Improvements in Pickers of Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left 22nd Feb., 1977-Accepted. 7th Apr.. 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pickers of Looms for Weaving.
We, JOHN THOMAS HAWORTH, of Swiss Street, Accrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, TOM CAIZLEY USHER, of Foxhill Hall, Oswaldtwistle, in
the County aforesaid, Engineer, and ALBERT EDWARD HODGSON, of 10, Harrison
Road, Halifax, in the County of York, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in pickers wherein is combined, a
metallic frame work, preferably aluminium, which provides a holding device for
attaching the picking strap to the picker, an eye for the picker spindle, and a
recess for reception of an elastic material such as raw hide, leather or composition,
constituting a picking surface, and a tongue for the groove of the shuttle box.
The spindle guide or eye, and the hole for the reception of the picking plug are
preferably cylindrical in form and connected by a web the whole constituting a
light and convenient picker, the picking surface being renewable.
BRIERLEY & HOWARI),
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Pickers of Looms for Weaving.
We, JOHN THOMAS HAWORTH, of Swiss Street, Accrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, TOM CAIZLEY USHER, of Foxhill Hall, Oswaldtwistle, in
the County aforesaid, Engineer, and ALBERT EDWARD HODGSON, of 10, Harrison
Road, Halifax, in the County of York, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
a
This invention relates to improvements in pickers wherein is combined
metallic frame work, preferably aluminium, which provides a holding device for
attaching the picking strap to the picker, an eye for the picker spindle, and a
recess for the reception of an elastic material such as raw hide, leather, or
composition constituting a picking surface and a tongue for the groove of the
shuttle box.
The spindle guide or eye and the hole for the reception of the picking plug
are preferably cylindrical in form and connected by a web the whole con-
stituting a light and convenient picker, the picking surface being renewable.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention the following is a

page_text: complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved picker.
Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1.
According to this invention we employ a metal framework, preferably of
aluminium, the T or cross head constituting a holding device for the picking
strap 12 which is fixed thereto by the metal cap 33 and the nut and bolt 4*. 3 is
the eye for the reception of the picker spindle, and 4 is a recess in which is placed
a plug of raw hide, leather, or elastic composition constituting the picking
surface, and when such plug is worn out it can easily and cheaply be renewed, the
hole 5 at the back of the recess 4 being provided to facilitate the removal of the
worn out picking surface or plug. 6 is a tongue which enters the groove in the
shuttle box.
The eye 3 for the picker spindle is round to correspond with the spindle and
is lined with a washer 9 of wood, leather, or hide, to prevent "heating" when in
action, and the recess 4 is also preferably cylindrical in form, and the two are
united by the narrow web 7 and the whole constitutes a light and convenient
picker the picking surface of which is renewable.
The washer 9 and the picking plug of raw hide or leather are retained in
position by the small screws 11-11, screwed through the bosses 14-14 on
the picker.
The picking strap 12 may be attached to the picker as herein before described,
or by forcing the slot or hole in the end of the strap over the T or cross head so
that it rests on the neck 2^.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
(1) The improved picker herein described and substantially as illustrated by
the annexed drawings.
(2) A picker comprising a metallic framework constituting a holding device
for a picking surface or plug substantially as herein described and illustrated.
Dated this 21st day of February 1900.
JOHN THOMAS HAWORTH,
TOM CAIZLEY USHER,
ALBERT EDWARD HODGSON,
By their Agents,
Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,
JOHN THOMAS HAWORTH,
TOM CAIZLEY USHER,
ALBERT EDWARD HODGSON,
By their Agents,
Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,