Improvements in or relating to Slubbing, Intermediate, Roving, and other Machines employed in the Preparation of Yarn from Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1894-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Slubbing, Intermediate, Roving, and
other Machines employed in the Preparation of Yarn from
Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
We, WILLIAM MANGNALL of Union Terrace, Union Road, Tonge, Carder, and
RICHARD CRABTREE of 51 Leno Street, Foreman Machinist, both of Bolton in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be
as follows:-
:―
This invention refers to improvements in or relating to slubbing, intermediate,
roving, and other machines employed in the preparation of yarn from cotton and
other fibrous materials and consists in means for lubricating the footsteps of the
spindles in a ready and efficient manner with a minimum loss of lubricant. This
we carry into effect by providing each footstep with a tube of any convenient form
and shape suitably disposed with a cup or bell-mouthed end in which the lubricant
is poured from a can or other vessel. In the case of new footsteps they are
prepared with a projection to receive the said lubricating tube. In applying our
invention to existing footsteps the lower end of the lubricating tube is provided
with a split ring or spring clip to fit on and secure the same to the upper end of
the footstep. The novelty of this invention is that the footsteps are lubricated
without removing the spindles as under the present system, thereby minimising
waste and saving labor.
Dated the 12th April 1894.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent..
COMPLETE DI MULTICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Slubbing, Intermediate, Roving, and
other Machines employed in the Preparation of Yarn from
Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
We, WILLIAM MANGNALI. of Union Terrace, Union Road, Tonge, Carder, and
RICHARD CRABTREE of 51 Leno Street, Foreman Machinist, both of Bolton in
the County of Lancaster, 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 refers to improvements in or relating to slubbing, intermediate,
roving and other machines employed in the preparation of yarn from cotton and
other fibrous materials and consists in means for lubricating the footsteps of the
spindles in a ready and efficient manner with a minimum loss of lubricant. This
we carry into effect by providing each footstep with a tube of any convenient form
and shape suitably disposed with a cup or bell-mouthed end in which the lubricant
is poured from a can or other vessel. In the case of new footsteps they are
prepared with a projection to receive the said lubricating tube. In applying our
invention to existing footsteps the lower end of the lubricating tube is provided
with a split ring or spring clip to fit on and secure the same to the upper end of
the footstep. The novelty of this invention is that the footsteps are lubricated
without removing the spindles as under the present system, thereby minimising
waste and saving labor.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of our invention for lubricating the footsteps of
spindles employed in slubbing, intermediate, roving, and other similar machines.
Fig. 2 is a plan of same.
Fig. 3 an outside elevation of spring clip or cap shown on footstep on right hand
side of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 a sectional plan through line A B in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 a sectional plan
through line C D in Fig. 1.
E is the footstep rail; F driving shafts; G skew wheels; H pinions, and I the
spindles. The footstep J is provided-with the projection K in which is fitted the
tube L having the cup or bell mouthed end M in which the lubricant is poured
from a can or other vessel to deliver the same into the chamber or reservoir P to
lubricate the bottom of spindle I as required.
'
In applying our invention to existing footsteps N the tube Lis provided with the
spring clip or cap O to fit on and secure the same to the upper end of the footstep.
The clip or cap O also protects the footstep from "Ay," fluff," and other
imperfections. The clip or cap O is fitted with the spring R, which, when pressed
on the upper end of the footstep N, firmly clips the same and secures the tube L
and clip or cap O in position as shown in Fig. 5. When the clip or cap O is
removed from the footstep N the spring R assumes the position shown in Fig. 4.
The novelty of this invention is that the footsteps are lubricated in a ready and
efficient manner, dispensing with the old or present system of taking off all the top
boards and front plates to lift the spindles to lubricate the footsteps when the
machine is stopped. This invention only requires the top front boards to be
removed and the footsteps can be lubricated without stopping the machine or lifting
the spindles. The cups or bell-mouthed ends M are placed almost in line with
each other above the footstep rail E and are only half the distance from each
other to that of the footsteps, therefore the loss or waste of lubricant from spilling
is reduced to a minimum.
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 :-
1. In combination with footsteps employed in connection with spindles employed
in slubbing, intermediate, roving, and other machines employed in the preparation
of yarn from cotton and other fibrous materials, the use of the tube L for the
purpose specified, substantially as described.
2. In combination with the footstep J, the use of the chamber or reservoir P,
projection K, and tube L with the cup or bell-mouthed end M, substantially as
described and for the purpose specified.
3. In combination with the footstep N, the use of the tube L with the cup or
bell-mouthed end M, and spring clip or cap O, substantially as described and for
the purpose specified.
Dated the 17th July 1894.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.