Improvements in Yarn and Thread Guides for Ring Spinning Frames, Mules, and other like Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Yarn and Thread Guides for Ring Spinning
Frames, Mules, and other like Machines.
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1, JOHN BRUCE SUTTON, of 19 Bristol Street Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Mill Furnisher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It consists of certain improvements whereby am enabled to combine the
advantages of the slot guide and the curled wire guide which are now in common
use in ring spinning frames, mules, throstle winding frames and the like.
I accomplish this by bending a short length of wire of suitable thickness into
the shape of a slot, one of the two ends I curve in a hook form and slightly bend
the other so as to form a guard to prevent the yarn or thread from slipping out
of the slot, leaving a sufficient space between the wires to admit of the yarn or
thread being dropped between them into the slot. The wire slot is soldered,
rivetted, or otherwise suitably attached to a suitable plate for attachment to the.
machine.
Dated this 1st day of September 1892.
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46ª, Market Street, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Yarn and Thread Guides for Ring Spinning
Frames, Mules, and other like Machines.
I, JOHN BRUCE SUTTON, of 19 Bristol Street Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Mill Furnisher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
It consists of certain improvements whereby am enabled to combine the
advantages of the slot thread guide and the curled wire thread guide which are now
in common use in ring spinning frames, mules, throstle winding frames and
the like.
I accomplish this by bending a short length of wire of suitable thickness into the
form of a slot, one of the two ends is curved into a hook form so as to form a guard
to prevent the yarn or thread from slipping out of the slot, a sufficient space being
left between the two ends of the wire to admit of the thread being slipped into the
slot without threading, the other end of the wire being slightly bent to facilitate
this.
Referring to the sheet of drawings sent herewith,-
Fig. 1 shows the device in one of its simplest forms a indicating the slot through
which the thread passes, the hook to keep it in the slot, into which it is passed
between band the slightly curved other end of the wire, which in this case is con-
tinued down the side of the slot and formed with a screw d at its lower extremity
to facilitate its fixture in any desired place.
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Fig. 2 shows another form in which two guides are affixed in a suitable plate.
by soldering, or brazing. I find that it facilitates the operation of soldering or
brazing the guides to the plate, to cut a slot in the outside of each wire, but I do
not restrict myself to this method of fastening the same. The same parts are
indicated by the same letters in this fig. as well as the Fig. 3, in which the lower
onds of the guides are passed through suitable slots in the plate f and then bent
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page_text: over and pinched or rivetted on the other side. In both these figs. (2 & 3) the
end c is slightly curved to admit of the easy entrance of the thread.
As it is evident that the guide may be formed of other material than wire, I do
not confine myself to wire only, but may form a slot of my improved shape in any
suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1st. In a thread or yarn guide the combination with a slot, of a hook at the
opening of the same to prevent the thread from slipping out of the slot, substan-
tially as described and shown herein before and in the accompanying drawing.
2nd. In a thread or yarn guide the general shape or form shown hereinbefore
and in the accompanying drawing, for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 28th day of October 1892.
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46ª, Market Street, Manchester, Agent to Applicant.