IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED FABRICS
Year: 1863

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Campion and George Wilson, of the Market
Place, near Sneinton, in the Town and County of the Town of Not-
tingham, General Mechanists, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED
FABRICS."
Sealed the 16th October 1863, and dated the 21st April 1863.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Campion and
George Wilson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 21st April 1863.
We, WLLLIAM CAMPION and GEORGE WILSON, of the Market Place, near
Sneinton, in the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, General
Mechanists, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED
FABRICS," to be as follows:-
In our first arrangement and combination of parts we employ a cylinder, of
wrought iron, brass, or other metal, bored out inside to a smooth surface,
while its outside is turned up true the whole of its length, and near one end
thereof a groove is turned in it, the portion of metal at the end forming one
side of such groove has a number of saw gates cut in it, forming a sley for a
number of needles. The other end of the cylinder is firmly secured in a
vertical position in or upon a bed plate; and on tho outside of this cylin·ler,
below the groove, is a second cylinder, of iron, brass, or other metal, having a

page_text: wide flange at the upper end or the end nearest the groove; in the first
cylinder the outer portion of this flange is somewhat thicker and stands
somewhat higher than the inner portion, the thick outer portion has as many
saw gates cut in it on the top side thereof as there are saw gates in the upper
end of the inner cylinder. The flanged cylinder is bored out to receive the
first cylinder, and it is also turned up on the outside thereof to receive a third
flanged cylinder, the flange of which lies under the flange of the second
cylinder. In the saw gates of the second cylinder, which radiate from the
centre, are needle bits, one needle bit to each saw gate, having a needle
soldered or otherwise securely attached to the end next the centre; the
needles stand at right angles, or nearly so, to one edge of the needle bits, so
that when the whole of the needle bits are in their places there will be a ring
of needles standing in a vertical position and of the required gauge, the
saw gates forming such gauge. These needle bits are held securely in the
saw gates of the second cylinder by a ring of wire or a number of short pieces
of wire; such wire ring or pieces of wire are passed through holes in the outer
ends of the needle bits and held securely in a groove cut in the circumference
of the flauge of the second cylinder, so that each needle bit has a centre or
hinge of its own upon which it can turn. On the upper side of the flange of
the third cylinder are secured one or more brackets which extend over the
flange of the second cylinder for about half its width; to each such bracket
is attached a slur cock, the lower edge of which pushes down the needle bits
and needles to form a loop, a thread of cotton or other material being supplied
to the needles from a thread carrier attached to each bracket. The slur cock
is secured to or forms part of a spring plate, one end of which is screwed fast
to the bracket, the other end stands up and is depressed, according to the
length of loop required, by means of a nut and screw or their equivalent.
Secured to the third flanged cylinder is a rim of metal which supports all the
needle 'bits at a certain height. In this rim as many portions are cut out as
there are slur cocks, so that as the rim is turned round by the revolution of
the third cylinder, the cock or cocks, which move at the same time and is or
are over the spaces formed by cutting out portions of the rim, will force the
needle bits and needles down to gain the loops, they being raised again, as
required, by the rim. The brackets and rim which are attached to the third
cylinder have motion commuuicated to them by the outer portion of the
cylinder flange, which, being formed somewhat thick, has teeth cut or cast on
the under side which take into the teeth of a spur or bevil wheel on a short
shaft at the side of each head or frame; or the third toothed cylinder or
cylinders may be driven by a worm or worms on one shaft or other equivalent

page_text: contrivance. For winding up the work as fast as made we attach the work
to a roller provided with a ratchet wheel moved by a clawker at every revo-
lution of the machine, such clawker being thrown out of gear by the weight
on the work when the latter is wound up too high. The above constitutes
our first arrangement and combination of parts, forming one head or frame, in
which we use the needles known as the "tumbler" needles.
Our second arrangement and combination of parts consists in combining
with the first arrangement and combination one or more needle bits carrying
needles standing at right angles to the vertical needles and radiating from the
centre, one or more such needle bits and needles being supported from or by
the flange of the third cylinder, such needle or needles being moved outwards
to receive the thread to form a loop or loops upon it, and then being drawn
inwards to throw off such loop, by which means we obtain a blind seam or
seams on one side of the fabric. The movements of the needles are effected
by a plate or plates secured to and supported by the bed plate of the frame.
Our third arrangement and combination of parts consists in using the
common needle instead of a "tumbler" needle in the above-described frame,
with the addition of one or more presser plates attached to the brackets on
the third flanged cylinder or to such flange. There may be two or more heads
or frames, as above described, secured to each bed plate, and in each case the
work, as made, will pass down the smooth inside of the first cylinder or
cylinders to the work rollers.
Our fourth arrangement and combination of parts consists in using a double
set of thread guides, one set moving in the opposite direction to the other.
Although the above description applies to what is known as the "circular"
frame, we wish it to be understood that our Invention is also applicable to the
rotary" or "straight" frame.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Campion and George Wilson in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 21st October 1863.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, WILLIAM
CAMPION and GEORGE WILSON, of the Market Place, near Sneinton, in the
Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, General Mechanists, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord

page_text: One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, in the twenty-sixth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us, the
said William Campion and George Wilson, Her special licence that we, the
said William Campion and George Wilson, our executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as we, the said William Campion and George Wilson,
our executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LOOPED FABRICS," upon the condition (amongst
others), that we, the said William Campion and George Wilson, our executors
or administrators, by an instrument in writing under our or their hands and
seals, or under the hand and seal of one of us or them, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the
date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said William Campion and George
Wilson, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to the
accompanying Drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon,
that is to say -
Our improvements consist in the following arrangements and combinations,
that is to say-In our first arrangement and combination of parts we employ
a metal cylinder which is bored out inside to a smooth surface; the outside of
this cylinder is turned up true the whole of its length and near one end thereof
a groove is turned in it; the portion of metal at the end forms one side of such
groove, and has a number of saw gates cut in it; these saw gates form a sley
for a number of needles. The other end of the cylinder is firmly secured in a
vertical position in or upon a bed plate, and on the outside of this cylinder
below the groove is a second metal cylinder having a wide flange at the upper
end or the end nearest the groove in the first cylinder. The outer portion of
this flange is somewhat thicker and stands somewhat higher than the inner
portion; on the top side of this thick outer portion are cut as many saw gates
as there are saw gates in the upper end of the inner cylinder; this flanged
cylinder is bored out inside to receive the first cylinder, and it is also turned
up on the outside thereof to receive a third cylinder which is also flanged, the

page_text: flange of this cylinder lies under the flange of the second cylinder. In the saw
gates of the second cylinder which radiate from the centre are needle bits, one
needle bit to each saw gate; each needle bit has a needle soldered or other-
wise securely attached to it at the end nearest the centre of the machine; the
needles stand at right angles or nearly so to one edge of the needle bits, so
that when all the needle bits are in their places there will be a ring of needles
standing in a vertical position, and of the required gauge, the saw gates forming
such gauge. These needle bits are held securely in the saw gates of the
second cylinder by means of a ring of wire or by a number of short pieces of
wire, such wire ring or pieces of wire are passed through holes or slots in the
outor ends of the needle bits and are held securely in a groove cut in the
circumference of the flange of the second cylinder, so that each needle bit has
a centre or hinge of its own upon which it can turn. On the upper side of
the flange of the third cylinder are secured one or more brackets which extend
over the flange of the second cylinder for about half its width; to each such
bracket is attached a slur cock, the lower edge of which depresses the needle
bits and needles so that they may form a loop or thread of cotton or other
material being supplied to the needles from a thread carrier attached to cach
bracket. The slur cock is secured to or forms part of a spring plate, one end of
which is screwed fast to the bracket, the other end stands up and is depressed,
according to the length of loop required, by means of a nut and screw or by
their equivalent. A metal rim which is secured to the third cylinder supports
all the needle bits at a certain height. In this rim there are as many portions
cut out or notches formed as there are slur cocks, so that as the rim is turned
round by the revolution of the third cylinder, the slur cock or slur cocks which
move at the same time, and is or are over the space or spaces formed by cutting
out portions of the rim, will depress the needle bits and needles; to gain the
loops they are raised again (as required) by the rim. The third cylinder and
the brackets and rim attached to the third cylinder have motion communi-
cated to them by teeth cut or cast on the outer portion of the cylinder flange,
which is formed somewhat thicker for the length of a tooth for that purpose,
these said teeth being formed on the under side of the flange, and these teeth
take into the teeth of a spur or bevil wheel on a short shaft at the side of each
head or frame; or the third cylinder or cylinders may be driven by a worm or
worms on one shaft or by other equivalent contrivance. For winding up the
work as fast as it is made we pass it round a roller provided with a ratchet
wheel and moved by a clawker at every revolution of the machine, such
clawker being thrown out of gear by the weight on the work, when the work

page_text: is wound up too high. The above constitutes our first arrangement and com-
bination of parts forming one head or frame in which we use the needles known
as the "tumbler needles."
Our second arrangement and combination of parts consists of combining
with this first arrangement and combination one or more needle bits carrying
needles, standing at right angles to the vertical needles, and radiating from
the centre; one or more of such needle bits and needles, are supported from
or by the flange of the third cylinder, and the needles are moved outwards to
receive the thread to form loops upon them and are then drawn inwards to
throw off such loops, by which means we obtain a blind seam or seams on one
side of the fabric. The movements of the needles are effected by a plate or
plates secured to and supported by the bed plate of the frame.
Our third arrangement and combination of parts consists in using the
common needle instead of the tumbler needle in our two above-described or
first and second arrangements, with the addition of one or more presser
plates attached to the brackets on the third cylinder or to the framing. There
may be two or more heads or frames as above described secured to each bed
plate.
In all our three arrangements the work as made will pass down the smooth
inside of the first cylinder when one head only is on the framing, and when
more than one head is on the framing the work will pass down the cylinders
to the work rollers.
Having thus stated the nature of our Invention we now proceed to describe
more fully the manner of performing the same with reference to the accom-
panying Drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Sheet 1, Figure 1, is a side view of one frame or head constructed and
arranged according to our first arrangement and combination, and Sheet 2,
Figure 2, is a plan of the same; Sheet 3, Figures 3 to 6 inclusive, represent
portions of such frames the full size; Sheet 3, Figures 7 to 12, inclusively,
show various modifications of other parts of this arrangement. These Figures
1 to 12 represent the various combinations we employ for making plain or
striped looped fabrics.
The arrangement and combination of parts which we employ to make a
ribbed looped fabric, and which constitute our second arrangement, are shewn
in Figures 13, 14, 15, 16. Sheet 4, Figure 13, is a side view of one sucli frame
complete; Sheet 5, Figure 14, is a plan of one head, shown the full size;

page_text: Sheet 6, Figure, 15, is a sectional view of the same, also shewn the full size,
and Figure 16 is a side view of a lever hereafter referred to. The corre
sponding parts in each Figure are lettered alike.
Our first arrangement is shown in Figures 1 to 12. B is a cylinder made
of wrought iron, brass, or other convenient metal. This cylinder is bored out
inside to a smooth surface, and its outside may be turned up true the whole of
its length of the same diameter, and has a groove turned in it near one end
thereof. The portion of the metal at the end forms one side of such groovo
and bas a number of saw gates cut in it, such saw gates forming a sley for a
number of needles, or the cylinder B may be formed with a rim on the
outside at one end, and a number of saw gates may be cut in it, as represented
in Figure 1, Sheet 1, and Figures 7 to 12, in which said Figure 1 the shape
of the cylinder is shewn by dotted lines, and its shape is in section at Figures 7
to 12, the projection of such rim being shewn in plan with the needles lying
therein at Figure 2, on one half the circumference, and represented by a
dotted line on the other half. The lower end of the cylinder is firmly secured
in a vertical position in or upon a bed plate A, and on the outside of this
cylinder is secured a second cylinder C, made of iron, brass, or other con-
venient metal, and having at the upper end a wide flange, which is somewhat
thicker and stands somewhat higher than the inner portion thereof. This
thick outer portion has cut in it, on the top side thereof, as many saw gates as
there are saw gates in the upper end of the cylinder B. The cylinder C is
turned up on the outside thereof to receive a third cylinder D', having a flange
which is under the flange of the second cylinder; in the saw gates of the second
cylinder, which radiate from the centre, are needlo bits D, one needle bit to
each saw gate. having a needle soldered or otherwise securely attached to the
end nearest the centre of the machine. The needles stand at right angles or
nearly so to one edge of the needle bits, so that when all the needle bits aro in
their places there will be a ring of needles standing in a vertical position and
of the required gauge, the saw gates forming such gauge. These needle bits
are held securely in the saw gates of the second cylinder by means of a ring of
wire E or by a number of short pieces of wire. Such wire ring or pieces of
wire are passed through holes or slots in the outer ends of the needle bits, and
held securely in a groove cut in the circumference of the flange of the
cylinder C, the wire being held in the groove by a number of small pieces of
metal E' screwed to the flange between the needle bits so that each needle bit
bas a centre or hinge of its own upon which it can turn. The third cylinder
is free to revolve round the first and second cylinders, which are fixed; on the
upper side of the flange of the third cylinder are secured a number of

page_text: brackets F, which extend over the flange of the second cylinder for about half
its width. To each such bracket a slur cock G is attached. The lower edge
of this slur cock depresses the needle bits and needles in order to form a loop,
a thread of cotton or other material being supplied to the needles from a
thread carrier H, attached to each bracket, and supplied from its respective
reel or cop I. These reels or cops are placed upon pins in a ring K, supported
by pieces projecting from a number of the brackets F, which brackets also
support a number of upright rods L, attached at their upper end to a ring M,
through holes in which are passed the threads from the reels or cops previous
to passing them through the thread carriers H. Each slur cock G is secured
to or forms part of a spring plate, one end of which is secured fast to tho
bracket; the other end stands up and is depressed according to the length of
loop required by means of a nut and screw or by equivalent contrivance, or all
the slur cocks may be equally depressed at one operation by the application of
a ring lying above them. Such ring slides in bearings secured to the third
cylinder, and is provided on its under side with as many inclines as there are
slur cocks. Such inclines act as wedges and drive the cocks down.
N is a
metal rim which is secured to the third cylinder, and supports all the needle
bits at a certain height. In this rim N as many parts are cut out or notches
cut as there are slur cocks, so that as the rim is moved round by the revo-
lution of the third cylinder, to which it is attached, the slur cock or slur cocks
which move at the same time, and is or are over the space or spaces formed
by cutting out portions from the rim, will force the needle bits and needles
down to gain the loops, the needle bits and needles being raised again as
required by the rim. Figures 5 and 6, which represent portions of the rim N
the full size, shew respectively the outer and inner shape of this rim N. The
third cylinder D', and the brackets and rim which are attached to it, have
motion communicated to them by the outer portion of the flange of the
cylinder D', which is formed somewhat thicker, and has teeth cut or cast on
the under side, which teeth take into the teeth of a wheel O. on a short shaft
at the side of each head or frame. Such short shaft may be driven by a belt
which is passed over a pulley upon it, and over another pulley on a main
shaft P, in which case each short shaft will be provided with a small hand-
wheel P', between the arms of which a portion of metal is cut away to allow
the insertion of a stud P' on one side of the boss of the pulley, which is free to
slide on the short shaft, being so slided by the hand lever P³, by which means
any one head or frame can be stopped by the attendant without stopping the
other heads or frames, or the third cylinder or cylinders may be driven by a
worm or worms on a shaft or by other equivalent contrivance for winding up

page_text: the work as fast as it is made. We pass the work round a roller provided
with a ratchet wheel and moved by a clawker at every revolution of the
machine. (This winding apparatus we describe more minutely in reference to
Figure 13, Sheet 4, it being the same in every particular.) In Figure 2 only
five of the thread carriers or guides are shewn, and only three reels or cops
of thread, and only balf of the needle bits and balf the second cylinder; the
whole of the slur cocks are however shewn. In the arrangement of parts
forming one head or frame, and shewn in Figures 1 to 6, we use "tumbler "
needles."
Figures 7, 8, and 9, Sheet 3 represent three several modifications of our
first combination, in which instead of using needle bits working upon an axle
at one end we use needle bits E' working upon a centre a little distance from
the outer end.
In the modification shewn in Figure 7 we move such needle bits by means
of a slur cock G₁ on the upper side and a cam ring or rim N₁ on the lower
side thereof in a similar manner to that shewn at Figure 1, the rim N' being
similar to the rim N, and slur cock G¹ to slur cock G, but in the modifica-
tion, Figure 8, we move the needle bits by means of a slur cock on each side
the centre; or by a slur cock G¹ and a fixed bit N₁; in either case however
both are on the upper side of the needle bit. In Figure 9 we use a slur cock G¹
and a fixed ring N', or two sets of slur cocks and two rings, both being
arranged to act upon the under side of the needle bits.
and
Figures 10, 11, and 12 represent three other several modifications of our
first combination wherein we use a crank shaped needle bit E, and effect the
movement of the same by means of a slur cock G and cam ring N", the cock
acting upon the upper side of the needle bit, the cam ring on the outer
end of the bit in Figure 10. In Figure 11 a cock G acts upon the outside
and a ring N upon the inside of the outer end of the needle bit. In Figuro
12 we arrange a double rimmed cam ring N³ to act upon the under side of the
needle bit on the inner and outer ends. The needle bits may be reversed or
turned upside down and the needle inserted in the side opposite to that which
it occupies in Figures 10, 11, and 12, the flange of the second cylinder being
in such case made of a suitable shape, and the slur cocks and cam rings being
placed in a reversed position to what is shewn. But for all practical purposes
we prefer them as shewn in the Figures.
Our second arrangement and combination of parts consists of our first
arrangement and combination or any of its modifications, having in addition
thereto a number of needle bits carrying needles standing at right angles or
pearly so to the vertical needles, and radiating from the centre, such needle

page_text: bits and needles being supported from or by the flange of the third cylinder D',
such needles are moved outwards to receive the threads to form a loop or
loops upon it and then drawn inwards to throw off such loop or loops. The
movements of the needles are effected by a plate or plates secured to and
supported by the bed plate of the frame, or the attachment of the plate and
needles may be reversed as shewn at Figure 13, Sheet 4, side view and
Figure 14 plan of our second arrangement combined with our first arrange-
ment, and forming a complete frame with the winding tackle attached.
cam.
In this arrangement A¹ are vertical standards which are secured to the
framing and support a horizontal bar A which bears a boss As capable of
being slightly raised or lowered by means of two set screws in the boss; the
upper end of a short vertical shaft A' is secured by a set screw in the boss A³.
On the shaft A is fixed a cam A³, the pipe of which is turned down to a
shoulder to receive a boss Aº, which has a projection at each side, to one of
which projections is attached a short arm carrying a pin upon which a curved
clamp B¹ is free to turn. Near the pointed end of this clamp is a pin which
takes into a hole in a piece of spring plate B2 attached to the opposite pro-
jection of the boss A°, or a piece may be hinged to the projection so that it
can be raised to release the clamp or lowered to secure it, as shewn, below the
As is a double rimmed boss secured on the vertical shaft, in both rims
of this boss A³ saw gates are cut in which are placed vertically a number of
needle bits Es in the lower ends of which are secured needles at right angles
or nearly so to the needles in the needle bits E; these needle bits E³ are pro-
vided with a slot at or about the centre of their length, by which they are
hung upon a wire ring or pieces of wire as before described, such wire or wires
lying in a groove cut in the upper side of the lower flange of the boss B³, by
which arrangement we are enabled readily to take out any needle bit either
in the vertical or horizontal sleys. The lower end of the vertical shaft is turned
down as shewn in the sectional view, Figure 15, and forms a shoulder to receive
a thin disc A' against which the work is knocked over as the needle bits E
are moved inwards at their lower ends. The bracket F to which the slur
cock G is attached projects upwards above the cock and is provided with
an axle upon which a short lever turns. This lever, a side view of
which is shewn at Figure 16, is used for the purpose of depressing the
slur cock G when a slack course is required to be made, the lever being
pushed on one side during one revolution of the third cylinder D' for every
slack course required to be made when the lever Q is pulled back again.
It is evident that a simple self-acting apparatus may be applied to move the
short lever Q at stated times and also to secure and release the curved clamp

page_text: B. Q' is a piece of wire attached to the bracket F and so bent as to encircle
some of the vertical and horizontal needles. This wire prevents the tumblers
from flying up or over except at the proper time. The lower end of the
bracket carries a pin or pins for the thread cops. Above the axle carrying
the lever Q is attached a driver Q which takes into a recess in the projection
on the boss A° which carries the spring plate B*; on this projection is also
secured a curved picce B*, which slides upon the upper ends of the needle
bits E, and ensures their being down at the time when they are to bot
successively brought into operation.
The second cylinder C is also provided in like manner with a curved piece C'
on a portion of its circumference; this piece is attached to the bracket F; this
piece C³ ensures that the needles in the horizontal bits shall be well up in the sley
of the first cylinder as they are operated upon in their turn; at the upper end of
the vertical projection of the bracket F is affixed a piece of metal having holes in
it, through which the thread is passed from the cop or cops to the thread guide H;
which lays it upon the frame and machine needles. The ring cam N*, which is
secured to the third cylinder D', and revolves with it, acts in the same manner
upon the frame needle bits, moving them successively up to receive the thread;
after which they are depressed by the slur cock at the same time as the frame
needles are thrown out by the revolution of the curved clamp B' and drawn in
again by the cam A5, the upper ends of the machine needle bits passing between
the two when a ribbed fabric is being made. When a portion of plain looped
fabric is to be made, it is only necessary to release the curved clamp B', when
the machine needles will remain drawn inwards, work being only produced upon
the franie needles until the clamp is again secured. The boss A° is secured to
the pipe of the cam A³ and revolves with it, and the parts attached to it being
moved round by the driver Q at each revolution of the third cylinder D',
the work as made is passed round a roller R provided with a ratchet wheel R¹
and moved by a clawker or driver at every revolution of the machine, such
clawker or driver is thrown out of gear by the weight on the work ;. when the
work is wound too high the roller R is turned round by a clawker or driver R
attached to the lower end of an oscillating lever R³, the upper end of which
carries a truck bearing upon a cam R upon the short vertical shaft which
drives the third cylinder. As the clawker or driver moves at every revolution
of the shaft if the work is wound up too fast proportionately to its pro-
duction, the frame carrying the roller R will be raised and the position of the
driver will be changed, it will slide over the teeth of the ratchet wheel and will
not rack it until more work has been made and the framing is lowered, the
framing being suspended by two set screws passing through projections on the

page_text: tie bar of the main framing A. Two other rollers R³, R, are placed above
the roller R, the lower one R' has its axles lying in slots in the framing and is
held down by the upper one Re, a spring is attached to each axle; these springs
produce the requisite pressure to hold the work tight between the upper rollers,
between which it passes to a suitable receptacle. The rollers R and R' arc
each provided with a pulley at one end round which a strap or cord is passed, thus
ensuring the same movement in each roller. Both these rollers may if desired
bo covered with a rough substance, but it is not essential. R' is a weight
attached to the framing; this weight is varied according to the stiffness or
slackness of the work required; the winding up of the fabric is thus effected
regularly irrespective of the slow or quick production of the same.
Our third arrangement and combination of parts consists in using the
common needle instead of the " tumbler "needle in the above described frames
or arrangements, with the addition of one or more presser plates attached to
the brackets on the third cylinder D³, or to each flange.
There may be in all three arrangements two or more heads or frames, as
above described, secured to each bed plate, and in all our three arrangements the
work as made will pass down the smooth inside of the first cylinder or cylinders
to the work roller or rollers.
Having now described the nature of our said Invention, and in what manner
the same may be performed, we declare that we claim arranging and com-
bining the parts of machinery in the manner herein-before described.
In witness whereof, we, the said William Campion and George
Wilson, have hereunto set our hands and scals, this Twentieth day
of October, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three.
Witness,
GEO. JON. ROBINSON,
Patent Office,
Nottingham.
WILLIAM CAMPION. (L.B.)
GEORGE WILSON.
(L.S.)