Improvements in Sectional Warping Machines.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1889-Accepted, 13th Sept.,
1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sectional Warping Machines.
We, JESSIE FERGUSSON KIRK (trading as Schofield and Kirk, Machine Makers) of
Rashcliffe Iron Works Huddersfield in the County of York, and FRANK REYNOLDS of
Melksham in the County of Wilts, Cloth Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to Sectional Warping Machines, and has reference to improve-
ments intended to obviate sectional divisions or overlapping of the warp in sectional
warping machines by means of an automatic apparatus for measuring the required
width for each section, combined with an automatic slide and traverse motion.
In warping machines as heretofore made the traverse or building slide rests, and
slides upon a fixed or stationary bed or rest when the warping machine is set in
motion.
Now according to this invention the bed or rest is movable and to it there is
attached an arrangement known as the section guide, for guiding the threads con-
tained in each section of warp.
To the front of the warping machine are fixed two brackets one on each side;
extending across, and resting upon the aforesaid brackets, are two rods or shafts at
each end of which are fitted connecting plates, (on the outside of the aforesaid
.brackets).
On the left hand side the rods or shafts, with their connecting plate, extend some
distance.beyond the bracket; on the right hand side the rods or shafts, are extended
beyond their connecting plate. These rods or shafts are kept in position by recesses
or bearings in the aforesaid brackets.
Beneath the aforesaid rods or shafts and symmetrically situated with regard to them
is another shaft, the ends of which are fitted in bearings in the end brackets, on the
right hand end the end of this shaft is extended some distance beyond its bracket and
inside of this bracket on the shaft, is fixed a gear wheel or pinion. The remaining
portion of this shaft from the gear wheel or the pinion to the inside of the left hand
bracket, is chased with a left hand worm or screw thread.
Through the right hand bracket and beneath the aforesaid screwed shaft there
passes a hollow shaft having on it a pair of toothed wheels (whereof one is by
preference larger than the other) one on each side of the bracket.
Motion is given to one of these wheels, through the medium of a shaft connected
to the warping mill shaft.
Through the hollow shaft is passed a small shaft or rod extending at each side
beyond the aforesaid driving wheels. On the inner end is fixed a lever. One end
of this lever passes under the screwed shaft and it is provided with a slot, in which is
à stud carrying a pinion or wheel, which is geared into the driving wheel. The
outer end of the aforesaid lever, is fitted with an adjustable balance weight.
On the outer end of the small shaft or rod, and close to one of the driving wheels is
placed an adjustable lever extending underneath the outer end of the screwed shaft.
In the front end of this lever is a stud of some length and on the aforesaid small
shaft is also fitted a short adjustable catch lever, placed in a vertical position.
On the same small shaft, but on the outer end, is fitted an adjustable stud lever,
upon which is placed a balance wheel and dial plate fitted with an adjustable finger.
Behind the adjustable catch lever is placed a bracket carrying a stud upon which
is placed a steel spring and catch extending towards the front on the left hand side
of the catch lever.
The screwed shaft being extended on the right hand side, some distance beyond its
bracket, as aforesaid, upon this end is placed a rear wheel having a long boss the

page_text: boss being provided with a left hand threaded screw this wheel is geared into the
small driving wheel. At the outer end, of the wheel with the long boss on the extended
shaft is fixed a worm for driving the balance wheel and dial. On the end of the
front connected shaft on the right hand side, is fixed an adjustable lever, the end of
which carries a fork with an internal screw thread. On the outer end of the same
shaft is a curved lever extending some distance downwards; inside of the end
brackets this front shaft is provided with a slot or keyway the whole length, upon
this shaft is placed a hand lever with a gib or projection which slides in the afore-
said slot or keyway; this hand lever is placed underneath the section guide.
Upon the front and back shafts, connected with plates as described, is fitted a
slide to which is attached a fork with an internal screw thread to fit the screwed
shaft before mentioned. Upon these shafts rests the section guide as aforesaid, the
section guide, and fork slide being connected by means of a spring. The section
guide is fitted with one or two reeds as may be required, also with two rollers
between which the warp passes, the upper one being provided at the right hand
with an hinged joint, so that it may be thrown back when required. The front feet
of the section guide are fitted, with clips or joints to fit the aforesaid front. shaft.
These clips or joints are worked by the hand lever.
On the left hand bracket is fixed an upright bracket carrying two studs; on the
bottom stud is a wheel and on the upper stud a dial plate with a small pinion
attached, gearing into the aforesaid wheel on the bottom stud. Beneath the aforesaid
lower wheel, and geared into the saine is a rack, fixed to the aforesaid connected
shafts; this rack traverses with the shafts, and returns with the same to its normal
position. The dial is fitted with a movable finger which can be set to ring a bell or
stop the machine when the required length of warp has run. Also to the afore-
said left hand bracket is pivotted a lever, to the end of which is attached a spring
extending underneath the screwed shaft and secured at a convenient distance, the
top of the aforesaid lever coming in contact with the connecting plate of the connected
shafts. The method of operation of the above described apparatus is as follows:-
The machine being ready for running, the left hand dial is set to the length of warp
required and the right hand one to the width of section of warp. The hand lever is
then pressed down and raises the fork from the screwed boss placed on the end of the
screwed shaft.
At the same time the downwardly extending lever comes in contact with the stud
carried by the aforesaid lever under the screwed shaft, raising the balance wheel and
dial of self measuring stop motion into gear with worm and also raising the pinion
lever into gear with the fixed wheel on the screwed shaft, the whole being kept in
position by the lever and catch as hereinbefore described.
The hand lever is then raised and lowers the fork with the internal thread into the
thread of boss, and tightens the clips of the section guide, thus attaching the section
guide to the connected shafts.
The machine is now set in motion the large driving wheel (through the medium of
the pinion on, the lever) driving the screwed shaft by means of the small wheel; the
worm, also revolving with the screwed shaft, turns the balance wheel and dial of the
measuring stop motion.
The small driving wheel turns the wheel of the screwed boss, moving the connected
shafts from left to right by means of the screwed fork on the boss; at the same
time motion is given to the left hand dial by means of the rack, attached to the
connected shaft.
Motion being now given to the balance wheel and dial by the worm on the screwed
shaft and when the slide with the fork on the screwed shaft has traversed the width
of the section, the finger on the dial releases the catch lever, allowing the balance
wheel and pinion to fall out of gear, without stopping the machine. The balance
wheel and dial returning to zero, the left hand dial having now registered the length
of warp the bell rings and the machine stopped. The section being now finished
the hand lever is pressed to raise the aforesaid fork and allow the connected shafts
with the section guide and the left hand dial to return to their normal position in

page_text: consequence of the spring and lever coming into contact with the left hand connecting
plate as described.
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The 'section guide returns to the fork slide by means of the connecting spring.
The screwed shaft with the measuring stop motion is put in gear also by pressing
the hand lever.
Datal this 12th dov of Santambor 1888
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sectional Warping Machines.
We, JESSIE FERGUSSON KIRK, trading, as Schofield and Kirk, machine makers, of
Rashcliffe Iron Works, Huddersfield, in the County of York, and FRANK REYNOLDS,
of Melksham, in the County of Wilts, Cloth Worker, 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
Our invention relates to sectional warping machines and has reference to improve-
ments intended to obviate sectional divisions or overlapping of the warp in sectional
warping machines by means of an automatic apparatus for measuring the required
width for each section, combined with an automatic slide, and traverse motion.
In warping machines as heretofore made, the traverse or building slide is carried
by and slides upon a fixed or stationary bed or rest when the warping machine is set
in motion.
Now according to this invention, the bed or rest is moveable, and to it there is
attached an arrangement known as a section guide, for guiding the threads, contained
in each section of warp.
We will describe our invention with reference to the annexed three sheets of
illustrativo drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of so much of a sectional warping machine as is necessary
for the comprehension of our invention.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the right hand end thereof as seen from the outer side.
Fig. 3 is an elevation' partly in section of the same end as seen from the inner side.
Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the left hand end of the machine shewing the length
measuring dial with its accompanying mechanism and certain shafts hereinafter
referred to.
Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line a Fig. 1 looking from the left hand end of
the machine..
Figs. 6 & 7 are detail views of a catch hereinafter described.
To the front of the warping machine frame 1 are fixed two brackets 2 & 3 (Figs. 1
& 2). Extending across, and carried by these brackets are two rods or shafts 4, 5 to
the adjacent ends of which and on the outer sides of the brackets are fitted connecting
arms or bars 6. At the left hand side of the machine the shafts 4 & 5 with their
connecting arms 6 extend some distance beyond the bracket 3 (Fig. 1) whilst at the
right hand side, the shafts are extended beyond their connecting bar 6. These
shafts 4 & 5 may be kept in position endwise, by collars thereon taking into recesses
or bearings in the brackets 2 & 3-; these recesses or bearings may advantageously be
barrelled or hollowed at each side to lessen friction. The ends of the shafts outside
the arms 6may when required be fitted with lock nuts 7 as shown in Fig. 1.
Beneath the shafts 4, 5 and symmetrically situated with regard to them is another
shaft 8 carried in bearings in the brackets 2 & 3. The right hand end of this shaft 8
is extended some distance beyond the bracket 2 as shown, and upon the shaft at the
inner side of this bracket is fixed a toothed wheel or pinion 9 (Figs. 1 & 3). The
remaining portion of the shaft S from the wheel or pinion 9 to the inside of the left
hand bracket 3 is formed with a right or left handed worm or screw thread as shewn.
Through the bracket 2 and beneath the screwed shaft 8 there passes a hollow shaft:10

page_text: to which are fixed a pair of toothed wheels 11 and 12 (Figs. 1, 2, & 3) whereof one
is by preference larger than the other, the largest (11) being placed on the inside of
the bracket 2. Motion is given to these wheels by means of a pinion 13, that is fixed
upon a shaft 14, which is passed through the bracket 2 or through the brackets 2 & 3
if required, and connected with the warping mill shaft at either side, as desired, by
means of a horizontal or an inclined shaft 15. Through the hollow shaft 10 is passed
a shaft 16 extending at each side beyond the driving wheels 11 and 12. On its
inner end is fixed a lever 17 (Figs. 1.and 3) one end of which passes under the
screwed shaft 8, and is provided with a slot in which is a stud 18 that carries a driving
pinion or double toothed wheel 19 which may be of equal diameter throughout or be
of different diameters as shown, according to requirement. On the outer end of the
shaft 16 and close to the toothed wheel 12 is fixed a lever 20 that extends underneath
the outer end of the screwed shaft 8. In the front end of this lever 20 which is formed
with a slot 21 is fixed a stud 22 (Figs. 1 & 2). On the outer end of the shaft 16.is
fitted an adjustable lever 23 having projections 24, 25 one at each side of the lever
(Fig. 1). In this lever 23 is fitted a stud 26 upon which is placed a balance worm
wheel 27 and a segmental dial plate 28 fitted with an adjustable finger 29. The
centre of the dial plate is recessed at the front to receive a boss on the finger 29.
To the back of the worm wheel 27 is screwed a small stud 30 (Fig. 2). The boss of
the adjustable finger 29 is formed with a groove to receive the end of a retaining
screw 31 which may be provided with a small chamfered head or hand wheel for the
purpose of readily turning it.
On the right hand bracket 2 is fixed a small bracket 32 carrying a stud 33, upon
which is placed a catch 34 that extends towards the front of the machine below the
shaft 8 (Figs. 1 & 2).
The front part of this catch, which is shown separately in front and side elevations
in Figs. 6 and 7 respectively, has on the left hand side a projection 35 which passes
under the adjustable lever 20 and in which is a step or recess 36. The catch is also
formed with a horizontal slot 37 through which passes a pin or stud 38 that is screwed
into the bracket 2 and upon which is placed a spring 39 thus making the catchi
adjustable. The projection 35 passes under and normally supports the adjustable
lever 20 which however drops into the recess 36 when the catch is pressed sideways
by the finger 29.
Upon the extended right hand end of the shaft 8 is mounted a toothed wheel 40
that gears with the toothed wheel 12 and is provided with a long boss 41 formed
with a right or left handed screw thread. 42 is a worm secured to the shaft 8 at the
outer end of the boss 41 and arranged to drive the balance worm wheel 27 and dial 28.
On the end of the shaft is fixed a curved lever 43 that extends some distance down-
ward and is provided at its lower end with a projection or catch 44. On the outer
end of the same shaft is fitted a second lever 45 the free end of which is connected to
a fork or segmental nut 46 provided with an internal screw thread. The upper part
of this fork passes through a boss 47 on the right hand connecting bar 6 the fork
being kept in position by means of an internal pin or gib in the boss, fitting a slot or
groove 48 in the upper part of the fork 46.
The shaft 4 is formed between the brackets 2 & 3 with a keyway 49 and upon the
shaft is placed a hand lever 50 (Figs. 1 & 5) having an adjustable key or projection 51
arranged to slide in the keyway 49. To the inner end of this lever is fixed a hook
or projection 52 to which may be attached a spring, or as shown, a weighted cord 53:
to the front part of the lever is. secured studs or pins 54, 55 (Figs. 1 & 5), one on
either side, for a purpose hereinafter mentioned.
Upon the shafts 4 & 5 is fitted a cross bar or slide 56 baving a boss on one side
through which passes the upper part or extension of a fork or segmental nut 57
formed with an internal screw thread to fit the screw threaded shaft 8, (Figs. 1
& 5). The upper part, or extension of the fork 57 has a slot or groove 57° to receive
the end of a screw fixed in the boss of the slide 56 and provided with a lock nut
and milled hand wheel 58. Upon the fork 57 and underneath the slide, is placed
a small grooved wheel 59.

page_text: Upon the connected shafts 4, 5 rests the section guide 60 which is provided with
four feet 61 recessed to fit the shafts, these feet having projections or lugs 62
arranged preferably to extend towards each other as shown (Fig. 5).
To the underside of the feet 61 resting upon the shaft 5 are fitted caps 63 and
to the feet resting on shaft 4 are fitted clips or loose caps 64 that are passed
underneath the shaft 4 and are attached to the projections or lugs 62 by means of
horizontal pins 65. These clips or caps 64 are recessed in the centre to receive
a piece of leather or indiarubber. The clips fit the shaft 4 and are provided at
the front with projecting parts 66, 66, ono at each side of the hand lever 50, and
arranged to come in contact with the pins or projections 54 55.
To the back feet 61 of the section guide is attached a bracket 67 (Fig. 5) that
is provided with a slot in which is fixed a stud carrying a grooved wheel 68. To
the same bracket or to the lugs 62 of the rear feet 61, is fixed one or two rods 69
as required, that extend some distance downward and may be arranged one on
either side of the wheel 68 or otherwise as desired. The section guide 60 and
slide 56 being upon the connected shafts as described they are connected by means
of the cord or chain 53. This cord or chain is attached as herein before mentioned
to the hook 52 on the hand lever, thence it is passed around the grooved wheel 59,
and thence over the grooved wheel GS. To the cord or chain may be connected one
or two springs which may be either placed upon or attached to the lower end or ends
of the rod 69; or instead of springs a weight 53" may be attached to the cord or
chain, as shewn, the rod or rods 69 serving to guide the weight.
Upon the back part of the section guide 60 are fixed two standards or pedestals 70
(Figs. 1 & 5) formed with slots extending from the top downwards and into which is
placed the ends of an iron roller 71. The right hand standard or bracket is provided
at the top with a swivel block at 72, the centre of which receives the end of the
pressure or top roller, 73. The left hand end of this roller is passed into the same
slot as the bottom roller 71 and is provided with a handle 74. In front of the
rollers 71, 73, and carried by the section guide, is a round pedestal or boss 75 for
carrying a reed, if required, and in front of it, is another boss 76 for the same purpose.
At the left hand side of the boss 76 is attached a notched guide bar 77 for holding the
hand lever 50 in position. Extending between the brackets 2 & 3 and below the
shaft 4 is a stay rail 78 upon the opposite sides of which run two wheels 79 carried by
a bracket 80 fixed to the section guide 60. This arrangement serves to keep the
connected shafts 4, 5 steady.
To the bracket 3 is fixed another bracket 81 carrying a grooved wheel 82 over
which passes a cord or chain 83 the right hand end of which is attached to the right
hand connecting bar 6; its lower left hand end being attached to a weight 84
(Fig. 1).
On the left hand bracket 3, or fixed upon the end of the machine frame in any con-
venient position and as shewn in Figs. 1 & 4, is the mechanism for measuring the .
length of warp for each section. It comprises a bracket 85 through which passes a
dial shaft 86 upon which, at opposite sides of the standard 85, are fixed a gear
wheel 87 and a collar 88. Motion is given to the toothed wheel 87 and dial shaft 86
by means of a shaft connected to the warping machine and driven at the speed
required by a worm or toothed wheel in any suitable manner as will be readily
understood.
Upon the front end of the shaft S6 is placed a dial 89 the back of which is provided
with a recessed boss 90 into which is fitted a small friction cone or clutch 91 that
slides upon a key 92 fixed in the shaft 86 and is pressed against the boss during
working by a spring 93 surrounding the shaft and at the back of the cone or
clutch. A nut 94 is fixed on the shaft 86 in front of the dial 89 which is fitted
with an adjustable finger 95. This finger is placed upon a small boss in the centre
of the dial and the outer end of which is screw threaded; the finger 95 is kept
in position and made adjustable by means of a milled hand wheel 96 formed with
an internal screw thread to fit the outer end of the boss in the centre of the

page_text: dial 89.
the dial.
At the end of the finger 95 is a knob or projection 97 that extends beyond
98 is a pin (fig. 1) fixed to the boss 90, at the back of the dial 89; to it is
attached a cord 99 and weight. 100 is a pin fixed to an shaped arm 101 and
arranged to come in contact with the dial pin 98.
In the arm 101 which is secured to the bracket 85, is fixed an adjustable stud 102
upon which is placed a bent lever 103 one end of which is by preference longer
than the other. The left hand end (Fig. 1) of the lever 105 is fitted with an
adjustable stud 104 which at certain times comes in contact with a spring arm so
as to ring a bell 105 carried thereby. The right hand end of the lever 103 passes
above the top of the dial and in it is fixed an adjustable stud 106 (Fig. 1) upon
which is journalled a swivel or block 107 into which is screwed a rod 108 fitted
with a lock nut on the screwed part. This rod 108 extends downwards below a
starting or strap rod 109 and at its lower end is fitted with an inclined part 110
(Fig. 4). The rod 108 is by preference placed in front of the starting rod 109,
and may be arranged to lift or otherwise operate this rod..
In the example shown the strap rod 109 is arranged to be moved laterally, by the
rod 108, from a stop and is then left free to be actuated longitudinally, to stop the
machine, by a spring 113 as shown in Fig. 1 or by a weighted cord.
For this purpose the left hand portion of the rod 109 is flattened at 111 as shown
in plan in Fig. 4" and formed with an inclined plane, at one end of which is a step or
recess 111. This rod 109 is passed through a bracket 112 formed with a slot at 112ª
of a width corresponding with the wide part of the flattened portion of the said rod.
The rod 109 is normally held, by the shoulder at the end of the step or recess
bearing against the bracket at 112, the flat part 111 being within a slot in a pro-
jection 112 of the bracket. This projection is formed with a slot at 112d to serve as
a guide for the lower end of the rod 108. With this arrangement when the rod 108
is raised through the action of the finger 95, its inclined part 110 will force the rod 109
laterally and the spring 113 will then move it into the position shown in Fig. 4ª in
which it will have stopped the machine.
Upon a stud carried by the bracket-85 is mounted a bent lever 114, one end of
which is attached to a fork 115 that enters a groove in the friction cone or clutch 91,
its other end carrying a long stud 116. Upon the left hand end of the shaft 4 is
fixed a lever 117, which may form part of one of the nuts 7 (Fig. 1), and the end of
which is so arranged as to come in contact with the stud 116 when the lever 50 is
worked.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-
The warping machine being ready for running, the finger 29 is moved over the
dial 28 to the width of the section required and then fixed by the screw 31. The
finger 95 of the dial 89 is also placed in a position corresponding to the length of
warp required and fixed by the hand wheel 96. The hand levér 50 is then pressed
down the section guide 60, fork 57 and slide 56 are put into position where the warp
is required to commence in either broad or narrow warps; and the fork 57 is then
lowered upon the screwed shaft 8 and fixed in its lowered position by the screw and
hand wheel 58. The hand lever 50 is now raised at the same time lowering the fork 46
upon the screwed boss 41, the studs or pins 54,-55 at the same time tightening the
clips 64 upon the shaft 4; the hand lever 50 is then held in the raised position by
the notched bar 77. The roller 73 is then raised and the threads or section of warp,
passed over the roller 71 and attached to the machine or mill after which the roller-73
is lowered upon the threads or section of warp.
The shaft 15 being now set in operation, motion is transmitted through bevelled
wheels to the shaft 14, and thence through the toothed wheels 13 and 11, hollow
shaft 10 and pinion 12 to the wheel 40 and screwed boss 41; the fork 46, slide 56 and
section guide 60 having all been previously moved into position opposite the place
where it is required to commence the warp. The screw fork 46 being connected to
the shafts 4 and 5, when the screwed boss 41 is rotated, the screwed fork 46 and the
shafts 4 and 5 with connected bars 6 will be caused to move from left to righ

page_text: (Fig. 1). The section guide 60 moves with the shafts having been made fast to the
shaft 4 by means of the clips 64., Rotary motion is at the same time transmitted
from the wheel 11 to the double pinion 19 and thence to the wheel or pinion 9 which
causes the screwed shaft 8 to revolve and the fork 57 having been put in gear with
the screw shaft 8, causes the slide 56 to travel from right to left. The dial 28 will at
the same time be driven by the worm 42 through the medium of the balanced worm
wheel 27, and on the finger 29 coming in contact with catch 34, the lever 20 will be
released or caused to fall into the recess 36 thus allowing the balance worm wheel 27
and pinion 19 to fall out of gear with the worm 42, and pinion 9 respectively without
stopping the machine. The balanced worm wheel 27 and dial 28 will now return to
Zero by the action of the weight 28", when the pin 30 will rest upon the projection 24
on the dial lever 23 and the stud 22 on lever 20 will rest upon the projecting
end 44 of the curved lever 43. The fork 46 and screwed boss 41 are not disengaged
but remain in gear until the length of warp required, as determined by the finger 95
on dial 89 has been measured or run off.
Motion is also transmitted from a shaft connected to the warping machine, to the
toothed wheel 87, and dial shaft 86, and the dial 89 with finger 95 driven from the
latter shaft 86 by means of friction cone or clutch 91. When the required length of
warp has been run off, the finger 95 will come in contact with and raise the right hand
end of the lever 103 together with its connected rod 108 and inclined plane 110;
this inclined plane will consequently be caused to come in contact with the inclined
plane of the starting rod 109 and press the same out of the step or recess in which it
was previously held, whereupon the spring 113 will operate the starting rod or
strap 109 which will stop the machine. The stud 104 in the right hand end of the
lever 108 will at the same time be caused to -come in contact with the spring arm
carrying the bell 105 and ring this bell to give an audible signal that the length of
warp has been run off.
The section of warp having been run off the hand lever 50 is pressed down thereby
turning the shaft 4 so as to raise the fork 46, by means of the lever 45, from the screw
threaded boss 41 and releasing the hold of the clips 64 on the shaft 4. The two con-
nected shafts 4, 5 are then returned to their normal positions to the left by the
weight 84, and the section guide 60 is brought back by weight 53ª, into contact with
the fork slide 56. The downward movement of the lever 50 at the same time puts the
balanced worm wheel 27 into gear with the worm 42 and also the double pinion 19
into gear with the wheel or pinion 9 on the screwed shaft 8, in consequence of the
curved lever 43 coming into contact with the stud 22 on the lever 20, the catch 34
being then forced by the spring 39 underneath the lever 20 so as to support the same
in its raised position.
The downward movement of the lever 50 also causes the lever 117 to raise the bent
lever 114 by means of the stud 116 which lever causes the friction cone or clutch 91
to be pressed back thereby releasing the dial 89 and allowing it to be returned to
zero by the action of the weighted cord 99; the pin 98, at the back of the dial 89 then
rests against the pin 100 in the arm 101.
A new length of warp may now be attached to the machine as before the hand
lever 50 raised, the fork 46 lowered, and the clips 64 raised to secure the section.
guide 60 to the shaft 4. The machine can then be set in motion and the above
described operations repeated.
When the warp. is completed and it is required to return the fork slide 56 and section
guide 60 to the starting point, the screw and nut 58 must be loosened, and the
fork 57 raised from the screwed shaft 8 the lever 50 being previously pressed down.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a sectional warping machine an automatically operated slide having a bed or
rest capable of end wise motion substantially as herein described and for the purposes
set forth.

page_text: 2. In a sectional warping machine of the kind referred to in the first claim a
screwed shaft fitted with a fork or segmental nut.57 converted to a suitable slide
such as 56 and mechanism whereby the rotation of the screwed shaft can be auto-
matically stopped without stopping the machine substantially as herein before described
for the purpose set forth.
3. In a sectional warping machine of the kind referred to in the first claim a screw
such as the boss 41 in combination with a disengageable segmental nut connected to
the moveable bed or rest substantially as described and illustrated for the purposes
hereinbefore set forth.
4. In a sectional warping machine an apparatus comprising a dial such as 28 with
adjustable finger such as 29 and with balance worm wheel and corresponding worm
and accompanying mechanism substantially as herein described for automatically
measuring the width of each section of warp in the manner and for the purpose
described.
5. In a sectional warping machine of the kind referred to in the first claim a section
guide 60 provided with rollers (one of which is fitted with a hinged joint) and with
hinged clips or caps 64 adapted to be worked by a hand lever 50 and to connect the
said section to the moveable bed or rest substantially as bereinbefore described and
illustrated, and for the purpose specified.
6. In a sectional warping machine' a length measuring apparatus comprising a dial
such as 89 with an adjustable finger such as 95 in combination with a friction cone or
clutch-91 and a forked lever 114, worked by the hand lever 50 through the medium
of the front connected shaft 4 substantially as described and illustrated for the purpose
herein before set forth.
7. In the measuring apparatus referred to in the preceding claim the double
lever 105 in combination with the rod 108 and the mechanism whereby the stop rod
is released when the full length of warp has been run off substantially as described
and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
8. The improved catch and its accompanying mechanism as shewn in Figs. 6
& 7.
:
9. The improved sectional warping machine, with or without the length measuring
apparatus constructed substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 12th day of July 1889.
FRANK REYNOLDS.
W. Lloyd Wise,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.