Improvements in or Connected with Pickers for Looms.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1883
Complete Specification Left, 5th Jan., 1889
•Complete Specification Accepted, 12th Feb.. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Pickers for Looms.
I JOHN GREENWOOD of Calder Street, Todmorden in the County of York, mana-
facturer of pickers and shuttles do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates, to pickers for looms for weaving and consists in forming the
top part of said pickers of metal attached by means of lugs or their equivalent to the
front and back of pickers formed of buffalo hide or other materials ordinarily used for
pickers, the object of my invention being to obtain stiff tops, to which the picking
bands can be attached without being twisted or having to be cut narrower at their
ends. In some cases Inake the metal top of the same width as the other parts of the
picker which is made without the usual top of hide or leather. At right angles to
the metal top lugs or lappels are formed on the same at the front and back of the
picker clipping the body of the picker between them and are fastened by rivets
passed through said lugs or lappels and the picker body. On the metal top I fix or
form a stud or peg over which the picking band having previously a hole punched in
it is passed and secured by a pin passed through the stud or peg above and across the
band. The metal top may be made of sheet metal cut to shape and bent, and the stud
or peg rivetted to the same, or the top with the stud may be cast in one piece of
malleable iron, steel or brass.. In the latter case the cross pin may be cast solid with
the stud and the picking band passed over the same by having an oblong hole punched
in it in longitudinal direction, through which the cross pin can be passed.
In some cases I dispense with the stud and make the metal top of the picker broad
enough for the picking band to be passed under the same between the lugs or lappels
which are in that case curved or bent near to their ends so as to meet the body of the
picker and are rivetted to the same as hereinbefore described. The top in this case
stands up above the sides of the picker to allow the picking band to be drawn through.
The band is fastened by being turned back over the top and attached to a hook or its
equivalent. The sides of the top are in this case bent up or rounded underneath to
prevent chafing of the band.
Dated this 5th day of October 1998.

page_text: provements in or connected with Fickers for. Looms.
I JOHN GREENWOOD of Calder Street, Todmorden, in the County of York, manu-
facturer of pickers and shuttles 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 :-
My invention relates to pickers for looms for weaving and consists in forming the
top part of said pickers of metal attached by means of lugs or their equivalent to the front
and back of pickers formed of buffalo hide or other materials ordinarily used for pickers,
the object of my invention being to obtain stiff tops to which the picking bands can
be attached without being twisted or without having to be cut narrower at their ends.
On the sheet of drawings appended hereunto Fig. 1 and 2 show a picker made in
one way in which my invention may be carried out, in front view and cross-section.
Figs. 3 and 4 a picker made in another way.
Fig. 5 a third modification.
In some cases I make the metal top a Fig. 1 of the picker broader than the body b
of the picker and broad enough for the picking band c to be passed under the same
and over the ends 616 of the picker body, which is folded and pressed in the ordinary
mode, but left open at the top. The sides of the metal top are in this case bent as
shewn so that the lugs a¹ a¹ come against the body. These lugs are pressed against
the picker body while the rivets d d are closed and the top is in this way secured to
the body. The metal top in this case stands up above the ends 61 61 to allow the
picking band to be drawn through. The band is fastened by means of a peg e as
shewn, or the top may be formed with a hook for its equivalent as indicated in dotted
lines and the band turned back over the top and attached to this hook. The sides of
the top are bent up or rounded underneath or thickened to prevent the chafing of the
band. Instead of two lugs a¹ a¹ on each side single side pieces may be used as
shewn on figs. 4 and 5.
In some cases I make the metal top of the same width as the body of the picker,
as shewn in figs. 3, 4 and 5. The top is fastened by means of lugs or side pieces in the
same manner as described with reference to figs.1 and 2. On the side (fig. 3) or at the
top of the metal part I fix or form a stud or button g or g¹ which when the top is made.
of sheet metal is riveted, soldered, or welded to the same, or is cast solid when the metal
top is cast, for instance, of malleable iron. The strap in this case has a slit or button
hole in it which is passed over the stud or bottom. Instead of the button a plain
stud or peg with a pin hole near its end may be used and the strap secured by means
of a split pin or its equivalent.
The metal tops may be made of any suitable bent sheet metal or cast metal,
be lightened by openings in them as shewn on the drawings.
and
may
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 :
Firstly, making the top part of' pickers for looms for weaving of metal and
attaching the same to the back and front of said pickers, substantially as described.

page_text: Secondly, making the top part of pickers for looms of metal in such a manner that
the picking bands can be attached to the same without having to be cut narrower
substantially as described.
Thirdly, making the top parts of pickers for looms of metal in such a manner that
the picking bands can be attached to the same without having to be twisted or cut
narrower substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to figs. 1, 2 and 5.
Fourthly, the construction of metal tops for loom pickers hereinbefore described
with reference to figs. 1 and 2.
Fifthly, the construction of metal tops for pickers hereinbefore described with
reference to figs. 3 and 4.
Sixthly, the construction of metal tops for pickers hereinbefore described with
reference to fig. 5.
Doted this 4th day of Jonno 1880.
EMMOTT & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.