IMPROVED SHUTTLE GUARD FOR LOOMS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I ELAH BEACH of Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Gentleman, but at present residing at Victoria Road Gomersal near Leeds in the
county of York, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVED
SHUTTLE GUARD FOR LOOMS, to be as follows:-
FOR
The object of my invention is to construct a simple and efficient shuttle guard
to prevent the shuttle from flying out of the shed, and preventing the wear and
breakage of the same, also preventing damage to the reed, temples and web, and
damage or injury, to the weavers or attendants, and loss of time in repairing:
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I attach two fixed stands or bearers at each end of the reed case top or hand
rail, the stands contain holes in which is placed a rod of any suitable substance
running the width of the piece, the ends of these rods are covered with bushes or
steps of leather, or other yielding substance, to save the ends of the rods; thus
preventing all vibration which occurs when coming in contact with any hard or
metallic substance.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Petitioner,

page_text: I ELAH BEACH of Providence Rhode Island United States of America but at
present residing at Victoria Road Gomersal near Leeds in the county of York,
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
SHUTTLE GUARD FOR 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 my invention is to construct a simple and efficient shuttle guard,
to prevent the shuttle from flying out of the shed, preventing the wear and
breakage of the guard, preventing damage to the reed; temples, or web, damage or
injury to the weavers, or attendants, and loss of time in repairing.
I attach two or more fixed studs or bearers, at each end of the reed case top or
hand rail, these studs or bearers carry a rod or rods of any suitable substance,
running the width of the reed space, the holes in the studs or bearers are each of
sufficient size to admit of a bushing of leather, india-rubber, or other yielding
substance, the said bushing being bored to receive the end of the rod thus
preventing the contact of iron with iron, stopping vibration, and consequently
"wear and tear in every part of the guard; the studs or bearers which are fixed at
each end of the reed case top or hand rail (preferably by nuts and washers) have
also washers of leather or other yielding substance behind both the collars and
nuts, at each side of the reed case top; which prevents any possibility of their
working loose. The guard may also be divided. and carried by a corresponding.
number of studs or bearers, or may be made of one or more pieces of metal or
suitable substance in staple form with collars nuts and preferably leather washers
as before described.
Fig. 1 shews a front elevation of my improved shuttle guard, attached to the 2
reed case top or hand rail..
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig 1, in section.
Figs 3. 4, 5 and 8, are modifications of my improved shuttle guard.
Fig. 6, is an enlarged end elevation in section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 7-is an end elevation of Figs. 4 and 5.
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A. A. are the fixed studs or bearers, attached at each end of the reed case top B,
the studs A, each have holes D, bored in them of sufficient size to admit of a
bushing E of leather indiarubber, or other yielding substance the said bushing E,
being bored to receive the end of the rod C, thus preventing the contact of iron
with iron and stopping vibration.
In Figs. 4 and 5 the ends of the rods passing through the reed case top or hand
rail and secured (preferably by nuts and washers) have also extra washers of
leather, indiarubber, or other yielding substance F, behind each of the collars and
nuts, at each side of the reed case top or hand rail which extra washers F, act
similarly to the bushing E, in Figs 1 and 3 before described; or if secured to the s
face of the hand rail, by means of screws, a washer or bedding of leather, or other
yielding substance would be inserted betwixt the hand rail and the bearer see
Fig. 8.

page_text: 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:-
1. In a shuttle guard, the combination of the rod or rods C, with the studs or.
bearers A, (having the bushing E, attached to the reed case tops or hand rails of
looms) in the manner and for the purposes shewn and described.
2. The shuttle guard, in staple form with extra washers of a yielding substance F
attached to the reed case tops or hand rails of looms, in the manner and for the
purposes shewn and described as per Figs 4. 5, and 7.
womey mist day of October 1804.
ELAH BEACH.
Witness,
JOHN E. WALSH,
Patent Agent,
Crossley Street, Halifax.