An Improvement in Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 27th July 1889-Accented. 31st Aug. 1889.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Looms for Weaving.
I JOHN RICHARD LORD of Waterfoot in the County of Lancaster Iron founder, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is to prevent the damage caused to the yarn and cloth
(especially in cases where steam is used in the weaving sheds) by the rusting or
incrustation of those bright metal parts of the loom over or in contact with which the
yarn and the cloth pass.
For this purpose I coat the working surface of the back beam and breast beam of
the loom, and the inside surface (or the whole) of the iron flanges at the ends of the
warp beam, with enamel, whereby not only is all rusting of the metal and injury to
the yarn and cloth effectually prevented, but also the time and labor usually spent in
grinding and polishing such surfaces is saved, as the enamel gives the required glaze
or polish to the surfaces over or in contact with which the yarn and cloth pass in the
process of weaving and hence the grinding and polishing of such parts becomes
unnecessary.
Dated this 14th day of February 1889
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Looms for Weaving.
I JOHN RICHARD LORD of Waterfoot in the County of Lancaster, Ironfounder 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:-
The object of this invention is to prevent the damage caused to the yarn and cloth
(especially in cases where steam is used in the weaving sheds) by the rusting or
incrustation of those bright metal parts of the loom over or in contact with which the
yarn and the cloth pass.
For this purpose I coat the working surface of the back beam or back rest and breast
beam of the loom, and the inside surface (or the whole) of the iron flanges at the ends
of the warp beam, with enamel, whereby not only is all rusting of the metal and injury
to the yarn and cloth effectually prevented, but also the time and labor usually,
spent in grinding and polishing such surfaces is saved, as the enamel gives the
required glaze or polish to the surfaces over or in contact with which the yarn and
cloth pass in the process of weaving and hence the grinding and polishing of such
parts becomes unnecessary.
The enamel which I propose to use for this purpose may be either what is known
as vitric enamel " or metallic enamel."
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The invention is also applicable to the lease rods (when made of metal) and to the
temples or any other metallic parts of the loom which are brought into direct contact
with either the yarn or cloth and which would be subject to oxydation or rust by the
presence of steam or moisture.
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 :-
The application of a coating of vitric or metallic enamel to the back beam or back
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page_text: rest, breast beam, warp beam flanges, or other bright metal parts of a loom into direct
contact with which either the yarn or the cloth are brought, for the purpose of
preventing the damage to the said yarn or cloth from the rusting of such parts by the
action of steam or moisture thereupon.
Dated this 26th day of July 1889
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant,