Doubling Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1885

page_text: Doubling Fibrous Substances.
I JAMES MACQUEEN Manager for Mess Walker & Hacking Limited of Bury
in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN HOLDING DOWN SPINDLES FOR SPINNING OR DOUBLING FIBROUS
SUBSTANCES to be as follows:―
My Invention is applicable to such spindles as require to be held down in their
steps or released for the purpose of being taken out when required.
Hitherto such spindles have been held down or released seperately or in other
cases all or part of the spindles in a frame have been held down or released
simultaneosly.
My Improvements consist, First in the application of a holder which allows
each spindle to be removed Second. In the combination of the holder with a rod
pin and incline or other equivalents whereby all or any part of the spindles of a
frame may be released simultaneously.
This second part is of easy application to all existing seperate holders.
I do this as follows-
First I make the top of the flange of the pillar which contains the collar and
footstep of the spindle, flat; and at the back of the pillar immediately above the
flange and below the spindle warve I cast a small snug or projection containing a
slot over this part of the pillar and resting on the top of the flange I place a
plate which extends from front to back of the flange and which has a slot in the
part which goes over the pillar and the projection-I put a pin through this plate
which passes through the slot in the snug or projection, thus keeping the plate in
position on the top of the flange but free to move backwards and forwards.
In the back part of this plate I screw in, or otherwise fix the ordinary wire
which extends upwards and which is bent over at the top to catch the spindle
warve in the usual manner-The lower part of this plate I cast hollow or recessed
in which I place a spring made so as to keep the plate forward against the pillar
as far as the slot in the plate will allow-the bent part of the upright wire when
the plate is in that position being over the spindle warve When it is required
to release and take out the spindle this plate is pressed back and when the spindle
is put in again the warve acts on the curved or bent part at the top of the wire,

page_text: presses the plate back and allows the spindle to drop into its place-the small
spring then brings forward the plate with the upright wire over the warve thus
securing the spindle in position.
Second-When it is desirable to release all the spindles of a frame or one side or
part of one side of a frame at once or simultaneously-I make the plate which
contains the holding down wire to extend farther back and on the bottom of it
I form an incline and immediately below the incline and behind the flange of the
pillar I place a flat rod or bar extending from end to end of the frame, or part of
the frame as may be desired this rod is free to move endways In this rod I fix
an upright pin for each spindle, to act on the incline of the plate containing the
holding down wire of each spindle-By moving this bar endways in one direction
the pins act on the inclines of each plate-thus throwing back the plates and
releasing the spindles, and when the bar is moved in the opposite direction the
plates are allowed to be pressed forward in position by the small springs below
each plate as described.
PETER
MCGREGOR,
Agent for Applicant,
5, John Dalton St., Manchester.

page_text: Improvements in Holding Down Spindles for Spinning or
Doubling Fibrous Substances.
I, JAMES MACQUEEN, Manager for Mess. Walker and Hacking Limited of Bury
in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN HOLDING DOWN SPINDLES FOR SPINNING OR DOUBLING FIBROUS
SUBSTANCES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention is applicable to such spindles as require to be held down in the
steps or released for the purpose of being taken out when required, hitherto such
spindles have been held down or released separately, or, in other cases all or part
of the spindles in a frame have been held down or released simultaneously.
My improvements consist, First, in the application of a holder which allows each
spindle to be removed, and, Second, in the combination of the holder with a rod,
pin, and incline, or their equivalents, whereby all or any part of the spindles of
a frame may be released simultaneously or separately, this second part is of easy
application to all existing holders.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings the same letters refer to similar parts
as shewn in the different figures.
Figures 1, and 2, represent a spindle with my holder in position to keep the
spindle in its place-Figures 3, and 4 shew the bolder in position to allow the
spindle to be lifted out or released.
In these figures a, is the pillar which contains the collar and footstep of the
spindle. I make the top of flange b, of the pillar, flat, and at the back of the
pillar and immediately above the flange. I cast the small snug or projection c,
containing the slot d-over this part of this pillar and resting on the top of the
flange b, I place the plate e which extends from front to back of the flange and
which has a slot f to fit easily over the round part of the pillar and the projection.
I fix the pin g in the plate which passes easily through the slot d in the projection
thus keeping the plate in position on the top of the flange b., but free to move
backward or forward in the slot d-In the back part of this plate I screw in or
otherwise fix the ordinary wire, which extends upwards and is bent over at the
top to catch the spindle warve in the usual manner.
The lower part of the plate e I cast hollow or recessed as shown at i, in which
I place the spring; made so as to keep the plate e forward against the projection
of the pillar as shown in figures 1 and 2 thus keeping the spindle in position and
when it is required to release the spindle the plate e is pressed back to the position
shewn in figures 3 and 4, the spindle can then be taken out-In putting in
the spindle again the warve acts on the curved or bent parts at the top of the
wire or holder h, presses the plate back and allows the spindle to drop into its
place, the small spring; then brings forward the plate thus securing the spindle in
position. To release all the spindles of a frame or one side or part of one side of a
frame separately or simultaneously, I make the plate e which contains the holding
down wire or holder to extend farther back as shewn at k and on the bottom of it

page_text: I form an incline 7, Behind the flange of the pillar a I place the flat rod or
bar m extending from end to end of the frame, or part of the frame, as may be
desired, and free to move or slide endways, In the rod I fix the upright piu n,
one for each spindle to act on the incline of the plate, containing the holding down
wire. By moving this bar endways the pins act on the incline of each plate thus
sliding back the plates and releasing the spindles as shewn at figures 3 and 4, and
when the bar is moved in the opposite direction the plates are allowed to be pressed
forward into position by the spring below each plate as described.
The method above described of releasing all the spindles of a frame simul-
taneously can be easily varied to suit any system of separate holders.
In figures 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, I shew it applied to holders swivelling on a pivot,
or centre, and held in position by the action of a spring, or weight, and other
applications will easily suggest themselves,-In these figures, o is the holder
swivelling on the pivot p, in the flange b. of the pillar a.
The holder shewn in figures 5, 6, and 7, is kept in position by the weight of
the arm q of the holder. The holder shewn in figures S, 9, and 10 is kept in
position by a small spring acting on an upright recess in the holder shewn in dotted
lines at 7, figure 8, the other end of the spring being coiled round the pivot p, and
extended to lic flat for a short distance on the top of the spindle rail to which the
pillar a, is fixed; this holder as shewn has two arms 8, and t, but may be made
with one only; the arm s may be used for pressing down by the hand. On the top
of the bar m, I fix the incline u, and to the ends of the arms q, and t, of the.
holders 0, I fix the pins v, those pins extending over the top of the bar m-When
the bar is moved endways the incline u, acting on the pins v, raises the arms of
the holder and takes it out of position as shewn in the dotted lines thus releas-
ing the spindles, when the bar is moved the reverse way, the holders resume
their upright position, one, by the weight of the arm, and the other by the action
of the spring.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the saine is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is
First. The holder as shewn at figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 as, and for the purpose
shewn and described.
Second. The combination of any separate holder, with a rod, bar, or shaft, incline,
pin, or equivalents, the rod to move either, on end, to or from the spindle, or round
a centre, as each case may require, for the purpose shewn and described.
Dated this 21st day of October 1885
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