RESERVE in Apparatus Employed therein.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 24th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th July, 1887.
RESERVE
in Apparatus Employed therein.
We JOHN BRINTON AND COMPANY, Limited, of Kidderminster in the County of
Worcester, Carpet Manufacturers, and THOMAS GREENWOOD, of Chester Road,
Kidderminster aforesaid, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows :—
Our invention has reference to carpets and other fabrics in which looped or Brussels
fabric and velvet pile fabric are combined, that is to say: in which some parts are
woven as a looped fabric while other parts are woven with a pile and then cut, whereby
not only is an embossed effect produced but every color employed presents two shades,
the one in the looped portions and the other in the velvet portions.
In weaving fabrics of this description it has been usual to first raise those threads
which are to form the looped portions of a "lash," then to insert an ordinary wire
and then to drop these threads and their wire. Next, those threads which are to form
the velvet or pile portions of the same lash have been raised, another wire has been
inserted and these threads and their wire have been dropped. This process has been
repeated for the successive lashes to form the pattern as governed by the cards of the
Jacquard. The result has been far from satisfactory because, owing to the employ-
ment of two wires side by side in the same lash, the loops forming the looped portions
(which are held by the one wire) are not in line with those forming the velvet pile
portions (which are held by the other wire), but somewhat in front of them. This
mode of manufacture moreover necessitates the use of two "wire motions" and conse-
quently a special loom and more space.
Now according to our invention the fabrics are so manufactured that the loops
forming the looped portions are strictly in line with those forming the velvet pile
portions of the same lash. Only one wire motion is required, an ordinary Brussels
loom can be altered in a few minutes so as to weave the combined looped and velvet
pile fabric and back again as readily to weave looped fabrics, and no more space
is necessary.

page_text: Our invention is effected as follows:-We first raise all the threads for one lash,
insert a wire (which we will call the Brussels wire), and then drop all the threads
together with this wire. We next raise those threads which are to form the velvet
pile, and insert another wire (which we will call the velvet wire) but this wire is not
placed alongside the previous or Brussels wire, as in the old way of weaving these
fabrics, but above it. Then the velvet wire with its threads is dropped and the same
process is repeated for the successive lashes to form the pattern as governed by the
cards of the Jacquard. The result is that as the two wires are one above another
all the loops in the same lash, whether Brussels loops or velvet pile loops, are strictly
in the same line.
In order to adapt an ordinary Brussels loom for weaving our improved fabrics we
use, in lieu of the ordinary wires, wires with heads which will allow the velvet wires
to lic close upon the Brussels wires, and for this purpose we form the loop on the
head of the Brussels wire so as not to project above the line of its wire and we form
the loop on the head of the velvet wire so as not to project below the line of its wire.
We give the hook slide an up and down motion so that, after it has withdrawn a
Brussels wire and inserted it into a fresh lash, it rises and withdraws a velvet wire
which it inserts into the same fresh lash, after which the hook slide again descends to
withdraw the next Brussels wire, and so on.
Dated this 24th day of September 1886.
J. C. MEWBURN,
169, Fleet Street, London
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Carpets and other Fabrics and
in Apparatus Employed therein.
We JOHN BRINTON AND COMPANY Limited of Kidderminster in the County of
Worcester, Carpet Manufacturers and THOMAS GREENWOOD of Chester Road,
Kidderminster aforesaid, Engineer, 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 :-
Our invention has reference to carpets and other fabrics in which looped or Brussels
fabric and velvet pile fabric are combined, that is to say, in which some parts are
woven as a looped fabric while other parts are woven with a pile and then cut, whereby
not only is an embossed effect produced but every color employed presents two shades,
the one in the looped portions and the other in the velvet portions.
In weaving fabrics of this description it has been usual to first raise those threads
which are to form the looped portions of a "lash," then to insert an ordinary wire
and then to drop these threads and their wire. Next, those threads which are to form
the velvet or pile portions of the same lash have been raised, another wire has been
inserted and these threads and their wire have been dropped. This process has been
repeated for the successive lashes to form the pattern as governed by the cards of the
Jacquard. The result has been far from satisfactory because owing to the employ-
ment of two wires side by side in the same lash the loops forming the looped portions
(which are held by the one wire) are not in line with those forming the velvet pile
portions (which are held by the other wire) but somewhat in front of them. This
mode of manufacture moreover necessitates the use of two "wire motions" and
consequently a special loom and more space.
Now according to our invention the fabrics are so manufactured that the loops
forming the looped portions are strictly in line with those forming the velvet pile
portions of the same lash. Only one wire motion is required, an ordinary Brussels
loom can be altered in a few minutes so as to weave the combined looped and velvet
pile fabric and back again as readily to weave looped fabrics and no more space is
necessary.
Our invention is effected as follows:--We first raise all the threads for one lash,
insert a wire (which we will call the Brussels wire) and then drop all the threads
together with this wire. We next raise those threads which are to form the velvet
pile, and insert another wire (which we will call the velvet wire), but this wire is not
placed alongside the previous or Brussels wire as in the old way of weaving these
fabrics but above it. Then the velvet wire with its threads is dropped and the same
process is repeated for the successive lashes to form the pattern as governed by the
cards of the Jacquard. The result is that as the two wires are one above another all
the loops in the same lash whether Brussels loops or velvet pile loops are strictly in
the same line.
In order to adapt an ordinary Brussels loom for weaving our
use in lieu of the ordinary wires wires with heads which will
to lie close upon the Brussels wires, and for this purpose we for
improved fabrics we
allow the velvet wires
the loop on the head

page_text: of the Brussels wire so as not to project above the line of its wire and we form the
loop on the head of the velvet wire so as not to project below the line of its wire.
We give the hook slide an up and down motion so that after it has withdrawn a Brussels
wire and inserted it into a fresh lash it rises and withdraws a velvet wire which it
inserts into the same fresh lash after which the hook slide again descends to withdraw
the next Brussels wire and so on.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents one of the Brussels wires made
as above described with the loop on the head formed so as not to project above the
line of the wire and Figure 2 represents one of the velvet wires made as above
described with the loop on the head formed so as not to project below the head of the
wire. The velvet wire, Figure 2, can thus lie close upon the Brussels wire, Figure 1,
when the former is inserted in the same lash as the Brussels wire and above the same
in accordance with our method of weaving or manufacturing carpets or other fabrics
of the kind herein referred to.
Figure 3 is a perspective view and Figure 4 a side elevation showing the means
we employ for giving an up and down motion to the hook slide for the purpose of our
invention.
A is a cam working a catch B which in turn operates by means of studs a, b, c,
a cam attached to the peg wheel C. Joined to this is the lever D working the shaft E
by which two levers F lift uprights G. To these uprights the hook slide His attached.
Mounted on this is the box J having the hook K attached by which the wires are drawn
from the fabric and inserted into the hopper, the lower division L for the Brussels wire
and the upper division M. for the velvet or pile wire.
For the purpose of altering the loom back from weaving the combined fabric to
weave a looped fabric the catch B is disconnected.
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 in
respect of the manufacture of carpets or other fabrics in which looped or Brussels
fabric and velvet pile fabric are combined is :-
1. The weaving of the carpets or fabrics in the manner substantially as described
whereby all the loops in the same lash whether Brussels loops or velvet pile loops are
strictly in the same line.
2. The employment of Brussels wires with loops on their heads which do not
project above the line of the wire; also of velvet wires with loops on their heads
which do not project below the line of the wire, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
3. The wire motion hereinbefore described for manipulating or actuating both the
Brussels wires and the velvet wires.
Dated this 24th day of June 1887