US1652111A

US1652111A - Rope-making machine

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Publication number: US1652111A
Application number: US161577A
Authority: US
Inventors: William H Fullington
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-01-17
Filing date: 1927-01-17
Publication date: 1927-12-06
Anticipated expiration: 1944-12-06

Description

Dec- 6, 7a

w. H. FULLINGTON ROPE MAKING MACHINE Filed Jani?, 1927 i "Twtlie aocol Patented Dec. 6,1927. f

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Y kYaitorrentemite.-.1if a11n-iia y A 'Iillisginvention ,nelatesl ,indicated to'rope lieekll's apparatus and has .far lts alam .Ob-

ject u"to 'provide .improved `4apparatas gviertel@ Gambler ,Serieel een .advanta- 5. eeoiisiealleres @.feellstflletwa MylmrlO-Vfl 'intenties also .contemplates .the

yist a-ILSPTeadCr y ,tacliedtor use .and lia/s` detachable 'l ieanf eateries the strands thereint i f. .rlslenient @i the iel'esems .and reletedelles Saal intenties, then, @Qn- Y n neXed drawing and the following descrip l5 tion setting forth in detail certain mecha- 1.115111 .emheelrns the .iereetonf Sull dis-Y dosed means enstttles, .lione-w1?, but an@ .of .vzniriou'smechanicaly forms in which the principle laf the invention may be used* ln annexed fil-,1sariete= f .le :l 1S @lele aeration- .Qf the rre-feet .novel erre-.fetus in use; A., 2 is a rear elevation'ofthetwisting eraclea@ eeeinlis .1s

Vtaching iange 11, which may be readilyattached to any mounting, as vat 12, by bolts 13. .The casing carries 1n its interior a cen` trally .arranged spur gear 14 and several pinion gears 15, such-latter members being circumferentially disposed ,around thev gear 14. Pinned to the

various gears

14 and 15 are stub shafts 16, which protrude beyond the front 17 of the casing and are `formed' into hooks 18, to which the strand 19, as seen in Fig. 1, are connected. These hooks function in the ordinary manner ofpdevices of the present character and impart to the strands.

the desired twist.

vratus is designed for use in outlyi'ng disltrict-s where theremay ormay not be availablea source of ower. Thereforel I provde means'for driving the fgears 14 andY 15 by either manual `0r motive power. The sha-ft 16, secured to the larger gear'14, is;

l provision 4rof` may lbe yeasilylat-y est et @hie hereinafter' fllt alll rer.

consists of acasing 10 provided with an at` As stated above, my rope'making appa.7

,Ar-vacation es wenn es?! seal, to. .1.611577- Y 'projaedr-e-rwadly of .the @ses .a Vto Vwhich may be attached, set screw :21,A

.alrelllr' .2l2 :lalso extend 0.11@ .Off .the other Vsiltasfts 16,1 which tist.yattached @to one otithe epinions 1 5,-b,eylQ1gd,the rearside .of casing 10,

it@ chedito .this entension 23, set `S'Cliv 124, afhangt operated crank 25, which l latter ,case ithe pulley J22 ,may be removed froin'the szliagttjextension'lf. The mechanism just V.Ydescriljed presents certain advantageous features of construction which permit the fse- 1 dectionto .various V'drirting..speeds, ige., :the pt"le.y.,22 may be either ,illOtlIlted .on ,the

saarneatensin ,2oV eilen .a is'iaesgtred ,to ,arm the hooks 18 at a very rapid'rateof ,speed,.

.'Ol all@ .Seme may ber-Imate@ the extension 23, Vas when mallng a ,rope .of large ,diameterf The saine cioriditidii is prevalent mentioned, lat one ,Rend of 'the hooks v18 and at their other endsto ,a single rotat- .are .hak .28.. The .tenias .1S "riemen mounted cylindrical,member 29gprovldedatglts rearginahasp @,Qwliich'imay be attacliedlby anysuitable means,U suoli as hook 31, to a rigid mounting. As the hooks 18 are revolved by actuation ofthe gear 14 the severalstrands 19 are given the vdesired twist and when this twist continues -to a certain point the severalstrands automaticallywind together, as'permitted by the ro-L tation of hook 28, intothe rope 32, seen in paratus to provide a strand spreading device having groovesV 1n its periphery, into being provided'for each such strand.

The spreader illustrated 4in Fig. 3 is of welljknown general construction, consisting of an annular member V34 having a number .of radial grooves 35 formed in its outer periphery. These grooves-35 are tapered to accommodate the angle incidental to the.

strands 19. In" use itis customary to first mount the machine `and the hook 28 in the desired position and to then arrange they strands l19 in winding position, after which time 'the spreader is inserted between such` feo Y y Fig. 1. It is customary in this type'v ofap- Y Y which` are received the strands 19, a'groove strands at a. position adjacent the hook 28.

It has been found in the use of the ordinary sv readerthat whenmaking a rope of considerable lengththe strands are apt yt'owhip Vout from the-recesses 35 and tluus'dislcate the spreader.

My invention provides a neu/and improved means which is quickly detachable from the spreader and which is adapted to enclose the outer open end of grooves when in place. Such means consist of an annular retaining ringer 36 formed of suitable spring material and having one end 37 thereof bent rearwardly. The other end 3S of such ringr is formed `into `an outward projection which may be 10` engaged by the operator for the manipulation of the ring. On the outer surface of spreader 34 is termed a semirircular groove 39, into which the ring- 36 seatsl when in place. Also provided in` the periphery of `the spreader at one point is an aperture which receives the inwardly projecting' end 3T of the ring'` Tn use the retaining ring is removed from the spreader while the latter is being;V attached in position to engage the sere `al strands 19 and may be quickly assembled into position to close the outer open ends of grooves S5 by merely inserting the end 3T in hole el() and snappingr the remainder ofthe ri ng around the periphery of the spreader.

Other modes of applving: the principle of my invention may be employed instead ot the one explained, change beingr made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the liollon ing claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention l; In apparatus ofthe character described,

the combination of a casing, a` spur gear, a

changeably connected to either of said Vlast` mentioned shaft extensions. i

2. In apparatusof the character described, the combination of a casing having' a plurality of rotatable: hooks adapted for attachment to one end ot several rope strands and a single hook forconneetingthe other ends oi" said strands, a spreader comprising an annular member having radial grooves in its periphery for the receptionof each of said strands-` and a retaining ringr removably secured to the periphery oit said spreader adapted to close the open ends of said g'lOVC'S.

il; A spreader :on'xprisingr an annulus hav ing a plurality ol radially extending grooves formed in its outer periphery, a narrow groove of semi-circular cross-section formed in such outer periphery, and a split retainr ing ring adapted to be detachably secured in auch narrow groove to enclose the open ends of said radial `grooves.

Signed by me, this 1927. i

12th day of January, WILLIAM H. FULLINGTON.