Improvements in Machines or Frames for Spinning and Twisting Fibres.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines or Frames for Spinning and Twisting
Fibres.
We JAMES MACKIE and ARTHUR WILSON METCALFE both of Albert
Foundry, Belfast, in the County of Antrim, Ireland Machine Makers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
These inventions relate to machines or frames used for spinning and twisting fibres,
such as flax, hemp, cotton &c., in the wet state, and comprise improvements in the
construction of splashboards for the fronts of the frames for the purpose of catching
the water, dirt and waste flying from the machine; together with better means of
disposing of the same at the end of the frame.
The splashboards placed along the outside of the spindle rails consist, usually of
a board or plate fixed in front of the spindles in a convenient position to catch the
water flying off; and have, as a rule, a gutter or ledge, along their bottom edge,
for preventing the water &c. from falling on the floor. These are usually made in
one of the following ways:-Either entirely in cast iron, or entirely in wood, or
with an iron gutter and wood or sheet iron side.
We now propose to use for the aforesaid a steel or wrought iron section
combining a gutter at bottom, and a bead, flange or fold at the top edge; such
being made by either rolling, folding or stamping the sheets in convenient lengths,
in the hot or cold state.
In conjunction with the above we propose to place at the end of the gutter to
which the water & waste falls, a box or frame with an interual flange or ledge upon
which rests a grating having a handle attached to it, preferably rising from the
centre. This grating to be let down into the box so as to collect the waste falling
into it, and drain the water away. From time to time the accumulation upon the
grating may be pressed to expel the water and then lifted out upon the grating for
removal.
Internally the sides of this box may be ribbed in such a way as to allow the water
to be more freely pressed out of the contents.
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Dated this 28th day of November 1893.
JAMES MACKIE.
ARTHUR W. METCALFE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines or Frames for Spinning and Twisting
Fibres.
We, JAMES MACKIE and ARTHUR WILSON METCALFE, both of Albert
Foundry Belfast in the County of Antrim, Machine Makers, 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 to machines or frames used for spinning & twisting fibres

page_text: such as flax, hemp, cotton etc. in the wet stàte, and comprises improvements in the
construction of splashboards for the fronts of the frames for the purpose of catching
the water, dirt & waste flying from the machine together with better nieans of
disposing of the same at the end of the frame.
The splashboards placed along the outside of the spindle rails consist usually
of a board or plate fixed in front of the spindles in a convenient position to catch
the water flying off, and have as a rule a gutter or ledge along their bottom edges
for preventing the water etc. from falling on the floor. These are usually made in
one of the following ways, either entirely in cast iron, or entirely of wood or with
an iron gutter and wood or sheet iron side.
We now propose to use for the aforesaid a steel or wrought iron section com-
bining a gutter at bottom, and a bead flange or fold at the top edge, the above
splashboard being made by either rolling, folding or stamping the sheets_in
convenient lengths in the hot or cold state.
This
In conjunction with the above we propose to place at the end of the gutter to
which the water and waste fall a box or frame preferably with a loose bottom in
the form of a grating, having a handle attached to it rising from the centre.
grating to be let down into the box so as to collect the waste falling into it and
drain the water away.
From time to time the accumulation upon the grating may be pressed to expel
the water, and then lifted out upon the grating for removal. Internally the sides
of this box may be ribbed in such a way as to allow the water to be more freely
pressed out of the contents.
Such being the nature and object of our invention the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Fig. 1 shews a splashboard A with gutter C and a fold or bead B at top edge
supported by a bracket D to front of spindle rails X and Y.
Fig. 2 shews in section an elevation of the waste pot to be placed at end of
frame as found convenient J being the loose bottom with handle K attached.
Having now particularly described our invention and the means we adopt for
carrying same into effect we would have it understood that we do not confine
ourselves to the precise arrangement of parts as shown and described, as the same
may be varied without departing from the peculiar character of our improvements
but what we do claim is :-
Firstly. The use of a splashboard made from one sheet of wrought iron or steel
comprising bead or fold at top and gutter at bottom substantially as shewn in
Fig. 1.
Secondly. The use of a receiver or box to be used in conjunction with wet
spinning and twisting machines for receiving and draining the waste made in the
process of spinning and twisting substantially as shown and described in Fig. 2
with or without loose bottom.
Dated this 27th day of September 1894
JAMES MACKIE.
ARTHUR WILSON METCALFE.