Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Hollow Frames for Looms.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1900-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Hollow Frames for
Looms.
A communication from LA SOCIÉTÉ CHAIZE FRÈRES, of 19, Rue Cambon, Paris, France.
I, JOHN CORRY FELL, of the Firm of Fell and James, Chartered Patent Agents,
of 1, Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London, E.C., do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:.
This invention relates to the manufacture of metallic frames for looms, either
for hand or power, or for any description of weaving, and has for its object the
substitution for the usual heavy frames of cast iron or timber, light tubular
metallic frames, adapted to be of cheap, strong, and durable construction, and
easily to be put together and mounted, from stock materials, for any size or
arrangement of frame.
To carry this invention into effect, metal tubes, such as are known as steam
or gas tubes are employed, of any suitable metal, and of any desired thickness,
and dimensions, to form the longitudinal and transverse frames and ties of the
framing for any description of loom, the vertical pillars being completed by
suitable cast iron rests or feet, attached to the said tubes.
The said tubes may be connected together bv tees, cross-picces, sockets, elbows
or bends, to adapt the cross-pieces or ties to the main frames, and to connect
parts of the frames one to another, by male and female screws in the said sockets
and pipes, by right and left handed screw connectors, by cast bosses, or any
similarly known means of attachment between tubes.
The connecting angle sockets may be made especially of various diverging
sockets in specific directions, and of diverse lengths of individual branches, to
suit the desired and peculiar connections of various parts of such loom frames
where they meet together.
Dated this 14th day of December 1899.
FELL & JAMES,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Metallic Hollow Frames for
Looms.
A communication from abroad by LA SOCIÉTÉ CHAIZE FRÈRES, of 19, Rue Cambon,
Paris, France.
I, JOIN CORRY FELL, of the Firm of Fell and James, Chartered Patent Agents,
of 1, Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London, E.C., do hereby declare the
mature 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 the manufacture of metallic frames for looms, either
for hand or power or for any description of weaving and has for its object the
substitution for the usual heavy frames of cast iron or timber, light tubular
metallic frames adapted to be of cheap strong and durable construction and
easily to be put together and mounted from stock materials for any size or
arrangement of frame.
To carry this invention into effect, metal tubes, such as are known as steam
or gas tubes are employed, of any suitable metal and of any desired thickness
and dimensions to form the longitudinal and transverse frames and ties of the
framing for any description of loom, the vertical pillars being completed by
suitable cast iron rests or feet attached to the said tubes.
The said tubes may be connected together by tees, cross-pieces, sockets, elbows
or bends, to adapt the cross-pieces or ties to the main frames, and to connect
parts of the frames one to another, by male and female screws in the said sockets
and pipes by right and left handed screw connectors, by cast bosses
similarly known means of attachment between tubes.
or any
The connecting angle sockets may be made especially of various diverging
sockets in specific directions and of diverse lengths of individual branches to
suit the desired and peculiar connections of various parts of such loom frames
where they meet together.
Without limiting the invention to the specific form of loom shown, a form of
construction of the frame of a loom for weaving ribbons is illustrated herewith
as an example of the system of construction.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a loom frame constructed according to this
system.
A, A. are vertical standards formed of light metal tubes mounted on cast
blocks A¹ as feet and tied together by cross ties BB into a rectangular frame the
connections between parts of the frame being made by T pieces B¹ as employed
in gas or steam piping. An overhead frame C is connected to the standards A
or to supplementary tube standards A" connected to the same by T pieces C¹
and to one another by elbows C¹. The upper or overhead frame with supple-
mentary angle irons H carry supports H¹ for the harness mechanism. To the
standards A, where accessories for any particular form of loom have to be sup-
ported, horizontal brackets F are clamped at any desired points, the ends of such
brackets carrying horizontal tubes G. Where glass rods are used, as in ribbon
looms, to guide and put tension on the silk yarn, these rods may be supported
on cheek plates on the parallel tubes D supported by the lower clamp brackets F.
E is the breast-beam in the form of an H girder mounted upon the front short
standards A.
This system includes all the elements for the construction of a frame for any

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loom and the erection of the same does not present any difficulty even to unskilled
The system unites economy of material and economy of time and in conse-
quence looms made according to this system will be found to be very cheap in
price.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare. that what
I claim is: —
An improved system for the manufacture of frames for looms, consisting of
the building up of the side frames, cross frames, and supports for the breast
beam and for the various operative parts of a loom in metallic tubes, united by
sockets, tees, elbows, bends and connectors substantially as herein, described and
illustrated.
Dated this 12th dow of Contamba- 1000