Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 28th Sept., 188
I SAMUEL HOLDSWORTH, of Western Hill, in the City of Durham, Gentleman do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements have reference to improvements in the method of connecting
jacquard cards in series and in apparatus employed in operating therewith.
In fastening together jacquard cards in series it has been proposed to twist two
cords one around the other then one cord on either side of a card being passed-
one pair towards one end of a card and the other pair of cords towards the other
end thereof with intermediate cords as required and giving each cord of each pair
a twist or a series of twists around its mate and then again interposing another
card between the pair of cords and then again twisting the pair of cords around
each other but always twisting continuously in the same direction of twist or lay
and so on in a series."
This method is attended with this disadvantage that when the cards having served a
present purpose are desired to be disconnected it is not only necessary to withdraw
the cards but also to untwist the cords.
To remedy this evil I twist the cords in pairs at each side or edge of each of the
cards pass them across the cards one member of each pair at back and one in front
and then lock in the card by twisting the one cord around its mate in the pair but
always reversing the direction of twist; first (say) on one side or edge of a card
twisting the cords to right and next to left so that on withdrawing the cards the
cords are without twist the one twist at one edge or side of a card counteracting
or taking up the other or reverse twist at the opposite side and they are in a
condition at once for re-use and without twist.
My invention further relates to the apparatus used in operating with such cards and
forming the Jacquard machine or apparatus for controlling the pattern in the manu-
facture of Brussels Carpets and other fabrics.
In jacquard apparatus as at present employed the needles are arranged in sets and
for the purpose of elucidating my present invention I will describe an arrangement

page_text: as for a 5 frame Brussels Carpet it being understood that for other descriptions of
goods provision would be made for variation required. The needles of such a
5 frame are placed in sets of four and two sets in a perpendicular row: each of
these sets of four needles govern fine threads of coloured yarn. When in the
process of weaving any of the threads of coloured yarn from any of the 4 crecl
frames usually the 4 top creel frames-is required to come to the surface of the
fabric in order to form the pattern any of these four threads are brought up by
stamping three out of four holes in the cards but when the coloured yarn from the
remaining creel frame is required-usually the bottom creel frame-on the surface of
the fabric the whole four holes are stamped in the cards.
From this it will be seen that never less than three fourths of each card are filled
with holes and very often many of the cards are entirely filled with holes.
In carrying out my invention the order of stamping cards is reversed from that
employed at present as referred to and I stamp holes in the cards where at present the
blanks are located and I leave blanks where at present are holes. By these means
I am enabled to have two or more distinct patterns stamped on the same cards when
such patterns require the use of less than four creel frames of coloured yarn. This
invention also enables me to use much thinner cards and I am able to use old cards by
affixing over the holes already existent but not longer required, paper so as to produce
a new blank surface and then I restamp therein the holes now required.
Further, take the card cylinder its brackets and levers and other parts from the
position they at present occupy, which as at present, generally arranged is so that the
card cylinder is operated thereby in a to and fro direction, and I arrange these parts
so that the card cylinder has an up and down motion.
The present needles 1. lengthen so as to correspond with the fore-going change of
position of the card cylinder and the points of these needles pass through eyes formed
in upright guides or needles which are operated in selection by the cards.
In front of the eight rows of horizontal needles (according to my illustration) are
arranged eight tiers of metal plates turned up cach to form a ledge or at right angles
to the plane of the plates and these metal plates are affixed each to an angle iron bar,
fastened at each end to slide bars. These slide bars have a to and fro movement and
when selection takes place by blank parts of a card pressing against upright needles or
lifters and raising the horizontal needles, those needles so lifted pass between the
plate above and the upper edge of the ledge but should any of the ends of the
horizontal needles not be so lifted, by reason of the cards being perforated under their
lifters, and not be cleared of the ledge of the reciprocating plate then the ledge catches
those ends and in the inward movement of the reciprocating plate those horizontal
wires so caught are carried with it.
The distance traversed by the metal plates is a little in excess of that made by the
horizontal plates.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I SAMUEL HOLDSWORTH of Western Hill, in the City of Durham, Gentleman, 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 improvements have reference to the method of connecting jacquard cards in
series and in apparatus employed in operating therewith.
In fastening together jacquard cards in series it has been proposed to twist two
cords one around the other, then one cord on either side of a card being passed-one
pair towards one end of a card and the other pair of cords towards the other end
thereof with intermediate cords as required, and giving each cord of each pair a
twist, or a series of twists, around its mate and then again interposing another card
between the pair of cords and then again twisting the pair of cords around each other,
but always twisting continuously in the same direction of twist, or lay, and so on in a
series.
This method is attended with this disadvantage that when the cards have served a
present purpose and are no longer desired to be retained in their then arrangement-
it being desired to disconnect them, it becomes necessary not only to withdraw the
cards from the lacing of the cords, but also to untwist the cords.
To remedy this evil I prefer to twist the cords in pairs at each side, or edge, of
each of the cards, pass them across the cards, one member of each pair at back and
one in front and then to lock in the card by twisting the one cord around its mate
in the pair, always reversing the direction of the twist given to each pair of cords one
on the other, say from right to left hand twist one side of a card and from left to
right hand on leaving at the other side of the card, but this method of twisting is not
absolutely essential to the working of the other portions of my invention and the mode
of carrying it practically into effect is more fully explained hereinafter in connection
with the drawings.
My invention further relates to the apparatus used in operating with jacquard cards
such as are used in forming and controlling the pattern effected by the jacquard in the
manufacture of Brussels carpets and other fabrics.
In jacquard apparatus as at present employed the needles are arranged in sets and
my invention is applicable to jacquards so arranged, and for the purpose of elucidating
the working only and not as confining in any way the range of application of my
invention will describe an arrangement as for a 5 frame Brussels carpet, although
the apparatus shown is adapted by merely increasing the number of needles and parts
connected to serve for a six frame loom, it being clearly to be understood that for
other descriptions of goods provision would be made for any variation required and in
connection with the accompanying drawings I have described such a five frame carpet
loom jacquard.

page_text: In carrying out my invention the order of stamping the jacquard cards is reversed
from that which is at present generally employed and, as more clearly explained
hereinafter, I stamp holes in the cards where as at present made the blanks are
located and I leave the blanks where at present the holes are placed, by which
advantages in economy of cards, as explained, are attained.
Further I alter the position of the card cylinder of the jacquard, its brackets, its
levers and its other parts so as to alter the direction of motion of that cylinder from
the ordinary to and fro motion to an up and down direction of motion as explained
hereinafter.
The present needles I lengthen in order to their coöperating correctly, and
otherwise provide for their adaptation to the changes of conditions of their use as set
forth.
Figure 1 is a side view of my improved jacquard with as much of the loom
shown as is necessary to illustrate the working of the various parts constituting
my invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1, the comber board and other portions being
omitted for the sake of clearness.
Figure 2ª is a plan view of the arm for supporting the vertical slides.
Figure 3 is a plan view of part of the comber board and parts coöperating
therewith, shown in the side view and lower portion of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a front view of Figure 1, omitting the comber board portion of that
Figure.
Figure 5 is a sectional view shewing the arrangement of the needles and cords and
other parts of the apparatus, drawn to a larger scale, particularly to indicate the
manner in which the needles are operated by the cylinder in order to the selection of
the threads.
Figure 6 is a cross section, and Figure 7 a plan view respectively of a portion of
the trap board b¹.
Figure 8 is a cross section of the grid about the line (2) (2) Figure 4, drawn, as
are also the succeeding Figures 9 to 25 shewing various details of the preceeding
Figures, to a larger scale in order better to illustrate construction.
Figure 9 is a front view of Figure 8.
Figure 10 is a plan view of Figure 8.
Figure 11 is a front view of the plates i and their supporting brackets shown in
Figure 8.
Figure 12 is a plan view of the plate, bracket i, and plate i.
Figures 13, 14 and 15 show respectively a cross section, a plan view and a front
view of one of the plates i separately.
Figures 16, 17 and 18 show respectively a side view, a rear view and a plan view
of one of the brackets ¹.
Figure 19 shows a cross sectional view of the grid g¹ and needles g (Figure 5).
Figure 20 is a plan view of a needle y.
Figures 21 and 22 are respectively a front view and a plan view of the grid gland
its supports.
Figures 23, 24 and 25 show respectively a front view, a plan view, and-an end view
of the locking mechanism k, k, etcetera (Figure 2).
Figure 26 shows a modification of a detail shown in Figure 8 in that the
plates are inverted to engage the upper sides instead of the under sides of the
needles 9.
Figure 27 is an end view, corresponding to Figure 1, of a modification of the
arrangement of the card cylinder, in that the jacquard card cylinder is placed at the
back instead of the front of the other jacquard mechanism, and needles are pulled
instead of pushed as in Figure 1.

page_text: Figure 28 shows the mode of construction and operation of the needles and
plates for drawing them, adapted to Figure 27; by an end view, partly in section,
Figure 29 showing the connection between the jointed parts g and g.
Figure 30 is a plan of a jointed needle g' and y.
Figures 31, 32 and 33 show by cross section, plan and front view one of the
plates (Figures 27 and 28).
Figures 34, 35 and 36 show by cross section, plan and front view respectively a
modification of the plate i shown by Figures 31, 32 and 33 in that provision is made
by means of notches (3) and reserved parts (4) for selection of certain of needles g', y
only for operation the needles coming in the notches (3) being unoperated.
Figure 37 shows an end view, partly in section, of needles and plates i in
which the plates i are arranged to act against the upper sides and ends of the
needles.
Figures 38 and 39 show respectively a plan view of a modification of the con-
struction of needles y and prolongations adapted to enable my invention to be
fitted to needle mechanism of the ordinary description.
Figures 40, 41 and 42 show by cross section, plan and front view a modification of
the plate shown in Figures 13, 14 and 15, in that portions (5) (5) of the lip ³ are
cut away so as to adapt the plate i to reserve certain of the needles g from operation
when employing the arrangement shown in Figure 1, in manner equivalent to that
described in respect of Figures 34, 35 and 36.
Figures 43 and 44 show by cross section and plan views respectively how the cards
are laced according to my invention.
A is the main framing supporting the parts of the jacquard, applied above the loom
on cross beams substantially in usual manner. a is the rod which transmits motion
from the loom, and this rod is adjustably connected, in the ordinary way, to the arm a¹
affixed on the shaft which operates the trap board b. On the arm a¹ is mounted a
truck or bowl a² (see also Figures 2 and 4) which as the rod a rises and falls runs up
and down on the cam course formed on the arm e affixed to the shaft c', thus rocking
this shaft c which also carries arms c, c², which by pins d, d, projecting from the
slides d', d, give a forward motion to these slides, thereby operating the horizontal
needles as will be more fully described. A spring d has a constant tendency to pull
the slides d', d, back when released after they have been pushed forward by the
arms c, c². e is a rod through the motion of which the card cylinder is rotated. This
rode may be worked in the ordinary manner by being continued down so as to be
actuated by the main shaft but the method shown in Figures 1 and 2 whereby this
shafte is at its lower end ex, ex, adjustably connected to parts so as to be actuated
from the comber board, as hereinafter more particularly described is generally to be
preferred.
According to this latter arrangement the comber board / has affixed to it a truck f¹
carried in bearings, and when the board is lifted this truck runs on the cam
course formed on an armn f keyed to one end of a short axis f carried by a
bracket f secured to the framing B of the loom. To the other end of this axis is
keyed an arm which is connected by pin joint to the rod e. (1) is the coupling
for adjusting the length of rod e. The motion of the comber board is thus
transmitted to the rod e causing it to rise and fall accordingly. As the rod e is raised
it lifts the arm e to which it is connected. This arm e¹ is affixed to the shaft e², to
which are also rigidly secured the arms e³ ³ connected by pin joints to the slides e*, et.
The arme being raised by the rod e partially rotates the shaft e² and thus the slides
ee are caused to descend, carrying with them the card cylinder es, the bearings for
whose axis e they form. e' is a weight, applied at the end of the arm e, the movement
of which arm is adjusted by set screw e regulating the distance of fall of the
weight, and by these means the weight of the slides et, e, the cylinder e³ and other
parts are counterbalanced.
The
From each end of the card cylinder project short pins in the usual manner.
slides e, e, being pressed downwards cause certain of the pins e to bear against the

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arrow (Figure 1). The catch e" is constantly borne against the pins e by spring el
affixed to the main framing A.
The forked part e¹³ effects the squaring of the cylinder after each partial
rotation.
The means for selection of the various threads required for the pattern being
worked is shown by Figure 5.
In describing this arrangement it is assumed that cards punched according to my
improved method are in use, but the ordinary cards may be used if desired, as will be
explained.
The horizontal needles in this arrangement are the same as those at present in
use except that they are made longer at their front ends. Their rear ends pass
through the grate of and are secured in the usual manner by pins g² passing through
loops (Figure 20) formed at their ends as more clearly shown in the detail views,
Figures 19, 21 and 22.
At or about their centre the needles pass through the perforated plate g
(Figure 5) as is usual. At right angles to the needles g are other needles & held in
vertical position by a grate and pins h in a corresponding manner to the needles g,
(Figure 8). The lower ends of the needles h pass through the perforated needle
plate carried by arms from the main framing A.
These needles each having formed on them an eye 4, are supported in a position
correctly over the cylinder e, so that their lower ends passing through the needle
plate come in contact with the cards on the cylinder e, or pass through the per-
forations in their surface. Through each of the eyes on the noodles
passes one
of the horizontal needles g, so that if one of the vertical needles is raised by its lower
end coming in contact with a blank in the card a horizontal needle will be lifted up
also, whilst if the end of the vertical needle enters a perforation in the card a needle
will be left in horizontal position or unlifted. Parallel with the needles g at the front
end thereof are supported thin metal plates i carried in brackets affixed to an angle
bar fastened at each of its extremities to the ends of the slide bars d', d'--see also
plan Figure 2.
The plates have formed at their front edge a lip or flange turned up at
right angles to the plane of the plate, adapted when required to catch the end of the
selected needles.
When selection takes place by a blank part of a card pressing against some of the
vertical needles, these needles are lifted and they lift with them those of the needles g
that rest in their eyes. The needles are raised sufficiently high to clear the lip
on the metal plates . When therefore the slides d', d' are pulled inwards carrying
with them the angle iron with the plates i these plates will simply slide under the
ends of the unselected needles g not moving them, but only operating the selected
needles. Where a perforation in the card is beneath a vertical needle that needle
will pass through it and into the cylinder and the corresponding horizontal needle g
remains unlifted so that when the plates slide inwards the lip 3 will come in contact
with the unlifted needles and will press them inwards. In the drawing (Figure 5)
the 1st and 6th needles are shown pressed in in this way. The needles
have loops
formed upon them in the usual manner (as shown in enlarged detail, Figures 19 and
20), and through which pass the cords j also as in the present machines. Those
needles of the series g selected to be pressed inwards by the plate i (in the case shown,
the 1st and 6th) will operate the cords j and these will be acted upon by the trap
board 6 in the usual well known manner.
g
The plates are all easily removeable from the bracket i¹. These brackets have
horizontal slits cut in them of the thickness of the plates i, and into these slits the
plates are slidden-Holes, are formed in the plates and brackets respec-
tively and through these pass loosely pins . It will be readily seen from the
foregoing description that, if one or more or the metal plates, i, be removed, the
needles controlled by these plates will not be moved and consequently the colours

page_text: operated by these needles will not appear on the surface of the carpet being woven.
Thus with any one set of cards and without in anyway altering the perforations a
large number of different patterns may be obtained from the same design by simply
removing one or more rows of plates i. As, for instance, if all the plates i were
removed all the colours except those controlled by the long eyes of the needles g
will disappear from the surface of the carpet. Or should it be required to remove say
every fourth thread of a frame this may be done by notching or forming dents in the
lip of a plate corresponding to the number of needles to be worked by that plate
(Figures 40, 41 and 42).
In adapting my improvements to machines at present in use with needles g of the
ordinary construction I bolt to the perforated plate g³ (Figures 38 and 39) a grate g
similar in construction to the grates gland ¹, and through this grate I pass the loops
of needles 5 secured by pins 6. These needles are supported in line with the
needles and are operated by the vertical needles
manner as were the needles gas before described.
are pressed in by the plates i they abut against the
cords to select the threads.
and metal plates, in a similar
When therefore these needles "
needles g and thus operate the
In modification, Figure 26, the metal plates are placed in an inverted position
from the position they occupy in Figure 8, the lip being here downwards conse-
quently when a vertical needle / descends into a perforation in the card and cylinder
it will carry down with it a needle g and will keep this needle clear of the lip ³.
When a needle his raised by a blank on the card, the needle g is raised and coming in
a line with the lip is operated thereby and a different colour is selected. In Figure 27
the motion given by the plates is a pulling instead of the pushing motion of Figure 1.
The card cylinder in this arrangement is placed at the back of the machine. The
plates in this arrangement are made flat, and needles g' are provided having their
ends hooked downwards (Figure 28). These needles have eyes g'at their ends, and are by
them connected to the needles y, (Figures 29 and 30). The needles are operated
by the needles in the same manner as the needles g and g described in the foregoing
arrangements.
In operation should the jacquard cylinder e for any reason fail to come with one of
its faces correctly against the needle plate as shown by Figure 1, say it remains in the
position shown by Figure 1", the slides d', ' must be kept pressed outwards otherwise
the metal plates i would act on the needles g. To accomplish this object a locking
mechanism is provided (Figures 23, 24 and 25) wherein, as shown, to the upper
surface of the slide is screwed a metal plate having a portion cut away, thus
leaving a projecting edge ¹, and to the inner face of one of the slides e¹ is, as shown
separately in Figure 23, bolted a plate having its lower end, when the slide e¹ is in
its raised position, just clear of the plate & allowing it to slide freely under it. When
however the slide e is in a lowered position say the position in Figure 1ª the under-
side of the plate e will be below the plate and consequently, when the slide is drawn
inwards the face k' of the plate & comes against the plate e and its inward motion is
prevented. In this way the slides d', d' are kept pushied outwards until the slides e¹, e¹
ascend again.
a³ is a compensating weight which I find it convenient to have affixed by a
pin a to the outer end as of the arm a¹, for the purpose of counterbalancing the
weight of the trap board and other parts, but such is not essential to working
of the invention. As here shown it is, for security, additionally held by having a
hook to it to which is attached a rod as the other end of this rod being held by an
arm a attached to a bracket from the main framing A. Should therefore the pin a¹
fall out or break, the weight as will be prevented from falling to the ground by the
rod. The arm & being attached to a bracket carried from the jacquard framing
itself, if the jacquard is raised or lowered for adjustment the weight a³ will always
maintain the same relative position to the machine.
Rearward of the slides d', d' is attached a bar d³ by angle irons. This bar is for
the purpose of further securing that the needles y are pushed back correctly after

page_text: being operated by the plates 2. In practice however it will be found that the cords
themselves are sufficient to pull back the needles g.
In some cases through, for instance, breaking of the weft it is required to turn the
card cylinder either backwards or forwards, and to facilitate this an arm (see Figure 1)
is provided mounted on the shaft 3 and having at one of its extremities à cord m¹ and
at its other extremity a pin 2 to which is attached a rod secured at its other end to
a pin in an arm which works on a pin 1.
The operator pulls the cord m' thus rocking the arm and thereby moves the arm l³,
causing a truck mounted on this arm to act upon the cam course c³ on the arm c
thereby rocking the shaft c' forwards and also the arms c², c² the slides d¹, d' also being
pushed in the same direction.
The plates thus pushed outwards clear the needles g. The pull on the cord m¹ being
continued moving the arm further over its outer end comes in contact with a
projection m on the arm e¹ this arm being thus raised and the slides e pressed down,
they bear the pins e of the cylinder e into one or other of the notched catches eto, elt,
selected according to whether a reverse or forward motion is required. For a reverse
motion the corde is pulled to operate the inner catch, this catch being pulled back
and the outer catch held against the pins e by spring pressure in the usual manner
ell being the operating spring.
By the use of jacquard cards prepared as described by my improved method of punching
such cards, in combination with the described locking devices (Figures 24 and 25),
it will be seen that the "heavy lashes" which frequently happen with the ordinary
cards are avoided, and the work is better made.
Grooves n (Figure 9) are cut out of the bottom of the needle plate to allow the
string which fastens the cards together to enter therein and admit of the cards coming
close up against the needle plate.
Grooves in the card cylinder are also cut to correspond with these grooves in the
needle plate, and portions of the needle plate are in the usual manner cut away to
receive the pivots o on the card cylinder surface.
In some cases, when employing cards stamped according to my improved method as
herein described it is desirable to omit from some particular part of the pattern being
formed one particular colour without changing a whole plate i say for instance it be
desired to make a stripe or widen a stripe or to make analogous changes in the colour,
this may be done by inserting under the loop at the top of one or more of the
needles a piece of cardboard or similar material shaped as shown in Figures 45
and 46 separately, and in Figure 47 as applied under a wire hand resting on a wire
as a support.
A notch in its upper edge being cut out to receive the loop of the needle h which
resting therein is held up and prevents the horizontal needle g with which it operates
from being pushed in by the plate i; so long as this stop piece remains in position one
of the colours which this needle operates will never appear in the pattern.
In lacing the cards of the jacquard cylinder according to my invention I twist the
cords 6, 7 in pairs in as many series as required at one side or edge of the card then
pass the cords
and 7 one under and the other over the card then by fresh twisting
these cords 6 and 7 together in the opposite direction of twist at the other edge of
the card, the card is locked in-thus when a card is successively removed the cords
have not to be untwisted but simply pulled out straight the left hand twist at one side
the card counteracting the right hand twist at the other side when so straightened
out ready for reuse.
It will be understood from the foregoing description that the needles of such a five
frame Brussels carpet jacquard apparatus as described are placed in sets of four and
two sets in a perpendicular row each of these sets of four needles govern five threads
of coloured yarn.
When in the process of weaving any of the threads of coloured yarn from any of
the four creel frames usually the four top creel frames are required to come to the
surface of the fabric in order to form the pattern any of these four threads are

page_text: brought up by cards having three out of four holes stamped in them but when
the coloured yarn from the remaining creel frame is required, usually the bottom
creel fraune on the surface of the fabric, the whole four holes are stamped in the
cards.
From this it will be seen that never less than three fourths of each card
are filled with holes and very often many of the cards are entirely filled with
holes.
In stamping cards according to my invention as described the reverse of that at
present employed, that is to say stamping the holes in the cards where at present
the blanks are located therein and leaving blanks in the cards where at present holes
are formed therein I am enabled to have two or more distinct patterns stamped on
the same cards, in cases where such patterns require the use of only three or less
than three creel frames of coloured yarn, and, in fact, where, for the pattern, the
employment of a two frame only is required four distinct patterns may may be
stamped on one set of cards, the changes being effected by taking out and replacing
corresponding numbers of plates i according to the order of selection of needles
required.
As an instance of a series of manipulations of the parts of the apparatus governing
the selections of threads, which serve to bring about changes of pattern, and merely
to indicate some instances of the capacity of apparatus constructed according to my
invention, suppose I take a pattern stamped for a Five frame Brussels carpet, or in.
other words, a carpet with five different colours in each space or open in the sley, and
this pattern shall be stamped or punched in the ordinary way or in accordance with
the system I employ, it will be seen from the accompanying drawing, Figure 5, that
the harness cords in pairs are marked,-front two harness cords, 1, for top frame next
two, II, for second frame; next two, III, for third frame; next two, IV, for fourth
frame next two, V, for bottom frame; and that if the top and 5th plates i are taken
out, the colour working into the carpet from that top frame cannot appear on the
surface of the carpet (even if the cards be perforated or otherwise for it so to do) but
in its place the colour, working from the bottom frame, will appear in its stead, then
take the 2nd and 6th plates out, and the colour from the second frame will not appear
on the surface of the carpet, the colour working from the bottom frame, will appear in
its place. Take out the 3rd and 7th plates, and the colour from the third frame will
not appear on the surface of the carpet, but the colour from the bottom frame will
appear in its place. Take the remaining two plates, viz., the 4th and 8th out, and the
colour working into the carpet from the fourth frame will not appear on the surface
of the carpet, but the colour working from the bottom frame will appear on the surface
instead.
When this is done there will be no pattern on the surface of the carpet but only a
plain ground of ono colour, and that, the colour or assemblage of colours which is
governed by the long eyes in the needles, or in the case of a planted frame (that is a
frame with bobbins arranged to carry more than one colour of thread) the carpet will
be composed of stripes only. It will be seen that the cards can be working in the
jacquard in the ordinary way, selecting the various colours by the short needles, yet
when the colours are so selected and the plates i, which would operate the selected
colours, are not in their places, those colours cannot appear on the surface, but instead
the colour or colours which are operated by the cords which go through the four long
eyes (usually the bottom frame) will appear.
By my plan of stamping, four two frame patterns can be worked from the same
cards governed in this way. For instance, take out all the plates i except the 1st..
and 5th which leave in. These first and fifth plates may operate the top frame and I
stamp holes for the top frame colours when required to appear on the surface of the
carpet, and, say, for convenience, on the 1st and 5th line of cards I stamp holes where
most convenient for letting drop the short needles that operate their corresponding
long needles for moving the appropriate cords to bring up the corresponding threads
in the top frame, and leave unperforated when the bottom frame colour or colours have
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page_text: claimed in respect of Figure 1, the employment of additional part needles g³ to
needles g in manner as set forth in respect of Figures 35 and 39.
9. In jacquard apparatus arranged or combined and operated as set forth and
claimed in claim 1 hereto, the method of lacing or connecting the cords to cards so
as to enable the twist to be taken out of the cords by simple withdrawal of cards, as
and for the purposes set forth.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.