Improvements in the Pickers and Picking Mechanism of Weaving : Looms.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 18th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1898*
Improvements in the Pickers and Picking Mechanism of Weaving
:
Looms.
We, JAMES WILLIAM PARKER, of 29, Southey Place, Bradford, in the County
of York, Engineer, and JOSEPH BENTLEY, of 55, Birksland Road, Shipley, in said
County, Mill Furnisher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the pickers and picking mechanism of
weaving looms, and its primary object is to dispense with the picking strap.
For this purpose we pivot the picking "stick or picking arm to the loom frame
at each side of the loom a suitable distance behind the shuttle boxes. Each stick.
projects over the top of and engages the pickers in any convenient way, as for
instance: a projection may be formed on the picker fitting a slot in the stick which
slot is made long enough to allow for the vibratory movement of the stick as well
as the movement of the picker with the going part.
A comparatively short picking arm or projection is provided on the " picking
shaft" and this arm is coupled by a suitable link to the above mentioned picking
arm and the motion required to make a pick" is thereby imparted to it.
Instead of making a slot in the picking stick to engage the picker a hole may be
made in the picker to receive the end of the stick. For this purpose the picker may
be continued a sufficient distance above the picker spindle to admit of this hole
being formed in the picker above the spindle.
Dated this 17th day of June 1897
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Patent Agents, Bradford.
Improvements in the Pickers and Picking Mechanism of Weaving
Looms.
We, JAMES WILLIAM PARKER, of 19, Park Road, Bingley, in the County of York,
and late of 29, Southey Place, Bradford, in the aforesaid County, Engineer, and
JOSEPH BENTLEY, of 19, Park Terrace, Windhill, near Bradford aforesaid, and
late of 55, Birksland Road, Shipley, in the said County, Mill Furnisher, 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:—
This invention relates to improvements in the pickers and picking mechanism
of weaving looms, and its primary object is to dispense with the picking strap.

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For this purpose we pivot the picking "stick or picking arm to the loom frame
at each side of the loom a suitable distance behind the shuttle boxes. Each stick
projects over the top of and engages the pickers in any convenient way, as for
instance: a hole may be made in the picker to receive the end of the stick. For
this purpose the picker may be continued a sufficient distance above the picker 5
spindle to admit of this hole being formed in the picker above the spindle.
A comparatively short arm or projection is provided on the "picking shaft" and
this arm is coupled by a suitable link to the above mentioned picking arm and the
motion required to make a pick" is thereby imparted to it.
To fully describe our invention reference is made to the accompanying sheet of 1
drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of letters
indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents a plan view of our improved picking motion together with
such parts of a loom as are necessary to illustrate our improvements.
Figure 2, is a side view and Figure 3, is a front view of the same.
The side frame A, the picking shaft B and the shuttle box C are of the usual
type.
A small bracket D is fixed to the side frame to which bracket the vertical stud E
is adjustably secured in the slot E². The rear end of the picking stick F is pivoted
on this stud and its other end is rounded and passes through the hole G formed
through that portion of the picker G2 that projects above the top of the picker
spindle C. This rounded portion of the picking stick is made sufficiently long and
extends sufficiently forward to allow of the usual vibratory movement of the shuttle
box without the picker passing off such rounded portion.
A short curved arm H is fixed to and projects from the picking shaft B and the
end of this arm is coupled by the link J to the stick F.
Motion is imparted to the shaft B in the usual way and it will be evident that
this motion will be communicated to the picker through the medium of the arm H,
the link J and the stick F.
Of course a similar arrangement is provided at the other side of the loom.
That portion of the picker through which the hole G is made is preferably made
the same thickness as the part striking the shuttle (as shown in Figures 1 and 2).
so as to afford a broad bearing for the stick F.
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. The combination with the arm H on the picking shaft B, of the picking stick F
engaging the picker and coupled to the arm H by the link J, substantially as herein
shown and described.
2. The arm H on the picking shaft in combination with the picking stick F
arranged and operating substantially as herein shown and described.
3. The combination with the arm H and stick F, the latter having a rounded,
end, of a picker G2 having a hole G through the top to receive the said rounded
end, substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 16th day of March 1898.
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DRACUP & NOWELL,
Patent Agents, Bradford.