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r. P WALSH.. MACHINE FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING, SHEARING, AND DRAWING IN YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOOMS.

APPLLQATIOX FILED S BPT. 2B, 1913.-

8 SHEETSSHEET 1.

Reissued Nov. 4, 1913. 1 3 640 Zgil.

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T. P. WALSH. A MACHINE FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING, SHHARING, AND DRAWING I-N YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOOMS.

I APPLIUA TION TILED SEPT. 26 1913.

Reissued Nov 4,1913.

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T. PJ'WALSH. MAGHINB'FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING,-SHEARING, AND DRAWING IN YARN FOB AXMINSTER'LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1913.

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R SEL EGTING, SPOOLIN G, SHBARING, AND DRAWING IN YARN FOE AXMINSTER LOOMS.

MACHINE F0 LYRLIOATIOK FILED SEPT. 26, 1913.

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- T. P. WALSH. v MACHINE FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING, SHEARING; AND DRAWING IN YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.-26, 1913A Mead/thaw T. P. WALSH. MACHINE FOR SELECTING, SPOOLING, SHEARING, AND DRAWING I N YARN FOR AXMINSTER LOOMS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1913.

Reissued Nov. 4, 1913.

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Be it known that I, THoMAs I WALSH, a

citizen of the United States and resident of a Boston,

of Massachusetts,

in the county of Suffolk and State have invented an Improvement-in Machines for Selecting, Spooling', Shearing, end Drawing in Yarn for Ax'minster Looms, of which the following description, in connection with the accomparts.

My invention is a is a specification, like pan 111g dra'wln s y CliilWlIlgS representing like letters on the machine for doing anheretofore been lar ely it selects aceor ing or colors from the oelledfor by the tomationlly what has a. hand operatlon vm,

ideslgn of the goods to be woven; and then delivers these selected yarns automatically device which. draws them to. a drawing-in through the tubes of the tube frame and lays them on the spool, where they are v.wou'nd in correctv order and severedfrom the supply for delivery to an A'Xn'iinster loom.

One of the principal objects of my present invention. is toprovide means for aceomv plishing all the foregoing movements, up to the winding, ste'p'by stepfi'oni one end of so that the selecting the spool to the other and layingv of the yarns, drawing them in,

' them on the spool, proceeds one yarn at. a-

time..

The constructional details'ahd further advantages of my invention will be pointed outm'ore at length in the course of the fol-' lowing description taken with reference to i i i in which I have shown a preferred embodiment of the invention. s 1

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the machine;

. Fig flis a. fragmentarysectiontl View showtions of the machine.

ing in side. elevation the'drivi'ng geei'sior the revolving eemb; Figs'3 and lei-e views in fi'ont elevation showing respectively the left-hand end and the right-hand end porla-rgedi' otional detail of the eentral seetime]. detail similar to Fig.- l showing the central group of mechanism, per'ti'cularly the Wlhdlhgand severing mechanism. Figs.

6%11 are views of the drawing-in mechashowing its Controlling pin,

long bearing for in Fig. 7;

ing inside elevation-the ezim and levers for pushing down the-selected yarns; Fig; 13 is ecordingly Fig. 5 is an ennisin; Fig. 6 being a vertical cross-sectional I view on thel1ne-66,- Fig.

7 Fig. 7 being an enlarged sectional, View showing in side elevation the drawing-in hook Fig. 8 being an enlarged cross-sectional View ofthe hook, Fig. 9 being. a fragmentaryview in end elevation 'of he the hook; Fig. 10 beingfa development or partially diegramniatic View of the beairingto show its cam arrangement, and Fig. llfbeinga plan view, parts broken away and setioned of the mechanism shown Fig. 12 is a section-.11 view showa fragmentary View partly in section, showing in plan a portion of the severing ineehanisni; .Fig. 14' is an .enlzirged horizontal cross-sectional detail of a portion of the se leoting mechanism; Fignle is an" enlarged vertical sectional View of the'main portion of the selecting mechanism looking at the lower e'ndof Figs. 14 and 16 and therighthand end of Fig. 17; Fig. 16 is a horizontal sectional view talen on the line 16-16 Fig.

15; and Fig. 17 is a vertical section's-l view on the line l7 17,:Fig. 1 L.

The main object of my present invention,

as already stated, is to accomplish the yarn selecting end. drawing-in step-by step, although it i will he understood that my' invention has other important. and advantageous features of novelty; I believe that this step by-step arrangement of yam selecting :ind drawing-in mechanism is broadly novel; and lwish it, understood that the preferred mechanism for carrying out these features; as merely and that any other selective and drew'ing-in mechanism mag; be substituted therefor within my invention considered from this broad standpoint The selective meehnnism-hereiil shownis hand opera-ted and is indicated at 1, Fig; 1 the drawing-in meehanism being indicated at 2',- the winding mechanism-at 3- and the severing meohztnism The supply of yarns 5 of the reqiiisite kinds and colors is derived from any suit able source as from a n'suel creel (not shown) whence the yarns are brought over; 6 to eontro'lling fne'ehanisn'i',-I herein shown as comprising heddles 7, being 5 tension rods herein shown; is illustrative thence led through'a reed 8 and thence over arotating comb 9, into the path of a rotating straightener or brush 10. The yarns when selected from this body are ralsed one at a time bythe heddles and 'draygn individually by a hook 11 through the tubes 12 of a tube frame 13 and thence led or dropped onto ansual spool 14, said tube frame and spool being both carried at the end of a car ,rier 15 supported by arms 16 from a rockshaft 17. The heddles are supported inguiding frames. 18, 19, and 20 at their up per ends and provided with weights or lingoes 21 at their lower ends, guided in a usual lingo box 22. The details of the lieddle controlling mechanism are best shown in. Figs. 5, 15, 16. Each heddle has an offset finger or bend 23 inposition to engage the under side of a cross bar 24 of the guide frame 19, and is provided with a spring 25 at its upper end bearing on the guide frame 20 to raise the heddle whenever the shouldered part 23 is moved rearward-ly from beneath the cross bar 24 and thereby raise the selected yarns as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 15. Each heddle passes through an eye 26 of an'indicator wire 27 mounted to re-' ciprocate in opposite supporting members or'guide' boards 28, 29 and normally held forward by a spring 30. While the step-bystep operation of the parts just described Icand-offurtherparts yet to be described may be apgomplished in variouslways, I prefer to accomplish it by a hand operated mochanism' operating on the key board principle.

- Accordingly, mounted on transverse tracks ee. 7 its. lower end in a long cylindrical bearing 31,- 82-is a carriage 3:3 in the front plate 34 and rear plate '35 of whose frame are mount- 1 ed pu shers or actuators shown as key rods 36 corresponding in number to the number of heddlesor colors in each set, being mount' ed in accurate alinement with the indicating wires 27 and preferably cupped at their inner ends 37 in orderto engage with certainty the ends of said wires 27 when the pushers are pushed in. Each pusher or key rod has an enlarged head or finger rest 38 at' its outer end, constituting a visualyindi- .cator to-the operator and is normally heldoutward by a spring 39. Each key rod carries astop 40 secured thereto in position to engage with its beveled inner end, see 14, the outer end of a web-like lever 41 pivotedloosely'on a shaft 42 and provided at its outer end with a stud. 48

lever 44 is pivoted at its lower end on a branch 45 of an arm or heavy bracket 46 which projects forward from the carriage This arm or bracket 46 terminates at 47 and carries the drawing-in mechanism.

In this hearing 47 is mounted the hook 11, which carries a controlling pin or stud 48 see Fig. 8, to travel in a cam groove 49 which which engages the slotted upper end of a lever 44. This' extends longitudinally of the bearing 47 for giving the' requisite rocking movement to the hook l1 as it is reciprocated in its drawing-1n action. In Fig 10 i have shown a development of this cam groove, said fig- 'ure showing the same as if Fig. 9 were split down at its upper part on the line at and then opened out flat, thus showing the shape I of the cam groove 49. Pivoted at the ends. of the bearing 47 on'the hook 11 by means of ears 50 is a yokeiil which carries at its forward lower ends, 2'. e., at the front ends of the ears 50 a rod 52, said rod having a notch 53 in position and of proper shape to fit down over a rib 54 of. a transverse 'slide 30 frame 55 which mounted in the front of the machine to operate the drawing-in hook. This rod .52 slides freely in the ears 50 of the yoke 51 and is secured by'a pin 56 at its inner end to a connector 57 pivoted on the 5 hook ll and held to move longitudinally therewith by means of two collars'58 fast on said hookas best shown in Fig. 11. Thus when the slide frame 55, engaged with the notch 53 of the rod 52, slides inwardand outward in its drawing-in movement, it

correspondingly rcciprocates the hook 11, the latter being rocked as required by the engagement of its stud 48 with the cam 49.

This movement takes place only when the selecting mechanism has been properly operated, said'engagement of the notch 53 with the'rib 54 of the slide 55 taking place only when the yoke 51 is positively lowered The ycl-Ie is normally held upward by a spring 59 and is lowered in opposition to said spring by a link 60 pivoted to the yoke at its lower end and at its upper end to a bellcrank 1 pivoted at 62 to the arm or bracket 46 and connected by a link "63 to the lever 44 of the actuating mechanism of the selec-' tive apparatus. Thus each time the operator selects a color or yarn by pushing in upon one of the visual indicators 88 of the key rboard mechanism downwardly the yoke 51 and brings into operative position the drawing-in hook 11,

which is instantly operated by itsengagement'with the reciprocating carriage 55 This carriage is preferably operated com-1 tii'iuously, a slight dwell being provided at the end of its outward movement in order to facilitate the engagement therewith of the notch of the drawing-in mechanism.

The ends of the carriage 55 are provided with slides 64, which travel 65 provided in the opposite frame ends 66, sair slides 64 being pivotally connected to links 67 pivoted at 68 to the lower ends of in guide ways levers {59 fast on a rock shaft 70 journaled in brackets 71, the left-hand one of said levers 69 being pivotally connected to a rod 72 actuated by a crank 73 on the end of a shaft 74 which carries a mutiliated geari7 5 driven by a cooperating mutilated gear 76 in well he thereby swings 110 known mannen actuated by a pinion 77 and gear 78 from the main driving shaft 79.

As the hook-operating rod 52 presents little frictional resistance, being preferably round,

5 it can readily slide. along the rib 54 of the actuator until its notch 53 arrives at the proper position, in case the operator presses in a key rod out of time with the actuator- 55. Insuch case, the operator is warned to 7 1o maintain his pressure on the key by the fact that the key rod cannot move inwardly its .full distance, and the operator'SOon learns to follow the movement or timing of the actuator 55 "almost automatically.

In As already explained, the" drawing-in mechanism. and *the key board selective mechanism have a step-by-step feeding movement in order that the selections and ,draw'ing in may be accomplished one thread:

' 30 at a time. As herein shown, the key board carriage and the drawing-in hookand 3.0-, company-ing parts are carried together, be-' 9, 11, extends forward from the bearing or .hub-like end 47 of -the bracket 46, and the rod 52 is provided witha lump or raised i go ,cam portion 81, best shown in Fig. 7, which is beneath the shelf 80 in the forward and backward movements ofthe drawing-in hook 11 so that the notch 53 and rib 54: cannot possibly becolne disengageduntilthe rod (6 52, and hence the book 11 have been returned to their starting position, and for the same reason the yoke 51 and the connected parts 60, 61, G3, and H are likewise pre-' vented from returning to starting position until the completion of the drawing-in movement. This operates to hold the lever 44- and hence the lever ll in their rearward postion. The lever 41 on its front lower end, see Fig, 17, is provided with a depending stud 82 on which is looselypivoted a pawl '83, see also Fig. 14, held by a spring 84 in engagement with a ratchet Wheel 85 faston' the lower end of'the shaft 42 which at its upper end carries a toothed gear 86 in mesh with a rack 87, see Fig. 16, fast on the adjacent stationary track 31. A spring 88 normally tends to return the lever 41 to' its forward position and thereby through the pawl 83 and ratchet 85 rotate the shaft 42 and gear 86 with relation to the rack 87, thus the arm 16 of said carrier15. The cam 11 1 causing the forward step-by-step movement.. To release'this feeding movement and permit the key board cargiage and drawing-in mechanism to beshifted back again to start ing position at the end of a selection of yarns for an entire spool, the pawl 83 is provided with a down-hanging pin '89 in p0 sitiouto be engaged by the end 90 of an elbow lev'erwhose hub is pivoted at 91 and whose other end 92 extends outwardly to be engaged by-the hand, so that whenthis lever v 99 is moved away from the keys, it thereby releases the feeding mechanism, and upon engagingwith a'stop' .93, further pressure results in moving the carriage and drawingin mechanism back to the left-hand sideof the machine (provided the left hand end is used as the starting end). Referring'now to Figs. 1,3, 4;, and 5, the spool carrier 15 is provided at its upper end with a crotch 5 94 for receiving the spool 1 in position to engaged by end winding disks 95, 96, the lat ter being positively driven by a belt 97 and -pi1lleys98, 99, 'from the main driving shaft 79. The disks 95, 96 are carried respectively by shafts 100 and 101, moved inwardly into clamping position by the downward movement of a treadle 102,-Fig. 1, rock shaft 103, lovers 104, rods 105, and T-levers 106 against l the action of springs 107;

5 At the rear side of thec'rotch 94 -I-..pro* 9 vide end brackets .108 terminating at their' upper ends with seats 109 for the tube frame 13, which is secured-inplace by buttons 110 on top and springs =111 'at thegre'ar, 100 one at each end of the tubeoframe', the azp per neck-end 112 of thebracket "serving as a locating device to eoiiperatewith' the end part 113 of the tube frame to locate the tube frame accurately in'the'machine. Thus 195':

the spool and tube'frame are carried together so that when'the carrier 15' is moved\ downwardly after the drawing-in of the yarns and winding of the spool, both the,

tube frame and spool-are moved together $110 in their proper relative positions. -This downward movement is effected by a cam- 114: on the cam shaft 115 actingthrough a.

lever 11G fast on the shaft 17 which carries 115 causes theparms 16 to move the spool and tube frame down from the position shown in Fig. 5 until it reaches approximately the position indicated at 117, Fig. 5. As-this downward movement of the drawn-in and wound spool and tube frame is taking place,

two 'otlier.movements coiiperate therewith.

All the raised heddlesare lowered, thereby lowering the wound yarns from their raised or selected position, so that said lowering of the yarns cooperates with the downward swinging of the spool to permit the latter movement ;without undue pulling strain on the yarns. Said downward movement of the heddles is accomplished by the tions and while thespool carrier isbeing' downward movement of a top 1 cross plate 118 guided in guideways 119 in the ends of the frame oi the machine, being lowered by links 120, levers 121, rock shaft 122, cam lever 123, and path cam 121, see Fig. 12. At the. same time, the cam 125, acting through the bent lever 126 on a rod 127 and crank lever-12S rocks a rock shaft 129 and its end levers 130 to move forwardly and upwardly the severing mechanism 4 into position to sever the yarns at theyproper distance in' front of the small ends of the tubes 12 as said yarns are moved downward. into proper position to be severed. The levers 130 are connected to theslide ends 131' of the severing mechanism by means oflinks These slide ends travel in guideways or'slots 133 in the frame of thema--- chine. The severing mech'amsm COIlSlStS of a lower knife bar 13-i on which is mounted to move longitudinally a reciprocating knife bar 135, said bars ha\'*ing fiaiger like cutters 136, 137, the movable bar 135 being actuated by a lever a cam actuator 1 11 to move the bar 135 to the right, Fig. 13, as the severing mecha= nism rearliestheupward extentof its movement, said bar being returned to inoperative position by a spring .142 as the severing mechanism moves back. 'As soon as the yarn is severed, the tube frame and spool with their complement; of selected yarns are removed from 'themachine and empty ones put in place. .As soon as the yarns are severed, their ends are-immediately and automatically straightened out by the teeth 143 of the comb 9, actuated by a sprocket chain 1% and the gears 1 15, 146, 147, 14-8, shown best in Fig. 2. The gears and'l lti 'are mutilated gears in order to give thepiomb an intermittent motion, inaintainingrest during the drawing-in and winding operalowered and raised, the combing action tak ing place only ust prior to the severing of the yarns so that, when the yarns are severed, the yarns left in the machine will be .maintained by the comb separate and The straight in. their correct order. straightening of the yarns is still :further facilitated by the continuously rotating brush 10, which is driven by a belt 149 passing under an idler150 which holds itdown from interfering with the reed, and thence over a pulley151 on the main driving shaft 79. A sprocket chain from the driving shaft 79 passes over a sprocket wheel 153 loose on the, cam shaft 115 in position to be clutched thereto by a clutch 1,5 1 actuated by a foot lever 155 in opposition to a spring 156, said foot lever controlling an'arm 157 and link 1538 connecting with the clutch shipping mechanism 159.

138 pivoted at 139 and: having-a tail 140 extending in the path of;

In operation, an empty spool having been placedin the crotch 94 of the spool carrier 15- when the latter is in its lowered position, and the tube frame 13 secured in the seats 109 on said carrier in'proper relation to the spool, the operator depresses the treadle 155 and thereby causes the cam 114; to swing the .arms 16 -so'.as to lift-said spool and tube frame into correct position as shown in Figs.

'1 and'5 for'receiving the selected yarns.

The treadle 155 is thenreleased, and "the operator proceeds to select and draw-in the yarns according to the pattern. The patrelation to the selecting mechanism 1, being herein'shown for convenience in'reduced term at 160, Fig; 1, secured-to move with the keyboard carriage,"it being sufficient to. represent said pattern illustratively in this manner to indicate that it is to'be provided in connection with the selective mechanism,

tern is preferably located-conveniently with i in order that the operator may conveniently follow the same. The operator pushes in that key rod 36 of the bank or serles of key rods of. the carriage which is called. for the pattern, and holds the same with in- ;Ward' pressure until the slide frame 55, Fig.

7, reaches its outermost position soi'as'to permlt the notch 53- to engage therewith under the impulse of saidinward pressure,

whereupon the corresponding indlcator wire 27 1s moved rearwardly by said i11- wardly pressed key rod, andshifts the se-' lected middle 7 rearwardly to permitits' shoulder 23 to disengage from the adjacent cross bar 2 1, whereupon its spring 25 instantly raises said heddle, thereby holding the selected yarn in raised position as shown by. the" dotted line Fig. 5, ready to be engaged. by the hook 11 which is now on its way inward to engage said lifted yarn. 1 As the hook moves inward and just before it reaches the selected yarn, it is rocked-from its vertical position to approximately horizon'tal positlon by the cam 49 in the long tubular bearing 47 of it's carrier, so that when it is moved back again by the lever 69 and actuating parts 7278, it cannot fail to engage and take with it the selectedyarn.

As it goes back with the yarn, itis given a quarter-turn back into upright position, as required for its passage through the tube, thereby also slightly twisting the yarn in its grip, still further insuring the retention of the yarn as it passes backward through the tube of the tube frame from-pulling the yarn through the tube from the small end to and out of the large end. As the yarn is drawn through the tube frame, it slides along the hook and finally drops from the vhook; down onto thespool as shown in Fig.5. \Vhile the hoolcll is being moved f0rward and I back again, its actuating member or'rod 52 is maintained in downwa'rd positive engagementwith the rlb 54 of the slide 55 by the engagement of the overhanging shelf- 80 with-its cam'projection 81, which also, by'

reason'of the positive connecting members 60.63, prevents the keyboard carriage from being shifted, as said shifting thereof would ofcourse also shift the drawing-1n mechanism and thereby bend the hook 11 and disarra-nge and possibly'injure the vari- .ous other parts. This same mechanism also relieves the operator of the necessity of holding his finger on the key 38, which is retract-ed by its spring 39 as soon as the yarn has been selected. As soon as the cam pro ection 81 of the hook actuator 52 is fully restored to its starting position, it escapes from the restraint of the shelf 80, .l Whe16- uponthe spring 59 instantly raises theyoke" 51 and, through the connected parts fiQ;-83,,

at ing mechanlsm so p I t 1. to draw-in the particular yarn WhlClland 14, permits both the keyboard-carriage: and the drawing-in mechanismjto be fed along onestep so as to bring them into oper-g ative. position for the next yarn selected. This process is repeated for each yarn, the;

operator simply pressing in the particular key rod 36 called for by the pattern, and the machine thereupon accomplishes all .the-

rest. vThe operator select's the yarn'and, by the same selective movement, automatically" couples the drawing-in hook with its oper-v thatit is instantly actu-' has thus been selectedflaald place the same in correct position through the tube of thei tube frame and-onto the spool. When the tube frame and 1 spool have thus, v loeenj- 'gghrought with their required complement of,

.are thus all wound under absolutely .uni-, form tension and are subsequently severed:

in perfect alinement with eaohother, the

usual waste of yarn is eliminated whichhas;

heretofore resulted from the necessity. of] trimming the yarn ends after the spool hasf been woundand then separate drawn-in,

and from the uneven; tension of t e different yarns. As soon as the winding'has-been completed, the openatol'q'neleases the treadle .102 and. again depresses the treadle 15.5,

thereby lowering the spool and tube;fi'ame with their complement of yarns into the position indicated at .117, Fig. 5. Just before they reach their lower position, the comb '9 is rotated -:as indicated by the arr-(mg 'zso as'to straighten out all'th'e yarns, both those which. have been selected and the others which may have been disturbed by said selection, and while the lowering is taking place, the raised yarns are being ilpitcred by the. cross plate 118 from their ating lever. 138 with the cam 14:1.

selected or shedposition.- Thereupon the severing mechanism .4 is moved upwardly,

and just as it reaches the yarns which are held taut between the comb and the small ends of the tubes oI the tube frame, said being then in position between the yarns I teeth 136 of the severing mechanism,

cutting the knife bar 135 of the latter is given .a

quick longitudinal severing movement by the engagement of the ta1l 140 of its actuthis cutting of the threads is taking place, i

the cross plate '118 is being raised again into position to permitth'e proper operation of the selective mechanism for a second spool, and thesevering mechanism is being restored .to its inoperative down position.

The operator then releases the tread'le. 155,

and then he;releases the tube frame from its clamped position and swings its ends 113 downwardlyand snaps them into engagement with-thespool, which is then removed from the machine ready for use in the Axminist'er .Moqnette loom. A 1 fresh spool and tube frame are then put in place, the treadle 155 lowered so .as to raise them into operative position, as shown-in Fig. 5, and the process above-described is replaced.

Several advantages result from 'havmg both the yarn-selecting and drawing-,m

drawing-in Wl'bhflS much care as theselecting.. Moreover, it is very light ;running, and permits the employment of considerable to devise a rapid, automatic machine for effecting the drawing-in movement as nearly as possible: thesame as now common in the hand method of laying the thread, whereby -accomplished step by step. .It is not only rapidgbut permits the operator to watch the ofthe mechanism which is at present in use. In fact, one object, of my invention has beenthe operators who are already trained to the Y latter method will more readily fall into line with the automatic machine. Instead of drawing the" thread in from the ibig end of the tubes and out at the small end.1there-.-

of,- 1 heverse the direction, thereby gaining the advantage of having the hook advance into the more readily entered. large end oi the tube andhfi'ecting drawing-in pr or to the-winding oi the spool.

1 1 This renders-( it feasible to accomplish the selecting, draw ing-in, winding, and cuttingall in one marchine, instead 1 of requiring separate ma-' chines. Also, by not severing the yarn until after it is drawn-in, the trimming-of the yarn and consequent .Waste is rendered 11nnecessary.) I prefer to employ a hand controlled -selective mechanism, I do not intend to limit myv invention thereto.

. By maintaining the.

It Will be understood thatwhile yarns which are selected one by one raised until after the winding operation, the latter 0 eration does not tend to interfere with and disturb the position of the unselected yarns,

. and,, when the Winding takes place, the

yarns thus heldraised away from the others pull much freer than otherwise.

.Havingdescribed my invention, what I- .clann as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1

1. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with means for delivering a supply of yarns, and means for supporting a tube frame in position to be provided with a complementof yarns from said supplygcf selecting mechanism for selecting from said yarns the desired complement thereof required for the tubes of said tube frame, and

means for drawing-in the selected yarns one at a time into therespective tubes. of said .tube frame:

2. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with yarn-selecting mechanism, of means for drawing in the selected yarns one at a time, and means for thereafter winding said yarns on a spool.

3. In a machine of the kind described, the

combination with pattern-selective means for selecting one yarn at a time, a general source of said yarn supply, and means for supporting a tube frame and its tubes in p0.- sition for the selected yarns to'be drawn into saidtubes, of means for drawing-in each yarn as selected. j

4:.- In a machine of the kind described, the combination with yarn-selective mechanism,

including governing means for determining the yarns to be selected, of step by step drawing-in mechanism to draw-in one yarn at a time, and means to supporta series of tubes in position to receive said yarns.

5. In a machine of the kind described, a general source of yarn supply,'and yarnselective mechanism for choosing. certain yarns from among the general sup-ply of yarns, combined with drawing-in mechanism under the control of said selective mechanism, and means for supporting the tubes in position to receive the selected yarns.

."6. In a machine of the kind described, the

combination with step by step yarn-selective mechanism, of drawing-in mechanism, and means connected with the latter for preventing said selective mechanism from being operated at a second step position before the" drawing-in mechanism has operated.

7. In a-machine of the kind described, the combination with a general sourceof yarn supply, step by step yarn selective mechanism for choosing certain yarns from among saidgeneral supply of yarns and means for holdmg the tubes of a tube frame in position for the chosen yarns to be drawn through said tubes, of step by step drawing-in mecha nism, and operating connections between said two step by step mechanisms containing means for effecting their step by step movements in unison.

In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a general source of yarn nism for choosing certain yarns from among said general supply of yarns one at a time successively across the machine and means for holdmg the tubes of a tube frame 1n po- 9. In a machine of the kind described',"a'

source of general yarn supply from which a complement of yarn is to be selected, means to support the tubes of a tube frame in position for the selected yarns to be drawn into said tubes, and yarn-selective mechanism, including controlling means for selecting a desired complement of said yarns, combined.

a supply, step by step'yarn selective mechawith a singledrawing-m device for drawing all the selected yarns through said tubes, means to movesaid device into position to cotiperate with the successive yarns, one at a time, and means to reciprocate said device with relation to each yarn.

10. In a machine of the kind described,

the combination with a source ofgeneral delivery, yarn-selective mechanism for choosing certain yarns fromamong the general supply of'yarns, of means'to support a tube frame .in position to receive the selected yarns, a drawing-in hook, and operating means for" 'ving said hook a drawing-in movement t rough said tubes in succession. 11. In a machine of thekind described, the combination. with means to support a tube frame, of means to draw-in the yarns through said tubeframe one at a time, and means for thereafter winding the drawn-in yarns. j 12. In a machine of the kind described,

the combination with means for supporting a tube frame, and means for holding the yarns in alinement with said tubes, of means to draw-in the yarns one at a time through the successive tubes, and-means for thereafter winding the yarns.

13. Ina machine of the kind described, the combination with winding. and support ing means for a spool on which yarns are to be Wound, and means for delivering the said yarnsnfio be Wound on said spool, of means for supporting the tubes of a tube "frame, and means for drawing-in the yarns one at a time into the tubes of the tube frame.

14. Amachine of the kind described, comprising yarn-selecting mechanism, Winding mechanism, and automatic means to move theselected yarns one at a time to said Wind-- ing mechanism.- v

15. A machine of the kind described, prising yarn-selecting mechanism, win 7 when wound.

' dies to normal mechanism,means to move the selected yarns one at a time to said winding mechanism, and automat c means for. severing the yarns 16. A machine of the kind described, comprising yarn-selective mechanism, including vertically movable heddles normally held in down position, selective means for releasing a selected heddle, means forindiv idually raising each heddle as selected, to holdthe' "selected yarn 'in raised position, winding mechanism, and means to move the selected yarns one at'a timeto said winding mechanism. Y

17. A machine of the kind described, com- .prising yarn-selective mechanism, including vertically movable heddles normally held in down position, selective means for releasing a selected heddle, means for individually raising each heddle'as selected, to hold the selected yarn in raised position, means to supporta tube frame, and means to draw-in the selected yarns through said tube frame one at a time. i

18. A machine of the kind described, comprising yarn-selective mechanism, including, -vertically movable heddles normally held in down position, selective means for releasing a selected heddle, means for individually raising the selected heddles,'to hold the selected yarns in raised position, and means to positively force downward the raised heddles to normal position, combinedwith windin mechanism, and mechanismto move the se ected yarns to said winding mechanism While the heddles arein raised position.

19. A machineof the kind described, com

prising yarn-selective mechanism, including vertically movable heddle's normally held in down position, selective means for releasing a selected heddle, means for individually raising the selected heddles, to hold theselected yarns in raised position, means to positively force downward the raised hedlposition, means to support a mechanism for drawing-in the selected arns through said tube frame while the hed dles are in raised position.

20. A machine of the kind described, comprising yarn-selective mechanism, includtube frame, an

ing verticallyTmOvable heddles each provided with locking means for looking it in down position, selective means for unlock ing a selected .heddle, and meansfor individually raising the selected heddles, to hold the selected yarns in raised position,'combined with Winding mechanism,.and m'echanism to move the-selected yarns to said Winding mechanism'while the heddles are in raised position.

21. .A machine'ofthe kind described, comjprising yarn-selective mechanism, includin vertically movable heddles each provi ed with locking means for docking it in down position, selective means for unlockthe heddlcs are in raised posit-ion.

ing a selected heddle, and means'for individually raising the selected heddles, to hold, the'selected yarns in. raised position, combined with means to support a tube frame, and mechanism for drawing-in the selected yarns through said tube frame while 22. A machine of the kind described, comprising yarn-selective mechanism, including a step by step actuator, a draWing-in'device carried by and actuated step by step by said actuator, and means for giving .saiddrawing-in device a drawing-in movement in each step by step position. v

23. In a machine of. the kind-described, means to support a tube frame, a drawingin hook, means -to move said hook step by step to draw-in the yarns one at a time throughthe successivetubes of the tube frame, actuating means for reciprocating 'said drawing-in hook, and means for rocking the hook from tube-occupyingposition into yarn-engaging position for facilitating the passage of the same through the tube.

2a. A machine of the kind described, comprising a drawing-in hook mounted for longitudinal movement, a continuously reciprocating actuator for moving said hook, and means'under the control of the operator for co necting said hook With said actuator to be-actuated thereby.

25. In a machine of the kind described,

means for supporting a spool and tube frame in position to be supplied with a complement of yarns, drawing-in. mcchanlsm,

' winding mechanism, and means to lower said spool and tube frame entirely below said mechanisms topermit the removal of the spool and tube frame together. j

' 26. In a machine of the kind described, a yarn-severing device, means to support a tube frame and a spool above said device in position to receive a complement of yarns, drawing-in mechanism to draw said yarns through the tubes of said'tube frame, winding. mechanism to wind the yarns on the spool,'and means to lower said supporting means with said spool .and tube frame in position for said severing mechanism to sever the yarns in proper relation to the tube frame.

'27. In amachine of the kind described, means to supportv a supply of yarns, means to support a spool and tube frame to re ceive yarns from said supply, yarn straightening and alining mechanism, yarn-severing mechanism, and means for moving the spool and tube frame with their support into position ,for' said straightening and aliningv mechanism to engage the yarns thereof'prior to the severing ofsaidv-yarns.

28. In a machine of the kind described,

means to support a spool and tube frame, means to deliver yarns through the tubes of said time frame and onto said spool,

the spool, severing means, and mechanism of two subscribing Witnesses Winciing mechanism to wind the yarns on name to-this specification in the presence for lowering said spool and tube frame with V their. support and raising said severing WALSH mechanism to sever theyarns of the low- Witnesses:

ered spool and-tube frame. EDWARD R. BARKER,

In testimony whereof, I have signed Iny EDWARD MAXWELL.

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