Poising or Weighting Arrangement for Mule-jenney Counter-fallers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1898-Accepted, 4th Jan., 1899
Poising or Weighting Arrangement for Mule-jenney Counter-fallers.
I, LAURENT LEDUC, of 3, Rue Renouprez, Verviers, Belgium, Foreman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
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The present invention concerns an arrangement for placing the counter-faller
of a mule-jenny in equilibrium.
This arrangement offers the following advantages; It renders the tension pro-
duced by the counter-faller upon the threads absolutely regular; it avoids the
rupture of threads in the winding-up, allows the obtaining of harder bobbins
and moreover, prevents the formation of snarls.
The poising arrangement is composed of a lever fixed to the axle of the counter-
faller in a position diametrically opposite to the latter, and traversed at its free
extremity by an iron rod bent and threaded at its two ends; upon this bent rod
cast iron washers are fixed in a sufficient number to place the weight of the
counter-faller in equilibrium and fastened by means of nuts screwed on the
extremities of the bent rod which is thus held at the same time as the washers.
The counter-faller thus poised works in the same way as an ordinary counter-
faller. but as it is poised in every position its action upon the threads, at the
winding-up, does not take place abruptly and thus avoids the rupture of the
threads; moreover, this action is regular, that is to say, the tension produced upon
the threads by the guide is always equal, which consequently allows the obtaining
of a regular winding-up and of harder bobbins.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1897.
L. DUVINAGE.
Agent for Applicant.
I, LAURENT LEDUC, of 3, Rue Renouprez, Verviers, Belgium, Foreman, 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 improvements in poising or weighting arrangements
for mule jenny counter fallers and my invention consists in means for ensuring
even tension on the threads to prevent to a large extent the breaking of threads
and other advantages.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 represents the mechanism in one position
and Fig. 2, represents said mechanism in its other position.

page_text: In carrying my invention into practice I employ a lever A fixed on the arm C
of the counter faller B said lever being diametrically opposed to said counter
faller. Said lever A is crossed by a stem or the like N on which washers or
the like M form a handle the weight of which equalizes the counter faller B the
washers M being fixed by a screw a.
.
The counter faller balanced as described works as an ordinary counter faller,
but the part B being balanced in all portions prevents the sudden tension on the
threads, and consequently risk of breakage, besides ensuring regular action and
production of the threads D.
Having now particularly described the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is;-
A balance counter faller consisting of a lever weighted as described by means
of washers all for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
LAURENCE LEDUC,
By his Agents,
Horn, Son & Co.,
151, Strand (next to Somerset House), London.