ROVED BOX END FOR LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1885

page_text: JOSEPH YATES Overlooker No 1 Burleigh St Burnley Lancashire do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED BOX END FOR LOOMS FOR
WEAVING to be as follows:-
The box end to be fitted with a cap the same to be held in place by two bolts
which press upon the Spindle thereby preventing the spindle wearing into the
stud and at the same time reducing the possibility of the Spindle rebounding and
coming in contact with the next Loom and causing damage to both.
I also claim for the above a great saving in box ends and Spindles.

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weaving.
I JOSEPH YATES Power Loom Overlooker N° 1 Burleigh Street Burnley in the
county of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
BOX END FOR LOOMS FOR WEAVING and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
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This invention relates to the construction of the ends of shuttle boxes for Looms
for weaving and the manner of holding the spindle which holds the picker in its
place and on which the picker works.
In the box ends as hitherto constructed the spindle is held in position by a cast
or wrought iron spindle stud which is bored out about a quarter of an inch in
depth to hold the spindle at one end of the box while at the other end it passes
through a hole in that end of the box and is kept in its place by a steel spring
bolted on to the end of the slay or lathe by which the other end of the spindle is
forced into the spindle stud as before mentioned.
By the continual working of the picker backward & forward in forcing the
shuttle out of the box it causes the spring to vibrate & makes the end of the
spindle wear the hole in the spindle stud crooked, soon making them useless,
the hole in the box end is also worn crooked in a similar manner, the constant
vibration of the spring very soon wears down the ends of the spindle, causing them
to be worn too short in length, long before they are worn down in thickness.
The end of the box at which the spring is fixed is made of cast iron & is kept in
position on the slay or lathe end by a joint bolt or cork screw into the wood of
the slay or lathe. By the continual vibration of the loom the wood is liable to
give way to the pressure placed upon it by the screw allowing the screw to become
loose which is commonly called drawing out the corkings, this causes great expense
and makes the slay or lathe almost useless.
The object of my invention is
First to dispense with all box end springs thereby saving about two inches of
space per loom.
Second to dispense with the ordinary box end joint bolt or corkscrew, greatly
diminishing the liability to come loose & draw out the corkings and should a bolt
happen to break, being much easier replaced.
Thirdly By holding the spindle firmly at oue end & simply supporting it loosely
at the other end, there is not the slightest liability to wear down the spindles in
length by this means making the spindles last much longer.
Fourth. By boring a hole through the spindle stud it not only supports the
spindle loosely in its place, but when the picker, or anything else wants to be taken
out the spindle may be drawn out through the spindle stud making it altogether
unnecessary to stop the next loom as is the case when the spindle is drawn out the
ordinary way the spindle studs also last much longer.
Fig. 1 on the drawing accompanying this specification is an end elevation of the
box end shewing in what manner the spindle is fixed. And Fig. 2 is a front

page_text: elevation of same in position shewing the manner of holding spindle at that end
of the box A A is a cast iron box end with projections F for fastening same with
bolt I. onto the end of the lathe or slay.
B. B. in fig. 1 is a loose top, kept in the proper position by the screws D D. by
which the loose top B B may may be tightened down onto the spindle C thus
holding the spindle C very firmly in position at this end of the box in the
grooves VV which are prepared to receive it.
At the other end of the spindle C shown in Fig. 2 there is a hole bored through
the spindle stud G which simply holds the spindle C loosely in position. By
having the hole bored through the spindle stud G it offers every facility for
taking out the picker K by simply loosing the setscrews or bolts D D & drawing
the spindle C out through the spindle stud G. thereby making it unnecessary to
stop the next loom as in the ordinary way.
Having now particulary described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First. To dispense with all box end springs thereby saving about two inches of
space per loom,
Second. To dispense with the ordinary box end bolt or corkscrew substituting a
method of fastening box ends onto the slay or lathe by an ordinary bolt I through
the projection or projections F on the accompanying drawing.
Third. By gripping the spindle firmly at one end as in a vice & simply
supporting it loosely at the other end there is no possibility of the spindle wearing
down in length.
Fourth. By having a hole bored through the spindle stud it not only holds the
spindle loosely in its place but offers every facility for taking out the spindle-
picker &c without stopping the next Loom.
Dated this 10th day of April one thousand eight hundred & eighty five