Improvements in Looms for Weaving Wire Cloth.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 7th Mar, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Looms for Weaving Wire Cloth.
I, WILLIAM BEGG, of 633 Springfield Road, Parkhead, Glasgow, in the
County of Lanark, Wire Cloth Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows.-
This invention, which relates to looms for weaving wire cloth, has for its object
to adapt such looms for weaving two or more narrow widths simultaneously.
To that end the breast beam and whip roll over which the wie warps and cloth
are carried are each formed in sections of different diameters or otherwise in such
form that the warp wires extend over the loom in two or more separate porti
one at a higher level than the other or others so as to form two or more distinct
sheds at different levels. The shuttles with the wire wefts are carried through
these sheds by soparate shuttle carriers supported at corresponding levels and
Thus one narrow
operated either in unison or independently by the usual means.
width of fabric is woven at or near one side of the loom at one level, and at the
other side another width or other widths at a lower level or lower levels each width
being wovon with selvedges complete.
The heddle frames and reed spaces may be stepped to suit the different levels of
the webs.
Dated this 8th dor of May 1895.
Improvements in Looms for Weaving Wire Cloth.
I, WILLIAM BEGO, of 633 Spungfield Road, Parkhead, Glasgow, in the
County of Lauark, Wire Cloth Manufacturer, 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, which relates to looms for weaving wire cloth, has for its object
to adapt such looms for weaving two or more narrow widths simultaneously.
To that end as illustrated by the accompanying diawings, Fig. 1 of which is a
vertical section and Fig. 2 a plan of part of a loom the breast beam A and whip
roll over which the wire waips C and cloth are carried are each formed in sections
of different diameters or otherwise in such form that the warp wires C extend over
the loom in two or more separate portions one at a higher level than the other or
others so as to form two or more distinct sheds D at different levels and alongside
each other. The shuttles with the wie wefts are carried through these sheds D
by separate shuttle carries E supported at corresponding levels and operated
either in unison or independently by the usual means. Thus ono narrow width of
fabric 18 woven at or near one side of the loom at one level, and at the other side
another width or other widths at a lower level or lower levels each width being
woven with selvedges complete.

page_text: The heddle frames F and reed spaces & may be stepped to suit the different
levels of the webs
The loom as constructed may be used for weaving two or more narrow widths
of canvas or similar fabrics.
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 :-
A loom for weaving two or more uarrow widths constructed and arranged to
operate substantially as described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this 6th day of February 1898.
WALLACE FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agent,
62 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicant.