Improvements in or connected with Picking Sticks for Looms.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1894-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1894 -
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Picking Sticks for Looms.
I DAVID IRVIN of Peel Hall Works, Flotoher Road, Preston in the County of
Lancaster, Bobbin and Shuttle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Picking sticks are generally made of ash, or similar timber and the end on which
the picking strap works is liable to considerable wear through the constant action
on the wood of the leather of the strap and my improvements consists in protecting
or shielding the part of the picking stick on which the strap works.
I do this by putting on the end of the stick a ferrule of cast malleable iron having
a flange on its outer end, betwixt which and the flange on the picking stick the
strap works. The ferrule is pressed on to the wood and secured in its place by
projections on its interior, and having a portion of the hoop pressed or milled with
a groove, or over a bead or flange on the wood, or, in any other convenient
manner. Screws or pins may be used to give additional security.
Dated this 31st day of October 1802
PETER MCGREGOR,
Norwood Road, Southport, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Picking Sticks for Looms.
I, DAVID IRVIN, of Peel Hall Works, Fletcher Road, Preston, in the County
of Lancaster, Bobbin and Shuttle Manufacturer, 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 :-
"
Picking sticks are generally made of ash or similar timber and the end upon
which the picking strap works is liable to considerable wear through the constant
action of the wood of the leather of the strap and my improvements consist in
protecting or shielding the part of the picking stick on which the strap works.
I do this by putting on the end of the stick a ferrule preferably of cast malleable
iron having a flange on its outer end betwixt which and a flange or shoulder on the.
picking stick the strap works. The ferrule is pressed or driven endwise on to the
stick and secured in its place by projections on its interior and having a portion of
the hoop pressed or milled into a groove or over a bead or flange on the wood or
in any other convenient manner. Screws or pins may be used to give additional
security.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the end part of a picking stick having my improved
ferrule or protecting shield applied thereto-of which
Fig. 2 is an end view
Fig. 3.a longitudinal sectional view and
Fig. 4a cross section.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the improved ferrule detached or before being
driven or placed on the picking stick end.
In the said figures a is the picking stick 6 the ferrule or protecting shield having
at its outer and the flange or collar c.and on its interior the projections or
ribs d d the latter being indicated at Fig. 3 by broken lines. e is the groove-in
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page_text: the form I preferably adopt-into which the plain or unflanged edge of the ferrule b
is pressed or milled. It will be observed that by the arrangement above described
the ferrule 6 is prevented from being removed or slipping off the picking stick
endwise and that the internal ribs d d prevent the said ferrule from being moved
round on the said picking stick. The picking strap occupies a position between
the flange or collar c and the shoulder as will be well understood.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
1 claim is:
Protecting or shielding the ends of picking sticks for looms with metal ferrules
in manner substantially as described and shewn in the drawings for the purpose set
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Dated this 19th day of July 1894.
For the Applicant,
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Chartered Patent Agent.