Improvements in Temples and Calendering Apparatus for Looms.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Dec.. 1890-Accepted, 24th Jan.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Temples and Calendering Apparatus for Looms.
JAMES WEIR of 11 Lawnbrook Avenue Belfast Ireland Foreman Mechanic do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
These improvements relate to the arrangements for keeping the cloth being woven
to its proper width so as to make an even selvage and also for giving cover and
pressing the cloth.
The improvements consist of a novel combination of "temple" or contrivance for
retaining the cloth to its width and of a pair of smooth rollers to hold the cloth after it
has passed the temples" these rollers are pressed together and act as a sort of calender
for the cloth.
The pair of calender rollers and the "temples" are carried together on the ordinary
springs or elastic supports attached to the breast rai! so that all move together when
the weft is being driven home.
For different widths of cloth different lengths of rollers would be used.
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To secure the box "temples" to their proper distance apart without possibility
of slip a notched piece of angle iron is put in between the "temples" which are at
each edge of the cloth and the bolts for the "temple covers are arranged so as to
pass through or into one or other of the notches in the angle iron and so the " temples
are prevented from becoming loose by the vibrations of the loom.
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These improvements are specially applicable to looms for weaving linen goods or
"unions."
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20th day of March 1090.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Temples and Calendering Apparatus for Looms.
JAMES WEIR of 11 Lawnbrook Avenue Belfast Ireland Foreman Mechanic 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:
These improvements relate to the arrangements for keeping the cloth being woven
to its proper width so as to make an even selvage and also for giving cover and
pressing the cloth.
The improvements consist of a novel combination of "te.nple" or contrivance for
retaining the cloth to its width and of a pair of smooth rollers to hold the cloth after
it has passed the temples these rollers are pressed together and act as a sort of
calender for the cloth.
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The improvements are shewn in the drawing herewith in which Fig. 1 is a top
view of the arrangement Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 3 is a skeleton
sketch on a smaller scale to shew the position of the apparatus as applied to a loom.
The same letters and figures of reference are employed throughout to indicate the
same or like parts.
The pair of calender rollers (a) and the temples (6) are carried together upon a
bar (c) extending the required width across the loom this bar (c) is carried on the
ordinary springs (c) or elastic supports attached to the framing of the loom so the
temples" (b) and calender rollers (a) move together when the weft is being driven
home.
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For different widths of cloth different lengths of calender rollers (a) are used.
The calender rollers (a) are carried by their ends in bushes (a¹) which can be

page_text: brought together or adjusted in their vertical position by means of screws (a2) above
and below the bushes (a) the bushes and screws (a¹ a²) being carried in brackets (a³)
which are attached to the bar (c) that extends across the loom.
The box temples" (b) are also attached to the bar (c) which extends across
the loom and to further secure the temples (b) to their proper distance apart without
possibility of slip a notched piece of angle iron (6) is put in between and before
the "
temples" (b) which are at each edge of the cloth and the bolts (62) for
the "temple" covers are arranged so as to pass through or into one or other of the
notches in the angle iron (6) and so the "teeples" (b) are prevented from becoming
loose by the vibrations of the loom.
The calender rollers (a) may be fixed to the breast rail of the loom in stationary
brackets but I prefer the arrangement described and illustrated as the cloth moves
more freely between the calender rollers and is not so liable to "kink
calender rollers are stationary.
as when the
These improvements are specially applicable to looms for weaving linen goods or
"unions."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The arrangement or combination herein described and illustrated of "temples" and
calender rollers carried together on the same supports in looms for weaving linens
ог "unions."