Improve- MENTS IN JACQuard Apparatus employed in LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Mason Richardson, of Barnsley, in the
County of York, Manufacturer, for the Invention of "Improve-
MENTS IN JACQuard Apparatus employed in LOOMS FOR WEAVING.”
Sealed the 10th March 1874, and dated the 13th September 1873.

page_text: intervals across the piece, in order to form cloths with a border on each
of the four sides of each cloth. When the said borders have to be
woven across the cloth it has been necessary to change the cards at
intervals, and such changing has been troublesome, and has involved a
loss of time. To obviate this defect in the said apparatus I employ two
or more card rollers to a single loom, and I so arrange the apparatus as
that any card roller with its cards can be quickly thrown out of action,
and another roller with its cards be thrown into action.
In one arrangement I employ, say, two sets of apparatus, one above
the other, each set being provided with a card roller and set of cards, 1
and being suitably arranged to act independantly of the other set;
and I employ a sliding clutch or other suitable means for throwing one
set into action, and the other set out of action.
In another arrangement I employ a card roller on each side of the
jacquard apparatus, one roller acting in one direction on the needles, 1
and the other roller in the other direction on the said needles, either of
the two rollers being used, as may be required.
In another arrangement, which I consider to be most suitable, I
arrange two or more rollers to slide in a slotted frame or to be moved up
and down, so that any one of the rollers may be presented in opposition
to the needles, as may be required. The catches which turn over the
roller in action are withdrawn when the rollers are changed, or the said
catches are arranged to work in a vertical direction.
When two rollers are used the action of withdrawing any one of the
said rollers places the other roller in position to be acted upon by the 2
catches, and the parts which move the said roller to and fro.
It is necessary to modify the parts which receive the cards, and for
this purpose I may employ a travelling apron to convey the cards to the
rods from which they hang after the said cards have acted on the
needles, one of the rollers which sustain the said apron moving with
the roller, and receiving a revolving motion therefrom or a motion in
unison therewith, or I may employ revolving screws or endless creeping
chains, straps, or bands to sustain the cards in lieu of or in conjunction
with the ordinary rods.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Mason Richardson in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 13th March 1874.
filed by the said Henry Mason Richardson in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 13th March 1874.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY
MASON RICHARDSON, of Barnsley, in the County of York, Manufacturer,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Thirteenth day of September, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, in the thirty-
seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Henry Mason Richardson, Her special licence
that I, the said Henry Mason Richardson, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Henry Mason Richardson, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN JACQUARD APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Henry Mason Richardson, by an
instrument in writing, under my hand and seal, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed
in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
- NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Mason Richardson, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement, and accompanying Drawings, that is to
say:―
My Invention relates to the jacquard apparatus employed when
weaving figured goods or goods on which a pattern is formed, as is well
understood.
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page_text: cloths," a figured border is formed on each side of the piece, and also at
intervals across the piece, in order to form cloths with a border on each
of the four sides of each cloth. When the said borders have to be
woven across the cloth it has been, necessary to change the cards at
intervals, and such changing has been troublesome, and has involved a t
loss of time. To obviate this defect in the said apparatus I employ two
or more card rollers to a single loom, and I so arrange the apparatus as
that any card roller with its cards can be quickly thrown out of action,
and another roller with its cards be thrown into action.
In one arrangement I employ, say, two sets of apparatus, one above. 1
the other, each set being provided with a card roller and set of cards,
and being suitably arranged to act independantly of the other set; and
I employ a reversing clutch or other suitable means for throwing one set
into action, and the other set out of action.
In another arrangement I employ a card roller on each side of the 1
jacquard apparatus, one roller acting in one direction on the needles,
and the other roller in the other direction on the said needles, either of
the two rollers being used as may be required.
In another arrangement, which I consider to be most suitable, I
arrange two or more rollers to slide in a slotted frame, or to be moved 2
up and down, so that any one of the rollers may be presented in
opposition to the needles as may be required.
When two rollers are used the action of withdrawing any one of the
said rollers places the other roller in position to be acted upon by the
catches and the parts which move the said roller to and fro.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood, I will in
this place refer to the Sheet of Drawings, which I have provided to
accompany this Specification, and which are marked with letters of
reference, corresponding marks indicating the same parts in the various
Figures.
In the said Drawings Fig. 1, drawn about one-quarter of the full size,
is a side elevation; and Fig. 2, a part plan of one arrangement whereby
I may effect the objects of my Invention.
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page_text: use is in its farthest outward position, and at such times the changing of
the rollers can be effected with readiness and precision. It will be seen
that each of the said rollers is provided with catches j, j¹, which main-
tain their position in relation to the corresponding rollers during their
upward and downward movements. A bell-crank lever is mounted on
a fixed stud, and is operated upon by a cord m when it is required to
turn back the roller, which at the time may be opposite to the needles.
When the said cord is drawn down the lever is caused to press against
a leg formed on the lower catch, and thereby to raise the said catch
into action, the catch j being raised out of action by reason of its con-
nection with the lower catch. One of the upper sliding blocks d carries
two catches n, n³, which are mounted upon studs fixed to the said block,
and each block also carries a presser o, which is acted upon by a spring p,
and which is intended to have the same effect upon the roller C or D,
as the case may be, as the ordinary presser lever would have. The
catches n, n¹, move to and fro with the roller C, and act upon a roller q;
which is mounted in bearings formed in the frames a, a². A second
roller is mounted in a similar manner, and is connected by means of
the spur wheels s with the roller q. The last-named roller is con-
nected by the mitre spur wheels t, t, and the shaft u with a third roller v,
and this roller is connected by the spur wheels w with a fourth roller x.
The rollers vand x are in the example mounted in bearings fixed to
brackets carried by the frames B, but this arrangement may be varied,
and the said bearings may be otherwise sustained, and the said rollers
may be situated at any required and suitable distance from the rollers q
and r.
The shaft u is mounted in bearings y, which are fitted to swivel
on the journals of the rollers q and v, in order that the connection
between the said rollers may be maintained during the rising and falling
of the roller q. As the roller C moves to and fro the catch n effects the
rotation of the roller q, and the four rollers are thus caused to turn over
or revolve in the directions indicated by the arrows. Aprons for the
cards to rest upon may extend between the rollers q and v, and between
the rollers and x, the said aprons being mounted upon and actuated by
the said rollers, but I have not represented such aprons in the Drawings,
as the said aprons are not necessary to the action of the apparatus. The
catch n is formed with a tail, to which a cord m³ is attached, and the
said catch can thereby be thrown out of action, and the catch n¹ be
raised in action when it is required to turn back the roller C. All the

page_text: four rollers are or may be furnished with pegs, as in the case of the
rollers C and D; and when so furnished the roller v takes up the cards,
and the roller 1 passes them on to the card roller C, the last-named
roller being thus fed with cards by the rollers q and v, the rollers, and
x serving to return the cards after they have been used.
It will be understood that the rollers C and D are supplied with two
distinct sets of cards, and that in the example the set of cards which
supply the roller C would be suspended at such a distance from the
jacquard machine as would leave sufficient room for the cards which
supply the roller D, and that as a consequence means must be employed
to convey the cards to and from the roller C, so that the said cards will
not interfere with the other set of cards. I do not however confine
myself to the use the four rollers for this purpose, as the one set may
hang above the other set, and various arrangements may be devised for
conveying the cards to and from the upper roller; nor do I confine
myself to the method of effecting the raising and lowering of the card
rollers, nor to other details which may be varied, as I consider the
important feature of this part of my Invention to be the use of two
rollers which can be alternately brought into use by raising and lowering
such rollers.
Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate a modification in the arrangement for con-
veying the cards to and from the upper roller. In this example the
card roller C is directly connected by means of the mitre wheels y, y,
and the shaft z with the roller v, and the rollers v and x are mounted in
bearings formed in or fixed to two vibrating arms, one of which is seen
at c¹. The lower ends of the said arms are mounted in or on bearings,
so that the rollers and x are permitted to move to and fro in unison
with the roller C, the said arms being connected by side rods, one of
which is seen at e¹ with the sliding block d, the connections being such
as will permit of the said to-and-fro motion, and also of the rising and
falling motion of the roller C. In this arrangement the rollers q and r
are dispensed with.
Fig. 6 is a diagram, illustrative of the arrangement first herein
named, wherein a double set of jacquard apparatus is employed, one set
being situated above the other set. In this example the rollers C and
D do not wine and foll
.

page_text: In the example each set of apparatus is actuated by means of a
separate lever f¹ or g', so that when it is required to change the set of
cards it is only necessary to disconnect one of the said levers from the
crank or other actuating appliance, and to connect the other lever there-
with; or two cranks, excentrics, or tappets may be employed, each one
being connected to one of the said levers, a sliding clutch or other
arrangement being employed to throw one of the cranks, excentrics, or
tappets out of action, and the other one into action. To prevent any of
the needles in the lower set from remaining pushed in when the roller D
is thrown out of action the pattern in the lower set of cards may finish
with a card, which is perforated for every needle.
It has been herein-before mentioned that a roller may be applied on
each side of the jacquard apparatus, one roller being thrown out of.
action and the other roller into action when a change of cards would be
required. In such a case it would be necessary to make the slots in the
lifting boards double ended in one of the ways indicated in Fig. 7.
I do not however consider this method to be so suitable, nor so easy of
application as those herein-before described.
Having now fully described and indicated the nature of my said
Invention, and means whereby the same may be carried into effect, I
would in conclusion have it to be distinctly understood that I do not
confine myself to the details herein set forth; but that I claim,―
First. The application of two or more card rollers to one jacquard
apparatus in such a manner as that one roller with its set of cards can
be thrown out of action, and another roller with its set of cards be put
into action, substantially as and for the purpose herein-before set forth
and indicated.
Secondly. The arrangement indicated by Fig. 6 of the accom-
panying Drawings, and as set forth herein when referring to the said
Figure.
Thirdly. So mounting two or more card rollers as that they are
capable of being readily raised and lowered, in order that one roller and
its set of cards may be thrown out of action, and another roller and set of
cards be put into action, substantially for the purpose herein-before set
forth.

page_text: And, lastly. The arrangements for carrying my said Invention into
effect, substantially as set forth and indicated herein-before, and in the
accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Mason Richardson, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Eleventh day of March, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight bundred and seventy-
four.
HENRY MASON RICHARDSON. (L.S.)
Signed and sealed by the said
Henry Mason Richardson
in the presence of
EDWARD K. DUTTON,
Agent to the Patentee,
3, Princess Street,
Manchester.