An Improved Selvedge and Temple Motion for Looms for Weaving.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 29th Apr.,
1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Selvedge and Temple Motion for Looms for Weaving.
We, GEORGE FAIRCLOUGH, and GEORGE PORTER, both Engineers, of the Firm
of Messrs. Wilson and Longbottom, Ltd., Nelson Foundry, Nelson Street, Barnsley,
in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of our invention is to weave the selvedge of pieces of all classes of
material and widths of goods with perfectly even edges or selvedges, and so
dispensing with the ordinary temples.
We employ a sliding plate or plates having a suitable pin or pins upon the
plate or plates, the said plate or plates are carried on a bracket pivotted to a
fixed bracket on the breast beam of the loom, a suitable spring holds out the
plate to its working position, the pins of the plate pierce the warp threads
preferably from underneath and keep them in position, the weft thread passes
round the front of the pins one pick and around the back the next pick, or it
may be each alternate pick if desired; before each beat up the pins are withdrawn
and are again re-inserted in front of the last layer of weft. This can be done
by a lever with incline for each plate pivotted upon a fixed bracket on the slay
or going part of the loom, or by other suitable mechanism from the tappet shaft
or other suitable part of the loom.
When the loom beats up it pushes back the plate compressing the spring,
the spring returns it to its position as the slay recedes, thus the outside warp
threads are held in position by the pins near the edge of each selvedge whilst
the weft is drawn and cannot be narrowed thereby.
In narrow webs or pieces one plate is preferably used the width of the web
with one pin at each edge, or a series extending across the plate; in wider
pieces two plates may be used one at each edge or selvedge of the piece, with
one or more pins.
Dated 41: 1241 Now of Tahmam 1800
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.
An Improved Selvedge and Temple Motion for Looms for Weaving.
We, GEORGE FAIRCLOUGH, and GEORGE PORTER, both Engineers, of the Firm
of Messrs. Wilson and Longbottom, Ltd., Nelson Foundry, Nelson Street, Barnsley,
in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
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page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement;-
The object of our invention is to weave the selvedge of pieces of all classes of
material and widths of goods with perfectly even edges to the selvedges, and so
dispensing with the ordinary temples.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shows part of slay or going part of loom with our invention applied,
operated from the tappet shaft.
Fig. 2 shows part of slay or going part of loom with our invention applied
from slay bottom.
Fig. 3 is a plan showing one sliding plate with pins as applied to a narrow
piece.
Fig. 4 is a plan showing two sliding plates with pins as applied to a wider
piece at each edge of selvedge.
Fig. 5 is enlarged elevation in section of spring plate, pivotted bracket, and
fixed bracket.
Fig. 6 is a plan of spring plate and its pivotted bracket detached.
We employ a sliding plate or plates A having a suitable pin or pins B upon
the plate or plates, the said plate or plates are carried on a bracket C pivotted
to a fixed bracket D on the breast beam E of the loom, a suitable spring holds
out the plate A to its working position, the pins B of the plate pierce the warp
threads G preferably from underneath, and keep them in position, the weft
thread H passes across the front of the pins B at each pick, or it may be each
alternate pick if desired; before the completion of each beat up of the slay J,
the pins are withdrawn and are again, re-inserted in the warp in front of the
last layer of weft as the slay returns.
The plate and pins being close up to its work does not allow the weft to pull
the warp threads out of position, they being held firm by the pins of the plate
and a perfect selvedge is obtained.
This can be done by a lever K with incline and connecting rod L to the pivotted
bracket C of each plate, the said lever being pivotted upon a fixed bracket M
on the slay J or going part of the loom (see Fig. 2) or by other suitable
mechanism such as connecting rod L operated by a pivotted lever K operated
by single or double winged tappet N or N¹ from the tappet shaft P or other
suitable part of the loom, (see Fig. 1).
When the loom beats up it pushes back the plate A compressing the spring F;
the spring returns it to its position as the slay recedes, thus the outside warp threads
are held in position by the pins near the edge of each selvedge whilst the weft
is drawn and cannot be narrowed thereby.
The warp is pierced say one, two, three, or more warp threads from the edge,
according to the material to be woven, thus the outside warp threads are held
in position to receive the weft; the weft is drawn up by the shuttle, bedded to
the warp threads, the plate and pins holding the warp threads in position, then
the plate and pins are withdrawn, then again forced into the warp threads in
front of the last layer of weft ready for the next pick; this is repeated at every
pick or every alternate pick as may be desired.
In narrow webs or pieces one plate is preferably used the width of the web,
either with one pin at each edge, or a series extending across the plate.
In wider pieces two plates may be used, one at each edge or selvedge of the
piece, with one or more pins.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
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1. In looms for weaving, producing even edges to the selvedge of the pieco

page_text: by means of a sliding and rising and falling spring plate or plates with pin or
pins operated by suitable mechanism from any convenient part of the loom as
shown and described.
2. The spring plate or plates A with pin or pins B, attached upon the pivotted
bracket C carried by fixed bracket 1 from breast beam E of the loom, and
operated by suitable mechanism such as the connecting rod L and lever K from
tappet shaft P or from the slay or other part of the loom, for the purposes
shown and described.
Dated th
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1000
. JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.