IMPROVEMENTS IN SHUTTLE GUARDS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING
Year: 1886

page_text: I THOMAS LIVESEY of 41 Hill Street, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN SHUTTLE GUARDS IN LOOMS FOR WEAVING" to be as follows:-
This invention consists of improved construction and arrangement of apparatus
for preventing the shuttle being thrown out of the race or shed.
For purpose aforesaid according to this my invention I employ a rod extending
nearly the length of the hand rail cranked at its end and free to move in supporting
brackets there being on one end of this said rod, a boss from which a locking finger
'extends, and on the top of the hand rail there is a sliding inclined device and locking
piece, and a holding spring.
When the guard is to be in the working position, the slide is pushed back, the
locking pin descends the incline and under the locking finger passes the guard
swinging out by gravitation to desired position.
To put the guard close to the reed so as to admit of ready removal of the shuttle,
or for taking up broken ends the slide is to be moved in the opposite direction and
the locking finger is by the incline raised & its boss turns the guard as desired.
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WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, THOMAS LIVESEY of 41 Hill Street, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Overlooker 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 consists of improved construction and arrangement of apparatus
for preventing the shuttle being thrown out of the race or shed.
For purpose aforesaid according to this my invention I employ a rod extending
nearly the end of the hand rail cranked at its end and free to move in supporting
brackets there being on one end of this said rod a boss from which a locking finger
extends, and on the top of the hand rail there is a sliding inclined device and locking
piece and a holding spring.
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When the guard is to be in the working position, the slide is pushed back, the
locking pin descends the incline and under the locking finger the guard swinging
out by gravitation to desired position.'
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To put the guard close to the reed so as to admit of ready removal of the shuttle,
or for taking up broken ends, the slide is to be moved in the opposite direction, and
the locking finger is by the incline raised and its boss turns the guard as desired."
Such being the nature and object of my said Invention, the following is a com-
plete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming
a part of this specification in which
Fig. 1 is front elevation of my improved shuttle guard,
Fig. 2 is a plan view of same.
For purpose aforesaid according to this my invention I employ a rod 1 extending
nearly the length of the hand rail 2 cranked at its ends and free to move in sup-
porting brackets 3, 4, there being on one end of this said rod 1, at its cranked end a
boss 5 from which a locking finger 6 extends over the top of the hand rail, and
on the top of the hand rail 2 there is a sliding inclined device 7* and locking piece 8
and a bolding'spring' 9.3
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When the guard or rod 1 is to be in the working position, the slide 7ª is pushed
back by means of the handle 10, the locking pin or finger 6 descends the incline 7,
and under the locking finger 8 the guard or rod 1 swinging out by gravitation to
the deeired position.
To put the guard close to the reed or hand rail 2 so as to admit of ready removal
of the shuttle, or for taking up broken ends, the slide 7 is to be moved in the
opposite direction and the locking finger 6 is by the incline 7* raised and its boss 5
turns the guard or rod 1 as desired.
The spring 9 is for the purpose of holding the sliding device 7 in position,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is;
The sliding inclined device 7, locking finger 6, rod or guard 1, and spring 9 all
in combination and as herein fully described and illustrated by drawings.
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1000
THOMAS LIVESEY.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.