IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WINDING TWO OR MORE YARNS OR THREADS OF COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS ON TO ONE BOBBIN OR SPOOL."
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Thomas Stubbs of Manchester in the County of
Lancastor Machine Maker and John Corrigan of the same Place, Manager
for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR
WINDING TWO OR MORE YARNS OR THREADS OF COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS ON TO ONE BOBBIN OR SPOOL."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION loft by the said William Thomas Stubbs
and John Corrigan at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
17th February 1882.
WILLIAM THOMAS STUBBS of Manchester in the County of Lancaster, Machine
Maker, and JOHN CORRIGAN of the same Place, Manager, "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WINDING TWO OR MORE YARNS OR THREADS of
COTTON AND OTHER FIBRous MateriaLS ON TO ONE BOBBIN OR SPOOL."
"
Our improvements relate to that class of machinery known as " winding frames
and consist firstly in an arrangement for arresting the motion of the bobbin when
one or more of the yarns or threads that are being wound become or becomes
broken or severed.
For the above purpose we cause the yarns or threads whilst passing from the
cop bobbin or spool to the bobbin upon which they are to be wound, to pass
through and support eyes or loops formed of wires or plates which eyes or loops
are carried in a frame provided with projections for keeping the eyes or loops in
proper working position and also to allow them to be moved and supported as
hereafter to be described. This frame is carried in a bracket attached to the
framework of the machine which bracket also supports an oscillating plate which
is provided with slots for the above named projections to pass through, and the
said plate is also for the purpose of keeping the above named eyes or loops in
working position. Beneath the above mentioned eyes or loops is an arm or lever
to which a vibratory or oscillating motion is imparted. This arm or lever is free
to pass under the above mentioned frame and oscillating plate. One end of the
oscillating plate is formed so as to receive a projecting part or catch formed on a
handle or rod capable of sliding through a bracket carried by the framework of
the machine; or this handle or rod may be provided with a slot sliding on a stud
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page_text: fastened to the aforesaid bracket. The above mentioned handle or rod is jointed
to one end of a weighted lever turning upon a rod attached to the frame-work of
the machine; the other end of the said lever projecting beneath a rod sliding in
guides carried by the frame-work before named. The before named sliding rod is
provided with or has formed at its upper end a plate or brake. Such plate or 5
brake when raised as will be hereafter described will act upon the ends or the
circumference of the bobbin or spool upon which the yarn is to be wound so as to
remove it out of contact with the drum by which it is rotated for the winding on
of the yarns or threads. The aforesaid bobbin is carried upon a spindle mounted
in a cradle supported by rods or guides attached thereto which slide within 1
openings formed within the framework aforesaid. So long as the previously
mentioned eyes or loops are supported by the yarns or threads the above named
vibrating arin or lover passes freely under the above named frame and oscillating
plate, but upon any of the yarns or threads breaking the eyes or loops being no
longer held in position are allowed to fall within the path of the vibrating arm or 1
lever before named, which latter carries the eyes or loops before it bringing them
in contact with the before named oscillating plate: thereby causing it to become
turned upon its centre, as will be hereinafter described.
The eyes or loops having been carried forward as above described are retained
"in such position by means of the projections upon which they move or slide, such
projections being provided in the before named frame for the above purpose, and
are so kept clear of the vibrating arm or lever as long as may be necessary.
When the above named oscillating plate has become turned upon its centre, a
projecting part thereof acts against the before nained handle or rod and pushes it
forward, thereby liberating the catch formed thereon from the part supporting it
so as to allow it to be drawn down by means of the before named weighted lever
which acting upon the previously mentioned sliding rod carrying the plate or
brake, lifts the bobbin by means of this brake clear of the drum from which it
receives motion, thereby arresting the winding on of the yarn.
To facilitate the piecing of the yarns or threads the before named cradle carrying
the bobbin upon which the yarns or threads are being wound may be still further
'raised by hand, until its previously named rods or guides allow a projecting part,
upon the weighted lever before named to pass underneath and support them."
After the yarns or threads have been pieced the previously named handle or rod
provided with a catch is drawn upward so that the said catch may rest upon the
oscillating plate before named carried by the bracket attached to the franie-work
of the machine, which bracket also carries the before named frame containing the
previously mentioned eyes or loops. Such drawing up of the above named handle
or rod allows the bobbin to pass into contact with the winding on drum; at the
same time the above named oscillating plate coming in contact with the aforesaid
eyes or loops restores them to their proper working position, and the bobbin as
before mentioned described coming against the circumference of the winding on
drum, the winding on of the yarns or threads is again proceeded with.
By another arrangement we dispense with the use of the above described
oscillating plate.
In such case we mount the above described eyes or loops upon projections within
a box or frame carried by the framework of the machine. The front of such box
or frame is provided with a sliding plate for retaining the eyes or loops upon the
above named projections or for removing or replacing such eyes or loops when
desired.
or lever as before
Beneath the aforesaid box or frame is a vibrating arm
described. I also provide a handle or rod jointed at its lower end to the mechanism
previously described for removing the bobbin or spool upon which the yarns or
threads are to be wound, out of contact with the winding on drum. The said
handle or rod we also provide with a projecting part constituting a catch by which
it may be supported upon a corresponding catch formed upon the box carrying the
loops or wires aforesaid. Upon the previously named handle or rod we also form

page_text: a projecting bar or plate extending across and in front of the wires or loops and
above the vibrating arm or lever before named.
So long as the wires or loops above referred to are supported by the yarns or
threads they will be held clear of the vibrating arm or lever but upon one or more
of the yarns or threads becoming broken, one or more of the wires or loops will be
allowed to descend, and will then be acted upon by the vibrating arm or lever and
will be carried forward thereby, and arriving in contact with the above named
projecting part of the bar or plate of the handle or rod above referred to will cause
the catch formed thereon to be drawn clear of its support and will be at liberty
to fall and by means of the arrangements previously described the bobbin or spool
upon which the yarns or threads are to be wound will be removed from contact
with the winding on drum.
When the broken yarns or threads have been pieced, the before named handle or
rod is raised by means of its handle, and its catch is placed upon the catch formed
upon the previously named box by which it will be supported. The projecting
bar or plate acting upon the lower parts of the eyes or loops places the in
position upon the projections upon which they are mounted so as to place them
ready for being acted upon by the above named vibrating arm or lever when a
breakage of the yarn again takes place.
The before nained eyes or loops we form with an elongated part against which
the projecting bar or plate of the handle or rod previously referred to acts when
placing them in proper working position after the yarn or threads have been pieced
as above described.
The second part of our Invention consists in improvements particularly applicable
to winding yarns or threads from one set of spools or bobbins on to another bobbin
or tube, and where the bobbins or spools from which the yarn is wound are of
different diameters; and consists in arrangements whereby we are enabled to main-
tain an uniform tension in each of the yarns or threads as they are wound upon
the bobbin aforesaid.
For this purpose we provide a shaft or roller extending from end to end of the
winding frame, to which shaft rotatory motion is imparted from any convenient
part of the winding frame or machine.
To a rail extending lengthwise of the frame or machine aforesaid are affixed
brackets to which is jointed a frame provided with two rollers capable of revolving
freely therein the lower one of which rests upon and receives motion from the
above named shaft or roller.
The proviously named frame is provided with slots for supporting the upper of
the previously mentioned rollers. The yarns or threads in their passage from the
spools or bobbins to the tube, or bobbin upon which they are to be wound, are
passed between the above nained rollers which as they revolve deliver the yarns or
threads with an uniformn tension to the bobbin upon which they are to be wound,
such bobbin being driven by any convenient or usual surface motion.
We cause the stop motion which arrests the motion of the bobbin or spool upon
which the yarns or threads are to be wound to also arrest the motion of the two
rollers above named so that they may also cense to deliver the yarns or threads.
For this purpose we connect by means of rods and levers the stop motion above
referred to and the frame carrying the two rollers previously mentioned, so that
when the said stop motion is brought into action by the breakage of one or more
of the yarns or threads, the before mentioned frame is turned so as to raise the
lower of the previously mentioned rollers clear of the shaft or roller from which it
receives rotatory motion; and to accelerate such stoppage we cause the said roller
to come in contact with a friction brake. The lever connecting the above named
frame with the stop motion we form with a slot so that the bobbin upon
which the yarns or threads are wound may be raised clear of the surface drum by
which it is driven in order that the yarns or threads may be more readily pieced,

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Thomas Stubbs and John Corrigan in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 17th August 1882.
WILLIAM THOMAS STUBBS of Manchester in the County of Lancaster Machine
IMPROVEMENTS IN
Maker and JOHN CORRIGAN of the saine Place Managor
MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WINDING TWO OR MORE YARNS OR THREADS OF
COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS NATERIALS ON TO ONE BOBBIN OR SPOOL
Our improvements relate to that class of machinery known as "winding frames"
and consist firstly in an arrangement for arresting the motion of the bobbin when
one or more of the yarns or threads that are being wound become or becomes
broken or sovered.
For the above purpose we cause the yarns or threads whilst passing from the
cop bobbin or spool to the bobbin upon which they are to be wound to pass
through and support eyes or loops formed of wires or plates which eyes or loops
are carried in a frame provided with projections for keeping the eyes or loops in
proper working position and also to allow them to be moved and supported as
hereafter to be described-This frame is carried in a bracket attached to the frame
work of the machine which bracket also supports an oscillating plate which is
provided with slots for the above named projections to pass through and the said
plate is also for the purpose of keeping the above named eyes or loops in working
position-Beneath the above mentioned eyes or loops is an arm or lever to which
a vibratory or oscillating motion is imparted-This arm or lever is free to pass
under the above mentioned frame and oscillating plate-One end of the oscillating
plate is formed so as to receive a projecting part or catch formed on a handle of
rod capable of sliding through a bracket carried by the framework of the machine
or this handle or rod may be provided with a slot sliding on a stud fastened to the
aforesaid bracket. The above mentioned handle or rod is jointed to one end of a
weighted lever turning upon a rod attached to the frame work of the machine the
other end of the said lever projecting beneath a rod sliding in guides carried by
the frame work before named.
The before named sliding rod is provided with or has formed at its upper end a
plate or brake, such plate or brake when raised as will be hereafter described will
act upon the ends or the circumference of the bobbin or spool upon which the
yarn is to be wound so as to remove it out of contact with the drum by which it
The aforesaid bobbin is
is rotated for the winding on of the yarns or threads.
carried upon a spindle mounted in a cradle supported by rods or guides attached
thereto which slide within openings formed within the framework aforesaid-So
long as the previously mentioned eyes or loops are supported by the yarns or
threads the above named vibrating arm or lever passes freely under the above
named frame and oscillating plate but upon any of the yarns or threads breaking
the eyes or loops being no longer held in position are allowed to fall within the
path of the vibrating arm or lover before named which latter carries the eyes or
loops before it bringing them in contact with the before named oscillating plate
thereby causing it to become turned upon its centre as will be hereinafter
described.
The eyes or loops having been carried forward as above described are retained in
such position by means of the projections upon which they move or slide such
projections being provided in the before named frame for the above purpose and
are so kept clear of the vibrating arm or lever as long as may be necessary.
When the above named oscillating plate has become turned upon its centre a

page_text: projecting part thereof acts against the beforenamed handle or rod and pushes it
forward thereby liberating the catch formed thereon from the part supporting it
so as to allow it to be drawn down by means of the before named weighted lever
which acting upon the previously mentioned sliding rod carrying the plate or break
lifts the bobbin by means of this brake clear of the drum from which it receives
motion thereby arresting the winding on of the yarn.
To facilitate the piecing of the yarns or threads the before named cradle carrying
the bobbin upon which the yarns or threads are being wound may be still further
raised by hand until its previously named rods or guides allow a projecting part
upon the weighted lever before named to pass underneath and support them
After the yarns or threads have been pieced the previously named handle or rod
provided with a catch is drawn upward so that the said catch may rest upon the
oscillating plate before named carried by the bracket attached to the frame work
of the machine which bracket also carries the before named frame containing the
previously mentioned eyes or loops-Such drawing up of the above named handle
or rod allows the bobbin to pass into contact with the winding on drum at the
samo time the above named oscillating plate coming in contact with the aforesaid
eyes or loops restores them to their proper working position and the bobbin as
before described coming against the circumference of the winding on drum the
winding on of the yarns or threads is again proceeded with.
By another arrangement we dispense with the use of the above described oscil-
lating plate. In such case we mount the above described eyes or loops upon
projections within a box or frame carried by the frame work of the machine-The
front of such box or frame is provided with a sliding plate for retaining the eyes
or loops upon the above named projections or for removing or replacing such eyes
or loops when desired.
Beneath the aforesaid box or frame is a vibrating arm or lever as before
described-I also provide a handle or rod jointed at its lower end to the mechanism
previously described for removing the bobbin or spool upon which the yarns or
threads are to be wound out of contact with the winding on drum-The said
handle or rod we also provide with a projecting part constituting a catch by which
it may be supported upon a corresponding catch formed upon the box carrying the
loops or wires aforesaid-Upon the previously named handle or rod we also form
a projecting bar or plate extending across and in front of the wires or loops and
above the vibrating arm or lover before named.
So long as the wires or loops above referred to are supported by the yarns or
threads they will be hold clear of the vibrating arm or lever but upon one or more
of the yarns or threads becoming broken one or more of the wires or loops will be
allowed to descend and will then be acted upon by the vibrating arm or lever and
will be carried forward thereby and arriving in contact with the above named
projecting part of the bar or plate of the handle or rod above referred to will cause
the catch formed thereon to be drawn clear of its support and will be at liberty to
fall and by means of the arrangements previously described the bobbin or spool
upon which the yarns or threads are to bo wound will be removed from contact
with the winding on drum.
When the broken yarns or threads have been pieced the before named handle or
rod is raised by means of its handle and its catch is placed upon the catch formed
upon the previously named box by which it will be supported The projecting bar or
plate acting upon the lower parts of the eyes or loops places them in position upon
the projections upon which they are mounted so as to place them ready for being
acted upon by the above named vibrating arm or lever when a breakage of the
yarn again takes place.
The before named eyes or loops we form with an elongated part against which
the projecting bar or plate of the handle or rod previously referred to acts when
placing them in proper working position after the yarn or threads have been pieced
Ls above described.

page_text: The second part of our Invention consists in improvements particularly appli-
cable to winding yarns or threads from one set of spools or bobbins on to another
bobbin or tube and where the bobbins or spools from which the yarn is wound are
of different diameters and consists in arrangements whereby we are enabled to
maintain an uniform tension in each of the yarns or threads as they are wound
upon the bobbin aforesaid
For this purpose we provide a shaft or roller extending from end to end of the
winding frame to which shaft rotatory motion is imparted from any convenient part
of the winding frame or machine.
To a rail extending lengthwise of the frame or machine aforesaid are affixed
brackets to which is jointed a frame provided with two rollers capable of revolving
freely therein the lower one of which rests upon and receives motion from the
above named shaft or roller.
The previously named frame is provided with slots for supporting the upper of
the previously mentioned rollers-The yarns or threads in their passage from the
spools or bobbins to the tube or bobbin upon which they are to be wound are
passed between the above named rollers which as they revolve deliver the yarns or
threads with an uniform tension to the bobbin upon which they are to be wound
such bobbin being driven by any convenient or usual surface motion.
We cause the stop motion which arrests the motion of the bobbin or spool upon
which the yarns or threads are to be wound to also arrest the motion of the two
rollers above named so that they may also cease to deliver the yarns or threads
For this purpose we connect by means of rods and levers the stop motion above
referred to and the frame carrying the two rollers previously mentioned so that
when the said stop motion is brought into action by the breakage of one or more
of the yarns or threads, the before mentioned frame is turned so as to raise the
lower of the previously mentioned rollers clear of the shaft or roller from which it
receives rotatory motion and to accelerate such stoppage wo cause the said roller to
come in contact with a friction brake. The lover connecting the above named
frame with the stop motion wo form with a slot so that the bobbin upon which
the yarns or threads are wound may be raised clear of the surface drum by which
it is driven in order that the yarns or threads may be more readily pieced.
In order that our Invention may be better understood and more readily carried
into effect I will now proceed to describe the same reference being made to tho
Drawings hereunto annexed.
The first portion of our Invention relates to arrangements for arresting the
motion of the bobbin when one or more of the yarns or threads that are being
wound thereon become broken or severed and is shewn by Fig: 1 and 2
Fig 1 being an end elevation partly in section of so much of a winding frame as
is requisite to illustrate our Invention-Fig: 2 is a plan of Fig: 1 with certain
parts omitted to avoid confusion. Fig: 3 is a portion of Fig: 1 upon an
enlarged scale and Fig: 4 a plan view of Fig: 3-The same letters of reference
being applied to corresponding parts throughout the whole of the Figures.
At 1 is one of the end frames of the machine which supports the cops 2 from
which the yarns or threads 3 are being wound on to the bobbin 4 which receives
motion from a drum 5 mounted upon a shaft 6 carried by the end frames of the
inachine, such shaft 6 receiving rotatory motion from any convenient source of power.
At 7 is a rail or bar extending lengthwise of the machine and secured at its ends
to the end frames 1 of the machine-To the rail 7 is secured by a bolt 8 a bracket
or frame 9 formed with projecting parts 10. 11. more clearly seen in the detached
views Figs: 3 and 4.
Within the projecting parts 10. 11. are formed recesses into which pass
lugs 12. 13 formed upon a bracket 14 and by which it is retained in position
within the bracket 9-In the bracket 9 are formed notches within which aud
capable of sliding freely therein are wires 15 one of which is shown in Fig: 5 in a
position at right angles to that of Fig: 3-The upper end of the wire 15 is curved

page_text: so as to form a loop 16 the lower end of the wire 15 being bent so as to form a
loop or slot 17 and an extended portion 18 below the said slot-The bracket 14
carries projecting pins 19 upon which the loop or slot 17 of the wire 15 passes-I
would here remark that we employ as many of the wires 15 as there are yarns or
threads 3 to be wound upon the bobbin 4 but as the action of each is similar to that
of the others I shall for convenience confine my description to one of them
The wire 15 is retained upon the pin 19 by a plato 20 such plate being shown
as jointed to the bracket 14 at one end by the hinge 21 such plate being retained
in position against the ends of the pins 19 by the part 9* of the bracket 9-Through
the parts 10, 11 of the bracket 9 are formed apertures within which pass so as to
be capable of being freely rotated therein pivots 22 upon the ends of arms 23-
formed upon a bar 24.
At 25 is a shaft carried in suitable bearings within which it is free to be
oscillated supported by the end frames 1 of the machine such shaft 25 being caused
to oscillate by any convenient means--Upon the shaft 25 is mounted an arm 20
provided with a part 27 which extends horizontally parallel with the line of the
wires 15. At 28 is a bar or shaft supported at intervals throughout the length of
the machine by means of brackets 29 attached to a rail 30 extending from end to
end of the machine and secured at its ends to the end frames 1-Mounted upon
the shaft 28 is a lever 31 one end thereof being formed as a weight 32 to which a
stud 33 is secured by means of a nut 34 one end of the stud 33 passes freely through
an aperture formed through the lower end of a catch plate 35-Within tho catch
plate 35 is formed a curved slot 36 embracing a stud 37 carried by an extend
part 10x of the frame 9, upon which it is capable of being slidden the enlarged
head 37* of the stud 37 serving to retain the plate longitudinally upon the
stud 37. The upper part of the catch plate 35 is formed with a projecting
part 35* which at times is capable of being passed as shewn upon a projection 38
formed upon the bracket 9 and constituting a catch.
A part 35** of the catch plate 35 is curved so as to form a handle by which the
catch plate 35 may at times be lifted as will be hereafter described.
The lever 31 is also provided with an extended part 39 upon the side of which
is formed a projecting portion 40 the purposes of which I will hereafter describe.
The bobbin 4 upon which the yarn is to be wound revolves loosely upon a
spindle 4* passing into recesses 41 within arms 42* 42** of a cradle or frame 42.
- The cradle or frame 42 is mounted upon the upper ends of rods 43. 44 which
pass through and are capable of being slidden within apertures formed within
projecting parts 45* 45** of a bracket 45 secured to the cross rail 30 by means of
a bolt 46-Passing through an opening formed through the lower part of the
cradle 42 and capable of being slidden therein is a bar 47 such bar also passes
through and is capable of being slidden within openings-formed through the pro-
jecting parts 45* 45** of the bracket 45-Upon the upper end of the rod 47 is
secured a plate 48 and in order to retain the plate in a parallel position relatively
to the bobbin 4 the rod 47 and the apertures through which it passes are formed
square or of any convenient section other than circular.
The yarn in its passage from the cops 2 passes through the usual clearing
plate 49 over the rod 50 and friction surface 51 then through the eyes or loops 16
formed by the wires 15 from which it passes over the guide roller 52 carried by a
bracket 53 secured to a part 54 carried by the end framing 55 secured to the
frames 1 of the machine The yarns or threads 3 pass from the guide pulley 52
then through a guide 56 carried upon a bar 57 capable of being slidden in guides
formed upon the end frames 55 such bar being traversed to and fro longitudinally
so as to distribute the yarn upon the bobbin 4 by means of any ordinary traversing
notion to the bobbin upon which it will be wound by the rotation of the drum 5
in the direction of the arrow A.
In the position of the parts as shewn in the Drawing the yarn or threads from
the cops
are being wound upon the bobbin 4 the tension of such yarns or threads

page_text: tending to draw the wire 15 upward and sustaining the lower end of the loop 17
against the pins 19 and so long as the wires 15 are held in the above position the
winding of the yarn or thread 3 upon the bobbin 4 will continue but should any
one of the yarns or threads become broken or severed the wire through the eye of
which it is passed being no longer supported will be allowed to fall until the upper
part of the loop 17 rests upon the pin 19 which will have caused the lower part 18
of the said wire to have passed within the path of the vibrating arın 27 and it will be
carried along therewith in the direction of the arrow B and arriving in contact with
the bar 24 will cause it to become turned on its pivots 22 in the direction of the
arrow C such turning of the bar 24 will bring an extension 23* of the arm 23 against
one edge of the catch plate 35 so as to thrust it in the direction of the arrow D and
will cause the catch 35* formed thereon to be moved clear of the part 38 upon
which it previously rested.
The weighted lever 32 being now no longer supported will turn downward in
the direction of the arrow E drawing down along with it the catch plate 35-The
curved slot 36 within the catch plate 35 maintaining the said catch plate 35 in
position while descending-The turning down of the end 32 of the lever 31 will
cause its opposite end 39 to become elevated and the rod 47 to be moved upward
so as to bring the plate 48 into contact with the bobbin 4 and a continued descent
of the weighted end 32 of the lever 31 will raise the bobbin 4 out of contact with
the drum 5 thus arresting the winding of the yarn or thread 3 upon the bobbin 4;
the plate 48 serving the double purpose of a brake to arrest the rotation of the said
bobbin and removing the bobbin 4 out of contact with the winding on drum 5-
The weighted end 32 of the lever 31 will descend until the part 40 arrives against
the guide 43 of the cradle 42.
The wire 15 acted upon by the vibrating blade 27 will be carried thereby along
the pin 19 and will be retained by the said pin clear of the vibrating blade arm
plate 27.
When it is desired to piece the yarn or thread that has been broken or severed
the attendant takes hold of the cradle 42 and raises it such raising of the cradle 42
will withdraw the bar or guide 43 from the part 40 when a further descent of the
weight 32 will bring the part 40 under the lower end of the bar or guide 43 and
will then act as a support to the cradle 42 in its raised position so as to enable the
ends of the broken yarn or thrend to be pieced.
A further descent of the weighted lever 31 is prevented by the upper end of the
slot 36 in the catch plate 35 arriving against the stud 37.
When the broken yarn or thread has been pieced and it is desired to again
impart rotatory motion to the bobbin 4 the attendant raises the catch plate 35 by
means of the curved handle 35** formed thereon Such raising of the catch plate 35
removes the part 40 from beneath the bar 43 and allows the bobbin 4 to descend
upon the plate 48 and a further raising of the handle 35** allows the plate 48
and bobbin 4 to descend until the said bobbin 4 arrives in contact with the
drum 5 when a further raising of the handle 35** will allow the brake plate 48 to
descend clear of the bobbin 4-The bobbin 4 will now be again rotated by the
drum 5 which will cause the yarn passing through the eye 16 of the wire 15 to
raise the part 18 of the wire 15 clear of the vibrating blade 27-A still further
raising of the handle 35** will enable the catch 35* to be placed upon the part 38
such raising of the catch plate 35 will bring it into contact with the arm 23* of
the bar 24 and turn it upon its pivots 22 into the position shown such turning
the bar 24 will carry the wires 15 along the pins 19 so as to bring them also into the
position indicated in the Drawing, when the winding of the yarns upon the bobbin
will proceed until a break or severance of the yarn again occurs.
Should the wires 15 from any cause become injured or broken the bracket 14
may be removed from the bracket or frame 9 the plate 20 turned upon its
hinge 21 when the broken or injured wire may be reinoved from its supporting
-in and replaced by a fresh one after which the plate 20 may be again closed

page_text: against the ends of the pins 19 and the bracket 14 returned to its previous position
within the frame 9.
A modification of the above described apparatus for supporting the wires or
loops through which the yarn passes and mechanism by which they act upon the
apparatus for arresting the motion of the bobbin upon which the yarn is being
wound is shown in Figs: 6 and 7-Fig: 6 being a cross section and Fig 7 a plan
thereof At 60 is a cross-rail similar to that referred to in the previous figures
to which is secured a bracket 61 by means of the bolt and nut 62--The bracket 61 is
furnished with projecting arms 62, 63 between which arms is a bracket 64 having
projections 65. 66. formed thereon such projections passing into recesses formed in the
arms 62. 63 the top of the bracket 64 is provided with a plate 67 the edge 67* thereof
having notches formed therein into which notches are placed wires 68 one of which is
shown in the detached view Fig: 8 in a position at rightangles to those Fig. 6-
The wires 68 are retained in the aforesaid notches by means of a plate 69 which
is retained in position by having its ends 69× 69** turned down-ward so as to pass
into recesses formed in the brackets 64-The upper parts of the wires 68 are
formed as eyes through which the yarn passes and the lower ends of the said
wires 68 are bent so as to form a loop 70 capable of being passed upon pins 71
projecting from the bracket 64-Extending between the arms 62. 63 is a plate 73
having slots 74 found therein through which project the outer ends of the pins 71-
Upon the plate 73 are formed arms 75. 75* provided with pivots capable of being
rotated in apertures formed through the arms 62. 03-One of the arms 75
formed with a projecting portion 76 and a part of the said arm 75 is
formned to receive the catch 77 formed upon the catch plate 35 referred to in
reference to the previous Figures, the projecting portion 76 of the arm 75 resting
in contact with one edge of the catch plate 35-The action of the parts is as
follows:-
The wire 68 is supported as previously described clear of the vibrating blade 27
by the yarn or thread but upon a breakage or severance of the yarn or thread its
wire 68 descends within the path of the vibrating blade 27 and is carried forward
thereby in the direction of the arrow E and will arrive in contact with the
plate 73 causing it to be turned upon its pivots in the direction of the arrow F
such turning of the plate 73 acting through the part 76 against the catch plate 35
so as to draw the catch 35* from the part supporting it and thereby arresting the
motion of the bobbin as previously described The said wires 68 will now be
supported by the part 70* of the loop 70 resting upon the pin 71 by which it will
be retained clear of the vibrating blade 27-Upon piecing the severed yarns or
threads the wire 68 will be raised clear of the vibrating blade 27 and upon raising
the catch plate 35 to again place its catch upon the part 75* the slotted plate 73
will be turned into the position shown in the Drawings-When it is desired to
remove replace or substitute a fresh wire upon any of the pins 71 the ends 69* of
the plate 69 are drawn out of the recesses in which they slide and the wire
removed or replaced, or a fresh one substituted after which the ends 69% of the
plate 69 are again placed in the recesses and the plate 69 placed in the position
shown in the Drawing.
By using another arrangement we dispense with the oscillating plate previously
described and cause the wires to act directly upon the catch plato 35 previously
referred to which causes the bobbin to be removed out of contact with the winding
on drum from which it receives rotatory motion-Such arrangement is shewn by
Figs 9 and 10,-Fig 10 being a plan of Fig: 9, which figures show such parts only as
are requisite to illustrate this part of our Invention the same letters of reference
being applied to those parts which have been described in reference to Figs: 1 and 2
as have been affixed to them in such figures-At 15 are the wires supported by
the yarn 3 being wound upon the bobbin 4 and at 35 is the plate provided with a
latch 35* resting upon a projecting part 38 formed upon the bracket 14 carrying the
wires 15.-Upon the plate 35 is formed a projecting bar 76 extending longitudinally

page_text: in front of the lower ends of the wires 15-At 27 is the vibrating blade-
Upon the yarn or thread passing through the eye 16 upon the wire 15 becoming
broken or severed the wire 15 will be allowed to descend and its lower end passing
within the path of the vibrating blade 27 the said wire will be carried along by
the blade 27 in the direction of the arrow E and pushing along with it the arm 76
will cause the catch 35* to be removed from the part 38 supporting it and allow it
to descend so as to cause the removal of the bobbin 4 from the winding on drum 5
as previously described-When the yarn or thread has been again pieced the
raising of the catch plate 35 so as to place the catch 35* upon the part 38 will
cause the arm 76 to act upon the wire 15 which had been carried forward by the
vibrating blade so as to cause it to be again placed in the position shewn in the
Drawing. I would here remark that we would have it understood that although I
have hitherto referred to the parts 15 and 68 as being formed of wire the same
may be formed if desired from sheet metal by stamping or otherwise.
The second part of our Invention referring to winding yarns or threads from one
set of spools or bobbins on to another spool or bobbin or tube and where the
bobbins or spools from which the yarn is wound are of different diameters, is shown
by Figs 11 and 12 of Sheet 2 of the Drawings. Fig 11 is a vertical cross section
of so much of a winding frame as is necessary to illustrate this part of our
Invention and Fig: 12 is a side view thereof but with certain parts omitted to
avoid confusion.
At 80 is the bobbin rotated by means of a surface winding on drum 81 supported
by the framework of the machine, one end frame thereof being at 82-Carried by
the end frame of the machine are brackets S3 (one only of which is shown) which
support the ends of a roller 84 capable of being rotated therein such roller extending
lengthwise of the machine parallel with the axis of the winding on drum 81-
parallel with the roller 84 and carried by the end frame 82 above named is a
rail 85 to which brackets 86 87 are secured by means of bolts-within the said
brackets 86. 87 are apertures within which so as to be capable of being freely
turned therein are pivots 88. 89 extending from a frame 90 such frame 90 having
projecting end pieces 91. 92. 93. 94 between which pass the pivots 95. 96. 97. 98
formed upon rollers 99. 100 in the position of the parts as shewn the roller 99 is in
contact with the roller 84 and is rotated thereby in the direction of the arrow G
and the roller 100 being in contact with the roller 99 is rotated in the direction of
the arrow H-The yarn or thread to be wound upon the bobbin or spool 80 is
passed between the rollers 99. 100 which revolve with such a surface velocity that
they deliver the yarn or thread at a speed slightly less than that at which it is
wound upon the bobbin 80 thereby maintaining the yarns or threads in a uniform
state of tension between the rollers 99. 100 and the bobbin 80 upon which it is
to be wound-In the Drawing I have shown two yarns or threads 101. 102 as
being passed between the rollers 99. 100 but it will be readily understood that a
greater number may be wound if desired-In order to prevent the rollers 99, 100
from delivering yarn to the bobbin upon which it is to be wound should one of
such yarns become broken or severed we cause the "stop motion" of the winding
frame to arrest the motion of the rollers 99. 100 in the following manner-For
simplicity of description I shall describe the aforesaid rollers as being used in con-
junction with the stop motion previously described in reference to Figs: 1 and 2
but I would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the use of this
motion as other stop motions may be caused to arrest the rotation of the
rollers 99. 100.
At 35 is the catch plate of the stop motion previously described from which
projects a stud 103 secured thereto by the nut 104-The stud 103 passes into a
slot 105 formed through the plate 100-Through the upper part of the plate 106
is formed a slot 107 capable of being slidden upon studs 108. 109 attached to the
arm 10x secured to the rail 85.

page_text: The studs 108. 109 act as guides to the plate 106 which is retained longitudinally
upon the said studs 108. 109 by pins passing through the said studs.
To the upper end of the plate 106 is connected one end of a cord or chain 110
passing over a pulley 111 carried by a bracket 112 secured to the rail 85 the other
end of the cord or chain 110 is connected to the end of a strip 113 of leather or
other suitable material which passes around a part of the roller 99 which is of a
reduced diameter-To the lower end of the plate 106 is suspended a weight 114
by means of a link 115-The action of the above described parts is as follows:-
The yarns or threads 101. 102 in their passage from the rollers 99. 100 to the
bobbin 80 upon which they are to be wound pass through the eyes 16 of the
previously described wires 15 and upon one of the yarns 101. 102 becoming broken
or severed will cause the catch plate 35 to descend as previously described and the
stud 105 no longer supporting the plate 100 will allow the weight 114 to draw
down the plate 106 such movement acting through the cord or chain 110 will
cause the frame 90 carrying the rollers to be turned in the direction of the
arrow J thereby removing the roller 99 out of contact with the roller St the
rotation of the roller 99 being thereby arrested the strip of leather 113 acting as a
brake to arrest the rotation of the rollers 99. 100-When the attendant has pierced
the broken or severed yarn, the roller 100 is raised and the yarn or thread placed
above the roller 99 after which the roller 100 is replaced upon the roller 99 and
upon the placing of the catch plate 35 in the position shown in the Drawing the
winding of the yarns 101. 102 upon the bobbin 80 will proceed-The slot 105 is
extended downward in the plate 106 so as to allow the bobbin 80 to be raised clear
of the winding on drum 81 when piercing the yarns or threads as previously
described in reference to Figs 1 and 2.
Having thus described the nature of our said Invention and the manner in
which the same is to be performed I desire it to be understood that we claim as
secured to us under the above in part recited Letters Patent.
Firstly The use of the wires 15 and 68 or their equivalents mounted upon
stationary projections or pins substantially as herein before described and shown in
reference to Figs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8. 9. and 10 of the Drawings.
Secondly Forming the lower parts of the wires 15 and 68 as a loop with or
without an extended portion 18 substantially in the manner and for the purposes
described and shown in reference to Figs: 1. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. 7 and 8 of the Drawings.
Thirdly The use of an oscillating plate acted upon by the wires 15 or 68 for
arresting the motion of the bobbin or spool upon which the yarns or threads are to
be wound substantially in the manner described and shown in reference to
Figs 1. 2. 3. 4, 6 and 7.
Fourthly The use of the wires 15 acting directly upon the bar 76 projecting
from the catch plate 35, and thereby arresting the motion of the bobbin or spool
upon which the yarns or threads are being wound substantially as described and
shown in reference to Figs 9 and 10 of the Drawings
Fifthly The use in combination of the catch plate 35 weighted lever 31 and
brake plate 48 for arresting the rotary momentum of the bobbin substantially as
herein before described and shown in reference to Figs 1 and 2 of the Drawings
Sixthly The use of the weighted lever 31 acting in combination with guide rods
supporting a frame or cradle carrying the bobbin upon which the yarns or threads
are to be wound so as to retain the aforesaid frame or cradle in a raised position
clear of the winding on drum during the piecing of the yarns or threads
substantially as described and shewn in reference to Figs 1 and 2.
Seventhly Mounting the cradle or frame carrying the bobbin upon which the
yarns or threads are to be wound upon ruds acting as guides so as to move in a
right line substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in reference to Figs 1
and 2 of the Drawings
Eighthly The use of the rollers 99 and 100 for delivering the yarns or threads
to the bobbin upon which they are to be wound, in combination with apparatus

page_text: for causing their rotation to become arrested upon the breakage or severance of
.such yarns or threads before named substantially as herein before described and
shown in reference to Figs 11 and 12.
In witness whereof I the said William Thomas Stubbs have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
WILLIAM T. STUBBS. (L.S.)