Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 20th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 22nd Jan., 1889
We WILLIAM LUPTON, HENRY EDWARD LUPTON and JOHN CLEGG LUPTON all of
Grange Iron Works, Accrington, Lancaster, Patent Temple Makers do hereby declare
the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple means of removing the temple
roller from its bearings in the bottom part without entirely removing the pivot cap
and by simply releasing a screw so as to slide back the said pivot cap to the required
extent.
In performing our invention we elongate the bottom part of the temple sufficiently
far to form a grooved recess to receive a projecting piece upon the end of the pivot
cap. A slot is formed in this projecting piece through which passes a set-screw
screwing into the extension before mentioned.
To release the bearing at this end it is only necessary to loosen the set screw and to
slide back the improved pivot cap in its groove to the extent of the slot-when the
roller bearings will be uncovered at that end of the temple and thus the temple roller
is free and capable of being instantly removed.
Instead of the slot being in the pivot cap the same might be formed in the extension
and a square bolt and nut used as the fastening medium.
JOHN G. WILSON
Patent Office,
55, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Temples for Looms,
We WILLIAM LUPTON, HENRY EDWARD LUPTON and JOHN CLEGG LUPTON all of
Grange Iron Works, Accrington, Lancaster, Patent Temple Makers 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:
The object of this invention is to provide a simple means of removing the temple
roller from its bearings in the bottom part without entirely removing the pivot cap
and by simply releasing a screw so as to slide back the said pivot cap to the required
extent. On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1. represents a plan view of a double
roller flat bar temple bottom having our improvements applied. Fig. 2. is similar plan
with the pivot cap drawn back. Fig. 3 is a plan view and Fig. 4. an end view of the
pivot cap alone.
In all the views a a are the temple rollers mounted in the temple bottom 6 in the
ordinary manner, c is an elongation or extension of one end of the temple bottom and
which is continued sufficiently far to form a grooved recess d to receive a projecting
piece upon the end of the pivot cap d. A slot e is formed in this projecting piece
through which passes a set-screw f screwing into the extension before mentioned.
It will thus be observed that the pivot cap so arranged covers the bearings or
journals of the rollers as illustrated in Fig. 1.
To release the bearings at this end it is only necessary to loosen the set screw fand
to slide back the improved pivot cap in its groove to the position seen in Fig. 2. to
the extent of the slot when the roller bearings will be uncovered at the end of the
temple and thus the temple rollers a a are free and capable of being instantly removed
without entirely removing the pivot cap.
Instead of the slot e being in the pivot cap the same might be formed in the
extension and a square bolt and nut used as the fastening medium.
For the purpose of obtaining compactness and lightness we prefer to construct our
improved pivot cap of sheet steel or iron plate stamped into the form illustrated more
clearly in Figs. 3. and 4. but it will be obvious that the same may be of cast or
wrought metal of any suitable description..
Although only illustrated as applied to flat bar temples it will be apparent that our
improved pivot cap is equally applicable to any of the temples now in use and
supported upon round, flat or angle bar fixings.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. In the construction of temples for looms extending the bottom part of the

page_text: temple to form a support for an improved pivot cap substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated.
2nd. The improvements in pivot caps and means of securing the same in position
over the temple roller bearings substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
on the accompanying drawing.