and for similar Purposes.
Year: 1887

page_text: and for similar Purposes.
We HORATIO SAQUI and SAMUEL LAWRENCE, both of 28, 29 and 30 Liverpool
Street, in the city of London, Jewellers, 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 relates to improvements in tufting instruments or tools, that is to
say, tools which are used for applying wool or the like to canvas or other fabric for
the formation of mats, rugs, and other articles.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is an elevation of an instrument or tool constructed according to our
invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view shewing the parts in a different position, and,
Figure 3 is an underside view of the tool with the parts in the same relative
positions as shewn in figures 2 but at right angles thereto.
a, is a handle by means of which the improved apparatus is held and b, is a flat
spring metal blade secured to the said handle and provided with the slot c, in one
side for a purpose hereinafter described. The front end 61, of the said blade is made
narrower than the other portion to form the shoulder c', and is hollowed out at the
extremity as shewn at 611
d, is a needle which slides in a longitudinal slot in the said handle and is narrowed
at its front end to form a shoulder d. The said needle is provided with a groove e,
to enable the same to slide over the blade b. The metal at one side of the said groove
is cut away as shewn to form a slot, and the extreme front end of the said side is
bevelled and reduced to a thin edge as shewn at g.
h, is the needle eye and i, a guide for thread, wool or the like which is secured
to the said needle.
The operation of our improved apparatus is as follows, that is to say, suppose the
parts to be in the position shewn in figures 2 and 3 with the free end of the blade b,
n contact with the fabric to be tufted, the wool or other material being threaded

page_text: through the guide i, and the eye h. If now the needle is pushed forward to the
position shewn in Figure 1, the needle point is caused to pass through the fabric taking
the wool or the like therewith until the shoulder d', comes into contact with the fabric.
When this takes place the handle a, with the blade is pulled back until the part 61,
thereof is opposite to the slot f, in the needle, the said part being caused to spring into
the said slot owing to the pressure of the blade against the shoulder d¹¹, of the needle..
The said blade is now pushed forward (the part 61, sliding in the groove e, behind the
tongue g) until the shoulder c¹, comes into contact with the fabric, the part 6', of the
blade entering between the two sides of the loop of wool or the like. The needle
is now withdrawn to the front side of the fabric, the wool or the like being caught
in the notch 6, so that the loop is held in position. As soon as the part b' is clear
of the tongue g, the blade b, springs laterally to its normal position so that when the
needle is clear of the fabric it will occupy a position ready for the next stitch, which
is performed in the manner hereinbefore described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The combination with the needle of the spring blade adapted to spring laterally
each time the needle is withdrawn, substantially as described for the purpose aforesaid.
2. The improved instrument or tool constructed and arranged to operate substan-
tially in the manner hereinbefore described.