Im- .PROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING YARN AND THREAD
Year: 1874

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Cheetham Hill, of Staley bridge, in the
County of Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, for e Invention of "Im-
.PROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING YARN AND THREAD."
Scaled the 7th July 1874, and dated the 27th January 1874.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Cheetham Hill
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 27th January 1874.
I, HENRY CHEETHAM HILL, of Staleybridge, in the County of Lan-
caster, Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING YARN AND
THREAD," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in applying a rail in front of the row of
spindles, or in any other suitable position, and in fixing to this rail
guide plates of steel, the edges of which are left sufficiently apart for the
passage of the yarn or thread to the spindle. In passing between these
guide plates the yarn or thread is freed from the loose particles adhering
thereto, and it is broken when any knots or extra thickness comes

page_text: against the guides. A to and fro motion along the slits between the
guide plates is given to the yarn or thread by means of a rocking bar
placed under the guide plates, and the rocking bar is actuated by a
crank or eccentric; this rocking bar prevents the accumulation of fly
and other impurities on the guide plates.
The plates may be rounded off or square at the edges to guide the
yarn or thread into the slit between them, and recesses are made in
the plates near the rail to allow for the discharge of the fly or other
impurities.
By means of this Invention the operatives cannot vary the opening
of the guides, and the yarn or thread is less liable to break than by
passing through the ordinary guides.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Cheetham Hill in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 24th July 1874.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY
CHEETHAM HILL, of Staleybridge, in the County of Lancaster, Cotton
Spinner, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-seventh day of January, in the year?
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the thirty-
seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Henry Cheetham Hill, Her special
licence that I, the said Henry Cheetham Hill, my executors, admini-
strators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Henry Cheetham
Hill, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time.
agree with, and no others, from time to time, and at all times thereafter
during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR WINDING YARN AND THREAD," upon the
condition (amongst others) that I, the said Henry Cheetham Hill, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my,
or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe

page_text: and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Cheetham Hill, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement (that is to say):-
My Invention consists in applying a rail in front of the row of spindles,
and in fixing to this rail guide plates of steel, the edges of which are left
sufficiently apart for the passage of the yarn or thread to the spindle.
In passing between these guide plates the yarn or thread is freed from
the loose particles adhering thereto. A to-and-fro motion along the slits
between the guide plates is given to the yarn or thread by means of a
rocking bar placed under the guido plates, and the rocking bar is actuated
by a crank or eccentric. This rocking bar prevents the accumulation
of fly and other impurities on the guide plates.
The plates are rounded off at the edges to guide the yarn or thread
into the slit between them, and recesses are made in the plates near the
rail to allow for the discharge of the fly or other impurities.
By means of this Invention the operatives cannot vary the opening of
the guides, and the yarn or thread is less liable to break than by passing
through the ordinary guides.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily
carried into operation, I will proceed to describe the accompanying
Sheet of Drawings, reference being had to the figures and letters
marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is an end view, and Fig. 2 a front view of the principal parts of
an ordinary winding frame for hosiery yarn to which my improvements
are applied.
Figs. 3 and 4 are detached views of my improved yarn guide plates.
a are the skewers containing the cops of yarn that are brought from
the usual spinning frame; b, the guide rail covered with flannel; c, the
guide wire rail; d, the spindles supporting the spools on which the yarn
is wound, and e is the drum for driving the spindles. All the parts

page_text: above enumerated, and the others requisite to complete the machine, and
which are not referred to hereafter are made in the usual manner. In
front of the row of spindles d is fixed the railf, shewn best in Figs. 3
and 4, and to this rail are fixed by set screws the steel guide plates g,
which are left sufficiently apart for the passage of the yarn or thread. 5
The set screws pass through slots in the guide plates to allow the
distance between their edges to be varied according to the fineness of
the yarn passing between them. The yarn is traversed to and fro in
passing between the guide plates 9 by means of the vibrating rail
or rocking bar h, which is fixed to arms keyed on the shaft i, and 1
to this shaft is keyed the lever j, which is moved to and fro by the
eccentric e¹ on the axle of the driving drum e, or in any other con-
venient manner; this rocking bar or rail distributes the fly and other
impurities on the under side of the guide plates, and consequently not
only assists in cleaning the yarn or thread, but renders it also less liable 1
to break.
The rocking bar or some equivalent instrument may be applied to
guide plates of the ordinary construction.
The guide plates are rounded off at the front edges as shewn in
Fig. 3, to guide the yarn or thread into the slit between them, and 1
recesses g¹ are made in the guide plates g to allow for the discharge of
the fly or other impurities that are removed from the yarn or thread and
accumulate under the guide plates.
Fig. 5 is an end view, and Fig. 6 a front view of part of an ordinary
frame for winding yarn or thread on to bobbins ready for the warping
machine to which my improvements are applied. The yarn or thread
from the cops a passes over the guide rail 6 under the guide wires in the
rail c, then over the rocking bar h; then between the guide plates 9,
which are shewn full size in Fig. 7, and the cleaned yarn or thread is
wound on the bobbins d, which are driven as usual by the driving drum e.
The angle rail to which the guide plates 9 are fixed (by set screws
passing through slots as before described) are raised and lowered to
distribute the yarn on the bobbins d by pinions on the usual side shaft,
gearing into vertical racks as shewn or otherwise. By thus securing
the guide plates g to the rails f, it is evident that the operatives cannot
increase the distance between one pair of guide plates without reducing
the space of the adjacent plates, consequently when the guide plates

page_text: have been set to suit the yarn or thread passing between them, they will
remain in their proper relative positions until a change is required to
suit another count of yarn or thread.
Having thus stated the nature of my Invention, and described the
manner of performing the same, I wish it to be understood that I do not
intend to limit myself to the details given; but what I claim is,—
First. Fixing the guide plates to a rail or bar extending the whole or
any portion of the length of the machine, so that the distance between
one pair of guide plates cannot be varied without altering the distance
between the adjacent guide plates, as shewn and described.
And, secondly. The application of a rocking bar to impart a traversing
to-and-fro motion to the yarn or thread passing between guide plates, for
the purpose described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Cheetham Hill, have hereto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-second day of July, One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
HENRY CHEETHAM HILL. (L.8.)