Improvements in Shuttle Guards of Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shuttle Guards of Looms for Weaving.
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JAMES HOLDING Wheelton near Chorley Overlooker of Power Looms and
ELI HOLDING Bunscall Grocer and Draper near Chorley Lancashire. We do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
Improvements in shuttle gaurda of looms for weaving for the better prevention
of stoping the shuttle from flying out of the loom.
We accomplished this by doping the shuttle guard so as to tuch the twist or
yarn of the shed by doing this it makes it allmost impossible for the shuttle to fly
out after which we cause the shuttle gaurd to 118e for evey pick of the shuttle as it
approaches the temples and uses over the temples the shuttle gaurd to fall
agam on the top of the twist or yarn of the shed evey pick of the shuttle the
shuttle gaurd is a iron rod in front of reed.
The means employed for causing the shuttle guard to ise and fall is as
follows
The shuttle guard is secured to the front of slaigh cap with two brackets one on
each side these brackets allowing the shuttle guard to slide up and down about two
inches then we secune a bracket on each side of the loom top which reaches a littlo
distance over the healds from each of the brackets we attach a cord these oords is
also secured to the shuttle guard one on each side in front of slaigh cap thus you
will see as the elaigh cap approaches nearer the temples the slaigh cap comes in
contact with the cords on each side causing the cords to tighten and lift the shuttle
guard and in going back falls to its place again.
October 27th 1895.
ELI HOLDING.
JAMES HOLDING.
Improvements in Shuttle Guards of Looms for Weaving.
We JAMES HOLDING of Wheelton near Chorley in the County of Lancaster
Overlookes of Power Looms and ELI HOLDING of Bunscall near Chorley in the
County of Lancaster Grocer and Draper 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 :-
The object of our invention is the construction and attachment to looms of a
rising and falling shuttle guard, so placed in connection with the slay cap of the
loom, and in front of the reed, as a means of preventing the escapement of the
shuttle from its travel, when passing betwixt the twist or yarn when weaving.
To carry out our invention we secure the shuttle guard to the front of the slay
cap A having two or more brackets B for supporting the guard C, the two outer
brackets being provided with slide bars D, to which the ends of the horizontal
guide bar C are attached, thereby allowing the same to rise at the approach of the
slay towards the temples, and fall to its position when leaving the temples, thus the
shuttle guard C comes into very close contact with the twist or yain, when

page_text: the same is opened by the healds to allow the shuttle E to pass, being fixed in a
direct horizontal line over the shuttle, and in close proximity thereto when passing
from shuttle box to shuttle box, it thereby secures the shuttlo E to its track upon
the slay.
The rising and falling of the guard is accomplished by attaching cords H in
accordance with the strength required, or for durability we attach chains or straps
to the guard C, allowing the saine to pass over the slay cap A, and by brackets to
be attached to the back part of the loom.
The approach of the slay A towards the temples causes the cords or chains II to
tighten, and thereby raise the shuttle guaid clear of the temples, and at each
receding of the slay A from the temples, the tension upon the cords H is released,
and the guard C falls to its normal position over the shuttle E.
By this arrangement the guard C is always in position over the shuttle E. when
passing through the shed of the twist or yain, and being in close proximity to the
shuttle E when at work, it thereby acts as a preventive to the escapement of the
shuttle, and reduces the danger so attendant upon power loom weavers.
If desired we useit rollers within the binckets B for the slido bars D to work
against, as a means to reduce the friction and wear caused by the constant action
in the sing and falling of the guard.
When it is required to stop the rising and falling action of the shuttle guard we
insert set screws in the vertical slide bars, D, the same being placed at equal and
iespective distances, so that the shuttle guard C, can be fixed at any required
distance to clear both the shuttle and the temples
When the weavel requires to manipulate the twist or yarn, the shuttle gund C
can be raised and suspended by a pin O, in the centre thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same 18 to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:―
1. The peculiar construction and arrangement of a rising and falling shuttle
guard, so ai ranged whereby after every pick of the shuttle the guard is raised to
clear the temples.
2. The application of two or more vertical slide bars, so arranged within
brackets upon the slay cap, as a means of supporting an horizontal metal bar placed
over the travel of the shuttle.
3. The construction and attachment of chains, cords or straps to the horizontal
guide bar, the same being passed over or through the slay cap, so that the
forward motion of the slay, tightens the chains or bands to raise the shuttle
guard.
4 The arrangement of placing the shuttle guard in close proxomity to the
shuttle when travelling across the slay, and in apparatus attached thereto to raise
the guard after each travel of the shuttle to clear the temples.
Dated this Fourth day of April 1896.
JAMES HOLDING.
ELI HOLDING.