Improvements in Ring Temples for Looms.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Apr., 1891-Accepted, 2nd July, 1891.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Temples for Looms.
We JAMES BRIERLEY of the firm of Messrs. Brierley & Kershaw, RoachiSpring
Works Doffing Plate & Spring Manufacturers & EDMUND BRIERLEY of No. 13,
Fitton Street, Doffing Plate & Spring Maker both in Rochdale and County of
Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of our invention for as stated in above title
to be as follows:-
Our improvements relate to ring temples used in connection with looms and
embrace several important features which are,
'Firstly' according to our arrangements the rings may be set to any angle and
the cloth may be stretched to its full extent by which means the dents may be
relieved from friction which is known to occur.
Secondly the spindle carrying the rings being adjustable allows the rings to be
set to or from the cloth by which means the pins on the rings may engage more or
less therewith.
"Thirdly' the cloth during the process of weaving is allowed to automatically
disengage itself at the proper period from the pins, thus avoiding unnecessary
marking or what is known as pucking of the cloth.
According to our construction we accomplish the object herein set forth by means
of loose nipples one being employed with each ring used in the temple the nipple is
adapted to fit into the ring being fitted loosely therein in such a manner that the
ring is free to turn thereon by the use of the loose nipple which may be made of any
suitable material for instance brass, steel, porcelain &c. the same being cut or bored
out in a convenient manner in order to allow it to be adjusted to any convenient
position the ring with its nipple being situate in a slot or guide-any convenient
number of slots being employed according to the number of rings desired to be used
-provided in the temple bracket which are cut therein the slots are adapted to
incline to any desired angle also the same may be at any suitable angle with relation
to each other, but two or more of the slots situate near the outer side of the bracket
-that is the side cr portion which when fixed in position in the loom is situate at
the selvage of the cloth these are given a peculiar deviation or twist from the
perpendicular in order to allow the rings which may be situate within such guides
to expand or stretch the cloth to the full extent of the reed thus to obviate friction
at that part of the reed through which the selvage ends are drawn in. The bracket
is provided with a spindle which may be of round or square section which spindle
passes through apertures in the nipples which may be round, square, or slotted
We accomplish the
according to the form of spindles used as the case may be.
second part of our invention by the employment of an adjusting screw which is
provided at the end of the bracket and below the spindle carrying the rings we
preferably apply such screw at the end of the bracket nearest the centre of the
cloth or opposite to the end near the selvage by which means the rings situate near
the adjustable extremity of the spindle may be raised or lowered, consequently the
pins of the rings at such part may by operating the screw be caused to engage with
the cloth more or less accordingly as it may be desired to subject the surface of the
cloth to the action of rings during the weaving of light or heavy cloths as the case
may le. We accomplish the third part of our invention by means means of a
swelled part or excresence on the bracket which may be formed at any convenient
part thereof but being at a part in order to allow the cloth when travelling in
direction from the reed to automatically lift or disengage itself from the pins thus

page_text: marking of the cloth is obviated. We may if desired employ a strip of metal instead
of the excresence referred to which strip is placed longitudinally in a convenient
position on the bracket. We may if desired employ instead of the usual pinned
rings at the part of the temple near the centre of the cloth steel rings the teeth of
which may be cut out of the material composing the rings by the use which - the
teeth being formed on the periphery of the ring of fine pitch-the cloth may be
operated upon by such rings without injury to the fabric as is often the case where
the ordinary inserted pins--that is-pins inserted or fitted into the material forming
the ring which are well known-are employed, according to our arrangement a
number of the said steel rings are fitted upon a tube placed on a nipple any
convenient number being employed as may be necessary in order to present a
great number of serrated teeth of fine pitch to the surface of the cloth.
Dated this 1st day of July 1890.
J. H. BUTTERWORTH,
For the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Temples for Looms.
We JAMES BRIERLEY of the firm of Messrs. Brierley and Kershaw Roach Spring
Works Doffing Plate and Spring Manufacturers and EDMUND BRIERLEY of
Number 13 Fitton Street Doffing Plate and Spring Maker both of Rochdale and
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:―
Our improvements relate to certain appliances used in connection with looms for
wearing textile fabrics which appliances are known as ring temples.
The salient features of our improvements are as follows.
The employment or utilization of the temple stand or bracket carrying the ring
spindle having slots cut therein in which the rings are to be interposed the metal
intercepting the slots being cut to or the slots being cut at any desired angle with
relation to the base of the bracket or at any convenient angle with relation to each
other also the sides of the intercepting pieces adjacent to the sides of the rings
being cut "skew" fashion thus combining being cut to or having two angular
directions, such angles or angle and "twist" or "skew" being provided in order to
stretch the cloth to its full extent. The said intercepting pieces are so formed or
cast on their outer sides, that is, the sides not adjacent or contiguous to the rings
--so as to automatically release or allow the cloth to release itself from the needles
of the rings, thus to prevent marking of the cloth, or what is more generally known
as puncking.'
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The employment of nipples capable of self adjustment on the spindle in order to
accommodate themselves with their component parts-the rings, the said rings
being adapted to revolve on the nipples-to the inclinations or angular positions of
the guides between which they are situate when in their working positions.
It is well know that according to the present construction of the ordinary temples
now in use segment temples-that the inclination or angular position of the rings
is attained by means of a "chuck," in a lathe, a process involving inuch time also
in many cases involving much time when it is necessary as the case may be to adjust
in position a new ring it sometimes being necessary to dismember or to take
from together the whole of the temple.
In order that a full and clear comprehension or understanding of our invention
may be had we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings fully illustrating the
details of our invention in which drawings like letters of reference indicate like
parts throughout the various figures therein shewn,

page_text: Figure 1. represents an elevation of our invention snewing the rings
Figure 2. represents an end elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3. represent sectional elevations of a ring and a nipple.
Figures 4 and 5. are front elevations of a ring and nipple respectively.
Figure 6. is a plan shewing cap.
Figure 7. is an end view of Figure 6. representing by dotted line cloth passing
over the rings.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the bracket shewing the inter-
cepting pieces, as cut out of the solid bracket.
According to our construction we accomplish our objects by means of a metal
bracket A. having slots or spaces and dividing or intercepting pieces B, which for
convenience of description we term "guides which spaces may be cut or cast
therein but by preference we cut the slots in the bracket any convenient
number of spaces being provided according to the number of rings desired
to be employed the spaces or sides B' of the guides may have any desired
angle with relation to the base of the bracket or with relation to each other
another angle or inclination according to our improvements is also given to each
of the guides which angle greater or less with relation to the plane. of the
said guides, the first angle-that with relation to base of bracket-being obtained
by having the bracket to be slotted fixed in a stand capable of adjustment to any
convenient angle in a horizontal plane and of being moved towards a revolving
steel cutter the latter angle being obtained by the aid of the said stand being also
capable of adjustment to any convenient angle in a vertical plane such operations or
cuts of each slot being effected at one operation, by suitable means as above described,
consequently, more or less "
"twist or "skew" may be given to the rings more or
less diverging from each other so as to be capable of stretching the cloth to any
desired extent but more particularly divergence or twist is necessary and is given to
the rings situate at or near the selvage side of the cloth by this means the selvage
warps passing through the reed may be relieved from friction whilst passing between
the reed dents.
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The angles or inclinations of the guides consequently determine the angularity or
inclination of the rings C which rings are mounted on nipples D carried or supported
by means of a rigidly fixed spindle E passed through an aperture Fat one end of
the bracket and passing into an aperture G provided at the opposite end of the
bracket the nipples D are bored out "bell shape" or chamfered so as to allow each
nipple with its ring to incline or adjust itself between the guides which it may be
situate the spindle may if desired be of square round or other convenient section
or of the form as shewn in Figure 1.-a bent strip of steel-the elasticity of
which admits of the nipples-about which the rings are allowed freely to revolve-
being held in a stationary position the said nipples may also be provided with
a projection H or projections-one on each side of the nipple-adapted to extend
into the openings or "jaws" K of the guides the spindle as shewn in Figure 1.
being more economical in point of manufacture than a solid formed spindle.
If desired a screw threaded piece may be applied at the end A² of the
bracket below the spindle E of whatever form the extremity A2 being suitably
extended in order to admit of such an arrangement by such means the spindle
with the rings is capable of adjustment to or from the cloth or the rings as is
evident would be capable-by the use of such an arrangement-of a movement
with relation to the stationary guides B.
The backs or any convenient part A' of the guides see Fig. 8. being so formed
as to allow the cloth when travelling to relieve itself from the pins before
passing out under the edge L' of the cap L by this means marking or "puncking"

page_text: may be avoided as the periphery of the rings at such parts are situate below
the guides the pins therefore not having contact with the cloth at such parts.
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 :
CLAIMS.
1. The combination of the bracket A with the spindle E, loose nipples D and
rings C substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth.
2. The combination of the spindle E with the nipples D and the rings C
substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth.
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3. The bracket A. having slots or guides cut or formed therein the surface or
plane of each guide contiguous to the sides of the ring having and combining two
angles or deviations or an angle and "twist" or "skew
also the backs of the
guides having an excresence or being of such form so as to allow the cloth passing
from the loom to automatically relieve itself from contact with the pins for the
purposes herein set forth
4. The self adjusting nipple D bored out bell or cone shape in a convenient
manner to accommodate the various forms or sections of spindle by which it may be
carried for the purposes herein fully set forth.
1001
JAMES BRIERLEY.
EDMUND BRIERLEY.
J. H. Butterworth,
Rochdale, for the Applicants.
JAMES BRIERLEY.
EDMUND BRIERLEY.
J. H. Butterworth,
Rochdale, for the Applicants.