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628,049
bobbin at the proper tension; but I consider
the spring-loop illustrated preferable for this
purpose.
In operation the crank 3 is turned and the
5 end of a fabric strip 32 is fed upon the rod
23 in the direction of the bobbin. The end
of the strand 33 wound upon the bobbin is
now passed once or twice around the strip
and rod. The strip is then fed forward by
io hand until its end passes through the bobbin-
tube and is engaged between the feed-roll and
the friction-roller, the rotation of the bobbin
with the tube having in the meantime wound
the strand in a more or less gradual spiral
15 around the strip. The feed will now be au-
tomatic, as the friction-roller will maintain
an operative relation between the strip and
the feed-roll. The operator now laps one end
of a second strip over the rear end of the first
20 strip, and as the lap or joint reaches the bob-
bin the slide 19 is moved against the resist-
ance of the spring to throw the friction-roll
out of contact with the feed;roll. This will
interrupt the feed of the strips and will cause
25 the strand to be wound closely around the lap
or joint, after which operation the slide is re-
leased and the feed is resumed until the next
lap or joint is reached. If desired, wire bas-
kets or other receptacles may be hung upon
30 the frame to receive the strip as it passes off
the free end of the guide. Thus it will be
seen that I have produced a novel machine
forconnecting orjoining fabric or otherstrips;
but while the present embodiment of the in-
35 vention appears at this time to be preferablemany minor changes in the details of con-
struction may be resorted to without depart-
inr from the nature or spirit of the invention.
Having thus described my invention, what
I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Let- 40
ters Patent, is-
1. The combination with a bobbin-tube and
means for rotating the same, of a guide-rod
supported at one end and extending into the
tube, a feed-roll located at right angles to 45
the bobbin-tube and beyond one end thereof,
means for actuating the feed-roll, a friction-
wheel yieldingly urged against the feed-roll,
and a bobbin carried by the bobbin-tube and
designed to revolve around a strip fed there- 50
through, substantially as specified.
2. The combination with a bobbin-tube and
a bobbin carried thereby, of a guide-rod ex-
tending into the bobbin-tube and designed to
support the strips, a feed-roll located at right 55
angles to the bobbin-tube, a spring-actuated
slide, a friction-roll carried by the slide in
yielding engagement with the feed - roll, a
power-shatt, belt-pulleys carried thereby,and
means for actuating said shafts, and belts 6o
passing over the belt-pulleys and around the
bobbin-tube and feed-roll respectively, and
means for taking up the slack in one of the
belts, substantially as specified.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature 65
in presence of two witnesses.
LUCINDA VINING.
Witnesses:
E. M. THOMPSON,
J. F. LILLY.2
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Vining, Lucinda. Govering-Machine., patent, July 4, 1899; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510116/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.