CERTAIN IMPROVE- MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING
Year: 1853

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edward Oldfield, of the firm of Messrs. Oddy,
Robinson, and Company, of Salford, in the County of Lancaster,
Machine Makers, for the Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN
Scaled the 8th March 1854, and dated the 22nd September 1853.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edward Oldfield
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,"
on the 22nd September 1853.
I, EDWARD OLDFIELD, of the firm of Messieurs Oddy, Robinson, and
Company, of Salford, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Makers, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "CERTAIN IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING" to be as follows:-
My improvements consist in a new combination of parts for putting
the winding-on motion of self-acting mules and other machines of the
like nature into gear; the machinery for effecting this is as follows:-
The click for the winding-on ratchet is hinged on a stud fixed in a disk
loose on the shaft of the winding-on barrel; a break or friction clip is
made to act on the circumference of this disk; the upper end of the
said click fits on a stud which passes through a slot in the above-named

page_text: disk, and is fixed in the winding-on barrel; the winding-on ratchet is
fixed to the wheel which is loose on the shaft of the winding-on barrel.
As soon as the backing off is completed the long lever drops, and
causes the break to act on the disk above referred to; this action
causes the click to enter into gear with the teeth of the winding-on
ratchet, thereby instantly reversing the direction of motion of the
winding-on barrel, and tightening the winding-on chain; consequently,
the moment the carriage begins to run in, the requisite motion is given
to the spindles for winding on.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Edward Oldfield in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 21st March 1854.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I,
EDWARD OLDFIELD, of the firm of Messieurs Oddy, Robinson, and
Company, of Salford, in the County of Lancaster, Machine Makers,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-second day of September, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, in
the seventeenth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said Edward Oldfield, Her
special licence that I, the said Edward Oldfield, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Edward
Oldfield, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times there-
after during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING,'
upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Edward Oldfield,
by an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, should particu-
larly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to

page_text: be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months
next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Edward Oldfield, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement (that is to say):
My Invention consists in an improved combination of machinery for
putting the winding-on motion of self-acting mules and other machines
of the like nature into gear, whereby the winding-on chain is tight-
ened, and the direction of motion of the winding-on barrel reversed, in
less time than in the usual mode of constructing such machines. And
in order that my Invention may be fully understood, and readily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe the means pursued by me,
reference being had to the annexed Drawing, and to the letters and
figures marked thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1, is an elevation of the outline of a mule to which my im-
provements are applied. Figure 2, is a plan of the same. Figure 3,
is a detached elevation, drawn full size, of the winding-on ratchet wheel
and parts in connection therewith. Figure 4, is a plan view in section
of Figure 3. In Figures 1, and 2, a, is the framing of the mule head-
stock; b, the carriage square; and c, the carriage; d, is the winding-on
barrel, shewn partly in Figure 4. The winding-on chain, which is
wound around this barrel, is attached to the nut of the radial arm c,
in the ordinary manner; d', is a flange cast to one end of the winding-
on barrel, which is fast on the shaft f. The stud d², is fast to the
flange d', and passes through the slot g', in the disk g, which is loose on
the shaft f. 1, is an elbow lever jointed to a stud fixed to the carriage
square, to the upper end of which is attached a strap 9', passing under
the disk g; this strap is connected to a spring g', fixed to the inside of
the carriage square. The winding-on ratchet wheel h,
wheel i, are fast together, but both fit loose on the shaft f. In the disk g,
is fixed a stud g, on which is hinged the click j, the outer end of which
fits on the stud d². The action of the various parts is as follows:--
and the spur

page_text: During the going out of the carriage, the spinning, and the backing off,
the click j, is held out of gear with the winding-on ratchet wheel h, as
shewn by the full lines in Figure 3; the strap g', which acts as a break,
remains at all times in contact with the circumference of the disk g. As
soon as the backing off is completed the long lever m, to which is
fixed a catch m', is liberated in the ordinary manner, and in its descent
brings the catch m', against the horizontal arm of the elbow lever ;
this action elongates the spring g', and the strap g, causes the disk y,
to move partly round in the direction of the arrow in Figure 1; the
effect of this is to move the click j, into the position shewn by dots in
Figure 3, the outer stud, acting upon the outer end of the click j, to
which it is jointed, as before described. By this means the click j,
is brought into gear with the teeth of the winding-on ratchet wheel h,
the motion of which is thus arrested, and the winding-on chain is
suddenly tightened before the carriage begins to run in; whereas, when
the click is moved by a spring in the ordinary manner, the winding-on
chain is not tightened until the carriage begins to move; consequently
by the improved combination of parts no time is lost in communicating
the requisite motion to the spindles.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner
of performing the same, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit
myself to the details, so long as the peculiar character of my Invention
is retained; and what I claim is, the break g, disk g, and click j, when
used in the manner and for the purposes herein-before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edward Oldfield, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twentieth day of March, One thou-
sand eight hundred and fifty-four.
EDWARD OLDFIELD. (L.S.)