IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING MACHINERY
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Ripley, Worsted Spinner and Manufacturer,
and Thomas Hargreaves Brigg, Machine Maker, both of Bradford, in the
County of York, for an Invention of " IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING
MACHINERY."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Ripley and
Thomas Hargreaves Brigg at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 24th November 1881.
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FREDERICK RIPLEY, Worsted Spinner and Manufacturer, and THOMAS
HARGREAVES BRIGG, Machine Maker, both of Bradford, in the County of York.
1MPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING MACHINERY."
The first part of this our Invention relates to an improved construction, com-
bination, and arrangement of parts of flyer or a spinning "ring" and "traveller"
or "carrier" spindle driving and lubricating, the whole being designed as to
render high speed of rotation available.
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" carrier "
The second part of the Invention has a like object, a traveller" or
and rotating "ring," such as used in ring spinning, are employed.
According to the first part of this our said Invention, we employ an inverted
flyer, a ring or clip connects the upper ends or legs of the flyer, the flyer being
driven by independent pulley or wharve and band. The spindle is provided with
wharve or driving pulley independent of the rotation of the flyer, so that the
relative speeds of flyer and spindle may be adjusted as required, the collar
supporting the spindle. The spindle is cupped, or has an enlarged part in which is
oil and fibre, the oil passing or being drawn by the rotation of the flyer through a
slit or slits communicating with the spindle, and in the latter is cut a longitudinal
key bed or groove, in which is received a key or feather in the wharve for driving
the spindle, so that the spindle may have its necessary vertical traverse whilst the
position of its driving wharve in relation to the "tin or driving cylinder remains
unchanged, thus avoiding the objection of variation in tension of the driving bands.
The bobbins we prefer to bush at top and bottom with box wood or metal, whilst
the ring or connection of the leg of the flyer obviates the necessity of any twirl or

page_text: eye for the "end" or yarn to be passed under the connecting ring, and direct from
nip of rollers to the bobbin, no top board being necessary.
Another combination of parts for purposes aforesaid comprises a spindle having
independent driving band, in conjunction with which is a cup, on upper end of
which is a "ring" and "traveller." The cup and ring have also independent
driving band or power, and are caused also to make the required traverse or raising
and lowering motion necessary to distribute the yarn. The "ring" being caused
to rotate reduces the friction of the traveller just in proportion to the relative
speeds of rotation of ring and traveller, so that the latter may be made light as
required, and still maintain the necessary tension on the yarn. A break is fitted
and which may be operated by the knee of the attendant for stopping the rotation
of the cup and ring during " piccing up."

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Frederick Ripley and Thomas Hargreaves Brigg in the Grent
Seal Patent Office on the 24th May 1882.
FREDERICK RIPLEY, Worsted Spinner and Manufacturer, and THOMAS
HARGREAVES BRIGG, Machine Maker, both of Bradford, in the County of York.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SPINNING MACHINERY."
The first part of this our Invention relates to an improved construction, com-
bination, and arrangement of parts of flyer or a spinning "ring" and "traveller"
or "carrier," spindle driving and lubricating, the whole being designed as to render
high speed of rotation available.
The second part of the Invention has a like object, a "traveller" or
and rotating "ring," such as used in ring spinning, are employed.
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carrier
"
According to the first part of this our said Invention, we employ an inverted
flyer, a ring or clip, or a "ring" and traveller connects the upper ends or legs of
the flyer, the flyer being driven by independent pulley or wharle and band. The
spindle is provided with wharle or driving pulley independent of the rotation of
the flyer, so that the relative speeds of flyer and spindle may be adjusted as
required, the collar supporting the spindle is cupped, or has an enlarged part in
which is oil and fibre, the oil passing or being drawn by the rotation of the flyer
through a slit or slits communicating with the spindle, and in the latter is cut a
longitudinal key bed or groove, in which is received a key or feather in the wharlo
for driving the spindle, so that the spindle may have its necessary vertical traverse
whilst the position of its driving wharle in relation to the "tin" or driving
cylinder remains unchanged, thus avoiding the objection of variation in tension of
the driving bands. The bobbins we prefer to bush at top and bottom with box
wood or metal, whilst the ring or connection of leg of the flyer obviates the
necessity of any twirl or eye for the "end" or yarn being passed under the
connecting ring, and direct from nip of rollers to the bobbin, no top board being
necessary.
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Another combination of parts for purposes aforesaid comprises a spindle having
independent driving band, in conjunction with which is a cup, on upper end of
which is a "ring" and "traveller," the cup and ring have also independent driving
band or power, and are caused also to make the required traverse or raising and
lowering motion necessary to distribute the yarn. The " ring" being caused to
rotate reduces the friction of the traveller just in proportion to the relative speeds
of rotation of ring and traveller, so that the latter may be made light as required,
and still maintain the necessary tension on the yarn. A break is fitted, and which
may be operated by the knee of the attendant for stopping the rotation of the cup
and ring during "piecing up."
Such being the nature and object of this our said Invention, we will now proceed
to describe the same in detail; and in order that the same may be fully understood,
we have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings illustrating same, in which like
figures denote like parts.

page_text: A is the rail, in which is secured by set screw B the long collar C provided with
dish and lid D, in which is fibre and lubricating matter. E is the spindle, and Fa
groove or key way so as to permit the necessary vertical traverse of spindle and
hobbin; G, the driving wharle. At H is the flyer having separate wharle J, so that
the speed of rotation in relation to that of the spindle may be regulated as desired;
the legs of the flyer H are connected by rod K, the yarn passing from the rollers L
direct to the ring, thence to the bobbin M, as shewn by line N. It will be seen
that the drag may be regulated as desired by means of the relative speeds of the
flyer and the spindle, these being provided as shewn and referred to with separate
driving wharles and separate driving cylinders. The second part of the Invention,
shewn at Fig. 5, has a ring P and traveller R attached to the upper part of the
cup S, and the apparatus is provided with separate driving wharles J and G, as
already described in relation to Fig. 1.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of the said Invention,
I would have it understood that we lay no claim to any of the parts per se, what
we do claim is,―
The combination of parts constituting the apparatus for purpose aforesaid in
manner described, and substantially as shown by Drawings.
In witness whereof, we, the enid Frederick Ripley and Thomas Hargreaves
Brigg, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twenty third day of
May, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.