Improvements SOS BOT
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements SOS BOT
I, JOHN TANNER, of 83, Johnson Street, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Shuttle Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in shuttles used in looms for weaving,
the object being to construct a shuttle which can be readily threaded without
having to suck the weft through the eye as heretofore.
According to this invention, a narrow slot or groove, bevelled or inclined at one
side is formed longitudinally in the shuttle about an inch in length and terminating
in a bevelled hole situated towards the tip of the shuttle. A second slot is formed
in the body of the shuttle obliquely to the first slot and terminating in the bevelled
hole above mentioned, meeting the longitudinal slot with which it makes an acute
angle, one side of the bevelled hole being cut away so as to leave the apex of the
angle slightly projecting. A post pin is driven into the shuttle so as to cross the
two slots, and an eyelet is placed in the eye as ordinary, so that the weft does not
wear or rub against the wood of the shuttle.
To thread the shuttle, the weft is drawn off the pin and passed round the apex
or shoulder of the slots and drawn outwards, and at once assumes the correct
position, passing round the post pin and out through the eye.
Dated this 20th dor of Tune 1808
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, JOHN TANNER, of 83, Johnson Street, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Shuttle Maker, 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 improvements in shuttles used in looms for weaving,
the object being to construct a shuttle which can be readily threaded without
having to suck the weft through the eye as heretofore.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a com-
plete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a view of part of a shuttle made in accordance with this invention.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a part of a shuttle made in accordance with this
invention.
Fig. 3 is a view of the eyelet of the shuttle.
According to this invention a narrow slot or groove 1 bevelled or inclined at
one side 2 is formed longitudinally in the shuttle about an inch in length and ter-
minating in a bevelled hole 3 situated towards the tip of the shuttle. A second
slot 4 is formed in the body of the shuttle obliquely to the first slot I and terminat-
ing in the bevelled hole 3 above mentioned, meeting the longitudinal slot 1 with
which it makes an acute angle, one side of the bevelled slot or groove being cut
away so as to leave the apex 5 of the angle slightly projecting. A post pin 6
is driven into the shuttle so as to cross the two slots 1, 4 (see Fig. 2) and an
eyelet 7 (see Fig. 3) is placed in the eye 8 as ordinary, so that the weft does not
wear or rub against the wood of the shuttle.
To thread the shuttle the weft is drawn off the shuttle pin and passed round the
apex or shoulder 5 of the slots 1, 4 and drawn outwards, and at once assumes the
correct position in the holes 10, 10 with which the slots 1, 4 communicate, passing
round the post pin 6 and out through the eye 8.
The eyelet has a slot in it corresponding to the slot 4 and one side of the
slot of the eyelet has a projection 9 bent slightly inwards and across the slot so that
when the weft is guided into the eyelet the projection 9 prevents it moving out
of its slot.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
(1) The improved shuttle as herein described and substantially as illustrated
by the annexed drawings.
(2) A shuttle having the bevelled slot 1 hole 3 and slot 4 and an eyelet 7 all in
combination as and for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 20th day of March 1800