IMPROVEMENTS IN GRIPPERS FOR STRETCHING RETAINING OR SIISDENTING WAVEN OR ATHED BADRIAN AD MATERIATO
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Hardaker of Grace Street Leeds in the County of
York for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN GRIPPERS FOR STRETCHING
RETAINING OR SIISDENTING WAVEN OR ATHED BADRIAN AD MATERIATO"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Hardaker at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd February 1882.
JOHN HARDAKER of Grace Street Leeds in the County of York
MENTS
"IMPROVE-
IN GRIPPERS FOR STRETCHING, RETAINING OR SUSPENDING WOVEN
OTHER FABRICS OR MATERIALS"
OR
My improvements refer to an arrangement of gripper whereby woven or other
fabrics or materials may be gripped at or near the edge or selvage thereof for the
purpose of stretching, retaining or suspending the same.
The gripper consists of a frame by preference of metal, and on it is hinged a
pawl, lever or jaw which at its gripping part is provided with a pin or pins, or a
serrated or other rough surface for assisting in bringing the gripper into operation.
It also has a relieving piece which also serves as a gauge to determine the amount
of surface or material to be gripped. In order to apply the gripper the material is
passed between the framework and the pawl, lever or jaw, then by a slight
outward movement and with the assistance of the pin or pins, serrated or other
rough surface, or a spring, the pawl, lever or jaw is drawn tight onto the material
which is retained firmly between it and the framework.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Hardaker in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 23rd August
1882.
JOHN HARDAKER of Grace Street, Leeds in the County of York "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GRIPPERS FOR STRETCHING, RETAINING OR SUSPENDING WOVEN
OTHER FABRICS OR MATERIALS
"
OR
My Improvements refer to an arrangement of gripper whereby woven or other
fabrics or materials may be gripped at or near the edge or selvage thereof for the
purpose of stretching, retaining, or suspending the same.
The gripper consists of a frame by preference of metal, and on it is hinged a
pawl, lever, or jaw which at its gripping part is provided with a,pin or pins or a
serrated or other rough surface for assisting in bringing the gripper into operation.
It also has a relieving piece which also serves as a gauge to determine the amount
of surface or material to be gripped. In order to apply the gripper the material is
passed between the framework and the pawl lever or jaw then by a slight
outward movement and with the assistance of the pin or pins, serrated or other
rough surface or a spring, the pawl, lever, or jaw is drawn tight onto the material
which is retained firmly between it and the framework.
. 1
And in order that my Invention may be more completely, understood.reference
is given to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and marks thereon.

page_text: understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details or configuration of the
parts I have described and shewn as the same may be varied or modified without
departing from the nature of my said Invention.
The arrangement, construction and application of the instrument for apparatus,
5 substantially as described for gripping, stretching, retaining or suspending woven
or other fabrics or materials substantially as and for the purposes herein set
forth.
In Witness whereof I the said John Hardaker have hereunto et my hand
and seal this Seventeenth day of August in the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Hardaker of Grace Street Leeds in the County of
York for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN GRIPPERS FOR STRETCHING
RETAINING OR SUSPENDING WOVEN OR OTHER FABRICS OR MATERIALS "
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Hardaker at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd February 1882.
JOHN HARDAKER of Grace Street Leeds in the County of York "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GRIPPERS FOR STRETCHING, RETAINING OR SUSPENDING WOVEN OR
OTHER FABRICS OR MATERIALS
"
.
My improvements refer to an arrangement of gripper whereby woven or other
fabrics or materials may be gripped at or near the edgo or selvage thereof for the
purpose of stretching, retaining or suspending the same.
The gripper consists of a frame by preference of metal, and on it is hinged a
pawl, lever or jaw which at its gripping part is provided with a pin or pins, or a
serrated or other rough surface for assisting in bringing the gripper into operation.
It also has a relieving piece which also serves as a gauge to determine the amount
of surface or material to be gripped. In order to apply the gripper the material is
passed between the framework and the pawl, lever or jaw, then by a slight
outward movement and with the assistance of the pin or pins serrated or other
rough surface, or a spring, the pawl, lever or jaw is drawn tight onto the material
which is retained firmly between it and the framework.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Hardaker in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 23rd August
1882.
JOHN HARDAKER of Grace Street, Leeds in the County of York
"IMPROVE-
MENTS IN GRIPPERS FOR STRETCHING, RETAINING OR SUSPENDING WOVEN
OTHER FABRICS OR MATERIALS
OR
My Improvements refer to an arrangement of gripper whereby woven or other
fabrics or materials may be gripped at or near the edge or selvage thereof for the
purpose of stretching, retaining, or suspending the same.
The gripper consists of a frame by preference of metal, and on it is hinged a
pawl, lever, or jaw which at its gripping part is provided with a pin or pins or a
serrated or other rough surface for assisting in bringing the gripper into operation.
It also has a relieving piece which also serves as a gauge to determine the amount
of surface or material to be gripped. In order to apply the gripper the material is
passed between the framework and the pawl lever or jaw then by a slight
outward movement and with the assistance of the pin or pins, serrated or other
rough surface or a spring, the pawl, lover or jaw is drawn tight onto the material
which is retained firmly between it and the framework.
And in order that my Invention may be more completely understood reference
is riven to the nonompanying drawings and to the letters and marks thereon
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on the material. Fig 2 represents the gripper closed and holding or retaining the
material.
a is the framework by preference of metal, b the pawl, lever, or jaw which is
hinged at c on the framework a.
At the gripping part of the pawl, lever, or jaw b is provided the pin or pins & or
when preferred a serrated or other rough surface, or spring may be employed for
assisting to bring it into position for gripping.
e is a relieving piece which also serves as a gauge to determine the amount of
surface to be gripped.
In order to apply the gripper the material is passed between the framework a
and the pawl, lever or jaw b as shown at f and g, but so long as it is in position
shewn at Fig 1, the guage piece rides on it and the tuaterial is free to move
transversely without any interferance of the gripping part, but if pulled forward
in the direction shewn by arrow to such an extent as to allow the guage piece e to
drop over the edge with the assistance of the pin or pins & or a serrated or other
rough surface or a spring, the pawl lever or jaw b is drawn tight onto the material
which is retained firmly between it and the framework a and into position shewn
at Fig 2.
I would have it understood that these grippers may be attached to any surface
as shown at Fig 1 or provided with the hook i or suitable handles or con-
trivances in order to adapt them for the purposes of stretching, retaining or
suspending woven or other fabrics or materials, and the proportions of the
various parts may be modified to suit the various purposes for which they are
applicable.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention and described with the
aid of drawings how the same may be carried into practice I would have it

page_text: understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details or configuration of the
parts I have described and shewn as the same inay be varied or modified without
departing from the nature of my said Invention.
But what I claim is The arrangement, construction and application of the
instrument or apparatus, substantially as described for gripping, stretching, retaining
or suspending woven or other fabrics or materials substantially as and for
purposes herein set-forth.
In Witness whereof I the said John Hardaker have hereunto set my hand
and seal this Seventeenth day of August in the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.