Improvements in Hand Looms.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hand Looms.
I, ADELE AXMANN, Gentlewoman, of Eszek, in the Kingdom of Hungary do
hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
:-
The present invention consists of a hand loom in which the warp and cloth beams
are mounted in the opposite ends of a telescopically arranged frame which may be
lengthened or shortened by means of an adjusting device. Means are provided for
fixing the said frame to the side of a table at a certain augle to the same, consisting
of parallel bars adapted to be screw clamped to the said table, and to one end of
which said bars, the frame is pivoted whilst the angle of the frame may be adjusted
with regard to the bars, at the opposite end by means of supporting legs pivoted to.
the frame and adjustable in slots of the said bars. The reed frame is pivotally
attached between the telescopically arranged frame and retained in its upright
position by means of spring catches or their equivalents, on withdrawing which,
the said reed is adapted to fall round its pivot, after the weft thread has been passed
between the sheds and thrust the same home.
The harness consists of two parallel rods mounted transversely across the frame,
and carrying the heddles, said rods being adapted to swing on side lever arms
having their free ends pivoted to the frame at the same points or about the same
points at each side of the said frame. These two levers are joined at one or both
sides of the frame by means of a toggle connection, having one of its arms, extended
upwards to form a hand lever by working which lever backwards and forwards the
ends of the two side levers are caused to advance towards and retreat from each
other thus operating the heddles to form the sheds. A stretcher bar is arranged
at a suitable distance below the reed, to properly stretch the fabric, whilst the
counter sheds, may be formed by means of a flat batten or bar, properly arranged
between the warp sete close to the warp beam and adapted to be slid down close to
the reed frame and then turned on edge, to attain the desired result.
Dated this 21st day of February 1894.
Improvements in Hand Looms.
I, ADELE AXMANN, Gentlewoman, of Eszek, in the Kingdom of Hungary, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
The present invention consists of a hand loom for use in schools and at home, for
weaving all kinds of carpets such as Smyrna, Persian, Gobelins, and for various
other kinds of woven fabrics, the said loom being constructed as hereinafter more
particularly set forth.

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In the accompanying drawing in which similar letters denote similar parts
throughout the several views, ..
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus,
Figure 2 a plan of the same.
dd are two telescopically adjustable side bars of the apparatus, having mounted
between them at the upper end the warp beam & and at the lower end the cloth
beam a.
Toward its lower end the said frame is pivotally connected to angle or
other suitable bars g g carrying clamps off by means of which the said bars may be
fixed to the table in a convenient manner. The pivots of the said side bars by
means of which the same are attached to the angles g g are advantageously mounted
on rings adjustable by means of set screws on the said side bars. The upper
part of the frame is supported on rods ii advantageously telescopically adjustable
in length and pivotally attached to the side bars d, their. lower ends being
adjustable in slots; of the bars gg. By means of this arrangement as will be
evident the frame may be adjusted in any desired position with regard to the
⚫ table.
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The length of the side rods d d may be adjusted by means of the nuts ee on the
screw threaded part of the said bars, bearings c c being formed on the said rods at
each end for the reception of the warp and cloth beams respectively. The
rods d d are made telescopical in order to enable the warp to be properly
stretched.
The reed frame which is advantageously entirely of iron is adapted to slide by
means of its guide feet k, on the side rods d d being retained in position at about
midway between the ends of the said bars by means of springs m m arranged along
the said bars and projecting at their upper ends out of the same, to form rests for
the feet kk of the reed frame. The said springs are provided with rings n n by
means of which they may be pulled back so as to lie within the side bars, and allow
.the reed frame to slide down the same after the weft thread has been thrown
between the sheds, and thrust the same home, for which purpose the weight of the
said reed frame will be sufficient.
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The rods o o mounted above and beneath the side bars d d carry the heddles',
said rods being mounted on levers pp having their free ends pivoted to the side
bars d d advantageously at about the same point; said levers p p being connected
up by means of toggle levers qq pivoted together as shown in Figure 1 and having
their upper members extended upwards at one or both sides of the frame to form
handles by means of which the bars o o may be actuated towards and from each
other. When the heddle carrying rods o o are opened the sheds is formed and on
closing the same a counter shed may be formed by means of the battent properly
inserted between the warp threads in front of the warp beam and having handles uu,
by means of which it may be slid down to close in front of the reeds and turned up
on end and thus form the said counter sheds.
The warp and cloth beams may be rotated by means of levers inserted into
holes win the ends of the spindles of said beams which project out of the bearings cc
at v, whilst the same beams may be arrested in any desired position by means of
pins & inserted in holes penetrating the said bearings and beam spindles as clearly
shown.
The fabric being woven is held properly stretched by means of a stretcher z
adjustable in length and clamped to the said cloth a short distance below the
working line.
. Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. A hand loom in which the warp and cloth beams a and b are mounted between
lateral bars d d telescopically adjustable by means of a screw spindle and nut e the
said frame being pivotally connected to and adjustable on bars 9 g having clamping
devices in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.

page_text: 2. In combination with the device covered by Claim 1: the arrangement of a
reed frame 1 entirely of iron, said frame being adapted to slide between the said
side bars d d and being retained in position by springs m m having rings nin
substantially as described and shown.
3. In combination with the device covered in Claim 1, means for forming the
sheds consisting of the horizontal bars o o mounted on levers p p pivotally attached
to the side rods d d, said levers being connected up and actuated by toggle
levers qq, whilst the rods o o carry the heddles in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as described and shown.
4. In combination with the device covered by Claim 1; means for forming the
counter shed, consisting of a batten t suitably arranged between the warp threads
near the warp beam and adapted to be lowered or slid downwards towards the cloth
beam and turned up on end in the manner and for the purpose substantially as
described.
Dated this plot dow of November 1904
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.