IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR SPINNING AND TWISTING WORSTED, WOOLLEN, COTTON, AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Sykes, of Netherthong, near Huddersfield, in the
County of York, and William Whiteley, of Lockwood, near Huddersfield, afore-
said, for the Invention of " IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR
SPINNING AND TWISTING WORSTED, WOOLLEN, COTTON, AND OTHER FIBROUS
SUBSTANCES."
Sealed the 13th February 1877, and dated the 5th September 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Sykes and William
Whiteley at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th September
1876.
ALFRED SYKES, of Netherthong, near Huddersfield, in the County of York, and
WILLIAM WHITELEY, of Lockwood, near Huddersfield, aforesaid "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR SPINNING AND TWISTING WORSTED, WOOLLEN,
COTTON, AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
"
This Invention has for its object to dispense with the bobbins, spools, and tubes
hitherto used in machinery for the above purposes, and to wind the yarn or thread
upon the bare spindle in the form of a "cop." For this purpose we employ revolving
spindles of an even diameter on the blade portion of the spindle, and each spindle
is furnished with a "flyer" or "fly" suitably constructed, which is placed on the
spindle, and rises and falls thereon with the motion of a lifter rail during the time
that the "cop" is being wound.
The flyer or fly which we find best adapted for this purpose consists of a short
tube or ring of sufficient diameter to slide and revolve easily on the spindle. From
this tube radiate two arms which rest upon the rim of a ring or support similar to
the ring of a ring flyer. From one of these arms depends a flyer leg (about the
length of the conical port of the cop), which revolves within the circumference of
the ring through a guide eye, at the bottom of which leg the yarn passes to the
spindle. Small weights may be placed on the tube portion of the flyer or fly so as
to vary the drag according to the strength or thickness of the yarn being operated
upon.

page_text: The revolving spindle drags round the flyer or fly as in the "ring flyer" principle,
the supporting ring having the necessary rising and falling motion imparted to it
for the proper formation of the "
cop."
•
Instead of winding upon a bare spindle it may be found convenient when spinning
yarn for weft to employ a metal tube suitably constructed to fit both spindle and
shuttle pin, or the spindle may be constructed in two parts, so that the top part may
be disconnected and act as a shuttle pin.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by the
said Alfred Sykes and William Whiteley in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 5th March 1877.
"
ALFRED SYKES, of Netherthong, near Huddersfield, in the County of York, and
WILLIAM WHITELEY, of Lockwood, near Huddersfield, aforesaid 1MPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR SPINNING AND TWISTING WORSTED, WOOLLEN,
COTTON, AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES."
This Invention has for its object to dispense with the bobbins, spools, and tubes
hitherto used in machinery for the above purposes, and to wind the yarn or thread
upon the bare spindle in the form of a "cop" For this purpose we employ revolving
spindles of an even diameter on the blade portion of the spindle, and each spindle is
furnished with a "flyer or "fly" suitably constructed, which is placed on the
spindle, and rises and falls thereon by the motion of a lifter rail during the time
that the "cop" is being formed.
"
The "flyer" or "fly" which we find best adapted for this purpose consists of a
short tube or ring of sufficient diameter to slide and revolve easily on the spindle.
From this tube radiate two arms, which rest upon the rim of a ring or support, one
arm having a forked end, which embraces both top and under side of ring From
one of these arms depends a flyer leg, which revolves within the circumference of
the ring through a guide eye, at the bottom of which leg the yarn passes to the
spindle. Small weights may be placed on the tube portion of the "flyer" or "fly,"
so as to vary the drag according to the strength or thickness of the yarn under
operation.
In the accompanying Sheet of Drawings we have shewn elevation and plan of a
single spindle with flyer and supporting ring constructed in accordance with the
above description.
A is the spindle, and B the flyer, which is formed from a continuous length of
wire without joints, being bent to the required shape. The tube part a consists of a
few coils of wire twisted round a maundril of such size as to fit loosely upon the
spindle The arms b rest on the ring C attached to the lifter rail D. It will be
seen that one arm is forked, and spans the ring on both sides, as shewn at c, which
secures greater steadiness in running. The yarn attached to the spindle drags
round the "flyer
"
or fly" as in the ring-flyer principle, the supporting ring
having the necessary rising and falling motion imparted to it for the proper for-
mation of the " cop."
"
Instead of winding upon a bare spindle it may be found convenient when spinning
yarn for weft to employ a metal tube suitably constructed to fit both spindle and
shuttle pin, or the spindle may be constructed in two parts, so that the top part
may be disconnected and act as a shuttle pin.
Having thus described the nature of our Invention, and the manner in which the
same is to be or may be performed or carried into practice, we would have it under-
stood that we do not confine ourselves to the precise shape or construction of flyer
herein shewn, nor to the manner of supporting the same, as both may be modified,
but what we claim as our Invention and consider to be new is, the construction and

page_text: use of a flyer working loosely on the spindle, having supporting arms and a
pendant leg, substantially as herein shewn and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Whiteley, for and on behalf of myself
and the said Alfred Sykes, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Third
day of March, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
seventy-seven.
Witness,
J. W. TASKER,
Patent Agent,
Halifax.
WILLIAM WHITELEY. (L.S.)