IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF YARN, TWINE, AND CORDAGE
Year: 1846

page_text: DOUGLASS SPECIFICATION.
TO ALL TO WHOM' THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOSEPI
DOUGLASS, of the Borough and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Rope Maker,
sond greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by
Her Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdon
of Great Britain and Ireland; bearing date at Westminster, the Thirtieth
day of April, in the ninth year of Her reign, did, for Herself Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said Joseph Douglass, my exors,
adñiors, and assigns, Her especial licence, full power, sole privilege and
authority, that I, the said Joseph Douglass, my exors, admors, and assigns,
or such others as I, the said Joseph Douglass, my exors, adññiors, or
assignis, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time, and at
all times during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and the Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF YARN, TWINE, AND CORDAGE;" in which said Letters Patent is con-
tained a proviso, that I, the said Joseph Douglass, shall cause a particular
description of the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same i3
to be performed, by an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, to be
inrolled in Her said Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar
'months next and immediately after the date of the said in part recited
Letters Patent, as in aud by the same, reference being thereunto had, will
more fully and at large appear.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Joseph Douglass, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention, and
the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described and
ascertained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to
the Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon
(tlint is to say):-
My Invention consists of applying pliable tubes made of cocoa nut fibre, or
other suitable material, in combination with suitable machinery for spinning
or twisting, as hereafter explained.
And in order that my Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the means pursued by me.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shews a plan of the machinery, arranged according to my Inven-
tion; Figure 2 is a side view thereof, and Figure 3 is an end view of the
spinning machinery: The other Figures of the Drawings shew some of the
parts on a larger scale. In each of these Figures the same letters indicate
the same parts. a, a, the framing, which carries the pliable tubes and appa-
ratus connected therewith; b, b, the framing of the spinning machinery, which
I prefer to use in combination with the pliable tubes; c, c, are the plinblo
tubes, any desired number of which may be used in the same machine, sup-
posing the machinery be arranged accordingly. Each of these tubes consists
of a series of cords c. c, fastened at one of their ends in the ring d, which
is placed in a bearing or hole in the bar e; the other ends of the cords c
are fastened in the ring f, which has projections f, which enter into guiding
grooves in the framing, and they are thus to slide, but are prevented turning
round. 9, 9, are cords attached to the ring f; these cords pass over the
pulleys h, and the other ends are attached to a weight or weights i, by
which the pliable tubes are kept distended; and by means of these weights
the twist put on to the series of cords c will be kept from untwisting.
although the ring & simply enters its bearing in the bar e, and is drawn
up to that bar by the weight or weights, the friction of the ring in
its bearing being sufficient to prevent the ring turning when in use.
jis the sliver to be spun into yarn, which is brought to the machine
in cans, or it may be on bobbins or otherwise. The sliver in its passage
from the cans & passes over the two rollers 1, 1, and under the roller m, and
then through the pliable tubo c; the end being twisted it is made fast to the
spindle n of the spinning machine. When the machine has been at work
the yaru will be separated at some distance from the tube c so as to leave

page_text: a sufficient longth again to attach it to the spindle n; but when the machine
is started for the first time before the tube c is twisted, the sliver is carried
through the tube c; the cords of the tube c are then twisted together by
turning the ring d; and when twisted they will be prevented untwisting by
being drawn on by the weight or weights i, as above described. The cords
c may be made of various materials, but I prefer the use of cocoa-nut fibre,
and the cords which I have used for the purpose; each consists of three
yarns twisted together into a cord, and the size thereof is about fifty yards
to the pound; and I use three or more cords in making each tube, the
smaller the diameter of yarn the smaller number of cords c are used in
making a tube, the number of cords c encreasing as the size of the yarn
encreases. I do not, however, confine myself to these details, but I believo
the above the best for the purpose. I have confined my description to a
single tube c, in order to simplify the explanation; b, b, is the framing of tho
spinning machinery; o, o, aro the wheels, on which the spinning machinery
traverses on a railway p, p; and the spinning machine is caused to traverse
from end to end of the railway by means of ropes q, q, the ends of which
are made fast to the carriage, as shewn, and they pass twice round the pulleys
r at the driving end of the railway (the pulleys r of one end only are shewn),
so that by putting the pulleys r in motion they will give motion to the ropes
9, and the carriage b will be drawn to or fro according to the direction it
is desired the machine shall travel; and as there is apparatus carrying tubes
cat either end of the railway, the carriage 6 by its spindles will alternately
spin first in passing from one end to the other and then in passing back.
s is a shaft or axis, which receives motion from a steam engine or other
power. On the axis s is a bevilled toothed wheel, which takes into and drives
either of the bevelled cog wheel t, u, which slide on the axis v, and either may
by suitable apparatus be brought into action, as is well understood, and
according as ono or other of these wheels is in gear with the wheel s, so will.
be the direction in which the carriage b will move. On the axis v are affixed
the two pulleys r, which give motion to the ropes q, as above explained. n, n,
me a series of spindles, according to the number of pliable tubes c used. These
spindles receive motion from endless cords or bands x, which pass round the
drum y and over the guide rollers y', as shewn, and motion is communicated
to the drum y by means of cog wheels 2, which are affixed on the axes on
which the running wheels of the carriage bare fixed, so that the running
wheels in giving motion to their axes give motion to the drum y by the cog
wheels taking into and driving the intermediate cog wheel, which takes
into and drives the pinion fixed on the axes of the drum, as is shewn. When
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page_text: it is desired to make twine or strands for making cordage, then the ends of
the desired number of yarns wound on bobbins are conducted through suitable
tubes c, and the ends are made fast to spindles similar to those above described,
and by such-means tho yarns can be twisted or thrown together, by which the
manufacturo of twine and cordago will be improved. And I would remark,
that although I believe the arrangements of spinning machinery abovo
lescribed to be the best for the purpose, yet tho sanio may bo variod. And I
would state; that I do not claim the use of such spinning machinery when
aicombined with the use of tubes c, such as herein described.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the best means I
(am acquainted with for performing the same, I would have it understood that
what I claim is the mode of manufacturing yarn, twine, and conlage, by
applying pliable tubes in combination with suitable spinning machinery, as
above described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Joseph Douglass, havo hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of October, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
GIBSON, Extra.
JOSEPH (L.B.) DOUGLASS.
"Signed,,sealed, and delivered, being first
duly stamped, in the presence of
Jous FLEMING, Solicitor,
Newcastle.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Twenty-third day of October,
in the year of our Lord 1846, the aforesaid Joseph Douglass came before our
said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also tho Specification aforesaid was stamped according to
the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Enrolled the Thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and forty-six.