IMPROVEMENTS IN POWER LOOMS AND IN WEAVING PLAIN OR FIGURED PILE AND TERRY FABRICS to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: We, SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER and JosÉ REIXACH both of Bradford in the
County of York, Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN POWER LOOMS AND IN WEAVING PLAIN OR FIGURED PILE
AND TERRY FABRICS to be as follows:-
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Our Invention relates to weaving plain or figured terry and cut velvets, plushes
or other pile fabrics by power looms, with one or more shuttles thrown simul-
taneously, such pile fabrics being woven two or more pieces together face to face
at one operation.
To produce a plain terry fabric, in looms constructed to weave double pile fabrics
as before described, we insert a wire between the two pieces, and on which wire
the pile of the top piece and the pile of the bottom piece are each caused to wrap
round, afterwards when the wire is withdrawn a loop remains on each piece called
terry.
To produce a combined cut and terry plain pile fabric in looms constructed to
weave double pile fabrics as before described, we use the wire as above explained
to form the terry, whilst to form the cut pile the threads of the said pito which
bind the upper and lower pieces together are severed, thus forming two or more
pieces of cut and terry pile fabrics.
To produce a figure terry pile fabric in looms constructed to weave double pile
fabrics as before described, we employ a jacquard machine for producing the
figure, and the wire as previously explained for producing the figured loop or
terry.
To produce a combined figured cut and terry pile fabric in looins constructed to
weave double pile fabrics as before described we employ a Jacquard machine for
producing the figure, when made by the terry we use the wire as before explained,
and when the figure is made by the cut pile the said cut pile is formed by the pile
threads which connect the two or more pieces together being then severed.
Dated thin 5th day of Santember 1904

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We SAMUEL CUNLIFFE LISTER and JoOSÉ REIXACH both of Bradford in the
County of York Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN POWER LOOMS AND IN WEAVING PLAIN OR FIGURED PILE
AND TERRY FABRICS and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
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The object of this Invention is for weaving plain or figured terry and cut velvets,
plushes or other pile fabrics, by power looms, with one or more shuttles, (thrown
simultaneously in case of plurality of shuttles) such pile fabrics being woven two
or more pieces together face to face at one operation and afterwards severed.
To produce a plain terry fabric in looms constructed to weave double pile fabrics
as above described we insert a wire or wires between the two pieces whilst weaving,
and upon said wire or wires we cause the pile threads of the top piece and also the
pile threads of the bottom piece to partly encircle or wrap round simultaneously.
The wire or wires are afterwards withdrawn and loops are thereby produced on
each piece, such loops in the fabric being called and known as "Terry."
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To produce a combined cut and terry plain pile fabric in looms constructed as
before mentioned, we use the wire as previously described to form the " "terry
whilst to form the cut pile, the threads of the said pile which bind the upper and
lower pieces together are severed in the usual manner, thus producing two or more
pieces of cut and terry pile fabrics.
To produce a figured terry pile fabric in looms constructed as before described,
we employ a jacquard engine or machine for the purpose of producing the figure,
also the wire as before explained for producing the figured loop or terry.
To produce a combined figured cut and terry pilo fabric in looms constructed as
before described, we employ a jacquard engine, or machine for producing the figure;
when said figure is made by the terry we use the wire or wires as before explained,
but when the figure is made by the cut pile, the said cut pile is formed by the pile
threads which connect the top and bottom pieces together being then severed.
In the drawings hereunto annexed we have shewn the construction of a fabric
called terry or looped pile fabric; the construction of another fabric called plain
cut and terry pile fabric; and also a different method of tying in the pile threads
with the ground warps of a cut and terry pile fabric.
Figure 1 shews the terry or looped pile fabric.
Figures 2 and 3 shew pile fabrics known as plain cut and terry.
Similar letters of reference are used to represent similar parts.
A. A are the pile threads for the top piece.
B. B are the pile threads for the bottom piece.
C, C¹ are the ground warp threads for the top piece.
D.D' are the ground warp threads for the bottom piece.
E. E. are the weft threads for the top piece.
E' E are the weft threads for the bottom piece.
F. F, are the wires operated upon by the mechanism of the loom for forming the
loop or terry, around which wire the pile threads of the top and bottom pieces are
caused to wrap to form the loop.

page_text: It will be seen that as soon as the wires F. F. are withdrawn the two pieces
become separated and form two distinct cloths.
GG shews the terry after the wires are withdrawn. It will be observed that
the pile threads A. A. B. B. Figure 2 whilst forming the loop for terry round the
wires, are tied in with the ground warp threads of the top and bottom piece
respectively; but when forming the plain or cut pile, they are caused to cross
i.e. the pile threads A. A. travel from the top to the bottom piece and are tied
into the bottom piece by the ground warp threads, in like manner the pile
threads B. B travel from the bottom to the top and are tied into the top ground
warp threads, and so continue crossing each other until "terry" is again produced,
which is formed as before explained by means of the wire or wires round which
the pile threads are caused to wind or wrap instead of passing to the ground warp
threads. H. H' shews the plain or cut pile after being severed.
No drawings are necessary to explain the method of producing a combined
figured cut and terry pile fabric, as we use the ordinary jacquard engine or
machine for producing the figure in combination with the wire or wires before
mentioned for producing the terry or loop. We also use for introducing the wires
between the top and bottom piece ordinary mechanism such as has heretofore been
used for introducing wires into the sheds of looms in which terry or pile fabrics
are being woven singly.
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
1. The production in power looms with one or more shuttles (thrown simul-
taneously in case of plurality of shuttles) of two or more plain terry pile fabrics
face to face with the terry loops of each fabric formed over wires introduced
between the two fabrics, substantially as herein before described, also the construc-
tion of power looms to weave terry fabrics in this way.
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2. The production in power looms with one or moro shuttles (thrown simul-
taneously in case of plurality of shuttles) of two or more combined cut and terry
plain pile fabrics face to face substantially as herein before described, also the
construction of power looms to weave combined cut and terry plain pile fabrics
in this way.
3. The production in power looms with one or more shuttles (thrown simul-
taneously in case of plurality of shuttles) of two or more figured terry pile fabrics,
face to face substantially as herein before described, also the construction of power
looms to weave figured terry pile fabrics in this way.
4. The production in power looms with one or more shuttles (thrown simul-
taneously in case of plurality of shuttles) of two or more combined figured cut
and terry pile fabrics face to face substantially as herein before described, also
the construction of power looms to weave combined figured cut and terry pile
fabrics in this way.