Improvements in Apparatus to be Employed in the Manufacture of Looped or Pile Fabrics.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus to be Employed in the Manufacture of
Looped or Pile Fabrics.
We, WILLIAM PULLEN of Lower Cote, Fixby, near Rastrick in the County of
York, Electrical Engineer, and MOSES PULLEN of Lower Cote, aforesaid Hosiery
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to machinery or appliances for purpose aforesaid, for which
Letters Patent No. 11232 dated August 3rd 1888 were granted to the present
applicants and consists of the construction, application and combination with
machinery aforesaid of devices for tying and securing the loops or pile at the
back of the foundation or backing of the piece.
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Parallel with the needle and loop holders is a hollow shaft containing an inner.
shaft or spindle driven by links and gear, tappet or cam from the driving shaft of the
machine imparting a partial rotation to the said hollow shaft and inner spindle in
opposite directions and at the ends nearest the points of the needles are mounted two
semicircular sickle formed thread guides and conductors there being the requisite.
bobbins or supply thread also a tension device for taking up the slack.
The action is as follows :-
As the needle carries the pile weft through the foundation or backing, the thread
conductors in succession carry their threads outside the needle and as they are by the
shafts worked in opposite directions the two threads carried by them are crossed on
the pile weft and as this occurs at each insertion of the needle it will be evident that
the loops at the backing of the piece are each connected to the succeeding loop and so
on throughout the piece.
1000
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus to be Employed in the Manufacture of
Looped or Pile Fabrics.
We WILLIAM PULLEN, of Lower Cote, Fixby, near Rastrick in the County of
York, Electrical Engineer, and MOSES PULLEN, of Lower Cote, aforesaid, Hosiery
Manufacturer, 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 machinery or appliances for purpose aforesaid for which
Letters Patent No. 11,232 dated August 3rd 1888 were granted to the present
applicants and consists of the construction, application and combination with
machinery aforesaid of devices for tying and securing the loops or pile at the
back of the foundation or backing of the piece.
Parallel with the needle and loop holders is a hollow shaft containing an inner
shaft or spindle driven by links tappet or cam from the driving shaft of the machine
imparting a partial rotation to the said hollow shaft and inner spindle in opposite
directions and at the ends nearest the points of the needles are mounted two semi-
circular sickle formed thread guides and conductors there being the requisite bobbins
for supply thread also a tension device for taking up the slack.
Such being the nature and object of our invention, the following is a complete
description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved appliances for purpose aforesaid.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an end view (looking in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1) of
the hollow shaft, and inner shaft and also the sickle formed thread guides.
Fig. 4 is a section of the two shafts shewing also the thread guides.
Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are sections of the looped or pile fabric shewing how the tying
threads are crossed and the loops secured.
According to this our said invention parallel with the needle 1 and loop holders 21
described in specification No. 11,232 of the year 1888, is a hollow shaft 3 containing an
inner shaft or spindle 4 driven by links 5.6 which links 5. 6 are connected to a block 7
which is free to slide up or down on vertical rod 8 the block 7 has an up and down
motion imparted to it by means of the arm or crank 9 working on the fulcrum stud 10
with a rocking motion imparted thereto by the wheel 11 to which arm 9. is connected
by pin 12 which passes through the slot 13, the wheel 11 being driven by a gear
wheel 14 on the main driving shaft 15 or the requisite motion can be given to the
block 7 by other tappet or cam from the driving shaft 15 of the machine imparting a
partial rotation to the said hollow shaft 3 and inner spindle 4 in opposite directions
and at the ends nearest the points of the needles and loop holder 2 are mounted two
semicircular sickle formed thread guides 16. 17 one of which 17 is mounted on the
shaft 3 and the other one 16 is mounted on the spindle 4 and there ends are connected
to the links 5. 6. and conductors 18 are provided for the threads there being the
requisite bobbins 19 for supply of tying thread 23 also a tension device 20 for taking
up the slack.
The action is as follows:-
:-
As the needle 1 carries the pile weft 21 through the foundation or backing 22, the
thread conductors 18 and guides 16. 17 in succession carry their threads 23 outside
the needle 1 (see sheet 2) and as they are by the shafts 3. 4 worked in opposite
directions the two threads 23 carried by them are crossed on the pile weft (see
Figs. 5. 6. 7 and as this occurs at each insertion of the needle 1 it will be evident
that the loops 24 at the backing 22 of the piece are each connected to the succeeding
loop and so on throughout the piece, the tying threads 23 being alternately carried
above and below and through the loops 20 at the back of the foundation 22.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of
our invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that we
lay no claim to the manner of working or operating the blocks 7 as it is obvious the
same can be varied but what we do claim is :-
1. The sickle formed thread guides 16. 17 the hollow shaft 3 containing an inner
shaft or spindle 4 links 5. 6, blocks 7 and vertical rod 8 all in combination and as
for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated by the annexed
drawings.
2. The sickle formed thread guides for crossing and recrossing the tying threads on
separate and distinct shafts and operated by cam or gear from the main driver as and
for the purpose herein described and as illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Deted a
11000
WILLIAM PULLEN.
MOSES PULLEN.
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Central Chambers, Halifax.