Improvements in Spooling Devices for Sewing Machines.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spooling Devices for Sewing Machines.
I, CAROLINE CATHARINE MATHILDE WAGNER, of No. 7, Markt, Bergedorf, in the
German Empire, Gentlewoman, 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 :-
This invention relates to a device on sewing machines by which bobbins and
similar articles, such as are used in lace making and other operations, may be
spooled or wound.
By this device, which can be easily attached to any sewing machine, a separate
spooling device is rendered unnecessary and the spooling is greatly accelerated,
because by means of the sewing machine, a larger number of revolutions is
obtainable than with the ordinary hand spooling devices.
In order that this invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
describe the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the
letters and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a part sectional side view of the apparatus, and
Figure 2 is a view of a modified form thereof.
As shown in Figure 1 of the drawings a sleeve b, bored conically at both ends is
placed on the revolving pin a of the machine by one conical bore of the sleeve b,
the other bore serving to hold one end of the bobbin c.
To the plate d of the machine adjustably attached an arm 9 sliding in a slot f
and secured by a screw e. The arm is bent upwards at one end to support the
other end of the bobbin c.
In order to render it unnecessary to make a separate arm g for each machine
and, further, to adapt the supporting end of the arm to the required height of the
bobbin, an adjusting piece is attached to the arm g by a screwh passing through
a slot of the piece and screwed into the arm g, so that the bearing hole of the
piece can be easily adjusted to the required height for the bobbin.
This adjustability may alternatively be effected, as shown is Figure 2 of the
drawings, by slotting the bent end of the arm g and providing a screw o having
a bearing plate so as to be adjustable upwards and downwards by means of
nuts m n. This arrangement allows also of a slight sideward adjustment.
According as to whether the sewing machine is a hand machine or a pedal
machine the screw e for attaching the horizontal arm g may have a screw head above
or below the plate d.
The action of the device is a follows:-
When it is desired to spool or wind a bobbin c the arm g is screwed to the machine
and adjusted longitudinally by means of the screw c.
The bearing for the bobbin c is then adjusted to its correct position by adjusting
the piece or the screw o so that spooling may commence.
When the device is not required, it is easily removed from the machine by loosen-
The machine is therefore not disturbed for sewing operations.
ing the screw c.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is --
1st. A spooling device for sewing machines for winding or spooling bobbins or
similar articles having a connecting holder b, bored conically at both ends and an
arm gk, adjustable horizontally and vertically and adapted to be easily attached to
and removed from a sewing machine.
2nd. A device as claimed in Claim 1 in which the arm g carries at its bent upward
end a piece adjustable in vertical direction, the arm g being slotted longitudinally
to allow of horizontal adjustment, substantially as described.
3rd. A device as claimed in Claim 1 in which-the vertical part of the arm g is
slotted and provided with a tightening screw secured by two nuts m n, so as to be
adjustable vertically, and to a certain extent sideways, substantially as described.
Dated this 12th day of August 1898.
FELL & JAMES,
Agents for the Applicant.