and other machines.
Year: 1885

page_text: Looms and other machines.
I, PAUL SCHEIDER, Engineer, in the, City of Zittau in the, Kingdom, of Saxony,
German Empire, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "AN IMPROVED
SPRING FASTENER FOR FIXING AND. HOLDING FABRICS IN LOOMS AND OTHER
MACHINES, to be as follows:-
The purpose of this invention is to provide a fastener in which the fabric to be
held fast, may be readily inserted from above, and the edges, held without being
torn by the oblique cramping surfaces usually employed. It may be employed for
fixing and holding most kinds of woven fabrics. It consists of a lower supporting
plate having on each side a boss to which are pin jointed two links, hingewise ab
the extremities of the same, the other extremity of each link having jointed to it
the cramp or fastening plate which presses, upon the edge of the fabric, to, be held.
Between the links and jointed on, the same pin, that hinges the same to the lower
supporting plate, is a leg, or tappet for opening and closing, the fastener., Inter-
mediate between the upper end of the tappet and the fastening plate is a sliding
part to which is fixed an arrangement of spring catch, the catch piece being pressed
by a spring so as to press or engage between the leg or tappet and the intermediate
sliding part.
In the closed position the links (or it may, be a single supporting lever) are held
by the catch engaging in projections or lugs cast on to the lower supporting plate,
from which it can only be moved by turning the leg or tappet on its joint. Upon
opening the fastener the leg or tappet is moved round on its joint, in the desired
direction so as to slip the catch out of the projections or lugs and allow it to slide
backwards over the same carrying with it the links, (or lever) the intermediate
piece and the fastening plate, all of which are in connection with each other. The
end of the leg or tappet is guided in its, motion by means of a guide rail, and may
be effected automatically.
"

page_text: Looms and other Machines.
I, PAUL SCHEIDER, Engineer, in the City of Zittau, in the Kingdom of Saxony,
German Empire do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "AN IMPROVED
FASTENER FOR FIXING AND HOLDING FABRICS IN LOOMS AND OTHER MACHINES,"
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
(ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has for object the provision of a fastener or clip suitable for
general use for the purpose of fixing and holding fabrics of all kinds in looms and
other machines, such as stretching frames etcetera, or for attachment to chains, or
drums or equivalent devices for the said purpose.
The fasteners or clips as usually constructed for fixing and holding fabrics have
the disadvantage amongst others of not allowing the fabric to be readily inserted
therein from above, and of causing the edges of the fabric to tear owing to the
peculiar form of the clipping surface which is rendered necessary by the form or
construction of the fastener.
The fastener or clip of this invention is represented in the accompanying
drawing in connection with a chain link, Figs. 1, 2 and 3 being respectively a side
view, a plan and front view of the same in the closed position, Figs. 4 and 5
sectional side views respectively in the half open and full open position.
It consists of a lower plate a; press lever b jointed at w to bosses or lugs k
'projecting from the plate a; catch c in connection with 6 by means of the spring f;
fastening plate d. mounted so as to move on the pin v in the press lever b and
pressed by the spring i; and a leg or tappet h for opening and closing the fastener.
In the closed position the press lever b bears against the catch c and this latter
against a flat part formed on the bosses or projections k, whilst in the open position
(Fig. 5) the catch c changes its position to the outside of the bosses or projections k
against which it is held by the spring f so that the press lever b remains fixed in
any position of the fastening plate d. Upon being opened the catch o is then by a
corresponding movement of the leg or tappet h, so far raised as to disengage it
(Fig. 4) and turn the press lever 6 with the fastening plate d round into the open
position shewn in Fig. 5, the turning of the press lever b being brought about by
pressure from the leg or tappet h at the point (Fig. 4) the springs fand i always
keeping the several parts of the fastener in their respective positions. A slide rail
Buch as G may be employed for opening the fastener and a slide rail such as G¹ for
closing the same, or a single slide rail may be formed and worked so as to effect
the double operation. Several slide rails may be connected together and operated
simultaneously for the said purpose,
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The form, construction, and arrangement of the parts of fasteners or clips and
their use whether attached to drums, cylinders or frames for holding woven and
other fabrics substantially as described and illustrated.
T. R. SHILLITO,
Agent for the Inventor.