Improvements in Ring Temples applicable to Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Temples applicable to Looms for Weaving.
We JAMES BRIERLEY of the firm Messrs. Brierley and Kershaw Roach Spring
Works Spring Maker and ROBERT CHAMBERS of No. 231 Manchester Road
Mechanic, both in Rochdale and the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has particular reference to an application for Letters Patent
No. 10230 A.D. 1890 filed in Her Majesty's Patent Office London on behalf of
James Brierley one of the applicants herein and Edmund Brierley.
Our improvements consist principally in the formation of the inclined guide
pieces in separate pieces or segments whereas the bracket the subject of the afore-
said application No. 10230 being cast in one piece and the guides cut therein. The
object and purpose of constructing the bracket or guides in segments is to enable
the rings to be adapted with relation to the guides in such a manner as to prevent
the ends or fringed ends or threads of articles which may be manufactured. in the
loom such as towellings tea cloths etc. from entering into or becoming entangled
between the rings and the guides which is often the case and is a sourse of much
inconvenience.
According to our construction the end pieces or extremities of the bracket and the
intermediate guide pieces are formed in separate pieces or segments the inner sides
or faces of the said end pieces being cut so as to have any desired angle or
inclination. The intermediate pieces or guides being carried or supported at their
lower parts on a convenient pin in such a manner so as to allow the said pieces to
incline to the angle of the faces of the end segments and through the upper parts of
which pieces is passed the ring spindle which spindle carries the nipples situated in
the spaces between the guides carrying the rings. The guides being counter-sunk
or recessed on each side in order to allow the edges or sides of the rings of each
ring to abut against the guides or enter into the recessed portions of the guides thus.
by this means the edges of the rings may be covered or protected and consequently
when in use the threads or fringed portion of the cloth is prevented from engage-
ment or contact with the outer sides or edges of the rings or from entanglement
between the edge of the ring and the guide and thus retained on the surfaces of the
rings. We preferably form the outer surface of the rings concave or grooved which
arrangement is designed to further facilitate the retention of the threads in their
proper position with relation to the rings.
If desired instead of employing loose nipples we may employ nipples cast together
with the intermediate dividing pieces.
JAMES BRIERLEY.
ROBERT CHAMBERS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ring Temples applicable to Looms for Weaving.
We JAMES BRIERLEY of the firm Messrs. Brierley and Kershaw Roach Spring
Works Spring Maker and ROBERT CHAMBERS of No. 231 Manchester Road
Mechanic, both in Rochdale and the County of Lancaster, 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 has particular reference to an application for Letters Patent
No. 10230 A.D. 1890 filed in Her Majesty's Patent Office on behalf of
James Brierley (one of the applicants herein) and Edmund Brierley.

page_text: Our improvements consist principally in the formation or building up of the
inclines or guide pieces or bracket by means of separate parts or segments whereas
the bracket the subject of the aforesaid Patent being cast in one piece the guides
being cut therein.
The object and purpose of constructing the bracket or guides in segments is to
enable the rings to be adjusted or fitted with relation to the guides in such a
manner as to prevent the ends or fringed ends or threads of articles which may be
manufactured in the loom such as towelings, tea cloths, etc. from entering into-or
becoming entangled with the rings or between the rings and the guides which
is often the case during the manufacture of such and is the cause of much
inconvenience.
We have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings fully illustrating our invention
similar parts in the various figures therein shown have similar letters of reference
annexed thereto.
Fig. 1. is an elevation showing a loom temple constructed according to our
invention showing the upper side of the temple.
Fig. 2. is an elevation showing the reverse side of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3. is an end view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4. is an end view through a, a, Fig. 2.
Fig. 5. represents a segment detached from the temple drawn to an enlarged:
scale.
Fig. 6 is a sectional view of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 represents an enlarged view showing two rings placed in position between
the guides.
Figs. 8 and 9 are enlarged views of a segment guide showing the reverse sides of
the guide respectively.
According to our construction the end pieces or extremities b. ', of the bracket
and the intermediate guide pieces or parts c (which constitute the temple bracket)
are composed of separate pieces or segments-that is-each piece being independent
of each other, the inner sides or faces of the said extremities bb, have their faces
cut to any desired angle or inclination or may have an angle and a twist as referred
to in Specification 10230/90 which angle and twist is preferably 24° and 17°
respectively. In the construction or building up of the bracket we secure the
spindles d, d' to the piece b, a segment piece c is passed on to the spindles d, d¹
passing through apertures e el in the said guides or division pieces, the segment
piece c which abuts against the face of the piece is provided with a "pap" or
what we terin for the purpose of this invention a "nipple" e cast with and forming
part of the segment c which we prefer instead of a loose nipple particularly in this
arrangement of a segment bracket upon the nipple is mounted or placed a temple
ring one side of which enters into a recessed portion g of the guide c see Figs. 5, 6,
and 8 its other side enters into a recessed portion (see Figs. 7 and 9) of the next.
or contiguous guide. The sides of the ring by this means are covered the needles i
being situate in the spacej formed between the sides of the guide c¹ and a
contiguous guide e see Figs. 1 and 7. The ring which is preferably grooved is so
mounted on the nipple c² so as to be free to revolve or turn freely thereon, any
convenient number of guides with their rings being mounted on the spindles & d' in
the manner as herein described, the whole being then secured together between the
pieces by means of screw threaded nuts k, . The needles of each ring enter
into spaces i see Figs. 2 and 7 which are formed for the purpose of allowing dust or
Huff to pass away and thus to obviate the same gathering or accumulating between
the rings and the guides.
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 :
1.
(1) In a ring temple bracket in combination the separate or independent guide
or division pieces c, (their faces or planes may have or contain an "angle and a

page_text: twist" or two angles) countersunk or recessed and adapted to receive and cover the
edges of the needle rings which rings have concave or grooved surfaces and
which guides are provided with "paps or nipples & the end pieces spindles d d¹
substantially as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and described in the
drawings hereunto annexed.
(2) The segment or guide piece c having on one side or face a nipple c² situate in
a countersunk or recessed part and having its other side recessed and adapted so
that between such face and the face of the contiguous or adjoining guide there shall
be a space or clearance in which the needles of the rings may enter and through
which dust or fluff may pass or be discharged as and for the purposes herein fully
set forth and described in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 5th day of August A.D. 1891.
JAMES BRIERLEY.
ROBERT CHAMBERS.