Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 18th June, 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th July, 1888
We, ISAAC GAUNT, Cloth Manufacturer, Westfield Mill, Bramley, near Leeds, and
MATTHEW STANSFIELD, Overlooker, Westfield Mill, Bramley, near Leeds, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in looms by which we are enabled to
use a greater number of tappots for operating the healds, so that a corresponding
number of healds may be employed on the looms than has been the case as hitherto
possible by reason of the limited space available for the fixing of tappets.
We accomplish our object in the following manner :— -We secure the usual number
of tappets on what is termed the tappet shaft in the usual position, and extend the
said shaft at the opposite end of the loom, providing thereat a suitable bearing in
connection with the loom frame for supporting the shaft, and in such a manner that a
number of tappets may be secured on the said shaft.
Connections between the additional tappets and jack rods to which the healds are
attached are effected by bars, and the jack rods are mounted on inclined brackets
fixed to the top rail or other convenient part of the loom.
Dated this 15th day of Santambar 1887
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.

page_text: We, ISAAC GAUNT, Cloth Manufacturer, Westfield Mill, Bramley, near Leeds, and
MATTHEW STANSFIELD, Overlooker, Westfield Mill, Bramley, near Leeds, 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 certain improvements in looms, by which we are enabled
to use more tappets for operating the healds, so that, a corresponding increase in
the number of healds may be employed on the loom than has been the case hitherto
possible by reason of the limited space available for the fixing of the tappets; and
consists in securing a number of tappets on what is termed the tappet shaft in the
usual position, and in extending the said shaft at the opposite end of the loom,
and preparing the same to receive a similar, or any number of tappets to those
secured at the opposite end.
In order that this invention may be better understood, we will further describe the
same by making reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1.
represents an end view of such portions of a loom as are necessary to illustrate our
invention; Fig. 2. is a plan of the same, having the Jack rod brackets and top rail
removed; Fig. 3. is a view looking from the back end of the loom.
To the tappet shaft A mounted in the usual manner to the loom end B, we secure a
number of tappets C, the said shaft A, we extend at the opposite end of the loom, and
provide a suitable bearing in connection with the loom end B, and in such a manner
that, we are enabled to secure an additional number of tappets C², on to the said
shaft A, at the opposite end.
To the top rail D, or to any other convenient part of the loom, we secure the
inclined brackets E which are prepared for receiving the Jack rods F, to which the
healds are attached in the ordinary manner, the said Jack rods being provided with
levers G, to which are attached the connecting rods H, and H', the opposite ends of
which are secured to the levers J, and J, respectively, each series of levers being
provided with runners J2, and mounted on studs secured to the frame ends B, and
operated by the tappets C, and C¹.
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 wo
claim is
The herein described method of operating the healds in looms by first placing
tappets in the usual position and extending the shaft at the opposite end for the
reception of another series of tappets, each series operating independent levers which
are attached to Jack rods in connection with the healds.
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cx 1000
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.