A Bobbin for Sewing Thread and other Yarns.
Year: 1888

page_text: A Bobbin for Sewing Thread and other Yarns.
1 GUSTAVE SCELLES, of 118 Rue Saint Denis, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to a bobbin for sewing thread and other yarns,
consisting of a disc or centre with wings bent. alternately right and left to form a
channel in which thread may, be wound. There are an even number of wings so that
the thread passes on one side only of each wing. There is a hole in the centre of the
dise to enable it to be placed in the winding frame, and the edges or tips of the wings
are rounded to facilitate the winding and unwinding of the thread. A bobbin according
to this invention can be laid on its side without the thread coming into contact with
the surface on which the bobbin stands. In the annexed sheet of drawings I not only
shew bobbins according to this invention, but also apparatus by which such bobbins
can be cheaply and rapidly wound.
Figures 1 and 2 show in elevation and in plan apparatus that can be advantageously
employed for winding bobbins according to this invention, but it will he obvious such
bobbins may be otherwise filled or wound.
Figures 3, 4 and 5 are detail views of apparatus for rotating the bobbins.
Figures 6 & 7 are detail views of the guides-which conduct the threads coming from
the large feed bobbins. -
Figures 8 and 9 are views of the flat bobbins before they are mounted upon the
winding-on spindle.
Figures 10 and 11 are respectively front elevation and side elevation of a bobbin
filled ready for use in a sewing machine or for other purposes.

page_text: The large feed bobbins J on which the threads to be distributed are wound on
issuing from the spinning or winding frame are mounted on spindles carried in
notches T formed in the creel F which is arranged slightly inclined at the rear of the
machine.
These feed bobbins are each provided with a drag pulley G and a weighted drag
band whereby there is imparted to the thread a tension which facilitates and regulates
the winding on. The feed bobbins may be filled with thread of various colors and
qualities and may be provided in any number according to the number of flat bobbins
to be formed. From the bobbins the thread passes to the guides D. Each guide Dis
provided with a hole for mounting the same on the spindle E.
Between each of the guides D is interposed a separating washer and the whole is
tightened up against an end washer fixed by a moveable washer on the other end of
the spindle and a nut. The separating washers are so arranged that the axis of cach
guide is situated in the plane of each corresponding flat bobbin. The thread coming
from each bobbin J passes through a thread eye o situated at the rear part of each
guide and thence it goes through a hole formed in a projection n situated at
the forward end of each guide and it is finally wound upon the corresponding flat
bobbin.
Each of these flat bobbins a is composed of a thin disc A provided with a central
hole B for mounting the same upon a spindle for winding the thread on and off.
C
This disc Ahas its edge cut out or serrated so as to form an even number of
rounded teeth or wings which are bent alternately to the right and to the left of
the central plane of the disc similarly to the teeth of a saw. This serrated edge forms
with its diverging wings a V shaped groove more or less wide according to the
quantity of thread to be wound thereon. The thread when thus wound on is protected
on each side by the ends of the wings and cannot be soiled by contact with the tables
upon which the bobbins A. may be deposited or fall. In order to fill these flat bobbins
with thread several of them may be mounted on a spindle b, being separated from
each other by washers and pressed against one another by a collar f on the spindle b
and also by a washer g which is moveable upon this spindle and serves to tighten up
the whole set of bobbins under the action of the thumb nut s. To the washer fare
connected, it inay be by hinges, rods d which are situated at or near the bottom of the
space existing between the teeth or wings of the bobbins and free ends of which are
received in an annular groove in the washer g. These rods (of which there may be
greater or less number according to the diameter of the bobbins) serve to carry round
the flat bobbins mounted on the spindle when the latter is rotated. This spindle
rotates between pivots or centres so as to reduce friction and on the side nearest the
collar fit carries a crosspiece designed to be actuated by branches of the carrier j
which is formed in one piece with the driving shaft & upon which is keyed the pulley
operated by a band from a fly wheel B. It will be seen that these flat bobbins are
arranged so that the thread on leaving the guide shall readily pass into and wind itself
in the annular V shaped groove formed by the alternate deviation of the teeth or
wings c¹ c¹ of each corresponding bobbin. The guides D rest upon a wooden bench E
which is moveable along a vertical support and capable of being fixed in position by
nuts at the most convenient point for the guides according to the diameter of the
bobbins. This bench carries bent wires m so disposed as to fix the position of the
guides during the operation of the machine thus avoiding any deviation of the thread.
The apparatus being thus arranged and constructed when the fly wheel is set in
motion the carrier j carries round with it the aggregation of bobbins a and the thread
is wound simultaneously upon all the component bobbins a, a.
The construction or putting together of the aggregation of bobbins a is very simple;
discs and washers are mounted in alternate order upon the spindle b whilst the rods d
are opened out similar to the ribs of an umbrella. The rods d are then closed or shut
down and enter into the separating spaces of the teeth c. c and the wheel thus
formed is placed between centres of which one is the centre of the carrier ; and
the other the centre of a stud fixed on a bar p which may act as a spring and thus

page_text: press the other pivot against the centre of the carrier. In order to ensure proper
working and to prevent the bar p from giving way during the operation of the machine
a hinged stop or catch q arranged upon the standard is employed to fix or lock the
said bar p so as to prevent all movement of the same. When the flat bobbins have
been filled with thread the stop q is lifted up or otherwise disengaged, pressure is
applied to the bar p so as to release or free the pivots of the composite bobbin A which
can then be drawn forward; the threads are then cut and knotted or otherwise
secured and the filled composite bobbin is replaced by an empty one.
The flat bobbins
may be readily separated by unscrewing the nuts and by sliding the whole series of
bobbins a' and washers along the shaft b. Then by means of a slight pressure the
wings of each bobbin are flattened so as to slightly squeeze the thread; the bobbin
thus takes up less room and the thread acquires a better brilliancy.
Dated this 7th day of Ananst 18ee
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
6, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I GUSTAVE SCELLES of 11 Rue Saint Denis, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Merchant 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 has reference to a bobbin for sewing thread and other yarns,
consisting of a disc or centre with wings bent alternately right and left to form a
channel in which thread may be wound. There are an even number of wings so that
the-thread passes on one side only of each wing. There is a hole in the centre of the
disc to enable it to be placed in the winding frame, and the edges or tops of the wings
are rounded to facilitate the winding and unwinding of the thread. A bobbin,
according to this invention, can be laid on its side without the thread coming into
contact with the surface on which the bobbin stands.
In the sheet of drawings filed with my Provisional Specification there is shewn
apparatus by which bobbins according to this invention can be cheaply and rapidly
wound.
Figs. 1 and 2 shew in elevation and in plan, apparatus for winding bobbins according
to this invention.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail views of apparatus for rotating the bobbins.
Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of the guides which conduct the threads coming from
the large feed hobbins.
Figs. 8 and 9 are views of the flat bobbins before they are mounted upon the
winding-on spindle.
Figs. 10 and 11 are respectively front elevation and side elevation of a bobbin
filled ready for use in a sewing machine or for other purposes. The large feed
bobbins Jon which the threads to be distributed are wound on issuing from the
spinning or winding frame, are mounted on spindles carried in notches & formed in
the creel F which is arranged slightly inclined at the rear of the machine...
These feed hobbins are each provided with a drag. pulley G and a weighted drag
band whereby there is imparted to the thread a tension which facilitates and regulates
the winding on. The feed bobbins may be filled with thread of various colours and
qualities, and may be provided in any number according to the number of flat bobbins
to be formed. From the bobbins the thread passes to the guides D.
Each guide D is provided with a hole for mounting the same on the spindle E.
Between each of the guides D is interposed a separating washer, and the whole is
tightened up against an end washer fixed by a moveable washer on the other end of
the spindle, and a nut.
The separating washers are so arranged that the axis of each guide is situated in
the plane of each corresponding flat bobbin.
The thread coming from each bobbin J passes through a thread eye o situated at
the rear part of each guide and thence it goes through a hole formed in a projection
"

page_text: situated at the forward end of each guide. It is finally wound upon the corresponding
flat bobbin.
Each of these flat bobbins a is composed of a thin disc A¹ provided with a central
bole B for mounting the same upon a spindle for winding the thread on and off.
This disc A¹ has its edge cut out or serrated so as to form an even number of rounded
teeth or wings C which are bent alternately to the right and to the left of the central
plane of the disc similarly to the teeth of a saw.
This serrated edge forms with its diverging wings a V shaped groove more or less
wide according to the quantity of thread to be wound thereon.
The thread when thus wound on is protected on each side by the ends of the wings,
and cannot be soiled by contact with the tables upon which the bobbins a may be
deposited or fall.
In order to fill these flat bobbins with thread, several of them are mounted on a
spindle b, and are separated from each other by washers c, and pressed against one
another by a collar fon the spindle and also by a washer which is moveable upon
this spindle, and serves to tighten up the whole set of bobbins under the action of the
thumb nut s.
I
To the washer fare connected it
may be by hinges rods d which are situated at or
near the bottom of the space existing between the teeth or wings of the bobbins, and
free ends of which are received in an annular groove in the washer
g.
These rods (of which there may be a greater or less number according to the
diameter of the bobbins) serve to carry round the flat bobbins mounted on the
spindle when the latter is rotated.
This spindle rotates between pivots or centres so as to reduce friction, and on
the side nearest the collar f, it carries a cross piece h designed to be actuated by
branches of the carrier which is formed in one piece with the driving shaft k
upon which is keyed the pulley operated by a band from a fly wheel B.
It will be seen that these flat bobbins are arranged so that the thread on leaving
the guide; shall readily pass into and wind itself in the annular and shaped groove
formed by the alternate deviation of the teeth or wings el c¹ of each corresponding
bobbin.
The guides D rest upon a wooden bench E which is moveable along a vertical
support and capable of being fixed in position by nuts at the most convenient
point for the guides according to the diameter of the bobbins. This bench carries.
bent wires m so disposed as to fix the position of the guides during the operation
of the machine, thus avoiding any deviation of the thread.
The apparatus being thus arranged and constructed when the fly wheel is set in
motion, the carrier ; carries round with it the aggregation of bobbins A and the
thread is wound simultaneously upon all the component bobbins a, a.
The construction or putting together of the aggregation of bobbins A is very
simple discs and washers are mounted in alternate order upon the spindle
whilst the rods d are opened out similar to the ribs of an umbrella. The rods d
are then closed or shut down and enter into the separating spaces of the teeth c', c¹
and the wheel thus formed is placed between centres, of which one is the centre of
the carrier and the other the centre of a stud fixed on a bar p which may act as
a spring, and thus presses the other pivot against the centre of the carrier.
-
In order to ensure proper working and to prevent the bar p from giving way
during the operation of the machine, a hinged stop or catch 9 arranged upon the
standard z is employed to fix or lock the said bar p so as to prevent all-movement of
the same.
When the flat bobbins have been filled with thread the stop 9 is lifted up or
otherwise disengaged, pressure is applied to the bar p so as to release or free the
pivots of the composite bobbin A which can then be drawn forward; the threads
are then cut and knotted or otherwise secured, and the filled composite bobbin is
replaced by an empty one.
•
The flat bobbins may be readily separated, by unscrewing the nut S and by sliding
the whole series of bobbins a' and washers along the shaft 6.

page_text: Then by means of a slight pressure, the wings of each bobbin are flattened so as
to slightly squeeze the thread; the bobbin thus takes up less room, and the thread
acquires a better brilliancy.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.―
A flat bobbin for holding thread having a disc or centre with wings bent
alternately right and left so as to form a channel in which thread may be wound,
substantially as described.
Dated this 31st day of August 1888.
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.