IMPROVEMENTS IN WARP DRESSING, AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1863

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Pollard, of Leeds, in the County of York,
Commission Agent, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN WARP
DRESSING, AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH."-A communication
from abroad by Peter Garvie, of Zyrardow, near Warsaw, in the Kingdom
of Poland.
Sealed the 29th August 1868, and dated the 3rd March 1863.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Pollard at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 3rd
March 1863.
I, JAMES POLLARD, of Leeds, in the County of York, Commission Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
WARP DRESSING, AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the combination of warp dressing apparatus,
herein-after described, with the loom used for weaving fabrics, in such a
manner that the processes of weaving and dressing the warp being so woven
are effected simultaneously. For this purpose I cause the threads of the warp
(after passing over what is ordinarily termed the warp beam) guided by a
reed to pass between two rollers, the lower roller being covered with flannel or
other similar material, and partially immersed in a suitable trough or vessel
containing the size or dressing in the direction of the healds of the loom, the
threads of the warp being kept even and in sufficient tension by means of two
small rods, over and under which they are crossed alternately, affixed to an

page_text: adjustable bar attached to the loom for that purpose. To the ordinary crank
shaft of the loom I attach a brush of suitable breadth to remove the superfluous
size from the warp threads as they pass over that part of the loom where the
shaft is placed, the revolving brush being cleansed in turn by contact with a
brush fixed to the trough or any convenient part of the loom; opposite to
the brush so affixed on the crank shaft I affix a fan in order to partially
dry the warp threads.
The component parts of the above-described warp dressing apparatus are
fixed by preference to the framework of the loom, forming with the loom a
combined apparatus for dressing warps and weaving fabrics simultaneously.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said James Pollard in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
1st September 1863.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JAMES
POLLARD, of Leeds, in the County of York, Commission Agent, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Third day of March, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, in the twenty-sixth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said James Pollard, Her special licence that J, the said James Pollard, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said James
Pollard, 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
WARP DRESSING, AND IN APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH," & communication to
me from abroad by Peter Garvie, of Zyrardow, near Warsaw, in the Kingdom
of Poland, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said James Pollard,
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 calendar months next and immediately after the date of the
said Letters Patent.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said James Pollard, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the Sheet of Drawings hereunto annexed,
and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):-
This Invention consists in the combination of warp dressing apparatus,
herein-after described, with the loom used for weaving fabrics, in such a
manner that the processes of weaving and dressing the warp being so woven
are effected simultaneously. For this purpose I cause the threads (after
passing over what is ordinarily termed the warp beam) guided by a reed to
pass between two rollers, the lower roller being covered with flannel or other
similar material, and partially immersed in a suitable trough or vessel con-
taining the size or dressing in the direction of the healds of the loom, the
threads of the warp being kept even and in sufficient tension by means of two
small rods (over and under which they are crossed alternately) affixed to an
adjustable bar attached to the loom for that purpose; or the threads may be
caused to pass over the upper one of the rollers before alluded to, which in
this case would be covered with flannel or other suitable material, and receive
the size or dressing from the lower roller revolving in a trough, and not
necessarily covered with flannel or similar material. To the ordinary crank
shaft of the loom I attach a brush or brushes of suitable breadth to remove
any superfluous size from the warp threads as they pass over that part of the
loom where the shaft is placed, the revolving brush being cleansed in turn by
contact with a brush fixed to the trough or any convenient part of the loom.
A fan may be attached to the crank shaft to partially dry the warp threads,
but this I do not insist on, as experience has proved it not essential.
The component parts of the above-described warp dressing apparatus are
fixed by preference to the framework of the loom, forming with the loom a
combined apparatus for dressing warps and weaving fabrics simultaneously.
In order that this Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a transverse section, Fig. 2 is a front elevation, and Fig. 3 a
partial plan of an ordinary power loom with these improvements applied
thereto.
is the rank cheft drivan in the ordinary manner he holt from the

page_text: loom framing to support the two rollers d and m, and likewise the size trough
marked e, which is also bolted to the under side of the same brackets. It
will be observed that no gearing is required to cause the rollers to revolve,
the pressure of the warp threads being sufficient for the purpose. j is the reed
for guiding the threads over or between the rollers; f is a brush, made fast to
the under side of the size trough for the purpose of cleaning the revolving
brushes; 9, 9, are two flat wrought-iron bars suspended from the front rail of
the loom frame to support the two lease rods n, n, by means of clips attached
to a wooden rail h, which may be adjusted vertically by means of oblong bolt
holes in the wrought-iron bars g, g. The warp being placed on the beam k in
the usual manner is passed over the guide roller l, through the reed j, and over
the roller d, where it receives the size, thence passing on to the lease rods n, n,
it is subjected to the action of the brushes b, b, which remove the super-
fluous dressing. It now passes over and under the lease rods, through the
ordinary healds to the front part of the loom, where it is woven in the
usual manner, the two processes of weaving and dressing taking place
.simultaneously.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Pollard, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-ninth day of August, in the year of our
.Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
'Witness,
P. H. SHARP,
Leeds.
JAMES POLLARD. (L.S.)