Improvements, in Mule Spinning Machinery.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements, in Mule Spinning Machinery.
We, JOHN GREENWOOD, Gentleman, NATHAN GREENWOOD, Spinner, and DAVID
GLEDHILL, Mill Manager, all of Morley, near Leeds in the County of York, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MULE
SPINNING MACHINERY," to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to prevent broken threads from catching or
winding on to the other bobbins, and keeping them clean from waste when
spinning. We place the fallers so that they rise instead of fall, and come between
the spindles to the front, suspended from a wire or cord from the top of the fallers
are a series of laths, one for each series of spindles which form guards for the
threads; on a thread breaking its guard falls to the spindle and prevents the
thread from engaging with the other spindle and so prevents waste or slubs.
.JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Mule Spinning Machinery.
We, JOHN GREENWOOD, Gentleman, NATHAN' GREENWOOD, Spinner, and DAVID
GLEDHILL, Mill Manager, all of Morley, near Leeds, in the county of York, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN. MULE
SPINNING MACHINERY," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of our invention is to prevent broken threads from catching or
winding on to the other bobbins, and keeping them clean from waste when
spinning. We place the fallers so that they rise instead of fall, and coine between
the spindles to the front, suspended from a wire or cord from the top of the fallers
are a series of laths, one for each faller, which form guards for the threads; on a
thread breaking, its guard falls to the spindle, and prevents the thread from
engaging with the other spindle, and so prevents waste or slubs.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a front elevation of our invention showing faller and thread catcher in
position against the cop, or bobbin.
Fig. 2. is a front elevation shewing faller and thread catcher down.
Fig. 3. is a front elevation of Fig. 2.
A are the fallers carried on shaft F. B is the finger which as the carriage E
reaches the end of each traverse comes in contact with a pin, catch, or projection C,
on the frame of the mule, which depresses the finger B and so raises the fallers
into position as shewn at Fig. 1. D is the lath suspended by wires or cords from
the fallers, when the laths or thread catchers are moved up to the cop or bobbin H,
if an end is broken, they assist its being wound round its cop or bobbin top, and
prevent it from coming in contact with the other bobbins and so prevents waste
or slubs. The fallers are returned to their position by spring weight or balance K.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The use and employment of laths D, or their equivalent, coming near the cop
or bobbin H, and so preventing waste or slubs, as shewn and described.
Dated this 21st day of August 1885.
JOHN E. WALSH,
30, East Parade, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicants.