IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1863

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Iudson, of Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Gentleman, Christopher Catlow, of the same Place, Over-
looker, and John Dodgeon, of the same Place, Commission Agent, for
the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING."
Sealed the 9th February 1864, and dated the 12th August 1863.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Hudson, Chris-
topher Catlow, and John Dodgeon at the Office of the Commissioners
of Patents, with their Petition, on the 12th August 1863.
We, WILLIAM HUDSON, of Burnley, in the County of Lancaster, Gentleman,
CHRISTOPHER CATLOW, of the same Place, Overlooker, and JOHN DODGEON, of
the same Place, Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING," to be as follows :—
Our Invention refers to the taking-up motion of looms, and to those
arrangements in which what is called the "emery roller" is used, and consists
in causing a rod or roller to be drawn by the tension of the cloth on to the
surface of the said emery roller, in such manner as to have a tendency to be
dragged over its periphery, that is to say, we place the said rod or roller in a
slot, and on one side of the central line, the work beam, therefore, in pulling
it downward causes a binding action upon the emery roller. To the rod or
roller above mentioned we attach a weight when found necessary.
Another part of our Invention consists in disconnecting the usual weighted
lever of the cloth beau from the framework, and in banging it upon a link or

page_text: links, which are connected at their upper ends to a rod or roller pressing upon
the emery roller, which rod or roller may be situate as above described in
reference to the first part of our Invention.
We have above spoken of that which is commonly called the emery roller,
in order to identify the connection of our Invention with ordinary parts;
we propose, however, to use a plain roller instead of one with a roughened
surface.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Hudson, Christopher Catlow, and John Dodgeon,
in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 12th February 1864.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, WILLIAM
HUDSON, of Burnley, in the County of Lancaster, Gentleman, CHRISTOPHER
CATLOW, of the same Place, Overlooker, and JOHN DODGEON, of the same
Place, Commission Agent, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twelfth day of August One thousand eight hundred
and sixty-three, in the twenty-seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself,
Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us, the said William Hudson,
Christopher Catlow, and John Dodgeon, Her special license that we, the
said William Hudson, Christopher Catlow, and John Dodgeon, our executors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as we, the said William Hudson,
Christopher Catlow, and John Dodgeon, our executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING," upon the condition, amongst
others, that we, William Hudson, Christopher Catlow, and John Dodgeon,
by an instrument in writing under our hands and seals (or under the
hand and seal of one of us), should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the saine to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the suid
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I. the said William Hudson, do hereby declare
the nature of our said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be

page_text: performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, that is to say:-
Our Invention refers to the taking-up motion of looms, and to those
arrangements in which what is called the "emery roller" is used, and consists,
firstly, in causing a rod or roller to be drawn by the tension of the cloth on to
the surface of the said emery roller, in such manner as to have a tendency to
be dragged over its periphery.
Another part of our Invention consists in disconnecting the usual weighted
lever of the cloth beam from the framework, and in hanging it upon a link or
links which are connected at their upper ends to a rod or roller pressing upon
the emery roller, which rod or roller may be situate as above described in
reference to the first part of our Invention.
In the accompanying Drawing Figs. 1 and 2 represent a portion of a loom
arranged according to the first part of our Invention. The "emery roller,"
driven in the usual manner, is shewn at a, and the cloth beam at b, pressed
upward against the emery roller by means of a weighted lever c, the axle d
being mounted within slots formed in the framework, so as to admit of its
increase in diameter as in ordinary looms. In contact with the surface of the
emery roller is a rod or roller e, the axis of which rod or roller is in contact
at each end thereof with a portion of the loom framing as at f, or the said
axis may be mounted in slots provided for that purpose. The cloth after
passing from the usual beam 9 extends around the emery roller a, and after-
wards over the rod or roller e, from whence it passes to the cloth beam b, as
shewn by the red line. It will be seen that by the above-described arrauge-
ment the rod or roller c has a tendency to be drawn over the surface of the
emery roller by the tension of the cloth, the said rod or roller being prevented
from retreating therefrom by reason of its axle bearing against the frame-
work f, or the slots in which it may be mounted.
The next part of our Invention is shewn at Figs. 3 and 4, in which a repre-
sents the "emery roller," and 6 the work beam. In this instance two rods or
rollers e are shewn mounted in framework at each end thereof, but one end
only is shewn in the Drawing. This framework is not a portion of the
ordinary framework of the loom, but is distinct and detached therefrom, and
is supported transversely by the axles of the emery roller and cloth beam,
which axles pass through it. The work beam is pressed upward as usual by
the weighted lever c, but in this instance the said lever is not carried by the
ordinary framing, but by the above-described detached framework l, the centre
of motion of the weighted lever being at m. The course of the cloth is shown
by the red line in Fig. 5. We have shewn how the first part of our Inven-

page_text: tion may be combined with an arrangement in which the work beam is driven.
At a is a roller answering to the emery roller, and at e is a rod or roller
resting thereon, after the manner described in reference to Figs. 1 and 2 ; the
framing against which it bears, however, is not shewn; at 6 is the work beam
provided with a ratchet wheel n, which is caused to rotate at intervals, so as
to take up the work by a driver o actuated by an excentric p. This excentric
is connected to the driver o through the medium of a spring 9. When, thero-
fore, the tension of the yarn arrives at a certain point the spring 9 will give
way, and the taking up will not be effected.
We have above spoken of that which is commonly called the emery roller,
but instead of having a roughened surface the said roller may be plain.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to performed, we desire it to be under-
stood that we claim as secured to us under the above in part recited Letters
Patent,―
Firstly, the employment of a rod or rods, or roller or rollers, pressing upon
the "emery roller" or roller answering thereto, after the manner described in
reference to Figs. 1 and 2.
Secondly, disconnecting the weighted lever for the cloth beam from the
usual framework, and mounting it upon a detached framing, which also
carries a rod or rods, roller or rollers, pressing upon the emery roller.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Hudson, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Eleventh day of February, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
WILLIAM HUDSON
WILLIAM HUDSON. (S.)