THE ATTACHMENT AND ADAPTATION OF KNITTING APPARATUS TO WEAVING LOOMS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, CHARLES JAMES APPLETON of Lower Broughton Manchester in the County
of Lancaster, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "THE ATTACHMENT AND ADAPTATION OF KNITTING APPARATUS TO WEAVING
LOOMS" to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to provide a weaving loom with a knitting
attachment for the purpose of covering the fabric made in the loom (whether of
wool, cotton or any other material) with a knitted face of plain or fancy design, or
for embroidering upon cloth, or for putting a woollen face and back upon a warp
and weft of cotton, or combining in the same manner two or any number of other
materials. This knitted face of other or the same material to be produced or made
at the same time and to be firmly bound in the warp and weft of the loom, by and
during the ordinary process of manufacture of any woven material.
In order to affect this I attach to the loom (whether it is used for wool, cotton or
other material) knitting bars in the following manner.
I arrange as many knitting bars (carrying the required number of needles) as are
required, beneath the warp at the point where the beam or lay of the loom drives
the weft home, above the warp at the same point I place guide bars (carrying guides
to correspond with the needles.)
When in motion the needles rise through the warp and receive the yarn from the
guides, the guides passing through and around the needles and by so doing placing
the yarn upon the hook or beard of the needles, the guide bar then retires
backwards and the needles descend below the warp and cast off the yarn, the loom
then works for one or more picks (according to the pattern desired) which binds
together the knitted and woven threads leaving the knitting upon the surface.
Upon the beam retiring the needles will rise again for more yarn and so on.
I also arrange the bars so that one or more needles may be moved sideways so as
to allow of the pattern of the knitted surface being varied to suit any pattern that
may be desired.
I move them by means of a Cam or pattern wheel at the end of
each guide or needle bar. I can also move them by means of Jacquard cards or
many other known ways.

page_text: When it is desired to cover only part of the face of the woven material with a
knitted surface and not the whole of it, I employ only a portion of the needles and
guides which can by use of the cams, Jacquards or other means mentioned be moved
so as to produce a very large variety of patterns in any one or more colours, thus
producing the effect of embroidery or tambour work.
I reserve the right to apply this Invention viz: The combination of a knitting
attachment with a weaving loom, to any or all descriptions of looms whether used
for weaving cotton, woollen, silk or any other material.
I, CHARLES JAMES APPLETON of Lower Broughton, Manchester in County of
Lancaster, Knitting Machine Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my
Invention for:-"THE ATTACHMENT AND ADAPTATION OF KNITTING APPARATUS
TO WEAVING LOOMS" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this Invention is to provide a weaving loom with a knitting
attachment for the purpose of covering the fabric made in the loom, (whether of
wool, cotton or any other material) with a knitted face of plain or fancy design, or
for embroidering upon cloth, or for putting a woollen face and back upon a warp
and weft of cotton, or combining in the same manner two or any number of other
materials. This knitted face of other or the same material to be produced or made
at the same time and to be firmly bound in the warp and weft of the loom, by and
during the ordinary process of manufacture of any woven material.
In order to effect this I attach to the loom, knitting bars in the following
manner.
I arrange as many knitting bars, (which carry the required number of needles,)
as are required beneath the warp at the point where the beam or lay of the loom
drives the weft home. Above the warp at the same point place guide bars
carrying guides to correspond with the needles.
When in motion, the knitting needles rise through the warp and receive the yarn
from the guides, the guides passing through and around the needles and by so doing
placing the yarn upon the hook or beard of the needles, the guidebar then retires
backwards and the needles descend below the warp and cast off the yarn; the loom
then works for one or more picks (according to the pattern desired) which binds
together the knitted and woven threads leaving the knitting upon the surface.
Upon the beam or lay retiring the needles will rise again for more yarn from the
guides and so on.
I also arrange the bars, so that one or more guides may be moved sideways so as
to allow of the pattern of the knitted surface being varied to suit any pattern that
may be desired.

page_text: I move them by means of a Cam or pattern wheel at the end of each guide or
needlebar. I can also move them by means of Jacquard cards or many other
known ways.
When it is desired to cover only part of the face of the woven material with a
knitted surface and not the whole of it, I employ only a portion of the needles and
guides, which can by use of the cams, Jacquard, or other means mentioned be
moved so as to produce a very large variety of patterns in any one or more colours
thus producing the effect of embroidery or tambour work.
In order that the foregoing may be better understood, I send herewith a sheet of
Drawings.
In this Fig 1 is a plan and Fig 2 and Elevation of the apparatus.
In both figures a indicates the needle bar and c the needles b the guide bar
and g the guides. e is the cam wheel which moves the guide bar sideways.
dd are levers by which the guide and needle bars are actuated from the cam
wheel i. h is a metal bearing to support the needle and guidebars and f is the
cloth in process of, weaving.
The guide and needlebars extend across the loom from side to side and are
supported at the other end by a bearing of a similar nature.
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:
1st The adaptation of knitting apparatus to weaving looms.
2nd The apparatus, substantially as described and shewn, hereinbefore and in the
accompanying drawing, for the purpose set forth.