Improvements in Loom-shedding Apparatus.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th June, 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Loom-shedding Apparatus.
ROBERT TAYLOR PARKER Manufacturer Reyner Buildings Bank Top Earlsheaton
Dewsbury do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improved heald for harness and shafts combined, or improvements in loom
shedding apparatus.
For the weaving and fastening of all kinds of fancy rugs and all plushed, or
looped, or cut fringed goods, the way in which my improvement is arranged is by
having two or more if required ordinary shafts, which is made in strength to allow
any given number of holes being bored through in a vertical form according to sett
required.
The way in which the heald is formed is by having two healds cords attached to
one male for the two top shafts no shaft being required for the bottom, as the male
is held down to its proper possition by the means of a weight or other suitable means,
one of the above mentioned heald cords is fastened permanently to one of the shafts
and having as above stated by the male and weight the other heald cord is run up
through the vertical hole in the other shaft and when in its required possition it is
fastened at the top of the shaft by a knot or other means to prevent it from slipping
back the heald is then continued as in ordinary harness until it reaches the Jacquard
wire and is there connected.
The main object of my improvement is being able to work the shafts as shafts, or
let the shafts stand still and work the healds that comes through the vertical holes
with the harness Jacquard as they are both combined as stated. I do not bind myself
entirely to the harness Jacquard alone, as I claim to be able to attach healds that
comes through the vertical holes to two or more ordinary loom shafts and work the
same with witch or treadle.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Loom-shedding Apparatus.
ROBERT TAYLOR PARKER Reyner Buildings Bank Top Earlsheaton Dewsbury,
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
For the weaving & fastening of all kinds of fancy rugs & all plushed or looped or
cut fringed goods the way in which my improvement is arrainged is by having two or
more if required ordinary shafts which is made in strength to allow any given
number of holes being bored through in a vertical form according to sett required
the way in which the heald is formed is by it having two healds cords attached to one
male for the two top shafts no shafts being required for the bottom as the male is held
down to its propper possition by the means of a weight or other suitable means one
of the above mentioned beald cords is fastened permanently to one of the shafts &
swong as above stated by the male & weight the other heald cord is run up through
the vertical hole in the other shafts & when in its required position it is fastened at
the top of the shaft by a knot or other means to prevent it from slipping back the
heald is then continued as in ordinary harness until it reaches the Jackuard wire & is
then connected.
The main object of my improvement is with been able to work the shaft as shafts
or let the shafts stand still & work the healds that comes through the vertical holes

page_text: with the harness Jacquard as they are both combined as stated. I do not bind myself
entirely to the harness Jacquard alone as I claim to be able to attach healds that comes
through the vertical holes to two or more ordinary loom shafts & work the same with
witch or treadle.
No. 1. The showings of drawings & explanation of the same for the weaving & fastening
of all kinds of fancy rugs the way in which my improvement is arranged is by having
one or more if required ordinary shafts as shown in drawing in A & B. which is made in
strength to allow any given number of holes being bored through in a vertical form as
shown in C. The way in which the heald is formed is by its having two heald cords
attached to one male for the two top shafts one end of the heald cord being fastened to the
shaft A at F and going down to the mail as shown at D. the other heald cord being
attached to the mail & going up through the vertical hole in B shaft as shown in E.
The mail as a cord attached to it in the centre as shown in G. which draws it down to
its proper position when the harness shafts is not working.
Drawing No. 2. shows to looped heald as shown in letter D. The mail is worked at
the right hand side of the two healds as shown in letter H. & K the shafts A & B.
and I & J. standing still while the harness Jacquard is lifting the heald marked in
drawing D. at E.
Drawing No. 3. shows the looped healds and the ordinary healds working
combined A & J. showing the shafts up, and I & B₁ showing the shafts down showing
the heald D at the left hand side of H. & K.
Drawing No. 4. shows the looped healds and the ordinary healds working combined B
and I. Showing the shafts up and J. and A showing the shafts down showing the
heald D at the right hand side of the healds K. and H thus showing the heald D in
number 3 and 4 drawing in it two different positions in number 2 drawing showing
the same heald D. lifted with Jacquard alone and the shafts standing still.
Now that I have fully described my improvement in drawings I thoroughly want
it to be understood that what I claim to be new is the shaft with the vertical holes
through and the heald combined with weights as shown in it different positions thus
claiming a movable shaft in itself for either fastening stitches or ordinary weaving
and for its figuring capacities.
It has two independent movements one movement working as a shaft the other.
movement the shaft standing still and working the healds that comes through the
vertical holes with the Jacquard.
The healds marked K. and H. is to work the plain warp for the strength and
substance of the piece as shown in No. 3 and 4 drawings the heald marked D. is to
work the fancy yarns for making the plush or fringe also for figuring the goods.
No. 2 drawing shows the heald or healds D lifted to form a shed with any quantity
of fancy threads up the design is arranged for to allow a wire to be put in the shed
for the purpose of making the loop plush or fringe goods. The shafts B &c. & I & J.
works a plain sheds for the weft to be put in to fasten the fancy yarns the wire as
raised for plush loop or fringe.
The Jacquard is never in operation only when lifting the healds D. for the wire
to be put in to make the plush loop or fringe with the shafts standing still.
Dated this Fifth day of June 1890.
ROBERT TAYLOR PARKER.