Improved Means for Securing the Flanges and Ruffles to Warp Beams and Yarn Beams.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing the Flanges and Ruffles to Warp
Beams and Yarn Beams.
I, JAMES WILCOCK, of No. 1, Vulcan Terrace, Featherstall, Littleborough, in
the County of Lancaster, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to warp beams or yarn beams which are provided with
separate flanges fitted thereon and with pulleys or "ruffles" also fitted thereon.
The object of the invention is to provide the said flanges and ruffles with cheap
and effective means for securing them to their beams.
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For this purpose in the case of flanges I provide a series of loose cast metal
segments or clips (preferably three or more) formed on the inside
fit the periphery of the beam and provided on the outside with a recess
(preferably in a thickened part of the segment or clip) of such form as to fit
the head of any suitable bolt; and upon the flange I form or fit a projecting
rim concentric with the flange and having radial holes therein corresponding
in number to the clips or segments used and in size to the bolts before named
which pass through them. These bolts are provided with nuts outside the rim.
and their ends pass into holes or recesses in suitable brackets or lugs formed
or fitted on the flange.
In some cases the rim and the brackets or lugs can be cast on a ring fixed to
the flange. It will be seen that when the flange and segments or clips are
applied to the beam, by turning the nuts in one direction, they will move radially
outwards and abut against the brackets or lugs and force the heads of the bolts
(which cannot turn in the recesses in the segments) and the segments inwards
to grip the beam.
The ruffles are made in the form of a plain broad grooved ring provided on
the inner side with lugs or brackets each having (preferably) two holes fitting
two bolts, the heads of which are fitted near the edges of a segment or clip fitting
the beam, one bolt being a little in advance of the other.
In this case an inner rim like that of the flange can be dispensed with.
In the case of both flange and ruffle the beam can be adjusted to pass centrally
through, and the adjustment and fixing can be accomplished by bolts and nuts
which can be procured ready made, and the construction is therefore very
economical,

page_text: Improved Means for Securing the Flanges and Ruffles to Warp
Beams and Yarn Beams.
I, JAMES WILCOCK, of 1, Vulcan Terrace, Featherstall, Littleborough, in
the County of Lancaster, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improved means for securing flanges and ruffles to
warp beams and yarn beams, and is intended to facilitate the adjustment and
fixing on the beam, and the removal therefrom of the said flanges and ruffles.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 an edge view
of a flange as herein before named attached to a beam in accordance with my
invention. Figs. 3 and 4 are front and edge views of a flange secured in like
manner with the addition of a ruffle.
.For the purpose of this invention, in order to secure a flange as a either to a
'wood or to a metal beam, I provide a series of loose metallic segments or clips b,
preferably three in number, formed to fit the periphery of the beam; each of
said segments are thickened on the outside at the centre, and a recess c formed
therein, in which the head of a bolt may be placed. I form on or attach to the
flange a projecting rim as d; the said rim encircles the aforesaid segments or
clips at a short distance therefrom, and has holes formed therein corresponding
in number to the segments or clips employed, and of a size suitable for bolts
herein before named to pass through. I form on or attach to the flange, brackets
or lugs as e, in positions corresponding radially with the holes in the rim d,
said brackets having like holes therein at f.
In order to secure a flange to a beam as g the metallic segments are placed
on the beam in the position the flange is required to be fixed; the flange a is
then placed on the beam over said segments, the heads of the bolts q fitting
into the recesses e, the nuts 2 are then screwed against. the inner ends of the
brackets e thereby forcing the heads q' of the bolts against the segments. b
which are thus pressed on to the beam and the flange is by these means firmly
and centrally secured thereto. When a ruffle is required to be fixed to the
beam; I provide loose metallic segments or clips as Fig. 3, preferably three
in number, formed to fit on the periphery of the beam, each of the said segments
having a recess c formed therein in which the head of.a bolt may be placed. I
form lugs as m in suitable positions on the inside of the ruffle p corresponding
radially with the recesses in the aforesaid metallic segments. I place the
ruffle on the beam over the segments in the position shown in Fig. 4 and
screw the nuts on the bolts against the lugs m thereby forcing the heads h¹
of the bolts against the segments which are thereby pressed on to the beam
and the ruffle is by these means firmly secured thereto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. Adjusting and securing flanges to warp beams and yarn beams by metallic
segments as in combination with an encircling rim as, d and brackets as e
(either or both of which may be formed on or attached to the flange) said metallic
segments being pressed on to the periphery of the beam by bolts or studs as q
in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. Adjusting and securing ruffles to warp beams and yarn beams by metallic

page_text: segments as that are pressed against the periphery of the beam by means of
bolts abutting on lugs as m formed on the interior of the ruffle and tightened
by turning the nuts against said lugs in the manner substantially as herein-
before described.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicant, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.