US1995203A - Tension equalizing device for spinning machines - Google Patents

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March 19, 1935. v H. w. FOLLMER 0 TENSION EQUALIZING DEVICE FOR SPINNING MACHINES Filed Aug. 16, 1933 flarald WJZZZmer;

Patented Mar. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I more fully described in companying drawing in 1,995,203 p TENSION EQUALIZING DEVICE, FOR

SPINNING MACHINES Harold W. Follmer, Selinsgrove, Pa.

Application August 16,

2 Claims.

the invention will be which Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of the improvement in position Figure 2 is a top plan on the spindle. View of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of an equalizer mounted on a fiyer above the fiyer wires.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the same.

Figure 5 is a sectional used on equalizer arm device.

View of adjustable weight showing spring fastening Referring to Figure 1 of the drawing, 1 indicates a spindle of a bobbin mounted there the usual tapered form, and 2 on. 3 indicates a wooden fiyer block on the spindle 1 adjacent to the top of the bobbin 2 and prevented from changing its level by the mill nut 4, which may be held securely in any and all wires of a four arm positions. flyer secured to the fiyer block 3 by any suitable means.

5 indicates the The adjacent unthreaded arms of the fiyer wires are held together by a counterbalancing weight 6. a

Referring cates the usual taper mounted thereon and top containing to Figure 3 of the drawing, 1 indi ed spindle, 2 a bobbin having a recess a in its an inverted cup-like member b 1 having an opening 0 therein arranged eccentric to the axis of the sleeve or barrel bobbin-spindle. d is longitudinally split and is adapted to be fit over An attaching the spindle as shown 1933, Serial No. 685,451 1 (c1. 117 '2s) ing or recess g is sprung a balance arm h which encircles the barrel e'and may be movable or fixed on said hub c. On the balance arm vh is a movable weight 7 adapted to be held in place by means of spring is theends of which engage slots 1. The invention is not limited in its application to the particular form of fiyer herein describdbut may be used on any form of fiyer. I v

The operation of the device is as follows:

In the spinning of thread, yarn etc, the material is takenfrom a bobbin or spool'that is fastened to a rapidly revolving spindle, and the materials to be spun are passed through eyes of on the spindle to the take-up bobbin the material is twisted upon itself in the direction desired, either clock-wise or counterclock-wise. material to be twisted of varying diameters and the contributory tension by having on the flyer What Iclaim and desire to Patent is:-

secure by Letters disposed on said member,

said member above the flyer an arm disposed on i HAROLD W. FOLLMER,

, In its passage from the bobbin v

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