IMPROVEMENTS IN BATTENS AND SHUTTLES USED IN WEAVING
Year: 1884

page_text: We JOHN THOMAS COOKE and JAMES LEECH BOTTOMLEY both of Rose Bank
Prestwich in the County of Lancashire Loom Builders do hereby declare the nature.
of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN BATTENS AND SHUTTLES USED IN WEAVING,
to be as follows:-
According to this Invention we preferably fit the batten with driving planks as
specified in the specification of a former Invention for which Letters Patent were
granted to the said John Thomas Cooke and dated the 10th May 1862 No 1406
but according to our improvements we only require the said planks to drop about
half the distance in order to clear the warp. We fit to the front of the batten
(opposite those parts where the race boards are now fixed) pieces of wood or other
suitable material flanged at top and instead of the ordinary race boards we
preferably fit to the back pillars a fillet opposite to each of the flanged pieces
aforesaid. The shuttles we construct as follows:-To the under front part of the
shuttle we plough a groove so that as the shuttle slides over the aforesaid flanged
pieces they are kept from rising and we form the holes (into which the pegs take
to work the shuttle) in the front of the shuttle instead of at the back of the quill
or bobbin as heretofore and at the back of the shuttles we plough a groove to take
over the aforesaid fillets.
For heavy ware we fix to the batten bed wrought iron pillars by means of bolts
and nuts the bottom bolt having the nut on the front of batten and a countersunk
head at back and the top one the reverse way.
We arrange the driving planks so that half the shuttles work in one direction
and the other half in the opposite direction in order to equalize the weight.
By our improvements we are enabled to employ much larger quills to bring the
bobbins much nearer to the reeds the reeds much nearer to the healds and to
work at a much higher speed than heretofore and the shuttles will not be liable
to cant over in front and rub the warp.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We JOHN THOMAS COOKE and JAMES LEECH BOTTOMLEY both of Rose Bank
Prestwich in the County of Lancashire Loom Builders do hereby declare the
nature of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BATTENS AND SHUTTLES USED IN WEAVING" and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
According to this invention we preferably fit the batten with driving planks as
specified in the Specification of a former invention for which Letters Patent were
granted to the said John Thomas Cooke and dated 10th May 1862 N° 1406 but
according to the present improvements we only require the said planks to drop
about half the distance in order to clear the warp.
We fit to the front of the batten (opposite those parts where the raceboards are.
now fixed (pieces of wood or other suitable material flanged at top and instead of
the ordinary raceboards we preferably fit to the back pillars. a fillet or fillets
opposite to each of the flanged pieces aforesaid. The shuttles we construct as
follows:-
To the under front part of the shuttle we plough a groove corresponding to the
flanged pieces aforesaid and so that the front part of the shuttle slides freely
thercon, whereby as the shuttle slides over the aforesaid flanged pieces they are
kept from rising or falling.
We form the holes (into which the pegs take to work the shuttle) in the front
of the shuttle instead of at the back of the quill or bobbin as heretofore and at the
back of the shuttle we plough a groove or form a flange to take over or between'
the aforesaid fillets.
For heavy ware we securely fix to the batten bed metal pillars.
We arrange the driving planks so that half the shuttles work in one direction
and the other half in the opposite direction in order to equalize the weight whereby
we are enabled to run the shuttles at a much higher speed.
And in order that our said invention may be better understood we will refer to
the accompanying sheet of drawing.
Figure 1. is an elevation of batten complete ready for work.
Figure 2. is plan of same.
Figure 3 section through line A.B. figure 1.
In all the figures the same letters denote the same parts.
a shews the batten,
b the shuttle.
c the front flanged pieces.
dd the driving planks
e the holes in shuttle.
f the quill.
t

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1st The use of a front flanged support or supports upon which the shuttle slides
substantially as described and shewn in the accompanying drawing for the
purposes set forth.
2nd The use of a back fillet or fillets forming the raceboard or boards substantially
as described and shewn in the accompanying drawing for the purposes set forth.
3rd The use of improved driving planks substantially as described and shewn in
the accompany drawing for the purposes set forth.
4th The apparatus substantially as described and shown in the accompanying
drawing for the purposes set forth.