IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MACHINERY USED IN PREPARING SPINNING DOUBLING "AND WINDING COTTON WOOL SILK AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Roger Tatham of Rochdale in the County of
Lancaster Machine Maker and Thomas Bentley of Oldham in the County.
of Lancaster, Carder, for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MACHINERY USED IN PREPARING SPINNING DOUBLING
"AND WINDING COTTON WOOL SILK AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Roger Tatham and Thomas
Bentley at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th November
1883.
ROGER TATHAM of Rochdale in the county of Lancaster, Machine Maker and
THOMAS BENTLEY of Oldham in the County of Lancaster, Carder. "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MACHINERY USED IN PREPARING,
SPINNING, DOUBLING AND WINDING COTTON WOOL, SILK AND OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS,"
Our improvements consist in arrangements by which wo prevent the formation
of what are commonly called "singles" in certain machinery used in the process of
preparing, spinning doubling and winding cotton, wool, silk and other fibrous
materials. For this purpose we place a shaft or roller supported by suitable
brackets or bearings and to which rotary motion is imparted, behind the rollers or
guides in ordinary use in machinery for preparing, spinning, doubling and winding
cotton, wool silk and other fibrous materials. The shaft or roller above mamed we
form with recesses or projections. Above and resting upon the shaft or roller
above named so as to be rotated thereby are other rollers between which and the
shaft or roller above named we pass the sliver, yarn or thread. Between the
rollers above named and the ordinary rollers or guides previously referred to we
place a bar or rod supported in any convenient manner and provided with
projecting studs upon which we mount plates or wires capable of being turned
freely thereon.
The sliver, yarn or thread which is to be prepared, spun, doubled or wound by
the machine to which our invention is applied, is passed through holes or

page_text: apertures formed in a bar or rod placed in front of the shaft or roller above
mentioned; such sliver, yarn or thread is then passed between the said shaft or
roller, and one of the rollers supported by the said shaft or roller. The said yarn
or thread is then passed through holes or apertures in a bar or rod, then botween
the rollers or guides ordinarily used in machinery or apparatus for preparing,
spinning, doubling and winding cotton, wool, silk or other fibrous materials.
The wires or plates above named rest upon and are supported by the sliver,
yarn or thread; there being a separate wire or plate provided for, and supported by,
each individual sliver, yarn or thread aforesaid. So long as the whole of the
slivers, yarns or threads are intact, projections formed upon each of the plates or
wires are maintained in such position that they are clear of the recesses or
projections formed in or upon the shaft or roller above named but upon one of the
aforesaid slivers, yarns or threads becoming broken or severed, one of the
previously mentioned wires or plates which had been supported by the said sliver,
yarn or thread will descend, and thereby bring the projecting part of such wire or
plate into such position that the recesses or projections formed in or upon the shaft
or roller above referred to will act thereon so as to turn such wire or plate still
further downward, thereby breaking the remaining slivers, yarns or threads, and
thus preventing the formation of what is commonly known as "single." The
attendant then stops the preparing, spinning, doubling or winding machine;
raises the wires or plates, and after piecing the severed ends of the slivers, yarns
or threads, again starts the machine and permits the wires or plates above referred
to, to be again supported by the said sliver, yarn or thread.
We also in some cases propose to cause the wires or plates above mentioned to
arrest the motion of the preparing, spinning, doubling or winding machine upon
the breakage or. severance of one of the slivers, yarns or threads aforesaid. For
this purpose we cause the wires or plates above named, after descending as above
described, to arrive in position to arrest a vibrating blade which, by means of
inclines, disconnects the preparing, spinning, doubling or winding machine, or a
portion thereof, from the source of motive power from which it receives motion.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Roger Tatham and Thomas Bentley in the Patent Office on the
10th May 1884.
"
ROGER TATHAM of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster Machine Maker and
THOMAS BENTLEY of Oldham in the County of Lancaster Carder IMPROVE.
MENTS IN APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MACHINERY USED IN PREPARING
SPINNING DOUBLING AND WINDING COTTON WOOL SILK AND OTHER FIBROUS
MATERIALS
Our improvements consist in arrangements by which we prevent the formation
of what are commonly called "singles" in certain machinery used in the process of
preparing spinning doubling and winding cotton wool silk and other fibrous
materials Fig: 1 is a plan and Fig: 2 a cross section of so much of a slubbing
intermediate or roving frame as is requisite to illustrate our invention Fig: 3 is a
portion of Fig 1 upon an enlarged scale and Fig: 4 is a portion of Fig: 2 upon an
enlarged scale. I shall affix the same letters of reference to corresponding parts
throughout the whole series of figures: At a is one end frame of the machine
which end frame a supports the roller beam 6 to which are secured stands o
supporting the usual bottom drawing rollers d. e. f and top rollers d'. e'. f' which
top rollers d'. e. f₁ are omitted in Figs 1 and 3 to avoid confusion; by means of
the brackets g. h. j The bracket h supports a bracket k on which are formed
projecting parts . m between which are recesses in which and capable of being
rotated therein is a shaft or roller n extending from end to end of the roving or
slubbing frame. The shaft or roller n is formed with recesses or projections in
this instance recesses o are formed in such shaft or roller n such recesses o being
separated by ribs or wing pieces p resting upon the shaft or roller n is a roller q.
shown only in Figs: 2 and 4 provided with pivots passing into the recesses between
the projecting parts 1. m-The bracket by means of recesses formed therein
supports a barr extending throughout the length of the slubbing intermediate or
roving frame such bar r being provided with openings 8-The bracket / supports
by means of recesses formed therein a guide bar or rod t provided with notches or
openings u for conducting the sliver yarn or thread to openings v formed in the
ordinary guide bar or rod w carried by the bracket from which guide bar or
rod w the said sliver yarn or thread, passes to the drawing rollers d. d¹ e, e'. f. f'—
Secured to the bar or rod t are studs upon which and capable of being rotated
thereon are wires or plates y & which for convenience of description I shall
hereinafter refer to as arms-As the construction and action of the arms y. and
parts connected therewith are similar throughout the entire length of the slubbing
intermediate or roving frame I shall only refer to one set of arms y. = and parts
connected therewith and to the remaining sets of such arms and parts connected
therewith. I shall affix the same letters of reference At 1. 2 are two roving or
slubbing bobbins. From the bobbin 1 proceeds the sliver yarn or thread 3 which
is passed through an opening a formed through the bar r and between the roller n
and the roller q then beneath the army and also beneath the arms as shown in
the detached view Fig: 5 which is a view of the arms y. when looking from A
towards B in Fig: 3; the bar t being indicated by dotted lines-Extended
parts y'. z of the arms y. respectively are so placed that when turned upon the
stud the ends y e² of such arms y. respectively will pass into the path of the
wing pieces p which are as will be hereinafter pointed out revolving in the direction
of the arrow C-The sliver yarn or thread 3 after passing beneath the arms y z is
passed through a notch or opening formed in the bar t and is then passed through.

page_text: a notch or opening formed through the guide bar or rod wand between the
rollers ff, e. e. d. d-The sliver yarn or thread 4 from the bobbin 2 is passed
through an opening & formed in the bar r and between the rollers ng then beneath
the arms y. then through an opening or notch formed in the bart and is then
passed through an opening or notch formed in the guide bar w and between the
rollers ffe. e¹ d. d. Upon the end of the roller f. is a toothed wheel 5 the teeth
of which gear into those of a toothed carrier wheel mounted and capable of being
rotated upon a stud 7 carried by the bracket 9 secured to the end frame a. The
teeth of the carrier wheel 6 gear into the teeth of a wheel 8 mounted fast upon
the shaft or roller n. The speed of the roller n is so proportioned relative to that
of the roller that the slivers yarns or threads 3. 4 are kept in a state of slight
tension while passing from the rollers n. q. to the rollers f.fl. In the position
of the parts as shown the sliver yarn or thread 3 supports the arm by passing
beneath the part 2 of the arm z the part y of the arm y boing arched so as to be
obove and clear of the sliver yarn or thread 3 passing beneath the arm -The
sliver yarn or thread 4 supports the arm y by passing beneath the depressed part y
of such arm y the part of the arm z being arched so as to be above and clear of
the sliver yarn or thread 4 passing beneath the arm y-The rollers f. n are
revolving in the directions of the arrows D. C respectively and so long as the
Blivers yarns or threads 43 are intact the ends y' of the arms y. z respectively
are maintained clear of the wing pieces p but should the sliver yarn or throad 3
from any cause become slack or broken the arm will turn downward and the
end z' of such arm passing into the path of the wing pieces p will be thereby
turned still further downward which will cause the part of the arm z to depress
the sliver 4 passing beneath and supporting the arm y such depression of the
aliver 4 will allow the end y¹ of the arm y to pass into the path of the wing
pieces p and the arm y will be turned still further downward thereby such turning
downward of the army will sever the sliver yarn or thread 4 thus preventing the
sliver yarn or thread 4 from passing through the rollers f. e d and thereby forming
what is commonly designated "single"-The attendant now arrests the motion of
the slubbing intermediate or roving frame raises the arms y, z and having passed
the slivers yarns or threads 4, 3 boneath the arms y. through the openings
or notches in bars or rods t. w and between the rollers f. f¹ e, e', d. di again
starts the said slubbing intermediate or roving frame when the arms y. z will
be again supported by the slivers yarns or threads 4, 3 respectively-I will
now suppose that from any cause the sliver yarn or thread 4 becomes slack
or broken-As soon as the sliver yarn or thread 4 becomes slack or broken tho
arm y. previously supported thereby will descend until its end y' passes into the
path of the revolving wing pieces p the arm y is then turned still further downward
thereby, such turning downward of the arm y will cause the part y' theroof to
arrive in contact with and depress the sliver yarn or thread 3 such depression of
the sliver yarn or thread 3 will allow the arm to turn downward-such turning
downward of the arms will bring the end of the said arm a into the path of tho
revolving wing pieces p which will cause the arm to descend still further and
thereby cause the sliver yarn or thread 3 to be severed or broken-It will be seen
from the preceding description that if either of the slivers yarns or threads 3. 4
become broken or severed from any cause the remaining sliver yarn or thread will
by the action in combination of the wing pieces p and arms y. become broken or
severed-Although I have hereinbefore described and shown our invention as
applied to the severance of one of two slivers yarns or threads we would have it
understood that by increasing the number of armis y. z a greater number of slivers
yarns or threads may bo acted upon so that when any ono of such slivers yarns or
threads becomes slack or broken from any cause the remaining slivers yarns or
threads will be also broken or severed-I bave hitherto for convenience of
description described and shown our invention as applied to slubbing intermediate
and roving frames only but I would have it understood that our invention is also
applicable to all machinery. or apparatus for preparing spinning doubling and

page_text: winding cotton wool silk and other fibrous materials in which two or more slivers
yarns or threads are united into one sliver yarn or thread-I have herein before
only described the arms y. as being turned downward by means of the revolving
roller or shaft n but I would have it understood that other arrangements of
apparatus may be employed for that purpose-I would have it understood that we
do not confine ourselves to the hereinbefore described method of severing the
remaining sliver yarn or thread or slivers yarns or threads of a set upon one of
such slivers yarns or threads becoming broken or severed as other arrangements of
apparatus may be employed for that purpose-In some cases we propose to cause
the arms y. or other suitable appliance above mentioned to arrest the motion of
the preparing spinning doubling or winding machine upon the breakage or severance
of one of the slivers yarns or threads aforesaid For this purpose we cause the
arms or other suitable appliance, above named after descending and breaking or
severing the slivers yarns or threads as herein before described to arrive in position
to arrest a vibrating blade which by means of inclines disconnects the preparing
spinning doubling or winding machine or a portion thereof from the source of
motive power from which it receives motion-Having thus described and ascertained
the nature of our said invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
I desire it to be understood that we claim as secured to us under the above in part
recited Letters Patent
Firstly Preventing the formation of what are called "singles" in machinery or
apparatus for preparing spinning doubling and winding cotton, wool, silk and
other fibrous materials by breaking or severing the remaining sliver yarn or thread
or slivers yarns or threads of a set upon one of such alivers yarns or threads
becoming broken or severed substantially in the manner herein before described and
shown
Secondly-The use in combination of the revolving wing pieces or projections p
and arms y. constructed and acting substantially in the manner and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and shown in reference to the drawing hereunto
annexed
Thirdly The use in combination of the arrangements above referred to for
preventing the formation of what are called "singles" in machinery or apparatus
for preparing spinning doubling and winding cotton, wool silk and other fibrous
materials and a stop motion for arresting the motion of the machine after the
breakage or severance of the slivers yarns or threads
In witness whereof I the said Roger Tatham have hereunto set my hand and
seal this ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty four.