IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF APPLYING ⚫ SELF- ACTING TEMPLES' TO LOOMS, AND IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREFOR
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Hardaker, of Leeds, in the County of York,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF APPLYING ⚫ SELF-
ACTING TEMPLES' TO LOOMS, AND IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED
THEREFOR."
Sealed the 28th September 1875, and dated the 14th July 1875.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Hardaker at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 14th July 1875.
I, JOHN HARDAKER, of Leeds, in the County of York, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MODE OF APPLYING SELF-ACTING TEMPLES TO Looms, AND IN THE MEANS OR
APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREFOR," to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide apparatus which shall give
or allow the required movement to self-acting temples by which they
may adapt themselves to the peculiar movement of the material being
woven, at the same time retaining their hold thereon close or near to
the "shed" during the operation of weaving, stretching the material
at the same time to the required width, and is as hereafter described.

page_text: I provide two rods, which by preference are made parallel to each
other, and mounted in suitable bearings on the breast rail of the loom.
On the front rod is provided an arm, which may be fixed in any required
position to suit the width of the material to be woven. On the top of
the arm is mounted a hinged bracket, on which is fixed the " self-acting
temple."
In order to keep the "temple "in position with regard to the material,
and prevent it coming in contact with other moving parts, I attach it to
the second rod, and in order to permit of a self-acting adjustment of the
temple" the rod carrying the arm is made loose in its bearings, and
admits of a radial movement. This arrangement admits of the move-
ment of the "self-acting temple "with the horizontal movement of the
material, at the same timo retaining its hold on the material, and
stretching it to its required width, as before stated.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, 1
filed by the said John Hardaker in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 13th January 1876.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
HARDAKER, of Leeds, in the County of York, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her 2
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fourteenth day of July, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, in the thirty-
ninth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said John Hardaker, Her special licence,
that I, the said John Hardaker, my executors, administrators, and 2
assigns, or such others as I, the said John Hardaker, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time, and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MODE OF APPLYING SELF-ACTING TEMPLES' TO LOOMS, AND IN THE MEANS
OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREFOR," upon the condition (amongst others)

page_text: that I, the said John Hardaker, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calender months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Hardaker, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement in writing, reference being had to the accom-
panying Drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, that
is to say :-
The object of my Invention is to provide apparatus which shall give
or allow the required movement to self-acting " temples," by which
they adapt themselves to the peculiar movement of the material being
woven, at the same time retaining their hold thercon close or near to
the "shed" during the operation of weaving, stretching the material at
the same time to the required width, and is as hereafter described.
I provide two rods, which by preference are made parallel to each
other, and mounted in suitable bearings on the "breast rail" of the
loom. On the front rod is provided an arm, which may be fixed in any
required position to suit the width of the material to be woven. On the
top of the arm is mounted a hinged bracket, on which is fixed the " self-
acting temple."
In order to keep the " temple " in position with regard to the
material, and prevent it coming in contact with other moving parts, I
attach it to the second rod, and in order to permit of a self-acting
adjustment of the "temple" the rod carrying the arm is made loose in
its bearings, and admits of a radial movement. This arrangement admits
of the movement of the " self-acting temple" with the horizontal move-
ment of the material, at the same time retaining its hold on the material,
and stretching it to its required width, as before stated.
And in order that my Invention may be more completely understood
reference is given to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings and to the
letters and marks thereon.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents a front elevation; Figure 2, a side clevation;
Figure 3, a plan looking at the top; Figure 4 shews the mode of
applying the apparatus to looms.
a and 6 are two rods, which by preference are made parallel to each
other; these are mounted in suitable bearings c and d, which are carried
and fixed on the "breast rail "e of the loom. These brackets or
bearings c and d are provided with slot holes f for the purpose of adjust-
ment. On the front rod a is provided an arm g, which may be adjusted
to any required position, and fixed therein by means of the set screw h.
The object of making the arm g adjustable is to suit the width of the
material being woven.
On the top of the arm g is mounted a bracket 2,
which is hinged at j. On the bracket is fixed the " self-acting
temple" K, which may be of any ordinary construction.
In order to keep the "self-acting temple " K in position with regard
to the material, which latter is represented by the line 7, and to prevent
it coming in contact with the other moving parts I attach it to the rod b
by means of the hook m and eye or loop n. The distance between the
rod 6 and bracket i carrying the "self-acting temple" K may be adjusted
for the purpose of regulating the height of the "temple "K by means of
the adjusting screw on the hook m, whereby the hook m may be screwed
to any required distance into the eye or loop n.
In order to permit of a self-acting adjustment of the "temple" K the
rod a carrying the arm is made loose in it bearings c and d, and
admits of a radial movement. One end of the rod a is turned up or
cranked, as shewn at o; at this point the rod is acted upon by a spring p,
and for the purpose of regulating the action of the spring p I provide
any number of notches q, in any of which the loop r (which is attached
to the spring p) may be placed, reducing or increasing thereby the
amount of leverage, and consequently the power of the spring p, which
power is conveyed to the rod a, arm g, and hinged bracket i, and to the
temple " K.
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The power of the spring p may be also increased by adjusting the set
screws 8. This arrangement admits of the self-acting movement of the
temple K with the horizontal and vertical movement of the material,
at the same time retaining its hold on the material, and stretching it to
its required width.

page_text: I would here remark that "self-acting temples" of a somewhat
similar kind have been used before, but they have been mounted on
fixed brackets on the "breast rail," and therefore could not adjust
themselves to the various and peculiar movements of the material being
woven, and hence their inefficiency and irregularity, more especially in
heavy or hard made cloth, but by applying the herein-before mentioned
apparatus such movements, whether much or little, or however varied,
are provided for, which enables the gripping part of the "temple" to
retain its hold of the cloth close or near to the "shed," and as the case
may be even within the limits of the "slay" traverse. I thus provide
such a movement that the "self-acting "temples" are capable of adapting
themselves to the above-named peculiar movement of the material, and
a regular width of material is also obtained throughout the whole
piece.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and shewn by
Drawings how the same may be carried into practice, I would have it
understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details or configu-
ration of the parts I have explained and shewn, as they may of course
be varied or modified without departing from the nature of my
Invention; but I do claim and desire to be secured to me by Letters
Patent is,-
First. The arrangement, construction, and application of apparatus
for admitting of a horizontal and vertical movement or vibration of the
"temples" within the limits of the "slay traverse" during the operation
of weaving, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
Second. The arrangement of self-acting adjusting apparatus in com-
bination with " temples," substantially as and for purposes herein set
forth.
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In witness whereof, I, the said John Hardaker, have hereunto
sot my hand and seal this Twelfth 'day of January in the year