Measuring Indicator to Register the Length of Cloth during the Process of Weaving in the Loom.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 13th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Measuring Indicator to Register the Length of Cloth during the
Process of Weaving in the Loom.
JOSEPH HENRY CUNLIFFE, Cotton Manufacturer of Bankside Mills, and
GEORGE HOYLE, Machinist of Sussex Street, both of Rochdale, in the County
of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
An apparatus fixed into any suitable position on the loom, and may be worked
by a small pulley or bowl, with needle points inserted into the periphery of the
same, which comes into contact with the cloth, during its passage to the cloth
roller. This pulley is placed on a shaft, on which is a spiral threaded "worm
that gives motion to wheels that have a dial attached thereto.
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We do not confine ourselves to this particular method of obtaining a register of
cloth woven, but we claim the application of an indicator, to register the length of
cloth, during the process of weaving any kind of textile goods.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1894.
JOSEPH HENRY CUNLIFFE.
GEORGE HOYLE.
Measuring Indicator to Register the Length of Cloth during the
Process of Weaving in the Loom.
JOSEPH HENRY CUNLIFFE Cotton Manufacturer of Bankside Mills, and
GEORGE HOYLE Machinist of Sussex Street, both of Rochdale, in the County
of Lancashire, 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 :--
Our invention relates to an apparatus fixed in any suitable position on the loom,
and may be worked by a small pulley or "bowl" with needle points inserted into
the periphery of the same, which penetrates into the cloth, and is turned by the
cloth in its passage to the cloth beam, but can be worked from the perforated
or "emery roller."
In order that our invention may be fully understood we will in this place refer
to the accompanying sheets of drawings. Letters of reference are marked on the
various figures in the said sheets corresponding letters indicating various parts in
the various figures.
Figure 1. is a plan view.
Figure 2. is an elevation.
Figures 3 and 4 are detailed views.
worm
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C.
It will be seen that on the axle 6 of the pulley a is a spiral threaded "
that gives motion to the two wheels D and E. the teeth of these wheels vary in
size according to the particular dial or register required. The indicator shown in
the drawings has a 20 and a 21 wheel, the 20 wheel E has a dial attached
thereto. The 21 wheel D. works underneath the wheel E, and has a boss cast on

page_text: the top-side which, works inside of, and passes through the wheel and the dial G,
at the top of this boss a dial finger F is fixed, which revolves with the wheel, the
axle of these wheels D and E is a-stud H. screwed into and is held by the fixing k,
fastened preferably to the breast beam of the loom, at the top of the stud H.
another dial finger i is-fixed which remains stationary..
The needle pulley a may be made.9 inches in circumference, on that 20 revolutions
of the pulley a, will mean one revolution of the dial G or 5 yards of cloth woven,
and owing to the difference. in the size of the wheels, both being actuated by the
same "worm
C, the finger F moving with the bottom wheel D. will loose one
tooth at each revolution of the dial.
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On starting a new piece of cloth. in the loom, the finger F and No. 105 on the
dial plate G is placed under the centre of the stationary finger i, and when the
loom has woven 5 yards of cloth the dial plate and the wheel E will have made
one revolution, but the revolving finger F. and the wheel D. will be one tooth
short of making one revolution, and the finger F will point to 5 on the dial_plate
,indicating 5 yards of cloth woven, the dial completing 2 rounds the finger F will
point to 10, so that the finger F indicates each 5 yards of cloth, and the stationary
finger fractions of 5 yards, 'when the dial has made 21 rounds; the finger F will
have lost one complete revolution, and will be again at the starting point.
If a short length of cloth is required, the "worm "Cmay be taken out of gear
with the wheels D and E by removing the pins L'and M. and putting the finger
, and the dial bäck to the starting point.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is performed,,we declare that what we claim is
1. The application of an indicator to register the length of cloth during the
process of weaving any kind of textile, goods.
2. An apparatus or indicator substantially as herewith described.
Dated this 10th do of Anril 1805
Dated this 10th dor of April 1805
doy.
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- JOSEPH HENRY CUNLIFFE.
GEORGE HOYLE.