Improvements in "Reeds" Used in Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 27th Feb., 1897
Improvements in "Reeds" Used in Looms for Weaving.
We THOMAS PICKLES, of Cairo Mills, Burnley, Lancashire Manufacturer, and
JOHN WILLIAM SMITH, of 7 Olay Street Burnley, Lancashire, Loomer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to bo as follows:-
The improvements relate to reeds nsed in looms for weaving, and have for object
the formation of a reed giving increased elasticity in use in order to allow of greater
facility for the passage of weavers knots or other imperfections in the warp threads,
through the spacos between the dents in such reed.
To accomplish this and to effect our improvements, we bind ono end, by preference
the bottom end, of the reed dents to the wooden or other laths by means of thin steal
or other wire or by unwaxed yarn of any suitable matorial wound spirally thereon,
in such manner that the dents are free to move or slide at such ends when deflected
by knots or thick warp yarns in weaving. That is to say, such ends are only loosely
secured or held in position.
The opposite or top ends of such donts we more firmly secure in position by means
of tho wooden laths and waxed binding threads as ordinarily employed, or in any
other suitable manner.
By this means, the dents are correctly spaced, und at the same time increased
elasticity is obtained from the fact that such dents are capable of greater freedom of
movement during weaving by reason of the partial freedom of one end thereof.
This spiral wrapping of wire or throad and the projecting dent ends, may be covered
with a casing of tin or other thin metal, paper or other substance, in any suitable
manner, to protect the same from wear and tear, and other variations in detail may be
made, such as in the material and strength of the wrapping thread or wire and dents,
and in the method of protecting the dents in such spiral wrapping without departing
from the peculiar charactor of the invention.
Dated this 20th day of November 1898
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64 Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent.
Improvements in "Reeds" Used in Looms for Weaving.
We, THOMAS PICKLES, of Cairo Mills, Burnley, Lancashire, Manufacturer, and
JOHN WILLIAM SMITH, of 7 Clay Street, Burnley, Lancashire, Loomer, 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-
The improvements relate to reeds used in looms for weaving, and have for object

page_text: the formation of a reed giving increased elasticity in uso in order to allow of greater
facility for the passage of wonvers knots or other imperfections in the warp threads
through the spaces between the dents in such reed.
To accomplish this, and to offect our improvements, we bind one end, by preference
the bottom end, of the roed dents to the wooden or other laths by means of thin steel
or other wire, or by unwaxed yarn of any suitable material wound spirally thereon in
such manner that the dents are free to move or slide at such ends when deflected by
knots or thick warp yarus in weaving. That is to say, such ends are only loosoly
secured or hold in position.
The opposite or top ends of such dents we more firmly secure in position by means
of the wooden laths and waxed binding threads as ordinarily employed, or in any other
suitable manner.
By this means, the dents are correctly spaced, and at the same time increased
elasticity is obtained from the fact that such dents are capable of greater froodom of
movement during weaving by reason of the partial freedom of one end thereof.
But that the improvements may be better understood, we will, with the aid of the
accompanying drawings, proceed more fully to describe ineans employed by us.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a cross section, and Fig. 2 a front view of a reed constructed in accordance
with our improvements.
The same letters indicate corresponding parts wherever they occur.
a, a, are the dents of the reed which are lightly bound at their bottom ends a', a',
to the laths or bars b, b, by means of thin steel or other wire, or, by preference, plain
or unwaxed yarn c, and in consequence are held somewhat loosely in their relation to
such laths or bars b, b, and capable of sliding at that end within or between such
binding wires or throads.
The dents a, a, are however more firmly secured at their opposite ends a³, a,
by means of the laths or bars e, e, and waxed or pitch binding thread f, in the
ordinary manner, or by any other suitable means.
As a result of this method of construction, the dents a, a, may ho temporarily
forced apart during weaving by any obstruction g, such as thick warp yarns or
weaver's knots, without being permanently deflected, the elasticity of the dent being
sufficient, on the removal of the obstruction, to bring the dent end again into its
normal position, as the comparatively free position of the dent ends a', a', with
relation to the laths or bars b, b, permits of sufficient movement in a vertical or
nearly vertical direction, without undue disturbance to the special binding c. By
which means the desired elasticity of reed is obtained without the intervention of
soft or elastic cemonts, or other elastic bindings, as have been from time to time
proposed.
Although we prefer to loosely bind the bottom ends of the dents, we may, if
desirable, reverso the arrangement, placing the loosely bound ends at the top of
the reed, and binding the bottom ends more securely as will be well understood.
This spiral wrapping of wire or thread and the projecting dent ends, may be
covered with a casing h of tin or othor thin metal, papor, or other substance, in
any suitable manner, to protect the same from wear and tear; and other variations
in detail may be made, such as in the material and strength of the wrapping thread
or wire and dents, and in the method of protecting the dents in such spiral
wrapping, withont departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is-
In looms for weaving, a reed constructed with dents bound securely to laths or
bars at one end and at their opposite ends loosely secured to other faths or bars

page_text: so that the dents are free to move or slide to and fro at such latter ends when and
after being deflected from any cause, for the purpose and in manner substantially as
horein shown and described.
Dated this 19th day of January 1897.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64 Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent.