IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING WARP TO THE WARP BEAM EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Dyson Sykes, of the Firm of Harrison and Sykes,
of Huddersfield, in the County of York, for an Invention of “ IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING WARP TO THE WARP
BEAM EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Dyson Sykes at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th July 1880.
GEORGE DYSON SYKES, of the Firm of Harrison and Sykes, of Huddersfield, in
the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR
CONNECTING WARP TO THE WARP BEAM EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING."
This Invention relates to a new method of connecting the warp to the sheet of
canvas or fabric or cord, which is wound around the warp beam previous to the
warp.
A rod is usually passed through the end of the warp, and hitherto the warp rod
or warp has been stitched to the canvas or fastened thereto by means of loops cut
in the canvas or fastened by, a cord to the beam.
My Invention consists in attaching hooks or rings to the canvas or fabric, and in
placing the rod in the hooks or rings, which is readily and easily done. The hooks
or rings may be made of brass or other suitable material, and attached to the canvas
or rings by being screwed or rivetted, or by laces or other means.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said George Dyson Sykes in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
18th January 1881.
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GEORGE DYSON SYKES, of the Firm of Harrison and Sykes, of Huddersfield,
in the County of York. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF AND APPARATUS
FOR CONNECTING WARP TO THE WARP BEAM EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING."
This Invention relates to a new method of connecting the warp to the sheet of
canvas or fabric or webbing, which is wound around either the warp or taking up
beams. A rod is usually attached to the end of the warp, and hitherto the warp rod
or warp has been connected to the canvas or fastened thereto by means of loops of
tape or cut in the canvas or fastened by cords to the beam.
My Invention consists in attaching..hooks or-rings-to-the-canvas, fabric, or
webbing, and in placing the rod in the hooks or rings. The hooks or rings
may be made of brass or other suitable material, and are connected to the canvas.
by a rod being fixed in the canvas by means of screws, revits, or by laces or other
means.
And in order that the Invention may be better understood, reference is given to
the accompanying Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is end
view of such parts as are necessary to shew improvements.
A is the warp
beam, to which is attached the canvas B in the ordinary manner. C is the hook
employed for connecting the warp D to the canvas B by means of the rods a
and b.
It will be seen that a loop is formed at the end of the canvas and at suitable
distances apart, shewn in plan, Fig. 2, pieces are cut out of the canvas to allow the
hooks C to be placed in position; the rod b is then passed through the loop and
through the holes formed in the hook, by which means the hook and canvas are
connected; and in order to connect the end of the warp to the hook, the rod a is
passed through the end of the warp, and the rod a and hook are connected, as
shewn on the Drawings. Fig. 3 shews the method of attaching the woven cloth to
the canvas, which is done in a similar manner to that already described. E is the
cloth beam, F the canvas, C the hook, and G the cloth, the rods a and b being
employed as before explained.
Instead of the hooks being of the form shewn at C, they may be made of various
shapes and sizes, as shewn at Figs. 4, 5, and 6, and may be composed of any suitable
material.
Having thus described and shewn my Invention, and the manner in which the
same is to be performed, I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to
the exact details herein shewn and described, such as design or size of the hook or
ring C, but what I do claim is,
The method of and apparatus for connecting warp to the warp béam or rollers, in
manner substantially as herein shewn and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Dyson Sykes, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twelfth day of January, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.