Improvements in and connected with Warping Mills.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Warping Mills.
We GEORGE CLEGG one of the Directors and WILLIAM CRAIG, Secretary of
the Firm of Hollingrake and Clegg, Limited and JOE ROBINSON, Mill Manager,
all of Miall Street Mills, Halifax in the County of York, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the spindles employed for carrying the
spools or paper or wooden tubes on which yarn is to be "cross wound" when
warping, the object being to prevent the spools or yarn overrunning when the
spindles are stopped by the spindles themselves being driven, and the spools or
tubes being carried round with such revolving spindles, friction being applied to
said spindles to prevent overrunning.
According to this invention we cut or form on each spindle a longitudinal blade
spring preferably formed by cutting a longitudinal strip from the circumference
of the spindle, one end of such strip being left connected to the spindle, and this
strip itself forms the blade spring, which is slightly bowed, and the free end of
same is received in a recess formed in or between a wharle formed or fixed on the
spindle.
In ordinary warping the spool revolves on the spindle but according to our
invention the spindles themselves are driven and to prevent overrunning a band,
cord or elastic is passed part around the wharle on one of the spindles then part
around the wharle of the next succeeding spindle and so on through the whole
series, the requisite amount of tension or drag being put on the cord, band, or
elastic by means of a thumb screw, or other like adjusting device.
When a bobbin is placed on the spindle the spring is slightly compressed and
its tendency to expand maintains a secure hold of the bobbins without in any
way adding to the labour of putting on or removing such bobbins from the
spindle.
Dated the 14th day of November 1892
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Warping Mills.
We GEORGE CLEGG one of the Directors, and WILLIAM CRAIG, Secretary of
the Firm of Hollingrake and Clegg Limited, and JOE ROBINSON, Mill Manager
all of Miall Street Mills, Halifax in the County of York, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the spindles employed for carrying the
spools or paper or wooden tubes on which yarn is to be "cross wound" when
warping, the object being to prevent the spools or yarn overrunning when the
spindles are stopped by the spindles themselves being turned, or drawn round by
the yarn being drawn off and the spools or tubes being carried round with such
revolving spindles, friction being applied to said spindles to prevent overrunning.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of part of a warping mill shewing one spool or bobbin,

page_text: on which the yarn is cross wound and one spool or bobbin in section, both having
our improvements applied in connection therewith.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the two wharles and spindle shewn by Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the spindle and wharle.
According to this invention, we cut or form on each spindle 1 a longitudinal
blade spring 2 preferably formed by cutting a longitudinal strip from a part of the
circumference of the spindle 1. One end of the said strip 2 is left connected to
the spindle 1, and this strip itself forms the blade spring, which is slightly bowed,
and the free end 3 of same is received in a recess or hole in the wharle 4 which is
fixed on the spindle 1 as shewn, or the end of the spring 2 may be received in a
recess between the wharle 4, and the spindle 1.
In ordinary warping, it is well understood that the spindles are fixed and the
bobbins or spools rotate thereon, and consequently "overrunning" is a common
occurence, but according to this invention the bobbins or spools 5 are held by the
spring 2 firmly on the spindles 1, and the latter rotate in their bearings in the
frame 6 of the warping mill as the yarn is drawn from, or off the bobbins or spools 5.
In order to prevent "overrunning" of the bobbins or spools 5, a band, cord, or
elastic 7 is passed partly around the wharle 4 on one of the spindles 1, then partly
around the wharle 4 of the next spindle 1 as shewn, and so on through the whole of
one vertical row of spindles, the requisite amount of tension or drag being put on
the cord, band, or elastic 7 by means of a thumb screw 8, or other like adjusting
device.
When a bobbin or spool 5 is placed on the spindle 1 the spring 2 is slightly
compressed, and its tendency to expand maintains a secure hold of the bobbin or
spools without inconvenience when putting on, or removing such bobbins from the
spindles.
The above described appliances are to be employed when the yarn is "
wound” on bobbin or spools having no flanges.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is :-
In warping mills, the use and employment of a spindle having a spring such as 2
formed on it, and a wharle 4 together with a cord, band or elastic for putting a
drag on such spindles, as and for the purpose herein described, and substantially as
illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 11th day of August 1893.
Dated this 11th day of August 1893.
GEORGE CLEGG,
WILLIAM CRAIG,
JOE ROBINSON,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.