US369028A - Loom for weaving pile fabrics - Google Patents

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LOOM FOR WEAVINGPILE FABRICS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Prion.

GEORGE POOLE, OF. SANFORD, MAINE.

LOOM FOR WEAVING PILE FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,028, dated August 30, 1887.

Application filed June I, 1886. Serial No. 208,862.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, GEORGE POOLE, of San- Y ford, in the county of York and State of Maine,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looms for WVeaving Pile Fabrics, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to looms, and particularly to that class or type employed in weaving silk, mohair, or'wool plushes or velvet-s.

It is the object of my invention to provide various improvements in an organized loom of the class or kind mentioned, all as hereinafter described, and subsequently pointed out in the claims.

Of the drawings hereto annexed and form ing a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side view of a plush or pile fabric loom embodying my invention, parts being pictured as in section and parts as broken out in order to more clearly illustrate my improve ments. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, parts being represented as broken out. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same, parts being represented as broken out and other parts as in section. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the wire-bar, the wire-box and portions of a number of wires therein, the carriage containing the devices for inserting and withdrawing the wires, the support of the latter, and portions of the attached framing. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the carriage on a larger scale. Fig. 6 is a sectional View on the line 1 2 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 3 at of Fig. 4.. Fig. 8 is a detail vertical partly-sectional view,of the contrivances connected with the upper end of the arm for operating the slide. Fig. 9 is a side view of the wire-head and a portion of a wire. Fig. 10 is a top plan view of a portion of the devices comprising the let-off motion. Fig.- 11 is a detail View, partly in section, of devices connected with the stop-motion. Fig. 12 is a top plan view of my improved temple and parts immediately connected therewith. Fig. 13 represents a section of a portion shown in Fig. 12 on the line 6 of said figure. Fig. 14 is an end view of the same. Fig. 15 is a sectional view through one of the temple-rollers.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all of the figures.

In the drawings, A represents the loomframe, adapted to support the various parts;

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B, the main driving or crank shaft by which the lay G is operated; D, the cam-shaft for operating the harness; E, a shaft running parallel with main shaft B and provided with means for operating the wire-bar; F and G, gear-wheels connecting main shaft B with shaft E; H, a shaft arranged at right angles to shaft E and provided with means for operating the carriage or wire inserting and with drawing devices; I, a bevel-wheel on shaft E, and J a like bevel-wheel on shaft H, whereby motion is communicated from the former to the latter; K, a gear-wheel on shaft E, and L a gear-wheel on shaft D, whereby motion is communicated from the former to the latter; M, the shuttle-box; N, the warp-beam; O, the cloth-beam, and l? P the pile-warp beams.

Excepting so far as is hereinafter explained, the parts thus far mentioned are such as are common in the type of loom mentioned, and their construction and function is so well understood by weaving artisans as to need no further description herein; and for the sake of clearness of illustration and to avoid confusion some of the perfectly familiar parts of a complete loom having nothing to do with my improvernents are omitted from the drawings.

a represents the slide-rail, having a dovetail form in cross-section, supported by the framing A A of the loom, and adapted to guide and support the wire inserting and withdrawing devices.

a represents the slide, having a dovetail groove, (4 (see Fig. 6,) formed therein and adapted to fit the sliderail a. Projecting from the front face of the slide a is a stud, a to which an arm, a, is pivoted by means of an ear or lug, a depending from its forward end. Said arm a" is provided with a chamber extending from its rear to near its forward end,

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and a rod, I), extends through this chamber in lower end of a pivoted pendent lever, I), as

shown in Fig. 2.

Shaft H, which is journalcd in brackets secured to the frame of the machine, is provided at its forward end with a disk, 0, having on its front face an anti-friction stud, adapted to operate in a curved slot, 0 formed in the lever b near its lower end.

It will be seen that as shaft H is revolved stud 0, operating in curved slot 0 of lever b,

will rock rock-shaft If through the medium of link I) and lever Zr and move the upper end of lever Z) forward with a quick motion, drawing it back with a much slower motion. It will also be seen that as rod bis adapted to g 5 slide through the forward end of arm a spiral spring a will act with a cushioning effect on said arm to prevent any violentjars, and that, though the upper end of lever b will necessarily move in the are of a circle/by means of the pivotal connection of rod 1) with lever b" and the pivoted connection of the arm with the slide, the latter will be permitted to move in a straight horizontal line.

In a box or way, 0 formed on the upper face of the horizontal portion of the slide a near its forward end, is the wire-withdrawing hook (1, adapted to slide in a direction at right angles to the line of movement of the slide. A stud, (1, extends upward from the hook d 0 through a slot formed in the box a, to which stud is pivoted the latch or locking-lever 6?, provided on its pivoted end with a cam-shaped extension adapted to bcar'on a lug, d extending up from the rear edge of box 0'. A stud, (1, extends up from near the front end or heel of the hook, and is adapted to come in contact with the front edge of the box 0 to limit the rearward movement of the hook in the latter. A steel spring, al is attached at one end to the slide a, and bears at its free end against the heel or forward end of the hook, all as is fully represented in Figs. 4 and 5.

By the construction and arrangement of parts just described it will be seen that when 5 5 latch d is in the position in which it is represented in full lines in the last-mentioned figures hook (1 will be held rearward-that is, in its full-line position-with a yielding pressure by means of spring (1, and the hook will opcrate to withdraw a wire each time lever b is drawn back, and thatif latch d were moved to the position in which it is represented in dotted lines in Fig. 5 the camface of said latch, acting against lug d" of the box a, operates to 6 5 draw the hook forward to its dotted-line position, so that it will skip or fail to withdraw a wire, a toe on each edge of the cam portion of the latch, adapted to come in contact with lug d, serving to limit the movements of the latch on its stud or pivot, and a spring, d, acting on the under side of the handle of the latch, operates to hold it in its full-line position to prevent its accidental displacement.

A steel plate, 6, which I term the wire-i1 serting plate, is pivoted at or near its center to a stud, c, secured to the horizontal portion of the slide and projecting upward therefrom, a collar or washer, a", being interposed between the upper face of the slide and the lower face of the wire-inserting plate. A screw threaded holeis formed in the upper end of the stud cand a screw, c, is inserted therein, and interposed between two washers-one bearing against the head of the screw and the other resting on plate c-is a spiral spring, 0, holding said plate down with a yielding force on collar 0 A steel clip, 0 secured at one of its ends to the slide a, has its free end extending upward and over the front end of wire-inserting plate 0, and in a hole formed through said clip and plate and into the slide a wooden peg, c", is inserted, which serves to keep said plate 6 in a position at right angles to the line of motion of the slide, all as clearly portrayed in Figs. 4-, 5, 6, and

7. This construction and arrangement ofthewire'inserting plate e and its immediately-associated parts permits its rearward end, a", or that end opposite the one through which the wooden peg 0" passes, to rise slightly against the pressure of spring a should occasion require, and should the end 0 meet with any unusual obstruction or resistance as it is moved forward by the slide the wooden peg 0 will be broken and the plate c permitted to make a quartcrrevolution on the stud c, and thus pass by such obstruction.

f represents the wire-bar, secured at its rear endto a bracket or piece, f, pivoted atf to the frame A This device consists of a straight bar having a slot, f, cut in its upper face of sufficient width to permit the wire-head and wire to be inserted therein. This bar is also planed out on the side of the slot rearwardly, as atf, sufficient to permit a steel bar, f", extending from end to end of the bar, to be insorted therein. Studs f G extend through holes formed in the rear side of the bar and rest at their inner ends against the side of bar f the free ends of springs f resting against the outer ends of the studs with a tendency to press the barf against the forward side of slotf, or against the wire and wire-head in the slot when one is placed therein. The forward end or mouth of the slotf is formed with inclined sides or walls, as represented by dotted lines atf, so as to permit a wire-head to be properly and readily guided into the slotf in the bar when moved rearwardly from the wirebox.

9 represents the wirchead, to which the wire 5; is secured in the common and wellknown way. The wire-head is bifurcated or notched at its heel, as represented at and through its body forward of said notch a slot,

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is formed of such size and-shape as to permit the rear end of the hook at to enter therein.

It represents the wire-box, formed to receive the wire-heads g therein, the curved projection h serving to guide the heads into the box as they are moved forward into the shed by the steel plate 6 in the manner hereinbefore described. The box is provided on its front face with a finger, 7L2, which projects slightly upward and laterally alongside of the heads g when the same are in the box. A spring, h, is secured by one end to the front end of the box and has its free end bent around to the rear side of the same, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Said free end of spring 7L3 is provided with a block, h, which projects through a slot formed in the rear side of the wire-box and bears against the rear side of the rear wirehead in the box, and thus serves to hold all of t the wire'heads in the box in an exactly vertical position, the front wire-head in the box, 7

against which all of the others are pressed by spring h being maintained in vertical position by the lower front part, h, of the box bearing against the lower forward edge or part of the wire-head and the upwardly-projecting finger h bearing against the upper forward edge or part thereof, making provision for the wirewithdrawing hook to pass between such part If of the box and finger h to engage said wirehead and withdraw the wire. Block hf is inclined on its rearward end, as shown in Fig. 4, which permits the wire-heads to be guided in their movements into thebox against the pressure ofthe spring. By this construction a varying number of wire-heads may be inserted in the box and all held in a vertical position, thus maintaining the pilewires in the same position during the process of weaving the pileloops thereover-a very important point in the weaving of pile or velvet or plush goods, since it secures regularity in the length of the loops or pile and closeness and evenness in the text- .ure of the cloth, the batten being permitted to strike a full and fair blow on the weft or filling, which would not be the case if the slender flat wires were canted or tipped over, as they would be liable to be (if not held in position,

as stated) by the weight of the warp. Furthermore, by this construction of wire-box a varying number of wires can be used without adjusting or changing any part of the loom, so that should, say, six wires be employed and one should become damaged or rendered useless from any cause such broken or damaged wire could be dispensed with and the weaving proceed with the remaining five with the same.

facility as before such damage occurred. So, also, when, with the varying character of the goods, it is desirable to employ avarying number of wires this construction renders the loom automatically adjustable to such variations.

1' represents a lever'pivoted at its upper end to the support for the forward end of the wirebar and at its lower end to the frame of the loom. A link-bar, i, is pivoted at one end to said lever 2', near the middle thereof, and at its opposite end to the upper end of a bent lever, i which is pivoted at or near its middle to the frame and provided at its lower end with an anti-friction roller, i adapted to bear against a cam, z", secured to cam-shaft E. A spring, this secured at its forward end to lever i above its pivotal point and at its rear end to the frame of the loom, which spring operates to draw the upper end of lever z' .rearwardly, holding the anti-friction roller t on the lower end of said lever against cam i". The construction of said cam and the timing of the parts is such that as the slide a is moved forward to inserta wire into the shed the forward end of wire-barf will be drawn back by the action of spring 6 and as the slide completes its forward movement and the batten commences its movement forward the front end of the bar will be moved forward by the operation of cam i on anti-friction roller t and contrivances intermediate thereof. and of said front end of the bar, so as to permit the wire-head to be properly inserted in the box and the wirebar brought into position to receive the wirehead and the wire to be withdrawn upon thereturn of the slide.

By the construction described it will be seen that the front end of the wire-bar in its operations describes an are, so that its position vertically with reference to the carriage will vary slightly, and to accommodate the wireinserting plate 6 to this variation in the height of the forward end of the bar, as also any other unevenness or irregularity, the provision for yielding vertically afforded by spring 6*, which holds the plate down in place on collar 6 is made.

As the slide moves forward the wire-inserting plate 6, operating in the slot 9' of the wirehead, moves the latter and its attached wire forward, during which movement barf bears evenly against the wire-head and wire in the slotf by the operation of springsf, preventing their pitching forward and leaving the wire-inserting plate a. The tendency of the wire-head and wire to tip forwardthat is, the tendency of the heel of the head to rise or tip upwardis obviated by the operation of the plate 6 between the prongs of the head above and below the slot 9 By these means the most slender wires may be steadily guided in their movement into the shed.

Should a wire-head or wire become misplaced in the wire bar or box, or from any other cause become bound therein, as not infrequently happens, so as to resist the forward movement of the slide to the extent of either badly straining or breaking some of the parts as they are at present constructed, the only effect with my invention will be to break the wooden peg e, permitting the wire-inserting plate 6 to turn on its pivot e and pass such obstructed head or other obstacle without further harm or hinderance, the wooden peg a being of just sufficient strength to insure the IIO insertion of the wire and of such nature or construction as to be broken when any undue strain is brought thereon.

As thewireis moved into the shed the wirehead is brought into such position as to be properly inserted in the wire-box, and the inclined face (if of the hook (1, coming in contact with the side of the wire head adjacent to the forward side ofthe wire-box, passes by the same, the spring (1 permitting the hook to yield for that purpose, and snaps into the slot g. As new the slide is moved back by the operation of lever I)", the wire-head with which hook d is engaged is withdrawn, the upper and lower sides of the hook operating against the same sides of slot 9, as also wire-inserting plate 0, operating between the arms comprising notch g, keeping the wirehead down in the track in the wire-bar, preventing them from tipping up or having any other unsteadiness in their movements.

I will now proceed to describe the construction and operation of the let-off mechanism for the pile warps.

P I represent the pile-warp beams, and jj the pile warps proceeding therefrom.

It It represent flanged wheels or brake-pulleys, one secured to each beam P.

k k represent iron or steel bands lapped one and one-half time around the flanged wheels 7; 7c, respectively, said bands being secured at one of their ends to the frame of the loom and attached at their other ends to levers Z Z. The first-mentioned of said levers is pivoted by one of its ends to the frame of the loom and the latter by one of its ends to a bracket, 7;, extending rcarwardly from the frame, as shown in Fig. 1. W'eights mm are placed on levers Z Z, and are adapted to slide and be adjusted in any position thereon near the free ends thereof. The points at which the straps k is are secured to the levers is, say, about six inches from their pivotal ends, so that the weights at m tend to draw the free ends of the levers down, with the effect of tightening the straps If it" on the flanged wheels or brakepulleys, with the effect of holding said wheels and their attached warp-beams from turning, the levers being, when placed to effect this result, about horizontal.

a n represent the vibrator-arms, secured at their upper ends, respectively, to rods n" at, extending from side to side of the loom and adapted to turn in bearings formed in the frame thereof. The lower ends of arms a a have open bearings formed therein, in which rods a n are placed and adapted to revolve. Secured to rods n n are arms 0 0, extending forwardly and upward to levers Z Z, where they are provided with studs or fingers 0 0 which extend under said levers; also secured ward by the cloth as the latter is completed and taken up. The draft on the warps j'j, as the latter are formed in loops over the wires, draws forward a a", and with them arms a n, which rocks rods a a", raising the forward ends of arms 0 0 and their fingers o 0, effecting the raising of the free ends of levers l l, loosening the bands 7; k on the brake-wheels 7c 70, permitting sufficient warp to be paid off from the warp-beams to allow arms a n to assume a vertical position, which they are caused to do by means of the weights at m and 11 1) on levers Z Z and arms 1) 12, respectively, as will be readily understood, and when the levers Z Z are brought to a horizontal and the arms a a to a vertical position the bands or straps k is" will be again tightened on the brake wheels, preventing the same from turning, as before. In this way warp sufficient to form loops over the wires is let offjust as and when it is required for that purpose, there being no undue strain on the pile warp at such time, as the wire is loose in the shed, which undue strain would be calculated to disturb the perpendicular position of the wire, which is, as is well known, usually of a fiat form.

I employ in connection with the let-off motion a device which I term an equalizer, the construction of which I will now proceed to describe.

q q represent brackets secured to the frame, in which the ends of lease-rods q q are secured, so as to be held stationary therein. Between these and journaled or secured in boxes 1" 1', adapted to slide in ways formed in the brackets q q, are two light rods, 1' 1', arranged between the warps as they are divided by the lease-rods. Between the boxes 1' r is placed a spiral spring, .9, which operates with a tendency to press the rods 0' apart when the harness are closed, forming a substantial shed in the pile warps between the lease-rods q q, as represented in Fig. 1. When the harness are open, thereby tending to increase the strain on the warps, spring 8 will yield, permitting rods rm to be drawn together, closing the shed formed by them. By this means the tension on the pile warps can be kept even or regular at all times and however they may be operated upon in being wrought into cloth.

It is obvious that instead of providing boxes as bearings for the ends of rods r 1, said rods may be arranged to move vertically in ways formed in the brackets qq without boxes or like supports.

I will next proceed to explain the improveto one end of a balanced rod or lever,

ments effected by me for stopping the operations of the loom in the event of the breaking of either a pile'or body warp thread:

it represent sinkers of common form and arrangement depending from the warps and adapted, on the breaking of any one of such threads, to fall upon the platform t, secured t, ivoted at P. Said platform is further suppoftcd by braces if, extending up from one end of a balanced rod, t all as clearly shown in Fig. 11 of the drawings.

The end of rod t opposite to that by which it is connected to platform 25 is connected by means ofa link, rod, or wire, t, with the free end ofafinger, a, loosely pivoted on a stud, a, extending out from the lower end of a link, a, rigidly connected at its upper end to a short rod, a adapted to turn in suitable bearings formed in the frame of the loom. Also secured to said rod a and extending downward therefrom is a dog, a, the free end of which rests against the lower end-of a finger, a", rigidly secured to a rod, a", adapted to turn in suitable bearings formed in the framing of the loom. Another finger, a is secured to rod a alongside of finger a which finger a extends upward and rests against the shipping-lever alatched in a noteh,n,in the frame, or a bracketfsecured to the frame. (See Fig. 3.) A spiral spring, a surrounds rod a and has one end secured thereto and the other end to some stationary part of the machine, said spring operating with a tendency to press dog a against the lower end of finger a with the result of holding the upper end of finger a back from bearing against shipping-lever n. A spiral spring, a, surrounds rod a and is attached thereto and to some stationary part of the machine in a similar manner to spring a with respect to rod a Said spring a is slightly weaker than spring a and operates with a tendency to bear against shipping-lever 0 to press it out from its locking-notch in the frame, but it is prevented from so doing by the operation ofspring a, operating through the medium of dog a and finger a Secured to the batten M at a point opposite finger a is a pendent finger, a which, when the Weft stop-motion mechanism is in its normal or inoperative position as the batten is moved forward,passes over finger a without affecting or touching the same; but should a warp-thread break its sinker will fall upon table t, depressing it and the end of rod 2?, to whichit is attached, and raising the free end of finger a, so that finger a will strike the same, resulting in pushing it forward,turning rod a releasing the tension exerted'by its spring a on dog a, and permitting spring a to operate finger a to push shipping-lever 12 out of its locking-notch c, When spring a will move said lever a in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2, causing (through the medium of arm 12 and link a) the upper end of lever o, in engagement with clutch-collar e on the driving-shaft, to move in a direction opposite arranged on the stud w.

to the arrow, disengaging said clutch from the is commonly known as a barrel-templethat is, a temple composed of a series of con ical rings having spikes projecting from their peripheries, arranged obliquely and so as to rotate on the supportingstud, so that when the cloth passes thereover it will be distended in consequence of the oblique or inclined position of the conical disks with respect to their supporting-stud, as is well known to those skilled in the art, and therefore needing no further description here.

In the construction of my temple I employ, say, three spiked conical rings, 00 obliquely The usual collars or washers, w a are arranged at the sides of the rings m to secure-the proper position and rotation of the latter. The end of the collar or washer a is turned down, as at x in Fig. 13, which turned-down portion, in connection with the end of rod a, forms a stud upon which a roller, y, is journaled and adapted to turn. Said roller yis covered with sheet-steel or other metal having rows of points thereon, running spirally from the center outward, formed by punching the sheetsteel or other metal from its interior surface outward.

y represents aroller having a plain surface, and preferably arranged so as to turn in bearings formed in the brackets'x. Said latter roller is provided at or near its ends with spiked rings 1 which are arranged to turn on said roller at a point on a line considered with respect to'the course of travel of the cloth through the loom opposite the upper surfaces of the inclined spiked rollers x.

Back of roller 1 and between it and the portion of the frame to which the brackets 02 are secured, is a roller, y, also journaled in the brackets on, so as to rotate therein. This latter roller has its entire surface covered with indented sheet-steel, 3 similar to that de scribed with respect to the roller 3 The course of the cloth through the temple will be over the roller I, under 10118131 and over roller 3 inclined spiked rings 00 and spiked ring a acting entirely on the lists of the fabric, the first-mentioned rings acting, as usual, to distend or stretch the fabric, and the latter to hold it distended and guide and press it in this condition down upon roller 1. The pointed or indented sheet-metal sur faces of the rollers act on the under or wrong side of the fabric on the same principle as the inclined spiked rings 00, and aid the latter in stretching the cloth without injury thereto. The spiked rings as and y will act on the lists only, while the roughened surfaces of the rollers y 3/" will be suflicient to distribute the strain equally throughout the breadth of the cloth, and so assist the actions of inclined rings m as to constitute a powerful and perfect temple on even very wide cloth.

By employing but two or three inclined rings, or only such number as will act upon the lists, the body, or, in this case, the pile portion of the goods, is left without the injurious effects which the spiked rollers occasion.

In order to render positive the action of the templerollers-that is, in order to prevent them from yielding-so that the fabric passed therethrough and stretched may in a degree be drawn back by the operation of the harness or reed in the operation of weaving, I provide the back temple-roller, 3 on one end outside of the bracket 00, with a ratchetwheel, 2, in connection with which apawl, a, pivoted to the bracket or, is adapted to operate. This pawl and ratchet operate, as will be readily understood, to prevent backlash of the completed fabric.

A loom equipped with my hereinbefore-described improvements is adapted to be operatcd more rapidly and produce a pile fabric more uniform in texture than any now known to me. It is, moreover, in some respects simpler in construction and more certain in its operation than pile-fabric looms as commonly organized.

"What I claim is- 1. The combination, with the slide, of the wire-inserting plate pivotally mounted thereon, and the fragile wooden peg for securing said plate from turning on its pivot under ordinary circumstances, but allowing said peg to be broken and the plate to turn on its pivot when the latter is subjected to unusual strain, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the slide, of the wireinserting plate 0, pivot-pin c, a head or washer on the upper end of said pivot-pin, and the spring 0, substantially as set forth.

'3. The combination, with the slide, of the wire-inserting plate 0, pivot-pin e, and fragile wooden peg c", substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the slide, of the wire-insertiug'plate, the pivot-pin e, a head or washer on the upper endjof said pivot-pin, the spring 0, and fragile wooden peg a, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with a slide and its support and a lever for moving said slide to and fro 011 its support, of a wire-withdrawing hook movable in said slide, a spring for holding said hook in operative position, and a latch or locking device for holding said hook locked or latched in inoperative position against the tension of said spring, as set forth.

6. The combination, with a slide and its support, of a wire-withdrawing hook,d, movable in said slide, aspring for holding said hook in operative position, and a latch or locking device for holding said hook locked or latched in inoperative position against the tension of said spring, as set forth.

7. The combination, with a slide and its support, of awire provided with a wire-head, the latter having a notch, 9 andslot g, a wirebar, a wire-box, a wire-inserting plate, a, on the slide, a lever for moving the slide, mechanism, substantially as set forth, for operati n g said lever, a wire-withdrawing hook, (I, movable in said slide, a spring for holding said hook in operative position,and a latch or locking-lever for holding said hook locked or latched in inoperative position against the tension of said spring, as set forth.

8. The combination, with a slide and its support and a lever for moving the slide to and fro on its support, of a wire-withdrawing hook adapted to have a limited movement in said slide on a line at right angles to the line of movement of the slide, and a locking-lever for looking or latching said wire-withdrawing hook at the extremity of one of its movements in said slide, as set forth.

9. The combination, with the slide andhook, of the box 0, having the stud d", lever (1 stud (1, connecting said lever with said hook, and spring (1, as set forth.

10. The combination, with the slide and hook, of the slotted box 0, secured to said slide and provided with the lug d, the locking-lever d provided on its pivoted end with a cam-shaped extension adapted to bear on said lug d, stud d, extending up through the slot in said box and pivoting said hook to said lever,'and the spring d, as set forth.

11. A wire-bar, f, having the slot f", in which the wire and wirehead are adapted to slide, and ohamberf, the barf in said chamber, springsf and studsf, adapted to bear against said barf and press it evenly against the wirehead and wire in slot f, as set forth.

12. The combination, with the slotted wirebar, of the wire and wire-head adapted to operate in the slot of said bar, a bar, f adapted to bear against the entire length of wire or wire-head in said slot, and springs for press ing said bar against said wire and wire-head, as set forth.

13. The combination, with the slotted wirebar, of the wire-head and wire adapted to be moved in said slot, the wire-head being provided with the notch 5 devices, substantially as described, for frictionally holding said wirehead and wire from moving with freedom in the slot of said bar, the slide provided with the wire-inserting plate adapted to operate in said notch of the wire-head, and a lever for operating said slide, as set forth.

14. The wire-box having a slot formed in its rear side and provided with the upwardly and laterally projecting finger h, the spring h, secured at one end to said box, and the block h, attached to the free end of said spring and projecting through the slot in the rear of the IOC box to press all of the wire-heads in the boX against the forward side of the latter, combined and operating substantially as set forth.

15. The combination, with the brackets provided with the slots or ways, of the rods q q, secured to said brackets, the rods r r, arranged between said rods q q and adapted to operate in said slots or ways, and the spring 8, arranged to operate upon and between said rods r r, as set forth.

16. The combination, with the platform 25-, balanced rod t, link, rod, or wire i finger a, link 20*, rod a dog it, finger a rod u", finger u, springs a a, and shipper-lever o, as set forth.

17. A temple-roller adapted to extend the entire width of the cloth being woven, con-' sisting of a roller or" core, 3 covered with sheet metal having rows of points thereon,

formed by punching the sheet metal from its brackets, of the studs 00', rings x washers 00*,

roller 1 covered with sheet metal having rows of points y thereon, running spirally therearound from the center outward, roller y, having a plain surface and provided on its ends with the spiked rings 3 and roller 3 as set forth.

In testimony whereof lhave signed my name to this specification,in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 19th day of May, 1886.

- GEORGE POOLE. Witnesses:

CHAS. K. MASON, SAML. LITTLEFIELD.

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