Improvements in or in connection with Certain Parts of Power Looms or Looms in which Bands, Ribbons, Tapes, and the like are Woven.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Certain Parts of Power
Looms or Looms in which Bands, Ribbons, Tapes, and the like
are Woven.
HENRY BURGESS, 2 Herbert Street Congleton, Manufacturer, THOMAS BURGESS,
2 Thomas Street, Congleton Machinist, and JOHN JOSEPH BURGESS, 6 Fox Street
Congleton, Weaver, all of the County of Chester do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in power looms or in looms, in which such
articles as bands, ribbons, tapes and the like are woven; and varying in size from
a of an inch to eight inches wide.
In this class of loom the texture of the cloth is regulated at the present time, or
the number of shoots of weft yarn, per inch, is determined by, weights suspended
on the warp yarn, and on the manufactured article; the speed of travel being
determined by the relative weight of the weights used.
The finished article as now woven is held by means of wedges passed into holes
or eccentric catches which necessitate after a given length of the material has been
woven for the weight or weights to be drawn up, and the said article to be rolled
upon rollers affixed to the loom, and provided for that purpose.
This causes considerable loss of time to the weaver.
In other cases the article is rolled upon what is generally known as the knee roll,
and the number of shoots is determined, by what is known as the wimsey.
This wimsey requires periodically altering to keep the shoot in order, when a
given length of the material has been woven, it has to be drawn off the wimsey
roller, and so causes a considerable loss of time to the operative.
The object of our invention is to obviate these defects and provide means whereby
the material may be taken off and dropped or placed into boxes fixed beneath the
article woven.
Our invention consists essentially in placing under the breast piece of the loom a
number of iron hangers, which carry or support a shaft, containing a number of
angle brackets, each bracket also containing two small rubber coated rollers.
The angle brackets are held in position by means of a spiral steel spring, which
spring presses tightly on the bracket rollers, and a friction roller provided and
placed underneath the said bracket rollers.
This friction roller is of a roughened surface.
These rollers convey the woven material into boxes attached to the loom for that
purpose.
In cases where dead weights are preferred the invention is placed at the back
portion of the loom and draws down the material as it is woven and deposits it in
boxes, provided for the purpose also keeping the weights suspended in one position
on the manufactured article.
This also means a saving of time to the operative.
Dated this 16th day of November 1893
HENRY BURGESS.
THOMAS BURGESS.
JOHN JOSEPH BURGESS.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. ·
Improvements in or in connection with Certain Parts of Power
Looms or Looms in which Bands, Ribbons, Tapes, and the like
are Woven.
We, HENRY BURGESS, of 2 Herbert Street, Congleton, in the County of
Chester, Manufacturer, THOMAS BURGESS, of 2 Thomas Street, Congleton,
aforesaid, Machinist, and JOHN JOSEPH BURGESS, of 6 Fox Street, Congleton,
aforesaid, Weaver, 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 that class of power looms known as smallware looms in
which are woven such articles as bands, ribbons, tapes and the like varying from
inch to 8 inches in width.
The number of threads of weft yarn per inch in the cloth is regulated or
determined by weights suspended on the warp yarn before it reaches the healds
and on the woven material after it passes from the shuttle, the speed at which the
material is drawn through the loom being determined by the relative weight of the
weights employed. To suspend these weights the finished end of the material
must be firmly held or secured and this has hitherto been done by means of wedges
passing into holes or slots or by eccentric catches or the like pressing upon the
material either of which necessitates the ends being released and drawn forward
periodically when the suspended weights have nearly reached the floor level causing
a considerable delay and loss of time to the weaver.
In other cases the woven material is wound upon what is known as the "knee
roll" the number of picks or threads of weft per inch being regulated by what is
termed the "wimsey" the mechanism of which requires to be periodically altered
and when a given length of the material has been woven it has to be drawn off or
unwound which causes a delay and stoppage.
This invention is designed to provide for the continual weaving of the material
without the necessity for such delays and for taking off the finished material and
delivering it into boxes or receptacles provided for the purpose.
It consists essentially in the combination and arrangement of a taking up motion
comprising a friction roller, with a rubber covered roller resting thereon, this
rubber covered roller being carried by a pivoted angle bracket and held in position
against the friction roller by a spring pressing tightly upon the bracket.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which sufficient of a smallware loom is shown to illustrate the
invention.
Fig. 1. End elevation of loom.
Fig. 2. Back elevation of part of same.
Fig. 3. End elevation showing details of the take up motion (enlarged scale).
Fig. 4. Elevation of same from back of loom.
Fig. 5. Sectional elevation of same.
Fig. 6. Transverse section of loom shewing modified arrangement for suspending
the dead weights.
Fig. 7. End elevation of part of loom showing a modified arrangement of the
take up motion.
Fig. 8. Elevation of same from front of loom.
Fig. 9. Modified form of friction roller.

page_text: The shuttle operating mechanism which is not shown in the drawings, the
reeds A, the healds B and the framing C are constructed in any ordinary or
convenient way and the let off motion which not illustrated may also be
constructed in the ordinary way or may be constructed as described in the
Specification of our subsequent application for Patent No. 1997 of 1894.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 the invention is shown illustrated as applied to the
back of the loom with the ordinary suspended dead weights D the woven
material E passing from the knee roll F and back roll over the rollers e e' on the
top castle or top of the framing C.
At the back of the loom we place a friction roller G preferably running longi-
tudinally the length thereof though if desired it may be divided into sections
mounted upon a shaft or spindle one section being placed opposite each shuttle
space. Upon the friction roller G opposite each shuttle space we mount a small
roller H preferably covered with rubber. The roller H is carried in an angle
bracket I pivoted on a rod or spindle J and is pressed down upon the friction.
roller G by a spring K of spiral or other suitable form. The spindle or rod J is.
preferably suspended from the beam L by iron hangers or brackets M and upon it
are pivoted a number of the angle brackets I one for each piece of material
produced in the loom. Wires or hooks i are provided for holding up the angle
brackets I with the rollers H out of contact with the friction roller G when
desired. By this arrangement a separate take up mechanism is provided for each
shuttle.
The friction roller G is preferably provided with a roughened surface and it
delivers the finished material E into a box or receptacle N placed beneath it for
the purpose.
The friction roller G receives an intermittent movement from the crank O which
drives batten sword P through the lathe or crank arm o. The batten sword P is
connected with the cranked lever R by the connecting rod r and this moves
forward the ratchet wheel or "wimsey" S one or two teeth at a time by the pawls s
pivoted on the lever S¹ and connected to it by the connecting rods. The
movement of the ratchet wheel S is transmitted to the roller G by the worm T
and worm wheel W. The spindle of the worm T is mounted in adjustable
bearings T¹.
A continuous motion may if desired be imparted to the friction roller G by a
train of wheels from the driving shaft O'.
Referring to Figs. 7 to 9 the suspended dead weights D are dispensed with and
the invention is shown placed in front of the loom suspended from the breast
beam L'. The mechanism in detail is precisely the same as that already described
with the exception that the friction roller G is constructed in sections each section g
being clamped to the shaft so that at any time the clamping screw g¹ can be
released and any slackness in the fabric E taken up. Or the sections 9 may be
constructed as shewn in Fig. 9 in two parts, one part g¹ fixed to the shaft and
connected to the other which is loose on the shaft by the bolt y".
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. The combination with a smallware loom for weaving bands, ribbons, tapes and
the like of an automatic take up motion placed at the back of the loom in
conjunction with the dead weights suspended on the woven material substantially as
described.
2. In a taking up motion for smallware looms for weaving bands, ribbons, tapes
and the like the combination with the rotating friction roller of a small rubber
covered roller resting upon it, a pivoted angle bracket by which the small roller is
carried, and a spring to hold it in position against the friction roller substantially as
described.

page_text: 3. A take up motion for smallware looms for weaving bands, ribbons, tapes and
the like with the several parts constructed and arranged in combination substantially
as described and shown.
Dated this 15th day of August 1894.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.