provements in Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1890
Complet Specification Left, 28th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
a
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Looms for Weaving.
We, JOHN FARRAN of 147 Park Terrace Cornbrook Street, Brooks Bar, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Mechanician, and FREDERICK CHARLES CRAWFORD of
70 New Lane, Barton-upon-Irwell in the County of Lancaster, Fustian Cutter, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to looms for weaving.
The first part of our invention relates to the warp beams or warp rollers of looms
the rotation of which when delivering or letting off the warp is controlled by gearing,
such as toothed wheels or toothed wheels and worms and is particularly applicable to
the arrangement of "letting off" motion described in the complete specification filed
in respect of our application for a patent No. 10242 dated June 24th 1889 in reference
to Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing filod with the said specification.
According to this part of our invention instead of connecting the gearing above
referred to by which the rotation of the warp-beam or warp-roller is controlled,
directly to the warp-beam or warp-roller as heretofore, we connect such goaring to the
warp-beam or warp-roller by means of a spring or springs thereby imparting elasticity
or resilience to the "letting off" and thus preventing the warp from being unduly
strained. This arrangement is specially adapted for use in weaving "light" fabrics.
Our invention consists further in arrangements for "taking up the cloth after
being woven.
According to this part of our invention we employ a sand or spiked roller or a.
roller the surface of which is covered with cards or points or plates of metal perforated
so as to be provided with teeth and which roller is hereinafter referred to as the sand
roller.
The said sand roller we canse to draw forth the cloth as it is woven and deliver it
to a sword or blade around which it is wound. We impart rotary motion to the
sword or blade from any convenient part of the loom by means of friction wheels,
bands or straps or other similar friction apparatus so that the cloth or fabric will by
the sword or blade acting in conjunction with the sand roller be wound upon the
sword or blade as it is delivered by the sand roller before referred to.
When a spiked roller is employed we employ a bar or rail which bar or rail prevents
the cloth or fabric from being removed from the spikes" until it has passed a certain
distance around the circumference of the said spiked roller.
The sword or blade above referred to we mount at one end in a suitable socket or
coupling by means of which it may receive rotary motion from the friction wheel by
which it is driven. The other end of the sword or blade we support by means of a
stud or bearing from which the sword or blade can, when desired he readily removed.
In some cases we employ a bearing provided with a spring for supporting one end
of the sword or hlade, such spring serving to force the opposite end of the sword or
blade into the socket or coupling by which it is driven.
The cloth or fabric delivered to the blade or sword will be wound thereon and on
the sword or blade being removed from the bearing or socket by which it is supported
the woven cloth or fabric may be removed from the sword or blade without it being
necessary to stop the loom.
By this part of our invention we are enabled to wind or wrap a greater length of
cloth or fabric upon the blade or sword than can be wound or supported upon the
rollers ordinarily employed in looms. The cloth or fabric may be wound upon the
blade or sword or upon a tube of wood or paper mounted upon the sword or blade.
A blade or sword when filled with cloth or fabric may be removed from the loom
along with the cloth or fabric wound thereon and another blade or sword substituted.

page_text: Whon employing a sand roller or an equivalent. therefor or a roller provided with a
roughened surface we employ in conjunction with such sand roller or equivalent
therefor or roller with a roughened surface, a pressor roller.
Wo pass the cloth or fabric from the breast beam partially around the sand roller or
equivalent, therefor or roller with a roughened surface and presser roller and after-
wards such cloth or fabric is conducted to the sword or blade around which it is
to be wound.
The axle of the presser roller above mentioned we mount in arms or slides and we
press such presser roller against the sand roller or equivalent therefor or a roller
having a roughened surface by means of a screw, excentric, cam or lever which nets
upon such presser roller through the medium of a spring or springs or in any other
suitable manner. The screw, excentric, cam or lever enabling the presser ruller to be
readily and quickly moved away from the sand roller or equivalent therefor when
required.
A further part of our invention relates to shuttle guards" or apparatus for
preventing the shuttles from being thrown out of looms and consists in improvements
upon the arrangements of apparatus described in reference to Figs. 7 and 8 of the
drawing filed with the complete specification filed in respect of our application for
Letters Patent No. 10242 duted June 24th 1889 previously referred to.
According to this part of our invention we employ two rods or plates which when
the loom is weaving are situate above the path of the shuttle but when the loom has
"knocked off or is stopped we enuse the rods or plates to be nearer together and to
pass beneath the cap of the reed. One of the bar or plates is secured at its ends to
levers each of which is mounted upon a stud which is secured to a bracket secured
to the reed-enp, the slay or the slay-sword. In the arms before mentioned are formed
slots or recesses through which passes the other rod or plate above referred to, such
rol or plate being secured to slotted bars capable of being slidden upon studs secured
to the brackets previously referred to. When the loom is at work the bars or plates
above mentioned occupy a position above the path of the shuttle but when the loom is
"knocked off" or stopped the lever or arm and the bar or plate secured thereto will
be withdrawn from over the path of the shuttle, carrying therewith the other har or
plate until both of the bars or plates are under the red-cap, the slots in the arms or
levers and the slots in the slotted bars allowing the bars or plates to approach each
other. Upon the loom being again "set on or started the arms or levers and the
bars or plates secured thereto will be advanced and by means of the curved slots the
bar or plate passing through the curved slots will be also brought above the path of
the shuttle until the advance of the bar or plate is arrested by the ends of the slots in
the slotted bars arriving against the studs upon which they slide.
According to another arrangement of this part of our invention we mount each of
the bars or plates which at times are situato above the path of the shuttle upon levers
placed at the ends of such bars or plates aforesaid. One pair of the arms we connect
in any suitable manner to the "spring setting on humile." Through the arms
operated by the "spring setting on händle" are formed curved slois or recessus
through which is passed one of the bars or plates before mentioned, steh bar or plate
being secured to arms mounted upon the arins previously reforreal to or upon the studs
upon which such arms are mounted and being forced in one direction by means of a
spring. When the loom is at work the bars or plates above mentioned are separated
and are situate above the path of the shuttle, but when the loom is "knocked off" or
stopped the levers to which the plates or bars are secured will by being acted upon by
the spring setting on handle cause the said bars or plates to occupy a position close
together under the reed-cap; the slots or recesses allowing the furs or plates to
approach each other. When the loom is again started the bar or plate secured to the
levers acted upon by the spring setting on handle" will be carried into position
above the path of the shuttle thereby allowing the arm carrying the other bar or plate
to be forced forward by the spring above mentioned so that such bar or plate will also
be situate above the path of the shuttle.
"
In some cases we connect the arms of the levers carrying the plates or bars to the

page_text: "spring setting on handle" by means of a spring or springs and in such cases we also
employ a spring or springs to move the arms or levers carrying the bars or plates
when such bars or plates are to occupy a position beneath the reed-cap.
A further part of this portion of our invention relates to the rods which we employ
to connect the arins or levers before referred to, with the "spring setting on handle"
by which they are operated and consists in arrangements which enable such rods to
be readily detached or removed at such times as when a fresh warp is being placed in
the loom or at other times when alterations have to be made in the loom.
According to this part of our invention we provide the said rods with studs or pins
which pass into holes formed in the levers or arms to which such rods are jointed when
in use.
In order to retain each of such studs in the holes in which it is placed we
employ a spring one end of which is secured to the rod or bar, the other end of such
spring serving to retain the stud in the hole in which it has been placed. In some
cases instead of the stud being formed upon the rod such stud may be formed upon
tho spring.
When the above described bars or plates are applied to "wide" looms, in order to
prevent such bars or plates from being readily deflected we support or steady the said
bars by means of supporting rods connected to such bars or rods each of such supporting
rods sliding through brackets secured to the reed-cap, or we support or steady the
bars or plates above mentioned by means of springs each of such springs being
secured at one end to the rods or bars and at the other end to the reed-cap, or by means
of a bracket or brackets provided with curved slots through which the bars or plates
may puss.
Data: 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Looms for Weaving.
We JOHN FARRAN of 147 Park Terrace, Cornbrook Street, Brooks' Bar, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Mechanician, and FREDERICK CHARLES CRAWFORD of
70 New Lane, Barton-upon-Irwell in the County of Lancaster, Fustian Cutter 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 invention relates to looms for weaving.
The first part of our invention relates to the warp-beams or warp-rollers of looms
the rotation of which when delivering or letting off the warp is controlled by gearing
such as toothed wheels or toothed wheels and worms and is particularly applicable to
the arrangement of letting off motion described in the complete specification filed in
respect of our application for a patent No. 10242 dated June 24th, 1889, in reference
to Figs. 3, and 4 of the drawings filed with the said specification.
According to this part of our invention instead of connecting the gearing above
referred to by which the rotation of the warp beam or warp roller is controlled directly
to the warp beam or warp roller as heretofore we connect such gearing to the warp
beam or warp-roller by means of a spring or springs thereby imparting elasticity or
resilience to the "letting off" and thus preventing the warp from being unduly
strained. This arrangement is specially adapted for use in weaving "light
fabrics."
This part of our invention is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying
drawings Fig. 1 being a side view and Fig. 2 an end view partly in section looking
from the middle of the warp beam towards one end of such warp beam showing so
much of the warp beam of the loom as is necessary to illustrate this part of our
invention and the manner in which the same is to be carried into effect. In Figs. 1
and 2 a is the warp beam and is the axle of the warp beam. The axle b is connected

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to or provided with any suitable arrangement of gearing or brake by which it may be
retarded but preferably the axle is provided with the arrangement of apparatus illus-
trated by and described in reference to Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings accompanying
the specification filed in respect of our application for a patent No. 10242 dated
June 21th 1889. The axle is also provided with a partc which is secured to the said
axle and is provided with a recess or socket into which may pass the end of the
warp-beam upon which the warp is wound. The warp beam a is so formed as to be
capable of being rotated in the recess or socket and is provided with a hook d upon
which is placed one end of a spiral springe the other end of which is connected to or
placed upon a stud projecting from a projecting part upon the part c.
spring e serves to connect the parte to the warp beam a and to prevent the
beam a from turning in the recess or socket e and thus to cause the warp to be kept in
the desired state of tension by means of the retarding apparatus or gearing applied to the
axle of the warp beam. The spring imparts a certain amount of elasticity or
resilience to the letting off" and thus prevents the warp from being unduly strained.
The springe will require to be made of a strength adapted to the class of warp in
conjunction with which it is to be used. We would have it understood that instead of
the spring two or more spiral or other springs arranged in a similar manner may he
employed.
warp
Fig. 3 illustrates an arrangement similar as a whole to that illustrated in Figs. 1
and 2 but diffrent therefrom in that the warp beam a is provided with a portion a¹
of smaller diameter to enter the recess or socket secured upon the axle of the warp
beam.
Our invention consists further in arrangements for "
being woven.
taking up" the cloth after
According to this part of our invention we employ a sand or spiked roller or a roller
the surface of which is covered with cards or points or plates of metal perforate·l so
as to be provided with teeth and which roller is hereinafter referred to as the sand
roller.
The said sand roller we cause to draw forth the cloth as it is woven and deliver it
to a sword or blade around which it is wound. We impart rotary motion to the
sword or blade from any convenient part of the loom by means of friction wheels,
bands or straps or other similar friction apparatus so that the cloth or fabric will
by the sword or blade acting in conjunction with the sand roller bo wound
upon the sword or blade as it is delivered by the sand roller before referred to.
When a spiked roller is employed we employ a har or rail which bar or rail
prevents the cloth or fabric from being removed from the "spikes" until it has
passed a certain distance around the circumference of the said spiked roller.
The sword or blado above referred to we mount at one end in a suitable socket or
coupling by menus of which it may receive rotary motion from the friction wheel by
which is driven. The other end of the sword or blade we support by means
of a stud or bearing from which the sword or blade can, when desired, be rendily
removed.
In some cases we employ a bearing with a spring for supporting one end of the
sword or blade such spring serving to force the opposite end of the sword or blade
into the socket or coupling by which it is driven.
The cloth or fabric delivered to the blade or sword will be wound thereon and on
the sword or blade being removed from the bearing or socket by which it is supported
tho woven cloth or fabric may be removed from the sword or blade without it being
necessary to stop the loom.
By this part of our invention we are enabled to wind or wrap a gronlar length of
cloth or fabric upon the blade or sword than can be wound or supported upon the
rollers ordinarily employed in looms. The cloth or fabric may be wound upon the
blade or sword or upon a tube of wood or paper mounted upon the sword or blade.
A blade or sword when filled with cloth or fabric may be removed from the loom along
with the cloth or fabric wound theroon and another blade or sword substituted. When
employing a sand roller or an equivalent therefor or a roller provided with a roughened

page_text: surface we employ in conjunction with such sand roller or equivalent therefor or
a roller with a ronghened surface a presser roller. We pass the cloth or fabric from
the breast bean partially around the sand roller or equivalent therefor or roller with
a roughened surface and presser roller and afterwards such cloth or fabric is con-
ducted to the sword or blade around which it is to be wound.
The axle of the presser roller above mentioned we mount in arms or slides and we
press such presser roller against the sand roller or equivalent therefor or a roller
having a roughened surface by means of a screw, excentric, cam or lever which
acts upon such presser roller through the medium of a spring or springs or in any
other suitable manner, the screw, excentric, cam or lover enabling the presser roller
to be readily and quickly moved away from the sand roller or equivalent therefor
when required.
This part of our invention is illustrated by Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the accompanying
drawings, Fig. 4 being a view partly in section looking from the middle of a foom
towards one side, and Fig. 5 a front view of a portion of a loom sufficient to
illustrate this part of our invention. Fig. 6 is a plan partly in section of a portion
of that which is shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
In Figs. 4 and 5 g is the sand roller or spiked roller or rollers the surface of
which is roughened or covered with sand, cards," powdered glass or points or
plates of metal perforated so as to be provided with teeth and which roller is
hereinafter referred to as the sand rollor. The axle of the sand roller y is
mounted in bearings formed in the side frames h of the loom. The sand roller g
is rotated in any suitable manner so as to cause the cloth woven to be drawn
forward and delivered to a blade or sword i. j is the breast beam of the loom
over which the cloth passes to the sand roller. To prevent the cloth from leaving the
sand roller until it has passed around such sand roller to the required extent we
employ a presser roller & mounted in brackets & hinged or jointed to brackets m secured
to the breast heam j. To the brackets mare hinged or jointed brackets n provided
with jaws o which embrace the axle of the sand roller. Through each of the
brackets n passes a screw which also passes through one of the brackets / and is
provided with a nut or collar y which resting upon the said bracket n supports the
screw "" the bracket through which such screw p passus and the portion of the weight of
the presser roller & supported by the bracket 1. The screw has placed upon it a spiral
spring abutting at one end against the head of the screw p and at the other end
against the side of the bracket n through which such screw p passes.
From the
sand roller y the cloth passes to the presser roller k and after passing around the
said presser roller k passes to the blade or sword i. The blade or sword i is mounted
at one end in a socket or coupling mounted so as to be capable of being rotated
upon a studs which by means of a nut is secured in a bracket u secured to
the end frame of the loom. Upon the studs is mounted a plate or disc having
secured to it a toothed wheel w which receives rotary motion in any suitable manner
from any suitable part of the loom. The plate or disc is prevented from being
moved longitudinally upon the studs by means of a collar abutting again-t the
bracket and by means of a plate a secured to the socket or coupling which socket
or coupling is pressed in the direction indicated by the arrow A by means of a spring y
which abuts at one end against the interior of the socket or coupling and at the
other end against a head formed upon the studs. Upon the plate or disc u are
secured pieces of leather or other suitable material which may cause the necessary
friction between the plate and the plate or disc 2. The other end of the blade or
sword i passes into and is supported by a socket formed in a part mounted so as
to be capable of being rotated upon a stud 2 secured in a bracket 3 secured to the side
frame of the loom. The bracket is made so that it will act as a spring so
that when the sword or blade has had one end inserted in the socket or
coupling the other end of such sword or blade i may be inserted in the socket z and
that when the said end of the sword or blade i has been so inserted the sword or
blade i will be securely held in position. When the loom is at work the cloth
woven by the loom being passed over the breast beam ; of the loom and partially
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page_text: around the sand roller g and over the presser roller & will be drawn forward by the
sand roller g, and delivered to the sword or blade i. The cloth delivered by the
sand roller g may be secured to the sword or blade i in any suitable manner such as
for instanco by being wrapped around it or by the end of the cloth being inserted
or held in a groove formal in the sword or blade i. The sword or blade being
rotated by means of the toothed wheel e, plate or disco, plate and socket the
said cloth will be wound upon the sword or blade ¿ Should the sword or blade i
tend to rotate with a surface speed greater than the speed at which the cloth is
delivered by the sand roller the tension of the cloth will overcome the friction
between the plate or disc e and the plater and the plate or disc e will revolve without
imparting motion to the plate .r. When it is desirable to remove the cloth from the
sword or blade i the removal of the cloth may be accomplished by substituting a fresh
sword or blade to receive the cloth being woven and removing the ono filled with
cloth, or the sword or blade i may be removed from the socket or coupling and the
socket and the cloth may be unwound therefrom and the sword or blade i replaced
in working position, the cloth unwound being removed. In some cases a bar or rol
may be employed instead of the presser roller k for the purpose of causing the cloth to
be in contact with the sand roller g to the extent necessary.
In order that the loom may be turned backwards for any purpose without the
sword or blade i being caused to turn backwards so as to allow the cloth to become
unwound therefrom or slackened we provide the socket or coupling » with a ratchet.
wheel into which engages a pawl or click mounted upon a stud secured to any
suitable fixed part of the loom. The pawl or click servos to prevent the sword or
blade from turning backwards except at such times as the attendant disengages the
pawl or click from the ratchet wheel ♬.
"
Fig. 7 is a plan partly in section and Fig. 8 a view looking from the middle
of the loom towards one side, showing another method of mounting and imparting
rotary motion to the sword or blade, Fig. 9 is a side view showing a part detached.
In this arrangement the sword or blade is mounted at one end in a socket or
coupling provided with a grooved disc or pulley 5 and mounted upon a stud 6
secured in a bracket 7 secured to the side frame 8 of the loom. The innermost part.
of the socket or recess in the socket or coupling 4 is made of a form such that motion
will be transmitted by the socket or coupling to the sword or blade and the outer
part of the said socket or recess in the socket or coupling 4 is made circular so that if
the end of the sword or blade i is caused to be in such outer part only of the socket
or recess it may be rotated therein. At the other end the sword or blade i is
mounted in a socket 10 formed in a part 11 mounted so as to be capable of being
slidden longitudinally upon a stud 12 which by moans of a nut 12" is secured in a
bracket 13 secured to the side frame 8 of the loom. In order that the part 11 may
be prevented from being moved longitudinally when the sword or blade is in
working position a "latch or plate 14 shown detached in Fig. 9, which is
provided with a hole 14" of a diameter equal to that of the stud 12 and a slot 14°
of a width less than such diameter is placed in a groove 12 formed around the
stud 12. Another groove 12 is also formed around the stud 12. The grooves 12",
and 12 are made of such depth that the diameter of the stud 12 at the bases of the
grooves is equal to or rather less than the width of the slot 14 in the latch or plate 14
so that when required the parts 14" of the latch or plate may when required be passed
into the groove 12" or the groove 12 so that the latch or plate 14 may be provented
from being moved longitudinally upon the stud 12. When a sword or blade i is to
be removed from or placed in working position the "latch" or plate 14 is removed
from the groove 12 or allowed to remain upon the larger part of the stud 12.
part 11 is then slidden in the direction indicated by the arrow B until the sword or
blade i can he removed from or placed in working position. After a sword or blade i
has been placed in working position the part 11 is slidden in a direction opposite to
that indicated by the arrow B and the "latch or plate 14 is roplaced in tho
groove 12"
When the loom is at work rotary motion is transmitted to the disc or
pulley 5 from any convenient part of the loom by means of a band passing around
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page_text: the disc or pulley 5.
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Should the sword or blade i tend to rotate with a surface speed
greater than the speed at which the cloth is delivered by the sand roller y the tension
of the cloth will overcome the friction between the band and the disc or pulley 5 and
the band will move in the groove in the disc or pulley 5 without rotating such disc or
pulley 5. The socket 10 may be circular as shown or may be made square or of
other shape to correspond with the shape of the sword or blade i. In order that the
loom may be "turned backwards" for any purpose without the sword or blade i
being caused to turn backwards so as to allow the cloth to become unwound there-
from or slackened we provide the socket or coupling 4 with a ratchet wheel into
which engages a pawl or click mounted upon a stud 13 secured to any suitable fixed
part of the loom. The pawl or click serves to prevent the sword or blade i from
turning backwards except at such times as the attendant disengages the pawl or
click from the ratchet wheel . If it is desired to remove the cloth from the sword
or blade without removing the sword or blade i from the loom, a pin is passed into
the holes 9 in the socket or coupling 4 after the sword or blade has been moved
longitudinally in the direction of the arrow B. The longitudinal movement of the
sword or blade i will have caused the end of the sword or blade to be supported in
the circular part of the socket or recess in the socket or coupling 4 so that the sword
or blade i may be revolved in order that the cloth may be removed from it and from
the loom.
Wo have in Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the accompanying drawings shown the sword
or blade i, as being square in section such being the form which is preferable but we
would have it understood that instead of being of a square section the said sword or
blade i may be of a circular, elliptical or other section and the recess in the socket or
coupling or the innermost portion of the socket or recoss in the socket or coupling 4
will require to be so formed that motion will be transmitted to the sword or blade i
or a pin passed through the socket or coupling or the socket or coupling 4 and the
sword or blade i may be employed to cause motion to be transmitted to the sword or
blade i from the socket or coupling or .
The arrangements described in reference to Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the
accompanying drawings greatly facilitate the removal from the loom of the cloth
woven and further the sword or blade i employed being of smaller diameter than the
cloth beams ordinarily employed and being placed in a part of the loom where there
is greater space available for the cloth wound upon such sword or blade than in the
ordinary arrangements a greater quantity of cloth may be wound upon the sword or
blade than would be wound upon a cloth beam as ordinarily arranged.
By means of the screws the position of the presser roller & in regard to the
sand roller g may be adjusted so that the cloth may be pressed upon the sand roller g
with the force necessary to ensure that the cloth shall be drawn forward as it is woven
and the presser roller & may be readily removed from the sand roller g when required.
The arrangement of the screws p and brackets l, m, n, enables the presser roller & to
be adjusted in relation to the sand roller y with great nicety, without it being
necessary to expend very great care upon the fitting and mounting of the brackets m
upon the breast beam j.
In place of the screws p, excentrics, cams or levers may be employed and the
screws, excentrics, cams or levers may be caused to act upon the presser roller & by
means of springs or in any other suitable manner.
A further part of our invention relates to the "shuttle guards" or apparatus for
preventing the shuttles from being thrown out of looms and consists in improvements
upon the arrangements of apparatus described in reference to Figs. 7 and 8 of the
drawings filed with the complete specification filed in respect of our application for
Letters Patent No. 10242 dated June 24th 1889 previously referred to.
According to this part of our invention we employ two rods or plates which when
the loom is weaving are situate above the path of the shuttle but when the loom has
"knocked off" or is stopped we cause the rods or plates to be nearer together and
to pass beneath the cap of the reed. One of the bars or plates is secured at its ends to

page_text: lovers each of which is mounted upon a stud which is secured to a bracket seenred to
the read cap, the slay or the slay sword. In the arms before mentioned are formed
slots or recesses through which passos the other rod or plate above referred to, such
rod or plate being secured to slotted bars capable of being slidden upon studs
secured to the brackets previously referred to. When the loom is at work the bars
or plates above mentioned occupy a position above the path of the shuttle but when
the loom is knocked off" or stopped the lover or arm and the bar or plate
secured thereto will be withdrawn from over the path of the shuttle, carrying
therewith the other lar or plate until both of the bars or plates are under the
reed-eap, the slots in the arms or lovers and the slots in the slotted bars, allowing
the bars or plates to approach each other. Upon the loom being again "set on
"Started the arms or levers and the bars or plates secured thereto will be
advanced and by means of the curved slots, the bar or plate passing through the
curved slots will be also brought above the path of the shuttle until the advance
of the bar or plate is arrested by the ends of the slots in the slotted bars arriving
against the studs upon which they slide.
This part of our invention is illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11 of the accompanying
drawing which are views looking from the middle of the loom towards one side
and show so much of a loom as is requisite to illustrate this part of our invention.
Fig. 10 illustrates the parts in one position and Fig. 11 illustrates such parts in
another position. 15, 16 are the ruds, 'ars or plates which when the loom is
weaving are situate above the path of the shuttle but when the loan has "knocked
off or is stopped become nearer together and pass beneath the cap 17 of the reed.
The rod, bar or plate 15 is secured at each end to a lever 18 mounted upon a stud 19
secured to the slay-word 20, In Figs. 10 and 11 the lever at one end only of the
lar or plate is shown. In the lever 18 are formed slots 18 through which passes
the other bar, rod or plate 16. The har, rud or plate 16 is seenred at its ends to
slotted lars 21 capable of being slidden upon studs 22 secured in brackets secured to
the reel-cap 17. One only of the slotted bars 21 is shown. To the arm 18 of each
of the levers 18 is connected one end of a spring 22" which at its other end is
connected to the slay 23 and to the said arm 18 is also connected one end of a
spring 24 which at its other end is connected to an arm 25 secured upon a shaft 26
which is connected to and operated by the "spring setting on handle" of the loom in
like manner with the shaft 103 in Fig. 7 and 8 of the drawings filed with the
complete specification filed in respect of the application for Letters Patent No. 10242
dated June 21th 1889 above referred to. When the loom is at work the bars, rods or
plates 15, 16, occupy a position above the path of the shuttle as indicated in Fig. 10
but when the loom is " knocked off or stopped the shaft 26 will be turned by means
of the spring setting on handle" in the direction indicated by the arrow so that
the spring 21 will be slackened and allow the spring 22" to turn the lever 18 in the
direction indicated by the arrow D and cause the bar or rod 15 to be moved into the
position in which it is indicated in Fig. 11. In the movement of the bar or rod 15
from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 10 to the position in which it is shown
in Fig. 11 the end 180 of the slot 18 in the lover 18 will have arrived against the
bar or rod 16 and will move the bar or rod or plate 16 in the direction indicated
by the arrow E into the position in which it is indicated in Fig. 11, the movement of
the rods or bars 15, 16 in the direction indiented by the arrow being limited by
the said rods or bars 15, 16 arriving against the reed 27. When the loom is again
set on or started the spring setting on handle" will cause the shaft 26 to he
turned in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow Cund will thus by
means of the spring 24, cause the lever 18 to be turned in a direction opposite to that
indicated by the arrow so as to move the plate. bar or rod 15 from the position in
which it is shown in Fig. 11 to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 10. The
movement of the lever 18 from the position in which is is shown in Fig. 11 to
the position in which it is shown in Fig. 10 will cause the end 18 of the
slot 18 to arrive against the rod or bar 16 and the rod or bar 16 to be moved in
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page_text: a direction opposite to that indicated by the arow E until the end 21** of the
slot 21 arrives against the stud 22 and the further movement of the lever 18 in the
direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow D is prevented.
In place of the spring 24 a rod may be employed and in cases where a rod is so
employed the spring 22 may be dispensed with.
Instead of being secured to the slay sword the stad 19 may be secured to the
slay or the reed cap or to a bracket secured to the reed-cap, the slay or the
slay sword.
Instead of the slot 18 a recess may be formed in the lever 18 to allow of the
passage and movement of the bar or rod 16 and in such cases the rod or bar 16 or
the slotted bar 21 must be so arranged that the relative movements of the rods or
bars 15, 16 as above described may take place.
According to another arrangement of this part of our invention we mount each of
the bars or plates which at times are situate above the path of the shuttle upon levers
placed at the ends of such bars or plates aforesaid. One pair of the arms we connect
in any suitable mannor to the spring setting on handle." Through the arms
operated by the "spring setting on handle" are formed curved slots or recesses
through which is passed one of the bars or plates before mentioned such bar or plate
being secured to arms mounted upon the arms previously referred to or upon the
studs upon which such arms are mounted and being force in one direction by means
of a spring. When the loom is at work the bars or plates above mentioned are
separated and are situate above the path of the shuttle, but when the loom is knocked
off or stopped the levors to which the plates or bars are secured will by being acted upon
by the "spring setting on handle cause the said bars or plates to occupy a position
close together under the reed-cap; the slots or recesses allowing the bars or plates to
approach each other. When the loom is again started the bar or plate secured to the
levers acted upon by the "spring setting on handle" will be carried into position
above the path of the shuttle thereby allowing the arm carrying the other bar or
plate to be forced forward by the spring above mentioned so that such bar or plate
will also be situato above the path of the shuttle.
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In some cases we connect the arms of the levers carrying the plates or bars to the
spring setting on handle" by means of a spring or springs and in such casos we also
employ a spring or springs to move the arins or levers carrying the bars or plates
when such bars or plates are to occupy a position beneath the reed-cap. Figs. 12
and 13 of the accompanying drawings, are views looking from the middle of a loom
towards one side of such loom and show so much of a loom as is requisite to illustrate
this arrangement of this part of our invention. Fig. 14 is a front view of a portion of
the apparatus. Fig. 12 shows the parts in one position and Fig. 13 shows such parts
in another position. The bars or plates 15, 16, are connected at their ends to levers 28
and 29 respectively. The levers 28, 29, at one side only of the loom are shown in
Figs. 12 and 13. The levers 28, 29, at each side of the loom are mounted upon a
stud 30 projecting from a bracket 30 secured to the slay 31. The arms 28 of the
levers 28 are connected by means of rols 32 to arms 33 secured upon a shaft 34
operated by the "spring setting on handle" of the loom in a manner similar to the
shaft 103 shown in and described in reference to Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings filed
with the specification filed in respect of the application for the Letters Patent above
referred to. To the lever 28 at each side of the loom is secured a stud 35 to which is
secured a spring 36 which being passed between a pin 37 secured in the lever 28 and
the lever 29 tends to turn the lever 29 in the direction indicated by the arrow F.
The movement of the lever 29 in the direction indicated by the arrow F and in the
opposite direction is limited by a stud 38 secured in the lever 28 and passing into a
slot 29 formed in the lever 29. When the loom is at work the bars or plates 15, 16
occupy the position above the path of the shuttle, in which they are indicated in
Fig. 12 but when the loom is "knocked off" or stopped the movement of the "spring
setting on handle" will cause the shaft 34 to be turned in the direction indicated by
the arrow G and cause the lever 28 to be turned in the direction indicated by the
arrow F until the bar or plate 15 arrives against the reed 39 as indicated in Fig. 13.

page_text: The said movement of the lever 28 will live caused the bar or plate 16 to have arrived
against the reed 89 and in consequence of the said lar or plate 16 -o arriving against
the reed 39 and preventing the furt! er movement of the lever 29 in the direction
indicated by the arrow will have caused the tension or strain of the spring 36
in be increased. When the loom is again set on or started the movement of the
"setting on handle" will cause the shaft to be moved in a direction opposite to
that indicated by the arrow G and the lever 28 to be moved in a direction opposite
to that indicated by the arrow F until the bar or plate 15 again arrives in
the position over the path of the shuttle in which it is shown in Fig. 12. The
movement of the lever 28 in the direction apposite to that indicated by the arrow
will have caused the bar or plate 16 to be removed from the real 39 and allowed
the spring 36 to move the lever 29 in the direction indicated by the arrow Fin
regard to the lever 28 so that the ban or plate 16 will also again occupy the position
above the path of the shuttle in which it is shown in Fig. 12.
In some cases we employ springs instead of the rods 32 to connect the arms 28" of
the levers 28 to the "spring setting on handle" and in such erses we employ springs
to move the levers 28 in the direction i alicated by the arrow F when the loom is
"knocked off" or stopped.
A turther part of this portion of our invention relates to the rods which we
employ to connect the arms or levers before referred to, with th spring setting
on handle” by which they are operated and consists in arrangements which enable
such rods to be readily detached or removed at such times as when a fresh warp
is leing placed in the loom or at other times when alterations have to be made
in the loom.
According to this part of our invention we provide the said rods with studs or
pins which pass into holes formed in the levers or arms to which such rods are
jointed when in uso. In order to retain each of such studs in the hole in which
it is placed we employ a spring one end of which is secured to the rod or lar, the
other end of such spring serving to retain the stud in the hole in which it has
been placed. In some cases instead of the stud being formed upon the rod such
stud may be formed upon the spring.
This part of our invention is illustrated in Figs. 15 and 16 of the necompanying
drawings, Fig. 15 being a side view and Fig. It a front view of one of the rods
employed to connect the levers or arms by means of which the rods, bars or plate-
which when the loom is at work occupy a position above the path of the shuttle
and when the loom is "knocked off or stopped are moved so as to be beneath
the reed-cap are supported. The rod 40 is provided at its end with a stud or
pin 4 which may be inserted into a hole formed into the lever or arm to which
the said end of the rod 40 is to be jointel. To retain the stud or pin 41 in the
hole in which it is placed we provide the rod 40 with a spring 42 attached at one
end to the said rod 10 and projecting over the end 41" of the stud or pin 41.
When the stud or pin 41 is being inserted into the hole in the lever or arin to
which the said end of the rod 40 is to be jointed the spring 42 is bent away from
the stud or pin 41 so as to allow the end of the said lever or arm to pass botween
the stud or pin 41 and the spring 42 and when the stu! or pin 41 has been
inserted in the suid hole the spring 42 by closing towards the stud or pin 41 will
keep the stud or pin in the hole aforesaid until it is desired that it shall be
removed therefrom. To reduce the risk of the lever or arm aforesaid passing
accidentally between the end 41 of the stud or pin 41 and the spring 42 a hole 43
is formed through the spring 42 so that the spring 42 may pass upon the stud or
pin 41. In place of being formed with a hole 43 the spring 42 may be provided
with a disbol or embossed portion to receive the end 41 of the stud or pin 41.
A stud or pin and spring similar to the stud or pin 41 and spring 42 are provided
at the other end of the rod 40 to secure it in position upon the lever or arm to
which the said end of the rod 40 is to be jointed.
In a modification of this part of our invention we attach the stud or pin 41
to the spring 42 and provide the rod 40 with a bolo or recoss into which the

page_text: free" end of the stud or pin 41 may enter so that the spring 42 may more
efficiently secure the stul or pin 41 in position when the rol 10 is in use.
By this part of our invention we enable the rods employed to connect the arms or
lovers by which the rods, bars or plates for preventing the shuttle from being thrown
out of the loom are supported, to the "spring setting on handle" to be readily detached
or removed at such times as when a fresh warp is being placed in the loom or at other
times when alerations have to be made in the loom.
When the above described bars or plates are applied to "wide" looms in order to
prevent such bars or plates from being readily deflected we support or steady the said
bars by means of supporting rods connected to such bars or rods, each of such supporting
rods sliding through brackets secured to the reed-cap, or we support or steady the
bars or plates above mentioned by means of springs oach of such springs being
secured at one end to the rods or bars and at the other end to the reed-cap, or by
means of a bracket or brackets provided with curved slots through which the bars
or plates may pass.
This part of our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in Figs. 17, 18
and 19 which are side views illustrating three methods of carrying this part of our
invention into effect.
In the arrangements illustrated in Fig. 17 the bar, rod, or plate 15 is connected to
a supporting rod 43 and the bar, rod or plate 16 is connected to a supporting rod 44,
the supporting rods 43, 44 being supported by and capable of being slidden in
brackets 45, 46 secured to the reed-cap 47. One supporting rod 43 or two or several
supporting rods 43 may be employed in conjunction with the rod, bar or plate 15 and
one supporting rod 44 or two or several supporting rods 44 may be employed in
conjunction with the rod, bar or plate 16.
In the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 18 the bar, rod or plato 15 is supported by a
spring 48 connected at one end to the bar, rod or plate 15 and secured at the other
end to the reed-cap 49 and the bar, rod or plate 16 is supported by a spring 50
connected at one end to the bar, rod or plate 16 and secured at the other end to the
reed-cap 49. One spring 48 only or two or several springs 48 may be employed in
conjunction with the bar, rod or plate 15 and one spring 50 only or two or several
springs 50 may be employed in conjunction with the bar, rod or plate 16.
In the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 19 a bracket 51 provided with curved slots 52
through each of which passes one of the bars, rods or plates 15, 16 is employed to
support the said bars, rods or plates 15, 16. One bracket 51 or two or several
brackets 51 may be employed to support the bars, ro is or plates 15, 16.
The amount of intermediate support required by the bars, rods or plates employed
to prevent the shuttle from boing thrown out of the loom depends upon the length and
strength of such bars, rods or plates, long and flexible bars, rods, or plates requiring
more intermediate support than shorter and stiffer ones.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The hereinbefore described arrangement of a spring such as to connect the
warp-beam or warp-roller of a loom to the parts by means of which the rotation of
such warp-beam or warp-roller is retarded, arranged, employed and operating for the
purposes and substantially as hereinbefore described in reference to and indicated in
and by Figs. 1, 2 and 3, of the accompanying drawings.
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2. The herein before described arrangements for "taking up" the cloth as it is woven
by a loom which arrangements consist in a roller such as g the surface of which is
roughened or covered with sand, powdered glass, "cards or points or plates of metal
perforated so as to be provided with teeth, a presser roller such as k or a bar
or rod used in place of such presser roller k and a blade or sword such as i all arranged,
employed and operating for the purposes and substantially as hereinbefore described
in reference to Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
3. For having wound upon it the cloth woven in a loom, a blade or sword such as i

page_text: arranged, employed and operating for the purposes and substantially in the manner
hereinefore described in refernee to and indicated in and by Figs. 4, 5, and 6 of the
accompanying drawings or substantially in the manner hereinbefore described in
reforence to and indicated in and by Figs. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
4 For preventing the shuttle from being thrown out of a loom the arrangement of
apparatus hereinbefore described in reference to Figs. 10 and 11 of the accompanying
drawings which arrangemont consists in lurs, roils or plates such as 15, and 16, levers
such as 18 and slottod bars such as 21 all arranged, employed and operating in
conjunction with other necessary parts for the purposes and substantially in the manner
horeinbefore described.
5. For preventing the shuttle from being thrown ont of a loom the arrangement of
apparatus hereinbefore described in reference to Figs. 12, 13 and 14 of the accom-
panying drawings which arrangement consists in bars, rods or plates such as 15,
and 16, levers such as 28 and 29, and springs such as 36 all arranged, employed and
operating in conjunction with other necessary parts for the purposes and substantially
in the manner hereinbefore described.
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6. In apparatus for preventing the shuttle from being thrown out of a loom, in
which hars, rods or plates, aro by the movement of the "spring setting on handle"
caused to occupy a position above the path of the shuttle or beneath the reed-cap
according as the loom is "set on or started or "knocked off" or stopped and in
which rods are employed to connect the lovers or arms carrying the said bars, rods or
plates with the arms upon the shalt operated by the spring setting on handle,"
arrangements consisting in studs or pins such as 4.1 and springs such as 42 provided
at the ends of the said rods for the purpose of enabling such rods to be readily
detached or removed when required and arranged and employed substantially as herein-
before described in reference to and indicated in and by Figs. 15 and 16 of the
accompanying drawings.
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7. For use in apparatus applied to a wide loom, for preventing the shuule from being
thrown out of the loom. in which bars, rods or plates are by the movement of the
spring setting on handle" caused to occupy a position above the path of the shuttle
or beneath the reed-cap according as the loon is "set on or started or "knocked off"
or stopped. arrangements for supporting or steady ing the bars, rods or plates at places
intermediate between their ends and consisting in supporting rods such as 43 and 44
arranged, employed and operating substantially as herein before described in reference
to and indicated in and by Fig. 17 of the accompanying drawings; in springs such
us 48 and 50 arranged, employed and operating substantially as heroinbefore described
in reference to and indicated in and by Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings or in
n bracket or brackets such as 51 arranged, employed and operating substantially as
hereinbefore described in reference to and indicated in and by Fig. 19 of the accom-
panying drawings.
Dafad this Twantv_cavonth day f Luna 1800
Jung 1800
JOHN FARRAN.
FREDERICK CHARLES CRAWFORD.
W. T. Cheetham,
Manchester, Agont to the Applicants.