the Straps, Sticks, and Buffers Pertaining thereto.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1887
Complete Left, 7th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 11th May, 1888
the Straps, Sticks, and Buffers Pertaining thereto.
We, JOSEPH HORROCKS, and EDWIN HORROCKS, of Osborne Street, Park Road,
Bradford, in the County of York, Picker Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in pickers employed in looms for weaving
and in the straps, sticks, and buffers pertaining thereto, and the invention consists
in an improved construction of pickers, and in providing such pickers with novel
means of attachment to the picking strap, and also in employing connecting pieces
on the picking stick and pickers to enable shorter picking straps to be used than
heretofore.
We make our improved pickers of buffalo or other suitable hide, and form them
of three vertical pieces clasped together at the point of contact with the shuttle by a
strap passing round such pieces and riveted thereto. The vertical piece in the centre
projects below the outer pieces and forins a foot adapted to slide in a groove in the
bottom of the shuttle box, and such piece is continued up to the picker spindle. The
two outer pieces pass above the central piece, and are drawn together and riveted
forming a horizontal hole above the central piece by which the picker is connected to
and slides on the picker spindle. The upper ends of the said outer pieces are cut in
the form of an L or a T and are thus adapted to be secured in a slot cut in the
picking strap, or the top extremity of such outer pieces may be left in the form of a
projection adapted to fit in said slot and be secured therein by a pin or pins fitting
in and projecting from said projection.
To protect the strap and help to retain it on the picker a stiff piece of hide may be
passed on to the said projection after the strap is placed in position.
A similar attachment may also be formed on the cominon T shaped picker, in
which case the ends of the outer piece of hide are pressed and riveted together and
are arranged to project at right angles from the top of the picker and such projecting
ends are cut in the form of an L or T. To apply this attachment to the "
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page_text: form of picker we pass a piece of hide round the part to which the strap is usually
attached and press the projecting ends of such piece together and form them in the
shape of an or T.
As a modified arrangement a horizontal slot or loop may be formed or secured at
the top of the picker at right angles to the picker spindle, and to secure the strap it
is passed through the said slot or loop and secured by a loop to the picker.
We construct our improved picker buffers of buffalo or other suitablo hide and so
arrange them that the wear and tear is principally upon the face of the hide. For
this purpose we employ a piece of hide in the form of a short strap, doubled over a
plug or pad of hide and perforated for the picker spindle, the ends of the hide are
pressed and riveted together and cut in the form of an L'or a T in order to attach
it to the buffer strap.
For the purpose of shortoning the distance between the picker and the picking
stick a piece of stout leather preferably doubled is passed through a slot in the said
stick, and the picking strap is connected to such piece of hide or leather by means
of two transverse slots formed therein, the strap being threaded through such slots
and secured by a hook, buckle or other means. A swell is formed on tlie end of the
piece of leather secured to the picking stick to prevent it being drawn through the
slot in such stick. Or in lieu of the slot in the picking stick a shoulder may be
formed thereon and the said piece of hide or leather may be provided with an eye
to fit on the stick against the said shoulder and be secured thereon by a pin fitted in
the end of the stick."
A similar piece of hide or leather may be secured to the picker and the picking
strap attached thereto in the same way as that above described.
Dated this 6th day of June 1887
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.

page_text: improvements in Pickers Employed in Looms for weaving, and in
the Straps, Sticks, and Buffers Pertaining thereto.
We, JOSEPH HORROCKS, and EDWIN HORROCKS, of Newall Street, Manchester
Road, Bradford, in the County of York, Picker Manufacturers, 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 relates to improvements in pickers employed in looms for weaving
and in the straps, sticks and buffers pertaining thereto.
The said invention consists in an improved construction of pickers.
The invention further consists in providing novel means of attaching the pickers to.
the picking straps.
The invention also consists in employing connecting pieces on the picking sticks to,
enable shorter picking straps to be used than hitherto.
In order to fully describe our invention reference is to be had to the accompanying
drawing forming a part of this specification in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 represents a front view of our improved picker. Figure 2 is a side view
and Figure 3 is a plan of the same. Figures 4 and 5 respectively represent a front
view of a plan of such picker with a portion of the picking strap attached. Figure 6
is a detail hereinafter referred to.
Figure 7 is a front view of the end of the picking stick and said connecting piece
to which the picking stick is attached, and Figure 8 is a plan of the same.
Figure 9 is a plan and 10 a front view of a modified form of said connecting piece
attached to the end of the picking stick.
Figures 11 and 12 are a front and side view of the common T shaped picker with
the attachment for the picking strap. Figure 13 is a plan of the same with a portion
of the picking strap attached."
Figures 14 and 15 are a side and plan view of our improved buffer for checking
the picker. Figure 16 is a plan view of the end of the buffer strap adapted to be
attached to such buffer, and Figure 17 is a front view of such strap with the picker
attached.
Figure 18 represents a plan view of a modified form of the buffer with the end of
tho buffer strap attached, and Figure 19 is a front view of the same.
The picker illustrated by figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, is formed of three vertical pieces
of buffalo or other suitable hide A clasped together at the point of contact with the
shuttle by the straps B the ends of which form a lap joint secured by the rivet C.
The vertical piece in the centre projects below the outer pieces and forms a foot D
adapted to slide in a groove in the shuttle box in the ordinary manner. The said
centre piece is continued up to the picker spindle and the two outer pieces passing
above are drawn together by the rivet F thus leaving a horizontal hole G by which
the picker is mounted on the picker spindle. The rivets H also connect the parts.

page_text: The upper ends of the said outer pieces are cut with an over-hanging portion J
over which a slot in the end of the picking strap K is passed and a piece of stiff
hide I (separately shown in figure 6) having a slot L fitting the top of the picker
beneath the over-hanging portion J is placed upon the top of the picker above the
strap K and thus prevent such strap slipping off.
A projecting pin, shown by the dotted representations el figures 4 and 5, fitting into
a hole through the top of the picker may be used instead of the over-hanging
portion J.
In figures 11, 12, and 13. The T shaped projection M at the top of the picker is
formed by turning up at right angles and riveting together the ends of the outer
pieces of hide forming the picker and cutting such ends in the form of a T. A slot
in the end of the strap is passed over such T piece and is secured by the stiff hide I
turned to the position shown in figure 13 after it has been passed over the top of
the T.
The buffer represented in figure 14 and 15 consists of a stout strap N doublod over
the plug or pad O and the ends connected by the rivet P. The ond is cut in the
form of a T or made with projections which hold it in the slot R at the end of the
buffer strap S which at this point is preferably strengthened with a piece of stiff
hide T riveted thereto. The L shaped buffer shown in figures 18 and 19 is formed
of three shaped pieces of stiff hide U connected by the rivet P. The out pieces
are longer than the middle to enable the buffer strap to be clamped by the bolt W
between their projecting ends. The eye Y by which the buffer is mounted upon the
spindle is formed at the opposite end.
Referring to figures 7 and 8. The connecting piece a consists of a double strap of
leather stitched or riveted together and passed through a slot in the end of the picking
stick b. the swell c at the end of such strap preventing it being drawn through such
slot. The picking strap K is threaded in the manner shown through transverse slots d
in the free end of the piece a and is secured by the pin e.
In figures 9 and 10. A connecting piece a of buffalo hide is shown attached to the
picking stick b by the loop lying between the shoulder i formed on and the pin
passing through it. The end of the strap K is connected to the hook m riveted to the
connecting piece a instead of employing a pin e.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare what we
claim is
1. A picker consisting of three vertical pieces of Buffalo or other hide riveted
together and clasped by a strap of hide at the point of contact with the shuttle,
substantially as herein shown and described.
2. A picker formed with an L or T shaped piece adapted to be secured to the
picking strap, substantially as herein shown and described.
3. A buffer formed with a T shaped piece adapted to be secured to the buffer strap,
substantially as herein shown and described.
4. An shaped buffer formed of L shaped pieces of stiff hide riveted together
and adapted to be secured to the buffer strap, substantially as herein shown and
described.
5. The combination with a picking strap and picking stick of a connecting piece,
substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 5th day of March 1888.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.