Wool, Cotton, Flax, Jute, and other Fibrous Substances.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
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Wool, Cotton, Flax, Jute, and other Fibrous Substances.
I, SAMUEL BURNLEY BAKKER, of 6 Holdsworth's Terrace, Halifax, in the County
of York. Solicitor's Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows, being a communication to me from abroad by Richard Gill, of 123 Jackson
Street, Lawrence, in the State of Massachusetts, one of the United States of
America :-
This invention has reference to a prior patent granted to me, bearing date the
15th day of August 1887, No. 11101; the object of my present invention being to
make the parts more effective in their operation, and to increase the speed of the
spindle, for the purpose of producing more work in a given time.
In carrying out my invention I employ a spindle, the bottom of which is conical,
and revolves in a conical hole formed in an adjusting screw inserted in the bottom of
a tube secured in the ordinary lifting rail of the machine. The spindle also passes
through a stationary or steadying rail, whilst the top of such spindle carries the
bobbin or spool to be filled with yarn. I employ an inverted flyer, the lower
extremities being secured to the top of a rimmed disc forming part of or being
attached to a short vertical tube or sleeve, carrying a wharle at the bottom thereof,
which is caused to be driven by a band, cord, or tape from a tin cylinder or other
suitable driving mechanism. In order to. freely lubricate the rotary parts, the
stationary or steadying rail is made to carry a cup and tube. The lower end of
a collar or short tube forined below the wharle rests and revolves upon the bottom
of the oil-cup, but the wharle is also made with an annular flange projecting
downward, and is also immersed in the oil-cup, the oil-cup being also made with a
flange projecting horizontally, so that the top of the cup is practically covered in,
consequently the centrifugal action of the wharle cannot throw the oil out of the
cup, but allows the parts to be freely a continuously lubricated. The wharle does
not rotate upon the spindle, but upon a tube projecting up above the oil-cup and
surrounding the spindle. This tube is made with one or more spiral grooves for

page_text: the purpose of carrying the oil up the said tube as the wharle revolves for enabling
the parts to be freely lubricated, one of such spiral grooves being cut to the right
hand and the other to the left hand. The lower parts of the inverted flyers are
covered or surrounded with a cylindrical metallic guard provided at its upper end
with a flange or rim, within which guard the bobbin revolves when it has reached
its lowest point of descent, consequently the rotation of the bobbin is not resisted
by the air generated by the quickly revolving bobhin; the guard also shields the
bobbin and prevents the fibres on the yarn being disturbed by the circulating
atmosphere. One or both legs of the inverted flyers are made with two eyelets,
the upper one receiving the thread as it leaves the delivery rollers, whilst the lower
one is employed to guide the yarn upon the bobbin as it is being wound thereon.
For regulating the tension or drag to be placed upon the bobbin I fix on the
bottom of the spindle a conical disc or pulley revolving in a suitable box attached
to the lifting rail, within which box I insert one or more washers composed of felt,
cloth, leather, or other suitablo material, and it is compressed into the box by a
screwed cap or cover, whereby the friction on the conical pulley can be either
increased or diminished.
Dated this 25th day of Santambar 1888
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Spinning, Twisting, and Doubling
Wool, Cotton, Flax, Jute, and other Fibrous Substances.
I, SAMUEL BURNLEY BARKER, of 6 Holdsworth's Terrace, Halifax, in the County
of York, Solicitor's Clerk, 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, being a communication to me from abroad by
Richard Gill, of 123 Jackson Street, Lawrence, in the State of Massachusetts, one:
of the United States of America :-
This invention has reference to a prior patent granted to me, bearing date the
15th day of August 1887, No. 11101; the object of my present invention being to
make the parts more effective in their operation, and to increase the speed of the
spindle, for the purpose of producing more work in a given time.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a vertical
section of my improved apparatus, and Fig. 2 is cross section taken through the.
line; A being the spindle, B the stationary or steadying rail, and C the lifting rail,
which is employed to move the spindle and bobbin up and down as the yarn is wound
thereon. In the stationary rail B I fix an oilćup D provided with a vertical tubular
part a which surrounds the spindle, and around the vertical tubular part a is the
wharle E, the lower part 6 of which rests in the bottom of the oilcup D, whilst above the.
wharle projects a sleeve or tubular part e carrying a disc F, the outer edge of which is
made with a projecting rim d. To the rim d I attach by solder or other suitable means
a cylindrical metallic shield H, within which shield and attached thereto are two
inverted flyers I made with two eyelets e (see Fig. 3). In order to freely lubricate
the rotating wharle, the vertical tube a is made with one or more spiral grooves, as
shewn in detail Fig. 4, so that as the wharle revolves the lubricant is carried up and
down the spiral grooves, by which means the sleeve and wharle are freely and
continuously lubricated, and in order to prevent the lubricant from being thrown
from the oilcup D by the centrifugal action of the wharle, I form the upper edge of
the oilcup with a rim f projecting inwards as the drawing illustrates, so that
practically the oilcup is covered in. Although I have arranged the bottom part of
the wharle b to rest in the oilcup, the outer rim g is made so as not to touch the
bottom of the oilcup. For regulating the tension or drag to be placed upon the
bobbin I fix on the bottom of the spindle a conical disc J revolving in a box or cup K
attached to the lifting rail C of the machine. Within the said box I place one or..
more washers L composed of felt, cloth, leather, or other suitable material, and it is
compressed into the said cup K by means of a cap or cover M, which is screwed
thereon, whereby the washer can be pressed against the said conical disc with
such degree of tightness as to put more or less drag upon the bobbin. Instead of the
felt washer L being placed on the upper part of the conical disc J, the felt or friction
washer may be placed in the bottom of the cup, and the conical disc revolving in

page_text: contact with it, as shewn in section Fig. 5. In order that the spindle may revolve
freely, the bottom end thereof is made conical, entering into a corresponding recess
formed in the nut N, which on being raised or lowered, will also keep the conical
disc L in contact with the felt washer, whereby the tension or drag upon the bobbin
can be regulated to the greatest nicety.
It is obvious from the drawings and the above description that the flyers can be run
at a very high speed, as the parts are simple in construction, continuously lubricated,
and the shield prevents the disturbance of the surrounding atmosphere from inter-
fering with the revolving bobbin, and also shields the fibres of the yarn and prevents
the loose fibres from standing outwards by the currents of air set up by the motion of
the machinery.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is --
Firstly. In apparatus for spinning, twisting, and doubling yarns of fibre, the
employment of an oileup D in combination with the wharle E, sleeve a, rimmed
disc F, and flyers I, arranged in manner as described.
Secondly. In apparatus for spinning yarns of fibre, the employment of a bobbin
revolving within a shield or cover such as H, carrying inverted flyers I in com-
bination with the oiling device and spirally grooved sleeve a, arranged substantially.
as herein shewn and described.
Thirdly. In apparatus for spinning yarns of fibre, the employment of the conical or,
other shaped disc J revolving in contact with washers in a stationary cup K for the
purpose of putting friction upon the revolving spindle and bobbin in manner
substantially as herein shewn and described.
Fourthly. In apparatus for spinning yarns of fibre, the employment of a vertical
revolving spindle, working in one end of an adjusting screw such as N in combination
with a cup K and disc J, in manner substantially as shewn and described.
Dated this 20th day at Navashion 1900
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