A New or Improved Loom Shuttle Guard..
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Loom Shuttle Guard..
We, JOHN BOOTH of Marsden Road Iron Works, Bolton, Machinist, and
WILLIAM PITCH FORTH of 204 Egerton Street, Moses Gate near Bolton, Loom
Overlooker, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our
said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved loom shuttle guard and is designed
to protect weavers and others from injury in case shuttles fly out of a loom. To
each end of lathe or at end of "hand-top" is secured, in any convenient manner, a
metallic attachment provided with a screwed end and collar or shoulder, the latter
being for the purpose of forming a substantial bearing. On the screwed end is
mounted a metallic arm to which is secured by rivets or other equivalents a buffer
composed of either leather, buffalo-hide, or other pliable material of any suitable
length and width, against which the point of the shuttle will strike in case of flying
out. The screwed ends are made right and left hand to allow of the shuttle guards
being swivelled or turned out of the way in the same direction at both ends of the
lathe when necessary for repairs.
Dated the 24th January 1894.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Loom Shuttle Guard.
We, JOHN BOOTH of Marsden Road Iron Works, Bolton, Machinist, and
WILLIAM PITCHFORTH of 204 Egerton Street, Moses Gate near Bolton, Loom
Overlooker, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a new or improved loom shuttle guard and is designed
to protect weavers and others from injury in case shuttles fly out of a loom. To
each end of lathe or at end of "hand-top" is secured, in any convenient manner, a
metallic attachment provided with a screwed end and collar or shoulder, the latter
being for the purpose of forming a substantial bearing. On the screwed end is
mounted a metallic arm to which is secured by rivets or other equivalents a buffer
composed of either leather, buffalo-hide, or other pliable material of any suitable
length and width, against which the point of the shuttle will strike in case of flying
out. The screwed ends are made right and left hand to allow of the shuttle guards
being swivelled or turned out of the way in the saine direction at both ends of the
lathe when necessary for repairs.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an end view of
Fig. 2 a front view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is an end view of
our improved shuttle guard for underpicked looms.
Fig. 3 a plan.
our improved shuttle guard for overpicked looms.

page_text: A is the lathe or "hand-top," and B the "slay-sword." To each end of the lathe
or "hand-top" A are secured the metallic attachment C and spring D by the
bolt E which attaches the slay-sword B to the lathe or "hand-top" A. The end
of the attachment C is provided with the collar or shoulder F on which is mounted
the metallic arm G, to which is secured by rivets H the buffer I composed of either
leather, buffalo-hide, or other pliable or yielding material of any suitable length
and width, against which the points of the shuttle will strike in case the latter flies
out. The metallic arm G is secured to the outer end of the attachment C by
means of rivetting or by means of a nut, which will allow of the shuttle guard I
being swivelled or turned out of the way as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The
shuttle guard I is held in both positions by means of the spring D operating on
the elongated end of the metallic arm G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
The respective combinations of apparatus forming our new or improved loom
shuttle guard, substantially as described and as illustrated in the annexed
drawings.
Dated the 23rd October 1894.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.