other Woven Fabrics.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 23rd Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th Apr., 1887.
other Woven Fabrics.
TOM BARRON, and SAM BARRON, both of the firm of T. & S. Barron, Woollen
Manufacturers of Drighlington, near Leeds, in the County of York, and JAMES
CHAMBERS, Foreman Woollen Spinner also of Drighlington, in the County of York,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in an improved method of winding the warp for the list or
edges of woven woollen or other fabrics. It is well known to woollen manufacturers,
that the good appearance of the edges, or list of woollen fabrics, makes a considerable
increase in the commercial value of such goods. The object of this invention is to
ensure the regular and even winding of the warp required for listing, so that what-
ever the number of ends may be, or whether the individual ends of such listing be of
an uniform thickness or otherwise, the said listing warp shall come off the bobbin,
on which it has been wound, in a perfectly straight and uniform manner, thereby
ensuring that the listing shall be woven in an uniformly even manner throughout the
entire length of the piece.
The apparatus consists essentially of one or more horizontal spindles, each of which
carries a bobbin provided with flanges at each end, attached to each spindle and made
fast thereon, is a small disc with a projecting pin, which pin-when the bobbin is in
position for winding projects into a corresponding hole in the flange of bobbin, by
this means causing the bobbin to revolve when the spindle revolves. Placed in front
of the spindle, is a flat sliding bar, which is caused to slide to and fro the length of
the bobbin, by means of a heart shaped cam attached to a cross shaft located below
the spindle and at right angles thereto, this shaft being driven by means of a perpen-
dicular shaft and bevel wheels, which perpendicular shaft is driven from the
main driving shaft by another pair of bevel wheels. The main driving shaft is placed
above the spindle and is parallel therewith, and is provided with fast and loose pulleys,
to drive by power, and also a band pulley for driving by hand when required, this
being driven by a pulley to which is attached a handle, this hand driving apparatus
being placed in any convenient position. The spindle is driven by a band, or by a

page_text: belt, direct from the main shaft, and when the spindle is driven by a belt, we
cover the small pulley on spindle with india-rubber to give additional "bite" to the
belt.
Attached to the flat sliding bar before mentioned, is a reed or comb, through which
passes the warp. Between the sliding bar, and the spindle are two round guide bars,
or rods, placed one above the other, at a convenient distance apart, theso rods being
attached to, and sliding with the flat bar. The warp, after passing through the reed,
is conveyed underneath the bottom, and over the top guide rod, which is provided with
two adjustable guides for each spindle, through which the warp passes, these guides
being set so as to contract the warp into the form of a narrow flat tape, or ribbon, in
which form it passes on to the bobbin and by the reciprocal motion of the sliding bar,
a perfectly even and parallel bobbin is wound.
The bobbin is held in position for winding, by a bracket hinging on a pin, this
bracket pressing against the end of the bobbin, and which is kept in a perpendicular
position, by means of a flat spring pressing on a flat surface formed on the underside
of bracket near the hinge pin. When it is required to take the full bobbin off the
spindle, the swing bracket is pressed down into a horizontal position, thus leaving a
clear course for the full bobbin to come away from the spindle. Part of the apparatus
consists of an automatic motion for stopping the winding should one or more ends of
the warp become fast. The construction and action of such apparatus being as
follows A small bar which slides in guides, is placed parallel with the spindle, and is
located between the spindle and the guide rods before mentioned; attached to this bar
is a finger so formed as to come in contact with the end of hobbin when required, a
spiral or other spring is attached to the bar, this spring being in a state of tension
when the bobbin is in position for winding, the finger on the bar being at the same
time just clear of the end of the bobbin; the bar is kept in this position by means of
a catch lever, having its fulcrum at or near the middle, one end of which lever
dropping into a notch in the bar, thus holding it; at the other end of catch lever is
placed a disc, free to revolve on a stud or pin, having a projecting pin, and placed in
such a position that when the disc makes a part of a revolution the projecting pin
depresses the end of catch lever, thereby releasing the sliding bar, which is then drawn
forwards by the spiral spring attached to it thus bringing the finger in contact with
the bobbin, thereby disengaging the bobbin from the driving pin attached to the
driving disc on the spindle and also at the same time depressing the hinge or swing
lever into a horizontal position. The motion is given to the releasing disc as follows-
attached to the disc is an arm, at the end of which is rivetter, or otherwise made fast
a round projecting rod parallel with the spindle, the warp passes under this pro-
jecting rod, before reaching the reed or comb, and should one or more ends of the
warp become fast, the extra tension raises the rod thereby giving motion to the
releasing disc, bringing the projecting pin of releasing disc in contact with the end of
catch lever, depressing the same thus releasing the bar which is drawn forwards,
thereby stopping the winding. The warp is drawn from cops, placed in a creel, the
ends being drawn over a tension rod, which can be regulated to different degrees of
tension.
Dated this 6th day of January 1887

page_text: winding the warp for Listing or Edges of Pieces of Woollen or
other Woven Fabrics.
TOM BARRON and SAM BARRON both of the firm of T. and S. Barron, Woollen
Manufacturers of Drighlington near Leeds in the County of York, and JAMES
CHAMBERS foreman woollen spinner also of Drighlington in the County of York,
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 consists in an improved method of winding the warp for the list or
edges of woven woollen or other fabrics.
It is well known to woollen manufacturers, that the good appearance of the edges
or list of woollen fabrics makes a considerable increase in the commercial value of
such goods. The object of this invention is to ensure the regular and even winding
of the warp, required for listing in such a manner, so that whatever the number of
ends may be, or whether the individual ends of such warp, be of an uniform thick-
ness or otherwise, the said listing warp shall come off the bobbins on which it has
been wound, in a perfectly straight and uniform manner, thereby ensuring that the
listing shall be woven in an uniformly even manner throughout the entire length of
the piece.
The manner in which the apparatus is constructed, and the mode in which it operates,
will be understood from the following description of drawings:-
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Fig. is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 an end elevation of the apparatus employed
for the before mentioned purpose.
Fig. 3 is also an end view, shewing the manner in which the ends come away from
the cop creel, and are conveyed to the winding apparatus.
The winding apparatus consists of one or more horizontal spindles a, a, each of
which carries a bobbin b, provided with flanges c, c, at each end; attached to each
spindle, and made fast thereon, is a small disc d, having a projecting pin e, which
in-when the bobbin is in position for winding-projects into a corresponding hole
n the flange of bobbin, by this means causing the bobbin to revolve, when the spindle
evolves. Placed in front of the spindle is a flat sliding barf, which is caused to
lide to and fro the length of the bobbin by ineans of a heart shaped cam y acting on
small runner, attached to the sliding bar this runner being kept in contact with
he cam g by means of the weight 71. The cam 9 is attached to a cross shaft located
elow the spindle a and at right angles thereto; this shaft being driven by means of a
erpendicular shaft i and bevel wheels j, (see Fig. 2) which perpendicular shaft is
riven from the main shaft by another pair of bevel wheels k. The main driving
haft is placed above the spindle a and is parallel therewith and is provided with
st and loose pulleys m to drive by power, and also a band pulley n for driving by
and when required, this pulley n being driven by a pulley to which is attached a

page_text: handle, this hand driving apparatus being placed, in any convenient position. The
spindle a is driven by a band or belt pulley o direct from the main shaft I, and when
the spindle is driven by a belt we cover the small pulley p on the spindle with india
rubber, to give additional "bite” to the belt.
It is found desirable to reduce the speed of spindle a when the cops c, c² are
running off at the bottom, or when the bobbin is getting towards being full; this
reduced speed being obtained in the following manner-on the main shaft l, a disc I
is keyed or otherwise made fast, having two projecting pins J, J; a pulley K larger
than the driving pulleys m, and driven from the same shaft, with a pulley the same
size as the one which drives the pulleys m is placed on the shaft 1, near the disc 1 ;
this pulley K is free to revolve on the shaft l, and is provided with two projecting
pins L, L, corresponding with the pins J, J, and revolving in the same circle. The
pulley K is also provided with a grooved boss M. A forked bell crank lever N, with
pins projecting into the groove of boss M, is attached so that by means of the knob P,
and another bell crank lever Q, with the connecting rods S, T, the pulley K can be slided
to and fro on the shaft at the will of the operator, thereby engaging or disengaging
the pins J and L, consequently driving the shaft 1, when the pins are engaged, the
pulley K being of course constantly kept revolving.
Attached to the flat sliding bar, before-mentioned, is a reed y, through which passes
the warp on its way to the bobbin. Between the sliding bar and the spindle a, are
two round guide bars or rods 7, r², placed one above the other at a convenient distance
apart, these rods being attached to the sliding bar by the bracket U, consequently
sliding to and fro with the bar f. The warp after passing through the reed q, is con-
veyed underneath the bottom rod, and then over the top rod r, which is provided
with two adjustable guides S¹, S, for each hobbin, the warp passes through these
guides, which are set so as to contract the warp into the form of a narrow flat tape or
ribbon, in which form, it passes on to the bobbin b, and by the reciprocal motion of
the sliding harf, a perfectly even and parallel bobbin is wound.
The bobbin is held in position for winding by a bracket t, (shewn in detail in
Fig. 4) hingeing on a pin this bracket pressing against the end of bobbin, and is
kept in a perpendicular position by means of a flat spring #, pressing on a flat surface
formed on the under side of bracket t near the hinge pin e. When it is required to
take the full bobbin off the spindle the swing bracket is pressed down into a hori-
zontal position thereby leaving a clear course for the full bobbin to come away from
the spindle. Part of the apparatus consists of an automatic motion for stopping the
winding should one or more ends of the warp become fast, the construction and action
of such apparatus being as follows. A small bar w which slides in guides, is placed
parallel with the spindle, and is located between the spindle and guide rods before
imentioned. Attached to this bar is a finger, so formed as to come in contact with the
end of bobbin when required, a spiral spring y (or india rubber) is attached to the
bar, this spring being in a state of tension, when the bobbin is in position for winding,
the finger on the bar being at the same time just clear of the end of the bobbin;
the bar is kept in this position by means of a catch lever, having its fulcrum at or
near the middle, one end of which lever drops into a notch in the bar thus holding it;
at the other end of catch lever is placed a disc A free to revolve on a stud or pin B,
this disc having a projecting pin C, and is placed in such a position that when the
disc A makes a part of a revolution, the projecting pin C depresses the end D of
catch lever, thereby releasing the sliding bar te, which is then drawn forwards by the
spring y attached to it, thus bringing the finger in contact with the bobbin b, and
forcing it forwards, thereby disengaging the Hange of bobbin from the driving pin e
attached to the driving disc d, on the spindle a, and also at the same time depressing
the hinge or swing lever tinto a horizontal position, consequently stopping the winding.
Motion is given to the releasing disc A as follows:-attached to the disc A, is an
arm E, at the extreme end of which is rivetted or otherwise made fast, a round pro-
jecting rod F, parallel with the spindle.
The warp passes under the rod F, before reaching the reed or comb q, and should
one or more ends of the warp become fast in the cop or otherwise, the extra tension

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raises the rod F, thereby giving motion to the releasing disc A, bringing the pin C, of
releasing disc A into contact with the end of catch lever depressing the same, thus
releasing the bar w which is drawn forwards, thereby disengaging the bobbin from
the pin e, and so stopping the winding.
The warp is drawn from cops placed as shewn in Fig. 3 in a creel G the ends
being drawn over a tension rod H, which can be raised or lowered, to give different
degrees of tension, to suit different classes of work.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is-
1. The horizontal spindle with driving disc, placed in relation to, and driven from
the main shaft substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The combination of the heart shaped cam, with the flat sliding bar, and reed,
driven and operating substantially as described above.
3. The two guide rods, round which the warp passes, attached to, and sliding with
the flat bar in the manner hereinbefore described.
4. The automatic stop motion constructed and operating substantially in the
manner described above."
5. The combination of disc pulley, bell crank levers and rods for reducing speed,
arranged and acting substantially in the manner herein before described.
6. The hinged lever for holding the bobbin, and flat spring for same, as before
described.
7. The variable tension rod attached to cop creel, as herein before described.
8. The two adjustable guides on top guide rod as before described.