Improved Means for Supplying Water or other Liquid in Wet- spinning, Twisting, or other Frames.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 5th Oct:, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1888
Improved Means for Supplying Water or other Liquid in Wet-
spinning, Twisting, or other Frames.
JOSHUA VALENTINE EVES of Brooklands Knock County Down Ireland Mill
Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates primarily to wet spinning frames for flax and similar fibres
in which a supply of water is conducted to the drawing or retaining rollers by means
of a perforated pipe extending over the length of the rollers and consists of an
improved method of regulating the supply of water to each set of bosses on the
rollers.
The method is also applicable to twisting or other frames where liquid is drawn
from the same pipe for damping yarn or other purposes.
The supply to each set of bosses or spindles is regulated by inserting a peculiar
and simple form of tap or valve in the supply pipe at each place where the liquid is
required.
This tap or valve consists of an outer tube or casing passing either through
the supply pipe or the casing may be placed on the side of the supply pipe. The
tube or casing has an opening or openings into the pipe.
Inside this casing is a hollow plug free to turn and slightly taper and having a hole
or holes corresponding to the hole or holes in the casing so that when these respective
holes are turned so as to be opposite each other the liquid passes out of the
supply pipe through the hollow plug on to the rollers or other desired part of the
machine.
By turning the hollow plug round in the casing the amount of liquid passing on to
each set of bosses or other part of the machine can be regulated to a nicety.
The plug instead of being hollow may be grooved but the hollow or tubular form of
plug is preferable.
The slightly taper hollow or grooved plug can be readily removed from the casing
for cleaning or other purposes.
Daind this 4th day of January 1888.

page_text: Improved Means for Supplying Water or other Liquid in Wet
Spinning, Twisting, or other Frames.
I, JOSHUA VALENTINE EVES of Brooklands, Knock, County Down Ireland, Mill
Manager, 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 primarily to wet spinning frames for flax and similar fibres
in which a supply of water is conducted to the drawing or retaining rollers by means
of a perforated pipe extending over the length of the rollers and consists of an
improved method of regulating the supply of water to each set of bosses on the
rollers.
The method is also applicable to twisting or other frames where liquid is drawn
from the same pipe for damping yarn or other purposes.
The supply to each set of bosses or spindles is regulated by inserting a peculiar
and simple form of tap or valve in the supply pipe at each place where the liquid is
required.
Such being the nature and object of this my invention, the following is a com-
plete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of rollers and appliances in position for supplying
moisture.
Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of water supply pipe internal tube being in elevation.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of supply pipe and internal tube the plug being in
elevation.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation partly in section illustrating supply pipe and tap.
Fig. 5 is a detail, enlarged scale.
The appliance comprises a main supply pipe 1 through which at intervals of its
length are inserted and secured lengths of tubing or casings 2-2 within each of
which is a hollow plug the tubing or casing 2 and plugs 3 are preferably slightly
tapered each having a hole or portway 5-6 through which when the poris 5-6
are opposite each other water passes from the main supply pipe 1 and drips to and
upon the rollers or other required part of the machine. The hole or portway in
the tube or casing 2, or in the hollow plug 3 may be elongated so as to com-
pensate for wear and consequent descent of the plug within its casing.
By turning the hollow plug 3 round in the casing 2 the amount of liquid passing
on to each set of bosses or other part of the machine can be regulated to a nicety.
The plug 3 instead of being hollow may be grooved but the hollow or tubular form
of plug is preferable.
The slightly taper hollow or grooved plug 3 can be readily removed from the
casing 2 for cleaning or other purposes.

page_text: 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
Supplying and regulating the supply of liquid, to wet spinning frames, by means of
the improved appliances herein described and illustrated by drawings comprising, in
combination, a main supply pipe, having cross tubes or hollow casings, containing
taper, or other form of plugs, having the requisite ports.
Dated this 4th day of October 1888.
J. V. ÉVES.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.