IMPROVEMENTS IN TEMPLES EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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I, TIMOTHY YATES, of Preston in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the
nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TEMPLES EMPLOYED IN LOOMS
FOR WEAVING" to be as follows :—
This invention of improvements in temples employed in looms for weaving
consists in a novel arrangement or construction of the temple roller as applied.to
self-acting side temples. The axle or pivot of the roller rotates in fixed ond
bearings in an ordinary templo box provided with the usual top cap or cover.
In lieu of ring temples, conical rollers; or rollers having their spikes or points
arranged spirally or helically as heretoforo I surround that portion of the axlo or
pivot between the bearings and parallel with its axis with a series of narrow
spiked or needle pointed fillets or loose ribs to which a lateral sliding motion is
imparted as they revolve by contact with the inner edges of a fixed eccentric groove
formed by the inner sides of the two end bearings. The fillets or loose ribs are
so fitted within the eccentric groove as to be free to slide lengthwise upon tho
surface of the axle or pivot and to rotate therewith. At each end of the eccentric
groove a hoop or thimble extends inwardly and surrounds or encloses the
extremities of the fillets or loose ribs thereby holding them in place upon the
periphery of the axle or pivot. The position of the eccentric groove is so arranged
or set that the fillets or loose ribs as they in turn receive the cloth upon their
spiked or pointed surfaces will be caused to move or slide outwardly and thereby
to distend the cloth and in the course of rotation round the fixed eccentric groove
will upon disengaging themselves from the cloth begin to move or slide inwardly
an alternate outward and inward movement being thus, imparted to the fillets or
loose ribs as they approach and leave the cloth respectively..

page_text: TIMOTHY YATES, New Hall Lane, Preston Lancashire, Overlooker of Power
Looms, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN TEMPLES,
USED FOR WEAVING and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
This Invention of Improvements in temples employed in looms for weaving
consists in a novel arrangement or construction of the temple roller as applied to
self-acting side temples, The axle or pivot of the roller rotates in fixed end
bearings in an ordinary temple box provided with the usual top cap or cover, In
lieu of ring temples, conical rollers, or rollers having their spikes or points arranged
spirally or helically as beretofore. I surround that portion of the axle or pivot
between the bearings and parallel with its axis with a series of narrow spiked or
needle pointed fillets or loose ribs, to which a lateral sliding motion is imparted
as they revolve by contact with the inner edges of a fixed eccentric grove formed
by the inner sides of the two end bearings The fillets or loose ribs are so fitted
within the eccentric grooves as to be free to slide lengthwise upon the surface of
the axle or pivot and to rotate therewith, at each end of the eccentric groove a
hoop or thimble extends inwardly and surrounds or encloses the extremities of the
fillets or loose ribs thereby holding them in place upon the periphery of the axle
or pivot The position of the eccentric groove is so arranged or set that the fillets
or loose ribs ns-they in-turn-receive the cloth upon their spiked or pointed surface
will be caused to move or slide outwardly and thereby to distend the cloth and in
the course of rotation round the fixed eccentric groove will upon disengaging
themselves from the cloth begin to move or slide inwardly an alternate outward
and inward movement being thus imparted to the fillets or loose ribs as they
approach and leave the cloth respectively.
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And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into operation I will proceed to describe the accompanying Sheet of drawings
reference being had to the letters marked thereon. The same letters of reference
are used to denote similar parts,-Fig 1 shows front view of temple and box as
ready for attaching to one side of a looma is an ordinary side temple box-ban
ordinary cover for " a d" the nose end of one of my improved guides for giving
a lateral motion to my Improved fillets. "b" the Set Screw which fastens the
cover to the temple box "m" the Set screw which fastens the box on an adaptable
rod or other fixture of the loom Fig 2 shows end view of temple and box
temple box, "b" temple cover, "d" which with "d" contains, or encases the
ends of the fillets, they also give the fillets the lateral motion so beneficial to
distend the cloth "" is a dead spindle or stud, "L" a set screw to fasten cover
to temple box, "m a set screw for fastening temple box to a loom fixture Fig 3
shows front view of my Improved side temple with the top cover removed-
reference letters "a," 'd'," d³, "1" and "m" are same as previously described in
Fig 1 and Fig 2,-"c" in "Fig 3" are a series of my Improved fillets or loose
ribs, the outside surfaces of which are formed with rows of spikes or needle points
except at near each end of the fillet which are plain or without spikes for the
purpose of working within their journals and guides this fig shows the manner
the fillets or loose spiked ribs are ranged so as to work close to each other
throughout their entire length, "k" are pins which passes through the combined
"thimble" journal and guide for the fillets, also the dead spindle and the temple
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page_text: box uniting or fastening them together Fig 4 is an outside view of one of my
Improved fillets, or spiked ribs "c" it will be seen that the ends are slightly
rounded, Fig 5 is an edge view of my improved fillet one end the thrust end I
prefer to slightly crank as at "1" but they will work without being so cranked,
Fig 6 shows a section of my temple (nose) eccentric guide and journal "" within
this journal against the eccentric guide I place a loose washer preferable made of
steel, and slightly bevelled at one of its outer edges to relieve the friction of the
thrust of the eccentric guide against the ends of the fillets Fig 7 shows section of
oposite journal and eccentric guide "d" Fig 8 shows a loose hollow boss roller "f"
for the purpose of revolving upon the dead spindle and supporting and carrying
with it the fillets acted upon by the cloth, this antifriction roller is armed with a
few thin pins or projections "g" for the purpose of connecting the rotatory motion
of the fillets and roller together, Fig 9 shows a dead spindle ""having an hole
formed through it near cach ond "Z" Fig 10 shows one end of an ordinary trough
roller temple, reduced at the end ""sufficient length and size to replace the dead
spindlo "" and to receive the remainder of my Improved temple as hereinbefore
described Fig 11 shows one end of an ordinary trough roller temple, with one of
my Improved temples attached or applied thereto "the end of an ordinary
trough temple roller converted to my Improved method "A" the temple box,
"b" top cover to temple, d' the nose end guide and journal; for one end of the
fillets, The oposite journal & not shown in this Fig, within which journals the
spiked fillets revolve and receive their lateral sliding motion to distend the cloth
as before described, Fig 12 shows a side temple box having two sets of my
Improved rollers working in one box, the cover "b" in Fig 13 is removed to
show this method and how more than one set of rollers may be applied or worked
together without departing from this my Invention.
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The manner of placing the temple together is to first insert the dead spindle
within the central hole of d' and fasten together by the pin "" through the holes
provided for that purpose, Secondly upon the dead spindle pass the loose steel
washer, to against tho guide within the journal, thirdly place the loose boss roller
upon the dead spindle, then around this roller and within the journal place closely
together side by side the series of fillets or spiked ribs as many as will freely fill
the periphery of the journal next fix the oposite journal "and eccentric guide
upon the uncovered ends of the fillets, fix the pin or screw "" through the
holes in thimble and dead spindle which holes are first made to give a true
eccentric motion from both the inclined inner surfaces, or eccentric guides which
gives the lateral sliding motion to the fillets or spiked ribs which distend the cloth
the pins ""are made sufficiently long to go through holes provided at the bottom
of the temple box casting, then fix the cover by set screw "" and the temple is
then ready for the looin.
The fillets I make of any kind of metal with spikes or needle points raised
therefrom or with steel teeth inserted, or the fillets may be made of wood and
needle points inserted.
The temple box I form adaptable to fix to either, round, flat, square or other
shape of bars, or fixtures to the loom.
The manner of working is the Cloth under the cover "b" gives motion to the
fillets "c" which in rotating receive a lateral sliding motion as the fillet ends
revolve in contact with the inner edges of the inclined or eccentric guides, d' and
"2" causing the spikes of the fillets to enter and distend the cloth continuously.
The advantages of this my Invention is it gives a close and continuous surfaco
of spiked ribs, each rib having a lateral sliding motion, the spikes of each rih enter
and distend the cloth, with no visible cross openings whatever in the acting part
of the temple, as in such openings it is well known, weft, fibre, and other matter
aro found to accumulate and interfere with the power of the temple points to
effectually distend the cloth, thus making my Invention the most reliable temple
in use.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performned, I declare that what
I claim is-
Firstly the formation and arrangement of a series of "temple" spiked fillets,
each fillet having a lateral sliding motion closely side by side their entire length a
having also a rotatory motion without any visible cross openings whatever the
entire length of temple substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in the
drawings.
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Secondly the construction and use of a combined eccentric grooves and journals
'for spiked fillets to rotate and slide within" and having its thrust or eccentric ]
surface also ends of fillets" out of sight substantially as hereinbefore described
and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 20th dow of Santembar 1881.