; Usable for Mill and other like Purposes.
Year: 1885

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Usable for Mill and other like Purposes.
JAMES SOUTHWELL PEARSON of 7 Bradshaw Street off Manchester Street
Heywood in the County of Lancaster Skip Manufacturer do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention for "AN IMPROVED SKIP OR UTENSIL PARTLY
CONSTRUCTED OF METAL USABLE FOR MILL AND OTHER LIKE PURPOSES," to be
as follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide a box or skip having a perforated
loose bottom to be used in cotton manufactories and other like places for the
purposes of storing or containing yarn or other materials termed "weft tins." It
is well known that the boxes now used for such purposes retain at the lower part
thereof the water which may be used to damp the material as is well known, now
in the case of cotton yarn the retention of water is known to be injurious thereto,
causing corrosion at the bottom of the box.
My arrangement is designed to allow the water to pass from the box or skip
therefore to obviate moisture, or the collection of water or other liquid, and consists,
in forming the sides and ends of any suitable metal having the sides perforated,
being of square or any desired form, the upper and lower part being open, at the
lower part I provide a perforated piece of any suitable material preferably of
plaited cane or willow, being held in position by a projecting rib extending around
the interior part of the sides and ends, also by suitable crosspieces; the underside
of the cane or "wicker" piece is provided with strips of wood or shoes" to be a
protection from external injury, obviously any water or other liquid used upon
the contents of the box or skip is allowed to escape, thus the receptacle may be
kept dry and as the lower part forming the bottom of the box wear, repairs to the
same are greatly facilitated.
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page_text: An Improved Skip or Utensil, Partly Constructed of Metal,
Usable for Mill and other like Purposes.
I, JAMES SOUTHWELL PEARSON of 7 Bradshaw Street Heywood in the County
of Lancaster Skip Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
for AN IMPROVED SKIP OR UTENSIL PARTLY CONSTRUCTED OF METAL USABLE FOR
MILL AND OTHER LIKE PURPOSES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
"
My invention has for its object an improvement in receptacles known as weft
tins or skips; and consists of a utensil having its bottom or lower part so adapted
and arranged, as to facilitate the removal thereof as may be necessary in the case
of repairs, also being formed of such suitable material so as to allow the escape of
moisture therefrom, which arises from the fact that the yarn in the form of cops
for which these utensils are chiefly employed to carry, are, as is well known
'damped" that is, a suitable quantity of water is applied to the material.
Another important feature of my invention consists of providing the sides of the
receptacle with stays to ensure strength and durability, by providing a bottom so
as to allow the moisture to escape therefrom the consequent damage to the contents
of the skip is thus obviated, as it is well known that as at present constructed the
moisture is retained thereby which, causes corrosion in the lower part of the
receptacle, thus the yarn being the contents of the skip or tin, is injured by
contact therewith.
In order, that my invention may be better understood I have reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings wherein same letters of reference indicate like
parts therein.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of my improved weft tin or skip.
Fig. 2, is a sectional end view of my invention.
Fig. 3, is a side elevation thereof.
My improved weft tin may be made of various forms or shapes only one design
is shewn in the drawings, as it is not necessary to shew all designs of which the
same can be made as it is not the material part of this invention, at the lower
part of the metal sides and ends A (which may if desired be perforated) of the
skip, at the inner part, I employ a projecting rib At upon which is seated a
perforated piece B, forming its bottom, which is preferably constructed of willows
such as is used in the manufacture of baskets or skips, at convenient parts around
the lower parts and extending to each side, I provide metal stay pieces or
supports D, being suitably attached to the sides A, by the use of which the tin is
greatly strengthened, and durability further ensured, at a convenient part but,
preferably in connection with the supports D, on the underside, I employ strips of
wood or "shoes" E, which are used for the purpose of protecting the lower parts
from external injury when in use, at convenient parts in the shoes E are provided
apertures through which pass metal split pins F (being provided with suitable
heads) also through apertures in the supports D, and bottom B, when the ends of
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page_text: the pins F¹ are suitably bent as shewn in figure 2, the lower part B, the shoes E,
and the supports D, are at these parts firmly secured, obviously in case of repairs
the parts or portions of the utensil most liable to wear may be easily disengaged
from the sides of the receptacle.
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. In a skip partly constructed of metal the combination of the perforated
bottom B, the rib A' the supports D, the shoes E the split pins F substantially
as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described in the annexed
drawings.