Improvements relating to Looms for Domestic Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 20th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Looms for Domestic Purposes.
We, RICHARD LONGDEN HATTERSLEY of North Brook Works, Keighley, in
the County of York, Machine Maker, and SIMEON JACKSON, of the same
address, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists in an arrangement of motions suitable for a domestic-
loom and is an improvement on those described in our Specification No. 13196
of 1893.
As stated in the before-mentioned specification this loom is suitable for domestic
or cottage use, whereby peasants or others may be enabled to weave at their own
homes it is automatic in all its motions and is as simple to manipulate as the
ordinary power loom.
The system of working this loom is the same as described in our previous
specification, that is, by treadle mechanism similar to an ordinary sewing machine
or foot-lathe. The treadle mechanism is attached to a main driving shaft from
which mution is taken by means of wheels cams, tappits, and other mechanism, for
actuating the shedding and all the automatic motions usually applied to power
looms.
Our improvements are as follows.-
Firstly. The take-up motion is positive in its action and is so arranged that the
leverage for actuating the catches, which operate a train of wheels, can be regulated
to obtain the required number of picks per inch and thus we dispense with the
customary change wheels.
Secondly. The slay board is mounted on lathe-swords which are fulerumed at
the foot of the loom.
Thirdly. We make use of the ordinary overpick picking tappit and cone.
RICHD. L. HATTERSLEY.
SIMEON JACKSON.
We, RICHARD LONGDEN HATTERSLEY, of North Brook Works, Keighley, in
the County of York, Machine Maker, and SIMEON JACKSON of the same
address, Manager, 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 consists in an arrangement of motions suitable for a domestic
loom, and is an improvement on those described in our Specification No. 13196,
1893.
As stated in the before-mentioned specification, this loom is suitable for domestic
or cottage use, whereby peasants or others may be enabled to weave at their own

page_text: homes; it is automatic in all its motions, and is as simple to manipulate as the
ordinary power loom.
The system of working this loom is the same as described in our previous
specification, that is, by treadle mechanism, similar to an ordinary sewing machine
or foot-lathe. The treadle' mechanism is attached to a main driving shaft, from
which motion is taken, by means of wheels, cams, tappets and other mechanism
for actuating the sbedding and all the automatic motions usually applied to power
looms.
Our improvements are as follows:
1. The take-up motion is positive in its action, and is so arranged that the
leverage for actuating the catches, which operate a train of wheels, can be
regulated to obtain the required number of picks, per inch, and thus we dispense
with the customary change wheels.
2. The slayboard is mounted on lathe-swords, which are fulcrumed at the foot
of the loom.
3. We make use of the ordinary overpick picking tappet and cone.
In order to explain more clearly our invention, we append hereto two sheets of
drawings. Fig. I shows an end elevation and Fig. Il a front view of same.
The operator imparts motion to this loom, by means of the foot-treadles A & A. 1.
fulcrumed on the stud A 2, which are connected to a crank shaft A 3 by rods A. 4
& A 5. The shaft A 3 transfers the motion by the wheels A 6 & A 7 to another
crank shaft A 8, and from these two shafts the different automatic movements of
the loom are operated.
The take-up motion is operated by the lever B, mounted on the stud C 3, which
is connected to the lever B1, by the rod B 2. To the lever B 1 are attached two
catches B3 & B4, which operate the catch wheel B5 and the requisite movement
is transferred to the take-up beam B 6, by the train of wheels, B7, B8, B9, B 10.
The catches B3 & B4 are of different lengths so that they rotate the catch wheel B 5
a distance equal to half a tooth, if necessary.
The motion given to the catches B3 & B4 can be varied, at will, by regulating
the point of connection of the rod B2 with the lever B, and thus the required
number of picks of weft can be put into the cloth, without making use of the usual
change wheel.
In this loom, the lathe-swords C & C 1, carrying the slay board C2, are fulcrumed
on the studs C3 & C4, and motion is imparted to the swords C & C1 by the
crank A 8. This is the method usually employed in power looms.
The picking motion consists of two tappets D & D 1, secured to the shaft A 3,
which operate, as shown in Figs. I & II, the sticks D2 & D3 and_vertical
shafts D4 & D 5, as the latter work in connection with the said tappets D & D 1
through the anti-friction cones D 7 & D 8. This is also the arrangement generally
adapted to power looms.
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 :-
.
I. The arrangement of take-up motion, as applied to this class of loom, as
specified and for the purpose set forth.
11. The manner of mounting the lathe-swords, as applied to this class of loom,
as shown and described.
III. The system of picking applied to this class of loom, as herein specified.
Dated this 18th day of February 1897.
RICHD. L. HATTERSLEY,
SIMEON JACKSON,
Applicants.