Improvements in the Means for Attaching Beam Flanges in Warpers' Beams, Weavers' Beams, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means for Attaching Beam Flanges in
Warpers' Beams, Weavers' Beams, and the like.
I, JOHNSON MILLS, of Chapel Street, Salford, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a means for securing to the wooden rollers, or metal
centres, of warpers' beams, weavers' beams, and the like, stamped steel or other
metal plates forming the flanges in said warpers' and weavers' beams, in order that
said plates or beam flanges may be placed closer together, or removed farther apart.
according to the width of the intermediate space required.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a sectional view, and Fig. 2 a plan of my
invention.
In this invention I attach a stamped or wrought metal plate as a forming the
beam flange, to the wooden beam, or the metal centre by affixing a collar 6 to the
corrugated or outer side of said beam flange: I construct the collar b either in cast
metal of the pattern shown or of other preferred material and pattern and split
said collar on one side as at c: In applying my invention the collar 6 is secured to
the plate a by bolts as a¹ a² a³ and a shown in Fig. 2, the bolts a³ and a passing
through slotted holes in the base of the collar b: the plate or flange a with the
collar is placed on the beam in the position required when said collar is tightened
on the beam by a bolt or bolts as which causes the split portion e of the collar >>
to close, and the collar to tighten and clip the beam.
When the beam flange is required to be readjusted or to be removed the nuts on
the bolts a and at and are slackened when said collar with flange may be easily
removed.
Dated this hond of 100%
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means for Attaching Beam Flanges in
Warpers' Beams, Weavers' Beams, and the like.
I, JOHNSON MILLS, of Chapel Street, Salford, in the County of Lancaster,
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:-
This invention relates to a means for securing to the wooden rollers or metal
centres of warpers' beams, weavers' beams, and the like, stamped steel or other
metal plates forming the flanges in said warpers' and weavers' beams, in order that
said plates or beam flanges may be placed closer together, or removed farther apart
according to the width of the intermediate space required.

page_text: I attain this object by the meaus hereinafter described, reference being made to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side view of a split collar, clip, or boss constructed according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
Fig. 3 is a plan drawn to a reduced scale' showing the application of my
invention to a metallic beam flange such as is described in the Specification that
accompanied my application for a Patent numbered 4203 of 1895.
Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the same drawn through line A A.
Fig. 5 is a side view of a modified form of collar or boss.
In the several views shown on the drawing similar letters refer to similar parts.
In this invention I attach a stamped or wrought metal plate as a forming the
beam flange to the wooden beam or the metal centre g by affixing a collar or boss b
to the corrugated or outer said of said beam flange, I construct the collar b either
in cast metal of the pattern shown or of other preferred material and pattern, and
split said collar on one side as at c.
In applying my invention, the collar bis secured to the plate a by bolts
as a a² and a³ shown in Fig. 3. The bolts a² and a passing through slotted holes e
formed either in the base of the collar bor in the flange a as shown on the drawing.
The aforesaid flange a with the collar b is placed on the beam in the position
required, when said collar is tightened on the beam by a bolt or bolts as b¹ which
causes the split portion e of the collar b to close and the collar to tighten on and
clip the beam g.
When the beam flange is required to be readjusted or to be removed, the nuts on
the bolts a a³ and baie slackened when said collar with flange may be easily
moved so as to contract or extend the space between the flanges at either end of
the beam.
In a modification of my invention I employ a band clip d placed around the
collar as Fig. 5 for closing the space c and causing said collar to grip the beam.
The hereinbefore described split collar, clip, or boss, inay be applied in like manner
to other constructions of beam flanges than that which is shown on the drawings,
and may be secured thereto by a greater or less number of bolts, set screws, or
the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In combination with the flanges of warpers' beams, weavers' beams, and the like,
the use of a split collar, clip, or boss, attached to, or connected with said flanges, in
the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 29th day of August 1895
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.