Improved Shedding Motion for all kinds of Weaving Looms.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 31st May, 1900-Accepted, 7th July, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Shedding Motion for all kinds of Weaving Looms.
I, ARTHUR SMITH MILLS, of 43, York Street, Heywood, in the County of Lan-
caster, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the shedding motion of weaving looms for all kinds of
textile materials, and is applicable for under the loom or over in place of rollers
or spring tops, and consists of improved levers, bar for the buffers or stops on
the levers to fall against, suspenders, spring_bar, and springs.
On the levers D Patent No. 14055-1898 I cast the buffers or stops D³, I also
cast on the levers a secondary buffer or stop, which comes in contact with the bar
hereinafter mentioned. The bar which I introduce between the secondary buffers
or stops of the levers, may be straight or taper as required, the object of the bar
being to provide for different lifts of the levers, by varying the thickness of the
bar, without altering the buffers or stops.
The suspenders which I employ in place of wire E¹ and link E³ Patent
No. 14055-1898, are formed from strips of iron or steel with a slot punched in
at one end to take the place of link E, about 2 inches from the slot end the
strip is twisted, so that the edge of one portion of the strip is at right angles to
the other portion, the end opposite to the slot end is bent to the necessary curve,
and slotted to receive the eyelet end of the spring, by attaching a moveable strip
to the suspenders to receive the springs or by punching a necessary number of
slots in the suspenders, I can employ two or more springs to each suspender if
required. I cut or cast slots in the spring bar to receive the hooks of the springs,
the spring bar can be arranged to take one or more springs for each suspender.
At one end of the springs I employ hooks which may be T headed in place of
the eyelets previously used, at the other end of the springs I employ the ordinary
eyelets.
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Improved Shedding Motion for all kinds of Weaving Looms.
I, ARTHUR SMITH MILLS, of 43, York Street, Heywood, in the County of Lan-
caster, 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:--
My invention relates to the shedding motion of weaving looms for all kinds
of textile materials and is applicable for under the loom or over in place of rollers

page_text: or spring tops, such as described in Specification belonging to Letters Patent
No. 14055 of 1898, and consists of improved levers, bar for the buffers or stops
on the levers to fall against, suspenders, spring bar and springs.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is an end view, Fig. 2 sectional end view, Fig. 3 a sectional side view
of my improved shedding motion, being for example shown as constructed for use
over the loom.
Figs. 5 & 6 are respectively a side view and an edge view of the suspender, and
Figs. 7 & 8 views of the suspender spring.
In carrying out my invention and referring to Figs. 1, 2 & 3, I cast on the
back of each shed lever a, a buffer or stop b adapted to contact with each other
and thus cushion the shed levers a. I also cast on the fulcrum ends of each shed
lever 'a,
the buffer or stop c adapted to abut against a cross bar & fixed into
the frame sides e. This bar may be straight or taper as may be found most
suitable and can be made of different widths or thicknesses so as to accommodate
various lifts of levers without altering the buffers or stops c.
In lieu of using a wire suspender and link as shown in the specification herein-
before referred to, I provide a suspender f, see also Figs. 5 & 6, formed from
metal strips, say iron or steel, having one end twisted at right angles to the other
portion and a slot g punched therein about two inches long in lieu of the ɛaid
link, whilst the opposite end I bend to the necessary curve and form with a slot h
to receive the eyelet end of the spring i.
By attaching a movable strip to the spring end of the suspender f, adapted
to receive more than one spring or by punching a number of slots g in the sus-
pender f, I may employ two or more springs for each suspender if required.
The suspender end of each spring i, I furnish with a slotted strip adapted to
engage in the slot h formed in the respective suspender end, whilst the other
spring end I may furnish with a T headed strip or rod instead of eyelets as
formally adapted to engage in slots m cut or cast in the spring bar n which
latter may be formed to receive a number of springs i for each suspender f.
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 :
"In shedding motions for looms for weaving of the type hereinbefore referred
to."
1st. The formation of buffers or stops 6 on the back of the shed levers a, all
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. The formation of buffers or stops c on the fulcrum end of the shed
levers a in combination with a bar d between the same against which the said
buffers or stops abut, all substartially as and for the purpose set forth.
3rd. The suspender f formed from a metal strip one end of which is twisted
and has a slot at right angle to the other portion and the other end is bent and
formed with a slot h, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4th. The suspender springs i furnished at one end with a slotted metal stri
to engage in a slot h in the respective end of the suspender and at the other end
with ahead adapted to engage in a slot formed in the spring bar, all sub
stantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 20th dow of Mo 1900