IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR SPINNING DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS
Year: 1884

page_text: I ENOCH HIRD of Victoria Mill, Nelson Street, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster Cotton Doubler, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR SPINNING
DOUBLING COTTON AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS," to be as follows:―
AND
My invention relates to certain improvements in apparatus for Spinning and
Doubling Cotton and other fibrous materials, such being more or less developments
of improvements described in the specification of certain Letters Patent granted
to me, bearing date the ninth day of August, A.D. 1880 and numbered 3243, and
consists principally in means for adapting the stationary bobbin stand therein
named to form a collar to support the upper end of the spindles in spindle and
flyer frames, with a view to simplifying and reducing the cost when applied to
existing frames, or otherwise; and in means for firmly securing the said stationary
bobbin stand to the travelling rail.
To the ordinary travelling rail which gives the up and down motion to the
bobbins, I fix my improved stationary bobbin stand, the inside of which is provided
top and bottom, or otherwise, or the entire length of the stationary bobbin stand
if desired, with metallic bushes or collars. The inside of the bushes or collars are
bored to fit the spindle carrying the flyer, and the spindle is held in a vertical
position by the bushes or collars whilst revolving, or otherwise, at the same time
sliding up and down the spindle with the bobbin by the action of the travelling or
lifting rail. If necessary the bushes or collars supporting the spindle can be
provided with spiral slots placed crosswise to allow of the lubricant being drawn
up or forced down according to their respective positions.
The outside of the sliding collar or stationary bobbin stand P, named in my
former patent No 3243, is provided with the rings or runners O, the bottom one
being provided with the braid O¹ on which the bobbin sits and revolves.
For the purpose of lubricating the bottom bush or collar, the channel in the
circular flange of the stationary bobbin stand is provided with an oil hole or slot.
The top bush or collar is lubricated through a hole provided for the purpose in the
cavity containing the top ring. In another arrangement I provide an oil cup or

page_text: box on the spindle, the same being shrunk on, over which is placed a cover to
prevent the oil or lubricant flying out when revolving with the spindle. The oil
cup cover is provided with a centre hole to admit the bottom end of the collar or
bobbin stand, which dips in the oil or lubricant when at the bottom of the travel,
thus causing the lubricant to be drawn up the spindle when making the upward
stroke.
The bobbin stand or collar P is firmly secured to the travelling rail, being
provided on the bottom end with a turned projection which fits into a bored hole
or recess in the travelling rail. On the bobbin stand is secured a circular flange,
the underside of which sits on the top side of the travelling rail, being secured
thereto by set screws or bolts.
It is not necessary to make the carrying flange circular, which can be made
square, oblong, or of any other convenient shape, provided with lugs or projections
through which the fastening set screws pass into the travelling rail.
In cases where the travelling rail is narrow, the carrying flange is provided
with projecting flanges which fit on the sides or edges of the travelling rail, being
secured thereto by convenient means, such as, set screws, bolts, or cotters.

page_text: COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
I ENOCH HIRD of Victoria Mill, Nelson Street, Bolton in the County of
Lancaster Cotton Doubler, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR SPINNING AND
DOUBLING COTTON. AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS," 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 to certain improvements in apparatus for Spinning and
Doubling Cotton and other fibrous materials, such being more or less developments
of improvements described in the Specification of certain Letters Patent granted to
me bearing date the ninth day of August 1880, No 3243, and consists principally in
means for adapting the stationary bobbin stand therein named to form a collar to
support the upper end of the spindles in spindle and flyer frames, with a view to
simplifying and reducing the cost when applied to existing frames or otherwise;
and in means for firmly securing the said stationary bobbin stand to the travelling
rail.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a throstle or doubling spindle as at present in use,
wherein the spindle is supported in a footstep in a bottom stationary rail; the'
other being the travelling rail for carrying the bobbin up and down the spindle.
A is the spindle; B the stationary or footstep rail in which the footstep C is fixed
for carrying the spindle A; D the wharve for driving the spindle by bands from
the ordinary tin cylinder or other equivalents; M the travelling or lifting rail. It
is to this latter rail that my improvements are applied, in which is secured my
improved stationary bobbin stand P the inside of which is provided with the
metallic bushes or collars E of suitable length placed top and bottom or otherwise
or the entire length, as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2. The inside- of the bushes or
collars E are bored to fit the spindle A, the latter being held in a vertical position
by them whilst revolving or otherwise, at the same time sliding up and down the
spindle with the bobbin by the action of the travelling or lifting rail M. If
necessary the bushes or collars E can be provided with spiral slots placed crosswise
to allow of the lubricant being drawn up or forced down according to their
respective positions.
The outside of the sliding collar or stationary bobbin stand P is provided with
the rings or runners O, the bottom one being provided with the braid O¹ on which
the bobbin L sits and revolves with it. The rings O are placed in position on the
outside of the bobbin stand P after which the loose washer p is shrunk on the top
end, thus preventing their displacement when the bobbin is being "doffed" or
otherwise. The bottom ring O sits and revolves in the circular cavity or channel V
in the flange or washer E³. The widths of the bearing surfaces O or rings and
washers on the stationary bobbin stand and collar P vary according to the amount
of "drag" required for the various counts of yarn being spun or doubled.
For the purpose of lubricating the bottom bush in Fig. 1 the flange or washer
E is provided with the cavity or channel V to receive the lubricant, which is

page_text: conducted through the hole or slot N. Through the top bush and bobbin stand in
the cavity containing the ring the hole t is provided to admit lubricant to the
ring O. When desired, the flange or washer E³ is increased in depth thereby
increasing the capacity of the cavity or channel V as in Figs. 8 and 9, when a
quantity of oil or lubricant can be supplied at once, being covered with the cap b
for the purpose of preserving the contents from "fly," "fluff," or other imperfections.
In another arrangement, as shewn in Fig. 2, I place the oil cup or box a on the
spindle A, the same being shrunk on, over which the cover b is placed to prevent
the oil or lubricant flying out when revolving with the spindle. The cover bis
provided with a centre hole to admit the bottom end c of the collar and bobbin
stand P which dips into the lubricant when at the bottom of the travel, thus
causing the lubricant to be drawn up the spindle A when making the upward
stroke.
.
The bobbin stand and collar P can be secured to the travelling rail M in a variety
of ways, such as, by the nuts E³ in Figs. 1, 2, 8, and 9, or by the flanges R; the
underside of the latter are provided with the turned stem or projection T which
fits into a bored hole or recess in the travelling rail M, thereby ensuring accuracy
and stability, being secured thereto by the screws S shewn in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7.
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. The use and construction of the bushes or collars E when applied to my
improved stationary bobbin stand P for the purpose of forming a collar or bearing
to the spindle, substantially as described and shewn on the drawings.
2. The use and construction of the various methods of securing the improved
stationary bobbin stand and collar P to the travelling rail M, substantially in the
manner described and shewn on the drawings.
3. The respective combinations of my improved collar and bobbin stand and
lubricating arrangements, constructed and operating substantially in the manner
described and shewn on the drawings.