Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Connecting Warp to the Beams Employed in Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1887
Complete Left, 11th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 16th Mar., 1888
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Connecting
Warp to the Beams Employed in Looms for Weaving.
I, GEORGE DYSON SYKES, of the firm of Harrison and Sykes of Huddersfield, in
the County of York, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention has reference to prior Letters Patent granted to me on the
19th July 1880 No. 2968, and consists in a new means of connecting the warp to
the sheet of canvas webbing or cord, which is always wound around the beam previous
to the warp.
According to my prior Patent a rod was placed through a loop made in the end of
the canvas, and hooks were placed onto the rod at certain distances apart, the other
end of the said hook or loop taking hold of another rod carrying the warp; by this
means the warp could be easily and readily connected or disconnecte: to the beam.
In carrying out my present invention I fasten a rod to the canvas as set forth in
my prior Patent, and I also employ hooks placed on the said rod, but these hooks I
make with an open ended slit, preferably, the opening of such slit being made on one
side of the hook and when it is desired to secure the end of the warp they may be
slipped into the slitted hook or the ends of the warp may be tied into a knot before
or after insertion sideways into the slit; the slit, however is too small to permit the
knotted ends of the warp to be pulled through, consequently the warp is readily
attached to the hook. The hook and the opening therein may be of any suitable
shape and size, and whilst I prefer to place them onto the rod secured to the canvas,
they may be placed on another rod, separate from the canvas but connected
thereto.
Instead of using hooks having open-ended slits, I may use flat rings or buckle
shaped loops, into the eyes of which the ends of the warp are inserted, and tied into
a knot, by which means the ends of the warp are made secure.
In order to cover the hooks and rods to make the parts even, I employ a narrow
piece of canvas or other material, so placed as to cover the said hooks and make the
parts level.
Dated thi 11th
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Connecting
Warp to the Beams Employed in Looms for Weaving.
I, GEORGE DYSON SYKES, of the firm of Harrison and Sykes, of Huddersfield in
the County of York, Manufacturers, 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:-
on the
This invention has reference to prior Letters patent granted to me
19th July 1880, No. 2968, and consists in a new means of connecting the warp to
the sheet of canvas, webbing, or cord, which is always wound around the beam
previous to the warp.
According to my prior patent a rod was placed through a loop made in the end of
the canvas, and hooks or loops were placed onto the rod at certain distances apart, the
other end of the said hook or loop taking hold of another rod carrying the warp; by
this means the warp could be easily and readily connected or disconnected with the
beam.
In carrying out my present invention I fasten a rod to the canvas as set forth in
my prior patent, and I also employ hooks placed on the said rod, but these hooks I
make with an open ended slit, preferably, the opening of such slit being made on one
side of the hook, and when it is desired to secure the ends of the warp they may be
slipped into the slitted hook, or the ends of the warp may be tied into a knot before
or after insertion into the slit; the slit, however, is too small to permit the knotted
ends of the warp to be pulled through, consequently the warp is readily attached to
the hook. The hook, and the opening therein, may be of any suitable shape and
size.
manner.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now make reference to
the accompanying sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is end view
of such parts as are necessary to shew my improvements, and Fig. 2 is plan view
thereof. A is the warp beam to which is attached the canvas B in the ordinary
C is one of my improved hooks, employed for connecting the warp D to the
canvas B by means of the rod a. It will be observed that a loop is formed in the ends
of the canvas through which the rod passes and at suitable distances apart in such
canvas pieces are cut to allow the hooks C to be placed in position as shewn in Fig. 2.
The rod a is then passed through the loops of the canvas and through holes formed in
the hooks, by which means the hooks and canvas are connected together, but in order
to connect the ends of the warp to the said hooks, a suitable number of ends may be
inserted into or tied together and inserted into the open end of the hook C (see
Figs. 3 and 4), the hole or slit in such hook being too small to permit the knotted
ends of the warp to pass through, consequently the ends of the warp are readily made
secure. The ends of the warp are thus carried forward to the healds, and to the reed
in the ordinary manner. This method of connecting the warp to the canvas permits

page_text: the warp to be used and woven into the fabric almost to the end thereof; consequently
there is very little waste of warp. The woven cloth is attached to the canvas con-
nected to the cloth beam in a similar manner to that already described.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate another form of hook. In this case the slit in the hook
is formed in such a manner that instead of the knotted ends being on the side of the
hook as shown in Fig. 2, the knotted ends would be underneath the hook, as illustrated
in Fig. 5. Other forms of hooks are shewn in Figs. 7 and 8, Figs. 9 and 10 being
end views thereof.
Instead of using hooks having open ended slits as already described, I may use
either rings or buckle shaped loops, as shewn in Figs. 11 and 12, and into the eyes of
such loops, the ends of the warp are inserted and tied into a knot, by which means
the ends of the warp are made secure.
Though I prefer to place the hooks onto the rod secured to the canvas, they may be
placed onto another rod separate from the canvas but connected thereto.
In order to cover the hooks and rods to make the parts even, I may employ a
narrow piece of canvas or other suitable material placed so as to cover the hooks and
knotted ends of the warp in order to make the parts level.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
:-
For the purpose of connecting warp to the beams in looms for weaving, the method
of attaching ends of warp to hooks or loops such as C when employed in combination
with rod a and canvas B, all arranged and employed in the manner and for purposes
substantially as herein shewn and described.
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