Improvements in Means for Rendering Rust Proof the Lingoe Wires, Hooks, and Needles used in Jacquard Weaving.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1894-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Means for Rendering Rust Proof the Lingoe
Wires, Hooks, and Needles used in Jacquard Weaving.
I, SAMUEL BROWN, of Granville House, Ellesmere Park, Eccles, in the County
of Lancashire, Silk Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
These improvements refer to what are known as "Lingoe" wires used in Jacquard
weaving which are suspended from the threads connected with the jacquard and act
as weights to cause the threads to fall as they are released by the Jacquard
operating mechanism.
These lingoe wires are made of iron or steel hence any damp causes them to rust
and as a natural consequence they have been the cause of soiling very expensive
fabrics, more especially those of a delicate color, at a great loss to the
manufacturer.
It is therefore desirable that these wires should be made rust proof and to effect
this, I enamel, lacquer, japan, varnish, electro-plate, galvanise or otherwise similarly
treat the same so as to impart a non-corrosive coating thereto.
By so treating the wires I also render them perfectly smooth and reduce all
friction to a minimum. Moreover the thread connected therewith is thereby
preserved and made to last considerably longer than heretofore.
These improvements are equally applicable to the hooks and needles of a jacquard
which being treated in the same way as the lingoe wires are rendered more or less
self lubricating, and any dust which collects in the jacquard can readily be
removed.
When oil is used as heretofore the dust which collects cause the hooks and needles
to stick and often is the cause of imperfect weaving.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1893.
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
66
Improvements in Means for Rendering Rust Proof the Lingoe"
Wires, Hooks, and Needles used in Jacquard Weaving.
I, SAMUEL BROWN of Granville House, Ellesmere Park, Eccles, Silk Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 refer to what are known as "Lingoe" wires used in Jacquard
weaving which are suspended from the threads connected with the jacquard and act
as weights to cause the threads to fall as they are released by the Jacquard operating
mechanism.
These lingoe wires are made of iron or steel and are uncoated or unprotected from
the corrosive action of moisture or water and owing to their contact with the fabrics
being woven (rubbing between the warp threads) they naturally cause discoloration
or soiling of the fabric more especially those of a delicate color thus causing a
great loss to the manufacturer.

page_text: It is therefore desirable that these wires should be made rust proof and to effect
this I enamel, lacquer, japan, varnish, electro-plate, galvanise or otherwise similarly.
treat the same to impart a non-corrosive coating thereto.
By so treating the wires I render them rust proof and I also render them perfectly
smooth, and reduce any friction with the fabric being woven to a minimum. The
thread connected therewith is also thereby preserved and made to last considerably
longer than heretofore.
These improvements are equally applicable to the hooks and needles of a jacquard
which are also made of iron or steel and being treated in the same way as the lingoe
wires are rendered more or less self lubricating, and any dust which collects in the
jacquard can very readily be removed. When oil is used as heretofore the dust
which collects causes the hooks and needles to stick and is often the cause of
imperfect weaving.
For the purpose of better identifying the subject of my invention I have
hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings illustrating a lingoe wire and a hook and
needle as used in Jacquard weaving. Fig. 1 being the lingoe wire and Fig. 2 the
hook and needle, these latter being shown in the positions they occupy relatively to
each other when in the loom.
Having thus 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 :-
Enamelling, lacquering, japaning, varnishing, electro-plating, galvanising, or
otherwise similarly treating lingoe wires and hooks and needles as used in Jacquard
weaving substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1804
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.