An Improvement in Wire Netting Machines or Looms.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th June, 1893—Accepted, 29th July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Wire Netting Machines or Looms.
We, ARTHUR CHARLES MOORE, of 220 Anerley Road Anerley, Surrey, and
GEORGE BRANDON, Engineer, of 31, Grove Street, Deptford, Kent, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In wire net looms, as they are usually constructed there are bobbins from which
one set of wires pass through eyes in the bosses of half pinions which are caused to
turn along with other half pinions the bosses of which have eyes through which
pass another set of wires which are wound in helical form and are contained in
tubes. The rotation of the two wires round each other causes a twist which forms the
one extremity of a mesh, and then the rotation in the opposite direction forms
another twist which is the extremity of another mesh. The use of tubes for
accommodating the second set of wires is attended with the disadvantage that only
a comparatively small length of wire can be held in each tube and that the
operator cannot see when that length is nearly exhausted.
Now, according to this invention, we substitute for the tubes containing helically
wound wires, bobbins which have wires wound externally on them, and, these being
exposed and visible, the attendant can see when it is necessary to supply a fresh
bobbin. Moreover, as each bobbin can hold a much greater length of wire than
can be accommodated in a tube, there are fewer joints and mendings of the wires
in the net, and less loss of time in connecting fresh wires when bobbins are
employed instead of tubes.
Dated this 27th day of September 1892.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Wire Netting Machines or Looms.
We ARTHUR CHARLES MOORE of 220 Anerley Road Anerley, Surrey and
GEORGE BRANDON, Engineer of 31 Grove Street, Deptford, Kent 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 :-
In wire netting machines or looms as they are usually constructed there are
bobbins from which one set of wires pass through eyes in the bosses of half pinions
which are caused to turn along with other half pinions the bosses of which have
eyes through which pass another set of wires which are wound in helical form and
are contained in tubes. The rotation of the two wires round each other causes a
twist which forms the one extremity of a mesh and then the rotation in the opposite
direction forms another twist which is the extremity of another mesh. The use
of tubes for accommodating the second set of wires is attended with the disadvantage
that only a comparatively small length of wire can be held in each tube and that
the operator cannot see when that length is nearly exhausted.
Now according to this invention we substitute for the tubes containing helically
wound wires, bobbins which have wires wound externally on them and these being
exposed and visible, the attendant can see when it is necessary to supply a fresh
bobbin. Moreover as each bobbin can hold a much greater length of wire than
can be accommodated in a tube, there are fewer joinings of the wires in the net,
and less loss of time in connecting fresh wires when bobbins are employed instead
of tubes.

page_text: The accompanying drawing is a vertical section of a bobbin according to this
invention in operating position in a wire net loom. It consists of a spindle S and
core or bobbin B on which the wire W is wound. On each side is mounted a
roller R over which the wire passes on its way to meet the other wire and
entwines itself with it as at T. Bobbins like that shewn occupy at the same time
with it the positions indicated by the lines A A, and after several revolutions to
entwine as at T, they are all moved to intermediate positions a a to form the
entwinements tt, in the same manner as the tubes now employed in such looms.
For facilitating removal of an empty hobbin the spindle S can be pressed down in
opposition to a spring C, and can then be removed along with the bobbin from
between the rollers R. A fresh bobbin being then put upon the spindle it can be
replaced between the rollers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :
In a wire netting machine or loom, the use of bobbins substantially as herein
described in substitution for the tubes usually employed.
Dated this 24th day of June 1893.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicants.