Improvements in the Manufacture of Loom Pickers.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1887
Complete Left, 14th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th Apr., 1888
Improvements in the Manufacture of Loom Pickers.
We YOUNG HELLIWELL, and LORD HELLIWELL both of Dulesgate Todmorden in
the County of Lancaster, Picker Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
This invention relates to pickers so moulded as to have the lower portion with one
side seam only which gave good results so far as the "bottom" or working portion
of the picker was concerned and such were known as the one side "picker" which
were as heretofore constructed with an open top and side the loop of the picking strap
being passed over the top portion of the picker and the effect in practice was that the
action of the picking strap tended to twist or turn the picker sideway on its spindle
and so occasion much extra wear and tear.
According to this our said invention we extend the hide from which the picker is
to be made so as to admit of a portion thereof being carried upwards so as to complete
the side of the picker and also form a top for the same whereby we secure the
advantage of direct attachment of the picking strap to the picker and consequently
direct or straight movement of the picker along its spindle.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Loom Pickers.
We, YOUNG HELLIWELL and LORD HELLIWELL, both of Dulesgate, Todmorden in
the County of Lancaster, Picker Makers 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:-
"
This invention relates to pickers so moulded as to have the lower portion with one
side seam only, which gives good results so far as the "bottom" or working portion
of the picker is concerned and pickers so constructed were known as the one side
picker," and which as heretofore constructed had an open top and side, the loop of
the picking strap being passed over the top portion of the picker, and the effect in
practice was that the action of the picking strap tended to twist or turn the picker
sideway on its spindle, and so occasion much wear and tear.
According to this our said Invention, we extend the hide from which the picker is
to be made, so as to admit of a portion thereof being carried upwards, so as to complete
the side of the picker, and also form a top for the same, whereby we secure the
advantage of direct attachment of the picking strap to the picker, and consequently
direct or straight movement of the picker along its spindle.
Such being the nature and object of the said Invention, the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
At 1, sheet 1, shows the form which the hide is to be cut.
At 2 is shown hide 1 folded ready for the first pressing operation.
At 3 is an end view of 2.
At 4 is shown the form after first operation of pressing or blocking the picker.
At 5 and 6 (Sheet 2) illustrate the two opposite faces of the completed picker.
At 7 is a plan of 6.
Having cut the hide to the shape shown at 1, such is next to be folded or doubled
in the palm of the left hand to the form illustrated at 2 and 3, it is then to be roughly
blocked in an ordinary press to the form shown at 4, after which the operation of
revitting 5 and press finishing as at 6 and 7 are performed as, and by ordinary
appliances.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
The improvements in the manufacture of loom pickers as herein described and
illustrated by the annexed drawings.
YOUNG HELLIWELL.
LORD HELLIWELL.
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings,
Halifax.