Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1887
Complete Left, 28th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1888
JOHN MONKS 22 Mellor Grove Old Trafford Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Smallware Manufacturer do I hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of Improvements in that class of machine now employed for
weaving Ladder Tapes for Venetian Blinds all in one piece instead of sewing the
cross tapes in position to support the laths as previously practised and has for its
object the simplification of the machinery for operating the shaft which form the
cross tapes and instead of mounting one or more sets of Jacks or Levers direct
underneath or on each side of the Jacquard Machine as at present is the practise by
this Invention I dispense with all such Jacks or Levers, and am enabled to rise or lower
the heald shafts which form the cross tapes simpler and more direct than by the old
method and the manner of doing this is that instead of connecting the Jacquard
Machine hooks to the said Jacks or Levers and from them to the heald shafts I connect
the said hooks by means of cords or wires direct to the heald shafts which renders it
easier for the person working on the Loom to understand and regulate when required.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Looms for the Manufacture of Ladder Tapes for
Venetian Blinds.
JOHN MONKS Britannia Mills Ellesmere Street Hulme Manchester in the County of
Lancaster formerly of 22 Mellor Grove Old Trafford Manchester Smallware
Manufacturer 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 consists of Improvements in that class of Machine now employed for
Weaving Ladder Tapes for Venetian Blinds all in one piece instead of sewing the
cross tapes in position to support the laths as previously practised and has for its
object the simplification of the Machinery for operating the Shafts which form the cross
tapes and instead of mounting one or more sets of Jacks or Levers direct underneath
or on each side of the Jacquard Machine as at present is the practice by this invention
I dispense with all such Jacks or Levers and am enabled to rise or lower the heald
shafts which form the cross tapes simpler and more direct than by the old method and
the manner of doing this is that instead of connecting the Jacquard Machine books to
the said Jacks or Levers and from them to the heald shafts I connect the said hooks
by means of cords or wires direct to the heald shafts which renders it easier for the
person working on the loom to understand and regulate when required-A Jacks
under and connected to healds for lowering the same B heald shafts which carries the
threads that make the cross tapes (cord with weight passing over pulley D for
balancing heald shafts E cords connected to healds and machine hooks for lifting the
said healds F elastic cords connected to the cords for lifting and sinking to prevent
them hanging down G Jacquard Machine hooks.
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 method of connecting the machine hooks to the heald shafts which form the
cross tapes for rising or lowering the said heald shafts as described on the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 26th day of December 1887