IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES
Year: 1885

page_text: We, JOHN WAUGH DAWSON, Cotton Spinner, and HENRY SIMPSON, Carder,
both of Cross Heath Mills, Wolstanton, in the County of Stafford, do hereby
declare the nature of our Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR
SPINNING AND DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS SUBSTANCES: to be as
follows:-
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This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to the spindle
mechanism of machines for spinning and doubling cotton and other fibrous
substances.
The present improvements consist essentially in combining with a vertically
reciprocating lifting rail adapted for carrying a series of revolving spindles, and
combined with suitable means (of the character but not necessarily of the arrange-
ment described in the Specification of former Letters Patent No 13,208 of 1884
granted to us) for imparting such a movement to the rail, and also for imparting
a differential revolving motion to such spindles, a series of revolving spindles
constructed and adapted substantially in the manner herein before described.
The upper end of each spindle is formed with a part of reduced diameter and
with an end conical recess, and this part is encircled by a tubular extension of the
same outer diameter as that of the larger part of the spindle and of the same inner
diameter as that of the said reduced part of the spindle, and this tubular extension
is adapted to the reduced part of the spindle in such a manner as to be capable
of being revolved therewith, depending entirely upon the frictional contact between
the parts, but not capable of movement endwise thereof excepting when desired to
be removed.
A supplementary smaller spindle formed with a conical lower end rests upon
the said conical bearing of the driven spindle, and extends upwards through an
aperture (just fitting it) made in the upper end of the said tubular extension, and
to the upper end of this spindle there is adapted a conical piece upon which the
cop is directly wound, and from which it is removable when wound, and which
partakes of the revolving motion this spindle receives.
By this improved means and peculiar combination of parts, the required amount
of drag is most easily obtained, as the spindle carrying the conical piece upon
which the cop is wound depends for its movement and co-operation with the

page_text: driven spindle entirely upon its frictional contact therewith, and with the said
tubular extension at such parts as aforesaid; and when spindles of such improved
construction are used in combination with a vertically reciprocating lifting rail,
and with suitable means for automatically giving such movement to the said
rail, and also for imparting at the desired points a differential speed to the spindles,
the winding of the cop is perfectly attained with the proper or most advantageous
amount of drag at every part.
In lieu of the ordinary flyer, we further combine with such apparatus above an
upper fixed rail and in such a manner as to be capable of being rotated quite
independently of the spindle, a tube or extended ring of sufficient length of the
kind described in the Specification of our said former Letters Patent and having
at its upper edge an eye or twirl like that of an ordinary flyer for the thread to
pass through, this improved formation meets with less resistance from the air than
the ordinary flyer, and prevents the ballooning of the thread, and when adapted
as herein described remains revolving without any movement of elevation while
the movable lifting rail carrying the revolving spindles partakes of the rising and
falling movements given to it.

page_text: and other Fibrous Substances.
We, JOHN WAUGH DAWSON, Cotton Spinner, and HENRY SIMPSON, Carder,
both of Cross Heath Mills, Wolstanton, in the County of Stafford, do hereby
declare the nature of our said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to the spindle
mechanism of machines for spinning and doubling cotton and other fibrous
substances.
The present improvements consist essentially in combining with a vertically
reciprocating lifting rail adapted for carrying a series of revolving spindles and
combined with suitable means (of the character but not necessarily of the arrange-
ment described in the Specification of former Letters Patent No 13,208 of 1884
granted to us) for imparting such a movement to the rail, and also for imparting
a differential revolving motion to such spindles, a series of revolving spindles
constructed and adapted substantially in the improved manner hereinafter described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawings, in which latter the improved
construction is represented in elevation in Fig. 1, and in sectional elevation in
Fig. 2.
1, represents one of such differentially revolving spindles the upper end, 2, of
each of which is, in accordance with the present improvements, formed with a
part, 3, of reduced diameter, and with an end conical recess, 4, and this part is
encircled by a tubular extension, 5, of the same outer diameter as that of the
larger part of the spindle, 1, and of the same inner diameter as that of the said
reduced part, 3, of the spindle, and this tubular extension, 5, is adapted to the
said reduced part of the spindle in such a manner as to be capable of being
revolved therewith, depending entirely upon the frictional contact between the
parts, but is prevented by a screw pin or like means, 6, entering a groove, 7, in
the part, 3, from endwise movement therefrom excepting upon the removal of such
pin or means, 6, when desired to be removed.
A supplementary smaller spindle, 8, formed with a conical lower end, 9, rests
upon or in the said conical recess or bearing, 4, of the driven spindle, 1, and
extends upwards through an aperture, 10, (just fitting it) made in the upper end
of the said tubular extension, 5, and to the upper end of this spindle, 8, there is
adapted fast thereon a conical piece, 11, upon which the cop, 12, is directly wound,
and from which it is removable when wound, and which partakes of the revolving
motion the spindle, 8, receives.
By this improved means and peculiar combination of parts, the required amount
of drag is most easily obtained, as the spindle, 8, carrying the conical piece upon
which the cop is wound depends for its movement and co-operation with the
driven spindle, 1, entirely upon its frictional contact therewith, and with the said
tubular extension, 5, at such parts as aforesaid; and when spindles, 1, of such
improved construction are used in combination with a vertically reciprocating
lifting rail, and with suitable means for automatically giving such movement to

page_text: the said rail, and also for imparting at the desired points a differential speed to the
spindles, the winding of the cop is perfectly attained with the proper or most
advantageous amount of drag at every part.
The said lifting rail, and the means of actuating it and of actuating the spindle
as aforesaid are not illustrated on the accompanying drawings, as, as aforesaid,
they may be of the kind described and illustrated in the Specification and drawings
of our said former Letters Patent or of any other suitable kind.
In lieu of the ordinary flyer, we further combine with such apparatus above
an upper fixed rail carrying the parts illustrated, and in which the sockets, 13, of
the spindle, 1, are inserted and secured in position by nuts, 14, and in such a
manner as to be capable of being rotated quite independently of the spindle, 1,
a tube, 15, or extended ring of sufficient length of the kind described in the
Specification of our said former Letters Patent, and having at its upper edge an
eye or twirl, 16, like that of an ordinary flyer for the thread to pass through, this
improved formation meets with less resistance from the air than the ordinary flyer
and prevents the ballooning of the thread, and when adapted as herein described
remains revolving without any movement of elevation while the said lifting rail
rises and falls according to the motion given to it carrying the differentially
revolving spindles, with it.
:
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
In machines for spinning and doubling cotton and other fibrous substances.
1. The combination with a vertically reciprocating lifting rail adapted for
carrying a series of revolving spindles and combined with suitable means for
imparting such a movement to the rail and also for imparting a differential
revolving motion to such spindles, of a series of revolving spindles constructed
and adapted substantially in the improved manner hereinbefore described and
illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
2. The further combination with such apparatus of the hereinbefore described
improved tubular or extended ring formation of flyers in such a manner as that
such flyers can be rotated quite independently of the rising and falling or revolving
movements given to the spindles substantially as described.
3. The hereinbefore described improved construction of differentially revolving
spindles, the same consisting essentially in forming the upper end thereof with a
part of reduced diameter with a terminal conical recess, and in adapting to such
reduced part an encircling tubular extension in such a manner as to be capable of
being revolved thereby depending entirely upon its frictional contact therewith,
such tubular extension being formed with an end aperture or bearing, and in
adapting to such end recess of the spindle and to such end bearing of the tubular
extension a supplementary spindle projecting through the latter and adapted with
a conical piece fast thereon and upon which the cop is directly wound, in such a
manner as that the revolutions of such spindle and conical piece and the co-operation
thereof with the driven spindle shall depend entirely upon the frictional contact of
the said supplementary spindle with the said driven spindle and with the said.
tubular extension at such parts as aforesaid, substantially as and for the purpose-
hereinbefore described.
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