An Improved Reed for Taking an End and End Lease of a Warp when Warping.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Reed for Taking an End and End Lease of a Warp
when Warping.
1, GEORGE WALKER of Norwood Green Mill near Halifax, in the County of
York, Weaving Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to a special form of reed used in connection with
warping or beaming machines. The chief objects of my invention being to enable
a greater number of ends to be warped in a given space than can now be done, and
to dispense with the "leading" of the alternate reed spaces as is now the practice
whereby a much neater and more compact reed is made. As is well understood in
warping yarns it is customary to pass the ends of the warp through the spaces
between the dents of the reed, but according to my invention I form an eyelet or
slot in each dent so that in addition to an end of the warp passing through the
space between the dents, an end also passes through the eyelet or slot in the dent
itself, consequently I am enabled to lease a double number of warp threads in the
same space as can now be done by the present form of reed. The dents in the reed
are made from wide flat reed wire, a slot or eyelet being made down the centre of
the same, and the wire on each side of the slot or eyelet being slightly bent to
the left and right respectively in order to present the eyelet to the front of the
reed.
1000
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents, Halifax,
Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIF
An Improved Reed for Taking an End and End Lease of a Warp
when Warping.
I, GEORGE WALKER, of Norwood Green Mill, near Halifax, in the County of
York, Weaving Manager, 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 has reference to a special form of reed used in connection with
warping, beaming, dressing, warp balling, chaining or linking machines. The chief
objects of my invention being to enable a greater number of ends to be warped in
a given space than can now be done, and to dispense with the "leading" of the
alternate reed spaces, as is now the practice, whereby a much neater and more
compact reed is made and the flexibility of the wire preserved. As is well under-
stood in warping yarns it is customary to pass the ends of the warp through the

page_text: spaces between the wires of the reed, but according to my mrvention, I form an
eyelet or slot in each wire so that in addition to an end of the warp passing
through the space between the wires an end also passes through the eyelet or slot
in the wire itself, consequently I am enabled to lease a double number of warp
threads in the same spacé às can now be done by the present form of reed.
The wires in the reed are made from wide flat reed-wire or wire of other shapes.
The 'reed-wire is punched with a slot sufficiently long to allow the ends to be put
through the reed by the ordinary "slay-knives or it may be punched with
a shorter slot or eyelet through which the ends can be drawn by an ordinary
"drawing-in" hook.
The parts of the wire on each side of the slot are turned to the left and right
respectively, thus forming an opening the wide sides of which are parallel and
which presents itself towards the front of the reed at an angle of about
30 degrees.
Such being the nature and object of my invention I will now make reference to
'the accompanying sheets of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein :-
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Fig. 1 is elevation of a portion of a reed having the wires slotted and constructed
according to my invention;
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the said reed;
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the same, turned at an angle of about 30 degrees
towards the front in order to present the slots to view.
Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of same.
Fig. 5 is a sectional plan of a reed in which half the wires have the slots facing
the left and half facing the right.
The wires A of the reed are preferably formed of flat wire, and they are pierced
or have longitudinal slots B formed therein.
The wire at each side of the slot is slightly bent to the left and right
respectively so as to present the slot in an almost direct line to the warp. As will
be seen from Figs: 4 and 5 one thread of the warp passes through the dent,
whilst the succeeding thread passes through the slot in the adjoining wire,
by which means a reed half the usual length will suffice for a given number of
reeds.
A modified form of the reed is shewn in Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a portion of reed.
Fig. 7 is a side elevation of same.
Fig. 8 is a plan of same.
Fig. 9 is a sectional plan of same.
The wires in this case in addition to being pierced with a slot B and bent as
described are also bent at the extremities C and D (Figs. 6 and 7) across the full
width of the wire so that the flat portion of the wire, which is fixed into the frame
of the reed at right angles to it, is parallel with the sides of the slot for the purpose
of lessening the friction upon the warp.
The slots in the wires permit the leasing of the warp to be effected exactly as
was done in the old form of leasing reed, only I dispense with the "lead" packing
placed into the alternate spaces of the reed as will be understood by those
conversant with the trade.
The dotted triangular lines in Fig. 2 shew the top "lease" and the dotted
triangular lines in Fig. 7 shew the bottom "lease" of the warp.
By means of my invention the ends are distributed more evenly upon the
warping or weaving beam as the ends are now at regular distances apart.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is:-
Firstly. The construction of a reed having slotted wires as herein shewn and
described for taking an end and end lease of a warp when warping or for other
purposes.

page_text: Secondly. The construction of a reed having slotted and twisted wires as herein
shewn and described for taking an end and end lease of a warp when warping or
for other purposes.
Dated this 19th day of November 1896.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,.
Halifax, Patent Agents.