US643902A - Needle-loom. - Google Patents

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No 643,902. 'Patente dfeb. 20, I900.

G. F. KUETT."

NEEDLE Loon.

.(Application filed July 12, 1899., (No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet l,

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No. 643,902. Patented Feb. 20; |90LL a. F. KUET T. NEEDLE LOUM.

(Application filed July 12, 1899.)

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G. F. KUETT. 'uEEnLE Loom;

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NEEDLE LOOM.

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same, reference being had to the accompany- UNIT D STATES GEORGE F. KUE -IT, OF PATERSON,

AMERICAN AUTOMATIC LOOM NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMPANY, OF NEW JERSEY.

NEEDLEI-LOOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,902, dated February 20, 1960.

application filed July 12, 1899. Borial'No. 723,543. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. KUETT, a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needle-Looms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled'in the art to which it appertains to make and use the ing drawings, and to letters and numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. 4

This invention relates to looms; and it has reference particularlyto a loom in which needles are employed for controlling the weft or The object of the invention is to provide a loom of the character above particularly referred to in which the most efficient coaction of the needles willbe efiected and in which the construction and arrangement of the, parts controlling said needles will be most suitable in the way of simplicity, durability, and etficiency of operation for the performance of their several functions. v

The invention consists in the improved needle-loom and in the combination and arrange ment of its various parts, substantially as will be hereinafter pointed out and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein correspond- 1n g letters and numerals of reference indicate likepartsin .the several figures, and wherein Figure 1" is an end view of the lower portion of a loom constructed after the princi-i ples of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudi nal sectional view of a portion of my iniproved loom, showing in rear elevation the batten, the needles for controlling the weft or' filler, and portions of the operating me oh-. anisni for the respective sets of needles. "Fig. 3 1S atop plan view of what is shown in Fig. 2. Figs 4, 5, and 6 are enlarged detail views of certain parts of the loom, Fig. 4: being a sectional view showing therelative arrangement of the batten, one o gllhe reeds, and the needles, and Figs. 5 audit "eing, respectively,

a top plan view and a side'view, partially in section, of a pair of one of the sets of. needles and their supporting or carrying means, the sections in Fig. 6 being taken substantially centrally of corresponding'parts in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 illustrates a portion of the mechanism connecting the batten and the main driveshaft and adapted to reciprocate the former. Fig. Sis an enlarged view of a certain tension device for controlling the weft or filler; and Figs. 9 and 10 are enlarged detail views showing a certain modification of a portion of my invention, Fig. 9 being a plan view and Fig. 10 being a view in side elevation thereof.

a in the accompanying drawings designates one of the side frames of the loom, and b and c designate beams connecting said side frames, the former being the breast-beam and the latter supporting a series of parting-bars (1, arranged in any suitable frame, through which the warp-threads e extend, said warpthreads being maintained under the proper tension by weights f-and controlled by snitably-operated harness g.

h designates lay-swordswhich may be fulcrumed in any suitable manner at their upper ends in theupper part of the frame of the loom and which carry at their lower ends the batten 'i.

. j designates the main driveshaft of the loom, said shaft being suitably journaled in the side frames and carrying a fly-wheel 7c.

Projecting downwardly from and secured to thebatten is an inverted-T-shaped bracket l, the horizontal portion of which is provided with a slot m, in which a bolt n is adj ustably arranged, said bolt constituting a pivotal conneetion with said bracket for one end of a by a link 13 with the fly-wheel 7c. It should pitman 0, the other endof which isconnected be remarked that the pitman o is guided for a horizontal or substan tially-horizontal movement or longitudinal reciprocation by a lever" q, pivotally connected to said pitman near-its point of connection with the link and ful crumed in the frame.

It is my object to efiect apause in the-batten in its retracted position of more or' less duration, and if the link be of such length that its point of pivotal connection with the pitman 0 will be brought into proximity to the shaftj during each rotation of the latter IOO . being provided ateach this will be most effectually accomplished for all practical purposes, for then the oscillat- ,ing end of the link and thepointon the wheel where it has pivotal connection will travel in arcs of circles that extend for a more or less distance in practical coincidence, as indicated, for instance, by the portion rs of the circle shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7. The purpose of effecting this temporary intermittent stopping, of the batten in its retracted position will be hereinafter set forth. It may be remarked that the foregoing mechanism, which provides connection between the batten and the fly-wheel, should by preference be duplicated, one such mechanism end of the loom, so as to effect a true movement of the batten.

The batten is provided in its upper portion with a longitudinal groovet disposed near its rear edge, and in said groove is arranged side by side for longitudinal movement a pair of bars in. Each bar it o is surmounted by a metallic strip 10 or series of strips preferably secured thereto by screws'and provided with a series of openings 00. Each opening is covered by a plate 3 having longitudinal slots 21 therein, each slot being penetrated by a screw Z, which is secured in the strip. Each plate is thus longitudinally adjustable upon the strip.

2 designates a post which is screwed into the plate, being maintained in any desired position therein by a binding-nut 3. The head} of each post is penetrated by transverse intersecting openings 5, either of which is adapted to receive the rear end of a needle 6, maintained in position by a set-screw 7. Each needle is preferably L-shapcd, its portion 8 being disposed longitudinally with reference to the batten and provided near each of its ends with an opening or eye 9.

The needles 6 are disposed in pairs, the members of each pair being movable from oppositesides of each reed and in opposite directions, as best shown in Figs. 2-and ,3, said needles being disposed out of horizontal alin-einent with each other, preferably by providing a slightly-higher post 2 for the one than for the other.

Each reed is sustained back of the batten, and consequently back of the needles, above described. The needles are formed substantially L-shaped, so that they may be brought into the most effective proximity to the reed by adjusting themby means of the set-screw ach reed is mounted in a pair of latheplates 10, having coacting vertical clamps 11 adj ustably secured thereto by means of screws 12, set in horizontal slots formed in each lathe-plate. The reed preferably rests upon pins 13, projecting from each lathe-plate. Each of the lathe-plates is secured to the back of the batten by screws 14, said latheplate being spaced from the batten by blocks '15, which the screws penetrate and thereby hold in place.

The bars a o are adapted to be reciprocated, so as to move the needles which they carry, by means of bell-crank levers 16, fulcrumed in. bearing plates 17, suitably secured to and project ing upwardly from the batten. Said bars are connected with the levers by means of rods 18, one end of each of which is pivoted in one arm 18 of a corresponding lever, and the other end of each of which is' pivoted in a block 15), secured upon the top of the bar. It should be remarked that the batten is extended at one end, so as to sustain the lever 16. It should also be remarked that a roller-bearing projection 20 extends upwardly from one side of the batten and over the top of the same and each bar u 'v in order to maintain the latter in its position in the groove t.

' There is a vertically-movable frame disposed back of the batten and of the series of lathe-plates and consisting of a pair of horizontal rails 21 22, connected at their ends by metallic plates 23 and intermediately of said plates by braces 24. Vertical guides 25, in the grooves 26 of which the plates 23 are movable, are provided, being secured to the back of the batten and adapted to insure a true reciprocating movement of the frame. It should be remarked that principally in orderto strengthen the rails 21 22, which may be of wood, reinforcing metallic strips 27 are provided.

The other set of needles employed in my loom are designated bythe reference character 28. These needles are movable vertically or, in other words, transversely with rel'er-' ence to the direction of movement of the other needles, and each of them is perfectly straight and has its upper end sharpened. Each needle penetrates a block 29, in which it is adjustably maintained by means of a set-screw 30, each block being pivotally mounted ?n a lug 31, projecting from a clamp 32, adapted to receive the upper rail 21 of the verticallymovable frame, and to be secured thereto by means of a set-screw Each needle is therefore oscillatory-that is to say, they are susceptible of a certain yielding motion, as hereinafter described in setting forth the operation of'the loom. From the upper end of said clampand over the lug 31 projects an arm 34, having a slot therein through which the needle extends and in which it is movableabout the pivotal point of the block 29; It should be remarked that the needle is movable vertically between'the planes of the rear face of the batten and the directly in front of the line of movement of the portions 8 of the needles 6. The action of gravitation tends to maintain it in the position shown in Fig. 4; but, if desired, a spring 109, shown in dotted lines in said/figure as connecting the lowerend of the needle and the vertically-movable frame, may be employed On the shaftj and inside aof the loom ed portion of of the side frame front face of the reed and which is adjacent to the extendthe batten is mounted a gear 35, that is adapted to transmit rotary move-J iiient through a suitably-journaled pinion 36 to a gear 37, also journaled inside of the side 'naled in the side frame frame a on a shaft 38. The shaft 38 is joura, above referred to, and also in a standard 39, disposed outside of said side frame, and between said standard and the side frame there is a pair of reverselydisposed cams 40, each having a pear-shaped cam-slot 41 therein, in which works a roller 42, mounted upon the upper end of an arm 43, that extends upwardly from each of a pair of levers 44, which are fnlcrnmed upon a bolt 45, arranged for vertical adjustment in the rear portion of the side frame. The free end of each of the levers 44 is connected to the freev arm of one of the bell-crank levers 16 by means of an adjustable pitman 46. 47 isa vertical upright having slots 48 therein, throughwhich the levers 44 project, said upright being thus adapted as a guide for the levers.

49 is a revolnble shaft journaled at each of its ends in the side frames 0. and supported,

if desired, by any desirable means intermediate of said side frames. Upon said shaft 49 is keyed a series of eccentrics 50,-each em- 'tion 69 of the lever 67 braced by an eccentric-strap 51, an open projection 52 of which is penetrated by the lower threaded end of a pitman 53, adjustably secured thereto by means of nuts 54, the upper end of each pitman being trunnioned in lugs 55, projecting from the lower rail of the vertically-movable frame. Said shaft 49 carries a gear 56, eccentrically mounted thereon and meshing with an elliptical gear 57, carrying a p nion 58, to which a rotary movement is imparted from a gear 59, mounted on the shaft 3', through an intermediate pinion; The elliptical gear 57, together with the pinion it carries and also the intermediate pinion, may be ournaled in-some intermediate portion of the loom-frame or in special supports provided for the purpose.

The weft thread or filler 60 extends from the spools or bobbins 61, upon which it is wound, to the eyes of the needles 6 through an intermediate tension device 62. Each bobb n and tension device is preferably mounted upon an individual suitably-supported plate 63, the former resting upon a block 64, mounted on said plate. Upon the plate and over the bobbin stands an arch-shaped frame 65, carrying levers 66 67, by preference formed of bent wire, said levers being fulcrnmed midway between their ends upon opposite sides of the arch, their lower ends being drawn to ward each other by crossed springs 68, connecting them with the plate. The lower poris curved inwardly toward the bobbin, and the lower portion of the lever 66, which is somewhat longer than that of the lever 67, is bent back upon itself, the rebent portion 70 being also curved inwardly, but approaching more nearly to the bobbin than the curved portion of the lever 67,. Upon 71 therefor is a flier consisting of a block 72,

the arch-shaped frame, and thence through eyelets 76 of the levers 67 and 66.

The device above described not only acts to maintain the proper tension upon the thread, but also acts to immediately stop the feed thereof as soon as the pull upon the thread is relaxed. If there is a sudden pull or jerk upon the thread, it will be apparent that the lever 66 will move before and to a somewhatgreater extent than the lever 67, and therefore it is to prevent the downwardly-extending arm 73 of the flier from moving past the inwardly-projecting portion 70 of the lever 66 without engaging the same at this moment that said curved portion extends more nearly 4 to the bobbin than the curved portion 69 of the other lever. The device should be constructed,- therefore, with the object of effecting an engagement between the downwardlyextending arm .73 and each of the inwardlyprojecting portions of the lever in each revolution of the flier.

. The woven goods 77 extends over a bar 78, supported upon the breast-beam b to the takeup roll 79, said take-up roll carryinga pinion 80, adapted to be rotated through .an intermediate pinion 81 bya gear 82, said last-named gear being in mesh with a pinion 83, carrying a ratchet-wheel-84, with the teeth of which a pawl 85, that is carried by a lever 86, engages, said lever being movable concentrically with the gear83 under actuation of the batten t, to which it is connected by a cord 87.

In describing the operation of the machine it is to be first remarked that the main driveshaftj rotates in the direction of the arrow R in Figs. 1 and 7, and it is assumed that the starting position of the several parts of the loom is that shown in Fig. 1. As the shaftj rotates it draws the batten back through the linl p, the pitman o, and the bracket Z until the point of pivotal connection of the link 19 with the wheel it enters the are r s of the circle of rotation of said pivotal point, whereupon, as before stated, the batten comes to a standstill. Meanwhile through the system of intermeshing gears 35, 36, and 37 the shaft 38 is rotated, the arrangement of the gearing being such that said shaft revolves in the same direction as the shaft j and at one-half the speed thereof. Thereupon while the bat-, ten is at a standstill, the shed being at this time opened by the shedding mechanism, one

of the levers 44 will be depressed by virtue: of the engagement of its roller-bear ng arm 43 with that portion of the slot 41 of thecam 40 which is' farthest from the center thereof. The depression of the lever 44 effects, through the pitman 46, a movement of the corresponding bell-crank lever 16 about its fulcrum,

the motion of said lever being transmitted through the rod 18 and the block 19 to the bar to, carrying through the several sheds the needles of the set of needles 6 which are mounted on said bar. A-lso while the-batten is at rest in its retracted position the shaft j, through the gear 35, the pinion 59, the elliptical gear 57, and the eccentrically-arranged gear56, effects a rotation of the shaft 49, carryingsaid gear 56 and the eccentrics 50. The rotation of the shaft 49 willof course be in the direction of the arrow T in Fig. 1. The rotation of the eccentrics 50 on said shaft 49 elfects a lifting, through the pitman 53, of the vertically-movable frame carrying the needles 28.

tshould be remarked at this point that said needles 28 are disposed in proximity to each side edge of each reed and that 'they'are adapted to engage the thread which the needles 6 carry through the warp in order to form and maintain loops in the filler. As thencedles 28 are. carried upwardly by their frame, therefore, those of them which are adjacent to the points of the needles 6 that have just passed through the shed engage the thread or filler carried by said needles 6 and form loops. Thereupon the pear-shaped cam having moved far enough and the lever at being therefore raised and the bell-crank lever 16 being consequently actuated, the needles 6 will be withdrawn from their positions in the sheds. By thistime the shaft y will have retated far enough so that the batten will begin to be again forced forward in order to beat up the loops of the weft that are being maintained by the needles 28. During the forward movement of the batten the needles 28 begin to descend; but they engage and maintain the loops in the weft until just before the reed carried by the batten reaches the limit of its forv a repetition of the operation as just described,

ward movement, or, in other words,completes thebeating up of the weft,whereupon they slip out of the loops and are quickly retracted at or slightly before the instant of beating up. Owing to the relative disposition that has meantime been assumed by the members of the gearing which connects the shaftj and the frame carrying the loopers and to'the fact that since the elliptical gear 57 and the eccentrically-arranged gear 56 intermittently engage each other at points on the one which are remote from its center of rotation, while the corresponding points on the other are in proximity to its center of rotation, the speed of the eccentrically-arranged gear is alternately fast and slow. It will be apparent, in View of what-has j ust been said, therefore, that the needles 28 are pivotally mounted because they should be free to give way at the time just before the weft is beaten up and while they are still in engagement with the loops. he next revolution of the shaft j will effect the only difference being that at this time the needles 6, mounted on the bar 0, will be moved, as will be obvious.

The operation of the tension device 62 has been already described. When it is stated that the movements of the batten effect.

through the flexible connection 87, the movements of the, lever 86, the operation of the take-u p mechanism will be apparent.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9 and 1.0 the needles which form the loops instead of moving vertically are adapted to movehorizontally. The frame 88, which carries said needles, is exactly similar to the corresponding or vertically-movable frame already de scribed, the guides 89 therefor being secured to the underside .of the breast-beam b. The needles 90 are adjustably mounted in blocks 91, pivotally secured to clamps 02, mounted on one of the bars 93 of the frame 88, all in the same manner as in the corresponding construction hereinbefore described. Said needles are bent so as to extend rearwardly from their point of pivotal support,then upwardly approximately parallel with the rear face of the breast-beam, and then rearwardly again substantially in the plane of the other needles 6. Said needles 00 are normally maintained in a horizontal position by means of a horizontal rod 04, mounted at each end in a link 95, pivotally suspended from the frame 88, and the ends of said needles which form the loops are adapted to fall when their rear ends are tripped by a detent 96, projecting from the breastbeam and adapted to engage the pivotally-suspended bar 94. The frame 88, carrying said 1 eedles, is reeiprocated by means of eccentrics 97, mounted on a shaft 98, that is journaled 1n bearing-blocks 99, projecting from portions of the loom-frame, said eccentrics carrying straps 100, to which are adj ustably connected pitmen 101, having pivotal connection with lugs 102, projecting downwardly from the frame 88. The shaft 98 carries a sprocket 103, which is eccentric'ally mounted thereon and the teeth of which engage a sprocketchain 104, passing over an elliptical sprocket 105, mounted on the shaft 3. It should be remarked that one revolution of the elliptical sprocket 105 is adapted to effect two revolutions of the sprocket 103. In the operation of this modified portion of the mechanism of my improved loom as the needles 6, mounted on one of the rods u, ('12,) carry the filler or weft through the sheds the needles 90 are advanced, this being eifected by the movement which is imparted to the frame earrymg them by the rotation of the eccentrics 97 that is impartedto said eccentrics from the shaft 7 through the ehain-and-sprocket connectlon. Said needles, coacting with the retraetlng needles 6,-produce loops in the weft or filler, and as they reach the limit of their movement the rod 94 is tripped, permitting them to fall, so that the loops are maintained taut to a moreouzless extent, and therefore the possibilitiy of their being slipped past the ends of the iieedles 90 uneaught thereby is obviated. The loops being formed and the needles 6 having retracted out of the sheds, the batten moves forward to beat up the weft, and ust before the beating up is elfected the frame carrying the needles 90 is quickly retracted,

, loopers and fillerv v by arms 107, projecting from the breast-beam -b. Each needle 90 may have a slight deflection 108 in it, so as to insure its being lifted high enough repeated, so that with the needles 6, bar 0 (1a.)

Lhave hereinbefore remarked that each of the needles 6 has two eyes. This provision is made so that the needle can act as a takeup of any looseness that may'occu r in the filler or weft.- By passing theweft or' filler through two eyes in the needle the latter can exert a tension upon the thread, and when it If there .Were only one eye in the needle, the thread might freely slip through it, and thesuperfluous portion of the loop would not be taken up.

When in the claims I use the expressions carriers, it will of Letters Patent, is

1. In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling. mechanism and a batten having a groove orgroovsin its upper surface, of

bars seated in said grooves, filler-carriers mounted loopers adapted to reciprocate of said filler-carriers, levers fulcru med on said ciprocating'the loopers, erative independently substantially as described.

In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling mechanism and a batten,of reciprocating bars mounted on said batten, fillercarriers mounted on said bars, a suitablyguided frame carried by and movable transto the batten, loopers and adapted to coact with the filler-carr ers, levers mounted on said batten, rods pivotally connecting said bars and said levers, audmeans for vibrating said said means being carried by said frame -levers. .and reciprocating said frame, said means beingoperativeindependently of the action of the scribed.

batten, substantially as dea groove i'n its upper surface, of reciprocatmg bars seated sideby side in said groove, filler-carriers adju'i tably mounted on said 7 bars, a vertically m'ovable frame carried by g and movable transversely with reference, to

groove 'or' transversely of the action of said.

1 ably mounted the batten, guides for said said batten, loopers carried by said frame, yieldingly mounted therein and adapted to coact with the filler-carriers, levers mounted on said batten, rods pivotall y connecting said bars and said levers, and means for vibrating ,sitid levers and reciprocating said frame, subs antially as described.

4. In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling mechanism and abatten and with the drive-shaft, of reciprocating bars carried by said batten, filler-carriers mounted on said bars, levers fulcrnmed on said batten and operatively connected to said bars, a verticallymovable and suitably-guided frame carried by said batten, loopers carried by-said frame, yieldingly mounted therein and adapted to coact with said filler-carriers, suitablyournaled eccentrics operatively connected to said frame, suitably-fulcru med levers operatively connected to said frame, suitably-fulcrumed levers operatively connected to said firstnamed levers, operative connecting means between said drive-shaft and said eccentrics and between said drive-shaft and the lastnamed levers, and means for reciprocating the batten, substantially as described.

In a loom, the combination, with warpcontrolling mechanism includinga batten and with the drive-shaft, of reciprocating bars carried by said batten, filler-carriers mounted on said bars,

levers fulcrumed on said batten and operatively connected to said bars, a vertically-movable and suitablyguided frame adapted to'reciprocate transversely of said batten, loopers carried by said frame and adapted to coact with said filler-carriers, another and suitably-journaled shaft, eccentrics frame carried by and an eccentrically-mounted gear carried on said last-named shaft, operative connection between said eccn tries and the frame, a suitably-journaled elliptical gear engaging said 'eccentrically-arranged gear and operatively connected to the drive-shaft, suitably-journ'aled cams, gearing connecting said cams and the drive-shaft, levers operatively engaging said cams,pitmen connecting said levers and said first-named levers, and operative connecting means between said batten and the drive-shaft, substantially as described.-

6. In a loom, the combination, with the bat ten and with reciprocating filler-carriers, of

a vertically-movable frame, guides for said frame carried .on said frame, yieldingly carried to coact with said as described.

7. In a loom, the combination, with the batten and with reciprocating filler-carriers, of a vertically-movable frame, guides for said frameprojecting downwardly from said batten, clamps adjustably mounted on said frame, oscillating blocks supported by said clamps, and loopers carried by said blocks andadapted to coact with said filler-carriers, substantially as described.

and loopers bysaid clamps and adapted filler-carriers, substantially by said batten, clamps adjust-- and adapted to coact with said tiller-carriers,

each looper being disposed eccentricall y of the pivotal axis of its block, substantially as described.

9. In a loom, the combination, with the'batten and with reciprocating filler-carriers, of a vertically-movable frame, guides for said frame projecting downwardly from said bat-- ten, clamps adj ustably mounted on said frame and provided with slotted projections at their upper ends, blocks pivotally connected to said clamps beneath the projections thereof, and loopers adjustably mounted in said blocks, penetrating said slotted projections and adapted to coact with said fillercarriers, substantially as described.

10. In a loom, the combination, with a bat-- ten having a longitudinal slot therein, of reciprocating bars arranged in said slot, strips ,saidopenings and provided nuts, and needles penetrating and adj ustably secured upon said bars and having openings,

- slotted plates arranged on said bars over the openings therein, screws projecting into the stripsand penetrating the slots ofsaid plates, posts adj ustably mounted on said plates over with adj ustingmounted on said posts, scribed.

11. In a thread-controlling device, the combination, with a spool or bobbin, of a pair of suitably-disposed coacting levers, a flier revolubly arranged in the axial line of said spool or bobbin and including an elastic arm provided with an eccentrically-disposed eyelet, said levers having eyelets at the ends thereof adjacent the flier, and said flier-arm being adapted to engage the other ends of said levers, and springs tending to separate the eye-- let ends of said levers, substantially as described.

12. The combination, of a pair of suitably-. fulcrumed spring-controlled coacting levers, a spool or bobbin disposed between the same, and a flier revolubly mounted above said spool substantially as deorbobbin, and including an upwardly-extendthe former carrying frame and a spool ing arm and a downwardly-extending arm,

an axially-disposed eyelot and the latter carrying an ec'centricallydisposed eyelet and the upper arms of the lovers being'also provided with eyelets, the

lower arms of said levers being adapted to be engaged by the downwardly-extending arm of the flier,

substantially as described. 13. T

he combination with an arch-shaped or bobbin arranged within the same, of a pair of coacting levers fulcrumed in said frame on opposite sides of said spool or bobbin, a flier revolubly mounted upon said spool or bobbin and comprising upwardly and downwardly extending arms, and

an axially-disposed eyelet carried by said firstextending flexible arms, and an axially-disposed eyelet carried by said first-named arm and an eccentrically-disposed eyelet carried by the other arm, said levers having eyelets at the ends thereof adjacent the flier and having their other ends bent inwardly, the one more than the other, and adapted to engage said downwardly-extendingarm,springs tending to separate the eyelet ends of said levers, and a stationary eyelet carried by said frame above said flier, substantially as described.

15. In a loom, the combination with the frame includinga breast-beam and with shedding mechanism including the batten, of a horizontally reciprocating frame, guiding means carried by said breast-beam and sustaining said reciprocating frame, filler-carriers movable longitudinally of said batten, means for actuating said reciprocating frame,

loopers pivotally supported in said reciprocating frame and adapted to coact with said filler-carriers, a movable device engaging said loopers, and a detent adapted to trip said device to disengage the loopers therefrom, substantially as described. 1b. In a loom, the combination, with warpcoutrolling mechanism,and a batten, of reciprocating bars mounted on said batten, fillercarriers mounted on said bars, loopers adapted to reciprocate transversely of said fillercarriers, levers ful'orumed on said batten, an operatively connected to said bars, a driv shatt journaled in said frame, operative counectingmeans between said drive-shaft and said levers, operative connecting means between said drive-shaft and said loopers, a longitudinally-reciprocating pitman operatively connected to said batten, means for'guiding said pitman, and a link pivotallyconnected at one of its ends to said pitman and having eccentric connection with said shaft at the other of its ends, substantially as described. In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of July, 1899;

GEORGE F. KUETT.

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