Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1887
Complete Left, 23rd June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th July, 1888
I, HENRY ASHWORTH of Ollerton, Engley near Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in compound mules for spinning containing
a double row of spindles and consists in providing means to enable the bevel of the
yarn delivered from one set of rollers to be delivered on both rows of spindles alike,
although one row of spindles is disposed at a higher level than the other. The double
row of spindles are placed zig-zag or otherwise on the mule carriage; the centre line
of the spindles being parallel,with each other. In carrying out my invention to
overcome the extra height of one row of spindles I utilize one of the underfallers to
guide the yarn-as it is delivered from the rollers onto the point of the spindle it is
connected with-at the same angle as it is delivered on the other row of spindles
during the operation of spinning, which can be adjustable or otherwise to regulate
the coils of yarn on the spindle blades according to the movements of the mule
carriage.
Dated the 7th October 1887
EDMUND CHADWICK, C.E., Fel. Inst. P.A.,
92, St. George's Road, Bolton,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Mules for Spinning.
I, HENRY ASHWORTH of Ollerton, Engley near Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 improvements in compound mules for spinning containing
a double row of spindles and consists in providing means to enable the bevel of the
yarn delivered from one set of rollers to be delivered on both rows of spindles alike,
although one row of spindles is disposed at a higher level than the other. The double
row of spindles are placed zig-zag or otherwise on the mule carriage; the centro
line of the spindles being parallel with each other. In carrying out my invention to
overcome the extra height of one row of spindles I utilize one of the underfallers to
guide the yarn-as it is delivered from the rollers onto the point of the spindle it is
connected with at the same angle as it is delivered on the other row of spindles
during the operation of spinning, which can be adjustable or otherwise to regulate
the coils of yarn on the spindle blades according to the movements of the mule
carriage.
Fig. 1. is a longitudinal sectional side elevation of a part of a mule carriage with my
improvements applied when the centre lines of the double row of spindles are parallel
with each other, and the operation of spinning is being performed-Fig. 2 is a similar
elevation showing position of copping and underfallers when winding is being
performed, and Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the mule carriage when
commencing to make the outward run during the operation of spinning.
A. A. are the ordinary rollers mounted on the roller beam T; B is the mule carriage,
which is of the ordinary construction, except so far as relates to my present improve-
ments; C. C. is the spindle box constructed to carry two rows of spindles placed zig-
zag as in Fig. 4. In adapting my invention to existing mules the spindle box can be
altered by the application of an additional bolster rail and a second row of footsteps.
D is a mule spindle in the row nearest the roller beam T and rollers A, and E is a
mule spindle in the outer row or the farthest from the rollers A. F. F. are the copping
faller rods, and G. G. are the under faller rods. On the copping faller rods F. F.
are mounted the sickles H. H. carrying the copping faller wires I. I. . The under
faller rods G G are fitted with the sickles J. J. carrying the underfaller wires K. K.
Motion is imparted to the copping and under fallers by the ordinary means, the under
fallers being weighted and regulated in the usual manner.
. The spindles D and E are placed parallel to each other 'in the spindle box C on the
mule carriage B; the outer row of spindles E being set higher than the spindles D
to allow of the faller wires I and K performing their respective movements without
clashing or interfering with each others yarn when being delivered to both rows of
spindles from one set of rollers A.

page_text: To enable the bevel of the yarn delivered from one set of rollers A to be delivered
on both rows of spindles alike I utilize the underfaller K on the sickle J to guide it
to the spindle E as shown in Fig. 3; the angle or bevel of the yarn from the under-
faller K to the point of the spindle E being parallel with the angle or bevel of the
yarn from the rollers A to the point of the spindle D, which is effected by attaching
the curved fixing S on the roller beam T to lift the under faller wires K when tho
mule carriage is just completing the inward run so as to be ready when spinning
commences.
The double set of copping and underfallers can be coupled by providing the levers V ;
the latter being connected by the sockets W and screws Z which will allow of the
fallers being adjusted to the greatest nicety; the screws Z being locked by the nuts O.
By coupling the copping and underfallers as in Figs. 1 and 5 a simultaneous motion
will be given to each to produce an uniform cop on each row of spindles, and by
which only one copping motion will be requisite to operate the same.
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. Providing a mule carriage with the double row of spindles D and E placed zig-
zag and at different heights and parallel to each other to allow of the faller wires I
and K performing their respective movements without clashing or interfering with
each others yarn when spinning from one set of delivery rollers A, substantially as
described and shown on the drawings in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
2. In combination with a double row of spindles D and E disposed at different
heights the use of the underfaller K to guide the yarn from one set of rollers A
to the spindle E at the same angle or bevel as the yarn is being delivered to the
spindle D, substantially as described and shown.
3. The fixings S for the purpose specified.
4. The levers V, sockets W, screws Z, and nuts O for the purpose specified: