IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PLACING COP TUBES ON THE SPINDLES OF MULES
Year: 1884

page_text: I SAMUEL MORRIS of Fern Bank, Cemetry Road Dukinfield, in the County of
Chester Cotton Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR PLACING COP TUBES ON THE SPINDLES OF MULES,
to be as follows :--
My invention relates more particularly to an improved construction of what is
commonly called the clipper box and has for its object to reduce the cost of such
and facilitate the operation of placing the tubes on the spindles. In practice it is
found that the spring bar which is connected to the said clipper box and on which
the cop tubes rest when the said box is charged, is very objectionable, because the said
spring bar does not permit easy access for the removal of the tubes that may stick
in their holes, thus causing the operator to depress the spring bar which puts it out
of shape and causes the space for the length of the tubes to be shortened thus
causing the tubes to be crushed when the clipper box is closed by the hinged flap,
which is a great inconvenience, loss of time and material. To remedy these defects
I make the holes to receive the cop tubes with a partial bottom by sinking them
nearly, but not quite through the clipper box and rabetting the blind side, so as to
expose the holes partially and admit of easy access to the tubes, in cases where they
stick in their holes.
By these means I dispense with the spring bar and the through cavity formed
between the clipper box and the spring bar which prevents the cop tubes from
being wasted and reduces the working cost of the apparatus.
.BOSSHARDT & GRANT,
Agents for Applicant.

page_text: I, SAMUEL MORRIS, of fern Bank, Dukinfield, in the County of Cheshire Cotton
Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR PLACING COP TUBES ON THE SPINDLES OF MULES," and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
My invention relates more particularly to an improved construction of what is
commonly called the clipper box and has for its object to reduce the cost of such,
and facilitate the operation of placing the tubes on the spindles. And in order
that my invention may be better understood I have caused to be appended hereunto
one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference indicating like parts.
Fig 1 is a side elevation of my improved clipper box and Fig 2 a section thereof.
Fig 3 is a part of a mule carriage in section showing the clipper box applied
thereto, the dotted lines being the position when the box gets charged with tubes.
Fig 4 is a side elevation of an old clipper box and Fig 5 a section thereof. In
practice it is found that the spring bar a, see Figs 4 and 5, which is connected to
the clipper box b and on which the tubes c rest, when the box gets charged is very
objectionable because the said spring bar does not permit easy access for the
removal of the tubes that may stick in their holes d, thus causing the operator to
depress the spring bar a which puts it out of shape (see dotted line) and causes the
space for the length of the tubes to be shortened, thus causing the tubes to be
crushed when the clipper box b is closed by the hinged flap e which is a great
inconvenience loss of time and material.
In carrying out my invention, to remedy these defects I make the holes d, see
Figs 1, 2 and 3, with a partial bottom f, by sinking them nearly but not quite
through the clipper box b and rabbiting the blind side so as to expose the holes d
partially, and admit of easy access to the tubes, in cases where they stick in their
holes The partial bottom f may also be formed by sinking the holes quite through
the box and rabbiting one side and fixing a strip of metal or other material half
way on to the holes, so as to expose the holes only partially.
The said clipper box is applied to the mule carriage in the ordinary way, the
dotted lines in Fig 3, showing the position of the same when getting charged with
tubes, and the full lines the position when ready for placing the tubes on the
spindle.
By these means I dispense with the spring bar a and through cavity formed
between the clipper box b and the spring bar a see Figs 4 and 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it to be
understood that I claim :-
In an apparatus for placing cop tubes on the spindles of mules, forming the holes
in the clipper box with a partial bottom, either in a solid piece of wood or by fixing
parts together so as to form a partial bottom and expose only one half of the end of
the holes or cop tubes for the purpose specified substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawing.
Dahin add
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