Improvements in Apparatus for Placing Paper or other Tubes on Spindles used for Spinning, Doubling, and Winding Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1992
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Placing Paper or other Tubes
on Spindles used for Spinning, Doubling, and Winding Fibrous
Materials.
We JOHN SAVILLE Cotton Spinner and STEPHEN HULME, Mill Overlooker
both of Clarence Mill.Oldham in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to place at one operation a series of paper or
other tubes onto all the spindles of a mule or other spinning doubling or winding
frame, at one operation before commencing to wind-on a fresh set of "cops."
The invention consists principally of a longitudinal bar of wood or other suitable
material which we call a tubing bar."
This bar has a series of holes bored vertically through it of a size corresponding
with the outer diameter of the tube, the distance apart of centres of the holes being
the same as that of the spindles.
Each hole is slotted through at the front to a width a little less than the diameter
of the tube (say about one sixteenth of an inch less) so that when the tubes have
been placed over the points of the spindles the "tubing bar" may.be withdrawn
backwards from the spindles leaving the tubes thereon.
The holes in the "tubing bar" may be made conical or otherwise to suit different
classes and makes of tubes.
On the under side of the "tubing barbeneath each hole may be placed a stop
made of suitable material to support the base of the tubes in position in the "tubing..
bar" previous to being put on the spindles, and this stop would be cut out so as to
allow the point of the spindle to pass through the same, or the hole in the "tubing
bar" may be made conical so as to fit, or with an internal shoulder so as to support
the base of the tubes, so that they may be held in proper position for putting onto
the spindles.
According to one arrangement of our invention the "tubing bar" is carried by
a series of levers secured to the mule carriage at the back of the spindles between
them and the roller beam.
The levers are adjustable so that they can be placed in any suitable position for
placing the tubes on the point of the spindles, and when disengaged from the latter,
the tubing-bar" will fall into a suitable position to receive a fresh set of tubes.
For this purpose the levers may be carried on a shaft extending the whole length
of the mule carriage or frame and attached to this shaft is a hand lever whereby
the whole of the levers and the "tubing bar" may be brought into the exact position.
to place all the tubes on the spindles at once from end to end of the mule or frame,
so that by this arrangement it will be possible whilst the machine is in full work, to
place all the tubes ready in the "tubing bar" for the whole length of the mule or
frame, and then at one motion, upwards and downwards, it will place all the tubes
on the spindles at once and in their proper position from one end of the machine to
the other.
According to a modification of our invention, in place of the adjustable levers
before described we use a series of slotted metal bars or racks to carry the "tubing-
bar." These bars are hinged to the "tubing-bar" and are provided with two slots.
Through one slot passes a shaft which runs from end to end of the mule or frame.
On one side of this slot is fixed a series of pins or pegs forming a rack into which
gears a spur pinion keyed on the shaft, and at one end or other convenient part of
the shaft is a hand-wheel or winch handle by means of which the said shaft inay be
turned round so as to wind up or down all the racks carrying the tubing-bar"
with them. The lower part of this slot is cranked or bent (for a purpose

page_text: hereinafter mentioned) and the pins or rack at this part will follow the same crank
or bend.
The other slot works on a fixed pin or rod and is cranked or bent at the upper
part.
The form of these slots is such that on turning the shaft by means of the hand-
wheel or winch, the "tubing bar" is first raised above the points of the spindles,
then pushed forward over the same next brought down to place the tubes on the
spindles and then withdrawn backwards into the position ready for another set of
tubes.
Dated this 14th day of May 1891.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Placing Paper or other Tubes on
Spindles used for Spinning, Doubling, and Winding Fibrous
Materials.
We JOHN SAVILLE Cotton Spinner and STEPHEN HULME, Mill Overlooker
both of Clarence Mill Oldham 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 :-
The object of this invention is to place a series of paper or other tubes onto all
the spindles of a mule or other spinning, doubling, or winding frame, at one
operation before commencing to wind on a fresh set of cops.
The nature of our said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference
to the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of part of a tubing bar made according to our invention,
Fig. 2 is a face view and Fig. 3 a transverse section of the same.
Figs. 4 and 5 are plan and face views of a modification of the same.
Fig. 6 is a section of so much of a mule carriage as is requisite to show the
application of one form of our invention thereto and
Fig. 7 is a partial section of a mule carriage showing another application of our
invention.
Fig. 8 is a detached plan view of a portion thereof hereinafter more particularly
described.
The invention consists principally of a longitudinal bar of wood or other suitable
material which we call a tubing bar." One form of this "tubing bar" is shown
at Figs. 1, 2, and 3 which is made of wood a provided with a strip of india rubber
or other suitable material at the top. This bar has a series of holes c bored
vertically through it of a size corresponding with the outer diameter of the tube d
one of which is shown in its place at Fig. 3; the distance apart of the centres of
the holes being the same as that of the spindles e.
Each hole is slotted through at the front c¹ that is, at the side next to the
spindles e to a width only a little less than the diameter of the tube d (say, about
one-sixteenth of an iuch less) so that when the tubes have been placed over the
points of the spindles e and pressed down the "tubing bar" a may be withdrawn
backwards from the spindles leaving the tubes d thereon.
The slots in the india rubber bare slightly narrower than those in the wood so
that as the bar a is brought down the india rubber will pull down the tubes on their
spindles, the india rubber being broader than the bar u.
The holes in the "tubing bar " a may be made conical or otherwise to suit
different classes and makes of tubes.
On the underside of the "tubing bar" beneath each hole may be placed a stop
or projection of suitable material so as to support the base of the tube in position

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in the "tubing bar," previously to being put on the spindles, and this stop would
be cut out so as to allow the point of the spindle to pass through the same, or the
hole c in the "tubing bar may be made as shown at Fig. 2 with an internal
shoulder at the bottom so as to support the base of the tubes d, so that they may
be held in proper position for putting onto the spindles.
We sometimes make the tubing bar as.shown at Figs. 4 and 5 of a rail a to which
are attached a number of spring plates & bent so as to form slotted holes or supports
for the tubes, the bottom edge being turned slightly, inwards so as to form a shoulder
to support the base of the tube, and the outer edge being preferably serrated to
pull the tubes down, instead of the india rubber strip b.
According to one arrangement of our invention as shown at Fig. 6 the "tubing
bar"
a is carried by a series of levers secured to the mule carriage g at the back
of the spindles e between them and the roller beam. The levers are adjustable
so that they can be placed in any suitable position for placing the tubes d on the
points of the spindles e.
For this purpose the levers may be carried on a shaft extending the whole
length of the mule carriage or frame g and attached to this shaft is a hand lever f
whereby the whole of the levers may be raised, the tubing bar a being preferably
connected to the lever by short links 2, so that the said bar may be brought
into the exact position to place all the tubes on the spindles at once from end to end
of the mule or frame.
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By this arrangement it will be possible whilst the machine is in full work, to
place all the tubes ready in the "tubing bar a for the whole length of the mule or
frame and then as the bar a is raised by the levers the links will allow it to
move over the tops of the spindles e and by depressing the bar a the tubes will be
placed on the said spindles; the bar may then be removed from the spindles leaving
the tubes thereon and the rubber or other strip will carry the tubes down upon
the spindles e as the bar a is lowered.
According to a modification of our invention shown at Fig. 7 in place of the
adjustable levers before described we use a series of slotted metal bars or racks h
to carry the "tubing bar" a. These slotted bars h are hinged to the "tubing-
bar"
a and are provided with two slots. Through one slot ' passes a shaft i which
runs from end to end of the mule or frame.
On one side of this slot is cast or fixed a series of pins or teeth & forming a
rack into which gears a spur pinion keyed on the shaft and at one end (or other
convenient part) of the said shaft is mounted a hand wheel or a winch handle mand
bevil gear (see detached plan view Fig. 8) by means of which the said shaft i may
be turned round so as to wind up or down all the racks or slotted bars / carrying
the "tubing bar" a with them.
The lower part of this slot h' is cranked or bent as seen at h³ (for a purpose
hereinafter mentioned) and the pins or teeth forming the rack at this part will
follow the same crank or bend.
The other slot 3 works on a fixed pin or stud o and is similarly bent or cranked
at the upper part . The form of these slots h' and h³ is such that on turning the
shaft by means of the hand wheel or winch m the "tubing bar " a is first raised
up above the points of the spindles e then pushed forward over the same by the
crank in the slot ', next brought down by reversing the motion of the shaft i so as
to place the tubes d on the spindles e and then withdrawn backwards into the
position ready for another set of tubes by the action of the fixed pin or studo in the
bend or crank at the top of the slot h³.
The distance of the tubing bar a from the spindles e is so slight that the said bar
can also be used for raising up all the finished cops for doffing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
The improved apparatus for placing a series of paper or other tubes on the

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spindles of a mule or other spinning, doubling, or. winding frame at one operation
consisting principally of a slotted tubing, bar" carried by levers or slotted bars
constructed and operated substantially, as herein before more particularly described
and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 12th day of February, 1892.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.