IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1871

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Longden Hattersley, of Keighley, in
the County of York, Machine Maker, and John Smith, of the same
Place, Mechanic, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR
WEAVING."
Sealed the 7th May 1872, and dated the 9th November 1871.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Longden
Hattersley and John Smith at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents, with their Petition, on the 9th November 1871.
We, RICHARD LONGDEN HATTERSLEY, of Keighley, in the County of
York, Machine Maker, and JOHN SMITH, of the same Place, Mechanic,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING," to be as follows:-

page_text: structed and applied as follows:-A small vessel to contain oil or other
lubricant, having a spout from the bottom rising to near the top, into
which a wick is introduced (similar to an oil or a spirit lamp), and on the
top of this vessel or spout is fixed a small brush. One of such lubricators
is mounted on the top of a slide rod supported by a spiral spring in a
bracket or a fixing to the loom end frame or breast beam, and placed in
suitable position for the pile wire when drawn out of the fabric to pass
over or through the brush, and a finger with a sloped end is fixed on the
hook or slide which draws the wire out of the pile to act upon and press
down the vessel so as to remove the brush out of the way of the hook
when passing, thereby to prevent injury to it and the spring immediately
rising it into position to lubricate the wire. Another such lubricator is
mounted on a rod attached to and carried by the conductor of the wire,
which is also capable of being raised into position for lubricating the
wire in its passage at the proper time and lowered out of the way of the
wire conductor or the apparatus which inserts or conducts the wires into
the shed; such motions being effected by a lever operated by a tappet
fixed on the low or tappet shaft.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Richard Longden Hattersley and John Smith in
the Great Seal Patent Office on the 9th May 1872.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, RICHARD
LONGDEN HATTERSLEY, of Keighley, in the County of York, Machine
Maker, and JOHN SMITH, of the same Place, Mechanio, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Ninth day of November, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, in the thirty-
fifth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto us, the said Richard Longden Hattersley and John Smith,
Her special licence that we, the said Richard Longden Hattersley and
John Smith, our executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others

page_text: the weft, which forces back the vibrator and thus applies additional
tension on the said ground warp.
The second part of this Invention consists in the application of a self-
acting means or apparatus for lubricating the pile wires, which is con-
structed and applied as follows:-A small vessel to contain oil or other
lubricant, having a spout from the bottom rising to near the top, into
which a wick is introduced (similar to an oil or spirit lamp), and on the
top of this vessel or spout is fixed a small brush. One of such lubricators
is mounted on the top of a slide rod supported by a spiral spring in a
bracket or a fixing to the loom end frame or breast beam, and placed in
suitable position for the pile wire when drawn out of the fabric to pass
over or through the brush, and a finger with a sloped end is fixed on the
hook or slide which draws the wire out of the pile to act upon and press
down the vessel so as to remove the brush out of the way of the hook
when passing, thereby to prevent injury to it, and the spring imme-
diately rising it into position to lubricate the wire. Another such
lubricator is mounted on a rod attached to and carried by the conductor
of the wire, which is also capable of being raised into position for
lubricating the wire in its passage at the proper time and lowered out of
the way of the wire conductor or the apparatus which inserts or
conducts the wires into the shed; such motions being effected by a
lever operated by a tannet fixed on the low or tannet shaft.

page_text: said shaft. These drums are notched or recessed so as to carry a
vibrator or roller L. The ground warp M
from the
passes
beam N
warp
under or in front of the shaft K, thence over the vibrator L, through
the healds or harness and the reed P to receive the weft or be woven,
The cam
and thence wound on the piece beam Q in the usual manner.
is formed and arranged so as to actuate the bell-crank lever at the time
when the lay or batten R is striking up the weft.
The second part of this Invention is shewn on Sheet 2 of the Drawings,
where Fig. 2 is also portion of longitudinal section of said loom.
Fig. 3 is part of a cross section, and Fig. 4 is part of a plan of the same.
S is a small vessel to contain oil or other lubricant and also contains two
brushes &¹, 8, to apply the said lubricant to the pile wires. (This
vessel is shewn in section full size at Fig. 5.) The said vessel is fixed
on the top end of a slide rod T supported by a spiral spring U in a
frame V, which is fixed to the breast beam W and is placed in suitable
position so that as the pile wires are drawn out of the fabric by the
ordinary hook they will pass through or in contact with the said
lubricating brush, and a finger with sloped end is fixed on the rod which
carries the said hook to press the lubricator down out of the way of
Another similar
the hook when passing over it to seize the wire.
lubricator 81 is also mounted on a rod X which is (by a pin entering a
slot therein) attached to and actuated by the ordinary wire conductor or
the rod Y¹ which carries the same; motion being given to the said
conductor by rods, levers, and springs actuated by cams or tappets Z
and Z fixed on the low shaft as heretofore.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention, and shewn by
Drawings in what manner the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, we would have it understood that we do not
confine ourselves to the precise details of construction or arrangement
of the several parts of the apparatus shewn and described; but what we
claim as our Invention is,-
Firstly. The means or apparatus for applying additional tension on the
1°
of the law or hatton
claim as our Invention is,-
Firstly. The means or apparatus for applying additional tension on the
ground warp at the time of the beat-up of the lay or batten.

page_text: for lubricating the pile wire, substantially as herein described and shewn
in the Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Smith, for and on behalf
of myself and the said Richard Longden Hattersley, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Seventh day of May, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.
Witness,
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Tasker & Brierley,
Patent Agents,
Halifax & Bradford.
JOHN SMITH.
(L.8.)