Improvements in Rim Band Stop Motions for Mules for Spinning.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 4th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 5th Nov.. 1892
PROVISIONAL, SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rim Band Stop Motions for Mules for Spinning.
We, JOHN HANSON, of 123 Glodwick Road, Oldham, Mule-overlooker,
WILLIAM TAYLOR, of 166 Longsight, Oldham, and GEORGE HENRY ASHTON,
190 Longsight, Oldham, Mill Managers, all in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in rim band stop motions for mules for
spinning by means of which the mule is automatically stopped on the rim band
running slack and has for its object to render the same more simple and certain in
action than heretofore has been the case.
To this end we employ along the side of the head stock near the rim band an
oscillating lever one arm or end of which, is heavier than the other. Near the
lighter end of the said lever we pivot to a bracket, an angular lever or catch
the upper end of which has a projection adapted to engage and release a lever,
arranged in connection with the charging rod, whilst the lower end of the said
angular lever or catch is furnished with a stud, which engages in a slot formed in
the respective end of the aforesaid oscillating lever. Near the heavier end of the
latter is pivoted to a bracket a catch or finger, the lower end of which, is formed
with a projection having a notch adapted to receive a stud fixed to the respective
end of the oscillating lever, whilst the upper end of the said catch or finger is
furnished with an adjustable stud or bowl, arranged in close proximity to the rim
band. When the rim band is at its required tension the said stud or bowl is
positioned a short distance away from the same, the stud on the heavier end out of
the notch and on the projection of the catch or finger and the projection of the
angular lever on the lever arranged in connection with the charging rod. On
the mule running and the rim band becoming slack, it touches the aforesaid stud
or bowl which causes the respective catch or finger to move on its fulcrum and
engage in its notch the stud on the heavier end of the aforesaid oscillating lever,
the other end of which latter in its turn, through the medium of the said angular
lever or catch, releases the lever in connection with the charging rod and thus
stops the mule."
Dated this 2nd day of January 1892
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
..Improvements in Rim Band Stop Motions for Mules for Spinning.
We, JOHN HANSON, of 123, Glodwick Road, Oldham, Mule-overlooker,
WILLIAM TAYLOR, of 166, Longsight, Oldham, and GEORGE HENRY ASHTON,
190 Longsight, Oldham, Mill Managers, all in the County of Lancaster; 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 rim band stop motions for mules f. r
spinning by means of which the mule is automatically stopped on the rim band
running slack and has for its object to render the same more simple and certain in
action than heretofore has been the case.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.

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Fig. 1 is a side view and Fig. 2 a plan of our invention in connection with the
respective existing part of the mule. Figs. 3 & 4 are side views showing two
modifications thereof.
In carrying out our invention and referring to Figs. 1 & 2, we employ along the
side of the head stock a near to below the rim band an oscillating lever c, c',
pivoted to a bracket d, the arm or end c of which lever is heavier than the other
end c. Near the latter is pivoted to the bracket e, the angular lever or catch f
the upper end of which latter has a projection f' adapted to engage and release
the lever g, which forms part of the full cop stop motion of the mule, in connection
with the changing rod 1, see Fig. 2, in order to stop at full cop. The lower end
or arm of the angular lever or catch fis furnished with a stud f which engages in
a slot formed in the respective end of the oscillating lever c, c'. Near the
heavier end of the latter is pivoted to a bracket a catch or finger i, the lower
end of which is formed with a projection having a notch adapted to receive a
stud fixed to the respective end of the oscillating lever c, c', whilst the upper
end of the catch or finger i is furnished with an adjustable stnd or bowl, arranged
in close proximity to the rim band b. When the latter is at its required tension
the stud or bowl is positioned a short distance away from the same, the stud c³ on
the heavier end c is out of the notch and on the projection of the catch or
finger whilst the projection of the angular lever is on the lever g arranged in
connection with the changing rod h, as shown in full lines. On the mule running
and the rim band & becoming slack, it touches the stud or bowl which causes the
respective catch or finger i to move on its fulcrum and engage in its notch the
stude on the heavier end of the oscillating lever c, c', as shown in dotted lines,
Fig. 1, the other end c', of which in its turn, through the medium of the angular
lever or catch, f', releases the lever g in connection with the changing rod h and
thus stops the mule.
A modification of our invention consists in arranging the catch or finger i to
operate an oscillating lever c, c', which engages the strap lever k, see Fig. 3, and
thus dispense with the angular lever f.
To this end we pivot the oscillating lever c, c¹ to a bracket fixed to the side of
the headstock a which bracket at its lower end carries the catch or finger i. As
previously described the catch or finger i is formed with a notch and the heavier
or lower end of the oscillating lever c with a stud engaging the notch of the
catch or finger i whilst the lighter or upper end c is formed with a projection or
nose and is positioned as shown in full lines, Fig. 3, when the rim.band runs in
proper order.
When the rim band 6 works slack, it touches the upper end of the catch or
finger which causes its stud to release the lever c, c', and the latter by its own
gravity to oscillate and its projection or nose f¹ to engage the respective end of
the strap leverk as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3, and thus prevent it from assuming
the position shown in full lines, which is one of the necessary changes and the
interruption of which stops the mule.
In lieu of permitting the rim band to act directly onto the catch or finger i the
same may be indirectly operated, for instance as shown in Fig. +, by means of a
pulley or roll m suitably supported and adapted to be moved into the recessed
part of the lever i, by the rim band when slack, the weight of which pulley or
roll m will depress the respective end of the catch or finger i and thus release the
oscillating lever c, c¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
"In rim band stop motions for mules for spinning."
1st. The general combination and arrangement of parts constituting our improve-
ments operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Sud The application of aantal
finceriasiented in he donrossed be the rim

page_text: band when slack and to release the heavier end of another lever c, c', the lighter
end of which, when the mule is in operation, in its turn engages suitable existing
parts so as to prevent the movement of other parts otherwise necessary to bring
into action for the next or any succeeding motions, which interruption thus stops
the mule, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1892.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.