Improvements in the Manufacture of Ropes and Cords and in Machinery or Apparatus for such purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Dec., 1890-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Ropes and Cords and in
Machinery or Apparatus for such purposes.
We, CHARLES HENRY LAY, of 27, Took Street, Millwall, London, E., Fore-
man of Yarn Spinning Mills, and EDWARD THOMAS OWEN, of 25, Alpha Road,
Millwall, London, E., Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of ropes and cords and the like in one
continuous operation from the sliver" to the finished rope the object of our
present invention being to produce the finished rope from the sliver on a single
machine instead of by means of several machines as heretofore usual and our
present improvements may be briefly summarised as a multiplication or extension of
an invention for which the said Charles Henry Lay received Letters Patent
No. 14467 of 1887.
The machinery or apparatus for effecting the object of our present invention is
as follows:-
A large main framework is mounted (advantageously horizontal-though we do
not limit ourselves thereto) so as to revolve in suitable bearings at the front end
or nozzle where the finished is drawn off on to suitable winding gear (herein-
after referred to) and at the other end or back end upon a hollow spindle- the bed
plate and bearings being sufficiently strong to carry this large revolving frame-
work or carriage.
This main revolving carriage has arranged and mounted therein around the axis
thereof two or more secondary revolving carriages and for the purpose of descrip-
tion we will describe a "three strand "machine or machine for making ropes with
three strands for which purpose three such secondary carriages would be used.
These secondary carriages are mounted at the back end of the main carriage and
are rotated by suitable toothed wheels (so as to revolve in the opposite direction
to that of the main carriage) by means of the hollow spindle previously referred to
through which works a shaft (advantageously hollow) having a toothed wheel on
its inner end to actuate said secondary carriages or the latter may be actuated or
rotated in any suitable manner.
Each of these secondary frames carries a number of spindles of the character
-or the equivalent of those shown in Figure 3 referred to in the Specification of
Lay's said Patent No. 14467 of 1887 each of these spindles or "spinning bobbins
being mounted and arranged so as to be revolved in the opposite direction to thai
of the secondary frame. In order to get in the greatest possible number of these
spindles they may advantageously be arranged alternately at the back and front of
the secondary carriage and are revolved by toothed wheels which gear with a
1oothed wheel or pinion mounted on each said spindle or spinning bobbin " the
said toothed wheels being revolved by gearing into a fixed toothed wheel (i.e. fixed
to the main frame or carriage) around which they are revolved (somewhat after
the manner of the "sun and planet motion) by the revolving of the secondary
frame or these "spinning bobbins may be arranged and revolved in any other
suitable manner.
Each of these spinning bobbins may be provided with a suitable spring nipper
at its nose if desired.
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The spindles or "fliers" may carry bobbins as just previously described or
may be arranged to carry cans or other suitable device according to the nature of
the material or the requirements of the machine.

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Lne operation is as follows :-
The bobbins (or other device) holding the “sliver
spinning bobbin frames
are put into the spindles or
the main frame or carriage is then started (being
revolved by any suitable means) and the secondary frame and the "spindles are
thereby all set revolving the sliver from the bobbins is twisted into threads or
yarns as it comes from the spindle or
these several threads pass to the nose of the secondary frame and are there twisted
"spinning bobbin frame" and thence
together into the strand or "ready" and the several strands thus formed then meet
together and are twisted or laid into a rope at the nose of the main frame which
finished rope is wound or drawn off by any well known winding gear or suitable
apparatus for coiling rope as is well understood.
It will be obvious that several rotating parts may be made to revolve in either
direction as required.
As a further modification the machine may be adapted to lay up
i.e. several ropes twisted into one.
Dated this 21st day of March 1890
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Ropes and Cords and in
Machinery or Apparatus for such purposes.
We, CHARLES HENRY LAY, of 27, Took Street, Millwall, London, E., Fore-
man of Yarn Spinning Mills, and EDWARD THOMAS OWEN, of 25, Alpha Road,
Millwall, London, E., Engineer, 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 the manufacture of ropes and cords and the like in one
continuous operation from the "sliver" to the finished rope the object of our
present invention being to produce the finished rope from the sliver on a single
imachine instead of by several machines as heretofore usual and our present
improvements may be briefly summarised as a multiplication or extension of an
invention for which the said Charles Henry Lay received Letters Patent
No. 14467 of 1887.
The machinery or apparatus represented in the drawings annexed hereto for
effecting the object of our present invention is as follows:-
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section and
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Figure 2 a transverse sectional diagram taken through the lines 1. 1—2. 2—3. 3 of
Figure 1 of a machine suitably arranged for carrying our invention into practice.
A A are the axes of a large main framework mounted (advantageously hori-
zontal-though we do not limit ourselves thereto) so as to revolve in suitable
bearings at A'A! Any suitable bearing-for instance such as is shown in Fig. 1
may be employed at the front end or nozzle (where the finished rope is drawn off
on to suitable winding gear-hereinafter referred to) and at the other or back end
the bearing may be as shown in Fig. 1, viz., a hollow spindle B-the bed plate and
bearings being sufficiently strong to carry this large revolving framework or
carriage CC.
This main revolving carriage C C has arranged and mounted therein around the
axes thereof two or more secondary revolving carriages C₁ C₁ revolving on axes B²
and for the purpose of description we will describe a three strand" machine or
machine for making ropes with three strands for which purpose three such
secondary carriages would be used.
The secondary carriages C¹ C¹ are mounted at the back end of main carriage
and are rotated by suitable toothed wheels E¹ E E2 (so as to revolve in the

page_text: opposite direction to that of the main carriage) by means of the hollow spindle B
(previously referred to) having a toothed wheel Ei on its inner end to actuate said
secondary carriages C or the latter may be actuated or rotated in any suitable
imanner.
Each of these secondary frames C¹ carries a number of spindles or flyers D of
the character or the equivalent of those shown in Figure 3 referred to in the
Specification of Lay's said Patent No. 14467 of 1887 each of these spindles or
flyers carry the "spinning bobbins D being mounted and arranged so as to be
revolved in the opposite direction to that of the secondary frame C In order to
get in the greatest possible number of the spindles or flyers D they may advan-
tageously be arranged alternately at the back and front of the secondary carriage C
and are revolved by toothed wheels D which gear with a toothed wheel or pinion E
mounted on each said spindle or flyer D the said toothed wheels D' being revolved
by intermediate wheels gearing into the fixed toothed wheel E¹ (i.e. fixed to the
axis B of the main frame or carriage) around which they are revolved (somewhat
after the manner of the sun and planet notion) by the revolving of the secondary
frame or these spindles or flyers may be arranged and revolved in any other
suitable manner.
Each of these spindles or flyers D may be provided with a suitable spring
nipper D at its nose if desired.
The spindles
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or flyers D may carry bobbins as just previously described or
may be arranged to carry cans or other suitable device according to the nature of
the material or the requirements of the machine.
The operation is as follows
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or
The bobbins D (or other device) holding the "sliver are put into the spindles
or "spinning bobbin frames" D the main frame or carriage is then started (being
revolved by any suitable means) and the secondary frames Cand the spindles
flyers D are thereby all set revolving the "sliver from the bobbins is twisted
into threads or yarns as it comes from the "spindle" or "spinning bobbin frame" D
and thence these several threads pass to and through the tube or nipper D2 (shown
separately by Figure 3) of the secondary frame C and are conducted through a
guide plate thence to and through a tube D3 where they are then twisted together
into the strand or "ready" and the several strands thus formed pass through a
guide plate at D where suitable drawing off gear is mounted to regulate the
tension on the twisted yarn or "ready" they then meet together and are twisted or
laid into a rope or warp at the nose or "top" A² of the main frame A which
finished rope is wound or drawn off by any well known winding gear or suitable
apparatus for coiling rope as is well understood.
The nippers De shown separately in Figure 3 are formed so as to crew on to the
ends of the spindles or flyers D the nose being formed in two halves held together
by a spring or india rubber ring D' so as to smooth the yarn in its passage through
hem.
It will be obvious that several rotating parts may be made to revolve in either
lirection as required.
As a modification the machine may be adapted to lay up "warps" i.e. several
opes twisted into one.
The hollow spindle B may be used for conducting a central core into the
ope.
Figure is a diagram showing the strands laid around a central core as
reviously described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
ion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
e claim is
1. The manufacture of ropes direct from the "sliver substantially in the
anner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings
ereunto annexed.

page_text: 2. A machine for the manufacture of ropes and cords having a number of bobbins
carrying the sliver" mounted to rotate on spindles in a revolving frame or
carriage and two or more such revolving frames mounted again in a main revolving
frame so that thereby a rope is spun or formed in one operation on this machine
from the sliver."
3. In a machine or apparatus for the manufacture of ropes we claim the com-
bination with a secondary revolving frame or carriage such as C₁ of a series of
flyers carrying bobbins-or equivalent holders of "sliver" substantially in the
manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings
hereunto annexed.
4. In a machine or apparatus for the manufacture of ropes we claim the com-
bination of a main revolving frame or carriage such as C with secondary frames or
carriages such as C¹ C₁ each of the latter having arranged and mounted therein a
series of "Hyers" carrying bobbins-or other equivalent holders-of sliver sub-
stantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated
in the drawings hereunto annexed.
5. We claim the improved combined "nipper" D² for smoothing the yarn in its
passage through the same substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and represented in Figure 3 of the drawings hereto annexed.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1890.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentees.