Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Knitted Ribbed Fabrics.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1888-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Knitted Ribbed
Fabrics.
THOMAS KIDDIER JAMES KIDDIER and JOHN WILLIAM KIDDIER, Machinists all
of the firm known as the Hosiery Machine Building Company at the Town and
County of the Town of Nottingham 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 :-
Hitherto it has been the practice of the attendant when commencing to make
the heels and insteps of hose to fasten the machine loop that is pressed off the
machine needles by drawing the thread through them which operation had to be
performed by hand twice in each hose.
Now our Improvements consist in the application and adaptation of additional shafts
or bars which are provided with additional instruments for the purpose of transfering
the loops from one machine needle to another automatically, thereby locking the loop
or preventing it from running down.
But in order that our Invention may be the better understood we will by the aid of
the accompanying drawings proceed to describe means persued by us in carrying the
same into effect.
In each of the said figures the same letters are employed to indicate the corre
sponding parts Fig. 1. represents a sectional elevation of a machine generally known in
the Hosiery trade as a "Cottons Frame" There being many modifications of this
machine. Our Improvements are particularly applicable to this character of machine
where shifting Instruments are used as a.
Fig. 2 represents a similar elevation of machine but to which is shown the additional
bars c, d, on which the holders c' d' are affixed as supporters for the instruments e, f.
The bars c, d, are held in their relative positions by means of a cylinder link affixed
to the bar d as shewn at Fig. 3. formed to rock on its centre h, in the fixing i, and
arranged so that it may have an endwise traverse motion through the fixing i.
g
On the cam shaft j is affixed a cam k, acting on the arm l, through the truck m,
raising the rod n, which is provided with a finger o, capable of being turned out

page_text: of use when not required as shown in dotted lines at o¹. The finger o, acting on
a lever p, affixed to the bar d, causes the bars c, d, to be rocked from the centre h,
depressing and elevating the instruments e, f, as required The lever p, bringing the
bars c, d, into their required positions by means of a spring r. The instruments e, f,
when depressed or lowered to their required positions are then operated in a
similar manner to those for which a Patent was granted A.D. 1879 June 3
No. 2200 and shewn at a, b, Fig. 1. The instruments e, f, are not required to
operate on the needles while the operation of narrowing or "fashioning" is being
performed, and it will be easily seen that when the finger o, is placed in the
position of it will not come in contact with the lever p, and consequently the
instruments e, f. do not operate on the needles.
To perform the endwise motions of the bars c, d, we affix on the cam shaft j,
the cams, acting on the arm t, through the truck u, thereby raising the rod v
shewn also on the front elevation at Fig. 3, the rod v, acting on the bell cranked
lever moves through the pin w, the bolt slide w¹, on which is affixed the bracket x,
placed between two guide brackets ², fixed on the bars c, d. The bracket x,
bringing back the bars c, d, into their endwise positions by means of a spring
attached to the bolt slide o¹, shewn in dotted lines.³. To facilitate the moving
of the instruments from one width of instep to another the bars are moved through
the guide brackets ¹, and fixed by means of the sett screws z to right or left
as required thereby moving the series of instruments simultaneously. Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7,
are detailed views on an enlarged scale Figs. 4. 5, represent the instrument e,
attached to the holder d', affixed to the bar d, Figs. 6, 7, represent the instrument f,
attached to the holder c', affixed to the bar c. The bar, being prevented from
rocking on its own axis by means of the guide brackets y, affixed to the bar c.
We are aware that an application for a patent for an invention having the same
object has been made by Herbert Kiddier and we do not desire to claim anything
which forms the subject matter of the said application.
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 additional rocking bars having a lateral motion for the use and purpose as set
forth substantially as described and illustrated by the annexed Drawings.
Dated this 17th day of November 1988.
THOMAS KIDDIER.
JAMES KIDDIER.
JOHN WILLIAM KIDDIER.