Improvements in the Manufacture of Reeds for Weaving and other Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1894-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Reeds for Weaving and other
Purposes.
We, JOSÉ REIXACH, Managing Director, and HERBERT EMMOTT, Reed and
Heald Maker, of Manningham Mills, Bradford, in the County of York, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Hitherto it has been found difficult to ensure the solder reaching and holding
every dent in place, and it is difficult to melt and repair the same when damaged
owing to the metal framework employed to obtain the necessary strength.
By this invention these difficulties are overcome and a reed is made which is of
great strength and flexibility and which is easily repaired when damaged.
We make in the first place a reed with wooden strips or balks, by means of the
ordinary reed machine a band being wound round the two strips of wood on the
back and face of the reed and passing between and separating each dent or wire.
The reeds after being made in this manner are temporarily strengthened by
helical coils or springs of wire, which are laid on the reeds and pressed down into
the dents so that a single turn or ring of the coil lies between each dent and where
the coils project beyond the surface of the reed wires are inserted so as to keep the
same in place. These temporary coils lie between the top pair of wooden strips or
balks and the bottom part.
The ends of the dents or wires of the reed are made to project further than
usual beyond the wooden strips and a permanent helical coil of wire the guage of
which is determined by the set or pitch of the space between the dents is pressed
into the projecting ends of the dents, outside the wooden strips both at the top and
bottom of the reed and wire inserted through the coils exactly as described in the
case of the temporary inside coils, only that in this case thicker wires preferably
half round or flat on one side and larger coils are used by preference. By another
method the helical coils are made with smaller rings so that they lie between the
dents without projecting on the back or face of the reed and are held in position
by half round wires which cover the coil on the back and face of the reed. By
this means the dents are kept uniformly separated and spaces are formed between
all the dents which are exactly equal and the solder which is afterwards applied
enters these spaces and securely fastens each dent.
In case of damage this reed can be much more readily and efficiently repaired
than the other soldered reeds.
The reed in this condition is now dipped into a trough containing melted solder
or other suitable alloy or metal so that the solder reaches and permanently fixes
the ends of the dents, and the helical coils and the longitudinal wires running
through them outside the wooden strips. The inside helical coils and wires which
were used to strengthen and hold the reed true during the process of soldering are
now withdrawn and a helical coil and wire are fixed at the bottom of the reed
inside the wooden strips and lying close to them, the same may be fixed inside the
top wooden strips if necessary.
To prevent rusting from the spirits of salts used in the soldering process the
dents where they enter the wooden strips may be varnished or painted.
It will be seen that the use of the wooden strips combined with the outside
soldered framework gives great strength to the reeds while the inside helical
coils which are not soldered to the dents assist the dents to spring back into place

page_text: when disturbed, so that it is possible to use finer wire for the dents than usual
leaving more space between for the yarn.
Dated this 21st day of October 1892
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Reeds for Weaving and other
Purposes.
We, JOSE REIXACH, Managing Director, and HERBERT Emmott, Reed and
Heald Maker, of Manningham Mills, Bradford, in the County of York, 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 found difficult to ensure the solder reaching and holding
every dent in place, and it is difficult to melt and repair the same when damaged
owing to the metal framework employed to obtain the necessary strength.
By this invention these difficulties are overcome and a reed is made which is of
great strength and flexibility and which is easily repaired when damaged.
We make in the first place a reed with wooden strips or balks, by means of the
ordinary reed machine a band being wound round the two strips of wood on the
back and face of the reed and passing between and separating each dent or wire.
The reeds after being made in this manner are temporarily strengthened by
helical coils or springs of wire, which are laid on the reeds and pressed down
into the dents so that a single turn or ring of the coil lies between each dent and
where the coils project beyond the surface of the reed wires are inserted so as to
keep the same in place. These temporary coils lie between the top pair of wooden
strips or balks and the bottom pair.
The ends of the dents or wires of the reed are made to project further than usual
beyond the wooden strips and a permanent helical coil of wire the gauge of which
is determined by the set or pitch of the space between the dents is pressed into the
projecting ends of the dents, outside the wooden strips both at the top and bottom
of the reed; and wire inserted through the coils exactly as described in the case of
the temporary inside coils, only that in this case thicker wires, preferably half
round, or flat on one side and larger coils are used by preference. By another
method the helical coils are made with smaller rings so that they lie between the
dents without projecting on the back or face of the reed and are held in position
by half round wires which cover the coil on the back and face of the reed or may
be used without the longitudinal wires. By this means the dents are kept
uniformly separated and spaces are formed between all the dents which are exactly
equal and the solder which is afterwards applied enters these spaces and securely
fastens each dent.
In case of damage this reed can be much more readily and efficiently repaired
than the other soldered reeds.
The reed in this condition is now dipped into a trough containing melted solder
or other suitable alloy or metal so that the solder reaches and permanently fixes
the ends of the dents, and the helical coils and the longitudinal wires lying outside
or running through them outside the wooden strips. The inside belical coils and
wires which were used to strengthen and hold the reed true during the process of
soldering are now withdrawn and a helical coil and wire are fixed at the bottom of
the reed inside the wooden strips and lying close to them, the same may be fixed
inside the top wooden strips if necessary.
To prevent rusting from the spirits of salts used in the soldering process the
dents where they enter the wooden strips may be varnished or painted.

page_text: It will be seen that the use of the wooden strips combined with the outside
soldered framework gives great strength to the reeds while the inside helical coils.
which are not soldered to the dents assist the dents to spring back into place when
disturbed, so that it is possible to use finer wire for the dents than usual leaving.
more space between for the yarn.
Figure 1 of the drawings annexed shews a face view of a reed built up in the
above manner and ready for the ends of the dents to be soldered together.
Figure 2 is a cross section on a larger scale of the upper portion of the reed
taken on the line a, b, Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a face view of this part of the reed on the same larger scale.
A A, B B are the pairs of wooden strips or balks between which the ends of the
wires or dents C are first bound by cords D-the cords being wound around the
pairs of strips and passed between the wires to separate them to the required
distance apart in the ordinary manner. E are helical coils or springs of wire laid
on to the reed and pressed down between the wires or dents to temporarily
strengthen the reed-three such coils are shewn as being pressed between the dents
from the front and three from the back of the reed. A single turn or ring of each
coil is made to pass into each space between the wires. The coils are pressed
towards the wires as far as they will go so that they project from the opposite face
of the reed as shewn at Figure 2. F are wires passed through the coils where they
so project from the reed-these serve to hold the coils in place.
In the reed shewn in the drawing the wires or dents C are wider apart at the two
ends than in the central portion. Where the wires are thus wider apart they are
shewn to be kept properly spaced by other temporary coils G of stouter wire than
the coils E.
The ends of the wires or dents C are as shewn made to project some distance
beyond the pairs of wooden strips and at each end a permanent coil H is pressed on
to them and a wire F is inserted through each coil where it projects out from one
face of the reed just as described with reference to the temporary coils E. In
addition other wires F* are shewn to be placed against the exterior of that side of
each coil which comes close up to the edges of the wires or dents C and are held
there by wire ties I (see Figure 2) passed around them and around the wire F on
the opposite face of the reed.
Or the helical coils H may be made with smaller rings so that they lie between
the wires or dents C and be covered both on the back and face of the reed with
flat or half round wires F as shewn at Figure 4 held at intervals by wire ties I.
Or such coils may be used without being covered by outside wires Fx as shewn at
Figure 5. Or half the length of a permanent coil H in one or more sections may
be pressed in between the wires or dents C from the front and half from the back
of the reed and wires F passed through along both faces of the reed as shewn at
Figure 6.
K are coils of wire pressed into the spaces between the wires or dents on the
inner side of the pairs of wooden strips and close to them--they are held in place
by wires passed through them along both faces of the reed as shewn (or might be
along one face only) and secured at their ends to the pairs of wooden strips.
The reed so prepared is now ready for the ends of the wires or dents to be
soldered together as above described-afterwards the wires F are withdrawn from
the coils E and these coils and the coils G are withdrawn from between the wires
or dents C and the reed is ready for use.
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 :-
1. The herein before described method of manufacturing reeds consisting in first
binding the ends of the wires or dents between pairs of strips in the ordinary way
then temporarily strengthening the reed so formed by coils of wire in the space
between the two pairs of strips, and pressing other coils between the wires or deuts

page_text: outside the pairs of strips and it may be on the inside also aud afterwards soldering
together the ends of the wires or dents substantially as described.
2. The manufacture of reeds for weaving and other purposes substantially as
herein before described.