Textiles: spinning – twisting – and twining – Apparatus and processes – With drafting
Patent
1982-04-13
1984-05-01
Petrakes, John
Textiles: spinning, twisting, and twining
Apparatus and processes
With drafting
D01H 300, D01H 104
Patent
active
044453248
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to a manually operated spinning machine.
Conventional manually operated spinning machines are rather cumbersome structures which are somewhat difficult to transport or store.
It is an object of this invention to provide a manually operated spinning machine which is readily collapsible for transportation or storage.
In one form the invention resides in a manually operated spinning machine comprising a compartment having an open front and a lid at the top, the lid being movable between a closed position and an open position, a wheel housed within the compartment for rotation in a vertical plane substantially parallel to the front, a spinning head having a pulley, the spinning head being mountable on the inside of the lid so that when the lid is in the open position the spinning head can be positioned with the pulley aligned with the wheel, a transmission element for operatively coupling the wheel and the pulley, when the pulley is aligned with the wheel and treadle means connectable to the wheel through a crank for effecting rotation of the wheel.
According to a preferred feature of the invention the lid is pivotally movable between said open and closed positions about a substantially horizontal axis parallel to the open front of the compartment.
According to a further preferred feature of the invention, the spinning head is pivotally and slidably mounted on the inside of the lid of the compartment so that when the lid is in the open position the spinning head can be positioned with the pulley in said alignment with the wheel and when in the closed position the spinning head is within the compartment.
According to a still further preferred feature of the invention, a door is provided at the open front of the compartment, the door being so shaped and so constructed that when in the open position the door is adapted to define the treadle means.
The invention will be better understood by reference to the following description of one specific embodiment thereof as shown in the accompanying drawings wherein:-
FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a spinning machine according to the embodiment in the collapsed condition;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the embodiment in the collapsed condition;
FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the embodiment in the operative condition; and FIG. 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of FIG. 3.
The embodiment shown in the drawings is directed to a spinning machine for spinning or plying yarn, comprising a compartment 11 defined by a pair of side walls 13, a rear wall 15 a base 17 and a lid 19, the front of the compartment being open. A transverse member 20 extends between the side walls 13 at the uppermost end thereof to provide the compartment with structural rigidity. The transverse member is formed with a cut-out portion 21, the purpose of which will become apparent later. The lid 19 is hingedly mounted on the transverse member 20 by means of hinge members 22 for motion about a substantially horizontal axis and is movable between a closed position (as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings) in which the lid defines the top wall of the compartment and an open position (as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawings) in which the lid 19 extends rearwardly from the rear wall 15 and in which the inside face 23 of the lid, which inside face is inside of the compartment when the lid is in the closed position, faces upwardly. A stop 25 is provided to limit pivotal movement of the lid 19 and thereby prevent movement of the lid beyond the open position, and to also stabilise the lid when in the open position. In the illustrated arrangement, the stop 25 is adapted to bear against the bear wall 15 when the lid is in the open position, and is formed integral with a carry handle 27 mounted on what is the outside face 29 of the lid when the lid is in the closed position. When the spinning machine is in the collapsed condition (as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2), the handle 27 enables the spinning machine to be readily carried.
A wheel 31 is housed within the compartment 11 for rotation in a vertical p
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