Patent ID: 7472537

Claim:
A flyer and spindle brake assembly for a spinning wheel, comprising: a single maiden post having an upper end, the maiden post having a spindle passage disposed laterally therethrough and a spindle brake passage disposed axially therethrough normal to, and communicating with, the spindle passage; a spindle having a base end portion and a distal end opposite the base end, the base end being rotationally disposed within the spindle passage of the maiden post; an adjustable spindle brake assembly disposed within the spindle brake passage; a whorl pulley disposed upon the spindle adjacent the maiden post, the whorl pulley being rotatable and axially slidable on the spindle; a flyer attachment collar axially slidable and rotationally disposed upon the spindle, the collar being affixed to the whorl pulley, the flyer attachment collar having mutually opposed and radially disposed first and second flyer arm attachment passages therein; and a flyer pivotally attached to the flyer attachment collar, the flyer having a base and a closed distal end opposite the base.