CASING-OFF PLATES—The Front Casing-off Plates for Bobbin and Spindle Shafts are made of polished steel and are circular in shape. They are light, strong, cannot be broken, and are easily kept clean.
IMPROVED CAP BARS—Cast-iron Cap Bars give trouble on account of the fingers being twisted, and frequent breakages. The illustrations show the construction of our improved Cap Bar, which entirely obviates these difficulties. Figure 1 is a back view of our Cap Bar applied to a machine with four spindles in a box, and Figure 2 an end view of same. Figures 3, 4 and 5 show enlarged details.
IMPROVED CAP BARS
The Cap Bars are fastened to the Roller Stands by brackets which are independent of the slides, and consequently the rolls can be set without moving the Cap Bars. When resetting the rolls it is only necessary to adjust the nebs for the middle and back lines, as the front nebs do not have to be disturbed.
IMPROVED LAY GEARING.
To facilitate making changes in the Lay Gears, we have provided two change places instead of one. Formerly it was the practice to change the gear on the end of the Reversing Shaft or the one between the Reversing Bevels.
In order to bring the change gears into a more convenient position and at the same time increase the range, we have introduced two additional spur gears. One of these is now the regular change gear, and is on a stud carried by an adjustable Quadrant Bracket. The short shaft carrying the bevel gears is now in a horizontal position instead of vertical.