Twiners and other Spindles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Twiners and other Spindles.
We GEORGE PICKFORD, Mule Overlooker and ELI JAGGER, Tin Plate Worker
both of Lee Street, Oldham in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of this our invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOOT-
STEPS OF MULES, TWINERS AND OTHER SPINDLES," to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements upon the shield or cap for covering the
foot-step forming the subject matter of provisional protection No 11180 granted to
us 12th August 1884 and consists in forming the same of stamped sheet metal
say of brass or other suitable metal, whereby lightness is secured and cost of
production reduced.
In performing our invention, we either stamp the said cap with the cupped
portion and with the tubular portion (which enters the annular wall of the foot-
step) all in one piece and instead of going on the inside we sometimes arrange the
tubular portion to pass over the outside of the annular wall-or we stamp the said
shield or cap in two pieces-the tubular portion being by preference cut of a
length of tubing and flanged over on the outside or stamped out of sheet metal and
over the flange we place the cupped portion which forms a different stamping and
which is turned over and secured thereto after the manner of eyletting, or button
making.

page_text: Twiners and other spines.
We GEORGE PICKFORD, Mule Overlooker and ELI JAGGER Tin Plate Worker both
of Lee Street, Oldham in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of
our 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 refers to improvements upon the shield or cap for covering the 5
foot-step forming the subject matter of Letters Patent No 11180 granted to us,
12th of August 1884 and consists in forming the same of stamped sheet metal say
of brass or other suitable metal whereby lightness is secured and cost of production
reduced.
In performing our invention we either stamp the said cap with the cupped 1
portion and with the tubular portion (which enters the annular wall of the foot-
step) all in one piece and instead of going on the inside we sometimes arrange the
tubular portion to pass over the outside of the annular wall-or we stamp the said
shield or cap in two pieces, the tubular portion being by preference out of a length
of tubing and flanged over on the outside or stamped out of sheet metal and over 1
the flange we place the cupped portion which forms a different stamping and
which is turned over and secured thereto after the manner of eyletting or button
making.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 represents a side sectional view of the cap stamped in two pieces and the
flange eyeletted and fitted into the inside of the foot-step in accordance with our
invention.
Fig. 2 represents a modification stamped and eyeletted together in two pieces
without flange and capable of fitting the same foot-step as Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan and Fig. 4 a side sectional view of a portion of a step rail
containing several ordinary foot-steps and one of which is shewn fitted with our
improved cap stamped in three pieces as seen also in Fig. 5.
Fig. 6 represents a similar cap but stamped in two pieces. It will be observed
that the flange a of these caps rests upon the top surface of the rail b whilst the
inner rim c rests upon the cup d of the foot-step.
Fig. 7. shews a modification stamped in two pieces suitable for the same foot-
steps but eyeletted in the centre These flanged caps enable us to apply our
invention to existing foot-steps and without the necessity of drilling tapping or of
any other preparation or fitting whatever.
Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a modification of Fig. 1 with a central shield g of
steel or other hard metal whilst the outer rim h may be of brass and which is
suitable for the use of large spindles-such as slubbers, intermediates or rovers,
throstles or other machinery having heavy spindles and is designed to more

page_text: effectually resist the dropping of this class of heavy spindles into their places after
being lifted up, for instance in piecing or doffing.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is
1st Constructing the caps of foot-steps of Mules, Twiners and other spindles of
stamped sheet metal, substantially as and for the purpose bereinbefore described.
2nd The various modifications and constructions of caps for foot-steps of spindles
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawing.