provements in King Spinning, Doubling, and similar Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 15th Jan., 1898
provements in King Spinning, Doubling, and similar Machines.
I, CHARLES HERBERT NUTTALL, of the Firm of T. Nuttall & Sons, Limited, Farn-
worth, near Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to Ring Spinning and Doubling Machines and to other
Machines used in spinning and doubling textile fibres yarns and threads in which
the yarns and threads, when they are being wound upon contiguous spindles,
are liable to become entangled the one with the other. For the purpose of pre-
venting this contingency, various "anti-ballooning" devices and separators have
been employed, but all of them are open to some objection, such as that they
are cumbrous, difficult to clean, that they accumulate fly and dust which gets
transferred to the bobbins from time to time, and the like. By my Improvements
as hereinafter described, I am enabled to overcome these objections.
For the purpose of my Invention I employ a separator the essential portion of
which is a wire loop, arranged between the bobbins. This loop is supported at
the required height by an integral wire stem which is secured at its lower end to
the rail. Thus, if there be nothing to prevent, the stem may pass down through a
hole in the rail on the underside of which it may be secured by a nut. Where a rail
joint, or the presence of the poker interferes with this straight connection, and in
other cases if preferred, the wire stem may be bent, curved cranked or returned so
that its lower end can pass through and be secured to the rail in some other con-
venient spot, without altering the permanent position of the loop between the bob-
bins or spindles.
It will be understood that the plane of the loop is perpendicular to the spindle
plane, and that it is thus in the best position to act effectively.
It will, in some cases be advantageous to make the appliance of flat wire, or to
flatten the loop part of it.
The whole of the stem being in or near the line of centres of the spindles, the
movements of the threads prevents the accumulation of fly or dust thereon.
Dated this 16th day of February, A.D. 1897.
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Ring Spinning, Doubling, and similar Machines.
I, CHARLES HERBERT NUTTALL, of the Firm of T. Nuttall & Sons, Limited, Farn-
worth, near Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer,
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:-
This invention relates to ring spinning and doubling machines and to other
machines used in spinning and doubling textile fibres yarns and threads in which
the yarns and threads, when they are being wound upon contiguous spindles, are
liable to become entangled the one with the other. For the purpose of preventing
this contingency, various "anti-ballooning" appliances and separators have been
employed, but all of them are open to some objection, such as that they are cum-
brous, difficult to clean, that they accumulate fly and dust which gets transferred
to the bobbins from time to time, and the like. By my improvements, as herein-
after described with reference to the accompanying drawings, I am enabled to
overcome these objections.
Figure 1 represents in sectional elevation, and Figure 2, in plan, the construc-
tion and method of attachment of my improved separator with reference to a
double flanged ring rail of a ring spinning machine.
Figures 3 and 4 similarly represent a modified form of the separator.
For the purpose of my invention, I employ a separator the principal part of
which is a wire loop L, arranged between the spindles and bobbins thereon. This
loop is supported at the required height by an integral wire stem S, which is
secured at its lower end to the rail R. Thus, if there be nothing to prevent, the
lower end of the stem may be reduced in diameter and screwed. A hole to fit the
reduced part of the stem is bored through the rail and the end of the stem being
passed through it, is secured by a nut N. Wherever possible, the holes for the
separator stems are bored through the rail on the line of ring centres midway
between the rings so that a straight stem being used as in Figures 1 and 2, the
loops of the separators come exactly midway between the spindles where they
are arranged with their planes at right angles with the spindle frame.
Where a rail joint or the presence
of the poker or lifting appliance
would interfere with this straight connection, and in other cases if
desired, the wire stem S may be curved, cranked or returned as shewn for
example, by Figures 3, and 4, so that its lower end can pass through and be
secured to the rail in some other convenient spot, without altering the permanent
position of the loop between the bobbins or spindles.
The whole of the separator is made of a single piece of wire which may con-
veniently be about No. 4 S. W. G. with the junction at J. The space left by the
junction is filled with solder or otherwise as indicated by the dotted lines so as
to preserve a continuity of the smooth surface.
It may be, in some cases, advantageous to make the appliance of flat wire or to
flatten the loop part of it.
A further advantage attending this construction of the separators is that the
rail is not weakened as is the case when holes for securing the separators are
made anywhere between the area of the ring opening and the edge of the rail. It
will be seen that I preferably make the holes for the reception of the wire stems
within a space transverse to the rail bounded by the lines x-x y-y Figure 2,
between the ring openings.

page_text: The separators being constructed of wire are cheaply produced and are not
liable to be broken as when constructed of cast iron.
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:
Separators for ring spinning and doubling machines, each constructed from a
single length of wire and secured to the rail between the ring openings in or as
near as practicable to the line of centres; substantially as hereinbefore described
and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of November AD 1897