Improvements in Jacquard Card Punching Machines.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 15th. Dec... 1894
Complete Specification Left, 46th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1805
"PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
1 Improvements in Jacquard Card Punching Machines.
We, JOSEPH CASH, SIDNEY CASH, and THOMAS, ARNOLD CASH, all of King
Field Works, Coventry, in the County, of Warwick Manufacturers, do hereby
declare, the nature of this invention to be as follows.:-
This invention relates to improvements. in. piano card stamping, machines,, and
5 the object of our invention is to construct a.machine whereby a double warp. figure
may be stamped from an ordinary.draft.
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In carrying out our invention we construct a piano card stamping machine
having a suitably constructed frame and a head which carries a series of punches
and which is adapted to be depressed by. means of a treadle in the usual manner.
Said head is provided with a series of keys each of which is of such a construction
that when any of said keys is depressed, two alternate. punches are prevented from
(sliding within the head instead of only one punch.as.heretofore. By this.means we
are enabled to punch double warp figures from. ordinary designs, or drafts, thereby
saving considerable time and labour.
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We wish it to be understood that we do not confine ourselves. to any particular
construction of the different parts and: that the head and keys are preferably
provided with springs or other suitable means for the purpose of automatically
returning them to the normal or starting position after having been actuated.
Dated this 15th day of December 1894.
HORN, SON & Co.,
Applicants' Agents.
We, JOSEPH CASH, SIDNEY CASH and THOMAS ARNOLD CASH all of King
Field Works, Coventry, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, 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 relates to improvements in Jacquard card punching machines, aud
the object, of our invention is to construct a machine whereby a double warp figure
may be stamped from an ordinary draft.
In order that our invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout
the several figures and in which :-
ation of our invention the
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We, JOSEPH CASH, SIDNEY CASH and THOMAS ARNOLD CASH all of King
Field Works, Coventry, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, 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 relates to improvements in Jacquard card punching machines, aud
the object, of our invention is to construct a machine whereby a double warp figure
may be stamped from an ordinary draft.
In order that our invention may be readily understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout
the several figures and in which :-
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Figure 1, represents side elevation partly in section of our invention, the
section being on the line y Figure 2.
Figure 2, represents a plan view thereof, and
Figure 3, represents an end elevation.
In carrying out our invention we construct a Jacquard card punching machine
having a suitably constructed frame and a head A which carries two sets of

page_text: punches BB' which are adapted to slide in a vertical direction within said head,
being prevented from dropping too far by means of collars with which they are
provided. Said head is also provided with a series of actuating rods C each of
which is formed at its upper end with a cone or equivalent c, and each of said
rods C is capable of sliding a sufficient distance in a vertical direction within the
head A being prevented from dropping too far by the shoulder which is formed by
the cone c.
The set of punches B are placed alternately with the set of punches B¹
and one set of punches B is longer than the other set. Immediately above the top
of the punches B, B', the head A is formed with a series of preferably horizontal
apertures in which a corresponding series of horizontal keys D, D' are adapted to
slide, said keys being provided with suitable springs by means of which the inner
ends of said keys D, D₁ are normally held clear of the upper ends of the
punches B, B', the arration of the springs, the inner ends of said keys will move
arrangement being such that if any of the keys D, D¹ be
pushed in against
across the upper ends of their relative punches B, B₁ and thereby lock said
punches in their lowermost position and prevent any vertical movement taking
place. The keys D operate on the punches B and the keys D' on the punches B₁
and the free ends of the keys D are preferably bevelled as shown, and are in
contact with the cones c of the rods C, the arrangement being such that if any of
the rods C be pushed upwards, their cones c will push the relative keys D in and
lock the relative punches B in the manner above described.
The frame of the machine is also provided with a fixed table or equivalent E
having apertures so that the punches B, B' and the rods C may enter therein, and
the head A is capable of receiving any necessary amount of vertical motion by
means of a treadle (not shown) to which said head is connected in the usual
manner. Upon the table E we next put a blank card under the punches B, B', and
another card, having apertures punched therein from an ordinary or single warp
draft, under the rods C. If then the head A be moved downwards by the
operation of the treadle, the rods C which are over a punched-out portion of their
card will move down with the head and consequently the relative punches B will
be held stationary while the head is being lowered by the blank card, but the
rods C which are over a blank portion of their card will be held stationary by said
card and through the action of the cones c and keys D will lock the relative
punches B in the manner above described so that said relative punches B will
punch or cut an aperture in the blank card. The keys D₁ are operated by hand
in the usual manner and the keys D are provided with handles or the like d so that
said keys D may also, if desired, be operated by hand. By the means described
we are enabled to punch double warp figures from an ordinary draft without the
necessity of having to ".
open out
said draft as has hitherto been necessary. The
keys D, D¹ are returned to their normal or starting position by the action of their
springs as above described.
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We also provide punches F operated by keys F¹ for punching the lacing holes
in the card, and we also provide a punch G operated by a key G' for punching the
fixing or pegging hole in the card all in the usual manner.
We wish it to be understood that we do not confine ourselves to the exact
construction and arrangement of the different parts as described and shown, and
also that our improved Jacquard card punching machine may be provided with any
desired number of punches B, B' and rods C.
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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. In a Jacquard card punching machine a head A provided with punches B, B',
rods C and keys D, D¹, for the purposes and substantially as described and
illustrated.
2. In a Jacquard card punching machine rods C baving conical ends c keys D
and punches B, all for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.

page_text: 3. In a Jacquard card punching machine the combination of a head A capable
of receiving vertical motion and provided with punches B, B', keys D, D and
rods C, a table E provided with apertures, all constructed, arranged and operating
for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 16th day of September 1895.
JOSEPH CASH,
SIDNEY CASH,
THOMAS ARNOLD CASH,
By their Agents, Horn, Son & Co.,
Somerset Chambers, 151 Strand, London.