Improvements Connected with the Healds of Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 29th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Dec., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements Connected with the Healds of Looms for Weaving.
I RICHARD CURTIS of 28 Walter Street, Higher Audley Blackburn, in the County
of Lancaster Weaver, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
When as heretofore the healds were secured to a fixed point on the Jack any
movement (to one side or the other) caused the healds to move out of the vertical
line and to work askew occasioning great friction and wear.
My invention consists of improved apparatus to which the lower heald stave cords
are attached and ensures freedom as to lateral movement of the healds. On each of
the loom ends I bolt a bracket of 1 or other suitable shape, and in the bracket are
bored a number of holes, in the holes are received the ends of rods extending across
the loom from bracket to bracket, and on the rods are a number of rings or rings
and hooks which are free to move loosely along the rods, to these rings or hooks are
secured the healds by cords so that if a heald or bealds move laterally the ring or
hook on the rod will follow and thus keep the heald vertical.
Any number of rods and hooks may be used according to the number of healds,
and the holes in the brackets are bored one above another and not in uniform order,
so as to facilitate adjustment.
Dated this 28th day of December 1886.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements Connected with the Healds of Looms for Weaving.
I RICHARD CURTIS of 28 Walter Street Higher Audley, Blackburn in the County
of Lancaster, 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 :-
When as heretofore the healds were secured to a fixed point on the Jack, any
movement (to one side or the other) caused the healds to move out of the vertical
line, and to work askew, occasioning great friction and wear of the healds.
My invention consists in an improved means of securing the lower portion of the
healds in position. On each of the loom ends I bolt a bracket of 1 or other suitable
shape, and in the bracket are bored a number of holes, in the holes are received the
ends of rods extending across the loom from bracket to bracket and on the rods are
a number of rings or rings and hooks which are free to move loosely along the rods,
to these rings or hooks are secured the healds so that if a heald or healds move
laterally the ring or hook on the rod will follow and thus keep the healds vertical.
Any number of rods and hooks may be used according to the number of healds
and the holes in the brackets are bored one above another and not in uniform order,
so as to facilitate adjustment.
Such being the nature and object of this my invention, the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings:
Figs. 1 & 2 are elevations of my improved apparatus showing healds connected
therewith.
Figs. 3&4 are details drawn to an enlarged scale.
On each of the loom ends I bolt a bracket 1 of 1 or other suitable shape and in
the bracket are bored a number of holes, in the holes are received the ends of rods 2
extending across the loom from bracket to bracket, and on the rods are a number of
rings or rings and books 3 which are free to move loosely along the rods 2, to these
rings or hooks are secured the healds by cords or by the heald spring 4, so that if a
heald or healds 5 move laterally the ring or hook 3 on the rod 2 will follow and thus
keep the healds 5 vertical.
Any number of rods 2 and hooks 3 may be used according to the number of healds,
and the holes in the brackets are bored one above another, and not in uniform order
so as to facilitate adjustment.
At fig. 3. I have shewn shut rods 2 cast to a bracket 1, this is bolted to a cross
rail of the loom or to a bracket.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The combination of bracket 1 with the rods or bars 2 and moveable attachments
such as 3 whereby the attachment automatically adjusts itself and the heald
connection to any lateral movement of the healds as herein fully described and
illustrated by annexed drawings.