Improvements in and relating to Yarn Winding Frames.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb., 1899
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in and relating to Yarn Winding Frames.
I, JOSEPH JUDSON HACKING, of 15, Brunswick Street, Burnley, in the County
of Lancaster, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to snarl catchers for winding frames, and is designed
to arrest and clean off the fluff, snarls, and dirt from the yarn as it is passing
from the cops or the like on to the bobbins, whereby brushes and guide plates
are dispensed with, and the yarn is better cleaned. My improvements are equally
applicable to winding frames, which wind from the hank etc., as well as from
cops, and also to frames winding wool or other material as well as cotton winding
frames.
This invention has particularly reference to an invention for which Letters
Patent were granted to one William Edward Hacking, No. 3402 dated 10th
February 1884 for "Improvements in the construction of winding frames." In
the specification of the said recited patent the snarl catcher is described as
consisting of hooked or straight teeth or pins mounted on curved bars or plates,
the yarn becoming cleaned off the snarls fluff and dirt in its passage through
these teeth from the cops on to the bobbins. In practice, the said patentee
varied his invention by the employment of cards or leather strips to carry the
said teeth.
The object of the first part of the present invention is to provide means for
firmly securing the cards on the lifting rail of the winding frame, so that the
cards which carry the teeth described in the aforesaid Patent Specification,
cannot become loose, and allow the fluff and dirt to accummulate under the
leather strip, through which the teeth are passed, thus displacing the teeth from
their proper position, with the result that the snarl catcher will only partially
serve the purpose for which it is intended, many of the teeth being thrown
out of action altogether as cleaners. As the leather strip carrying the teeth
was only tacked to the lifting rail, it will be apparent that there was a liability
to become loose.
In carrying out this part of my invention, I employ a strip of leather or other
material or card about an inch in width, instead of only five eighths as in the
usual method. The strip or card may carry any required number of rows of
teeth, but I prefer to insert an additional row of teeth between the first and
second rows, and to occupy the space between the two rows. I now cut a notch,
groove, or recess running along the entire length of the lifting rail, and I bed
the leather strip down into the said groove or recess, and with regard to the front
portion of the lifting rail or that facing the kneeboard, I fix the longitudinal
bar or tubular rod over the said leather strip by means of wire hooks or staples,
so as to firmly secure the same, and at the same time also securely fasten the
edge of the leather strip. The points of the front row of teeth stand up a shade
higher than the level of the front rod, and all tendency of any excess in the

page_text: thickness of the yarn to miss passing through the front row of teeth is obviated.
With regard to the back portion of the lifting rail, I form a plate about an
inch deep, and curl its top edge to form the back rod, which beds upon, and
securely fastens the extended edge of the card at this side, the plate extending
down the side of the lifting rail, and is fixed thereto by screws or nails.
snarl
The next part of my invention consists in the combination of a
catcher with what is known as "the crutch" often used in winding
frames to adjust the height of the yarn to suit circumstances. This crutch
consists of a shaped piece provided with a screw thread at its extremity, to
fit into a tapped hole in the plate of the lifting rail. I also furnish the crutch
with a check nut, which can be screwed down upon the top of the lifting rail
to secure the crutch in any desired position. Hitherto with the snarl catcher
of the said recited patent, paper washers have been placed under the bobbins
to bring about the same result, but this plan has many drawbacks.
The
According to this part of my invention, I preferably cast the crutch with an
overlapping edge at the front, and push the edge of the card or snarl catcher
under it, which will be sufficient to retain it in position at this side.
At the
back of the crutch, I attach a plate having a gripping edge, which grips the
edge of the card, the plate then being secured to the card by a set screw.
cards are adapted to the length of the crutch, and there are as many cards as
there are crutches. Any required number of crutches combined with cards may
thus be employed according to the length of the winding frame, and by giving
a turn round in either direction, the height of the yarn from the bobbins on
the spindles may be varied to suit circumstances.
Dated this lat dow of Walna 1800
RICHMOND & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 12, Standish Street, Burnley.
Improvements in and relating to Yarn Winding Frames.
I, JOSEPH JUDSON HACKING, of 15, Brunswick Street, Burnley, in the County
of Lancaster, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this 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 snarl catchers for winding frames, and is designed
to arrest and clean off the fluff, snarls, and dirt from the yarn as it is passing
from the cops or the like on to the bobbins, whereby brushes and guide plates
are dispensed with, and the yarn is better cleaned. My improvements are equally
applicable to winding frames, which wind from the hank etc., as well as from
cops, and also to frames winding wool or other material as well as cotton winding
frames.
This invention has particularly reference to an invention, for which Letters
Patent were granted to one William Edward Hacking, No. 3402 dated 16th
February 1884 for "Improvements in the construction of winding frames." In
the specification of the said recited patent, the snarl catcher is described as
consisting of hooked or straight teeth or pins mounted on curved bars or plates,
the yarn becoming cleaned of the snarls, fluff and dirt in its passage through
these teeth from the cops on to the bobbins. In practice, the said patentee
varied his invention by the employment of cards or leather strips to carry the
card teeth.
.:
The object of the first part of the present invention is to provide means for

page_text: firmly securing the cards on the lifting rail of the winding frame, so that the
cards which carry the teeth described in the aforesaid Patent Specification,
cannot become loose, and allow the fluff and dirt to accummulate under tlie
leather strip, through which the teeth are passed, thus displacing the teeth from
their proper position, with the result that the snarl catcher will only partially
serve the purpose for which it is intended, many of the teeth being thrown
out of action altogether as cleaners. As the leather strip carrying the teeth
was only tacked to the lifting rail, it will be apparent that there was a liability
to become loose.
In carrying out this part of my invention, I employ a strip of leather or other
material or card about an inch in width, instead of only five eiglits as in the
usual method. The strip or card may carry any required number of rows of
teeth, but I prefer to insert an additional row of teeth between the first, and
second rows, and to occupy the space between the two rows. I now cut a notch,
groove, or recess running along the entire length of the lifting rail, and I bed
the leather strip down into the said groove or recess, and with regard to the front
portion of the lifting rail, or that facing the knee board, I fix the longitudinal
bar or tubular rod over the said leather strip by means of wire hooks or staples,
so as to firmly secure the same, and at the same time also securely fasten the
edge of the leather strip. The points of the front row of teeth stand up a shade
higher than the level of the front rod, and all tendency of excess in the
thickness of the yarn to miss passing through the front row of teeth is obviated.
With regard to the back portion of the lifting rail, I form a plate about an
inch deep, and curl its top edge to form the back rod, which beds upon, and
securely fastens the extended edge of the card at this side, the plate extending
down the side of the lifting rail, and is fixed thereto by screws or nails.
The next part of my invention consists in the combination of a card snarl
catcher such as described with what is known as the "crutch" often used in wind-
ing frames to adjust the height of the yarn to suit circumstances. This crutch
consists of a shaped piece provided with a screw thread at its extremity, to
fit. into a tapped hole in the plate of the lifting rail. I also furnish the crutch
with a check nut, which can be screwed down upon the top of the lifting rail
to secure the crutch in any desired position. Hitherto, with the snarl catcher
of the said recited patent, paper washers have been placed under the bobbins
to bring about the same result, but this plan has many drawbacks.
At the
The
According to this part of my invention, I preferably cast the crutch with an
overlapping edge at the front, and push the edge of the card or snarl catcher
under it, which will be sufficient to retain it in position at this side.
back of the crutch I attach a plate having a gripping edge which grips the
edge of the card, the plate then being secured by a set screw.
cards are adapted to the length of the crutch, and there are as many cards as
there are crutches. Any required number of crutches combined with cards may
thus be employed according to the length of the winding frame, and by giving
a turn round in either direction, the height of the yarn from the bobbins on
the spindles may be varied to suit circumstances.
In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is an end elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan
of the lifting rail of a yarn winding frame constructed in accordance with my
invention.
A is the lifting rail, which is formed with a groove or recess running along
its entire length to receive the card or fillet B. The latter carries the usual
teeth C, and the leather or like material of the card is extended in width, by
which means I am enabled to secure the card firmly in position without the aid
of tacks.
This is effected in the following novel manner:-The front portion of the
lifting rail is undercut at D, so that the edge of the card at this side may be
pushed into the recess thus formed, and immediately over this recessed part. D,

page_text: I fix the front rod E by means of staples F, which are driven into the timber
of the lifting rail, and by their pressure upon the front rod E cause the undercut
portion D to close upon and secure the edge of the card at this side.
On the reverse side of the lifting rail, I fix the gripping plate G formed with
a curled end H, which grips the edge of the card at this side. This gripping
plate extends down the side of and is nailed or otherwise secured to the lifting
rail, which may be cut away, so as to allow it to come flush therewith, as shewn.
Like the front rod E, this gripping plate may run the entire length of the
lifting rail.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1, and shews the position of the teeth, which act as
snarl catchers and cleaners of the yarn. Between the front row of teeth J and
the next row of teeth K, I place an additional row of teeth L, these teeth
occupying a position between the two rows of teeth as shewn, whereby any excess
in the thickness of the yarn is not permitted to pass, and the yarn is thoroughly
and effectually cleaned of snarls, dirt or fluff.
In Fig. 4 is represented the next part of my invention, which consists in the
combination of a card snarl catcher or cleaner with what is known as the "crutch"
used to adjust the position of the yarn in winding frames.
The crutch U is cast or formed at the front with the overlapping edge V for
the reception of the card or fillet to act as a snarl catcher, whilst at the back
the crutch is provided with the plate W having a gripping edge X, which grips
the edge of the card, and is secured in position by the set screw Y. The spindle U
of the crutch is screw threaded and secured to the plate of the lifting rail by
a lock nut, as shewn.
In a modified form of the preceding arrangement shewn in Fig. 3, I provide
a spindle M, screw threaded to enter a tapped hole in the plate N of the lifting
rail. This spindle is firmly secured in position by the lock nut O. At its
other end, the said spindle is formed with a short inclined shoulder and neck P.
This neck allows of the securing and rivetting of the head-piece Q, which is
formed with a small central hole for that purpose. The head-piece is also formed
with the clipping edges R, so that when the edges of the card have been pushed
into the grooves S and T, the clipping edges R may be knocked down to firmly
secure the edges of the card.
I employ as many cleaners as there are crutches, and the length of each crutch,
and consequently of each snarl catcher or card, may be the same as at present.
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 means or method of securing the card or fillet used as a
snarl catcher, to the lifting rail of yarn winding frames, substantially as and
for the purpose described and illustrated.
2. In yarn winding frames, the employment of a card or fillet (to be used as a
snarl catcher) with extended edges, one of the said edges being secured by the
clamping of the front rod E, while the other edge is secured by the gripping
plate G, constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose described,
and illustrated.
3. The general arrangement and combination of the parts of a snarl catcher,
adapted to yarn winding frames, substantially as described and illustrated.
4. In a card or fillet used as a snarl catcher for yarn winding frames, the
provision of an additional row of teeth L betwixt the front row of teeth J and
the next row of teeth K, substantially as and for the purpose described, and
illustrated in Fig. 2.
5. The combination of a card snarl catcher with the "crutch" used in winding
frames for adjusting the height of the yarn, substantially as described and shewn
in Figs. 3 and 4.

page_text: 6. In yarn winding frames, the improved construction of a crutch for the
reception of a card or fillet to serve the purpose of a snarl catcher, substantially
as described, and illustrated in Fig. 3.
Dated this 19th day of June 1899.
RICHMOND & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 12, Standish Street, Burnley.