Improvements in Condensers for Slivers of Wool or other Fibre.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Condensers for Slivers of Wool or other Fibre.
We, RICHARD MARSDEN of 20 Redshaw Road, New Wortley, Card Maker, and
JOSEPH PICKARD of 4 Fallowfield Terrace Gentleman both of Leeds in the County
of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
Our improvements consist in the application of certain improvements to condensers
whereby we dispense with the "rubbers" usually employed for forming the condenser
thread, and prepare the thread in such a manner that it is ready to be conveyed to
the mule or other spinning frame to be spun.
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For the above purpose in front of each sliver is provided a tube in which is
inserted a screw or spiral thread. Along these screws or spiral threads the slivers
are passed and drawn through the tubes at the same time. A rotary motion is imparted
to the screws or spiral threads, whereby each thread has an amount of twist given to
it whilst it is being withdrawn therefrom, and threads thus prepared are sufficiently
strong to be spun on a mule" or other machinery.
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J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Condensers for Slivers of Wool or other Fibre.
We, RICHARD MARSDEN of 20 Redshaw Road, New Wortley, Card Maker, and
JOSEPH PICKARD of 4 Fallowfield Terrace, Gentleman, both of Leeds in the County
of York, 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 :--
Our invention consists in the application of certain improvements to condensers
whereby we dispense with the "rubbers" usually employed for forming the condenser
thread, and prepare the thread in such a manner that it is ready to be conveyed to
the "mule or other spinning frame to be spun.
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In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan
looking at the top, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation shewing our improvements applied
to a condenser. Figs. 4. 5 and 6 are respectively a longitudinal section, side elevation
and plan of twisting tube. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of part of condenser, shewing
general arrangement of our improvements applied thereto.
A is the frame of condenser and B the offer, which are of ordinary construction.
In front of the doffer B we employ the stripper C which is also of ordinary construc-
tion, and is for the purpose of stripping the sliver off the doffer B. In front of the
stripper C mounted in suitable bearings D are provided the "he" and "she" guide
and pressing rollers E and F for conducting the slivers into tubes G carried on suitable
bearings H on the framework (an enlarged view of such tubes being shewn at
Figs. 4. 5 and 6). In each of these tubes G is provided or inserted a screw or
spiral thread J, and along and within these screws or spiral tbreads the slivers are
drawn, at the same time a rotary motion being imparted to such tubes whilst the
slivers are passing through, a twist is given to such sliver sufficient to prepare it for
being spun on a mule or other machine. The amount of twist can be regulated by
increasing or reducing the number of rows of twisting tubes G, or by reducing or
increasing the velocity of such tubes. The required rotary motion may be imparted
to twisting tubes G through bands K, rollers L, pulleys M, straps N, cone pulley O,
driven from pulley P, or by any other convenient means.
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page_text: The material after being twisted may be wound on bobbins or into balls in the usual
way.
It is to be understood that we reserve to ourselves the right to vary the arrange-
ments employed in carrying out the above invention which may be modified without
departing from the distinctive features thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1st. The arrangement, construction, and application of twisting tubes G, having
therein the screw or spiral thread J, operating substantially as and for the purposes
herein set forth.
2nd. The arrangement, construction and combination of the various parts forming
the means for imparting the required twist to the slivers produced on condensers,
substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicants.