US4892A - Hiram f - Google Patents

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HIRAM F. WHEELER, 0F SPRINGVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPINNING-WHEEL- ASpecicatiori of Letters Patent No. 4,892, dated December 15, 1846.

To all whom t may concern Be itknown that I, HIRAM F. VVHELER, of Springville, in the county of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania, vhave invented a new and Improved 'Spinning-Machine;.

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of its construction and operation, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention. consists 1n securing the usual form of spinning wheel head to a vibrating carriage running on ways, and combined with a treadle and driving band wheel, in such a manner that a person can spin wool or cotton rolls without moving from his or her position, and walking to and fro, as is required tobe done with the ordinary spinning wheel.

A, is the supporting stand of the spinning machine.

C, is a band wheel.

B, B, are supporting standards of the band wheel.

D, is a crank on the axle of the same.

E, E', are standards rising from A supporting a longitudinal beam F.

H, H, are metallic wire tension ways passing through the ends and secured to the cross-heads G, G', attached to each end of the beam F. The vibra-ting wheel head carriage, resting upon and running on the ways H, H, is composed of the longitudinal bar I, and the transverse bar J, permanently connected to each other. The wheel head carriage rests and vibrates upon the friction rollers a, a, working in bearings attached t0 the under side of I, and upon a. friction roller b, attached to the under side of the outer end of J, the friction roller bearings passing under the wire ways, to prevent the carriage from being thrown olf the same.

K, is the spinning wheel head of the usual form, having its shank inserted into the center of J.

L, is a standard inserted into the upper sideof the beam F, at its rear end, to which is secured by a set screw, the adjustable sup` porter 0, of the regulating pulley d.

M, is a standard secured to'the rear side of the cross head G', supporting a pulley e.

71., is a pulley working on an axle on the end o-f arm s, secured to the standard E, by the regulating screw z'.

N, is a band passing from the under side of the band wheel C, to the pulley L, thence it ascends to the pulley e, on standard M,

thence in a horizontal direction to the driv- ,i

ing pulley c, of the wheel head, making two turns around which, it passes to and under the tightening pulley d, and thence on to the band wheel C, again.

7", f, are pulleys having their bearings made fast to the inner sides of the cross heads G, G.

standard E, supporting the axle of the drum Q, and the pulley la.

P, is a band having one of its ends made fast to the shank ofthe regulating screw g, passing through bar I, of the wheel head carriage, from which it passes to and over the pulley f, thence to and three times around the drum Q, thence to the pulley f, and thence to the regulating screw y', to which it is made fast, and thereby secured to the wheel head carriage.

R, is a driving treadle having one end let into and secured to the vibrating axle S, and its other end suspended by a cord n, passing around pulley 70, on the same axle of the drum Q.

The operation of my spinning machine is as follows: The wheel head carriage is brought to the rear end ofthe ways H, H, the backward movement of the carriage on the ways causing the band P, to impart m0- tion to the drum Q, and pulley c, winding the cord n, upon the pulley, and thereby elevating the vibrating end of the treadle R, the roll is then spliced to a thread on the spindle o, the attendant with the right hand takes hold of the crank D, to prevent the turning of the band wheel C, while the treadle R, is pressed down by the foot, thusk impart-ing motion to the drum Q, and carrying the wheel head and carriage to the other end of the ways, during which movement, rapid motion is imparted to the spindle o, by the action of the stationary band N, upon the moving driving pulley c, of the wheel head, thereby forming a thread the length of the ways H, H. The attendant now imparts motion to the wheel C, with the right hand, and thereby draws the wheel head carriage back to the rear end of the ways, by means of the band N, at the same time winding up the cord n, and elevating the treadle R. As the wheel head carriage appreaches the rear end of the ways, the spring Z, made fast to the cross-head Gr,

strikes against the side of the metallic suption and operation of my improved spinningrmachine, what I claim therein as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the Ways H, H, With the spring Z, for the purpose of preventing the Wheel head carriage from coming back with too muchforce, and also for preventing its recoil and retaining it, While the roll 'is spliced, substantially as herein set forth.

HIRAM F. WHEELER.

Witnesses: f ALBERT BEARDSLEY, MILES PRICHARD.

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