IM- PROVEMENTS IN TEMPLES FOR WEAVING
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Priestley, of Bradford, Manufacturer, and Joseph
Parkinson, of Bradford aforesaid, Temple Maker, for the Invention of "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN TEMPLES FOR WEAVING."
Sealed the 30th November 1877, and dated the 29th September 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Priestley and Joseph
Parkinson at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th September
1877.
THOMAS PRIESTLEY, of Bradford, Manufacturer, and JOSEPH PARKINSON, of
Bradford aforesaid, Temple Maker. “IMPROVEMENTS IN TEMPLES FOR WEAVING."
The object of our Invention is to arrange self-acting temples, used for streching
the piece whilst the same is being woven, in such a manner that the dirt, dust,
grease, or warp size will not accumulate between the pin rings or rollers and washers
or distance pieces of the temples, which accumulation causes the rings or rollers to
stick and not revolve uniformly with the travel of the piece.
We accomplish our object in the following manner:-The self-acting temple is of
the kind known as segment temples, or any modification of the same, with the
rings or rollers centred on the washers or distance pieces, which are mounted on a
spindle, or otherwise, and fixed to the loom in the ordinary manner. A suitable
groove is formed in the before-named washers or distance pieces longitudinally with
the axis of the said temple, and when the temple is fixed to the loom this longi-
tudinal groove through the washers or distance pieces is on the under side of the
temple. The stretching of the piece on the teeth or pins of the rings or rollers,
draws one side of the rings or rollers against the top of the distance pieces towards
the centre of the loom, and thus leaves a small space at the top side between each
of the rings or rollers and distance pieces, into which the dirt, dust, grease, or warp
size falls. The opposite side of the rings or rollers at the under side of the temple
are drawn by the stretching of the piece against the side of the distance pieces, and
the edges of the groove formed in the said distance pieces scrapers, clears, collects,
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page_text: and removes the dirt, dust, grease, or warp size that falls between the rollers and
distance pieces, and thus the rings or rollers are kept clear and free to revolve, and
will not stick and cut the piece as is the case with the ordinary kind.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Thomas Priestley and Joseph Parkinson in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 28th March 1878.
THOMAS PRIESTLEY, of Bradford, Manufacturer, and JOSEPH PARKINSON, of
Bradford aforesaid, Temple Maker. "IMPROVEMENTS IN TEMPLES FOR WEAVING."
The object of this Invention is to arrange self-acting temples, used for stretching
the piece whilst the same is being woven, in such a manner that the dirt, dust,
grease, or warp size will not accumulate between the pin rings or rollers and the
washers or distance pieces of the temple, and thus cause the pin rings or rollers to
stick, and not revolve uniformly with the travel of the piece.
We accomplish our object in the following manner: The self-acting temple is of
the kind known as the segment temple, or any modification of the same, with the
pin rings or rollers centred on the washers or distance pieces, which are mounted on
a spindle, or otherwise, and fixed to the loom in the ordinary manner. A suitable
groove is formed in the before-named washers or distance pieces longitudinally with
the axis of the said temple, and when the temple is fixed to the loom this longi-
tudinal groove through the distance pieces is on the under side of the temple. The
pins in the rings or rollers are passed through the piece near to each edge, and
through the action of stretching the piece one side of the pin rings is drawn
towards the centre of the loom tight against the top of the distance pieces, and
thus leaves a small space at the top side between each of the pin rings or rollers
and the distance pieces, into which the dirt, dust, grease, or warp size falls. The
opposite side of the pin rings or rollers, at the under side of the temple, are drawn
in the opposite direction, that is, from the centre of the loom against the side of the
distance pieces, and by the pin rings revolving against the side of the distance
pieces, the edges of the groove formed in the same scrapes, collects, and removes
from the sides of the pin rings or rollers the dirt, dust, grease, or warp size that
falls between the pin rollers and distance pieces, and thus the pin rings or rollers
are kept clear and free to revolve, and will not stick and cut the piece, as is the
case with the ordinary kind.
In order that our Invention may be better understood we have appended one
Sheet of Drawings illustrating the same. Such parts of the temple that are old
and not necessary to ellucidate our Invention are omitted.
In all the Figures like parts are indicated by like letters.
The Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 represent the front views of our improved distance
pieces, which are mounted through the hole A on to the temple spindle. The body
part C of the distance piece is at an angle with the axis of the before-named
spindle. The boss B is for receiving the ring or roller, which has projecting pins
on the circumference, radiating from the centre.

page_text: The bottom part of the distance piece C, at D, shews the various modifications
of the grooves or scraping edges for cleaning the dirt, dust, grease, or warp size
from the sides of the before-named pin rings or rollers.
It will be easily understood that when the pins of the rings or rollers are pierced
through the piece, and the piece stretched, the same will have a tendency to draw
the top of the pin rings or rollers towards the centre of the loom, and thus cause a
narrow space between each ring and distance piece; into this space the dirt, dust,
grease, or warp size from the piece will fall whilst the same is being woven. The
travel of the piece causes the said pin rings or rollers to revolve, and in so doing
the rings will scrape against the edges of the grooves D, and thus remove from the
rings the dirt or other matter that has fallen into the before-named space, by which
means the rollers are kept free, and will rotate on the bosses B without damage to
the piece.
Figure 7 is a side view of the distance piece; and Figure 8 is a section of the
same, shewing the angle of the hole A with the sides of the distance piece.
Having thus described our said Invention, and the manner in which the same is
or may be performed, we have to state that we do not restrict ourselves to the
precise details in the form of groove or scraping surface herein described, and
illustrated in the accompanying Drawing; but that what we believe to be novel
and original, and claim as the Invention secured to us by the herein-before in part
recited Letters Patent is, the arrangement of a distance piece between the temple
pin rings or rollers, which has a groove or scraping edge. for removing the dirt,
dust, grease, or warp size from the side of the temple pin rings or rollers,
substantially as herein-before described, and illustrated by the accompanying
Drawings.
In witness whereof, we, the said Thomas Priestley and Joseph Parkinson,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twenty-fifth day of March, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
Witness to the signatures of the
said Thomas Priestley and
Joseph Parkinson,
WILL. WAUGH,
Clerk to John Waugh,
29, Tyrrel St.,
Bradford.
(L.S.)
THOB. PRIESTLEY.
JOSEPH PARKINSON. (L.S.)