US2292356A

US2292356A - Hand weaving frame

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Publication number: US2292356A
Application number: US303110A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert P D Belanger
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-11-06
Filing date: 1939-11-06
Publication date: 1942-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 1959-08-11

Description

Aug. 11, 1942. A. P. D. BELANGER' 2,292,356

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Filed Nov. 6, 1939 Patented Aug. 11, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,292,356 m WEAVING FRAME Albert P. D. Belanger, Chicago, Ill.

Application November 6,1939, Serial No. 303,110 (01. 139-34) 8 Claims.

This invention relates to hand weaving frames and it has for its object the provision of a new and improved form of frame bars by the use of which frames of any desired size and of a great variety ofshapes can be very quickly and easily prepared, with teeth equally spaced and oppositely positioned on the bars at opposite sides of the frames.

The principal object of the invention is accomplished by the use of a bar formed of sheet metal bent into the form of an angle, with teeth formed in one side of the bar in equally spaced relation therealong, the other side of the angle being provided with a long slot adapted to be adjustably connected with a cooperating similar bar by means of a connecting bolt passing through an' opening in the end portion of said other bar. In the preferred construction the connecting bolts have squared shank portions immediately adjacent to their heads, and the openings in the end portions of the bars are squared and of a size to receive the squared shank portions of the bolts snugly, .the end portions of the bars having the square openings being preferably offset in the direction away from the teeth by an amount corresponding with the thickness ofthe sheet metal so that the teeth of four such bars connected together in quadrilaterahform shall all terminate in the same transverse plane. Each of the teeth is also preferably of a width corresponding to the width of the spaces between the teeth.

The invention comprises also the provision of reinforcing and bracing membersof various types adapted to be secured in position by the same bolts which connect the bars together or by similar bolts for holding the parts in their squared rectangular position with respect to each other. These reinforcing members are preferably in the form of straight pieces, angle plates and T plates, by reason of which an appropriate form of bracing part can be employed at one point or another without trouble with almost any combination of frame bars whereby the bars are braced in the desired operative position with respect to each other.

The invention contemplates also the formation of both right hand and left hand bars so as to enable an operator to make up almost any pos- 'sible combination of shapes for weaving corre- It will be understood The invention includes also the use of larger bars of wood or the like eitherrin connection with the toothed portions only of the metal bars or in connection with the complete metal bars, a considerable number of the small metal bars being secured by screws or in any other suitable manner upon the larger bars in the same relationship to .the cooperating metal bars as is in eflect when the metal bars are used alone,that is to say, with the teeth in equally spaced relation to each other at the predetermined standard distance apart and with the teeth at one side of a frame directly opposite to the teeth at the opposite side. i a

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide an improved arrangement of parts for securing together the larger wooden bars ina de-' sired relationship to each other so that the bars can be easily and quickly connected in cooperative relation and then again easily and quickly disconnected when a modified form of piece is to'be made. proved means for securing the metal bar members in position on the wooden bar members so as to be held firmly in position and still be read-- ily separated from such wooden bars when desired.

While the invention is said to relate to weaving I frames, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to weaving, since the frames are capable of being used to advantage for knitting, or for any desired combination of weaving and knitting, it being appreciated that the spacing of successive loops in the knitted product is normally the same as the spacing of successive warp and woof plies of the woven product.

The invention seeks also to make possible the use of small woven pieces preliminarily formed and set into a larger frame so as to form integral parts of the larger woven product, the margin loops of the smaller product being employed in lieu of teeth for supporting the loops of the larger pieces. This is, of course, possible by the use of the frames and bars of this invention in view of the fact that the spacing of the. teeth is uniform throughoutthe several bars.

It is another object of this invention to improve frames and bars of this type in sundry details hereinafter set forth. The preferred means by which the several objects are attained are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a top face view of a frame embodying the preferred form of cooperating bars and connecting parts;

It is another object to provide imv slot 28.

Fig. 2 is a side face view on an enlarged scale showing the frame as seen from the right in Fig;

1 but with the intermediate portions of the bars broken away for clearness of illustration;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing' frame;

Fig. 7 is a top face view of a frame in the form of a. cross formed from a plurality of the standard bars as shown in Fig. 1 and a smaller number of reverse bars of the same general form and arrangement;

Fig. 8 is a top face view of a wooden frame provided with toothed bars of the same formas the toothed portions of the bars of Fig. 1; I

Figs. 9 and 10 are cross sectional views taken substantially at the line 9-9 and'the line l|0, respectively, of Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a small length of the form of sidebar as shown in Fig, 8;

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 11 but showing a modified form of arrangement;

Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic view showing a frame of the general type as shown in Fig. 8 but with a plurality of prewoven pieces set in position in the frame ready for the operation of joining the several pieces by continued weavi Fig. 14 is a view of a frame such as is shown in Fig. 6 but with an auxiliary frame adjustably mounted thereon;

Fig. 15 is still another modified form of frame made by the use of the standard bars of Fig. 1;

Fig. 16 is a top face view of two standard metal bars connected together and braced by the use of a, strengthening clip;

Fig. 17 is a top face view of the clip as shown in Fig. 16;

Fig. 18 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially at the line I8l8 of. Fig. 17; and

Figs. 19 and 20 are face views of modified forms of strengthening clip members.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, in which corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference characters, indicates a bar formed of sheet metal bent into the form of an angle so as to-provid a base portion 26 and a flange portion 21 at right angles to the base portion 26 as is best shown in Fig. 2. The base portion 26 is provided with along narrow slot 28 therein extending substantially the full length of the bar. At one end of the bar the base portion is extended a short distance beyond the flange portion, as is best shown in Fig. 5 so as to provide an end extension 29, such end portion 29 being provided with a, square opening 30 of a size corresponding to the width of the As is best shown in Fig. 2, the end portion 29 is offset downwardly with respect to the base portion 26 by an extent corresponding to the thickness of the sheet metal, so as to-provide a shoulder 3| in position to engage the side face ofthe attached bar at the side "thereof at which the flange 21 is located. The flange portion 21 of the bar is cut out at its upper edge to provide" teeth 32 in spaced relation therealong, the tooth closest adjacent to the shoulder 3| being spaced from said shoulder by a distance corresponding substantially to the width of a tooth or to the distance between adjacent teeth, as is clearly shownin Fig. 2. .The arrangement of the shoulder 3| defining the end extension 29 and the position of the opening 30 are such that when two bars 25 are connected in alignment with each other the end of one bar engages the shoulder 3| of the other bar for holding the bars from angular movement with respect to each other.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a plurality of the bars 25 held together in the form of a rectangular frame by means of bolts 33, each of such bolts passing through the opening 30 of one of the bars and through the slot 28 of the adjacent bar. As is best shownin Fig 4, each of the bolts 33 is provided with a square shank portion 34 adjacent to its head, such square shank portion being of the size to fit snugly in the square openings 39 and the slots 28 of the bars. Thumb nuts 35 are mounted on the ends of the bolts for clamping the bars 25 rigidly in position with respect to each other.

In Fig. 3 I have shown an arrangement similar to Fig. 1, except that'the parts have been adjusted for providing an oblong frame rather than the square frame as shown in Fig. 1. This result has been brought about by loosening the bolt 33 at the upper right hand corner and the bolt 33 at the lower left hand corner of Fig. 1 so as to enable the parts to be slid into the changed position as shown in Fig. 3, this and other adjustments being effected without removing the bolts from the openings.

In the use of the frame as shown' in Fig. 1 or Fig. 3, a length of yarn or the like is secured at one end to the frame preferably by being tightened under one of the thumb nuts 35. The yarn is then threaded back and forth about the teeth 32 across the frame in one direction in the desired arrangement thereon and with the desired number of plies across the frame, whereupon the yarn is threaded about the teeth in the cross direction in accordance with whatever plan or design-is desired. For the threading of the yarn in the cross direction, it is prefably inserted in along needle and is woven above and below the first mentioned plies so as to bring them into interlocking arrangement with respect to each other. It will be understood that by variations in the arrangement of the plies in the original direction across the frame and by variations in the directions and positions in which stood that frames of any desired size may be the cross plies are run and by variations in the under and over arrangement of the cross plies .the design and appearance of the finished productcan be varied greatly.

In Fig. 6 an arrangement is shown similar to that illustrated in Fig. 1 except that each side of the frame is composed of two bars 25 rather than of a single bar, the two bars of each side of the frame being connected together by a bolt 23 passed through the end portion of the slot 22 of one bar .and through the square opening 29 of the adjacent aligned bar. It will be underformed in this same manner, the bars and their connections being of such strength as to enable quite large frames of this type to be used to advantage.

In Fig. 7 a still greater number of bars are employed for forming a framework in the shape of a cross, this being accomplished in the arrangement shown by the use of eight bars 25 bars 25 except that they end extension of the bar 36 is at the opposite end of the bar as com-' pared with the location of the endextension on the bar 25. That is to say, .if'the .bars 25 are considered as right hand bars, then the bars 35 are in effect left hand bars, the onelbeingthe reverse of the other in the'particular specified.

It will be appreciated that by the use of the required number of right hand and left hand bars, almost any desired form of weaving frame could very conveniently be produced.

Referring now to Figs. 8, 9, and 11, a modified construction is shown comprising a plurality of larger bars 31 formed of wood or the like. As is best shown in Fig. 9, each of the bars 31 is provided with a groove 38in its top face into which a sheet metal bar 39 is inserted so as to be\ held in position by friction. The sheet metal bars 39 are of substantially the same formation as the flange portions 21 of the'bars '25, being provided with teeth 32 in evenly spaced relation therealong, as is best shown in Fig..11. As is clearly shown in Figs. 9 and 11, the bars 31 are beveled. inwardly and downwardly at! so that a rib, formed on the end of the adjacent bar 31 fits snugly against the beveled face of the bar,

the bottom face of the rib 4| being obliquely disposed for effecting this result (see Fig. 10). The bars 31 are adjustably and detachably' connected together by means of clamps 42, each of which is provided with a pin 43 adapted to engage an opening 44 in the end of the one bar and with an adjustable set screw 45 in position to engage the outer face of the other bar, one of the clamps being provided at each corner of the frame, as is clearly shown in Fig. 8.

By the use of the arrangement as shown in Figs. 8 to 11, a frame of any desired size can be employed, with the bars 31 serving as the supporting means for the toothed bars 39, a plurality of toothed bars 39 being employed preferably in connection with each of the bars 31. The arrangement is such that the bars can be shifted longitudinally with respect to each'other sotas I to form any desired sizeof framework up to the limit of the length of the bars. Inasmuch as the. metal bars 39 are of the same form as the bars 25 first described, it will be understood that such bars 39 can be employed to advantage in cooperationwith bars 25 if desired. By reason of the provision of the beveled faces 40, theoperator is enabled to insert the weaving needle to advantage above or below the plies of yarn located closely adjacent to the bars 31 without being hampered in his work by the presence of the larger bars. 5

In Fig. 12 I have shown a modified form of bar for use in forming a reinforced frame such as is shown in Fig. 8. In the arrangement of Fig. 12 a bar 46 of wood is employed, beveled-at 41 corresponding to the bevel 40 of the arrangement first described, and having a sheet metal bar 25 secured in position in any suitable maninserted upon the teeth of the larger framework in lieu of the teeth of the smaller frame in which the squares were produced. In the use'ofthe arrangement as shown in Fig. 13, the. plies of yarn for a weaving operation are to be threaded partly between the oppositely disposed teeth of the frame and partly between the correspondingly spaced loops of the pieces 48. The arrangement'is such that by the secondary weaving operation the four squares 48 can bejoined integrally into the larger piece formed on the frame 31.

In the arrangement of Fig. 14, a frame similar to that shown in Fig. 6 is provided with an auxiliary frame mounted adjustably in position thereon. The bars'of the main frame of the Fig.

14 construction are indicated by the reference characters 25 corresponding to the arrangement shown in said Fig. 6. The auxiliary frame is made up of the same type of bars but they are differently designated by reason of their different arrangement.

In the auxiliary frame, two

bars

49 and 50 are employed at each side of the frame, the bars 49 being employed in normal position while the bars 58 are employed in inverted position. The

bars

49 and 50 are connected together at each side of the auxiliary frame by two bolts 33, each of such bolts 33 passing through the opening 30 of one of the bars and through the slot 28 of the other of said two bars. The four-bars 49 constitute in effect a frame similar to that shown in Fig. 1,

the bars 50 being provided merely for supporting the auxiliary frame in adjusted position with respect to the main frame. The bars 50 are connected with bars 25 of the main frame by means of bolts 33 which are adjustable along the slots' 1 28of the bars so as to enable the auxiliary square to be shifted through a wide angular adjustment with respect to the main frame. By the use of this arrangement a very marked variation can be readily produced in the form of a woven product, the teeth 32 of the "bars 49 being available for holding the loops of .the yarn in lieu of teeth on the main frame with the result that a wide variation of designs can be produced.

In the arrangement of Fig. 15 a plurality of bars 5|, 52, 53, 54 and 55 are shown in parallel relation between two bars 56 and 51, all of said bars being of the same form as the bars 25 above described. By the use of the considerable number of bars 5| to 55 in parallel relation to each other, the plies of yarn can be very readily formed into a great variety of different angular arrangements, being'held in the chosen angular arrangement by the cross plies threaded above and below in the usual manner.

In Figs. 16, 1'7 and 18 I have shown a reinforcing member 58 in the form of a short plate having an opening 59 for the reception of a bolt 33 so that two bars 60 and GI can be held firmly in alignment with respect to each other. The bar 58 is of such width that its edge bears against the flange portions of the two bars 60.

and GI so as to prevent angular movement of one bar with respect to the other. The reinforcing bar 58 is also provided with tongues 62 punched from the sheet so as to be in position to engage the slots '28 of the bars 60 and BI for reinforcing the bracing effect.

In Fig. 19 I have shown a brace in the form of I an angle plate 63 provided with anopening 64 for the reception of a bolt 33 as illustrated at the lower left hand corner of Fig. 14. The angle plate 63 is provided also with tongues 65 in position to engage the slots 28 of the bars with r The head portion 61 is provided with tongues stamped from the metal in position to engage the slots 28 of the frame bars and the stem portion 68 is provided with a slot II longitudinally thereof in position to receive a bolt 33 for securing the stem 68 to the underlying bar as shown in said Fig. 15.

As will be readily understood the

brace members

58, 63 and 68 serve effectively for holding the frames to which they are attached rigidly in normal form, since the frame bars are held against angular movement with respect to each other.

While my improved frames are provided primarily for use as weaving frames, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that they can be employed to advantage for a knitting operation, and the invention is accordingly not to be limited specifically to weaving. The invention also is not to be limited specifically to the form and arrangement of parts as shown except so far as the claims may be so limited, since changes might well be made in the arrangement of the parts without departing from my invention.

I claim:

1. Hand weaving frame means, comprising in combination a plurality of bars each in the form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to provide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion, with a slot in the base portion extending longitudinally thereof and with one end portion of the" base extending beyond the upstanding flange and provided with an opening therethrough, long narrow teeth formed on the upper edge of the flange portion of each of said bars in equally spaced relation therealong, said extending end portion of each of said bars being offset slightly. downwardly to provide a shoulder in position for bracing engagement with either the side or the end of the attached bar, and clamping means for insertion through said slots and said openings in the end portions of the bars for securing the bars together in operative position with respect to each other with the shoulders holding the bars from angular movement with respect to each other.

2. Hand weaving frame means, comprising in combination a plurality of bars each in the form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to provide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion, with a slot in the base portion extending longitudinally thereof and with one end portion of the base extending beyond the Y upstanding flange and provided with an opening therethrough/ long narrow teeth formed on the upper edge of the flange portion of each of said bars in equally spaced relation therealong,-

said slots and said openings in the end portions of the bars for securing the bars together in adjusted position with respect to each other with the shoulders holding the bars from angular movementwith respect to each other.

3. Hand weaving frame means, comprising in combination a plurality of bars each in the form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to provide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion, with a slot in the base portion extending longitudinally thereof, long narrow teeth formed on the upper edge of the flange portion of each of said bars in equally spaced relation therealong, clamping means for insertion through said slots and through openings in the ends of the base portions for securing the bars rigidly together in adjusted position with respect to each other, and brace members secured to said bars by said clamping means comprising tongues carried by said brace members in position for operative engagement with the slots in said bars for holding the bars in normal 1 operative position.

4. Hand weaving frame means, comprising in combination two bars each in the form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to provide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion, with a slot in the base portion longitudinally thereof and with one end portion of the base extending beyond the upstanding flange and provided with an opening therethrough, long narrow teeth formedon the upper edge of said flange portion in equally spaced relation therealong, clamping means comprising a bolt.having a snug fit in the slot of one of said bars and in the opening in the end portion of the base of the other bar for securing the bars rigidly together in alignment with each other, and a clamping member having an opening therethrough in position to receive said'bolt for holding the clamping member in position with its edge engaging the upstanding flanges of said bars I and having tongues engaging the slots of both of said bars for bracing said bars in aligned position with respect to each other.

5. Hand weaving frame means, comprising in combination two bars each in the form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to pro- I vide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion, with-a slot in the base portion longitudinally thereof and with one end portion of the base extending beyond the upstanding flange and provided with an opening therethrough, long narrow teeth formed on the upper edge of said flange portion in equally spaced relation therealong, clamping means comprising a bolt having a snug flt in the slot of one of said bars and in the opening in the end portion of the base of the other bar for securing the bars rigidly together at right angles to each other, and a brace member comprising two arm portions at right angles with respect to each other secured to said bars'by said bolt with tongues carried by said arms engaging the slots of said bars for holding the bars in normal operative position with respect .to each other.

6. Hand weaving frame means, comprising in combination two bars each in the form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to provide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion, with a slot in the base portion longitudinally thereof and with one end portion of the base extending beyond the upstanding flange and provided with an opening therethrough, long narrow teeth formed on the upper edge of saidflange portion in equally spaced relation therealong, clamping means comprising a bolt having a snug one of said bars, and-a'second bolt carried by the I fit in the slots of said two bars for securing said bars rigidly together in a T relation toeach other, and a brace member in the form of a T plate secured to said bars by said bolt with edge portions of the T engaging the upstanding flanges of said bars for holding the bars in normal oper- 'ative position with respect to each other.

' 7. Hand weaving frame means, comprising in v combination two bars each in the ,form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to provide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion, with aslot in the base portion longitudinally thereof and with one end portion of the base extending beyond the upstanding flange and provided with an opening therethrough, long narrow teeth formed on the upper edge of said flange portion in equally spaced relation therealong, clamping means comprising a bolt having a snug flt in the slots of said two bars for securing said bars rigidly together in a T relation to each other, a brace member in the form of a.

T plate secured to said bars by said bolt, with edge portions of the T engaging upstanding vflanges of said bars for holding the bars in normal operative position with respect to each other,

' tongues on the head of the T engaging the slot of 2 upright oi the T engaging the slot of said other bar. 1

8.-Hand weaving frame means, comprising in combination a plurality oi bars each in the form of an angle bent into shape from sheet metal to provide a base portion and an upstanding flange portion. with a slot in the base portion of each at the bars extending longitudinally thereof, and with end portions oi the bases extending beyond the upstanding flanges and provided with openings therethrough located at one end of some of the bars and at the opposite end of the remaining .bars, said end extensions being oflset slightly downwardly to provide a shoulder on each of said bars in position for bracing engagement with the side of the attached bar at which said upstanding flange is located,long narrow teeth formed on the upper edge of the flange portion of eachof said bars in equally spaced relation therealong, and clamping means for insertion through said slots and through said openings in- .the end extensions of the base portions of the for securing the bars rigidly together in any desired interrelationship to each other.

ALBERT P. D. BELANGER.