Improvements in Spinning Frames.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
Improvements in Spinning Frames.
We, ASA LEES AND COMPANY LIMITED, of Soho Iron Works, Oldham, in the County
of Lancaster, Machine Makers, and ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior, Engineer, and JoHN
CLEGG, Foreman of the Speed and Ring Frame Departments, of the same address,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
:-
Our invention relates to improvements in spinning frames and the object of our
improvements is to mount the lifting pokers so that they can be readily removed for
cleaning and other purposes without having to unscrew or detach any portion from
the pokers after the ring plates have been removed.
It has hitherto been customary to secure on the bottom of each poker an
adjustable foot which rests upon one of the arms carried by the rocking shaft
the adjustment of the ring plates being made by adjusting each foot upon its poker.
In this arrangement when it is desired to remove the pokers it is necessary to
first remove the feet and when the pokers are replaced each foot must be readjusted.
We avoid this inconvenience and loss of time by dispensing with the adjustable
feet on the pokers and in their stead we fit on to each arm an adjustable bracket or
any suitable piece upon which the rounded bottom of the poker rests. When the ring
plates have been adjusted and the brackets secured the pokers can be readily
removed and replaced without having to unscrew and remove any part from
them.
1000
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Spinning Frames.
We, ASA LEES AND COMPANY LIMITED, of Soho Iron Works, Oldham, in the
County of Lancaster, Machine Makers, and ROBERT TAYLOR, Junior, Engineer, and
JOHN CLEGG, Foreman of the Speed and Ring Frame Departments, of the
same address, 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:
Our invention relates to improvements in spinning frames and the object of our
improvements is to mount the lifting pokers so that they can be readily removed for
cleaning and other purposes without having to unscrew or detach any portion from
the pokers after the ring plates have been removed.

page_text: It has hitherto been customary to secure on the bottom of each poker an adjustable
foot which rests upon one of the arms carried by the rocking shaft the adjustment
of the ring plates being made by adjusting each foot upon its poker.
In this arrangement when it is desired to remove the pokers it is necessary to
first remove the feet and when the pokers are replaced each foot must be re-
adjusted.
We avoid this inconvenience and loss of time by dispensing with the adjustable
feet on the pokers and in their stead we fit on to each arm an adjustable bracket or
any suitable piece upon which the rounded bottom of the poker rests. When the
ring plates have been adjusted and the brackets secured the pokers can be
readily removed and replaced without having to unscrew and remove any part from
them.
We illustrate our improvements by the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which―
Figure 1 is a side sectional elevation and Figure 2 is a front elevation of part of
a ring spinning frame to which our improvements are applied. Figures 3 and 4
show a slightly different construction of adjustable bracket.
In these views,-1 denotes the frame or roller beam, 2 a thread guide, 3 part of a
bobbin, 4 the ring plate or rail, 5 the poker head, 6 one of the pokers, 7 the poker
tube, 8 the spindle rail, 9 a bracket secured thereto, and 10 one of the usual rocking
arms or levers for actuating the pokers.
According to our improvements we attach an adjustable piece to each rocking
arm 10 instead of to each poker as hitherto customary.
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In the arrangement Figs. 1 and 2, this adjustable piece takes the form of a stud 11
the stem of which is threaded and screwed into the arm 10 near its end and is locked
after adjustment by a nut 12.
In the arrangement Figs. 3 and 4 the piece takes the form of a slotted block 13
fitted on the end of the lever 10 and secured in position after adjustment by a
bolt 14.
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 :-
1. Dispensing with the ordinary adjustable feet on the pokers and instead fitting
an adjustable piece upon the end of each rocking arm substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth.
2. The combination with each poker, of a piece such as 11 or 13 secured adjustably
on the rocking arm or lever 10 substantially as and for the purposes herein set
forth.