Wire or Metal Healds Used in Weaving.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 9th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th May, 1887.
Wire or Metal Healds Used in Weaving.
We ARTHUR BERNOULLI BARLOW, of Cornbrook Works, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Wire Heald Manufacturer, and HARRY BROOK, of Crosland Moor,
Huddersfield, in the County of York, Weaving Manager, do hereby declare the nature
of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH THE SHAFTS OR FRAMES
FOR WIRE OR METAL HEALDS USED IN WEAVING to be as follows :-
The object of our Invention is first, to prevent the long hooks or stays from moving
out of their places in the heald shafts and secondly, to connect all the shafts in a loom
together so that they cannot move endwise and by such movement occasion marks in
the woven fabric and chafing of the warp yarn.
In applying the first part of our Invention to a heald shaft fitted with flat rods for
supporting the healds we prefer to make the long hooks of round wire and we cut or
punch nicks at opposite points in the two rods. Each long hook or stay is made of
suitable length, and after being put over the rods it is moved into the nicks prepared
to receive it, where it will remain until purposely moved from its position.
We usually employ two long hooks in each heald shaft, and we place them pre-
ferably about opposite the jack hooks and cords in the above described nicks in the
rods but any desired number of long hooks may be employed.
The second part of our Invention consists in the application of guides for the heald
shafts. We form these guides of two pieces of wood, metal, or other suitable material
and lay these pieces side by side with the ends of the shafts between them. The
guides are then secured together on each side of the shafts by a piece of wire, a
cotter pin, or otherwise. The guides when secured together. rest on the lower metal
rods of the shafts and prevent the shafts from moving endwise but do not interfere
with their up and down movement.
When the guides are made for heald shafts with metal ends we prefer to make
them of two pieces of metal with open slots or recesses, the sides of which hold the
shafts the required distance apart; for shafts with wooden ends the guides may have
thin divisions to separate the shafts.
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page_text: Wire or Metal Healds Used in Weaving.
We ARTHUR BERNOULLI BARLOW of Cornbrook Works Manchester in the County
of Lancaster Wire Heald Manufacturer and HARRY BROOK, of Crosland Moor
Huddersfield in the County of York Weaving Manager 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 our Invention is first to prevent the long hooks or stays from moving
out of their places in the heald shafts and secondly to connect all the shafts in a
loom together so that they cannot move endwise and by such movement occasion marks
in the woven fabric and chafing of the warp yarn.
In applying the first part of our Invention to a heald shaft fitted with flat rods
for supporting the healds we prefer to make the long hooks of round wire and we
cut or punch nicks at opposite points in the two rods. Each long hook or stay is
made of suitable length and after being put over the rods it is moved into the nicks
prepared to receive it where it will remain until purposely moved from its position.
We usually employ two long hooks in each heald shaft and we place them pre-
ferably about opposite the jack hooks and cords in the above described nicks in the
rods but any desired number of long hooks may be employed.
The second part of our Invention consists in the application of guides for the heald
shafts. We form these guides of two pieces of wood metal or other suitable material
and lay these pieces side by side with the ends of the shafts between them. The
guides are then secured together on each side of the shafts by a piece of wire a cotter
pin or otherwise. The guides when secured together rest or may rest on the lower
metal rods of the shafts and prevent the shafts from moving endwise but do not interfere
with their up and down movement.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect we will describe the accompanying two sheets of Drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
On sheet 1.-Fig. 1 is an elevation of a heald shaft partly broken away and Fig. 2
is an end view of the same to which our improvements are applied.
a a are wooden shafts or staves connected together by metal end pieces bb; c is
one of the jack hooks; d d are the metal rods on which the wire healds are strung;
in these rods are nicks or recesses e e in which rest the ends of the long hooks f
Only one long hook is shown on the Drawing; gg are short metal bars connected
together by washers hh to form a guide to keep all the ends of the shafts in line.
These short bars are riveted at one end and have rings ii passed through the other
ends to keep the washers in their places.

page_text: On sheet 2 are shown various forms of guides. Fig. 3 is a plan and Fig. 4 an end
view of a guide provided with antifriction rollers g¹g¹ mounted on pins gg connected
by washers hh.
Fig. 5 is an end view of an adjustable guide Fig. 6 is a side view and Fig. 7 a plan
of the same.
The rod g is bent and passes through the washers hh a number of holes are made
in the rod g to receive the rings ii so that any desired space may be left between the
washers according to the number of shafts employed.
Fig. 8 is an end view and Fig. 9 a plan of a guide as applied to heald shafts (not
shown) with wooden ends 616; additional washers are placed on the rod g
between the ends of the shafts to keep them apart. The washers h¹ between the ends
of the shafts may be entirely dispensed with or any desired number employed.
Our improved guides are applicable to shafts for wire or metal healds of all
descriptions.
We have described the guides as made of metal but it is obvious that wood or other
suitable material may be employed and instead of rings i as shown and described small
cotter pins or any suitable fastening may be employed.
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. The combination with heald shafts carrying a guide or guides to prevent an
individual longitudinal movement of any one shaft independently of the others of
metal rods dd having nicks or recesses ee to retain the long hooks f in position
substantially as herein described and as shown.
2. The construction use and application of a guide or guides for the ends of
heald shafts which guide is so arranged and mounted on the said shafts that it will
not prevent or interfere with the independent vertical movement of the shafts but will
prevent the individual and separate endwise movement of any shaft or shafts apart
from a corresponding movement of all the remaining shafts controlled by the said
guide.
3. Connecting all the heald shafts in a loom together at one or both ends by
means of a coupling or guide for the purpose of keeping the said shafts in line with
one another substantially as herein described and as illustrated by the accompanying
Drawings.
4. The several constructions of guides for the ends of heald shafts substantially as
herein shown and described for the purposes specified.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.
Agent for Applicants.