Improvements in Devices for connecting together Lengths of Tubular .Rollers for Spinning Mules or for Use in other Cases where Lengths of Tubing are to be connected.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 6th Nov., 1897
Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 6th Nov., 1897
Improvements in Devices for connecting together Lengths of Tubular
.Rollers for Spinning Mules or for Use in other Cases where
Lengths of Tubing are to be connected.
We JAMES HENRY PICKUP of Britannia Works Bury in the County of
Lancaster Engineer and THOMAS HENRY ASHWORTII, Foreman of the Engineering
Department of I. H. Pickup and Company Limited of Britannia Works aforesaid
do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object to provide. devices for connecting together
lengths of tubular rollers for spinning mules or for use in other cases where
lengths of tubing are to be connected which devices are readily and cheaply,
made, and are very light and efficient in use. The device is designed more
especially for use in connecting the lengths of tubular rollers provided in con-
nection with spinning mules to prevent evils arising from the over-running of
the roving or creel bobbins when delivering roving yarn to the delivery rollers,
as described in the Specification of Letters Patent No 6262, granted to William
Knowles and dated the 27th April 1888, but the device can also be applied to
other analogous purposes.
The connecting devices have hitherto been made of cast iron in two parts
engaging by means of a 'spindle with a pin and socket connection.
According to this Invention we provide for each tube end a socket piece made
of pieces of stamped sheet metal, preferably two pieces being used, one piece forming
one check and the periphery to enter the tube end and an inclined flange which
is "upset" around the second piece which forms the other cheek. Through the
centre of each cheek a hole preferably a square or non-circular hole is made which
may be done by slitting the metal and turning it inwards so as to form a large
hearing for the spindle which is passed through these holes in the two socket
picces which are in the two opposed ends of the lengths of rollers or tubes to bo
joined. The spindle is made of a shape to correspond with the holes through the
socket pieces and is preferably made hollow and from a piece of sheet metal.
On the said spindle at the central part of its length which is between the two
lengths of rollers or tubes and their socket picces is a circular part, which may be
pressed up out of the sheet metal and which is provided to turn in the bearings
in which the rollers or tubes are mounted when in place on the machine.
Dated this 28th day of December 1896.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields London W.C., Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Devices for connecting together Lengths of Tubular
Rollers for Spinning Mules or for Use in other Cases where
Lengths of Tubing are to be connected.
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We, JAMES HENRY PICKUP, of Britannia Works, Bury in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, and THOMAS HENRY ASHWORTH, Foreman of the Engineering
Department of I. H. Pickup and Company Limited, of Britannia Works aforesaid
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the saine
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in aird by the
following statement;―
This Invention has for its object to provide devices for connecting together
lengths of tubular rollers for spinning mules, or for use in other cases where
lengths of tubing are to be connected, which devices are readily, and cheaply,
made, and are very light and efficient in use. The device is designed more
especially for use; in connecting the lengths of tubular rollers provided in con-
nection with spinning mules to provent ovils arising from the over-running of
the roving, or creel bobbins, when delivering roving yarn to the delivery rollers,
as described in the Specification of Letters Patent No 6262, granted to William
Knowles and dated the 27th April 1888:-but the device can also be applied to
other analogous purposes.
The connecting devices have hitherto been made of cast iron in two parts
engaging by means of a spindle with a pin and socket connection.
We will describe our invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 represents the ends of two tubular rollers which are connected by a
device made according to this invention."
Figure 2 shews separately a cut blank to form the ends of each socket piece and
Figure 3 is a cross section of the connecting spindle.
We provide for each roller, or tube-end A, a socket piece B, made of pieces of
stamped sheet metal, preferably two pieces being used, one piece forming one
cheek band the periphery 63 to enter the roller, or tube end, and an inclined
flange 69 which is "upset" around the second piece b which forms the other
cheek. Through the centre of each cheek bb a hole, preferably a square, or
non-circular hole, is made which inay be done by slitting the metal as shewn in
Figure 2 and turning it inwards as at b5; Figure 1, so as to form a large bearing
for the spindle C, which is passed through these holes in the two socket pieces B,
which are in the two opposed ends of the lengths of rollers or tubes A to be joined.
The spindle C is made at the end parts c of a shape to correspond with the holes
through the socket pieces and is preferably made hollow and from a piece of sheet
metal. On the said spindle at the central part of its length which is between the
two lengths of rollers or tubes and their socket picces is a circular part ³, which
may be pressed up out of the sheet metal and which is provided to turn in the
bearings in which the rollers, or tubes, are mounted when in place on the machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
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1. Means for connecting lengths of tubing together for rollers for spinning
mules, or for other purposes, consisting of sheet metal socket pieces, cut and bent
to form a bearing for a hollow sheet metal spindle with ends to fit the socket pieces

page_text: in adjacent roller, or tube ends, and with a mid-portion fitted to run in bearings;
substantially as herein before described.
2. A device for connecting together lengths of tubular rollers for spinning
mules, or for connecting lengths of tubing together for other purposes, the said
device being constructed substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
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JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields London W.C., Agents.