Improvements in the Means of Attaching the Flanges in Warpers' and Weavers' Beams, and like Uses.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1896-Accepted, 27th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Attaching the Flanges in Warpers'
and Weavers' Beams, and like Uses.
I, JOHNSON MILLS, of Chapel Street, Salford, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is for the purpose of securing the flanges in warpers' and weavers'
beams to the wood or metal centre and for like uses.
The object of this invention is to facilitate the adjustment of said flanges in
order to increase or diminish the width of the intermediate space as may be
required. In the accompanying drawing to which I hereinafter refer I have
shown a front view of a boss or collar that is constructed according to my
invention: a is a beam to which it is desired to fix a flange b which may be either
such as is described in the Specification of my Patent No. 4203 of 1895 or other
preferred flange or equivalent. c is a cast, stamped, or wrought metal boss, which
1 construct with the aperture or hole for the beam partly of a circular form, and
partly elongated so that said boss with a flange attached thereto may be easily
placed on the beam in the position required. In order to retain the boss and
flange in said position I place a semi-circular cap d in the elongated portion of the
aperture in the boss so as to rest on the beam with the central portion of said cap
under the set screw e which when screwed down on the cap d fixes the beam a
securely between the semi-circular portion of the boss c and the inner surface of
the cap d. By these means a flange as is securely fitted to a wood or a metal
centre and may be readily removed when required. The front portion of the
boss e and the cap d may be extended to form a pulley.
Dated this 27th day of February 1896.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in the Means of Attaching the Flanges in Warpers'
and Weavers' Beams, and like Uses.
I, JOHNSON MILLS, of Chapel Street, Salford in the County of Lancaster
Engineer 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 is for the purpose of securing the flanges in warpers' and weavers'
beams to the wood or metal centre and for like uses.
The object of this invention is to facilitate the adjustment of said flanges in
order to increase or diminish the width of the intermediate space as may be
required.
I attain this object by the means hereinafter described and as shown in the
accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side view and Fig. 3 a front view of my improved flange connection:
Fig. 2 is a section through line A. A. in Fig. 3.

page_text: Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively side and front views showing the application of
my invention for securing a metallic flange to a beam.
In the several views shown, similar letters refer to similar parts. In the
accompanying drawing a is n henm to which it is desired to fix a flange as b
which may be either such as is described in the Specification of my Patent
No. 4203 of 1895 and as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 on the accompanying drawing, or
a flange of other preferred construction.
c is a boss formed of either cast, stamped or wrought metal, which I construct
with the aperture for the beam partly of a circular form as c and partly elongated
as so that said boss with a flange as b attached thereto as in Figs. 4 and 5 may
be easily placed on the beam in the position required. In order to retain the boss
and flange in said position, I place a semicircular cap d in the elongated portion
of the aperture in the boss so as to rest on the beam with the central portion of
said cap under the set screw e, which when screwed down on to the cap d fixes the
beam a securely between the semi-circular portion of the boss c and the inner
surface of the cap d, or in lieu of the set screw e I may employ a gib and cottar
passed through the part at the back of the cap d so as to press enid cap on to
the beam.
By these means a flange as is securely fitted to a wood or a metal centre, and
may be readily removed when required. The front portion of the boss c and the
cap d may be more or less extended to form a pulley or ruffle.
I do not confine inyself to the precise form of the exterior portions of the cap d
or the boss c as shown on the drawing, but
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that
what claim is :-
In combination with flanges in warpers' beams, weavers' beams and the like, the
use of a boss in which the aperture for the beam is partly of a circular form, nud
partly of an elongated form with a enp as d placed in the elongated portion of the
aperture and the beam secured between said cap and the circular portion of the boss
by a set screw as e or au equivalent, in the manner and for the purpose substantially
as herein before described.
Dated this 15th day of New 1900
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.