IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert Hall of Bury in the County of Lancaster Machine
Maker and Charles Ellis of the same place Mechanic for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Hall and Charles
Ellis at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th November
1883.
ROBERT HALL, of Bury,, in the County of Lancaster,' Machine Maker, and
CHARLES ELLIS, of the same place, Mechanic
IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR
WEAVING."
£4
The object of our invention is to make a simple and efficient shuttle guard, or
apparatus to prevent the shuttle from flying out of the shed.
In performing this invention we make the guard of a metal rod which is held in
brackets on each side of the loom; these brackets are secured preferably to the
hand or top rail of the slay.
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The ends of the metal rod or guard are bent or cranked and rest in holes in the
brackets so as to form hinges for the rod; in one or both brackets is a spring catch
which secures the guard when it is down, and lying over the shed or path of the
shuttle.
In case of a warp end breaking or whenever the weaver requires to move the
guard out of the way, it is simply necessary to pull gently the guard or rod, which
will release it from the spring catch or catches and allow it to be raised on its
hinges: when the guard pushed down again the spring catch (or catches) holds
it from being moved by the vibration of the loom.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Robert Hall and Charles Ellis in the Patent Office on the
23rd May 1884.
ROBERT HALL, of Bury in the County of Lancaster, Machine Maker and
"IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR
CHARLES ELLIS, of the same place, Mechanic.
WEAVING
"
The object of our Invention is to make a simple and efficient shuttle guard, or
apparatus to prevent the shuttle from flying out of the shed.
In performing this Invention we make the guard of a metal rod which is held in
brackets at each side of the loom; these brackets are secured preferably to the
hand or top rail of the slay. The ends of the metal rod or guard are bent or
cranked and rest in holes in the brackets, so as to form hinges for the rod; in one
or both brackets is a spring catch which secures the guard when it is down and
lying over the shed or path of the shuttle.
In case of a warp end breaking or whenever the weaver requires to move the
guard out of the way it is simply necessary to pull gently the guard or rod which
will release it from the spring catch or catches and allow it to be raised on its
hinges; when the guard is pushed down again the spring catch (or catches) holds
it from being moved by the vibration of the loom.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will proceed to describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings,
reference being had to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 shows our improved shuttle guard and Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of part
of the same.
a is the 'hand' or top rail of the slay of a loom: bb are two brackets secured to
the hand or top rail a; c is the shuttle guard pivoted at d d to the brackets b b:
e.e are spring catches to retain the guard in its position when it is down, and
resting over the shed or path of the shuttle: the spring catches allow the guard to
be swung over by the operative when necessary into the position shown in dotted
lines on Fig. 1
By the use of our Invention the shuttle is prevented from flying out of the shed
and the consequent injury to the fabric and danger to the operative are avoided.
Having stated the nature of our Invention and described the manner of
performing the same.
We declare that we claim
The improved shuttle guard, substantially as herein described and shown.
In witness whereof we the said Robert Hall and Charles Ellis bave hereunto
Bet our hands and seals this nineteenth day of May, One thousand eight hundred
and eighty four.
PORERT HALL
(1.8.)