US229093A - Spinning-wheel - Google Patents

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Patented June 22, 1880. I

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JOSHUA G.- CHURCH, OF BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS.

SPINNING-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,093, dated June 22, 1880.

Application filed February 13, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSHUA G. CHURCH, of Breckenridge, in the county of Stephens and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spinning- Wheels; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in domestic spinning-wheels, and it consists in the combination of parts whereby the spindle or whirl is supported from above so as to hang down within the operators reach, and is made to constantly revolve at the same time that the whirl is moved from and toward the operator, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a side. elevation of my invention, showing the spindle near the operator; and Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the opposite side, showing the spindle moved outward from the operator. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

a, represents an inclined standard or leg, upon the upper end of which is journaled the driving-wheel c. Fastened to this standard or leg is the horizontal beam 01, to the outer end of which is secured the leg 0. Upon the top of this beam d is secured one end of the seat 9, upon which the operator sits while at work, the weight of the operator serving to steady the machine while in use.

Secured to the beam cl and the standard a at any desired angle is the standard h, which has its upper end forked, so as to allow the driving band or cord 6 to pass directly from the lower edge of the wheel 0 to the small pulleys which change the direction in which the band runs. Hinged or otherwise loosely attached to the upper end of this standard h are the two parallel arms I, which are rigidly secured together and support the pulleys and spindle. In the inner ends of these arms are the small pulleys 0, which change the direction of the driving-belt, and near the outer end is the pulley p, which is provided with two diameters of different sizes and gets its motion directly from the driving-belt. From the largest diameterof this driving-pulley extends the belt T, which runs the spindle s.

Pivoted in the lower end of the standard a is the treadle t, which is connected by the rod '1; with the rod 00, which rod has its upper end fastened to one of the arms 1 near its inner end. By pressing with the toe upon the upper end of the treadle the arms are moved outward, carrying the spindle from near the operators knees outward and up ward, as shown in Fig. 2, stretching the yarn and twisting it at the same time. As soon as the pressure of the foot is removed the arms fall by their own weight, and thus automatically return the spindle to the operator. Just as the operator is about to move the spindle outward he catches hold of the knob 31 on the side of the driving-wheel and turns the wheel around, which movement, being transmitted through the driving-belt, causes the spindle to revolve with great rapidity.

This machine is constructed of very light material, so as to be easily moved and carried about, is readily operated byinvalids and weak persons, and can be sold so cheaply as to be in the reach of all. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a spinning-wheel, the combination of an inclined standard, a, having the driving-wheel c placed upon its upper end, the horizontal beam cl, which forms a support for the seat 9, the inclined standard It, to which the arms 1 are hinged, the two arms l, the.wheels for changing the direction of the driving-band and the spindle, whereby the spindle is supported from above so as to hang freely down within the operators reach, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of J anuary, 1880.

JOSHUA Gr. CHURCH.

Witnesses:

ROBERT ANDREW MoNEILLY, WILLIAM DEMPSEY PEEBLES.

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