Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 14th Dec., 1888
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THOMAS DUDLEY 4 Constance Grove Wilford Road Nottingham. Hosiery
Machine Builder ALBERT KING 17 Lamas Street Nottingham Hosiery Machine
Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention is an arrangement or apparatus (which can be applied to any
Machine known in the Hosiery Trade as Circular run up Knitting Machines) and
consists of an upright Shaft or Rod, having affixed to it projections or pins, which
are adjustable, or may be moved to any position required, the said rod or upright
shaft we place in an upright position in a line or near to the Fabric being produced
on the aforesaid Knitting Machine. Attached to the Fabric, we have a rope and near
to where is attached the rope we have a swivel or projecting pin which as it rises to
the required length or pattern comes in contact with the aforesaid projection attached
to the upright rod or shaft.
Which again in turn throws the Machine out of motion when the desired length
or pattern is formed or made.
Our advantages over existing stopping arrangements are that we do not give a
particular number of Courses or Stitches in the Fabric, but a correct length or
pattern, or part of a length or pattern has desired.
Dated this 17th day of Anril 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stop Motion for Circular Knitting Machines.
THOMAS DUDLEY 4 Constance Grove, Wilford Road, Nottingham Hosiery
Machine Maker, and ALBERT KING Hosiery Machine Maker, 17 Lamas Street,
Kirkwhite Street Nottingham 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 relates to an appliance for securing the correct length or parts of a
length of Fabric made upon circular runjup Knitting Machines. We do not stop
after a certain number of Courses are made which would not give the correct length,
owing to the difference in thickness of the yarns used.
We stop at the exact length of Heels, Knees or Stripes, and our Invention can be
applied to any circular run up Knitting Machines all as hereinafter fully described.
We may also employ our Invention to other Machines than circular run up
Knitting Machines for measuring the correct length of patterns or Fabric.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a circular run up Knitting Machine with our Invention
applied.
Fig. 2 shows our Invention out of gear. Fig. 3 is a plan.
A. Fig 1 is an upright rod marked off into divisions, on the top of rod A. We have
a camm B. which holds the rod A. in position, the swivel C. attached to Fabric D
rising up to peg E. striking the peg releasing the rod A in the camm B causing it
to fall as shown in Fig. 2. which lifts the Lever F and again in turn releases the
Lever G which is drawn back by a spring I. G is a gearing lever and when it is
drawn back throws the wheels out of gear and stops the Machine instantly, pegs E
may be moved to any position on the Rod A according to the length required of
Heels Knees or Stripes.
By moving the Handle H we again put the rod A. into working position in the
camm B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is
1. By our Invention we can get a correct length or part of a length and all spliced
Knees and Ankles are spliced alike, also the stripes and welts are made correct.
2. We may employ our invention to other machines, than circular run up Knitting
Machines for measuring the correct length of pattern or Fabric.
17th day of October 1888.
JAMES KIRBY,
Agent.