IMPROVEMENTS IN REEDS AND COMBS FOR LOOMS AND OTHER MACHINES For MANUFACTURING STRONG AND HEAVY FABRICS
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM CARRUTHERS of number 15 High Street Heywood in the County of
Lancaster Reed manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN REEDS AND COMBS FOR LOOMS AND OTHER MACHINES For
MANUFACTURING STRONG AND HEAVY FABRICS " and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention relates to reeds or combs used in weaving looms for plain or fancy
weaving warping, beaming or other machines manufacturing strong and heavy
fabrics being especially suitable for such machines for the manufacture of hose
piping and belting and has for its object a better method of securing at its each
extremity of the metal strips or better known in manufacturing parlance as
"dents" forming the reed thus dispensing with the method of applying at each
extremity of the dents one on each side strips of wood being in the longitudinal
direction of the reed being secured and fastened as is well understood.
So as to enable my invention to be better understood I refer to the accompanying
sheet of drawings, Fig. 1. is a front view of a reed constructed in accordance with
my method, Fig. 2. an end view of the same, Fig. 3. represents a front view of a
reed constructed in a different manner, Fig. 4 represents a comb.
My invention consists of pieces of pieces of metal A inserted in the spaces
between and at each extremity of the dents B the said pieces of metal are preferably
flat pieces of wire formed circular so as to admit when fitted in their proper position
as shewn in fig. 1. of the free passage of a rod or other metal piece to pass through
the apertures C in the dents of the reed as shewn in Fig. 2. during the operation
of constructing the same, when the required length of reed has been constructed
the whole from end to end D. D. by the agency of a nut and screw on the
extremities of the rod E are clamped together, when both extremities of the
dents B are so provided with metal pieces A each with the metal pieces in the
consecutive spaces F are then immersed in a suitable vessel containing a solution of
liquid metal, the said circular or other pieces of metal A. are thus fastenend to the
dents B. thus forming at each extremity or part where applied respectively a solid
and continuous metal backing G throughout the length of the reed,
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page_text: Another modification of this invention consists of using a flat or other shaped
piece of metal formed after the manner of a spiral spring й tbe extremities of the
dents B being fitted in the consecutive spaces I of the spiral spring or coil H, the
dimensions of the material used forming the spaces I or gage of the dents of the
reed, the extremities of the dents B with the spiral coil or metal piece H being
operated upon respectively by the solution of metal in the manner as before
described thus connecting at these parts the spiral coil or metal piece with the
dents thus forming a continuous metal backing at each extremity of the dents
throughout the length of the reed.
My method may be applied in like manner as before described to every
description of comb used in machines for operating the manufacture of cloth or
other fabrics and is especially adapted for machines manufacturing strong and
heavy fabrics as shewn in fig. 4.
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,
An improved construction of reeds and combs having a continuous metal backing
or backings G consisting of the metal pieces A the metal coil or spiral piece H as
herein set forth and fully described in the annexed drawings and for the purposes
as set forth.
Dated this 21ª day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighty four.