US1356323A - Flier for spinning purposes - Google Patents

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A. W. THOMASEN.

FLIEH- FOR SPINNING PURPOSES. APPLICATION FILED-00111, 1919.

1,356,323. Patented Oct. 19,1920,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED w. THOMASEN, or nan'rronn, CONNECTICUT.

FLIER non srnmme rnnrosns.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patehted (j t. 19 i920 Application filed October 11, 1919. Serial No. 330,051.

vertically disposed spindle, and an object of my invention, among others, is to provide a flier having means to enable the wire comprising the arms to be readily removed and a new one to be readily inserted.

One form of device embodying my inven tion and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as well. as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the -upper end of a spindle and of a bobbin having my improved flier attachedthereto.

Fig. 2 is a detail view, scale enlarged, in

section through my improved flier.

. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away to show construction.

Fig. 4! is a "iew similar to Fig. 2 but cutting the flier in a plane at an angle to the plane of section of said Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the form of what is known as a figure-eight flier, embodying my invention.

Prior to my invention it has been a common practice to attach the wires, comprising the flier arms, to the hub of the flier in such a way that the wire is projected endwise through openings and is then bent into the desired shape, the eyes through which the thread passes being formed after the wire has been placed in the hub. The conditions of use of these fliers is such that they are destroyed after a comparatively short time with a result that a new wire must be supplied or the flier must be discarded entirely. The expense of these fliers is such as to warrant replacing of the wires, and it is to enable these wires to be readily replaced, and at the same time enable the old wires to be readily removed, that I have invented the improved flier illustrated'and described herein.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 5 indicates a spindle of any desired form having thereon a bobbin 6 from which the thread or threads are extended, as to other bobbins or spools upon which they are wound, it being understood that the spindle is rotated in any suitable manner. The numeral 7 indicates the hub of my improved flier that is constructed of wood or,

other desired material, thishub having an annular groove 8 located in its upper surface, and from the bottom of which groove a retaining groove 9 opens. Slots 10 are formed in the top of the hub extending her, as herein shown being bent -downwardly, and a bow 13 is formed substantially midway between said ends. The curve of this how is of a size preferably slightly larger than the curve of the retaining groove 9 andthe arms are bent outwardly from this bow so that they will lie within and extend througha pair of the slots 10. The object of this construction is to cause the bow to spring into retaining grooves and to be securely held therein by the spring qualities of the wire, this resiliency also enabling the wire to be readily removed by springing the: bow out of thegroove.

As shown herein I provide a plurality of sets of slots 10 so that in case a slot shall become enlarged the hub 7 may still be made use of by simply placing the wire in position to engage another set of the slots.

It will be appreciated that a flier constructed in accordance withmy invention possesses features whereby the wires may be made up in quantities and fully shaped and formed before they are placed in the hubs, and further, that these wires may be secured to the hubs without removing the latter from a spindle. V

At the present time it is commonpractice for silk and other manufacturers to ship the destroyed fliers to manufacturers that make a business of repairing the fliers and returning them to the silk manufacturers. My invention will avoid this custom and thereby greatly lessen the cost inpacking and freight charges, as the wires and the hubs may be separately made, and the wires to replace the broken wires may be shipped separately when required to the silk or other mills in which they are used. I

A button 14 may be employed to prevent the ends of the arms 11.

accidental displacement of the flier from the spindle. p

Fig. 5 of the drawing illustrates my invention as applied to what is known as the figure-eight form of flier, in which a thread support lei rises from the arms in the form or a loop, there being two eyes 16 in the shape of a figure-eight at the top of the supporting loop through which the threads are extended. from the eyes 12 at In this structure a double bow comprising members 17 is formed to engage the hub upon diametri- Cally opposite sides in a manner that will be readily understood.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the device which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by other means.

I claim- 1. A flier comprising a hub having an annular groove in one end and a slot opening from saidgroove radially of the hub, a wire comprising the arms oi the flier, .said flier having a bow, and means for holding the bow within the groove by the spring action oi the parts, an arm of the Wire resting within said slot.

2. A flier comprising a hub having an annular groove therein and a retaining groove opening out from the annular groove, and

a wire comprising the arms of the flier, said wire being formed to engage within said retaining groove to hold the wire in place by sprin action.

3. A flier comprising a hub having an annular'groove in one end and an undercutretaining groove opening thereoutof, and a wire comprising the arms of the flier, said wire having a bow to be engaged within said retaining groove by the spring action of the parts.

4. A flier comprising a hub having a plu rality of pairs of slots in one end and an annular groove therein with a retaining groove opening out of the annular groove, and a wire comprising arms of the flier, said wire having a bow to be engaged within the re taining groove and having its arms formed to engage a pair of said slots.

5. A flier comprising a hub having a gro'ove in one end and a wire comprising the arms thereof, a support rising from said arms and having an eye to receive a thread, and means within said groove to receive said wire by spring action and securely retain it in )lace.

6. flier comprising a hub having a groove in one end and a wire comprising the arms thereof, a support rising and partially formed on each of said arms, eyes formed on said support to receive a thread, and means within said groove to receive said wire by spring action and securely retain it in place.

ALFRED W. THOMASEN.

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