Improvements in Looms for Weaving "Terry" Fabrics.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Looms for Weaving "Terry" Fabrics.
We, JAMES KIPPAX of Wrekin Villa, Lostock Park, near Bolton, Manu-
facturer, and JAMES RIPLEY of 98 Mount Street, Bolton, Engineer, both in the
County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be
as follows:-
"
This invention relates to improvements in looms for weaving "terry" fabrics
and is designed to automatically operate or loose the reed for any desired number
of picks to prevent the "weft" being pressed into position to form the cloth each
forward stroke of the reed and lathe, and to operate or lock the reed and change
its position to force the loose "weft" into position to form the cloth and raise the
same to form "terry' at any desired pick, and which will also reduce wear and
tear of the shuttle, reed, and yarn to a minimum. This we carry into effect by
providing a movable or sliding shuttle race, plate, or platform on which the shuttle
will travel between the shuttle boxes when passing through the "shed." This
shuttle race, plate, or platform is attached to the reed so that the latter may be
automatically operated to perform the function of a fast and loose reed necessary
for weaving "terry" cloth. The reed and shuttle race, plate, or platform are
mounted on the lathe of the loom and are moved or slid backwards and forwards
as desired according to the various requirements by means of mechanism actuated
from either the crank shaft, cam shaft, sley sword or swords, or other convenient
part of the loom most suitable for the purpose.
Dated the 8th Mar 1894
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Looms for Weaving "Terry" Fabrics.
We JAMES KIPPAX of Wrekin Villa, Lostock Park, near Bolton, Manu-
facturer, and JAMES RIPLEY of 98 Mount Street, Bolton, Engineer, both in the
County of Lancaster, 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 and accompanying drawings
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Our said invention relates to improvements in looms for weaving "terry
fabrics. These fabrics, as will be well understood by weavers, are formed with a
"cockle" or loop pile which is made by beating up several tied picks at suitable
intervals. For this purpose as arranged in looms at present in use, the reed is
moved independently of the shuttle race so as to beat up the weft picks and form
the pile loops at the proper times.
Our invention consists in the employment of a shuttle race which is attached to
and moves with the reed.
The improvement will be best understood by a reference to the annexed drawing
which is a diagramatic sectional view of the reed and shuttle race.

page_text: The reed dents are marked a.
The bars carrying the reed are marked b 6¹.
The usual levers for moving the reed are marked c and our improved shuttle race
carried by and moving with the reed is narked d.
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Heretofore in such "beat up" terry boms the shuttle race has been carried by
and moved with the lathe, the reed carried by the levers having its own inde-
pendent movement. The difference under our invention is that the race is carried
by and moves with the reed, so that when the reed makes its own independent
movements in the lathe, the race goes with it.
A convenient way of forming the said shuttle race d is to make it of angle iron
or steel, the vertical web d' being secured to the lower bar of the reed. A
heel dou the angle iron carries the surface of the race d right up to the reed
dents a.
The race d moves to and fro with the reed and the shuttle (the section
of which is indicated by the dotted lines ) lies level on the shuttle raced and
therefore works with greater truth, certainty and safety, than under the former
conditions. The shuttle is not liable to injury in the course of working; does not
so easily fly out, and lasts much longer.
The shuttle is also carried more smoothly over the usual gaps at the ends of the
race and is therefore preserved from destructive shocks and injury.
An additional advantage of our invention is that the distance through which
the reed can be moved to effect the "raising" of the terry picks in not so limited
as under the old plan since our improvement permits of any amount of movement
within reasonable limits. This increases the utility of the loom by enabling us to
produce improved qualities and effects in the cloth. The levers c are pivoted ou
the lathe of the loom and are operated by the usual mechanism of the terry loom.
Except as regards the race d there is no change whatever in the ordinary and
well known mechanism and we have therefore not thought it necessary to describe
what is common knowledge and well known to all weavers.
The foregoing description will have made it evident that the pith and gist of our
invention lies in the provision of an uninterrupted and constant shuttle race lying
close to and moving with the reed.
Our invention can at slight cost be applied to existing looms.
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.
1. In looms employed in the weaving of "terry" fabrics the improved shuttle
race attached to the reed and moving therewith so as to present a constant and
unbroken path to the shuttle and so as to permit of a greater range of movement
of the reed for the purposes and substantially as described and as indicated.
Dated the 8th day of March 1895.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.