IMPROVE- MENTS IN SELF-ACTING MULES OR MACHINES FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING
Year: 1857

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Buckley, of Carr Hill, Saddleworth, in the
County of York, Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer, and Thomas Wrigley,
of the same Place, Overlooker, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Buckley and Thomas
Wrigley at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 15th August 1857.
We, JOHN BUCKLEY, of Carr Hill, Saddleworth, in the County of York,
Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer, and THOMAS WRIGLEY, of the same Place,
Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN SELF-ACTING MULES OR MACHINES FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING," to be as
follows:-
Our Invention refers to the "winding-on motion," where this is regulated
by a "radial arm," and relates to means for governing or regulating the rise
of the nut in the radial arm, to which the chain of the "winding-on drum" is
attached; and also to self-acting means for regulating or adjusting the position
in the radial arm of the pin (commonly called the "nose pin "), which acts
upon the chain of the "winding-on drum," this pin having hitherto been
regulated or adjusted by hand.
Firstly, our Invention consists in arrangements described as follows:-An

page_text: endless rope or band is arranged on the pulley connected with the screw of
the "raidial arm," and with a pulley free on a stud secured in the framing of
the "headstock" in the usual manner, except that the rope or band passes
once round two pulleys free on studs fixed in the "carriage;" one side of the
rope or band passing round one pulley, and the other side round the other
pulley by this arrangement, the friction or tendency which one pulley has to
carry the rope or band with it in one direction, is neutralized by the other,
which tends to carry the rope or band in the other direction, so that by this
means the rope or band is unaffected by the motion of the carriage. One of
the pulleys in the carriage is connected with a toothed wheel, which can geer
with a toothed lever having its fulcrum fixed on the carriage, this lever
is connected with the "counter faller," and will come in and out of geer with
the toothed wheel, according as the "counter faller" lowers or rises. When
the "counter faller" is too low the teeth of the lever enter into geer with the
wheel, and this prevents it and the pulley from revolving; consequently, the
endless band or rope moves with the carriage, and thus the screw of the radial
arm is rotated. Other mechanical equivalents may be substituted for the
toothed wheel and lever, so as to hold or prevent the pulley in the carriage
from revolving when the "counter faller " is too low.
Secondly, our Invention consists in arranging the "nose pin" of the radial
arm on a screw, and geering this screw with that of the radial arm, so that the
"nose pin" will change in position proportionally to the rise of the nut
to which the chain of the "winding-on drum" is attached.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said John Buckley and Thomas Wrigley in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 13th February 1858.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, JOHN
BUCKLEY, of Carr Hill, Saddleworth, in the County of York, Cotton Spinner
and Manufacturer, and THOMAS WRIGLEY, of the same Place, Overlooker, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Fifteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, in the twenty-first year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us, the
said John Buckley and Thomas Wrigley, Her especial license that we, the
said John Buckley and Thomas Wrigley, our executors, administrators, and

page_text: assigns, or such others as we, the said John Buckley and Thomas Wrigley,
our 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, aud Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SELF-ACTING
MULES OR MACHINES FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING," upon the condition (amongst
others) that we, the said John Buckley and Thomas Wrigley, by an instrument
in writing under our hands and seals, or under the hand and seal of one of us,
should particularly describe 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 we, the said John Buckley and Thomas Wrigley,
do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement and accompanying Drawings (that is to say):-
Our Invention refers to the "winding-on motion" of "self-acting mules" for
spinning and doubling, where this is regulated by a "radial arm," and relates
to means for governing or regulating the rise of the nut in the "radial arm,"
to which the chain of the "winding-on drum" is attached; and also to
self-acting means for regulating or adjusting the position of the pin in the
"radial arm," commonly called the "nose pin," which acts upon the chain of
the "winding-on drum," this pin having hitherto been regulated or adjusted
by hand.
.
Firstly, our Invention consists in arrangements described as follows,
reference being had to the accompanying Drawing:-Fig. 1 being an
elevation of so much of a self-acting mule as is necessary to explain our
Invention. An endless rope o
or band (a) is arranged on the pulley (b),
connected with the screw (c) of the radial arm (d), and with a pulley (e) free
on a stud secured in a framing (A) of the headstock in the usual manner,
except that the rope or band passes once round two pulleys and g), free on
studs fixed on the carriage (h); one side of the rope or band (a) passing
round one pulley (f), and the other side round the other pulley (g); by
this arrangement, the friction or tendency which one pulley has to carry
the rope or band with it in one direction is neutralized by the other pulley,
which tends to carry the rope or band in the opposite direction; and thus the
rope or band is unaffected by the motion of the carriage. One of the pulleys
(f) is connected with a toothed wheel (i), which can gear with a toothed

page_text: lever (j), having its fulcrum (¹) fixed on the carriage (h); this lever (j) is
connected with the "counter faller" (k) by an adjustable link (1) secured to
an arm (k), from the counter faller (k) at one end, and to a pin () in the
toothed lever () at the other end. With this arrangement the toothed lever
() and wheel (i) will come into geer when the counter faller (k) descends
below a point fixed upon; but as long as the counter faller remains above this
point the lever (j) and wheel (i) will be out of geer. When the counter
faller during the winding on is below the point fixed upon, the toothed lever
(j) prevents the toothed wheel (i), and consequently the pulley attached to it
from revolving. By this means the endless rope or band (a) is made to move
with the carriage (h), thus giving motion to rotate the screw (c) in the radial
arm (d), so as to cause the nut (c¹) to ascend; the movement ceasing at that
moment the counter faller rises, so as to bring the toothed lever (j) and wheel
(i) out of gear. That end of the adjustable link (1) attached to the stud or
pin () in the toothed lever (j) is slotted, so as to permit the counter faller to
descend below the point at which the lever (j) and wheel (i) are in geer.
Other mechanical equivalents may be substituted for those described, operating
so as to hold or prevent the pulley (f) in the carriage (h) from revolving
when the counter faller (k) is too low. For instance, rough surfaces may be
employed in place of the teeth, and a different arrangement of the mechanism
may be adopted without departing substantially from the peculiar character of
our Invention.
Secondly, our Invention consists in arranging the "nose pin" of the radial
arm (where this is employed) on a screw, and in geering this screw with that
of the radial arm, so that the "nose pin" will change in position pro-
portionally to the rise of the nut to which the chain of the " winding-on
drum" is attached.
This part of our Invention is also illustrated by Figure 1 of the accompany-
ing Drawing, and by Fig. 2, an edge view, showing the arrangement of
the "nose pin." m is the screw in bearings in the piece n, attached to or cast
on the radial arm d; upon one end is a wheel (P) geering with one (1) on
the screw (c) of the radial arm. * is the "nose pin," which works in a slot in
the piece n. It will be clear that the "nose pin " (r) moves simultaneously with
the nut (c) of the winding-on chain. The ratio of motion required between
the nose pin r and nut c¹ can be obtained by adjusting the pitch of the screw
m, or proportions of the wheels p and q, as will be readily understood.
We have now particularly described the nature of our Invention and the
manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, and wish it to be under:
stood that we claim as our Invention,―

page_text: Firstly, the arrangement and combination of mechanism for giving motion
to the screw of the radial arm, substantially as herein-before described.
Secondly, the system or method of adjusting the position of the "nose pin"
by self-acting arrangements.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Buckley, on my own behalf and on
behalf of the said Thomas Wrigley, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twelfth day of February, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
JOHN BUCKLEY. (L.S.)