Improvements in and relating to the Weaving of Gauze, Leno, or Cross Woven Fabrics, or of these combined with other Fabrics.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 18th Sept., 1897
Improvements in and relating to the Weaving of Gauze, Leno, or
Cross Woven Fabrics, or of these combined with other Fabrics.
I, THOMAS POLLOK, of Roselin Cottage, Newmilns, Ayrshire, Leno Madras
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to a new or improved method of weaving in the
jacquard power loom, transparent material such as gauze, leno, or cross woven
fabrics, suitable for blinds, curtains, and other purposes, and also for weaving
these transparent materials in combination with other fabrics.
According to my improvements I weave transparent cloth with figured patterns
in the jacquard power loom.
The jacquard mechanism is as usual, as also the power loom usually employed
for weaving Leno Madrass articles. But I use a series of metal hooks or guides
suspended from the jacquard mechanism by a series of cords passing through a
perforated board, said hooks passing through adjustable guide reeds. These hooks
would preferably consist of vertical rods, with a rod soldered or secured to each,
having an eye at its upper end, through which pass the threads for forming the
figured pattern of the cloth. After passing through said eyes in guide rods the
threads are further guided through eyes suspended from the jacquard mechanism
and cords with weights attached are suspended from these eyes to keep a tension
on the thread.
The ordinary threads for weaving cloth pass above the eyes in guide hooks
and these threads further pass through weighted guide eyes suspended from
jacquard mechanism in an ordinary manner.
By this method the hooks or guides are singly and independently moved up and
down by the jacquard mechanism and guided by the reeds to twist or interlace
the threads and form the figured patterns desired to be woven. That is the needles
can in the same piece of cloth weave plain, twill, Damask, or any other fabric
in gauze, or a combination of this and any other fabric.
1000
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to the Weaving of Gauze, Leno, or
Cross Woven Fabrics, or of these combined with other Fabrics..
I, THOMAS POLLOK, of Roselin Cottage, Newmilns, Ayrshire, Leno Matrass
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner
[Price 8d.]

page_text: the same is to performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement, that is to say:-
This Invention has reference to a new or improved method of weaving in the
jacquard power loon, transparent material such as gauze, leno, or cross woven
fabrics, suitable for blinds, curtains, and other purposes, and also for weaving
these transparent materials in combination with other fabrics.
And in order that my said Invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto appended a sheet of ex-
planatory Drawings in which the same reference letters are used to iudicate
corresponding parts in all the figures where shown. Figure 1 is a front view
and Figure 2a side view of part of a loom frame illustrating my improvements
applied thereto. Figure 3 is a side view to an enlarged scale showing the reeds
and fittings. Figures 4 and 5 illustrate detached views of the guide blades or
hooks. Figure 6 illustrates detached views of the guide reed and Figure 7 a
sectional view showing guide blades or hooks in position in guide reeds, while
Figure 8 is a view of the lingoes as used with my improvements.
Referring to these Drawings:-
According to my improvements I weave transparent cloth with figured patterns
in the jacquard power loom.
The jacquard mechanism is all as usual, as also the power loom usually employed
for weaving leno madrass articles. But I use a series of metal hooks or guide
blades a suspended from the jacquard mechanism by a series of cords & passing
through a perforated board A, said hooks a passing through adjustable guide reeds
preferably consisting of a tubular frame B with a series of flat wire divisions B¹
to separate the blades a from each other allowing of independent action aud
also keep them in place during the transverse movement of reed frame. These
hooks would preferably consist of vertical rods or blades with a separate blade a¹
soldered or secured to each, having an eyelet a at its upper end, through which
pass the threads z for forming the figured pattern of the cloth. Before passing
through said eyes aª in guide rods a the threads are guided through eyes or mails c
formed in a twisted wire cord cone end of which is attached to the cord
from the jacquard mechanism and the other to the usual lingoes or weights c
to keep a tension on the cord.
These cords pass through a guide board C secured to a bracket on the main
frame, and the guide board A is secured by a bracket A to the board C. The
frame B carrying the guide reeds B B and blades a is guided in a bracket B³
and receives the usual oscillatory to and fro motion from a lever D operated by a
wiper cam D from the first motion shaft of loom, a recoil acting spring at
opposite end giving the return motion.
The ordinary threads for weaving cloth pass above the eyes in guide hooks a
after passing through the weighted guide eyes c suspended from jacquard
mechanism in an ordinary manner.
By this method the hooks or guides a ere singly and independently moved
up and down by the jacquard mechanism and guided by the reeds B to twist or
interlace the threads and form the figured patterns desired to be woven. That
is the needles can in the same piece of cloth weave plain, twill, damask, or any
other fabrio in gauze, or a combination of this and any other fabric.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
First. The method of weaving in the jacquard power loom, gauze, leno, cross
woven and like fabrics, substantially as herein described in reference to and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Second. In a method of weaving in the jacquard power loom, gauze, leno,
cross woven and like fabrics, the arrangement and use of metal hooks or guide

page_text: blades passing through adjustable reeds, and singly and independently moved up
and down by the jacquard mechanism, substantially as and in the manner herein
described in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.