Pikes of Shuttles Employed in Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1885

page_text: Pikes of Shuttles Employed in Looms for Weaving.
I, WILLIAM BELL WHITE, of the Red Scar Spring Works, Colne, in the County
of Lancaster, Spring Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEGS, TONGUES, OR PIKES
OF SHUTTLES EMPLOYED IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING to be as follows:-
"
This invention consists in making the pegs, tongues, or pikes of shuttles
employed in looms for weaving of U shape in section instead of solid as heretofore.
By this arrangement a peg of greatly reduced weight and at the same time of great
strength is provided whilst the hollow part or cavity allows the spring when
compressed to be pushed clear out of the way so that the peg may be more readily
introduced into the cop, spool, or bobbin. Morcover the loss and inconvenience
arising from the splitting of the spools or bobbins and the disturbance of the inner
layers of the cops caused by the protrusion of the shuttle springs as ordinarily
arranged are obviated.
My improved shuttle peg is preferably made of sheet steel which may be pressed
or bent into shape whilst hot after having been cut into blanks of the required
form; it may also be made of sheet iron, or of sheet copper or brass (for use with.
wet weft). In the case of copper or brass the pressing or bending of the sheet
metal into shape may be effected with the metal cold. The head part of the sheet
metal shuttle peg is made rectangular in section having one side open, the hollow
inner space between the sides being filled in with a suitably shaped piece or block
of solid metal secured in place by means of rivets or pins. In those pegs in which
one end of the spring is attached near to the point of the peg the block may either
be drilled to receive the free end or foot of the spring in the ordinary manner, or it
may be provided with a groove or indentation running across the face of the block
to receive the foot of the spring which in that case may remain flat instead of being
pointed as usually made when a drilled hole is employed. In those pegs in which

page_text: the free end of the spring is at or near the point instead of at the head of the peg
the fixed end of the spring may be bent over so as to form a clip or elongated hook
to slip on to and grasp the sheet metal forming the head part thus dispensing with
the necessity of rivetting and other well known means of fastening the spring to
the peg
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The improved peg may also be made of cast metal in which case the head part
may be made either solid as usually made or left with an opening to facilitate the
attachment of the spring as above described.

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of the regs, longues, or
Pikes of Shuttles Employed in Looms for Weaving.
I, WILLIAM BELL WHITE, of the Red Scar Spring Works, Colne, in the County
of Lancaster, Spring Manufacturer, 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 in making the pegs, tongues, or pikes of shuttles
employed in looms for weaving of U shape in section instead of solid as heretofore.
By this arrangement a peg of greatly reduced weight and at the same time of great
strength is provided, whilst the hollow part or cavity allows the spring when
compressed to be pushed clear out of the way so that the peg may be more readily
introduced into the cop, spool, or bobbin. Moreover, the loss and inconvenience
arising from the splitting of the spools or bobbins and the disturbance of the inner
layers of the cops caused by the protrusion of the shuttle springs as ordinarily
arranged are obviated.
My improved shuttle peg is preferably made of sheet steel which may be pressed
or bent into shape whilst hot after having been cut into blanks of the required
form; it may also be made of sheet iron, or of sheet copper or brass (for use with
wet weft). In the case of copper or brass the pressing or bending of the sheet
metal into shape may be effected with the metal cold. The head part of the
sheet metal shuttle peg is made rectangular in section having one side open, the
hollow inner space between the sides being filled in with a suitably shaped piece
or block of solid metal secured in place by means of rivets or pins. In those pegs
in which one end of the spring is attached near to the point of the peg the block
may either be drilled to receive the free end or foot of the spring in the ordinary
manner, or it may be provided with a groove or indentation running across the
face of the block to receive the foot of the spring, which, in that case, may remain
flat instead of being pointed 'as usually made when a drilled hole is employed. In
those pegs in which the free end of the spring is at or near the point, instead of
at the head, of the peg the fixed end of the spring may be bent over so as to form
a clip or elongated hook to slip on to and grasp the sheet metal forming the head
part, thus dispensing with the necessity of rivetting and other well known means.
of fastening the spring to the peg.
The improved peg may also be made of cast metal in which case the head part
may be made either solid as usually made or left with an opening to facilitate the
attachment of the spring as above described.
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In the accompanying Drawings Figs. 1 to 17 illustrate the construction of my
improved shuttle peg adapted for holding cops in which the springs is attached
(preferably by being brazed) near to the point p of the peg. Fig. 1 shews an
ordinary form of blank cut out of sheet metal-shewn in Figs. 2 and 5 when
pressed into shape. Fig. 4 is an end view looking from the left of Fig. 2 and
Fig. 3 a cross section at A. B looking from the right. Figs. 6, 9, 11, and 14 are

page_text: longitudinal sectional views of my improved shuttle peg. In Fig. 6 the spring s is
made of round wire-being thereby much stronger than the ordinary more or less
flat wire usually employed, the hollow part of the peg allowing the extra thick
spring to be pressed down within it out of the way and so adapt itself to varying
diameters of hole in the cop. fis the metal block or filling forming the head
(shewn detached in Figs. 7, 8, 12, and 13), r. r being rivets cast on to the filling f
which for ordinary use is made of malleable cast iron but for use with wet weft
preferably of brass. The free end of the spring enters a hole or indentation h an
end view of which is shewn at Figs. 8 and 15. In Fig. 11 the filling f is shewn
with a heel g to receive the wear and tear of the back or locking spring. It will
be obvious that, as the head parts or fillings f of my improved pegs become worn
either at the heels or through the pivot holes becoming too large, they may readily
be removed and replaced with new ones, thus again making the peg as good as
when new.
In Fig. 11 a piece of india-rubber / is shewn introduced between the
spring and the hollow part of the peg which, by being slided or placed nearer to or
further from the point of the peg, affords a means of adapting the peg to cops
having different sized holes. My hollow sheet metal peg also allows of the arrange-
ment shewn at Fig. 14 in which an inner additional spring having a protruding
part q serves also as a means of accomodating the peg to various sized holes in cops
and also serves to prevent the cop from flying off the peg. In the head part of
Fig. 14 the peg is shewn encased within a rectangularly formed loose piece or clip c,
the filling f having rivets r. r passing through both the peg and the clip. The peg
may be formed with a heel g (see Figs. 14 and 16). This arrangement I term a
"loose head as distinguished from others in which the head part is in one piece
with the rest of the sheet metal peg.
"
Fig. 18 shews a blank of another form, and Figs. 19 and 20 the same in side and
plan views respectively when pressed into the required shape; Figs. 21 and 22
being side and longitudinal sectional views respectively of my improved pegs (with
the springs attached near to the point p of the peg) adapted for holding bobbins
or spools. The point of the peg is formed with a projection or heel n for holding
the bobbin as in ordinary solid pegs. The filling or head piece f is provided with
an elongated heel g and may be rivetted to the peg by means of a wire or pin
passed through a hole o (see Fig. 23) or by means of top and side rivets r as shewn
in Fig. 24.
Figs. 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 illustrate the construction of the improved
pegs in which the free end of the spring is near the point instead of at the head as
in the preceding figures. In Fig. 25 the fixed end of the spring 8 is bent over so
as to form a clip or elongated hook which is slipped on to and grasps the sheet
metal forming the head part of the peg, being held in position by the filling f
(shewn detached in Fig. 36).
Fig. 26 shews an arrangement of filling or head piece fin which the spring is
fastened upon a cross pin d passing through the head of the peg and rivetted on
each side.
The remaining Figs. illustrate some of the advantages attending the employ-
ment of my improved hollow or cavity peg which may be briefly pointed out as
follows: Firstly, the cavity or hollow part admits of a combination arrangement
of easier springs than usual affording a firmer and more reliable hold on the bobbin
or spool whilst obviating the tendency of the bobbins to split, which obtains if
only one strong spring is employed. Secondly, my improved pegs having com-
bination springs of the nature shewn in the drawings (and which practically could
only be used in conjunction with a hollow or cavity peg) will accommodate bobbins
having varying diameters of holes; whereas in solid pegs as heretofore constructed
the part near the head is so made as to suit only one size of bobbin. Thirdly, new
fillings or head pieces can be readily substituted for the old ones when worn.
Fourthly, my improved sheet metal hollow or cavity peg permits of being made
with a slot or opening so as to allow a double spring projecting on the two sides of
the peg to be employed as in Figs. 32, 33, and 35.

page_text: In Fig. 27 the spring is mounted upon a pin or pivot e about midway of its
length. In Fig. 28 the spring is formed with a bow or secondary or auxiliary
spring 8 and is fastened to the peg by means of the screw m. In Fig. 29 the .
spring is fastened centrally between the pressed down opposite edges of the sheet
metal forming the peg as shewn. Fig. 30 shews another arrangement of filling f
and secondary spring s². In Fig. 31 the double spring is held between a pair of
ears or lips on the malleable filling f (see Fig. 37) which are pressed or hammered
down as shewn in section at Fig. 38. In Fig. 32 a slot or opening is made through
the back of the sheet metal peg so as to permit the bow of the spring s to pass
through to one side of the peg whilst the secondary spring 8 is on the other.
Figs. 33, 34, and 35 show arrangements of fast pegs which owing to the com-
bination form of the springs do not require to be turned up in the shuttle for the
introduction or withdrawal of the spool or bobbin, the heád part f not being
pivotted but made a fixture in the shuttle either by means of rivetted cross pins or
by means of screws passing through flanges formed on the filling f as shewn in
Fig. 39 (and also in another way at Fig. 30). The arrangement of spring in
Fig. 33 is designed for long bobbins or spools and in Figs. 34 and 35 for short ones.
In Fig. 34 the spring is held between lips formed on the outer end of the sheet
metal peg and pressed down on the spring as shewn.
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The filling may also consist of separate pieces of sheet steel or metal i. i held
together with rivetted fastening pins as shewn at Fig. 40; one of the pieces may
be made to project somewhat so as to form a heel, and the central piece ; may be
doubled over and slotted to form the hole h for the reception of the free end of the
spring.
In some cases, more especially where the shuttle pin or pivot is of large diameter,
hard wood fillings secured to the head part of the sheet metal peg by screws may
be substituted for metal fillings as above described.
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 is:
Constructing the pegs, tongues, or pikes of shuttles employed in looms for
weaving in manner substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
Drawings for the purpose or purposes set forth.