Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1885.
Complete Left, 23rd Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 25th Jan., 1887.
of Looms for Weaving.
We HENRY ALMOND of Moorgate Fold Mill, Manufacturer, JOSEPH TURNER,
Wellington Street Mill Hill Mechanic and LAWRENCE BOOTHMAN, 126 Fountain
Range, Livesey, Mill Manager, all of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster, do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR SECURING THE PICKING SPINDLES OF LOOMS FOR WEAVING" to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an improved appliance for securing the picking spindles
of looms whereby the said spindles may be detached at will and the shaking or
looseness of the spindle as heretofore is obviated.
According to this invention in lieu of mounting the end of spindle, nearest the
reed, in a hole within which it soon after use becomes loose. We employ a screw
clamp consisting of a screw bolt & nut, upon the said bolt-in the upper end of which
is a concave recess, in which recess the end of the spindle is received, and on the bolt
being tightened up the spindle end is nipped and held firmly between the slide piece
and the head of the said bolt, so that there is no shaking, and the spindle can be
removed at will by simply slacking the nut of the bolt.
ALIER DRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Securing the Picking Spindles
of Looms for Weaving.
We, HENRY ALMOND of Moorgate Fold Mill, Manufacturer, JOSEPH TURNER,
Wellington Street, Mill Hill, Mechanic, and LAWRENCE BOOTHMAN, 126 Fountain
Road, Livesey, Mill Manager, all of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster, 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 consists of an improved appliance for securing the picking spindles
of looms whereby the said spindles may be detached at will, and the shaking or
looseness of the spindle as heretofore is obviated.
According to this invention in lieu of mounting the end of the spindle in holes
within which it soon after becomes loose we employ screw clamps consisting of screw
bolts and nuts having concave recesses within which the ends of the spindle are
received and gripped and held firmly so that there is no shaking, the spindle can be
removed at will by simply slacking the bolts.
Such being the nature and object of this our said Invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this specification in which Fig. 1 is an oblique view of shuttle box
and spindle in position.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the appliance for securing the end of the picking spindle
nearest the reed.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is section on line A, B, of Fig. 1. enlarged, shewing appliance for securing
the other or box end of the spindle.
At 1 is the picker spindle, its end is secured between and held by the clamps 2, 3,
the part 3 being firmly secured on the screw bolt 4 between the boss 5 and the nut 6
to the slay sword 7, the other jaw 2 of the clamp being screwed up on the spindle
at 4ª by means of the nut 8, a like clamp bolt 9 and nut 10 secure the other end of
the said spindle, whereby the shaking or play of the spindle as heretofore is entirely
avoided, the action of the picker thereon being steady and direct.
The spindle can be removed at will by unslacking the bolts, no spring or boss is
required on the box end-the ends of the boxes of adjoining looms can be brought
nearer each other because there is nothing projecting from the box ends.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :
The improved screw clamping devices for purpose aforesaid herein fully described
and substantially as illustrated by annexed drawings.