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y @uitrit tstr @stent @frn ANTI-IONY W. SILVlS, 0F BlRMINGHAM,- IOWA, ASSIGNOR '.lO HIMSELF AND SAMUEL B. SHOT'I,vv OF THE SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT v T N HAND-SPINNING MACHINE.

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TO ALL`WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it known that LANTHONY W. SILvIs, of Birmingham, in the county of Van Buren, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Hand-Spinning Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdcs'eription thereof, Ywhich will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of rthis specification.,

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved hand-spinning machine, taken-in the line z iig. i

Figure 2 is a plan for top view of the same.

Figure 3 is a'detached front view of the carriage C.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in the construction ofv amaehine 'for spinningn number of threads at a time by hand-power. On the frame ofthe machine is mounted a carriage, provided with feed-rolls, and this carriage traverses back and forth to and from a series of spindles arranged across the front end of the frame, and it is operated by a hand-crank. With `tliis machine a person can spin a much greater quantity of yarn than 'with the ordinary spinning-wheel.

A is a stationary rectangular frame, and B a movable frame, that may be folded up out of the way, connected with it in the rear for operation, and extending back any desired distance, on which is mounted a car `riage,'(}, having four wheels, a a, two on each side, to travel upon ways b b, that run Aalong-the 4top of the frame B, and extend over the frame A, to allow the carriage C to come close up to the spindles e c, placed in a line ,across the front part of the frame A. On one side of the frame A is hung a pulley, 0l, operated by a handcrank, di, andbanded to a smaller pulley, c, ona driving-shaft,f, that lies across the back part of the frame A, and on its opposite end carries a pulley, el, that is banded to a small pulley, e2, fixed ori the end of a drumpulley, lc, that extends across the frame A, and carries the bands z' e', which give motion tothe spindles c c, respectively, in the ordinary way. A feed-roll, D, is mounted on the carriage C inside pieces jj, that are hinged or pivoted at h L, so that the feed-roll D may rest upon the carriage-wheeled a, and receive motion from them as they travel in one direction to unwind the sliver on` it, or be raisedrupscias .not to touch the wheels, and thus remain still when the carriage moves up to the spindles to \`v`induptheynrn on the bobbins.- The spool E, containing the-raping, is placed as usual on the roll D. The Vcarriage is operated by means of a; cord, m, fastened at the rear end, whichicord passes overa sheave, n, on the 'back part-of the frame B, and thence to a drum or winch, p, placed loosely on the drivingfshaftf. TheV drump is provided with a clutch,` whichis shifted by a finger, g, connected with a lever, r, pivote-d on the frame A. The lever r is connected by 'a rod,vs, with a. corresponding lever, 7", pivoted on the rear part ofthe frame Bf When the machine islpreparedfor spinning, by having thefroping on the spool E connected with the spins dles', 'as usualand the carriage C is in position Iover the frame A, then, by turning the crank d', mction'is given to the machine'through the driving-shaftf, and the. pulley-connections before described. The cord m is then wound up on the drum j), and draws the carriage G back over the frame B, the clutehon .the drum being then engaged withthe shaftf.v As the carriage C travels back; on the frame B, the feed-roll D rests upon the wheels a a, and takes motion therefrom to feed the raping oif ofthe spool E, that rests loosely upon it in the ordinary way, but when the carriage reaches a certain point far enough back for the delivery of the roping to cease, a

catch, g, then strikes a pin, t, on the side of the frame B, which catch "turns a rock-bar, u, extending across the carriage,- and by its connection with the hinged side-pieces jj, raises themup at onc end and lifts the feed-roll D clear of the wheels tv a, to stop its motion, and'at the same moment elevates a sliding guide-rail, F, so that it pinches the roping against a top rail, w, and thus holds the roping for the subsequent operations of twisting, drawing, and winding the yarn. So soonas the carriage C runs back to the rear end of the frame B, the free end of the lever r is struck by a catch-pin, v, on the under side of the carriage, land by means of the rod s, connecting the lever r with the lever r, and4 the finger' q operated thereby, disengagcs the' clutch on the drum p. The carriage C is then free to return to the front of the maehine'to wind .up the yarn, which. drawslit forward in the operation ofwinding on the bobbins in the usual wey. As the carriage C comes up to the front of the machine on the frame A, tstrikes aJ slide-piece, y, at one side, and raises the drop z to throw it back from the spindles in the usal way. The drop z fnstens itself by a. spring-bolt, z', which catches on the sideof the frame when the drop rises. When Athe carriage C reaches the front of thc-machine, the catch g strikes the pin t', and thus dropsthe feed-roll D and the guide-roiLF to release the roping, and allow!l it to feed againwhile at the sameztimelthe catch-pin v strikes the free end of the lever 7', :md engages the clutch on the drum p, to allow the carriage C to bek drawn back and repent the operation before `described. Thus the work ofspnningn number of threads nt a, time is accomplished byhimd=pewer with great expedition, bywhichrnieanszt grent'eeonomy is elTected in domestic manufactures. l

Having thus deseribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf

1.. The carriage C, in combination with the feed-roll D, guide-rail F, spool E,. catch g, and pin t', all oper# a'tng as described, whereby, as the catchy strikes the pin-t', the feed-roll D is -dropped upon the wheel a of the carriage, and the guide-rail F releases the roping to be fed to the spindles, as herein shown and described.

2. The combination ofthe carriage C, having the operatingfmeehnnism, the cord m., sheave n, rods s, shaft f, clutch-pulley p, levers 7' r', and finger g', as herein described for the purpose speeied.

3. The slide y, connected with the drop z, and operated by the carriage C, as and for the purpose specified.

ANTHONY SILVIS.

Witnesses ERAsTUs Pimm, PHILIP' S. STONE.

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