IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1861

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Smith, of Greens Nook Mill, in the County
of Lancaster, Manufacturer, and James Lord, of the same Place, Over-
looker, and Henry Barlow, of the same Place, Mechanic, for the Inven-
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Smith, James
Lord, and Henry Barlow at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with their Petition, on the 27th May 1861.
We, WILLIAM SMITH, of Greens Nook Mill, in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturer, and JAMES LORD, of the same Place, Overlooker, and HENRY
BARLOW, of the same Place, Mechanic, do hereby declaro the nature of the
said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in making the lathe to run on rails, slides, or
spindles, and dispensing with the lathe swords and swing rails which are now
used; by this means the lathe may be kept at one angle to the cloth, which
will cause the reed to work less on the warp, thereby causing less wear and
tear, which will enable the loom to be run at an extra speed.

page_text: and JAMES LORD, Overlooker, of the same Place, and HENRY BARLOW, of the
same Place, Mechanic, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, in the twenty-fourth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us, the
said William Smith, James Lord, and Henry Barlow, Her special license that
we, the said William Smith, James Lord, and Henry Barlow, our exccutors,
administrators, and assigns, or such others as we, the said William Smith,
James Lord, and Henry Barlow, our executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter and 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 "Iм-
PROVEMENTS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING," upon the condition (amongst others) that
we, the said William Smith, James Lord, and Henry Barlow, our executors
or administrators, by an instrument in writing under our, or their, or one of
our or their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the
nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is 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 Smith, James Lord, and Henry
Barlow, do hereby declare the nature of our 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 (that is to say):-
The nature of our Invention consists in making the lathe to run on rails,
slides, or spindles, and dispensing with the lathe swords and swing rail now
used.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and easily carried
into effect, we will proceed to describe the accompanying Drawing.
Fig. 1 represents the plan of part of a loom (such as is used to weave calico),
to which our improvements are applied; and Fig. 2 represents an elevation of
the same (shewn partly in section). Both Figures are half size.
a is the frame side of the loom; b is the crank shaft; c is the crank arm;
d is the slay on which, the shuttle runs; e is the breast plate (over which the
cloth comes after it is woven). The parts above enumerated may be made in
any approved manner, our Invention having reference only to making the
slay d to run on rails, slides, or spindles. To the slay d are bolted the brackets
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page_text: f and f'; in these brackets are fastened the studs f, on which are mounted
the pulleys g, which run in the groove of the rail h, one of which is bolted to
each of the frame sides. To the bracket f¹ is fastened a stud j, which is taken
hold of by one end of the crank arm c, the other end of which takes hold of the
crank b, so that as the crank shaft revolves it pulls the slay d backwards and
forwards on the rail h. To keep the pulleys 9 in the groove of the rail h, there
are two small brackets f³ fastened to the brackets fand f'; these brackets f³
have a projection which goes under the rail h, so that if either of the pulleys g
have a tendency to jump out of the groove, the projections on the brackets f³,
catching against the under side of the rail, will prevent them. Instead of the
lathe running on the pulleys g, these pulleys may be dispensed with, and the
lathe made to slide on the rail h, or on a rod or spindle. By these means
the lathe swords and swing rail are dispensed with, the reed is made to travel
less on the warp, which makes the warp to weave better, and enables the loom
to be run at an extra speed.
Having thus described the nature of our Invention, and the manner of per-
forming the same, we wish it to be understood that we do not limit ourselves
to the details herein set forth, as many variations may be made; but we claim
as our Invention, making the lathes to run on rails, slides, or spindles, and
dispensing with the lathe swords and swing rail.
In witness whereof, we, the said William Smith and James Lord, on behalf
of ourselves and the said Henry Barlow, have hereunto set our hands
and seals, this Twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
Witness,
ELLIS BUTTERWORTH,
Rochdale.
WILLIAM SMITH. (L.S.)
JAMES LORD.
(L.S.)