Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 23rd Dec., 1887
We CYRUS BARKER BROOK of Baildon Green near Shipley, Stuff Manufacturer,
and JAMES CLOUGH, of Baildon Green near Shipley in the West Riding of the
County of York, Mill Manager do hereby doclare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
In using the ordinary form of Picking Stick considerable breakage occurs in the
picking leathers and the leather commonly becomes weakened or worn at the point
where it is in contact with the picking stick, (the cause of this being that when
the blow is being delivered by the picker to the shuttle the tension on the leather is
unequally distributed) and owing to this worn condition, should the leather break at
the picker, it cannot be let down and re-connected with the picker without cutting
away a considerable quantity, which is thereby wasted, and therefore cannot be so
fully utilized as if weakening had not taken place.
We propose to obviate this by so forming the Picking stick, and moro especially
near the end, and having specially formed projections upon it as hereinafter described.
Fig. 1 on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings represents the Picking Stick
commonly in use. Fig. 2 represents our improved forin of stick both showing the
Picking leather wrapped or coiled upon the stick in the usual manner. Fig. 3 is an
elevation and Fig. 4 is a plan of our improved stick. Our improvements consist in
the projections A and B. which are formed in such manner that when the leather
is in contact with the stick for delivering the blow to the shuttle the tension upon
the leather is equally distributed so that wearing or cutting does not occur and
should the leather break at the picker the loss is very small.
By these means we claim that we obtain a greater economy, and increased efficiency
in working.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Picking Sticks Used in Looms for Weaving.
We CYRUS BARKER BROOK of Baildon Green near Shipley Stuff Manufacturer
and JAMES CLOUGH of Baildon Green near Shipley, in the West Riding of the
County of York, Mill Manager 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:—
In using the ordinary form of Picking Stick considerable breakage occurs and
the leather becomes weakened or worn at the point where it is in contact with the
stick, the cause of this being that when the blow is delivered by the picker to
the shuttle the tension on the leather is unequally distributed and owing to this worn
condition should the leather break at the picker it cannot be let down and reconnected
with the picker without cutting away a considerable quantity whis thereby wasted
and therefore cannot be so fully utilized as if weakening at the picking stick had
not taken place.
We propose to obviate this by so forming the picking stick, and more especially
near the end, and having specially formed projections upon it as hereinafter described.
Fig. 1 on the sheet of drawings accompanying our Provisional Specification
represents the picking stick commonly in use. Fig. 2 represents our improved form
of stick, both showing the picking leather wrapped or coiled upon the stick in the
usual manner. Fig. 3 is an elevation and Fig. 4 a plan of our improved stick.
Our improvements consist in the projections A. and B and which are formed in such
a manner that when the leather is in contact with the stick for delivering the blow
to the shuttle the tension upon it (the leather) is equally distributed so that wearing
or cutting does not occur, and should the leather break at the picker the loss is very
small. And we vary the form and size of the said projections A. and B. according
to the angle formed by the picking stick with the shuttle box and other parts of the
loom in looms of different build or style, so as to retain the evenness of tension
hereinbefore described.
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 use of the projections A and B substantially as shown upon the drawings
Figs. 2, 3, and 4 as hereinbefore described, and for the purposes stated, and that
by these means we obtain a greater economy and increased efficiency in working.
Dotal thin 91st dor of Novambar 1987