Improvements in and in Machinery or Apparatus for Preparing and Spinning Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1888
Improvements in and in Machinery or Apparatus for Preparing and
Spinning Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
I ROGER TATHAM of Moss Lane Iron Works, Moss Lane Rochdale in the
county of Lancaster Machine Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to that process of preparing slivers of cotton or other
fibrous material for being spun in which the sliver of cotton or other fibrous
material made by a "condenser carding engine' or "condenser machine
"nule" or
or other analagous machine are spun into yarn or thread by means of a
other spinning machine and my invention consists in a mode of operating and
arrangements by means of which I am enabled to increase the quantity of yarn or
thread produced.
In the mode of operating and arrangements hitherto employed the whole or a
considerable number of the slivers made by the "condenser carding engine" or
"condenser machine" or other analagous machine are wound upon what is known as
a "condenser bobbin" which bobbin is placed with others similar to it behind the
rollers of the "mule" or other spinning machine. Owing to the slivers being in a
loose state and practically without "twist" such slivers are not readily unwound from
the "condenser bobbin so that a large quantity of waste is caused and the mule or
other spinuing machine is often required to be stopped in order that a broken sliver
or broken slivers may be "pieced."
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According to my invention I wind the slivers made by the "condenser carding
engine" or condenser machine or other analogous machine upon separate bobbins
spindles spools or tubes either singly or two or three or several together. The slivers
may be wound upon the bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes by means of a revolving
surface or surfaces or drum or drums or other apparatus suitable for winding a sliver
or slivers upon a bobbin, spindle, spool or tube. In some cases I conduct each sliver
to the bobbin spindle spool or tube by means of a presser which may be stationary
or may be rotated, the said presser serving to consolidate the sliver while such sliver
is being wound upon the bobbin spindle spool or tube.

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I propose in some cases to wind the slivers aforesaid into the form of cops or pirns
by means of any apparatus suitable for forming slivers into cops or pirns. In some
cases in order to enable the sliver to be more readily unwound from the bobbin,
spindle, spool or tube upon which it is wound I consolidate such sliver previously to
its being wound upon the bobbin spindle spool or tube, by passing such sliver between
a pair or pairs of "rubbing leathers" or between a pair or pairs of "rubbing rollers "
or a pair or pairs of "twist straps" similar to those ordinarily used for consolidating
slivers of cotton, wool or other fibrous material or 1 pass the sliver between a pair
or pairs of "rubbing leathers or a pair or pairs of "rubbing rollers" or a pair or
pairs of "twist straps" and then through a revolving tube which tube may be
provided with a flyer or any suitable equivalent therefor, by means of which a
"false twist " or a slight permanent "twist" may be imparted or given to the
sliver or I employ such tube or tube and flyer or any suitable equivalent therefor
without employing the pair or pairs of "rubbing leathers. or the pair or pairs
of "rubbing rollers or the pair or pairs of "twist straps" before mentioned or in
some cases I impart a slight "twist" to the sliver by means of a "flyer" or
used in conjunction with a rotating spindle and bobbin or tube.
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In some cases in order to enable the sliver to be readily unwound from the bobbin
spindle spool or tube I employ what is known as a "crossing motion" for guiding the
sliver, while such sliver is being wound upon the bobbin spindle spool or tube.
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The bobbins spindles spools or tubes with the slivers wound thereon or the cops or
pirns I place behind the rollers of a "mule" or other spinning machine one or
more of such bobbins, spindles spools or tubes or cops or pirns being employed for
each spindle of the "mule or other spinning machine. The said bobbins spindles
spools or tubes or cops or pirns may be supported behind the rollers of the "mule
or other spinning machine upon stationary pegs or revolving skewers rollers or other
suitable appliances so that the rollers of the "mule" or other spinning machine may
draw the slivers off such bobbins spindles spools or tubes or cops or pirns or I
employ drums rotated in any convenient manner upon which the bobbins spindles
tubes or spools or cops or pirns rest and which drums unwind the slivers from
the bobbins spindles spools or tubes or cops or pirns before mentioned by "surface
motion."
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By the employment of my invention I am enabled to employ a condenser
sliver of smaller size than it has hitherto been possible to employ when spinning
yarns or threads from "condenser bobbins" each containing a large number of
ends"
as has hitherto been the practice.
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Dated this Twants finst day of Janus 1888
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Carlton Chambers,
18, St. Ann's Street, Manchester,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in Machinery or Apparatus for Preparing and
Spinning Cotton and other Fibrous Materials.
J
I ROGER TATHAM of Moss Lane Iron Works Moss Lane Rochdale in the County
of Lancaster Machine Maker 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 :-
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My invention relates to that process of preparing slivers of cotton or other fibrous
material for being spun in which the slivers of cotton or other fibrous material
made by a
condenser carding-engine" or "condenser machine" are spun into yarn
or thread by means of a
or other spinning machine and my invention
consists in a mode of operating and arrangements by means of which I am enabled
to increase the quantity of yarn or thread produced.
"mule
or
In the mode of operating and arrangements hitherto employed the whole or a
considerable number of the slivers made by the "condenser carding-engine
"condenser machine" are wound upon what is known as a
"condenser bobbin" which
bobbin is placed with others similar to it behind the rollers of the "mule" or other
spinning machine.
Owing to the slivers being in a loose state and practically without
"twist" such slivers are not readily unwound from the "condenser bobbin" so that.
a large quantity of waste is caused and the "mule or other spinning machine is
often required to be stopped in order that a broken sliver or broken slivers may be
pieced."
".
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According to my invention I wind the slivers made by the "condenser carding
engine" or "condenser machine" upon separate bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes
either singly or two or three or several together. The slivers may be wound upon the
bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes by means of a revolving surface or surfaces or
drum or drums or other apparatus suitable for winding a sliver or slivers upon a
bobbin, spindle, spool or tube.
One method of winding the slivers produced by a "condenser carding-engine" or
"condenser machine' upon bobbins is illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2, Fig. 1 being an
elevation in section and Fig. 2 a plan. a is the doffer from which the slivers bare
stripped in any ordinary manner. Each of the slivers b is passed through a trumpet
or guide e by which it is conducted to a bobbin d provided with heads or
flanges d d². The trumpet or guide c may be moved to and fro in a direction
parallel to the axis of the bobbin d in order to distribute the sliver passing through
such trumpet or guide e upon the bobbin d. The slivers bare wound upon the
bobbins d by means of the surfaces e¹ of drums e mounted upon a shaft f. The
quantity of material stripped from the doffer a for forming the sliver 6 to be wound
upon each of the bobbins d may be varied so as to be adapted to the thickness of the
yarn or thread to be produced by the spinning machine employed to form the sliver
wound upon each of the hobbins d into yarn or thread.

page_text: In some cases I conduct each sliver to the bobbin, spindle, spool or tube by means
of a presser which may be stationary or may be rotated, the said presser serving to
consolidate the sliver while such sliver is being wound upon the bobbin, spindle,
spool or tube for instance, in the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a presser may
be employed in place of the trumpet or guide c.
I propose in some cases to wind the slivers aforesaid into the form of cops or pirns
by means of any apparatus suitable for forming slivers into cops or pirns.
"
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In some cases in order to enable the sliver to be more readily unwound from the
bobbin, spindle, spool or tube upon which it is wound I consolidate such sliver
previously to its being wound upon the bobbin, spindle, spool or tube by passing
such sliver between a pair or pairs of "rubbing leathers or between a pair or pairs
of "rubbing rollers or a pair or pairs of "twist straps" similar to those ordinarily
used for consolidating slivers of cotton, wool or other fibrous material or I pass the
sliver between a pair or pairs of "rubbing leathers" or a pair or pairs of "rubbing
rollers or a pair or pairs of "twist straps" and then through a revolving tube
which tube may be provided with a flyer or any suitable equivalent therefor by means
of which a "false twist" or a slight permanent "twist" may be imparted or given
to the sliver or I employ such tube or tube and flyer or any suitable equivalent
therefor without employing the pair or pairs of "rubbing leathers" or the pair or
pairs of "rubbing rollers or the pair or pairs of "twist straps" before mentioned
or in some cases impart a slight "twist" to the sliver by means of a flyer" or
cap" used in conjunction with a rotating spindle and bobbin or tube.
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Fig. 3 is an elevation and Fig. 4 a plan illustrating a method of consolidating the
slivers g stripped from the doffer h before such slivers g are wound upon bobbins į
in order to be employed according to my invention. Each of the bobbins j is supported
upon and rotated by drums k. Each of the slivers from the doffer h is passed
between the "rubbing leathers" 1, 1 and thence to the bobbin j upon which it is to
be wound.
Fig. 5 is an elevation illustrating a method of consolidating each of the slivers m
to be wound upon the bobbins n in order to be employed according to my invention.
Each of the slivers m after being stripped from the doffer o is passed between the
"rubbing leathers" p. p. and is then passed between "twist straps" qq and after-
wards such sliver is wound upon one of the bobbins n by means of the revolving
drums. Fig. 6 is an elevation illustrating a method of consolidating the slivers s
stripped from the doffer t before such slivers s are wound upon the bobbins u in
order to be employed according to my invention. Each of the slivers s is caused
to pass a dividing roller and pass between "rubbing rollers" w, w and between
"rubbing rollers xx from which such sliver s is conducted to one of the bobbins u
upon which the slivers s are to be wound after being consolidated.
Fig. 7 is an elevation illustrating a method of consolidating the slivers y y. stripped
from the doffer z before such slivers y. y. are wound upon the bobbins 1 in order
to be employed according to my invention. Each sliver y after passing beneath the
rubbing leathers" 2, 2. is passed through a revolving tube 3 which revolving tube 3
imparts a "false twist" to the said sliver y previously to its being wound upon the
bobbin 1 such "false twist" serving to consolidate the said sliver y before such
slivery is wound upon the bobbin 1.
Fig. 8 is an elevation "illustrating a method of winding each of the slivers 4
stripped from the doffer 5 into a cop or pirn 6 in order that such slivers 4 may be
used according to my invention. Each of the slivers 4 stripped from the doffer 5 is
consolidated by means of the "twist straps" 7. 7 and is then wound by means of the
cup 8 into the cop or pirn 6 upon the tube 9 driven by means of the band 10,
pulley 11 and rod or spindle 12. The cop or pirn 6 is indicated by dotted lines.
Fig. 9 which is an elevation in section illustrates a method of consolidating the
slivers 13 stripped from the doffer 14 before such slivers 13 are wound upon the
Each of
cops or pirns 15 in order to be used according to my invention.
the slivers 13 after being stripped from the doffer 14 is caused to pass a
dividing roller 16 and to pass to a revolving tubo 17 rotated by means of a band 18.

page_text: On the tube 17 and rotating therewith is an eye or flyer 17ª. The said sliver 13
after leaving the tube 17 and eye or flyer 17" is passed between a pair of revolving
rollers 19, 19 by which it is delivered to a cup 20 by means of which the said
sliver 13 is wound into the cop or pirn 15 upon the rod or spindle 21 which is
rotated by means of the band 22 and pulley 23.
In some cases in order to enable the sliver to be readily unwound from the
bobbin, spindle, spool or tube I employ what is known as a crossing motion" for
guiding the sliver while such sliver is being wound upon the bobbin, spindle, spool
or tube.
"
The bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes with the slivers wound thereon or the cops
or pirns I place behind the rollers of a "mule" or other spinning machine one or
more of such bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes or cops or pirns being employed for
each spindle of the "mule" or other spinning machine. The said bobbins, spindles,
spools or tubes or cops or pirns may be supported behind the rollers of the "mule
or other spinning machine upon stationary pegs or revolving skewers, rollers or other
suitable appliances so that the rollers of the "mule or other spinning machine may
draw the slivers off such bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes or cops or pirns or I
employ drums rotated in any convenient manner upon which the bobbins, spindles,
tubes or spools or cops or pirns rest and which drums unwind the slivers from the
bobbins, spindles spools or tubes or cops or pirns before mentioned by surface
motion.
Fig. 10 is an elevation in section and Fig. 11 a plan of a portion of that which is
shown in Fig. 10. Figs. 10 and 11 show a portion of the spinning machine called
a "mule." 24. 24 are the usual drawing rollers and 25 are the spindles. Behind
the rollers 24 are shafts 26 upon which are mounted drums 27. The shafts 26 are
rotated in the directions indicated by the arrows A. Bobbins 28 each containing one,
two or several slivers are placed upon the drums 27 the rotation of which will deliver
the slivers to the rollers 24 which in turn deliver each of the said slivers to one of
the spindles 25. When the slivers have been wound into cops or pirns such cops or
pirns are placed behind the rollers 24 and the slivers from such cops or pirns are
conducted to the rollers 24 and thence to the spindles 25. The sliver or slivers from
cne or more bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes or cops or pirns is or are led to each
spindle 25 of the "mule" or other spinning machine.
When as hitherto an ordinary "condenser bobbin " containing a number of slivers
is employed for supplying slivers to a number of the spindles of a
"mule or other
spinning machine and one of the slivers becomes broken it is in most cases necessary
to "stop" the entire machine to enable such broken sliver to be "pieced " but by the
employment of my invention I am enabled to " "piece a broken sliver or replace an
empty boblin, spindle, spool or tube by a one or place a new cop or pirn in
place of one which has been used, without it being ordinarily necessary to "stop"
the mule or other spinning machine.
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By the employment of my invention I am enabled to employ a "condenser sliver "
of smaller size than it has hitherto been possible to employ when spinning yarns or
threads from "condenser bobbins” each containing a large number of “ends"
hitherto been the practice.
as has
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 :-
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1. The hereinbefore described method of employing slivers of cotton and other
fibrous materials which method consists. in winding the slivers made by a "condenser
carding engine" or condenser-machine" either singly or two or several together
upon separate bobbins, spindles, spools or tubes or into cops or pirns instead of
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condenser bobbins" each containing a considerable number of
slivers.
2. The herein before described arrangements by means of which the slivers of cotton
or other fibrous material made by a “condenser carding engine" or " condenser

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machine" are wound either singly or two or several together upon separate bobbins,
spindles, spools or tubes or into cops or pirns and supplied to the rollers of a "mule
or other spinning machine in such manner that a broken sliver may be "pieced "or
a full bobbin, spindle, spool or tube or new cop or pirn may be substituted for an
empty bobbin, spindle, spool or tube or for a cop or pirn which has been used, all 5
substantially as hereinbefore described in reference to and indicated in and by the
accompanying drawing.
1000