Year: 1897

page_text: I, WILLIAM WARRINGTON, of Fairfield Mills, Droylsden, in the County of Lancaster,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates principally to the mechanism for locking and unlocking the
reed in looms for weaving looped pile fabrics, but it also relates to mechanism for
retarding the taking up of the cloth when the loom is weaving plain cloth, that is to
say without looped pile.
In the first place instead of mounting the inclines which lock or unlock the reed of
such looms upon a bar sliding in brackets fixed to the breast beam as described in the
Specification of Letters Patent No. 4806 dated March 13th 1884, granted to myself,
I now fix the brackets to the breast beam and I mount the arm or finger (which is
usually fixed on the stop rod or rocking bar actuating the reed box and carries a bowl
coming in contact with the above named inclines) so that it can slide sideways upon
suitable rods, or their equivalent, carried by and between two arins or brackets fixed
on the said stop rod or rocking bar.
Fixed to this sliding arın or finger is a light rod capable of sliding in a suitable
bracket carried by the slay or other part moving therewith.
This rod is held by a spring in such a position as to bring the bowl on the sliding
finger or arm into contact with the unlocking incline to unlock the reed and the
upright arm of a cranked lever carried by the slay sword acts upon a collar or
projection from this sliding rod to move the finger or arm into position for the bowl
to come in contact with the incline which locks the reed.
This upright arm is also connected by a second rod to the turned up end of a spring
handle which when desired acts on the projection or crank at the end of the light rod
first named and prevents it from being drawn back by the spring, thus keeping the
reed locked so as to weave fabric without pile. This spring handle is pivotted to the
front of the loom and its bent up end can yield to the motion of the slay.
The said spring handle is connected by a link or rod to a lever or arm depending
from an arm fixed upon a rod at the other end of which is a projection or finger
which works in contact with a projection on the taking up catch. This depending
arm when the loom is weaving looped pile is drawn by the spring handle out of the
way of a plate carried by a rocking arm on a rocking shaft in suitable bearings in
front of the loom, and on this rocking shaft is another arm outside the loom and
resting upon a long lever (at one side of the loom) upon which also rests and slides
or runs a bowl at the end of the horizontal arm of the before named cranked lever
which governs the position of the aforesaid reed locking arm and bowl.
This long lever is caused to rise and fall as required by a revolving pattern barrel
and chain, or other suitable tappet, which is driven at the desired speed (say from the
ordinary tappet shaft) to lock and unlock the reed while the loom is weaving the
looped pile, and the long lever also moves the rocking shaft which causes the plate
above described to move up and down; and when the spring bandle is moved and
locked in position to weave plain fabric without pile this rocking shaft will cause
the plate to come in contact with the depending arm which, through the arm,

page_text: rod and projection above named, will lift the taking up ratchet and allow the
taking up wheel to move back so as to weave cloth with more picks to the inch.
This apparatus will be found simple to put together, very easy of repairs, and
can be seen at a glance by the loom overlooker, if anything goes wrong; it is also
very light on the loom and very few parts are carried by the breast beam.
Dated this 8th day of June 1897.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicant, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.
Improvements in Looms for weaving Loopea rie FavIC
I, WILLIAM WARRINGTON, of Fairfield Mills, Droylsden, in the County of Lancaster,
Manager, 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 principally to the mechanism for locking and unlocking the
reed in looms for weaving looped pile fabrics, but it also relates to mechanism for
retarding the taking up of the cloth when the loom is weaving plain cloth, that is to
say without looped pile.
The invention will be readily understood from the following description on
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 a face view, Fig. 3 a plan, and Fig. 4 a partial section
of so much of a loom for weaving looped pile fabrics as is necessary to illustrate my
invention.
In the first place instead of mounting the inclines which lock or unlock the reed of
such looms upon a bar sliding in brackets fixed to the breast beam as described in
the Specification of Letters Patent No. 4,806 dated March 13th 1884, granted to
myself, I now fix the said inclines marked a a¹ on Figs. 1 and 3 to the breast beam b
and I mount the arm or finger c (which is usually fixed on the stop rod or rocking
bar actuating the reed box and carries a bowl coming in contact with the above
named inclines) so that it can slide sideways upon suitable rods d, or their equivalent,
carried by and between two arms or brackets d¹ fixed on the said stop rod or
rocking bar e.
Fixed to this sliding arm or finger c is a light rod ex capable of sliding in a suitable
bracket c¹ carried by the slay or other part moving therewith, say the stop rod e, see
Fig. 3.
This rod c* is held by a spring c² in such a position as to bring the bowl on the
sliding finger or arm c into contact with the unlocking incline or opener a to unlock
the reed f, and the upright arm g of a cranked lever g g¹ carried by the slay sword h
acts upon a collar or projection 3 on or from this sliding rod cx to move the finger or
arm c into position for the bowl to come in contact with the closer or incline a¹
which locks the reed f.
This upright arm g is also connected by a second rod i having a cranked end it to the
lever connected to the end of the spring handle 2 which thus when desired acts on
the projection or crank c³ at the end of the light rod ex first named and prevents it
from being drawn back by the spring c², thus keeping the reed flocked so as to weave
fabric without pile. The spring handle 2 is pivotted to the front of the loom and the
lever to the slay sword h, and being connected to the spring handle i² the said
lever can yield to the motion of the slay.
The spring handle 2 is connected by a link or rod is to a lever or arm k depending
from an arm k¹ fixed upon a rod ² at the other end of which is a projection or finger ³

page_text: which works in contact with a projection * on the taking up catch. This depending
arm k when the loom is weaving looped pile is drawn by the spring handle 12 out of
the way of a plate carried by a rocking arm * on or forming part of a rocking
shaft in suitable bearings in front of the loom, and on this rocking shaft 12
is another arm 13 outside the loom, and resting upon a long lever m (at one
side of the loom) upon which also rests and slides or runs a bowl g* at the end of the
horizontal arm g¹ of the before named cranked lever g g¹ which governs the position
of the aforesaid reed locking arm and bowl.
This long lever m is caused to rise and fall as required by a revolving pattern
barrel and chain m', or other suitable tappet, which is driven at the desired speed
(say from the ordinary tappet shaft n Fig. 3) to lock and unlock the reed f while the
loom is weaving the looped pile, and the long lever m. also moves the rocking shaft. l
which causes the plate above described to move up and down, and when the spring
handle is moved and locked in position to weave plain fabric without pile this
rocking shaft 2 will cause the plate to come in contact with the depending arm k
which, through the arm rod 2 and projection ³ above named, will lift the taking
up ratchet and allow the taking up wheel to move back so as to weave cloth with
more picks to the inch.
This apparatus will be found simple to put together, very easy of repairs, and can
be seen at a glance by the loom overlooker, if anything goes wrong; it is also very
light on the loom and very few parts are carried by the breast beam.
This apparatus is also much superior to former arrangements on account of its
rigidity, which insures a constant length of the pile and consequent evenness of
looped cloth.
Furthermore the linked chain m' for changing the weaving from plain cloth to
terry and vice versa, being outside the loom can be conveniently made of any length,
thus enabling one to make large patterns.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In looms for weaving looped pile fabrics the combination with the locking and
unlocking inclines fixed to the breast beam, of a bracket fast on the stop rod or
rocking bar and carrying a sliding arm and bowl moved opposite to one or other of
the said inclines by suitable mechanism substantially as herein before described.
2. The general construction and arrangement of parts for locking and unlocking
the loose reed of looms for weaving loose pile fabrics, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the annexed drawings.
3. The mechanism for retarding the taking up of the cloth by the catch when
the loom is weaving plain cloth, substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 8th day of March 1898.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicant, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.