Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application; 11th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 12th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 14th Oct., 1887
My invention relates to looms in which pattern-chains, cards or other analogous
apparatus or appliances are employed for causing or controlling the action or inaction
of any part or parts of the loom.
The object of my invention is to enable a shorter operative or acting pattern-chain,
fewer cards or simpler apparatus or appliances to be employed than has or have been
necessary in looms as hitherto constructed.
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In accomplishing the above mentioned object I employ a "governing chain" or
telling chain" for controlling the movement of the operative or acting pattern-chain,
cards or apparatus or appliance, so as to bring certain links of the operative or acting
pattern-chain, cards or other portions of the analogous apparatus or appliance into
action for causing or controlling the action or inaction of any part or parts of the
loom-I accomplish this by imparting motion to the operative or acting pattern-chain,
cards or other analagous apparatus or appliances by means of a "noggin wheel"
provided with two or more projections or teeth-I so mount one or all but one of
the said projections or teeth that it or they may when required be moved by means
of a sliding collar or collars clear of the star-wheel upon which the said "noggin
wheel" acts so that such star-wheel will receive an amount of rotation proportionate
to the number of projections or teeth of the "noggin wheel" which are allowed to
act upon the said star-wheel and, thus bring the required portion of the operative or
acting pattern-chain, cards or other analogous apparatus or appliance into the required
position When the operative or acting pattern-chain, cards or other analogous
apparatus or appliance has or have been brought into the required position, the

page_text: projections or teeth above mentioned are again placed into position to give the normal
amount of rotation to the star-wheel above mentioned.
To move the projections or teeth attached to the sliding collar or collars above
mentioned into position for acting and into position for not acting upon the star-
wheel above referred to I employ the "governing chain" or "telling chain" previously
referred to which acts by means of suitable rods and levers to bring a cam or cams
or equivalent or equivalents therefor into position for moving the projections or teeth
above mentioned into position for acting or into position for not acting upon the said
star-wheel.
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W. T. CHEETHAM,
Carlton Chambers,
18, St. Ann's Street, Manchester,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Looms in which Pattern-chains, Cards; or other
Analogous Apparatus or Appliances are Employed for Causing
or Controlling the Action or Inaction of any Part or Parts of
the Loom
I JAMES CLEGG of Hartford Works Oldham Foreman 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 :-
My invention relates to looms in which pattern-chains, cards or other analogous
apparatus or appliances are employed for causing or controlling the action or inaction
of any part or parts of the loom.
The object of my invention is to enable a shorter operative or acting pattern-chain,
fewer cards or simpler apparatus or appliances to be employed than has or have been
necessary in looms as hitherto constructed.
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In accomplishing the above mentioned object I employ a governing chain
"telling chain" for controlling the movement of the operative or acting pattern-chain,
cards or apparatus or appliance, so as to bring certain links of the operative or acting
pattern-chain, cards or other portions of the analogous apparatus or appliance into
action, for causing or controlling the action or inaction of any part or parts of the
loom. I accomplish this by imparting motion to the operative or acting pattern
chain, cards or other analogous apparatus or appliances by means of a "noggin-wheel"
provided with two or more projections or teeth I so mount one or all but one of the
said projections or teeth that it or they may when required be moved by means of a
sliding collar or collars clear of the star-wheel upon which the said "noggin-wheel"
acts so that such star-wheel will receive an amount of rotation proportionate to the
number of projections or teeth of the "noggin-wheel" which are allowed to act upon
the said star wheel and thus bring the required portion of the operative or acting
pattern chain, cards or other analogous apparatus or appliance into the required
position-When the operative or acting pattern-chain, cards or other analogous
apparatus or appliance has or have been brought into the required position the
projections or teeth above mentioned are again placed into position to give the normal
amount of rotation to the star-wheel above mentioned.
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To move the projections or teeth attached to the sliding collar or collars above men-
tioned into position for acting and into position for not acting upon the star-wheel above
referred to I employ the "governing chain or telling chain" previously referred
to which acts by means of suitable rods and levers to bring the projections or teeth
above mentioned into position for acting or into position for not acting upon the said
star-wheel.

page_text: In the drawings hereunto annexed Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 an end view and
Fig. 3 a plan showing so much of a loom as is requisite to illustrate my invention
and the manner in which it is to be carried into effect-Fig. 4 is a side view, Fig. 5
an end view and Fig. 6 a plan of a portion of the apparatus employed in carrying
my invention into effect-Fig. 7 is a side view and Fig. 8 a longitudinal section
showing on a larger scale a portion of that which is shown in Figs. 4 and 5, Fig. 9
shows a portion of the "governing chain" or "telling chain" which I employ-The
same. letters of reference are applied to corresponding parts throughout the whole
series of figures.
a is the loom side. bb are the treadle levers mounted loose on the stud c.
d is an oscillating tappet mounted on the stud e secured to the loom side a. f is the
crank-shaft of the loom and secured to the end of the crank shaft f is the pinion
which gears into and drives the carrier wheel which drives the "noggin wheel" i
shown on a larger scale by Figs. 7 and 8-This "noggin wheel i is capable of
driving each of the star wheels j and j¹ one or two teeth for one revolution of the
noggin wheel" i as will be more fully explained later-j and j' are the ordinary
star wheels which carry the chain barrels k and k¹ on which are mounted the bowls
or pattern chains and l-These chains are constructed as usual but instead of being
arranged to produce one pattern of cloth only they are "linked" or put together so
that they are capable of producing two patterns of cloth, for instance, the bowls m are
arranged to make one pattern of cloth and the bowls m¹ are arranged to make another
pattern of cloth; thus when the loom is weaving for one revolution of the "noggin
wheel" the star wheels ; ; move two teeth and with them the chains and land
thereby bring into effective action the series of bowls m or m¹ but when it is required
to change from one pattern to the other the star wheels j and j¹ move only one tooth
for one revolution of the "noggin wheel" i-q is a peg secured to the "noggin
wheel" and capable of gearing into the star wheels ; and j and moving them one
tooth for each revolution of the "noggin wheel" i. When the sliding peg o is in a
position to engage with the star wheels j and as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the said
star wheels and j will move two teeth for each revolution of the "noggin wheel" i.
is a carrier wheel driven by the pinion g and driving the wheels into which is
fastened the stud t. Mounted upon the stud t is one end of a connecting rod u.
said stud t revolving with the wheel s communicates a reciprocating motion to the
connecting rod u the other end of which is connected by a stud u to one end of a
lever or arm which is secured to the bracket x which carries a number of parts used
in conjunction with the “governing chain" or "telling chain." Secured to the sliding
collar n is the peg o which at times engages into the spaces in the star wheels ; and
and at other times does not engage in them-When the sliding collar n is moved in
the direction indicated by the arrow 1 so as to bring the peg o into a position in which
it can operate upon the star wheels ; and the part of the block p which at times
forms a continuation of the flange p¹ no longer forms a continuation of the flange pl
thus leaving an opening in the "noggin wheel" i to allow the star wheels; and ¹ to
move two teeth but when the block n is moved in the direction contrary to that
indicated by the arrow 1 the peg o does not act upon the star wheels ; and ; and the
said part of the block p then forms a continuation of the flange p¹ and fills up the
opening in the said flange which will then only permit each star-wheel to move one
tooth before the said star wheel is locked by the flange p¹ in the manner which is well
understood.
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The block P also serves as a guide to maintain and secure the peg o in a proper
position relative to the peg 9 the collar n being free to be slidden upon the shaft e as
the "noggin wheel" i revolves.
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w is a stud which carries a forked lever v-Mounted between the forks of the
lever is a short shaft y fast upon which is a chain barrel y¹-Around the said
chain-barrel y is the "governing chain" or "telling chain". y such chain being
driven by the chain-barrel y¹-At one end of the shaft y is secured a ratchet wheel'y
and engaging therewith is the driving catch y carried by the study secured to the
upper end of the bracket x-Secured to the other end of the shaft y is the detent

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wheel or disc y having concave surfaces formed on its periphery corresponding in
number with the faces or divisions on the chain-barrel y¹-Carried by the lever vis
a rod capable of being slidden longitudinally-The upper end v² of the rod v¹ is
formed as a plate which corresponds to and is pressed against one of the concave
surfaces formed on the periphery of the disc y is a spring which is mounted upon
the rod v-The lower end of the spring abuts against a projection formed upon the
lever v―The opposite end of the spring 8 presses against a collar formed on the rod v¹
and so tends to press the end against the extremities of one of the concave surfaces
on the disc y so as to secure the shaft y and the barrel y' in their proper positions.-
is a vertical shaft which is supported by two bearings carried by the bracket .—
At the upper end of this shaft is a lever ' which carries at one end a stud ³
and at the other end a stud - is a feeler or needle one end of which is mounted
on the stud and the other passes through the bracket - is a corresponding
feeler or needle which is mounted on the stud 2'-Secured to the lower end of
the shaft is the forked lever 2 which passes into a groove formed in the collar n
which is capable of being slidden either in the direction indicated by the arrow 1
(see Fig. 6) or in the contrary direction. The " governing chain ог t'elling
chain" shown on a larger scale by Fig. 9 consists of flat metal plates y² connected
together by wire rings in a manner well understood-These plates y have a
hole y formed in or through each of them which when passing round the barrel y¹
arrives opposite to the end of one of the needles x7 or ³ and according as the plates
forming the chain are coupled together each plate may be made right or left hand
according to the position in which it is placed, thus when the hole y₁0 is opposite one
needle the blank part of the same plate is opposite the other needle-When, the
lever v with its barrel and attachments is moved in the direction of the arrow 3 (see
Fig. 3) the plates of the chain will be brought against the end of one of the needles x²
or The needle against which the solid part of the plate is pressed will be moved
by the barrel y which will cause the shaft ¹ to turn on its axis, for instance, if the
needle has been pressed by the blank part of the plate it will cause the needle
and the lever to turn on the axis of the shaft a¹ in the direction indicated by the
arrow 4 and the fork and collar n will move in the direction indicated by the
arrow 1 and the parts will assume the positions in which they are indicated in
Fig. 3-In this position the peg q and the pin o will engage into the star wheels j
and each of which will be turned two teeth-When the blank part of a plate of the
governing chain" or telling chain y comes opposite to and presses against
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the feeler or needle 8 the lever x will be turned on its axis in a direction contrary
to the direction indicated by the arrow 4 the forked lever and collar n will be
turned in a direction contrary to that indicated by the arrow 1 (see fig. 6) and the
stud o will be drawn out of contact with the star wheel (see Figs. 45 and 6) which
will then be only moved one tooth for one revolution of the "noggin wheel" i-The
mode of operation of the parts is as follows:-" Oscillating tappets " and their mode
of operation are well known therefore it will not be necessary to enter into a detailed
description of the same and I shall refer to such parts only as are necessary to
illustrate my invention-The wheels receives motion from the crank shaft by means
of the wheels g and -The wheels makes one revolution for every two revolutions
of the crank shaft b-The rotation of the wheels will by means of the stud tand
connecting rod u impart a reciprocating motion to the forked lever v-When the
forked lever is moving in the direction indicated by the arrow 2 (see Fig. 1) it
causes the end of the catch y₁ to engage with the teeth of the ratchet wheel y³ and
overcoming the pressure of the spring v³ on the end of the rod will cause the
ratchet wheel y to be turned one tooth and so bring another plate of the chain y³
opposite to the end of the feelers or needles 27 and 28-The further rotation of the
wheels by means of the connecting rod u will cause the forked lever to be moved
in the direction contrary to that indicated by the arrow 2 and so bring the blank
face yx of one of the plates of the chain y² into contact (for instance) with the end
of the feeler or needle -The feeler or needle being opposite to the hole y10
formed in or through the plate of the chain will pass through the said plate into the

page_text: recess formed in the barrel y' and will therefore receive no motion from the movement
of the chain-barrel y¹-The other needle x' which will come against the blank
part 2 of the plate will be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow (see
Fig. 3) and so turn the shaft on its axis into the position in which it is shown in
Fig. 3. So long as the plates of the chain y passing round the chain-barrel y¹ have
the hole on the same side of the barrel no change will take place in the position of
the shaft and lever ² and consequently the collar n will remain in this its normal
position until a plate of the chain which has a blank comes opposite to the feeler or
needle The barrel y¹ will then push the feeler or needle 2 and cause the
shaft with the forked lever and collar n to move in the direction opposite to
that indicated by the arrow 4 into the position in which it is shewn in Figs. 4. 5.
and 6 when the star wheels j and j¹ will be moved only one tooth which will
bring the other series of bowls into action-Thus, by arranging the chain y² so
that the blanks and spaces follow in the proper order the position of the collar n
will be regulated so that the "noggin wheel" i may move the star wheels ; and j¹ one
or two spaces as may be required-When the "oscillator" is working in its normal
condition (as shewn in Figs. 1. 2. 3. 7. and 8) the star wheels j and j¹ are each moved
two teeth for every
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alternate pick "of the loom and supposing that the series of
bowls m are operating the weaving, these will continue to weave the same pattern
until the blank part of a plate coming against the needle 28 will cause the shaft ¹ to
turn on its axis and move the collar n in the direction opposite to that indicated by
the arrow 1 when the sliding peg o will be prevented from acting on the star-wheels j
and j¹ and the said star-wheels will move only one space instead of two and thus bring
the series of links m¹ into operation-The next movement of the "governing chain
or telling chain" y will bring the blank part of a link against the other needle
which as already explained will move the collar n in the direction indicated by the
arrow 1 and the peg o will be replaced in a position in which it can act upon the
star-wheels and when the said star-wheels will be again moved two spaces for one
revolution of the "noggin wheel" i and the weaving will be controlled by the series
of bowls m¹ By these means the chains and l' are governed automatically and the
tappet produces the pattern required in the proper order-Thus, the normal action
of the "noggin wheel" i moves the star-wheels and j¹ two teeth for each revolution
but when it is desired to change the pattern, the sliding stud o is withdrawn and the
star-wheels j and j¹ are then moved one tooth only which brings the other series of
links into action; the sliding stud o is then replaced and the star wheels j and j¹
again move two teeth for each revolution of the " noggin wheel" i and the other
pattern will continue to be woven until a change is made.
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I have only described one method of imparting rotary motion to the chain-barrel y¹
but I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to the arrangement
above described as various arrangements may be employed for rotating the said
chain-barrel y¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The hereinbefore described arrangements of apparatus constructed, employed,
arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore
described in reference to and indicated in and by the Drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this Tenth day of September 1887.