An Improved Method of Connecting the Picking Strap to Loom. Pickers.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1886..
Complete Left, 26th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 14th June, 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Connecting the Picking Strap to Loom.
Pickers.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED CRAVEN, of Back Dalton Street, Stansfield Road, Todmorden,
Lancashire, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
According to the present method of connecting the picking strap to loom pickers,
the end of the strap is cut or made with an eyelet and the strap passed through a slot
purposely made in the picker. This method of connecting the picking strap takes up
an unnecessary length of strap, it is also always on the twist, in addition to which, it
is soon cut or worn away by the continuous throw of the picker.
My invention consists in connecting the end of the strap to the picker by a bolt
attached to the top of the picker. By this means a shorter length of strap is used, and
as the strap is perfectly straight, the throw of the shuttle does not injure it, conse-
quently the picking strap lasts much longer than those connected to the picker on the
old method.
Dated this 18th day of November 1886
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Connecting the Picking Strap to Loom
Pickers.
I WILLIAM ALFRED CRAVEN of Back Dalton Street Stansfield Road Todmorden
Lancashire Mechanic 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 :-
According to the present method of connecting the picking strap to loom pickers
the end of the strap is cut or made with an eyelet and the strap passed through a slot
purposely made in the picker. This method of connecting the picking strap takes up
an unnecessary length of strap, it is also always on the twist, in addition to which, it
is soon cut or worn away by the continuous throw of the picker.
My invention consists in connecting the end of the strap to the picker by a bolt 1
attached to the top of the picker.
In order that my invention may be better understood reference is made to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 represents my improved
method of connecting the picking strap to loom pickers. A is the ordinary picking
stick, B the picker, and the ordinary leather picking strap, one end of which is
fastened to the picking stick as usual, but the other end in fastened to the picker by
the thumb screw D, and thin nut G, but between the head of the screw and the.
leather, I prefer to employ a flat plate E which answers as a washer. Instead of
fastening the picking strap to the picker by a thumb screw, a bolt and nut F may be
employed as shewn in Fig. 2.
By this means a shorter length of strap is used, as the strap is perfectly straight,
the throw of the shuttle does not injure it; consequently the picking strap lasts much
longer than those connected to the picker on the old method.
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
The use of a screw, bolt or similar device for connecting the picking strap to
pickers, substantially as shewn in the drawings and described in the Specification.
Dated this 25th day of January 1887.