US8617A

US8617A - Spinning eope-yakns

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Publication number: US8617A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1851-12-23
Anticipated expiration: 1868-12-23

Description

BOBBIN( -No. 8,617; Patentd Dec. 23, 1851.

RICHD. s. TUGKER, or BRooKLY NEw YORK.

sHN IivG ROPE-YARNS; i

Specification of Letters Patent No. 8,617, dated December 2 3, 1851 To all whom, it may concern Be it known that 1,' RICHARD SANDs TUCKER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and usefullmprovements in Spinning Yarns for Cordage; and I do hereby declare that the following is a fullyclear,

' and exact description of the same, reference LlO being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a longitudinal View of the bobbin to be employed. Fg. 2 isa longitudinal section of the same, and Fig. 3 is an end vew of the same.

The same letters of reference denote similar parts in each of the several figures.

The nature of` my invention consists in a spinning yarns'tor cordage upon bobbins having movable head, or movable heads, so' that the yarn' can be packed tightly upon the bobbin in spinning, and when full the yarn can be removed from the bobbin,

whereby the inner end of the thread or yarn can be hauled or drawn out, in the process of rope making in forming the readies or strands of cordage-thus saving much eXpense and labor and bobbins, besi-des' the great advantage of hauling` or drawing out the yarn or thread from the inner end.

To enable others skilled in the art, to

`make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its Construction and advantages.

A, is the hollow shaft or barrel of the bobbin, which may run on the usual spindle passing centrally through i'c-this shaft should be made tapering in direction of its length (as shown in the drawing) being i thicker, or of larger diameter near the fixed head B which may be cast to it, or with a rim to admit of a head of thin sheet steel or other material being riveted to it-the barrel A should be of cast iron or other material propriate manner. i h The m'anner of Operating the bobbin is as usual, and it is in size and appearance similar to the bobbin now in general use, which have both heads fixed and immovab le, and being formed of wood are cumbersome and constantly liable to be broken, worn out, and destroyed-these wooden bobbins are very .expensive and great numbers of them are required in the present mode of sp'inning, which may be entirely dispensed with by the substitution of my improved mode of spinning.

The yarn when spun in the manner described by me can be taken and removed at pleasure, separated from the bobbinby simply taking ofi' the removable head C. The barrel A being smooth and tapered can be readily drawn out from the yarn-while the same bobbin is all that is required to be employed for the same spindle, one bobbin only being required for each. When the yarn is required to be made up into cordage it may be placed as found to be most convenient and practicable-an uprght frame with divisions suited to the size of the coil of yarn is all that is necessary for the yarn to be hauled from the center 'or inner end without any disturbance, entangling or waste of yarn.

The hauling the yarn from the inner end has important advantages in making Cordage, the yarn being thus drawn with the fibers of the hemp laying as when spun, or with the grain-and 'the undue twist in the thread being thrown` out, whereas by the manner of making rope now pursued the yarn is of necessity drawn from the outside of the bobbin and which being reverse from the manner the yarnwas spun onto it and against the grain is rendered rough and imperfect .and cannot make so good or so handsome rope.

Another great advantage to be derived by .this new mode of spinning rope yarn will be found in the convenience it will afiord of i accumulating a stock of yarn suited to the convenence of the manufacturer, ready for any demand or to suit hs orders for cordage,

whereas on the contrary by the present mode culty, the yarn is required to be made up into corclage as soon as spun inorder to keep the jennies supplied with bobbins; In case of accident or other cause suspending the operatons 'of the rope making department, the spnnng of yarn must also cease While the presentmode of operation is pursued.

WVhat I claim as my nventon and desre to secure by Letters Patent, s- I Spnning rope yarns upon bobbins having movable head or heads, so that the yam can be packed tghtly upon the bobbn in spnnng and after spinnng can be removed from the bobbn to be transfer-red and hauled 10 off into strands for cordage from the nner ends thereof Without unwndng, thus ,efi'ecting a great saving of bobbns and labqr.

` R. SANDS TUCKER.

Wtnesses:

RICHARD H. TUCKER, J o. A. DAYTON.