IMPROVEMENTS IN SHUTTLE GUARDS FOR LOOMS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
We, THOMAS RAWSON HILL of Apsley Mills, Richmond Road, Bradford, in the
County of York Manufacturer, and TAYLOR MARSHALL of the same place,
Overlooker, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN SHUTTLE GUARDS FOR LOOMS, to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the prevention of shuttles flying in the operation
of weaving, whereby not only much damage is done to the pieces being woven, but
the danger to life and limb is generally regarded as very serious.
We accomplish our object by fixing to the handle tree of the going part, two or
more brackets which are quadrant shaped with the curvature downwards, from the
brackets we pass a rod parallel to the handle tree of the going part, and when in
position acts as a guard. The space between the handle tree and the rod is right
over the traverse of the shuttle, and is of such a width as to prevent the shuttle
flying upwards or out of its traverse.
When the weaver wishes to take up an end, she can pass the bar up the quadrant
brackets almost close to the handle tree of the going part out of the way, and
when the end or ends are pieced up and before the loom is set in motion, the
weaver puts the bar down into its position, where it is retained at either end
of the quadrant brackets by elastic or springs secured to the handle tree and
the bar.
Dated this cintoouth don of Man 1001
WAUGH & CHAPMAN,
. Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We THOMAS RAWSON HILL, of Aspley Mills, Richmond Road, Bradford in the
County of York, Manufacturer, and TAYLOR MARSHALL of the same place,
Overlooker do hereby declare the nature of our invention, for IMPROVEMENTS
IN SHUTTLE GUARDS FOR LOOMS, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention has for its object the prevention of shuttles flying in the operation
of weaving, whereby not only much damage is done to the pieces being woven, but
damage to life and limb is generally regarded as very serious.
We accomplish our object by fixing to the handle tree of the going part, two or
more brackets which are quadrant shaped with the curvature downwards; from
the brackets we pass a rod parallel to the handle tree which when in position acts
as a guard. The space between the handle tree and the rod is right over the
traverse of the shuttle; and is of such width, so as to prevent the shuttle flying
upwards out of its traverse.
When the weaver wishes to take up a broken end, the rod is lifted up the
quadrant brackets until almost close to the handle tree of the going part out of the
way, and when the end or ends are pieced up, and before the loom is set in motion,
the weaver puts the rod down into its original position, where it is retained at either
end near to the quadrant brackets, by elastic or springs secured to the handle tree.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig 1 represents a sectional elevation of the
* lathe
or going part of a loom with our improvement fitted to the handle tree:
and Fig 2 is a front view of the same.
"
The handle tree A of the "lathe" or going part is of the ordinary construction,
to which we secure two or more brackets B arranged with a quadrant shaped slot C,
in which is mounted a rod or bar D, and when in the position as shewn by Fig 1,
acts as a guard to prevent the shuttle flying upwards out of its traverse.
The rod or bar D is kept in the recesses at the bottom of each bracket as shewn,
by the elastic bands E, thereby preventing the rod or bar D shaking, and at the
same time allowing it to be raised to the top of the quadrant slots as shewn by the
rod or bar in dotted lines at D¹, thus giving the weaver free access to the warp ends
when it is necessary to take up broken ends or repair any damage to the piece;
which when completed, the rod D is put back into the said recesses, thereby
guarding the shuttle, so that should it leave the "shed it is prevented flying
upwards out of its traverse.
"
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
Shuttle guards constructed with brackets B having slots C cut therein for the
reception of a rod, all. being arranged substantially in the manner described and as
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of Da1005