IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOM TEMPLES
Year: 1884

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 5th day of July 1888, amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
[The Amendments are shown in erased and italic type.]
WO, JOHN BLEZARD and NORMAN BLEZARD, both of Grove Lane, Padiham, in
the County of Lancaster, Iron Founders and Machinists, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOM TEMPLES to be as follows:-
The application of Steel as a material to enable the making and using of an
improved Cap or Cover for Temple rollers, a less thickness of metal being thereby
sufficient to bear the Cloth or Fabric in the process of Weaving, and the minimum
distance of space is attained betwixt the Temple roller and the reed.
Also the application of an adjustable bearing to one end of the Temple roller that
will compensate the wear and prevent the moving endwise of the same Temple
roller caused by the alternate pressure of Cloth or Fabric and reed.
Dated this seventh day of July 1884

page_text: COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
We JOHN BLEZARD and NORMAN BLEZARD, both of Grove Lane, Padiham, in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOM TEMPLES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
One of our improvements consists in the application of sheet steel as a material
to enable the for making and using of an improved caps or covers for Temple
rollers. By the term cap or cover we mean that part of the Temple which causes
the cloth or fabric to envelop or partly envelop the Temple roller.
See the accompanying illustrations-Figs. 1 and 2 are the plans and sectional
elevations of two kinds of a double roller Temples, each showing its position while 1
weaving the cloth or fabric. Fig. 2-illustrates what is known by the name of
Angle Bar or Loose Reed Loom Temple. The same Angle-Bar, A, in Fig. 2 is herein
included within the meaning or name, Temple Cap or Cover.
Hitherto it has been the practice to make these Temple caps or covers-see
Figs 1. A. and 2 A. of soft metals such as cast and wrought iron and brass. To
get caps or covers of sufficient strength in these metals they require to be of such a
thickness in that part between the roller and Reed, see Figs. 1. A. and B. A, as to
be detrimental to the officient working of the Temple.
We obviate that defect by making the caps or covers of sheet steel, thereby securing
the necessary strength with much less thickness of metal. By this a less thickness
of metal is sufficient to bear the cloth or fabric in the process of weaving, and the
minimum distance of space is attained between the Temple roller and Reed. We also
improve the Loom Temples, by making the roller bearings at one end of the roller or
rollers, so that they, the roller bearings, can be moved in such a manner as to com-
pensate the wearing of the roller pivot and shoulder, thereby preventing end wise
oscillation of the roller.
See Fig. 3 which illustrates one way out of several ways by which the above
named compensation can be accomplished. B, B. are the Temple rollers: C. C. are
movable bearings having slots F. F. through which set screw E. E. pass, securing
the bearings in the required position. Fig. 4 illustrates the kind of steel cap
adapted for Fig. 3.
Now be it understood that we do not elaim confine ourselves to any given shape of
cap or cover for Temple rollers, nor any one particular mode of making an adjustable
Temple roller bearing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is―
1st The application of sheet steel as a material to enable the for making and using
of an improved caps or covers for Temple rollers.

page_text: 2nd The application of an adjustable bearing to one end of the Temple roller that
will compensate the wear and prevent the moving end wise of the same Temple
roller, caused by the alternate pressure of cloth or fabric and Reed.
Dated this 17th day of March 1885.
JOHN BLEZARD.
NORMAN BLEZARD.

page_text: We, JOHN BLEZABD and NORMAN BLEZARD, both of Grove Lane, Padiham, in
the County of Lancaster, Iron Founders and Machinists, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOM TEMPLES to be as follows:-
The application of Steel as a material to enable the making and using of an
improved Cap or Cover for Temple rollers, a less thickness of metal being thereby
sufficient to bear the Cloth or Fabric in the process of Weaving, and the minimum
distance of space is attained betwixt the Temple roller and the reed.
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Also the application of an adjustable bearing to one end of the Temple roller that
will compensate the wear and prevent the moving and wise of the same Temple
roller caused by the alternate pressure of Cloth or Fabric and reed.
JOHN BLEZARD.
NORMAN BLEZARD..

page_text: We JOHN BLEZARD and NORMAN BLEZARD, both of Grove Lane, Padiham, in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOM TEMPLES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The application of steel as a material to enable the making and using of an
improved cap or cover for Temple rollers. By the term cap or cover we mean that
part of the Temple which causes the cloth or fabric to envelop or partly envelop the
Temple roller.
See the accompanying illustrations-Figs 1 and 2 are the plans and sectional
elevations of two kinds of double roller Temples, each showing its position while
weaving the cloth or fabric. Fig 2 illustrates what is known by the name of
Angle-Bar or Loose-Reed-Loom Temple. The same Angle-Bar, A, in Fig. 2 is herein
included within the meaning or name, Temple Cap or Cover.
Hitherto it has been the practice to make these Temple caps or covers-see
Figs 1. A. and 2. A. of soft metals such as cast and wrought iron and brass. To
get caps or covers of sufficient strength in these metals they require to be of such a
thickness in that part between the roller and Reed, see Figs. 1. A. and 2. A, as to
be detrimental to the efficient working of the Temple.
We obviate that defect by making the caps or covers of steel, thereby securing
the necessary strength with much less thickness of metal. We also improve the
Loom Temples, by making the roller bearings at one end of the roller or rollers, so
that they, the roller bearings, can be moved in such a manner as to compensate the
wearing of the roller pivot and shoulder, thereby preventing endwise oscillation of
the roller.
See Fig. 3 which illustrates one way out of several ways by which the above
named compensation can be accomplished. B, B. are the Temple rollers: C. C. are
movable bearings having slots F. F. through which set screws E. E. pass, securing
the bearings in the required position. Fig. 4 illustrates the kind of steel cap
adapted for Fig. 3.
Now be it understood that we do not claim any given shape of cap or cover for
Temple rollers, nor any one particular mode of making an adjustable Temple roller
bearing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1st The application of steel as a material to enable the making and using of an
improved cap or cover for Temple rollera-By this a less thickness of metal is
sufficient to bear the cloth or fabric in the process of weaving, and the minimum
distance of space is attained between the Temple roller and Reed.

page_text: 2nd The application of an adjustable bearing to one end of the Temple roller that
will compensate the wear and prevent the moving endwise of the same Temple
roller, caused by the alternate pressure of cloth or fabric and Reed.