US1175953A - Yarn-beam. - Google Patents

Description

E. & L. HOLT. YARN BEAM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3,1915.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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YARN-BEAM.

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have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Yarn-Beams, of which the following is a specification. I

Our invention relates to an improvement in yarn beams; and particularly to beams of the perforated cylinder type which are emyarn during dyeing, cleaning and other operations.

" The primary object thereof is to provide a yarn beam of durable and light construction which is both convenient and inex-l pensive to make and capable of being easily repaired in the case of damage or breakage.

A further object of our inventionls to provide a yarn beam .that is constitutedof detachable and interchangeable parts which can be readily assembled or dismounted; so that in case any of the elements become worn out or broken the same can be readily replaced and the beam thus put in condition for further use.

-The above objects and advantages of our invention will appear from the following 1. description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of our improved yarn beam; and Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.

In the particular description of our invention we employ the numerals 1 and 2 to indicate the heads or ends of our yarn beam, and it will be seen by reference to Fig. 1 that each of these heads has an annular groove 3' formed in one face, into which are insertedth'e ends of the perforated body or cylinder 4 of the beam. This cylinder 4 and the heads 1 andl2 are held in fixed relation when the parts are assembled to form the .beam, by means of tie rods 5"; which run lengthwise ,of thebeam and are located inside the cylinder 4. through the heads 1 and 2, and are made fast at their outer ends, so that the heads 1 and 2 and the cylinder 4 can be securely locked together. The grooves'3 will 7 of course be of such width as to enable the cylinder 4 to fit snugly into the heads 1 and 2 and make a very compact and rigid struc-.

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' lks alread'y shown in Fig. 1 the cylinder 4 1s perforatell over its entire extent, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

7 in the least being subjected to the These rods 5 pass the perforations will be numerous and large Patented Mar. 21, 11916. I -Application filed March 3, 1915. Serial No. 11,727.

enough for the purpose which the beam is designed to serve, stood. The outer face of the cylinder will be lined with a non-corrosive metal, such as lead, indicated at 6; and this lead lining will also extend over those portions of the faces of the heads 1 and 2 in which'the grooves 3 are formed which are between the grooves and the peripheral edges of the as w1ll be readily under:

heads. By reason of this construction the cylinder 4 acts as a foundation body for supporting and reinforcing the softer yarn bearing surface of non-corrosive metal designated at 6. Of course the perforations in the cylinder 4 will extend through the lead lining ori the" cylinder also; and it will now be seen that when yarn is wrapped around the beam on the outer face of the cylinder 4 and between the heads, every' part of the beam with which the yarn may come in contact will be properly lined, and even should certain parts of the beam become corroded by the action of chemicals when in use, the corrosion will not injure the yarn because none of the corroded parts will be touched by it. In other words, the lead lining'being non-corrosive, the chemicals will not affect this lining atall; and as a result the yarn may be exposed cals as much as is necessary in order ,to dye it, clean it or for any other risk of damage from any action that might take place between the chemicals and certain parts of the beamconstruction.

The beam is, of course, mounted upon an operatingshaft 7 which passes through the heads land 2. We have shown the head 2 as being provided with a central boss or bearing 8, one end of which is engaged by purpose,-without to the action of the chemi- 'a nut 9 on a threaded section 10 of the shaft '7 and a similar nut 10 are provided to enable the shaft to engage the head 1; whereby the beam and the shaft are secured firmly together. This 9 and threaded section I head 1 has a centralfiange or boss 11 which carries a web 12 having a central opening to accommodate the shaft 7 and a number of radial openings 13. The nut 9 at this end .of the beam of course is screwed up be employed on the outer the required position in a vat, or retort, for v instance, which isv employed in the various dyeing or other operations to which the yarn on the beam is to be subjected. The 4 openings 13 will allow the dyeing liquids, etc., to pass to or from the inside of the beam, and the rotation thereof will-keep the dyestuffs and chemicals thoroughly mixed in a manner well known to those skilled in this art. The beam may be employed for either the inward or outward treatment for the yarn and the perforations in the cylinder 4 provide for the proper circulation of the dye stufi's and chemicals therethrough; so that all parts of the mass of yarn on the beam will be quired extent.

From the above description it will be seen that our beam combines both compactness and strength; and by virtue of its sectional design it can be dismounted and taken apart with very little trouble in order to repair it or replace a broken or worn out part. It is exceedingly compact and very cheap to make and comprises relatively few parts.

We wish to have it understood that the above description as well as the drawings are illustrative only; and we do not care to be limited to the exact details shown and described. On the contrary we reserve to ourselves the right to make such changes in the various parts as fairly fall within the scope and spirit of our invention.

What is claimed as new is: 1. A yarn beam including a pair of heads each having a recess -therein, a foundation body having its ends received in said recesses, a--yarn bearing surface supported on said foundation body, and means for rigidly holding said parts in assembled relation.

, .2. A yarn beamincluding a pair of heads uniformly affected to the re-' body having its ends received in said grooves, a yarn bearing surface supported on said foundation body and having perforations in registration'with the perforations insaid body, .and tie rods passing through said heads and located within said foundation body to hold said parts in assembled relation. f

'4. A yarn beam comprising a pair of heads each having an annular groove in one face, a perforated cylinder having its ends fitting into said grooves, ,tie rods passing through said heads and located within the cylinder for'securing the heads and cylinder together, one of said heads having a central boss or flange carrying a perforated web, and a shaft extending through said web and the opposite head and secured to said heads for operating said yarn beam.

5. A yarn beam including heads, arigid continuous surface foundation body, a yarn bearing surface supported thereby, and

means assembling said heads, body and surface.

In testimony whereof, we'have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses this 8th day, of February 1915.

EUGENEi HOLT. LAFAYETTE HOLT.

Witnesses:

A. H. SIMPSON, Z. V. McCLnRn.

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