MENTS IN PICKER PRESERVERS IN LOOMS FOR WRAVING to be as follows :—
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 2nd Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 14th Jan., 1887,
I WILLIAM THOMPSON BLEASDALE, of Clayton-le-Moors, in the County of Lancaster,
Leather Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE
MENTS IN PICKER PRESERVERS IN LOOMS FOR WRAVING to be as follows :—
"
This invention is designed to preserve the pickers of looms from the undue weär,
the improved apparatus being so designed as to utilize scraps or small pieces of
leather in its construction.
The improved apparatus comprises a series of strips or pieces of leather preferably
of rectangular form and I cut from each side of each piece a portion thereof so that
one end of each strip forms a T head, the head is passed through a rectangular
shaped hole or slot in a holding strap and the T strips are then turned a quarter
round so as to bring the T head across the rectangular slot in the holding strap and
the preserver is thus held in position. Its several strips being secured to each other
by pin or rivet.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, WILLIAM THOMPSON BLEASDALE, of Clayton-le-Moors, in the County of Lancaster,
Leather Merchant 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 is designed to preserve the pickers of looms from undue wear. The
improved apparatus being so designed as to utilize scraps or small pieces of leather
in its construction.
The improved apparatus comprises a series of strips or pieces of leather preferably
of rectangular form, and I cut from each side of each piece a portion thereof; so
that one end of each strip forms a T head the head is passed through a rectangular
-shaped hole or slot in a holding strap and the T strips are then turned a quarter
round so as to bring the T head across the rectangular slot in the holding strap, and
the preserver is thus held in position, its several strips being secured to each other by
pin or rivet.
Such being the nature and object of this my said Invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
forming a part of this Specification in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved picker preserver.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of same connected to the check strap.
The improved apparatus comprises a series of strips or pieces of leather 1, preferably
of rectangular form, and I cut from both sides 2, 2, of each piece (except the outer
strip or piece 1ª which has no T head) a portion thereof so that one end 3 of each
strip 1 forms a T head, the head is passed through a rectangular shaped hole or slot 4
in a holding strap 5 and the T strips are then turned a quarter round so as to bring
the T head across the rectangular slot in the holding strap 5, and the preserver is thus
held in position, its several strips being secured to each other by pin or rivet 6, and
at 7 is the spindle hole.
It will be understood that the number of layers 1 may be varied, and that any
number of strips such as 14 may be used in combination with the said T head strips, 3
as also that the back layer may be made of buffalo hide, which better resists contact
with the spindle stud. A further advantage of the T head is, that it entirely dispenses
with the wood peg heretofore employed for securing the strap to the picker preserver,
and so avoids the risk and danger of the peg flying out and into the yarn when the

page_text: loom is in motion; and the time occupied in attaching the strap is much less than when
the peg was used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim as my
Invention is,
The picker preserver of the peculiar form illustrated by the drawings, and con-
ructed as nerem runy described.
W. T. BLEASDALE.
By his Agent,
Walter Brierley.
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.