Improvements in or applicable to the Picking Sticks of Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 24th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 28th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to the Picking Sticks of Looms for
Weaving.
We JAMES BROOKS of 35 Stubbins Lane and EDWIN HASLAM of 51 Carlton
Place both of Ramsbottom in the County of Lancaster, Loom Overlookers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to reduce the wear and tear on the picking bands
which connect the pickers to the picking sticks of over-pick looms for weaving.
It is well known to persons conversant with such looms that the picking bands
constantly break at the outside edge near the picking stick.
This breakage is occasioned by the twist which is given to the band, as the
shuttle is thrown across the race when the reed is nearer to the fulcrum of the
picking stick than is the attachment of the band.
Owing also to this twisting of the band tightening the same at the outer edge
there is a constant friction upon the stick at the corresponding point thereon where
it becomes gradually worn away until it breaks.
According to our invention however instead of turning the end of the picking
stick with a cylindrical neck and head as usual we dispense with the head and we
form an inclined or truncated conical end to the said stick.
We fix upon this end a ferrule of metal, and the inclined or coned surface thereof
will correspond as nearly as possible with the angle at which the picking band
works when the pick is made.
Instead also of the usual staple which keeps the picking band in place on the
stick we apply a metal strap thereto one end of which is fastened (by a screw or
otherwise) to the shoulder of the stick close to the inclined or conical end and the
other end is preferably made in the form of a disc larger in diameter than the
reduced end of the stick and fixed (by a screw or otherwise) to the end of the said
stick thereby forming a flange thereon to keep the picking band in place.
The latter is passed through the loop formed by this metal strap and the inclined
or conical ferrule and wound round the stick in the usual way.
It will be seen that owing to the inclined or conical surface of the end of the
stick there will be little or no torsion on the picking band when the pick is made,
and the said band will consequently last much longer than before; the metal ferrule
also prevents the wearing away of the picking stick, and when it is itself worn
away it can readily be replaced.
Our invention can also be applied to picking sticks already in use if they are not
too far worn.
Dated this 28th day of March 1800

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to the Picking Sticks of Looms for
Weaving.
We JAMES BROOKS of 35 Stubbins Lane and EDWIN HASLAM of 51 Carlton
Placé both of Ramsbottom in the County of Lancaster, Loom Overlookers, 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:-
The object of this invention is to reduce the wear and tear on the picking bands
which connect the pickers to the picking sticks of over-pick looms for weaving.
It is well known to persons conversant with such looms that the picking bands
constantly break at the outside edge near the picking stick.
This breakage is occasioned by the twist which is given to the band, as the
shuttle is thrown across the race when the reed is nearer to the fulcrum of the
picking stick than is the attachment of the band.
Owing also to this twisting of the band tightening the same at the outer edge
there is a constant friction upon the stick at the corresponding point thereon where
it becomes gradually worn away until it breaks.
Our invention is intended to remedy these defects and the same will be readily
understood on reference to the accompanying drawings and from the following
description thereof.
Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the end of one of our improved picking sticks.
Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the same with the picking band applied thereto and
Fig. 4 shows a modification of our invention hereafter more particularly
referred to.
According to our invention instead of turning the end of the picking stick a
with a cylindrical neck and head as usual we dispense with the head and we form
an inclined or truncated conical end a* to the said stick as shewn on Figs. 1 and 3.
We fix upon this end a ferrule of metal b and the inclined or coned surface
thereof will correspond as nearly as possible with the angle at which the picking
band works when the pick is made.
Instead also of the usual staple which keeps the picking band in place on the
stick we apply a strap c of metal or other suitable material thereto, one end of
which is fastened (by a screw c' or otherwise) to the shoulder a' of the stick close
to the inclined or conical end and the other end is preferably made in the form of
a disc c² larger in diameter than the reduced end of the stick and fixed (by a
screw c or otherwise) to the end of the said stick thereby forming a flange thereon
to keep the picking band d in place.
The latter is passed through the loop formed by this strap c and the inclined or
conical ferrule band wound round the stick in the usual way, see Fig. 3.
It will be seen that owing to the inclined or conical surface of the end a* of the
stick there will be little or no torsion on the picking band d when the pick is made,
and the said band will consequently last much longer than before; the metal
ferrule also prevents the wearing away of the picking stick, and when it is itself
worn away it can readily be replaced.
In some cases the metal ferrule 6 may be dispensed with as shewn on Fig. 4.
The disc or flange may be formed upon the end of the picking stick and a plain
metal or leather strap applied thereto as shewn also on Fig. 4.
Our invention can also be applied to picking sticks already in use if they are
not too far worn.

page_text: 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 we
claim is:-
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1. A picking stick made with a conical end such that the pick can be made with
no torsion on the picking band substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by the annexed drawings.
2. The combination of a picking stick having a conical end with a flange and
strap for keeping the picking band in place substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
3. The combination of a picking stick having a conical end with a metal ferrule
and a flange and strap substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
drawing annexed.
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Do 1900
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.