IMPROVEMENTS IN REELS OR FRAMES FOR HOLDING PILE AND OTHER FABRICS
Year: 1886

page_text: I CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27 Kirkgate, Bradford, in the County of York,
Estate Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
REELS OR FRAMES FOR HOLDING PILE AND OTHER FABRICS, to be as follows:-
This invention relates to reels or frames for holding pile and other fabrics, when
it is desirable to keep each fold from contact with the folds next to it, to prevent
the pile or face of the fabrics being crushed.
The frames commonly in use for this purpose consist of a central plank or arbor
round which the fabrics are folded, each successive fold being attached, by the
selvage, to hooks fixed in arms radiating at right angles from each end of the plank
or arbor. Hitherto the arms at each end of the plank or arbor have been fixed the
requisite distance apart to hold the fabrics tight when hooked thereto The object
of my improvements is to provide a means to bring such arms closer together to
facilitate the fabrics being hooked thereto, and afterwards separate them sufficiently
to tighten the fabrics and thus prevent each fold from touching the folds next to it.
My invention further consists in improvements in the hereinbefore mentioned hook,
and in the method of fixing the same to the arms.
To carry out my invention I preferably fix the arms at one end of the plank or
arbor in the usual manner, and the arms at the other end of the plank or arbor are
capable of a certain amount of longitudinal motion along the plank or arbor, for
the purpose of tightening the fabric after it is hooked to the arms, which motion is
preferably communicated to them by means of a screw or screws.
Hitherto wrought iron hooks have been used for attaching the fabric to the arms
and rivited singly through holes in such arms. My improvements consist in
forming the hooks of wire with ground or cut points such wire hooks being
preferably formed in pairs. The wire pointed at each end is passed through holes
in the arms and each end bent inwards at the proper angle to give the requisite
space between the hooks which are then formed on the ends, thus only one hole is
required for two hookes and the riviting is dispensed with. Or I may employ a
hole for each hook forming them in pairs by passing the pointed ends of a
U shaped wire through separate holes and bending such pointed ends inwards at
right angles to the arms then forming the hooks.
When thus completed the arms are preferably galvanized to prevent rust and
rigidly fix the hooks.
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page_text: Improvements in Reels or Frames for Holding Pile and other
Fabrics.
I CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27 Kirkgate, Bradford, in the County of York,
Estate Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
REELS OR FRAMES FOR HOLDING PILE AND OTHER FABRICS 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 reels or frames for holding pile and other fabrics when
it is desirable to keep each fold of such fabrics from pressing upon the folds next
to it.
The frames commonly in use for this purpose consist of a central plank or arbor
round which the fabrics are folded, each successive fold being attached by the
selvage to hooks fixed in arms radiating at right angles from each end of the plank
or arbor. Hitherto such arms have been fixed the requisite distance apart to hold
the fabric tight before it was placed on the frame. My invention consists in
placing the arms at one end of the frame nearer to the arms at the other end to
facilitate the fabric being hooked thereto, and afterwards separating them suficiently
to tighten the fabric and thus prevent each fold from pressing upon the folds next
to it. My invention further consists in improvements in the hereinbefore mentioned
hooks, and in the method of fixing the same to the arms.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all
the Figures.
Figure 1 represents an elevation of a reel or frame fitted with my improvements.
Figure 2 is an end view of the same.
Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 are detail views of two methods of fixing wire hooks to
the arms.
To carry out my invention I employ a central plank or arbor A to each end of
which a metallic frame B is bolted forming four radial arms C at right angles with
the arbor. The bolts D securing the frame at one end of the arbor A pass through
slots E thus such frame may be moved along the arbor by means of the screw F
passing through the plate G on the end of the arbor into the nut H which bears
against the frame B. To wrap the fabric on the reel; the metallic frames Bat
each end of the arbor A are placed a convenient distance apart for attaching the
fabric to the hooks carried by the arms C, and the arbor being revolved the arms C
are carried round and the fabric is hooked thereto by the selvage as each successive
arm presents itself. When the whole of the fabric is wrapped upon the reel
I slacken the bolts D in order to take their grip off the arbor and then draw the
arms apart by the screw F until sufficient tension is put upon the fabric to keep it
straight, when I again tighten up the bolts D.
Hitherto wrought iron hooks have been used for attaching the fabric to the arms
each riveted singly. I employ wire hooks made in pairs.
Figure 3 and 4 represent different views of a portion of one of the arms C
shewing one method of fixing the pointed wire hooks J which are formed in pairs

page_text: by passing both the pointed ends of a wire through adjoining holes drilled in the
arms, then bending them at right angles towards the other end of the reel and
forming the ends into hooks.
Figures 5 and 6 represent similar portions of one of the arms C, shewing another
method of fixing the wire hooks J thereto, only one hole being required in this
case for each pair of hooks. One end of a pointed wire being formed into a hook,
the other pointed end is passed through a hole in the arm and bent to the form
shewn.
To prevent corrosion the hooks are either tinned or galvanised.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what
I claim is
(1.) In a reel or frame for holding pile and other fabrics, the device for
separating the arms to tighten the fabric after it is put upon the reel or frame,
substantially as herein shewn and described and for the purpose specified.
(2.) In a reel or frame for pile or other fabrics, wire hooks made in pairs,
substantially as herein shewn and described and for the purpose specified..
Dated this 27th dow of January 1886