IMPROVED THREAD GUIDE, BALLOONING WIRE, AND SNARL CATCHER, FOR RING SPINNING MACHINERY to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I Samuel TweedALE of Globe Works Accrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVED
THREAD GUIDE, BALLOONING WIRE, AND SNARL CATCHER, FOR RING SPINNING
MACHINERY to be as follows:-
"
This invention, relates to improved apparatus, to be employed on machinery for
spinning and doubling fibres, known as ring frames, and consists of an improved
instrument, which performs the combined offices of thread guide, and prevents
ballooning or of thread guide, ballooning wire or ring, and snarl catcher, com-
bined and dispenses with the ordinary thread guide rail or board.
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The construction of apparatus for purposes aforesaid, according to this my
invention, comprises, a hinged foulding bracket, of form similar to the letter L
inverted (r) the vertical arm of which is bolted to an adjustable rail, and to
the hinged horizontal arm, I attach by set screw, the eye or loop of a curved
wire which is continued and curved, so as to form a ballooning ring--the wire
thence is carried upwards, and tapered, terminating in a curl or thread guide eye,
over the centre of the ballooning ring-the loose end of the wire loop, under the
horizontal hinged arm, is cranked, and forms a snarl catcher.
The ballooning ring, is about linable with the hinge, so that the said ring, may
when lowered and enclosing the end of the bobbin, and upper part of the cop, be
turned backwards, and will clear the cop, and bobbin, for doffing, or other
purpose- -The lowered position of the ring, reduces the length of thread or yarn,
from the eye to the bottom of the cop, consequently decreases the ballooning-the
rail, (L) bracket, and ring, are raised when the point of the cop is being wound or
built.
A modification of this invention, consists of L hinged bracket carrying hollow
slit cone-lower part constitutes ballooning ring, the point of cone forms thread
guide, and a pin acts as snarl catcher.

page_text: I SAMUEL TWEEDALE, of Globe Works, Accrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Manager do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVED THREAD
GUIDE, BALLOONING WIRE, AND SNARL CATCHER, FOR RING SPINNING MACHINERY,"
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 improved apparatus, to be employed on machinery for
spinning, and doubling fibres, known as ring frames, and consists of an improved
instrument, which performs the combined offices, of thread guide, and prevents
ballooning, or of thread guide, anti ballooning wire or ring, and snarl catcher
combined and dispenses with the ordinary thread guide rail or board.
Such being the nature, and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
forming a part of this specification in which:
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Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved combined thread 'guide, anti ballooning
ring, and snarl catcher.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.
Fig. 3 is clevation of like apparatus in the form of a cone.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same.
Fig. 5 is an elevation of thread guide, and anti ballooning wire, combined.
Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5.
Figs. 7 and 8 are views of washer, to which the snarl catcher is affixed; in lieu of
forming part of the combined apparatus, as in Figs. 1. 2. 3. and 4.
The other views are of details or parts detached.
At 1, is a hinged foulding bracket, similar in form to the letter L (inverted )
the vertical arm 2, of which is bolted to an adjustable rail 3, and to the hinged
horizontal arm 1, is attached by set screw and washer 4, the eye or loop 5, of the
curved wire 6-The wire is continued and curved, so as to form an anti ballooning
ring 7, the wire thence is continued upwards, and tapered, terminating in a curl oi
thread guide eye's, over' the anti ballooning ring 7, the lower and terminating
end 9, of the wire loop, under the hinged arm 1, is cranked, and being roughed or
serrated, forms a snarl catcher.
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The anti ballooning ring, is about linable with the hinge 10, so that the said ring,
may when lowered, and enclosing the upper part of the bobbin 11, be turned
backwards, and will clear the bobbin, and in turning up the apparatus, for doffing,
does not unwind the yarn, from the bobbin, or cause unnecessary length of slack
yarn, when turned down again-The lowered position of the ring, reduces the
length of thread or yarn, from the eye 8, to the bottom of the cop, consequently
decreases the amount of ballooning-the rail L, bracket and ring, are raised when
the point of the cop is being wound, or built, by any ordinary device, connected
with the lifting motion.

page_text: The conical thread guide, antiballooning ring, and snarl catcher, Figs. 3. 4. are
precisely the same as the wire described, only forming a hollow cone, or equivalent
to enclosing the upright part of the wire pin 6 to 8.
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 improved apparatus, wherein is combined in one and the same instrument,
a thread guide 8, an anti ballooning ring 7, and a snarl catcher 9, illustrated by
Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4 of the annexed drawings.
2. The improved apparatus, wherein is combined, in one and the same instrument,
a thread guide 8, and an anti ballooning ring 7, as illustrated by Figs.-5, 6, of the
drawings annexed.