Improvements in Shuttle Guards of Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shuttle Guards of Looms for Weaving.
I, JOHN TAYLOR, of Cawl Terrace, Cloughfold, near Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in shuttle guards of looms for weav-
ing the object being to construct a guard which after being placed in the in-
operative position by hand will automatically assume the active and operative
position when the loom is set in motion. The guard is simple in construction and
efficient in its action and can readily be applied to existing looms.
According to this invention, hinged to each end of the slay is a light metal rod
extending the length of the shuttle race and this rod works over one or more
guides forming supports. Fixed to the top edge of the slay is one edge of a
collapsible metal net, the other edge of such net being fixed or connected to the
metal rod. The guides have recesses or hollows, near the top and in these
recesses the collapsed net and rod rest when the guard is folded close to the slay
and in the inoperative position. When in the active position the net is extended
over the whole of the shuttle race and in the event of the shuttle rising out of
the race it is caught in and held by the net.
In the event of any obstruction meeting the rod or guard during the "beat
up" the guard will at once fold un without damage or breakage either to itself
or to the body or obstruction which it met.
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BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Shuttle Guards of Looms for Weaving.
I, JOHN TAYLOR, of Cawl Terrace, Cloughfold, near Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and-in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to improvements in shuttle guards of looms for wear-
ing the object being to construct a guard which after being placed in the in-
operative position by hand will automatically assume the active and operative
position when the loom is set in motion. The guard is simple in construction and
efficient in its action and can readily be applied to existing looms,

page_text: Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying draw-
ings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of one end of a slay or hand rail of a loom with the
improved shuttle guard applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the improved guard in its operative position.
Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2 but the guard is shewn in its inoperative or
closed position.
According to this invention, hinged at A to each end of the slay or hand rail 1
is a light metal rod 2 extending the length of the shuttle race, and this rod 2
which is cranked or bent at 2 works over one or more guides 3 forming sup-
ports. A lath 2" may be fixed to the front portion of the rod 2 if thought desirable.
Fixed to the top edge of the slay 1 is one edge of a collapsible metal net 4, the
other edge of such net 4 being fixed or connected to the metal rod 2 or to the lath 2".
The guides 3 have recesses, flat places, or hollows 5 near the top, and in or on
these recesses, hollows, or flat places 5 the collapsed net 4 or a part thereof, rests
when the guard is folded close to the slay 1, and in the inoperative position (see
Fig. 3). When in the active position the net 4 is extended over the whole of
the shuttle race (see Figs. 1 and 2) and in the event of the shuttle rising out of
the race it is caught in and held by the net.
In the event of any obstruction meeting the rod 2 or guard during the "beat
up" of the slay, the guard will at once collapse or fold up without damage or
breakage either to itself or to the body or obstruction which it met. The rod 2
may be hinged to the hand rail 1 or carried by a hinge pin in the guides or
supports 3 as shewn.
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The guard when folded back or inoperative will remain so as long as the loom
is stationary, but when the loom is started the guard immediately and auto-
matically assumes the active and operative position, being moved thereto through
the vibration of the loom or slay.
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
(1) The improved shuttle guard as herein described and substantially as illus-
trated by the accompanying drawings.
(2) A shuttle guard comprising a metallic collapsible net hinged to the slay
and normally covering the shuttle race as and for the purpose herein described
and substantially as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Data 1000
By his Agents,
JOHN TAYLOR,
Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.