Improvements in Picking Stick Tug Straps of Looms for Weaving Textile Fabrics.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar.. 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Picking Stick Tug Straps of Looms for Weaving
Textile Fabrics.
WILLIAM ATHERTON, Oxford Leather Works, Todmorden in the County of
Yorkshire, Leather Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce an improved tug strap in combination
with a picking stick and picking band for use in looms for weaving textile
fabrics.
In carrying out my invention I employ two or more layers of leather or buffalo
hide of required shapes and dimensions, and these I rivet, pin or stitch together.
Near one end of the layers of leather or buffalo hide, I make a hole through
them, and at the reverse end of the layers of leather or buffalo hide I also make a
hole through them. The two holes are made of such a diameter that the end of a
picking stick can be put through them, when they will fit tightly upon the picking
stick. The said layers of leather or buffalo hide containing the two holes form my
improved tug strap. The manner of fixing my invention to the picking stick and
to the picking band is as follows:-I double up the tug strap until the two holes
are brought opposite to each other, I then put the end of the picking stick into the
two holes, and I fix a washer or pin, upon the end of the picking stick, in order to
prevent the tug strap from slipping off the picking stick. After this is done, the
middle portion of the tug strap hangs below the picking stick, forming a segment
of a circle under it. I then put the end of a picking band through the space
forming the segment of a circle, and then fasten it by a buckle or by other suitable
means to some portion of the band itself, the reverse end of the picking band is
then fastened to the picker by the method generally used. The picking stick,
picking band and picker and my improved tug strap are all operated by the loom
in the manner in general use.
Dated this 5th day of August 1896.
H. & R. T. LORD,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Picking Stick Tug Straps of Looms for Weaving
Textile Fabrics.
WILLIAM ATHERTON, Oxford Leather Works, Todmorden, in the County of
Yorkshire, Leather Merchant, 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 my invention is to produce an improved tug strap in combination

page_text: with a picking stick, and picking bands for use in looms for weaving textile
fabrics.
Figure 1, is a flat view of the tug strap.
Figure 2, is a view of a section of a picking stick, upon which is fixed the tug
strap, picking bands, and picker.
Figure 3, is an end view of a picking stick upon which is fixed the tug strap,
picking bands, and picker.
In carrying out my invention I make the tug strap A, of two or more layers of
leather or buffalo hide, and these I fasten together in any suitable manner. Near
one end of the layers of leather or buffalo hide, I make a hole a', through them,
and at the reverse end of the layers of leather or buffalo hide, I make a hole'a.
The holes a¹, a², are made of, such a diameter that the end of a picking stick, B,
can be put through them.
The manner of fixing my invention to the picking stick. B, is as follows:-I
double up the tug strap A, until the two holes a, a, are brought opposite to each
other, I then put the end of the picking stick B into the two holes a', u³, I.then fix
a washer or pin 6, upon the end of the picking stick B, in order to prevent the
tug strap A, from slipping off the picking stick B.
After this is done, the middle portion of the tug strap A, hangs below the
picking stick B. forming a segment of a circle under it. I then put the end of a
picking band C, through the space forming the segment of a circle, and then I
fasten it by a buckle or other suitable means, to some portion of the band
itself, but by preference, I bring the end of the picking band C, down to the
reverse end of the picking band, and then fasten the two ends together 'by
means of a peg of wood C¹, but before doing this, I fix a short picking band D,
upon which is fastened a picker E, upon the picking band C; I then fasten the
two ends of the picking band C together.
The picking stick B, is fixed to a loom in the ordinary manner, and the picking
stick B, the tug strap A, the picking band C, and D, and the picker E, are operated
in the loom, in the manner in general use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
-claim is :-
In looms for weaving textile fabrics, the employment of an improved tug strap
made of layers of leather or buffalo hide in combination with a picking stick,
picking bands, and a picker, as described.
H. & R. T. LORD,
Agents for Applicant.