Year: 1888

page_text: I, ERNEST KNOWLES of Mossfield and Egyptian Mills, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, do horeby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for clearing yarn and other
fibrous substances of suicks, uneven threads, "fly," "fluff," knops or slubs, and other
imperfections during the operation of winding, and consists in providing an adjustable
or other suick plate with taper or other slots. The suick plate is mounted in any
suitable position on the machine to which it may be applied, and at such an angle as
is most beneficial for the purpose.
When a knop or slub or uneven part presents itself it is caught in passing through
the suick plate, which immediately arrests the travel of the yarn or thread and pulls
the same into the narrow or bottom end of the slot and breaks the yarn or thread,
leaving the uneven part of the knop or slub underneath the suick plate. In making
the suick plate adjustable it is hinged to the machine in any convenient manner. The
suick plate can be provided with suitable combs disposed on the lower end of same to
ensure of all imperfections being arrested.
An important feature of this clearer is that it does not scrub or injure the yarn or
thread in passing through the same.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Clearing Yarn and Thread.
I, ERNEST KNOWLES of Mossfield and Egyptian Mills, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of 'my 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 improvements in apparatus for clearing yarn and other
fibrous substances of suicks, uneven threads, "fly," "fluff," knops or slubs, and other
imperfections during the operation of winding, and consists in providing an adjustable
or other suick plate with taper or other slots. The suick plate is mounted in any
suitable position on the machine to which it may be applied, and at such an angle as
is most beneficial for the purpose.
When a knop or slub or uneven part presents itself it is caught in passing through
the suick plate, which immediately arrests the travel of the yarn or thread and pulls
the same into the narrow or bottom end of the slot and breaks the yarn or thread,
leaving the uneven part or the knop or slub underneath the suick-plate. In making
the suick plate adjustable it is hinged to the machine in any convenient manner.
suick plate can be provided with suitable combs disposed on the lower end of samme to
ensure of all imperfections being arrested.
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The
An important feature of this clearer is that it does not scrub or injure the yarn or
thread in passing through the same.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
In all the figures the same letters are used to indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a front"view-Fig. 2 a plan, 'and Fig. 3 a transverse section of my
improved apparatus for clearing yarn and thread.
'
A is the suick plate provided with the slots B tapered, their entire length, and is
secured to the lifting or other rail C forming part of an ordinary winding. frame, or
what is known as a druin winding frame.
The line D represents the yarn or thread which travels in the direction indicated by
the arrows.
.
The tapered slots B in the suick plate A are constructed to suit the counts intended
to be wound by the machine, and set so as to allow of perfect yarn or thread passing
through without interruption;-but-of-such a width at any point in their length as to
prevent the passage of knops or slubs or uneven parts of the yarn or thread. Imme-
diately a knop or slub or uneven part presents itself to the underside of the suick
plate A it is caught, which arrests the travel of the yarn or thread and pulls the same

page_text: into the narrow or bottom end of the slot and breaks the yarn or thread as shown in
Fig: 4; leaving the knop or slub or uneven part D¹ underneath the suick plate A.
If desired the slots B can be made perfectly straight or parallel from the front side
of the suick plate A to the point E, and from thence to the end or bottom of the slots
they are tapered as shown in Figs. 2 and 6.
Fig. 5 is a front view-Fig. 6 a plan, and Fig. 7 a transverse section of my
improved adjustable or hinged suick plate, with ineans for operating the same To
the lifting rail C is secured the plate'G' with the eyes H. The suick plate "A" is fitted
with the eyes I corresponding with the eyes H, and is secured to the latter by the pin
or centre K. The suick plate A may be in one or more lengths in the length of a
frame, and is held in position by the rod L pivoted to the underside of the suick
plate A by the pin M. The other end of the rod L is fitted with the pin N. mounted
in the slot O attached to the plate G, and is fitted with the winged or other nut P to
lock the same in-position in the slot O according to the position required by the suick
plate A. The pin N can be provided with the screwed end W mounted on the screwed
spindle V: the latter is held in the brackets X attached to the plate G as shown in
Fig. 9. The screwed spindle V is provided with the hand wheel Z and the lock.
nut Y; the latter being for the purpose of securing the said spindle in position after
the angle of the suick plate A lias been determined. Fig. 8 is a transverse section of
Fig. 9 through line A* B¹.
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The mechanism for operating the adjustable or hinged suick plate A is fitted to each
separate suick plate, or any number can be employed where the suick plate is made in
long lengths.
Fig. 10 is a front view-Fig. 11 a plan, and Fig. 12 a transverse section of my
improved stationary or fixed suick plate fitted with combs to ensure of all imperfections
being arrested.
The underside of the suick plate A is provided with the preparations S placed
immediately in line with, and of greater width than the slots B. The preparations S
are fitted with the combs R, which may be of fine wire, or of card filletting, or other
equivalents secured in any convenient manner. The suick plate A in Figs. 10 and 11
is shown with the slots B perfectly straight or parallel the whole length, in which case
the knops or slubs or uneven parts on the yarn or thread passing through are pulled
along their entire length underside the same until arrested by the combs R which
removes or holds the same. In case the knops or slubs or uneven parts cannot be
removed by contact with the combs R the yarn or thread is broken as described and
shown in Fig. 4, leaving the imperfections on the combs R. If a knop or slub or
other imperfection is loose it sticks on the underside of the suick plate A, or in the
comb R, or falls away on the floor or other part while the yarn or thread is carried
forward and wound on the bobbins or reels as usual. The imperfections collected
under the suick plate A and on the combs R can be removed by the attendant
at will.
In attaching the combs R to my adjustable or hinged suick plate A the eyes H or
other parts are constructed to carry the combs R or their equivalents as shown in
Figs. 13 and 14.
The outer ends of the slots B in the suick plate A are provided with the inclined
planes T to ensure of the yarn or thread assuming its working position or being guided
into the slots B after piecing has been performed or otherwise.
The slots B are provided with the angular slits C₁ to prevent or minimise the
possibility of the yarn or thread being lifted out by the attendant to wilfully allow
knops or slubs, or other imperfections to pass on to the bobbins or their equivalents
receiving the yarn.
1 would have it understood that my improved suick plate is equally applicable to
frames or machines wherein yarn or thread is wound from one bobbin to another or
their equivalents in the process of what is known as doubling, and can be applied
either before passing through the press rollers, or between the press rollers and the
receiving bobbin, spindle, or tube.

page_text: :
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The use and construction of the stationary or fixed suick plate A with the taper
or other slots B, with or without the combs R and inclined planes T, substantially as
described and as shown on the drawings for the purpose specified.
2. The use and construction of the adjustable or hinged suick plate A with the taper
or other slots B, with or without the combs R and inclined planes T, in conjunction
with the means for adjusting or regulating the position of the same, substantially as
described and as shown on the drawings for the purpose specified.