New or Improved Lubricant and Friction Preventer for Wires Used in the Manufacture of Brussels and Wilton Carpets and Rugs.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Sept., 1894-Accepted, 27th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Lubricant and Friction Preventer for Wires Used
in the Manufacture of Brussels and Wilton Carpets and Rugs.
JOHN WILLIAM GLOVER Hemming Street Kidderminster Worcestershire
Carpet Weaver THOMAS BAGNALL 19 Lark Hill Kidderminster Worcestershire
Carpet Weaver do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the prevention of friction on wires used in the manufacture of Brussels
and Wilton carpets and rugs and lubricating the wires used in the manufacture of
Brussels and Wilton carpets and rugs and 1st our invention is a means to prevent
friction on the wires so used in the manufacture of Brussels and Wilton carpets
and rugs. 2nd. To regulate the supply of lubricant and thus prevent the carpet
or rug from being marked or stained by lubricant. 3rd. To prevent the waste of
lubricant and also to provide a less expensive lubricant and to do this we use a
solid compound containing tallow, linseed oil, and wax into for example, say a
3 inch square lubricant block, although we do not confine ourselves to the size of
square or block of lubricant as above described. 4th. We then cause a square
brush to come in contact with and by friction to attach lubricant to the brush and
bring it then in contact by means of a spindle or a shaft with the wire in motion,
and for the purpose of holding the aforesaid square or block of lubricant, we use
a case made of cast iron, that is to say the 4 sides of a cast iron case and then
we insert at the bottom of case a moveable plate or block of iron with bearing and
screw attached for the purpose of raising or lowering the square or block of
lubricant at will, and to come in contact with the brush which applies the lubricant
to the wire while in motion. 5th. To prevent the friction on the aforesaid wires
used in the manufacture of Brussels and Wilton carpets and rugs, by the constant
wearing of grooves or nicks on the bottom of the wires We attach a buffer or wedge
on the forearm holding the slide, used to carry the wires forward to the lash or
surface of carpet or rug and thus to come into contact with the hopper or wire
holder and so to alter at will the position of wire under the lash or surface of
carpet.
Dated this 20th day of December 1890.
JOHN WILLIAM GLOVER.
THOMAS BAGNALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Lubricant and Friction Preventer for Wires Used
in the Manufacture of Brussels and Wilton Carpets and Rugs.
We, JOHN WILLIAM GLOVER, of Hemming Street, Kidderminster in the
County of Worcester, Weaver, and THOMAS BAGNALL, of Lark Hill, Kidder-
minster, aforesaid, Weaver, 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 :-
This invention consists of the herein described new or improved lubricant
and friction preventer for wires used in weaving Brussels and Wilton carpets
and rugs.
By our invention we so arrange the supply of lubricant to the wires as to prevent
the carpets or rugs from being marked or stained by the lubricant. We also

page_text: prevent waste of lubricant and make the same less expensive than the lubricant
which is commonly used. We also provide means by which the positions of the
wires under the lash or surface of the carpet can be altered slightly at will so as to
cause the wires to wear smooth and prevent their being worn into notches thus
further lessening the friction on the wires as they are drawn out from under the
lash and also preventing the bows of the wires from bending.
We will describe our invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 is a plan and Fig. 3 is
sectional side
elevation of that part of our invention by which the wires are lubricated as they
are drawn from under the lash or surface of the carpet;
Fig. 4 shews separately the box which contains the block of lubricating material,
part of the said box being broken away so as to shew the interior;
Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the part shewn by Figs. 1, 2 and 3 but with the
moving parts in the positions which they occupy when the hook slide is in its
forward position engaging with one of the wires ready to draw the same out of the
lash;
Figs. 6, 7 and 8 illustrate another part of our invention by which the position of
the wires in the lash or surface of the carpet can be altered and adjusted at will so
as to prevent the wires being worn into notches as aforesaid.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawings.
We will first refer to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and describe how we lubricate the
wires as they are drawn out of the lash.
We provide a brush A which is by preference of square shape as shewn and
is arranged immediately under the path of the hook which draws the wires out of
the lash so that as these wires, one of which is shewn in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and
marked B, are drawn out of the lash one at a time they rub against the top of
this brush A. This brush A. is carried on a spindle a which is guided by the
upright frame C so as to be capable of moving up and down, the said frame C
being bolted or otherwise fixed to some convenient part of the loom frame.
The said spindle a is connected by the link D to one end of the tappet lever E
which turns upon the fulcrum e' carried by the frame C and is made with an
upwardly projecting limb with which the hook slide F comes into contact as
hereinafter described as the said hook slide moves to its extreme forward position
to engage with one of the wires. When the hook slide is in this position the
brush A is by the lever E moved down to its lowest position as shewn in Fig. 5
so that the bottom part of the brush will then come in contact with the block G
of specially prepared lubricating material which we provide and which is carried
in the iron or other metal case й which is open at the top and provided with a
movable plate ' inside with a screw attached which is screwed into the bottom
of the box H for the purpose of raising or lowering the block of lubricant G so
as to come properly in contact with the bristles of the brush A. The box or
case H is by preference carried from the lower part c' of the frame C by side
ribs cast on the box H which rest upon the two arms c² of the frame C
between which arms the box H will then be situated as shewn. The ends of
these arms are by preference turned upwardly as shewn so as to keep the
box or case Hin position and yet permit of its being readily removed or replaced
when required. In order to prevent the brush spindle a from turning we provide
the plate or cam 1 which is made with four notches as shewn corresponding
with the four sides of the brush and there is a spring detent J carried by the
irame C which will engage with any one of the said notches in the plate or cam 1
and thus prevent the brush from turning. The detent J is provided with a small
arm by which the detent J can be pressed back out of the notches in the plate
or cam I so that the brush A. can then be turned by hand so as to bring a fresh
side into use against the moving wire and against the block of lubricant G.
The appliance above described operates as follows:-As the wires are by the

page_text: its thinner parts or with its thinnest part 1 for the hopper to come in contact
with, the wires B will be fed into the lash at slightly varying distances and thus as
the same points on the wires do not always come in contact with the warp threads
the grooving of the wires is prevented.
The wedge or buffer L may either be made in steps as shewn in Fig. 8 or made
with a gradual or an irregular taper from end to end."
The accompanying drawings illustrate what we consider to be the best method of
carrying out our invention but it is to be understood that our invention is not
limited to the precise details shewn as it will be evident that these may be slightly
modified without departing from the nature of our invention.
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 described improved appliance for lubricating the wires used in
weaving Brussels and Wilton carpets and rugs consisting essentially of a square or
other like brush mounted on a spindle which by means of a lever adapted to be
struck by the hook slide can be moved down on to the top of the case for containing
the lubricant and moved up again by a spring when the lever is released means
being also provided for turning the brush to bring fresh bristles in contact with the
lubricant and for locking the brush and for adjusting the block of lubricant
relatively to the brush all substantially as described..
2. In a loom for weaving Brussels and Wilton carpets and rugs and in
combination with the wires and the hook and hook slide which withdraw the wires
in succession out of the lash, the employment of a brush and block of lubricant
arranged and combined together substantially as herein before described so that the
hook slide when advancing will move the brush against the block of lubricant and
as the wires are withdrawn the brush will move back into such a position that the
wires will pass through the bristles and be lubricated thereby means being provided
for turning the brush to bring fresh bristle surfaces in contact with the wires and
lubricant and for locking the brush substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
3. The herein described new or improved lubricant for the wires used in weaving
Brussels and Wilton carpets and rugs consisting of a mixture of tallow, wax, and
linseed oil in the proportions substantially as set forth.
4. In looms for weaving Brussels and Wilton carpets and rugs and in
combination with the hopper which carries the wires into the lash, the employment
of an adjustable buffer or wedge arranged to form an adjustable stop to regulate
the exact distance that the hopper moves forward with the wires so that by moving
this buffer or wedge and fixing it in different positions the positions of the wires in
the lash can be slightly varied so as to prevent the wires being notched in wear
substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 20th day of September 1894.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.