Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Protecting the Healds or Gear of Looms.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Protecting the
Healds or Gear of Looms.
I, WHITEHEAD INESON, of Carlinghow, Batley, in the county of York, Loom Tuner
and Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to prevent the healds or gear of looms from rubbing
or coming in contact with each other and allowing a larger quantity of heald shafts
to be employed, and so a greater variety and better designs can be woven, which
could not be produced by using a smaller number of shafts, and also to prevent the
shafts from interlocking.
I employ a series of vertical rods, wires, sticks, or other suitable substances, placed
between each shaft at each end so as to leave a clear space between each shaft forming
slides for the said shafts and so protecting the gear or heald yarns, wires or streamers
from rubbing against each other and so wearing.
The rods or wires or their equivalents are carried on cross shafts or rods by suitable
brackets attached to the loom frame, the vertical rods have preferably a little play
upon their bearings so that there is little friction upon the heald shafts in working up
and down between them.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Protecting the
Healds or Gear of Looms.
1, WHITEHEAD INESON, of Carlinghow, Batley, in the county of York, Loom
Tuner and Designer, 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 my invention is to prevent the healds or gear of looms from rubbing
or coming in contact with each other, allowing a larger quantity of beald shafts to be
employed, (and so a greater variety and better designs can be woven, which could not
be produced by using a smaller number of shafts ;) and also to prevent the shafts
from interlocking; thus obviating breakages in wires," streamers," Jacks,"
$: shafts," and
bands."
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I employ a series of loose vertical rods, laths, or other suitable substances, placed
between each shaft at each end so as to leave a clear space between each shaft, forming
slides for the said shafts and so protecting the gear or heald yarns, from rubbing
against each other and so wearing.
The rods or laths, or their equivalents, are carried on cross shafts or rods by
suitable brackets attached to the loom .frame, (at top and bottom,) or at the top or
at bottom. The vertical rods have preferably a little play upon their bearings
so that there is little friction upon the heald shafts in working up and down between
them.
The slides being loose upon the rods, allows the weaver room to take up the ends.

page_text: Figs. 3 and 4 show end view of rods fixed at top or bottom, when room is not
allowed for both top and bottom bracket being fixed.
A are the vertical rods placed between each heald shaft B at each end so as to leave
a clear space between each shaft, the said rods A forming slides for the said shafts,
and so protecting the gear or heald yarns, from rubbing against each other and so
wearing thus obviating breakages in "wires," "streamers," "Jacks," "shafts," and
"bands."
The rods or laths A or their equivalents are carried loose upon cross shafts .or
rods C, the said cross shafts or rods C.being mounted in suitable brackets D attached
to the loom frame or rail at top and bottom, or at the bottom or at the top. The
vertical rods A have preferably a little play upon their bearings, they being slotted
at E, so that there is little friction upon the heald shafts in working up and down
between them.
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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 1
claim is;
The use and employment of loose vertical rods or laths A upon cross shafts C as and
for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
Dated this '0th day of Antalian 1000
JOHN E. WALSH,
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Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds, Agent for the Applicant..