Improvements in Machinery Employed in the Manufacture of Hearth Rugs.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 15th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 15th Nov., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Machinery Employed in the Manufacture of
Hearth Rugs.
I, JOHN WILSON of 9 Craig Street Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, Mat
and Hearth Rug Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to improved apparatus to be employed in the manufacture of
Hearth rugs made from "lists" or edgings of cloth pieces or from what is techni-
cally known as wool and consists of a wheel or crank giving reciprocating motion to
a horizontal slide rod or bar carried in brackets, to which is affixed a vertical arm on
the foot of the latter is a 1 shaped guide piece also a cross pusher piece. Outside
the head of the guide are two sickle shaped hooks, the axis of which is at right
angles to the hooks.
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The "list or wool from which the surface of the rug is to be made is fed through
slots in the guide and as the slide traverses to and fro across the frame the pusher
pieces act alternately on a finger on the axis of the sickle hooks and impart a down-
ward motion thereto. The sickle end of the needle passes behind the "list" or wool
as fed through a slot in front of the guide and when the slide retreats a
loop is
formed, the opposite hook acts in like manner on the "list" or wool folding the list
or wool into loops which are by the feed wheel of a sewing machine carried onto the
"foundation" and stitched thereto.
Soon as the presser leaves the finger on axis of the sickle looper, the latter are
returned to their original position by means of spiral springs.
The slot in face of the 1 guide has a projecting piece which diverts slightly
the end of the sickles so as to avoid catching in the slot of the 1 head.
TL Ten 1887
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery Employed in the Manufacture of
Hearth Rugs.
I JOHN WILSON of 9 Craig Street, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, Mat,
and Hearth rug manufacturer, 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 improved apparatus to be employed in the manufacture of
hearth rugs made from "lists" or edgings of cloth pieces, or from what is techni-
cally known as wool, and consists of a wheel or crank giving reciprocating motion to
a horizontal slide rod or bar carried in brackets, to which is affixed a vertical arm on
the foot of the latter is a 1 shaped guide piece also a cross pusher piece. Outside
the head of the 1 guide are two sickle shaped hooks the axis of which is at right
angles to the hooks.
The "list" or wool from which the surface of the rug is to be made is fed
through a slot in the 1 guide, and as the slide traverses, to and fro, across the
frame the pusher pieces act alternately on a finger on the axis of the sickle hooks,
and imparts a downward motion thereto. The sickle end of the hook passes behind
the "list" or wool as fed through a slot in front of the guide, and when the slide
retreats a loop is formed, the opposite hook acts in like manner on tho "list" or wool
folding the list or wool into loops which are by the feed wheel of a sewing machine
carried onto the foundation, and stitched thereto.
Such being the nature and object of the said invention, the following is a com-
plete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming
a part of the specification in which :-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved machinery for purpose aforesaid.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation of same.
Fig. 3. is a plan view of a portion of the canvas foundation shewing the "lists" or
wool sewn thereon.
This invention consists of a wheel, or crank 1 giving reciprocating motion to a
horizontal slide rod, or bar 2 carried in brackets 3. 3. to which is affixed a
vertical arm 4 on the foot of the latter is a 1 shaped guide piece 5, also cross pusher
pieces 6. 6.
Outside the head of the 1 guide are two sickle, or other shaped hooks 7. 7. the
axis 8 of which is at right angles to the hooks 7. 7.
The "list" wool, or yarn from which the surface of the rug is to be made is fed
through a slot 10 in the guide 5, and as the bar 2 traverses to and fro across the
frame 11 the pusher pieces 6, 6, act alternately on a finger 12 on the axis of tho
sickle, or other shaped hooks 7. 7. and imparts a downward motion thereto and an
upward motion to the hooks 7. 7. The sickle end of the hook 7 passes behind the
list, wool, or yarn, as fed through the slot 10 in front of the guide 5. and when the

page_text: slide 5 retreats a loop 16 (see Fig. 3 at A) is formed the opposite hook 7 acts in
like manner, on the list, wool, or yarn folding the samo into loops 16 which are by
the feed wheel of a sewing machine carried onto the foundation 14 of a rug and
stitched thereto.
Soon as the pusher 6 leaves the finger 12 on axis 8 of sickle looper 7 the latter
are returned to their original position by means of a spiral spring, 13.
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. The general construction, arrangement and combination of parts constituting my
invention, as, and for the purpose herein described, and as illustrated by annexed
drawings.
2. The vertical arm 41 guide piece 5, hooks such as 7. 7. finger 12, and pusher
pieces 6. 6, all in combination forming the loops 16 as, and for the purpose herein
described, and as illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 14th day of October 1887.
JOHN WILSON.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.