention, which will
be first described.
c is what we term a stationary ram, secured to the framing, its lower end being
connected by pipes (not shown) with the source of fluid pressure and being pro-
vided with a cock or valve (not shown) in any suitable position to admit to and
exhaust the acting fluid from the cylinder. Upon the fixed ram a cylinder b is
fitted, the joint between the cylinder and ram being formed by an hydraulic ring b¹
placed at the lower end of the cylinder. The cylinder has the bottom of the press
(e) secured at its upper end, which fits and is guided in its up and down movement
by the box of the press, the bars of which are secured to the casting or framing, as
shown.
When fluid pressure is admitted through the hollow fixed ram to the cylinder
6 it will rise, and when the fluid is allowed to escape it will descend, and this may
be assisted by making, the cylinder (b) heavy, and by allowing when convenient
the out-going fluid (if water) to pass to a cistern some distance below the ram, not
exceeding 30 feet.
The ascent of the press is arrested by arrangements acting on the stop valve or
cock, as hereinbefore explained.
The arrangement in its complete form, as shown by Fig. 12, is intended to be
actuated by gearing.
Rack teeth are formed on the exterior of the cylinder b, which gear with a pinion
62 in bearings on a shaft b³ in the framing, which has a worm wheel 64 upon it that
gears with a worm b³ on a shaft be in bearings on the framing, the other end of
which has the fast and loose driving pulleys 67 upon it.
The cylinder (b) in its ascent draws fluid through the fixed hollow rain (c) which
passes from the cistern P through a valve c¹ that closes against its return, and thus
the fluid drawn in sustains the cylinder b until it is allowed to escape by opening
the screw plug valve c² (or any suitable valve) by any suitable handle. The worm
wheel 6 on the shaft b³ is or may be loose on the shaft and connected with it by a
clutch, and by throwing this clutch out of gear by à suitable handle the 'cylinder b
is allowed to descend freely by opening the cock or valve for the fluid to escape
from the cylinder.
The strap guide is on a rod sliding in suitable bearings, and a spring is arranged
to act upon the rod to move it endways to traverse the belt from the fast to the
loose pulley.
In the sliding rod there is a notch into which enters a latch jointed on the
framing, and when an adjustable projection on the cylinder comes in contact with
the latch, when the cylinder has attained the desired height it lifts the latch and
this releases the rod when the spring traverses the belt onto the loose pulley.
We have now particularly described the nature of the said Invention, and the
mode of carrying the same into effect, and claim as our Invention,―
Firstly. The combination and arrangement of mechanism actuated by fluid pres-
sure herein before described, and illustrated by Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive of the
Drawings.
Secondly. The system or mode of actuating bundling presses by fluid pres-
sure for both lifting and lowering the ram of the press by fluid pressure,
substantially as liereinbefore described in reference to Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive of
the Drawings..

page_text: Thirdly. The combination and arrangement of bundling presses actuated by fluid
pressure, as hereinbefore described, and illustrated by Fig. 9 of the Drawings.
Fourthly. The system or mode of actuating bundling presses when there is
a fluid pressure acting constantly to bring down the ram of the press, sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described, in reference to Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive of the
Drawings.
Fifthly. The system or mode of assisting the descent of the ram by allowing the
liquid to pass from the cylinder to a reservoir some distance below the cylinder,
substantially as hereinbefore described.
Sixthly. The combination and arrangement of bundling presses where the ram is
fixed and the cylinder moves up and down, substantially as hereinbefore described
in reference to Fig. 12 of the Drawings.
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Seventhly. The construction and combination of the cock (h) with bundling.
presses, as herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 7, 8, 4, 6, and 9 of the
Drawings.
Eighthly. The combination and arrangement of mechanism which shall shut off
the supply of fluid pressure to bundling presses when the desired compression has
been attained, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 4,
6, and 9 of the Drawings.
Ninthly. The combination and arrangement of pumps and accumulator with
improved presses for bundling, actuated by fluid pressure, substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by Figs. 1 & 2 of the Drawings.
Tenthly. The combination of bundling presses and pumps, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 9, 10, & 11 of the Drawings.
Eleventhly. The combination and arrangement of mechanism hereinbefore.
described under the second head of our Invention and illustrated by Fig. 12 of the
Drawing.
Twelfthly. The mode of securing the bars (f) of the box of the press to the head
or upper part of the cylinder, as herein before described and illustrated by Fig. 3 of
the Drawings.
In witness whereof, we, the said John Howard Stott and Charles Thorpe,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Sixteenth day of September,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine.
TNO. H STOTT (1.91