IMPROVEMENTS IN APPA- RATUS FOR LUBRICATING SPINDLES, SHAFTS, AXLES, SLIDES, AND BEARINGS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS."
Year: 1871

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Revell, of Dukinfield, in the County of
Chester, Contractor, and Job Collin, of Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Machinist, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPA-
RATUS FOR LUBRICATING SPINDLES, SHAFTS, AXLES, SLIDES, AND BEARINGS
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Revell and
Job Collin at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 28th July 1871.
We, JOSEPH REVELL, of Dukinfield, in the County of Chester, Con-
tractor, and JOB COLLIN, of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster,
Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRICATING SPINDLES, SHAFTS, AXLES,
SLIDES, AND BEARINGS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS," to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to economize oil, manual labour, and
the wear and tear of the spindles, shafts, axles, slides, and bearings,

page_text: and the improvements consist in connecting to the bolster bearing or
slide, by means of a spring clip or holder, an oil cup or vessel having
in it a quantity of wool, cotton, sponge, or other absorbent material to
which the oil is supplied. At the lower end or side of the cup there
is a tube, slot, or passage leading to the spindle shaft or slide required to
be lubricated. In this tube, slot, or passage we place horizontally or
inclined a loose pin, fine tube, or spherical body, each for the purpose
of acting as an attractor or carrier of the oil from the saturated wool,
cotton, sponge, or absorbent material from the oil cup or chamber to
the spindle. shaft bearing or slide requiring lubrication, one end or side
of the loose pin, fine tube, or spherical body being in contact with the
revolving spindle, axle, or slide, and the other end or side being in direct
contact and communication with the saturated wool, cotton, or other
absorbent material.
This Invention is particularly applicable to the bolsters of bobbin
frames and to preparing, spinning, and winding machinery in which the
bolsters or bearings have long traversing motion; and for the purpose of
lubricating the bobbin braids or carriers there are slots or holes in the
tops of the bolsters having in them loose pins or loose packings of
wool, cotton, sponge, or other absorbent material, and as the spindles are
lubricated some of the oil passes from the interiors of the bolsters and
assists to lubricate the said bobbin braids or carriers, and where required
we form slots or chambers in the interiors of the bobbin braids into which
we place wool, cotton, sponge, or other absorbent material to absorb
the oil and lubricate the braid in a very effectual manner. For mule
spindles or other bearings not far apart instead of having a separate oil
cup or vessel for each spindle we make a long trough or channel to
reach as many spindles as may be convenient, into which is placed
wool, cotton, or other absorbent material, and at that side of the trough
or channel next to the spindles are passages or openings in which are
placed fine tubes, pins, or carriers as before described, one end of each
of which is in contact with the spindles above or through the bolster,
the other end being in contact with the saturated wool, cotton, sponge,
or other absorbent material in the trough from which the oil is drawn
gradually to the spindles when in motion.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Joseph Revell and Job Collin in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 27th January 1872.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, JOSEPH
REVELL, of Dukinfield, in the County of Chester, Contractor, and JOB
COLLIN, of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, Machinist, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-eighth day of July, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, in the
thirty-fifth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto us, the said Joseph Revell and Job
Collin, Her special license that we, the said Joseph Revell and Job
Collin, our executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as we,
the said Joseph Revell and Job Collin, our executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to
time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR LUBRI-
CATING SPINDLES, SHAFTS, AXLES, SLIDES, AND BEARINGS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,"
upon the condition, amongst others, that we, the said Joseph Revell
and Job Collin, by an instrument in writing under our hands and seals,
(or under the hand and seal of one of us) should particularly describe
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately
after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Joseph Revell and Job Collin, do
hereby declare the nature of our said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, reference being had to the Figures
on the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings and to the letters of
reference marked thereon (that is to say) :-
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The object of this Invention is to economize oil, manual labour, and
the wear and tear of the spindles, shafts, axles, slides, and bearings, and

page_text: the improvements consist in connecting to the bolster bearing or slide
by means of a spring clip or holder, an oil cup or vessel having in it a
quantity of wool, cotton, sponge, charcoal, or other absorbent material to
which the oil is supplied. At the lower end or side of the cup or
vessel there is a tube, slot, or passage leading to the spindle shaft or slide
required to be lubricated, and in this tube, slot, or passage we place
horizontally or inclined a loose pin, fine tube, or spherical body formed
of metal, glass, or other suitable material, the said pin, tube, or spherical
body acting as an attractor or carrier of the oil from the saturated
wool, cotton, sponge, charcoal, or other absorbent material from the oil
cup or chamber to the spindle shaft bearing or slide requiring lubri-
cation, one end or side of the loose pin, fine tube, or spherical body
being in contact with the revolving spindle axle or traversing slide, and
the other end or side being in direct contact and communication with
the saturated wool, cotton, or other absorbent material.
This Invention is particularly applicable to the bolsters of bobbin
frames and to preparing, spinning, and winding machinery in which the
bolsters or bearings have long traversing motion; and for the purpose
of lubricating the bobbin braids or carriers there are vertical or hori-
zontal slots or holes in the bolsters, having in them loose pins passing
through loose packings of wool, cotton, sponge, or other absorbent
material, and as the spindles are lubricated some of the oil passes from
the interiors of the bolsters and assists to lubricate the said bobbin
braids or carriers, and when required we form slots or chambers in
the interiors of the bobbin braids into which we place wool, cotton,
sponge, or other absorbent material to absorb the oil and lubricate the
braid in a very effectual manner.
In another arrangement we clip or fasten to the bolster above the
braid a chamber containing wool or other absorbent material, and also
one or moore loose pins placed vertically or horizontally so that the
spindle and braid can be lubricated at the same time, and at the top of
the braid there is a loose cover which serves the double purpose of
keeping dirt and refuse from the chamber and prevents oil from getting
to the bottom of the bobbin.
For mule spindles and others not far apart instead of having a separate
oil cup or vessel for each spindle we form a long trough or channel to
reach as many spindles as may be convenient, into which trough is
placed wool, cotton, or other absorbent material and at the side of the

page_text: trough next to the spindles are passages or openings in which are placed
fine tubes, pius, or carriers, each having one end or side in contact
with the spindle above or through the bearing or bolster, and the other
end being in contact with the saturated wool, cotton, or sponge, or
other absorbent material in the trough from which the oil is drawn
gradually to the spindles when they are revolving.
In some cases especially for step bearings and bolsters instead of
having loose pins or fine tubes to be used as carriers the trough or
channel is formed so that the absorbent material is used in the form
of woollen, worsted, cotton, or other manufactured braid, tape, or list
having over it a loose plate or cover placed in such a manner that it is
in contact with the absorbent material and the spindles, and each cover
not only leads the oil to the spindles but prevents the entrance of dirt
and fluke to the bearings and footsteps.
In the various Figures on the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings,
representing the application of our improved lubricating apparatus, the
spindles, shafts, or axles are marked a, the bolsters, footsteps, and
bearings b, the oil cups and troughs c, the loose pins, fine tubes, balls,
or carriers d, and the oil and absorbent material e. In Figs. 1, 2, and 3,
the oil cup c is clipped by a spring clip f which can be sprung or
forced on the bolster, and hold the oil cup firm. In Figs. 4, 5, and 6,
the oil cup c is cast to a collar y formed at the top with a projection h
having a hole passed over a pink in the ring which can be fastened
to the bolster by the screw m. When the cup is to be placed on the
spindle the pin is first passed through the hole in the projection h,
and then the ring and oil cup are passed upwards until the ring is on
the lower end of the bolster to which it is fastened by the screw m. In
Figs. 7, 8, and 9, the collar in connection with the oil cup c is in two
parts n, o, held together by the spring clip p, and the oil cup and collar
are suspended to the strap q which is firmly held to the bolster by the
screw 7.
In Figs. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, we represent various
arrangements of our improved apparatus for lubricating the spindles
and bobbin braids or washer wheels from one oil cup containing oil..
and absorbent material. In Figs. 10 and 11 the upper part of the
bolster is enlarged to form a jacket, having in it a chamber c to be used
as an oil cup containing oil and absorbent material, and in the jacket
there are slots so formed that the loose pin d shall be in contact with

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the spindle a, the bobbin braids, and the oil and absorbent material e.
In Fig. 12, the upper end of the bolster has also a chamber c containing
oil and absorbent material, but the loose pins d which are in contact
with the spindle «, the bobbin braid and the oil and absorbent
material e are placed in a horizontal or slightly inclined position. In
Figs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, we represent the oil cup at the
upper end of the bolster and bobbin braid, the parts being so arranged
that the spindles and braids can be lubricated at the same time.
Figs. 13, 14, and 15, the oil cup c is held to the bolster 6 by the
curved and bent pin or tube which is passed through the oil and
absorbent material e and let into a slot at the top of the bolster, the
exterior of the pin touching the exterior of the spindle a, and the
interior of the bobbin braids, thereby effectually lubricating them. The
cover u, Figs. 13 and 15, has at the bottom one or more slots v, passed
over one or more pins we fixed to the bobbin braid so that both revolve
together, there being on the top of the cover a snug or projection x for
causing the bobbin to revolve. In Figs. 16 and 17 the oil cup c is
placed in a recess at the top of the bobbin braids, and held to the
bolster b by a snug or pin y which also lubricates the braid, there being
a loose ball or pin z which touches the exterior of the spindle a, thereby
lubricating it, the cover u being held to the braids by one or more
slots and pins. In Fig. 18 we represent the oil cup adapted to the
mason collar or bolster, the cup c being held to the bolster b either by
a spring inside the cup or by the inclined pin d which acts as a lubri-
cator and the cover is held to the braids as before described, but
when desired we use a vertical pin d to act as a lubricator for both
the spindle and the braid, the oil passing through a slot a¹.
In Figs. 19, 20, and 21, we shew the application of our improvements
to footsteps of spindles used in slubbing and throstle frames. The
footsteps are recessed at the tops and have rims at their edges, and
in the recesses are placed thick metal washers b', Fig. 19, and washers e
made of flat braid, list, felt, cloth, or other absorbent material on which
are loose covers c' held to the footsteps by pins d' to prevent them
from revolving, and for lubricating the spindles it is only necessary to
saturate the washers or absorbent material with oil passed in at the rim
outside the cover.
In Figs. 22 and 23 we represent our improvements applied to the
bolster of one of the rails of a throstle or any other description of vertical

page_text: spindle or shaft. The top of the bolster b is formed as an oil cup c
containing oil absorbed in wool, cotton, or other absorbent material e,
and in the cup there is a short loose ball or pin d which touches and
lubricates the spindle a and to old bolsters we fasten annular chambers
to form the oil cups.
In Figs. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32, we represent some
arrangements of our improvements to the upper bolsters and footsteps
of spindles of mules, there being in the rails or frames troughs for
containing the absorbent material instead of single oil cups. In Figs. 24,
25, and 26, the flat braid or other absorbent material e is placed in the
troughs c formed in the tops of the rails e', and round the spindles a
there are loose wires f¹ which prevent the braid or other material from
touching the spindles, but at the same time keep them efficiently
lubricated, and on the top of the braid or absorbent there are loose
covers having holes which encircle the spindles. In Fig. 27 the
braid or other absorbent e is placed in the trough c formed in the top.
of the rail e', and on the absorbent material e there is a cover h¹, Figs. 27
and 28, having a part so formed as to act as a carrier of the oil and
at the same time prevent the absorbent from touching the spindles
although it gives off the oil to the under side of the cover and carrier
to lubricate the said spindles, and when desired the absorbent material
is fixed to the loose covers.
In Figs. 29, 30, 31, and 32, we shew similar arrangements adapted
to the footsteps of mule spindles, the bottom of the spindles being
marked a, the footsteps b, the braids or absorbents e, and the covers g¹.
In Figs. 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39, Sheet 2, we shew the appli-
cation of our improvements to horizontal shafting and axles, the shafts
or axles being marked a, the bearings b, the oil cups c, and the absorbent
material e. For carrying the oil to the shaft or axle we use a spherical
ball d. Fig. 33, loose vertical tubes or pins d, Figs. 34 and 35, an
inclined tube or pin d, Fig. 36, a spherical ball d, Fig. 37, and a loose
tube or pin d, Figs. 38 and 39. In Figs. 33, 34, 35, and 36, the oil is
supplied to the absorbent through the opening at the top of the oil
cup c and it will be seen that in Fig. 35 the loose tube d is in the
interior of another tube fixed to the socket m² of the oil cup, and
reaching nearly to the top. In the loose tube d which lubricates the
shaft one end of the wick e is placed, the wick leading the oil to
the loose tube d by capillary attraction. In Fig. 37 the oil cup is.

page_text: hermetically scaled at the top, and in the socket n¹ there is a tube o¹
having at its lower end a ball d in contact with the shaft a, and the
upper part of the tube is filled with wick or other absorbent e which
leads the oil to the tube by capillary attraction. In Fig. 38, in which
the oil cup is also hermetically sealed at the top there is a loose
tube d placed in a stationary tube p', and provided with a wick e which
leads the oil by capillary attraction to the loose tube d which lubricates
the shaft, and instead of loose tubes pins may be used to which the
wick can be connected as shewn in Fig. 39. The apparatus shewn in
Fig. 36 is also applicable to vertical shafts and the various arrangements
of apparatus shewn in the other Figures on Sheet 2 are applicable to
slides as well as to shafts and axles.
Having now described the nature and particulars of our said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be performed, we desire it-to
be understood that in apparatus for lubricating spindles, shafts, axles,
slides and bearings of all descriptions we claim,―
First. The employment of oil cups or vessels made to contain wool,
cotton, sponge, charcoal, or other absorbent material, each cup or vessel
having in its opening at the lower end or side a loose pin, tube, or ball,
acting as a carrier of the oil from the absorbent material to the spindle
shaft, axle, slide, bolster, or bearing, and also the modes of holding the
oil cups to the bolsters.
Secondly. The chambers placed between the bolsters and bobbin
braids to be used as oil cups containing absorbent material for enabling
vertical, inclined, or horizontal pins or tubes to lubricate both the
spindles and bobbin braids.
Thirdly. The stationary oil cups placed at the tops of the bolsters
or collars, and the snugs, pins, or balls in connection with them for
lubricating the spindles and bobbin braids.
Fourthly. The washers of cloth, worsted, felt, or other absorbent
material placed in the footsteps of spindles and shafts either in con-
nection with metallic washers or not, and also the loose covers above
the absorbent material acting as carriers of the oil.
Fifthly. The troughs containing absorbent material at the tops of the
rails of mules and other machines in which the spindles and bolsters
are not far apart, and also the loose wires and loose covers for acting
as carriers of the oil from the absorbent material to the spindles, and

page_text: also when desired the attachment of the absorbent material to the
loose covers.
Sixthly. The combination of fibrous wicks or absorbent material
with loose tubes, pins, or balls, which act as carriers of the oil from the
wicks to the shafts, axles, slides, or bearings, as all such improvements
are herein described and illustrated in the accompanying two Sheets of
Drawings.
In witness whereof, we, the said Joseph Revell and Job Collin,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, the Twenty-sixth day of
January, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and seventy-two.