AN IMPROVED EXPANDING OR MOVEABLE REED FOR USE IN WARPING, BEAMING, AND SIZING MACHINES, AND ALSO IN LOOMS
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Pim Strangman and Philip Buchy, both of Sarno,
in the Kingdom of Italy, Manufacturers, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED
EXPANDING OR MOVEABLE REED FOR USE IN WARPING, BEAMING, AND
SIZING MACHINES, AND ALSO IN LOOMS."
Sealed the 21st August 1877, and dated the 28th February 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Pim Strangman and
Philip Buchy at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th
February 1877.
JAMES PIM STRANGMAN and PHILIP BUCHY, both of Sarno, in the Kingdom of
Italy, Manufacturers. "AN IMPROVED EXPANDING OR MOVEABLE REED FOR USE
IN WARPING, BEAMING, AND SIZING MACHINES, AND ALSO IN LOOMS."
The object of the Invention is to obtain facility for varying the distance between
the respective warps or yarns in the process of warping, beaming, and sizing of
yarns, as also in the weaving of certain coarse or low class goods, such as when
using coarse tow or uneven linen or jute yarns. For this purpose the needles or
dents of the reed are supported at their'ends in arms or links placed parallel to each
other, and connected alternately by other links, as in the case of what are called
"lazy-tongs." These combined arms or links are supported in a frame, and are
capable of being operated by right and left handed screw motion to vary their
angle and consequently the distance apart of threads or yarns passed between the
pins or dents they carry.
We form these pins or dents round or with rounded edges to prevent the yarn or
threads from sticking or fraying in passing them, but we do not confine ourselves
to such form of dents, as for some classes of goods they may be used flat, square,
triangular, or of other suitable section. By these means uniformity in the relative
distance between the respective yarns or threads, with facility for varying that
distance, is obtained.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said James Pim Strangman and Philip Buchy in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 25th August 1877.
JAMES PIM STRANGMAN and PHILIP BUCHY, both of Sarno, in the Kingdom of
Italy, Manufacturers. "AN IMPROVED EXPANDING OR MOVEABLE REED FOR USE
IN WARPING, BEAMING, AND SIZING MACHINES, AND ALSO IN LOOMS."
The object of the Invention is to obtain facility for varying the distance between
the respective warps or yarns in the process of warping, beaming, and sizing of
yarns, as also in the weaving of certain coarse or low class goods, such as when
using coarse tow or uneven linen or jute yarns. For this purpose the needles or
deuts of the reed are supported at their ends in arms or links placed parallel to each
other, and connected alternately by other links, as in the case of what are called
"lazy-tongs." These combined arms or links are supported in a frame and are
capable of being operated by right and left handed screw motion to vary their angle
and consequently the distance apart of threads or yarns passed between the pins or
dents they carry.
But that the Invention may be the better understood we will, by the aid of the
accompanying Drawings, proceed to describe means pursued by us in carrying the
Figure 1 shows by front view, and Figure 2 by plan view, the opposite end
portions of a reed with parts arranged according to our Invention.
In each of the views the same letters indicate corresponding parts.
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a, a, is the wood case or frame for the support or holding of the parts; b, b, (shown
by circles in Figure 2) represent the needles or dents of the reed affixed in arms or
links c, c, and these arms or links c, c, are connected at their opposite ends to other
arms or links d, d, by pin joints e, e. One pair of these links c and d are also
towards each end of the reed connected together and to a socket f by means of a
pin g, so that by operating on such pair of sockets f. f, to cause them to approach
or recede from each other in the manner of lazy-tongs, the angles of the arms or
links c in relation to the front of the board or frame a will be varied to vary the
distance apart of threads passed between the needles or dents b, as they are held
between those needles or dents in a direction at right angles to the face of the board
or frame' a.
According to the arrangement shewn, the sockets f, f, are formed with female
screws, one right, the other left handed, to receive right and left handed screw
threads, formed at h1, h2, on the rod h, which rod is supported so as to turn freely in
bearings i, i, carried by the board or frame a, and the turning of this screw rod h
in either direction is effected by the handle h³ or otherwise. .
We form these pins or dents b round or with rounded edges to prevent the yarn
or threads from sticking or fraying in passing them, but we do not confine ourselves
to such form of dents, as for some classes of goods they may be used flat, square,
triangular, or of other suitable section. By these means uniformity in the relative
distance between the respective yarns or threads, with facility for varying that
distance is obtained.
Having thus described our Invention and means which we adopt in carrying the
Bame into effect, we would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to
the precise arrangements of parts as shewn and described, so long as the peculiar
character of the Invention be retained, but what we do claim is, the improved reed
for use in warping, beaming, and sizing machines; and also in looms formed so as to

page_text: be capable of being operated to vary the distance apart of threads passed between
the pins or dents of such reeds in manner substantially as described.
In witness whereof, we, the said James Pim Strangman and Philip Buchy,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Fourteenth day of August, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.