Improvements in Looms for Weaving Wire Cloth.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Nov., 1891-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Looms for Weaving Wire Cloth.
I, WILLIAM BEGG of 633 Springfield Road, Parkhead, Glasgow, in the County
of Lanark, Wire Cloth Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
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This invention which relates to looms for weaving wire cloth has for its object
to ensure more rapid and efficient beating up of the weft than can be effected by
hand or by the action of a rotating crank shaft upon the lathe. For this purpose
employ a steam or other motive power engine the cylinder or cylinders of which is
or are secured upon the loom frame and connect the piston rod or rods thereof
either directly or through a swinging lever and links to the lathe of the loom, the
engine being actuated to vibrate or reciprocate the lathe and cause it to beat up the
weft with a strong blow.
Dated this Second day of February 1891.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Looms for Weaving Wire Cloth.
I, WILLIAM BEGG of 633 Springfield Road, Parkhead, Glasgow in the County
of Lanark, Wire Cloth Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention which relates to looms for weaving wire cloth has for its object to
ensure more rapid and efficient beating up of the weft than can be effected by hand
or by the action of a rotating crank shaft upon the lathe. For this purpose I
employ a steam or other motive power engine the cylinder or cylinders of which is
or are secured upon the loon. frame and connect the piston rod or rods thereof
either directly or through a swinging lever and links to the lathe of the loom, the
engine being actuated to vibrate or reciprocate the lathe and cause it to beat up
the weft with a strong blow.
In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 an end
elevation showing in outline a wire loom with my invention applied thereto.
The cylinder A of a steam or other motive power engine is mounted on the loom
framing B and its piston rod C is connected to one end of a lever D whose opposite
end is keyed on a rock shaft D' which has also arms D2 keyed on it said arms being
connected by links E to the lathe of the loom. The engine valve G is operated
by means of a hand lever H centred on the loom frame and the reciprocation of
the piston and piston rods C communicated through the levers D, D² and links
effects the swinging of the lathe F for beating up the weft of the fabric.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
In looms for weaving wire cloth the arrangement of a motive power engine
mounted on the loom frame to actuate the lathe substantially as described.
Dated this Thirtieth day of October 1891.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.