Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding or Reeling Yarns or Threads.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding or Reeling
Yarns or Threads.
I JOHN HOWARD STOTT of Baron Street Works of Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster, Machine Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention relates to machinery or apparatus for winding or reeling yarns or
threads and consists firstly in arrangements by means of which I prevent the yarns
or threads from snarling and in arrangements by which I am enabled to adjust or
regulate the amount of tension put upon the yarns or threads while such yarns or
threads are being wound.
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According to one part of my invention I support the ends of each bobbin, spool
or tube containing yarn or thread which is to be unwound therefrom, in brackets.
The bracket which supports the base of the bobbin or tube is formed so as to be
provided with a hollow or recess in which is a projecting part by which the
bobbin, spool or tube is retained in the said hollow or recess.
The " nose of
the bobbin, tube or spool passes into a conical hole or opening formed in the
bracket employed to support the apex or point or head of the bobbin, spool or
tube. The yarn or thread when being unwound from the bobbin, tube or spool
passes between the end of the bobbin, tube or spool and the side of the conical
hole or opening above mentioned in which the said end of the bobbin, tube or
spool is supported, the weight of the bobbin, tube or spool and of the yarn or
thread wound thereon causing a drag or tension upon the yarn or thread while
such yarn or thread is being unwound from the said bobbin, tube or spool. I
form a slit through one side of the conical part which supports the " nose of the
bobbin, spool or tube, such slit enabling the yarn or thread which is to be un-
wound to be passed to the inside of the conical hole or opening in the bracket
above referred to.
I form upon the outside of the bracket above mentioned which is provided with the
conical hole or opening a projecting part or projecting parts which projecting part or
projecting parts serves or serve to guide the yarn or thread into the slit aforesaid.
According to a further part of my invention which consists in arrangements by
which I am enabled to regulate or adjust the tension placed upon the yarn or thread
while such yarn or thread is being unwound from the bobbin, spool or tube. To
accomplish the object of this part of my invention I mount the brackets above
mentioned by means of which the bobbin, spool or tube is supported; upon a frame or
bracket which is so hinged or jointed to the frame of the winding machine or reel in
conjunction with which this part of my invention is employed, that the brackets and
bobbin, spool or tube may be placed at a different inclination from time to time as may
be necessary, so that the nose "of the bobbin, tube or spool will be caused to bear
more or less against the side of the conical hole or opening in which it is supported,
and thus cause more or less tension to be put upon the yarn or thread while such yarn
or thread is being unwound from the bobbin, spool or tube.
A further part of my invention consists in arrangements by which I am enabled to
readily remove from the reel the hanks of yarn or thread which have previously been
wound thereon.
According to this part of my invention I support that end of the axle of the swift

page_text: at which the hanks are removed from the reel in a bracket, capable of being slidden
across a gap or opening formed in the frame which supports the end of the axle of the
swift at which the hanks are removed. The bracket before mentioned when being
slidden is guided by means of ribs and grooves. When a hank or hanks of yarn is
or are to be removed from the reel such hank or banks are removed from the swift
and suspended in the gap or opening before referred to and the bracket aforesaid is
then slidden over such gap or opening.
After the said bracket has been so slidden the hank or hanks may be removed from
the reel. When yarn or thread is to be wound upon the swift, the said swift is moved
back to its normal position. The gap above mentioned may instead of being formed
in the frame which supports the end of the axle of the swift at which the banks are
removed, be formed in the said bracket which is capable of being slidden on the
said frame.
A further part of my invention also consists in arrangements by which I am enabled
to readily remove hanks of yarn or thread from the swift of a reel, after such hanks
have been wound thereon.
According to this part of my invention 1 support that end of the axle of the swift
at which the hanks of yarn or thread are removed from the reel, upon a forked
bracket supported by and capable of being turned upon a stud secured to the frame-
work of the reel. I provide the forked bracket with a handle. When a hank or
banks of yarn or thread is or are to be removed from the reel the forked bracket is
turned so as to support the axle of the swift by means of one of the forks. One side
of the hank or of each of the hanks removed from the swift is passed over the end of
the said axle and hung between the forks. The forked bracket is then turned so as to
support the axlo of the swift upon the other fork. The bank or hanks may then be
removed from the reel.
A further part of my invention also consists in arrangements by means of which I
am enabled to readily remove hanks of yarn or thread from the swift of a reel after
such hanks have been wound thereon.
According to this part of my invention I employ in conjunction with each swift of
the reel a lever capable of being turned in any suitable manner upon a pivot secured
to any suitable part of the framework of the reel which lever when turned by the
attendant by means of a pedal-lever or in any other suitable manner, will lift or move
one end of the axle of the swift from the bearing in which such end of the axle of the
swift is supported when a hank or hanks is or are being wound upon the swift.
When a hank or hanks wound upon the swift is or are to be removed therefrom the
attendant by moving the lever above mentioned raises the said end of the axle of the
swift from the bearing in which it is supported when a bank or hanks is or are being
wound upon such swift, and removes the bank or hanks from the bars or staves of the
swift and hangs such hank or banks upon the axle of the swift. The axle of the swift
is then returned to the position in which it is when a hank or hanks is or are being
wound upon the swift and the hank or hanks hung upon the said axle are removed
therefrom and thus from the reel.
Dated this Fifth day of November 1889.
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Winding or Reeling
Yarns or Threads.
I, JOHN HOWARD STOTT of Baron Street Works, Rochdale in the County of 5
Lancaster, Machine Maker, 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 :-
My invention relates to machinery or apparatus for winding or reeling yarns or

page_text: threads, and consists firstly in arrangements by means of which I prevent the yarns
or threads from "snarling" and in arrangements by which I am enabled to adjust or
regulate the amount of tension put upon the yarns or threads while such yarns or
threads are being wound.
According to one part of my invention I support the ends of each bobbin, spool,
or tube containing yarn or thread which is to be unwound therefrom; in brackets.
The bracket which supports the base of the bobbin or tube is formed so as to be
provided with a hollow or recess in which is a projecting part by which the bobbin,
The "nose" of the bobbin,
spool or tube is retained in the said hollow or recess.
tube or spool passes into a conical hole or opening formed in the bracket employed
to support the apex or point or head of the bobbin, spool or tube. The yarn or
thread when being unwound from the bobbin, tube or spool passes between the end
of the bobbin, tube or spool and the side of the conical hole or opening above
mentioned in which the said end of the bobbin, tube or spool is supported, the weight
of the bobbin, tube or spool and of the yarn or thread wound thereon causing a
drag or tension upon the yarn or thread while such yarn or thread is being unwound
from the said bobbin, tube or spool. I form a slit through one side of the conical
part which supports the " nose of the bobbin, spool or tube such slit enabling the
yarn or thread which is to be unwound to be passed to the inside of the conical hole
or opening in the bracket above referred to. I form upon the outside of the bracket
above mentioned which is provided with the conical hole or opening, a projecting
part or projecting parts which projecting part or projecting parts serves or serve to
guide the yarn or thread into the slit aforesaid.
Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings show this portion of my inven-
tion, Fig. 1 being a front view, Fig. 2 a side view and Figs. 3 and 4 views of parts
detached. a is the bobbin, spool or tube containing yarn or thread which is to be
unwound therefrom. The bobbin, spool or tube a is supported at one end by the
The bracket bis shown detached
bracket band at the other end by the bracket c.
in Fig. 3, and the bracket c is shown detached in Fig. 4. I shall affix the same
letters of reference to corresponding parts throughout the whole series of
figures.
The " nose "of the bobbin, tube or spool a passes into a conical hole or opening c¹
formed in the bracket c employed to support the apex or point or head a¹ of the
bobbin, spool or tube a. The bracket I form with a hollow or recess 61 and
projecting part 2 by which the base of the hobbin, spool or tube a is supported.
The brackets b and c are secured to a base or board d. The brackets b and c are
placed at such distance apart that while a bobbin, tube or spool can be readily placed
into and removed out of position between such brackets b, c, the said hobbin, tube or
spool will not fall or be removed from the said brackets b, c, by the unwinding of
the yarn or thread. The yarn or thread when being unwound froin the bobbin, tube
or spool a passes between the end a¹ of the bobbin, tube or spool a and the side of
the conical hole or opening c¹, the weight of the bobbin, tube or spool a and the
yarn or thread wound thereon causing a drag or tension upon the yarn or thread
while such yarn or thread is being unwound from the bobbin, tube or spool a..
form a slit through one side of the conical part of the bracket c such slit c
enabling the yarn or thread which is to be unwound to be passed to the inside of the
conical hole or opening c¹. I form upon the outside of the bracket c a projecting
part which serves to guide the yarn or thread into the slit c².
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Although I have above only referred to one bobbin, spool or tube a and the
understood that I employ as
brackets b, c, for supporting the same I would have
many brackets b, c, and bobbins, spools or tubes as may be requisite in the reeling
or winding machine to which this part of my invention is applied.
A further part of my invention consists in arrangements by which I am enabled
to regulate or adjust the tension placed upon the yarn or thread while such yarn or
thread is being unwound from the bobbin, spool or tube. To accomplish the object
of this part of my invention I mount the brackets above mentioned by means of
which the bobbin, spool or tube is supported; upon a frame or bracket which is so

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hinged or jointed to the frame of the winding machine or reel in conjunction with
which this part of my invention is employed, that the brackets and bobbin, spool or
tube may be placed at a different inclination from time to time as may be necessary
so that the " nose of the bobbin, tube or spool will be caused to bear more or less
against the side of the conical hole or opening in which it is supported, and thus
cause more or less tension to be put upon the yarn or thread while such yarn or
thread is being unwound from the bobbin, spool or tube.
This part of my invention is shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 5 being a front elevation and Fig. 6 an end elevation partly in section showing
so much of a reel as is requisite to illustrate this part of my invention. To accomplish
the object of this part of my invention I mount the brackets b, c, above mentioned
by which the bobbin, tube or spool a is supported upon a frame or bracket which
is hinged or jointed by a hinge d' or like appliance to the framework f of the reel
in conjunction with which this part of my invention is employed. To the frame or
bracket d joint a toothed rack e any one of the teeth of which may be caused to rest
upon or against a tooth g formed on a bracket secured to the framework f of the
reel. By turning the frame or bracket d upon the hinge d¹ the brackets b, c, and
bobbin, spool or tube a may be placed at a different inclination from time to time
as may be necessary so that the " nose a of the bobbin tube or spool a will be
caused to bear more or less against the side of the conical hole or opening c¹ and
thus cause more or less tension to be put upon the yarn or thread while such yarn
or thread is being unwound from the bobbin, spool or tube a. After the frame or
bracket d has been placed in the inclined position desired it may be retained in such
position by the toothed rack e.
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Although I have only shown this part of my invention as being employed in
conjunction with a reel I would have it understood that this part of my invention may
be used in conjunction with any machine for winding yarns or threads from bobbins,
tubes or spools. Although I have above only referred to one hobbin, tube or spool a
I employ as many bobbins, tubes or spools and as many brackets b, c, frames or
brackets d and toothed racks e in each machine as may be desirable.
A further part of my invention consists in arrangements by which I am enabled
to readily remove from the reel the banks of yarn or thread which have previously
been wound thereon.
According to this part of my invention I support that end of the axle of the swift
at which the hanks of yarn or thread are removed from the reel, upon a forked
bracket supported by and capable of being turned upon a stud secured to the frame-
work of the reel. I provide the forked bracket with a handle. When a hank or
hanks of yarn or thread is or are to be removed from the reel the forked bracket is
turned so as to support the axle of the swift by means of one of the forks. One side
of the hank or of each of the hanks removed from the swift is passed over the end
of the said axle and hung between the forks. The forked bracket is then turned so as
to support the axle of the swift upon the other fork. The hank or banks may then be
removed from the reel.
This part of my invention is shown in Fig. 7 of the accompanying drawings which
is a front elevation showing so much of a reel as is requisite to illustrate this part of
my invention.
At the end of the reel at which the hanks are removed I secure to the end frame n
a bracket o provided with a stud p carried by and capable of being mounted upon
which is a forked bracket 9 the ends g', g of which serve at times to support the
axler of the swift r. I provide the forked bracket q with a handle 93. When a bank
or hanks of yarn or thread is or are to be removed from the reel the forked bracket
is turned in the direction indicated by the arrow D by the attendant so that the end
of the axle is raised by the end o³ of the forked bracket g so as to enable the hank
or hanks of yarn or thread removed from the swift r to be passed between the axle 71
and the part n of the end frame n by which it was supported when the bank or hanks
was or were being wound. The hank or hanks of yarn or thread is or are then hung
upon the axle at E between the ends of the forked bracket q. The attendant now

page_text: turns the handle q³ in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow D until the
axler is raised sufficiently clear of the end of the forked bracket to allow the
hank or banks of yarn or thread to be passed between the end of the forked
bracket g and the axle r¹ and to be removed from the axle r¹. The attendant then
turns the forked bracket q by means of the handle q into the position in which such
forked bracket g is shown, when other hanks of yarn or thread may be wound upon
the swift r.
q
A further part of my invention also consists in arrangements by means of which I
am enabled to readily remove banks of yarn or thread from the swift of a reel after
such hanks have been wound thereon.
According to this part of my invention 1 employ in conjunction with each swift of
the reel a lever capable of being turned in any suitable manner upon a pivot secured
to any suitable part of the framework of the reel which lever when turned by the
attendant by means of a pedal lever or in any other suitable manner will lift or move
one end of the axle of the swift from the bearing in which such end of the axle of the
swift is supported when a hank or hanks is or are being wound upon the swift.
When a bank or hanks wound upon the swift is or are to be removed therefrom the
attendant by moving the lever above mentioned raises the said end of the axle of
the swift from the bearing in which it is supported when a hank or hanks is or are
being wound upon such swift, and removes the hank or hanks from the bars or staves
of the swift and hangs such hank or banks upon the axle of the swift. The axle of
the swift is then returned to the position in which it is when a hank or banks is or
are being wound upon the swift and the hank or hanks hung upon the said axle are
removed therefrom and thus from the reel..
This portion of my invention is shown in Figs. 8 and 9 of the accompanying
drawings, Fig. 8 being a front view and Fig. 9 an end view of so much of a reel as
is requisite to illustrate this part of my invention. At the end of the reel at which
the hank or hanks are removed I secure to the end frame sa bracket t carried by
which is a pivot or stud t¹ upon which and free to be turned thereon is a lever u one
end u³ of which may be caused to at times support the axle v¹ of the swift of the
reel. To the end u of the lever u is connected by means of a connecting rod u² a
pedal lever u. When a hank or hanks of yarn or thread is or are to be removed
from the swift the attendant by depressing the pedal lover 3 turns the lever u in
the direction indicated by the arrow F thus raising the axle clear of the end
framing s. The attendant then removes the bank or hanks of yarn or thread from the
swift and places it or them upon the axle v¹ at G or upon the lever u.
The attendant now allows the pedal lever u³ to ascend so as to allow the axle o to
again rest upon the end frame s. The attendant by means of the handle u formed
upon the lever u then turns the lever u in a direction opposite to that indicated by the
arrow F until the end u of such lever u is so far clear of the axle that the hank or
hanks of yarn previously placed upon the axle v¹ or upon the lever u can be passed
between the axle v and the end us of the lever u and free from the reel. The
attendant then allows the lever u to turn in the direction indicated by the arrow F
until the end u³ of the said lever u again rests against the axle v¹.
Another method of carrying this part of my invention into effect is shown in
Figs. 10 and 11 of the accompanying drawings, Fig. 10 being a front view and
Fig. 11 an end view showing so much of a reel as is requisite to illustrate this mode
of carrying this part of my invention into effect.
According to this arrangement the lever u corresponding to the lever u previously
described in reference to Figs. 8 and 9 is placed parallel with the end framing s.
When a hank or hanks of yarn or thread are to be removed from the swift v the
attendant depresses the pedal lever u and thereby turns the end u of the lever u in
the direction indicated by the arrow F and raises the axle clear of the end
framing s. The hank or hanks may now be removed from the swift vand after being
passed between the axle v¹ and the end framing s is or are hung upon the portion H
of the lever u. The attendant then turns the lever u in a direction opposito to that
indicated by the arrow F until the bank or hauks of yarn or thread can be passed

page_text: between the axle v' and the end u of the lever u and clear of the reel. The attendant
then allows the lever u to turn in the direction indicated by the arrow F until the
end us of such lever u rests against the axle v¹ when other hanks of yarn or thread
may be wound upon the swift v.
Another method of carrying this part of my invention into effect is shown in
Figs. 12 and 13. Fig. 12 being a front view and Fig. 13 an end view showing so
much of a reel as is requisite to illustrate this method of carrying this part of my
invention into effect.
w is the framing situate at that end of the reel at which the bank or hanks wound
upon the swift a are removed from the reel.
z
y
Formed in the framing w is a groove in which and capable of being slidden
longitudinally therein is a plate or block, y. At the upper end of the plate or block
is formed a bearing which at times supports the part of the axle 1 of the swift x.
Projecting from the plate or block y is a stud y which passes into a slot formed in
one end of a lever mounted and capable of being turned upon a stud w¹ projecting
from the end framing to. Secured or formed upon the end framing w is a bracket 1.
2 is an arm provided with a stud 2ª which passes into and is capable of being turned
in a hole formed in the bracket 1. The upper end of the arm 2 is formed with a
hollow 2 in which hollow 2b the axlo a may at times be caused to rest. When a
hank or hanks of yarn or thread is or are to be removed from the reel, the handle <¹
formed upon the lever is depressed so as to raise the axle r¹ of the swift a from the
position which it occupies when yarn or thread is being wound upon the swift .
When the axle has been raised a sufficient height as indicated by the dotted lines K
the arm 2 is turned until the upper end thereof is situate beneath the axle a¹. The
plate or block y is then allowed to descend by raising the bandle z¹. The hank or
hanks of yarn or thread from the swift is or are passed between the axle ¹ and the
endy of the plate or block y and passed along the axle and hung upon the arm 2
in the position indicated by the dotted lines L. The plate or block y is again raised
by the handle being depressed so as to raise the axlo a clear of the upper end of
the arm 2. The arm 2 is then turned to one side of the axle x¹ and afterwards the
axle may be lowered into its normal position. The bank or hanks of yarn or
thread previously hung upon the arm 2 may be removed therefrom and clear of the
reel and other hanks of yarn or thread may be wound upon the swift x.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. For use in machines for winding or reeling yarns or threads the hereinbefore
described arrangement for preventing yarns or threads from "snarling" while being
unwound from bobbins, tubes or spools which arrangement consists in brackets such
as b and c one adapted to support and hold in position the base of the bobbin, tube or
spool and the other provided with a conical hole or opening c¹ adapted to retain in
position the " nose or "point" of the bobbin, tube or spool and to cause the yarn or
thread being unwound to pass between the side of the said conical hole or opening c
and the " nose or "point" of the bobbin, spool or tube substantially as hereinbefore
described in reference to and indicated in and by Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the
accompanying drawings.
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2. For use in machines for winding or reeling yarns or threads the herein before
described arrangement for preventing yarns or threads from "snarling" and adjusting
the tension of such yarns or threads while they are being unwound from bobbins,
tubes or spools which arrangement consists in brackets such as b and c of which
brackets one is adapted to support and hold in position the base of the bobbin, tube or
spool while the other is provided with a conical hole or opening adapted to retain in
position the " nose or point" of the bobbin, tube or spool and to cause the yarn or
thread being unwound to pass between the side of the said conical hole or opening
and the " nose
or "point" of the bobbin, tube or spool and which brackets band. c
are mounted upon a frame or bracket such as d; in order that the "
nose or "point"
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page_text: of the bobbin, tube or spool may be caused to bear more or less upon the side of the
conical hole or opening aforesaid so that the tension placed upon the yarn or thread
being unwound may be regulated substantially as herein before described in reference
to and indicated in and by Figs. 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawings.
3. For use in a reel for reeling yarns or threads the herein before described
arrangement consisting in a forked bracket such as q employed to support one end of
the axle of the swift of the reel and arranged to be turned so that either end of such
forked bracket may be caused to support the said end of the axle aforesaid substantially
as herein before described in reference to Fig. 7 of the accompanying drawings and
for the purpose of enabling the hanks of yarn or thread wound upon the said swift to
be readily removed therefrom.
4. For use in a reel for reeling yarns or threads the hereinbefore described
arrangements consisting in a lever which when turned by means of a pedal lever or
handle or other suitable means will lift or move one end of the axle of the swift of the
reel from the bearing in which such end of the said axle is supported when a hank or
hanks is or are being wound upon the swift substantially as hereinbefore described in
reference to Figs. 8 and 9 and Figs. 10 and 11 of the accompanying drawings and
for the purpose of enabling the banks of yarn or thread wound upon the swift to be
readily removed from the reel.
5. For use in a reel for reeling yarns or threads the hereinbefore described
arrangement consisting in a lever which when turned by means of a lever or other
suitable means will by means of a plate or block such as y lift or move one end of the
axle of the swift of the reel from the position occupied by such end of the said axle
when a hank or banks is or are being wound upon the swift and in an arm such as 2
which may be turned into position to support the said axle when raised or moved as
aforesaid, and arranged and operating substantially as hereinbefore described in
reference to and indicated in and by Figs. 12 and 13 of the accompanying drawings
and for the purpose of enabling the hanks of yarn or thread wound upon the said
swift to be readily removed from the reel.
Dated th: 1
1000
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicant.