Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 8th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 15th Nov., 1887.
I, HENRY ASHWORTH of Ollerton, Eagley near Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in mules for spinning and has for its object
that of considerably increasing the productive power of the same, which is accom-
plished by providing each mule carriage with a double row of spindles placed zig-zag
or otherwise to each other. Each row of spindles is provided with copping and under
fallers in the usual manner, and are connected by suitable gear to the ordinary copping
motion or its equivalent; by which a simultaneous motion is given to each to produce
an uniform cop on each row of spindles.
If desired, or convenient, three or more rows of spindles may he employed, each
being provided with separate copping and under fallers operated by a copping motion.
Dated the 10th December 1886.
EDMUND CHADWICK, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Mules for Spinning.
I, HENRY ASHWORTH of Ollerton, Eagley near Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 improvements in mules for spinning and has for its object
that of considerably increasing the productive power of the same, which is accomplished
by providing each mule carriage with a double row of spindles placed zig-zag or
otherwise to each other. Each row of spindles is provided with copping and under
fallers in the usual manner, and are connected by suitable gear to the ordinary
copping motion or its equivalent, by which a simultaneous motion is given to each to
produce an uniform cop on each row of spindles.
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of part of a mule carriage with my improvements
applied when in the operation of spinning and Fig. 2 is a similar elevation showing
position of copping and under fallers when winding is being performed.
A. A. are the ordinary rollers mounted on the roller beam; B is the mule carriage,
which is of the ordinary construction, except so far as relates to my present improve-
ments; C. C. is the spindle box, constructed to carry two rows of spindles placed
zig-zag as in Fig. 4 or otherwise. In adapting my invention to existing mules the
spindle box can be altered by the application of an additional bolster rail and a second
row of footsteps; the rollers and creels being altered to suit additional ends. D is a
mule spindle in the row nearest the roller beam or rollers A, and E is a mule spindle
in the outer row or the farthest from the rollers A. F. F. are the copping faller rods,
and G, G are the under faller rods. On the copping faller rods F, F, are mounted the
sickles H, H, carrying the copping faller wires I. I. The under faller rods G, G, are
fitted with the sickles J. J. carrying the under faller wires K, K. Motion is imparted
to the copping and under fallers by the ordinary means, the under fallers being weighted
and regulated in the usual manner. The double set of copping and under faller rods
can be coupled as in Fig. 3 or otherwise, by which a simultaneous motion will be given
to each to produce an uniform cop on each row of spindles, and by which only one
copping motion will be requisite to operate the same.
The most important feature in this invention is that the spindles D and E are set at
different heights and bevels to each other to allow of the faller wires I and K per-
forming their respective movements without clashing or interfering with each others
yarn; the latter being delivered to both rows of spindles from one set of rollers A.
Although I have shown two sets of fallers I would have it understood that it may
be simplified by employing two lines of rods for the copping fallers in front of the
mule carriage, the under fallers being mounted on the inside or otherwise of the mule
carriage and operated from one or two rods as desired.

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 :-
:-
1. Providing a mule carriage with the double row of spindles D and E placed zig-
zag and at different bevels and heights to each other to allow of the faller wires I
and K performing their respective movements without clashing or interfering with
each others yarn, applied and operating substantially as described and as shown on the
drawings.
2. The general construction and arrangement of my improvements, applied and
operating substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and as shown on the
drawings.