Improvements in Needles appertaining to Knitting Machines.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Needles appertaining to Knitting Machines.
CHARLES BEVANS 92 Highcross Street Leicester Needle Manufacturer JOHN
HALLAM 12 South Albion Street Leicester Hosiery Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A needle and jack combined in one piece for use in revolving or oscillating
knitting machines to swing on a saddle or hook similar to the ordinary jack and
needle now in use but dispensing with the attachment of the needle to the jack
by soldering thereby giving faciliates to run the machine at double the speed which
is now obtained.
CHARLES BEVANS.
JOHN HALLAM.
Improvements in Needles appertaining to Knitting Machines.
We, CHARLES BEVANS of No. 92 Highcross Street, Needle Manufacturer
and JOHN HALLAM of No. 12 South Albion Street, Hosiery Manufacturer both
in Leicester, in the County of Leicester 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 a needle and jack combined in one piece for use in
revolving or oscillating knitting machines to swing on a saddle or hook similar to
the ordinary jack and needle now in use, but dispensing with the attachment of the
needle to the jack by soldering; thereby giving facilities to run the machine at
double the speed than is now obtained.
In order that our invention may be well understood drawings are appended in
which:-
Figure 1 shows our improved jack and needle combined A and B, the dotted
lines a and a¹, denoting that a foot may be operated upon from the inside a or the
outside a', of the machine.
Figure 2 shows a shorter jack and needle for ordinary circular work, the
recess a³, in the bottom of the jack is provided where an intermittent cam is used
in making fancy circular or tubular fabrics, the dotted lines a¹, indicating a foot,
made solid by stamping, which engages with a cam when making fancy work in
circular machines.
Figure 3 represents a straight jack and needle combined with one or more feet
made therewith and is of the kind used in making vertical stripes and checks
when two separate inclines, or independent inclines are used in circular machines,
and
Figure 4 shows a jack and needle combined suitable for circular domestic
movable cylinder knitting machines these are employed to transform the ribber
into a much finer guage than is possible when using the ordinary wire rib
needles.
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refazones indinate like parts in all the figures.

page_text: It will be observed that self acting needles are shown in the drawings, but
bearded needles may be made to obtain the same results, such as; the reducing of
the weight in the moving parts of the machine and increasing the speed of the
machine.
To carry out our invention we take a rod or length of steel of suitable diameter
or dimensions and reduce the needle stem.at to the desired guage and make
therein the latch groove, latch, and hook (or beard) as the case may be; the jack
portion A is then placed in the cranking machine and formed to the shapes shown
in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, or other suitable shapes; as occasion may require
without departing from the spirit of our invention.
In reference to Figure 1 the stem of the jack A is rectangular in cross
.section and reduced in the needle portion B.
The hooked upper portion is laid on a saddle C, and the cranked end is operated
by the ordinary. cams of the machine, the jack being flat and the reduced needle
part rounded to any guage desired this type of jack and needle is used for ordinary
.knitting.
The jack and needle shown in Figure 2 is also used for ordinary circular
machine work, the recess a³, at the bottom of the jack receives an intermittent cam
used. in. such machines, the dotted lines represent a foot a¹ for the purpose
herein before described.
According to our invention the jack is rectangular in cross section, while the
needle portion is reduced to a rounded or circular section to any guage desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. An improved self-acting or bearded jack and needle combined for use in
revolving or oscillating knitting machines; of the character, substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2. A needle and jack made. in one from a strip or length of steel having the
selfacting or bearded needle stem reduced to a rounded or circular section of any
guage, and the jack portion of a rectangular section, and a hook and saddle in
combination therewith in the manner set forth.
3. A combined needle and jack for use in revolving or oscillating knitting
machines; of the character as herein described with reference to Figure 1 of the
accompany drawings.
4. A combined jack and needle for use in revolving or oscillating knitting
machines; of the character as herein described with reference to Figure 2 of the
accompanying drawings.
5. A combined jack and needle with one or more feet for use in revolving or
oscillating knitting machines; of the character as herein described with reference
to Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
6. A combined jack and needle of the character described for use in circular
domestic inovable cylinder machines as referred to with reference to Figure 4 of
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of December 1805