Improvements in "Top" or "Ball" Creels of Gill Boxes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1890-Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in "Top" or "Ball" Creels of Gill Boxes.
We GEORGE CLEGG, JOHN THOMAS, and WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, all of
Miall Street Mills, Halifax in the County of York, Worsted Spinners, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to the creels employed for carrying the balls or tops of fibre
to be passed through gilling machinery, which creels have heretofore consisted of a
series of fluted rollers driven or caused to rotate through the action of chain or other
gear, and which creels as heretofore made in addition to the considerable space-
occupied were defective and uncertain as to delivery by reason of variation in the-
width and diameters of the balls or tops thereon.
According to this our said invention we employ a frame consisting of uprights and
cross rails, secured to the cross rail is an oil cup or reservoir within which is a tube-
the latter receives and forms a bearing and support for outer tube which is attached
to the underside of a disc the upper surface of the disc carries a cone, on which the
top or ball of fibre is received the lower portion of the ball resting on the disc.
The disc and ball are thus supported in position by the enclosing tube of the cone
and of a collar on the underside of the disc which covers the oil reservoir and free
to rotate there being sufficient drag on the top or fibre to permit the ball, or top to.
move or rotate with sufficient freedom to deliver the fibre to the gills without any
tendancy to overrun.
There are of course on the cross rail a series of the devices described according to
the number of balls of top to be carried and fed to the gill box, and suitable guide
eyes are provided for directing the ends to the gills and although I prefer the cone
for carrying the balls, yet I do not limit myself to such; as a pin, or spike may be
employed, but the cone I have found on experimental user gives the required and
satisfactorily results.
Dated this 10th day of October 1884
WALTER
BRIERLEY,
Central Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in "Top or "Ball" Creels of Gill Boxes.
We GEORGE CLEGG, JOHN THOMAS, and WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, all of
Miall Street Mills, Halifax in the County of York, Worsted Spinners, 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 the creels employed for carrying the balls or tops of fibre
to be passed through gilling machinery, which creels have heretofore consisted of a
series of fluted rollers driven or caused to rotate through the action of chain or
other gear, and which creels as beretofore made in addition to the considerable space
occupied were defective and uncertain as to delivery by reason of variation in the
width of the balls or tops thereon.
According to this our said invention we employ a frame consisting of uprights and
cross rails, secured to the cross rail is an oil cup or reservoir within which is a tube
or spindle, the latter forms a bearing and support for an outer tube or cap which is
attached to a disc the upper surface of the tube or cap carries a cone on which the
top or ball of fibre is received the lower portion of the ball resting on the disc.
The disc and ball are thus supported in position by the spindle and a collar on the
disc which covers the oil reservoir and is free to rotate there being sufficient drag on
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page_text: the top or fibre to permit the ball or top to move or rotate with sufficient freedom to
deliver the fibre to the gills without any tendency to overrun.
Such being the nature and object of our invention the following is a complete
description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of a carrying frame with our improved "top" or
"ball" creels thereon.
Fig. 2. is a front elevation of the carrying frame with the improved “top” or
ball creels thereon.
Fig. 3. is an elevation of the "top" or "ball" creel, the several parts constituting
same being drawn apart to clearly shew their construction.
Fig. 4. is a side elevation of Fig. 3 but shewing the several parts placed together
in position.
According to this our said invention we employ a frame consisting of two
uprights 1. 1. and two, three, or more cross rails 2. 2. secured in each of the cross
rails 2. 2 by set screw or bolt 3 is an oil cup or reservoir 4, within which is received a
tube or spindle 5 the latter forming a bearing or support for an outer tube or cap 6
preferably of conical shape, and to the lower end of the tube or cap 6 is secured a
disc 7. The tube or cap 6 being (preferably) conical receives and carries a hollow
conical tube, or cone 8, on which the "top" or "ball" of fibre 9 is received, the
lower portion of the said "ball" or "top" 9 resting on the disc 7.
By the use of the above described creels the disc 7 and tube or cup 6 and cone 8
carrying the "ball" or "top" 9 are supported by the spindle 5 in the oil cup or
reservoir and are free to revolve with the said spindle 5 there being sufficient drag
on the "top" or "ball" of fibre 9 to permit the same rotating with sufficient freedom
to deliver the fibre to the gills without any tendancy to overrun. A collar 10 at the
lower end of the cap or tube 6 serves for the purpose of holding the disc 7 in position,
and also as a cover for the lower portion of the oil cup or reservoir 4.
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There are of course on the several cross rails 2. 2. à series of the devices described,
according to the number of "balls," or tops" 9 to be carried, and fed to the gill
boxes, and suitable guide eyes 11, are provided for directing the ends 12 to the gills,
and although we prefer the cones 8 for carrying the "balls or "tops" yet we do not
limit ourselves to the use of such, as it will be obvious a pin or spike may be employed,
but the cone we have found gives satisfactory results.
By the use of the above described appliances, great saving in space, and labour is
effected as in placing a "ball" or "top" in position on its carrier the cone 8 is with-
drawn from the tube or cap 6 and the point or apex of the former inserted into the
centre of the "ball" or "top," then pushed in as far as necessary and the cone 8 with
the "ball" or top" placed in position on the tube or cap 6, which can be much
more readily done than if the "ball" or top had to be placed directly on the carrier
as heretofore, and for the same reason the cross rails 2. 2 may be brought nearer
together, as it is only requisite that there be sufficient space between the top of the
"ball" or «
top" 9 and the rail 2 above it that the "ball" and cone 8 may be lifted
off, or placed on the carrying tube or cap 6.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of our
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim. is :—
1. The oil cup or reservoir 4 spindle 5 cap or tube 6 and cone or spike 8 all in
combination as, and for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.