Improvements in Jacquard Apparatus for Use in Weaving Carpets and other Woven Figured Fabrics.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 13th Apr., 1889
Improvements in Jacquard Apparatus for Use in Weaving Carpets
and other Woven Figured Fabrics.
I SAMUEL HOLDSWORTH of Western Hill in the City of Durham, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the jacquards, as at present in use, and
consists in placing a second needle support or face plate directly in front of the
present needle support so that an extra set of needles can be carried or supported and
guided by the second needle support or face plate with their inner ends to butt against
the present needle points or ends while the outer ends are operated by the cards as at
present. If desired to further insure the extra needles correctly butting against the
points of the present. needles, I enlarge the inner ends of the extra needles say like
Hat headed pins, or form thereon a socket or part clasping loosely the needle ends or
vice versa or otherwise insure their correct coöperation.
The extra needle plate is attached to the framing of the jacquard by bolts and nuts
or otherwise so as to be easily removeable to enable any of the extra needles to be
taken out or put in as desired so as to bring up such threads as for the time may be
required on the surface of the fabric or vice versa as the mechanism may be arranged
to operate.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Figure shows a side view of part of the framing A of a jacquard sufficient to
indicate the arrangement of jacquard cylinder and needles as now commonly used with
needles a supported in the ordinary plate band operating with the cylinder c.
Figure 2 shows a side view of the corresponding parts of a jacquard, but with my
invention applied.
As in the preceeding Figure, a are the ordinary needles, 6 the usual supporting
plate and c the cylinder, d is the extra support or plate which I interpose, and e are
the extra or additional part needles each held therein coincidently with its corresronding
ordinary needle a.
In this view I have shown the extra pins with flat enlargements or heads e²,
these may be shaped as in the detail Figure 4.
but
Figure 3 shows a plan view of Figure 2 showing how the extra needle support d
is held in a bracket at each end which bracket is bolted to the framing A of the
jacquard by the bolt g and nut g'. h is an adjustable stud passing through the
bracket and pressing on the supporting plate d to hold it steadily when in
operation.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. The arrangement and use of extra needles e to coöperate with the ordinary
needles a in jacquard apparatus for use in weaving carpets and other woven figured
fabrics in manner and for the purpose set forth.
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2. The combination or arrangement and use of jacquard apparatus for use in
weaving carpets and other woven figured fabrics, of the ordinary needles extra
needles e, extra frame plate or support d, brackets f and means for securing same
substantially as set forth.