Improvements in and relating to Dressing or Beaming Warps.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1889-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Dressing or Beaming Warps.
I, WILLIAM CAREY HARGREAVES of the firm of "William Jackson Sons & Co.,"
New Hall Mill, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
"
This invention of improvements is designed to prevent enlargement and breakage
of the warp threads in front of the reed, or expanding comb. For this purpose, the
warp to be dressed or beamed is composed of several sections, in each of which a
"lease is taken. In drawing in the warp, two, three or more threads to form a
split are taken from the "lease of one section of the warp, and drawn through
the space or first interval of the reed; a split of the same number of threads is
then taken from the next section and drawn through the space or interval following,
and so on with the rest of the sections.
"
Assuming that only four sections compose the warp, four splits have thus been
taken separately through the reed, one from each section. These splits are then
severally deposited in the first space or interval of the raddle, this splitting
operation in like manner being continued in succession through the rest of the
warp.
I would observe that at the rear of the machine, each section of the warp is made
to pass under one of a series of rollers, on which the sections spread in a
sheet-like manner, one above another on such rollers, for the separation of the
sections of warp, the roller of one section being raised above the other for this
purpose.
The warp is wound upon the warp-beam in the usual manner until it is full, when
the warp is struck whilst in a sheet with a comb, over the teeth of which a coyer is
then fixed to prevent the warp threads from leaving the comb.
Dated this 21st day of May 1889.
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Dressing or Beaming Warps.
I, WILLIAM CAREY HARGREAVES, of the firm of William Jackson Sons & Co.
New Hall Mill Burnley, in the county of Lancaster, 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 of Improvements is designed to prevent entanglement and breakage
of the warp threads in front of the reed or expanding comb, or like thread
separating instrument.
For this purpose the warp to be dressed, or beamed is composed of several sections,
in each of which a "lease" is taken. In drawing in the warp, two three or more threads
to form a split are taken from the lease of one section of the warp and drawn
through the space or first interval of the reed; a split of the same number of threads
is then taken from the next section and drawn through the space or interval
following, and so on with the rest of the sections.
Assuming that only four sections compose the warp four splits have thus been taken
separately through the reed one from each section.

page_text: These splits are severally deposited in the first interval or space of the raddle, the
splitting operation in like manner being continued in succession through the rest of
the warp.
At the rear of the machine each section of the warp is made to pass under one of
a series of rollers on which the sections spread in a sheet like manner one above another.
The warp is wound' upon the warp beam in the usual manner until it is full
when it is then struck whilst in a sheet with a comb over the teeth of which
a cover is then fixed to prevent the warp threads from leaving the comb.
And in order that my invention may be properly understood. and readily carried
into practical effect, I have hereunto attached the accompanying, sheet. of drawings,
marked with figures and letters of reference, the same letters referring to the same or.
corresponding parts of the various figures. Fig. 1, is a side elevation and Fig. 2, an
end view of a dressing or beaming frame, constructed in accordance with my
invention. Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively end and side views on an enlarged scale-
of a raddle' hereinafter referred to. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the reed.
In the accompanying drawings the warp to be dressed is represented as being
composed of 6 sections. These are conveyed over back rest G guide stands H and
through the weighted rollers J which impart the requisite degree of tension to the
sections of warp being wound upon the weaver's beam.
From the rollers J the several sections of warp are stretched between the rods L,
from whence they pass upwards over roller m, seen in Fig: 1, and 'are separated from
each other over the set of rods n, one section rising above another; and are then
conveyed to the set of bars o, on which each section is further split up in the notches
of their respective bars, as seen in Fig. 2. If desired corrugated rollers may be
substituted for the notched bars o.
The several sections of warp now pass under the set of rollers P; on which they
spread in a sheet like manner, one above another, and are levelled or brought together,
when passing between the rods or rollers S. S., before being wound upon the weavers
beam K. In the accompanying drawings, 4 warp threads are represented as
forming a split, but more or less may be used for that purpose as circumstances may
require. I will now describe the manner of drafting or drawing in the warp through
the intervals or spaces of the reed R and raddle Q.
Four warp threads are taken from the "lease" of section A to form a split which
is drawn through the first interval or space of the reed, and in succession four warp
threads from each of the sections B, C, D, E, and F are then taken in like manner
from their respective lease, and follow each other in the intervals or spaces of the
reed as indicated in Fig. 5, and so on the operation is repeated through the rest of
the warp and intervals or spaces of the reed. The first 6 splits following each other
in the first intervals of the reed as represented in Fig. are then collected and
deposited in the first interval or space of the raddle Q, the cap of which
is removed for this purpose; the next 6 splits. from the reed are collected and
deposited into the next interval of the raddle, and so on in like manner the rest of
the warp is disposed of in the remaining intervals or spaces of the raddle.
The order of drawing in the splits may however if desired be reversed, that is
to say the splits may be first drafted into the intervals or spaces of the raddle
as in Fig. 4, and afterwards separately through the intervals or spaces of the reed
as in Fig. 5.
"
The warp being now prepared for the process of dressing and the machine being
set in motion, the " dresser or man in charge places his hand upon the raddle
swinging it backwards and forwards, whereupon the pegs forming the side
walls of the intervals or spaces of the raddle will separate and open out each
individual split from the warp threads of the adjoining splits, to which they
have a tendency to adhere, as is well understood in dressing sized and dyed warps.
Therefore, it will be obvious that no entanglement or obstruction of the warp
threads can possibly occur in front of the reed, which simply serves as a guide to
conduct the warp threads evenly upon the weaver's beam. Assuming that the full

page_text: complement of warp to have been wound upon the weaver's beam, and whilst in a
sheet, it is then struck with a comb at a point between the rollers S and the
weavers beam.
A cover or cap is then tyed or fixed over the teeth of the comb
to retain the warp threads in position whilst the warp beam is being transported from
one place to another.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declared that what I
claim is :-
The mode or manner of separating and splitting warp threads in dressing frames,
substantially as described and illustrated for the purpose specified.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1889
THOS.
RICHMOND,
Agent for the Applicant.