IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SELF-ACTING MULES FOR SPINNING
Year: 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS GRIFFITHS of 37 Taylor Street, Bury, in the County of Lancaster,
Mule Fitter do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SELF-ACTING MULES FOR SPINNING to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to that class of spinning mules known as Smith's self
actors" and more particularly to that part of such "Self actors called the
stripping motion," the object of which is to clear the coils of yarn from off the
points of the spindles before the spindle carriage commences to "run-in" and
"wind on " the yarn.
To one end of the spindle carriage I bolt or otherwise fix a curved bracket
carrying a stud at its lower end. On this stud is mounted a lever which I call the:
"stripping plate." On the upper edge or surface of this plate rests a pin projecting
from the lever of the " stripping faller."
The upper surface of this plate is made with a curved step for a reason hereinafter
explained.
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When the spindle carriage has completed its "stretch," the front part of the
stripping plate" comes against a bracket attached to the "spinner's arm which
pushes the "stripping plate" backwards and allows the pin on the lever of the
"stripping_faller" to descend the curved step, and the "stripping faller wire'
consequently moves upwards and strips all the coils of yarn off the points of the
spindles.
As soon as the "motion" is locked the carriage runs in and winds on the yarn as
usual and as soon as the spindle carriage again commences to leave the rollers as the,
motion is "unlocked" the stripping plate returns to its former position ready to
act again.

page_text: I THOMAS GRIFFITHS of 37 Taylor Street Bury in the County of Lancaster
Mule Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SELF-ACTING MULES FOR SPINNING" 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 that class of spinning mules known as "Smith's self-
actors "
and more particularly to that part of such "self-actors called the
stripping-motion" the object of which is to clear the coils of yarn from off the
points of the spindles before the spindle carriage commences to "run-in'
" and
"wind-on" the yarn.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention I will now proceed to
describe in detail the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, and in order that the same may be clearly understood
I have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof and have marked
the same with figures, and letters of reference corresponding with those in the
following explanation thereof.
Fig 1. is a side elevation and Fig 2. a face view of my improved "stripping
motion."
To one end of the spindle carriage I bolt or otherwise fix a curved bracket a, a
carrying a stud b, b at its lower end. On this stud is mounted a lever c, c which
I call the "stripping plate."
On the upper edge or surface of this plate rests a pin projecting from the lever of
the "stripping faller."
"
The upper surface of this plate is made with a curved step c*, for a reason
hereafter explained.
"
When the spindle carriage has completed its " stretch," the front part of the
stripping plate" c. c. comes against a bracket attached to the well known lever on
the head stock called the "spinner's arm which pushes the "stripping plate " c, c
backwards and allows the pin on the lever of the "stripping faller" to descend the
curved step c*, and the "stripping faller wire" consequently moves upwards and
strips all the coils of yarn off the points of the spindles.
"
As soon as the "faller motion is "locked" the carriage runs in and winds on the
yarn as usual, and as soon as the spindle carriage again commences to leave the
rollers, as the "said motion" is "unlocked" the stripping plate c, c is returned to its
former position by means of a coiled spring e, e ready to act again.
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 the improved "stripping motion" for self-acting mules consisting of the
curved bracket a, a and the "stripping plate" c, c provided with the curved step c*,
or any mere modification thereof constructed and applied substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 1st day of October 1884.
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.