Temple for Weaving Tubular Fabrics. No

G. F. SIMON, Temple for Weaving Tubular Fabrics. No. 218,074. Patented July 29, 1879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GOTTLIEB F. SIMON, OF BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND. IMPROVEMENT IN TEMPLES FOR WEAVING TUBULAR FABRICS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 21S,074, dated July 29, 1879; application filed May 2, 1878.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GOTTLIEB FRIEDRICH areed sounded with which and ait straightis to be end,used, and and slightlyhaving SIMON, a subject of the King of Saxony, re concave sides. The wooden portion is inclosed siding in Bristol, in the county of Bristol and within a metallic rim, b, which may be flat or State of Rhode Island, have invented certain half-round, and secured by means of screws new and useful Improvements in Temples for or studs with countersunk heads to insure a Weaving Tubular Fabrics; and I do hereby smooth surface. The metallic rim b at the declare that the following specification, taken straight end of the temple is longer than the in connection with the drawings furnished, Wooden portion, as at c, constituting ears, by and forming a part thereof, is a clear, true, which the temple is connected with the reed. and complete description of my invention. These ears are provided with holes for the re My improvements relate to that class of ception of rolls d and e, which are separated temples which reciprocate to and fro longi by a space considerably greater than the width tudinally within the fabric, with a movement of the dents of the reed with which the tem corresponding more or less closely with the ple is to be used. movements of the lay of the loom; and the ob It is not essential that the roll d be capable jects of my improvements are simplicity in of rotation; but its rounded surface is desira construction, reliability in operation, and a per ble. The roll e is loosely mounted on a rod, fect support for the fabric as against the draft f, which is snugly fitted to the holes in the on the filling at the time the shuttle makes ends of the ears c. its flight, and also a perfect support close to The reed B is of the form commonly used the face of the reed at the time of making its in weaving hydraulic hose, and is provided beat. with strong heavy dents. The temple and My invention, mainly, consists in the com reed are flexibly connected, as if with a hinge bination, with a reed, of a temple mounted joint, by means of the ears c, outer roll, e, and on the face thereof, and adapted at its front its rodf. The ears c are considerably thin end to occupy a tubular fabric and support ner than the spaces between the dents of the it against the draft on the filling, and at its reed, and the temple and reed are so connected rear end to support the fabric when the reed that the temple may be freely inclined up or makes its beat. down to correspond with the upper or lower My invention consists, further, in a temple portions of the shed opened for the passage which is provided with means for flexibly at of a shuttle. taching it to a reed, so that it may be moved When applied for use the temple is inter therewith to and fro by the lay of the loom. posed between the two sets of warp, and the My invention further consists in the combi end thereof next the reed is moved up or down nation, with a reed, of a temple which is flexi at the opening of each shed, so that the shut bly connected thereto, and is reciprocated tle may pass under or over it and the Warps, therewith to and fro by the lay of a loom. which move with the temple, while its oppo To more particularly describe my invention, site end remains within the fabric. I will refer to the accompanying drawings, in It will be seen that when the reed is at its which most rearward position the rounded end of Figure 1 represents, in perspective, one of the temple will be within the fabric, and af. my temples. Fig. 2 represents the same in ford proper resistance to the draft on the fill lateral section. Fig. 3 represents, in perspec ing at the terminal movements of the shuttle, tive, a reed with one of my temples attached and that when the reed is making its beat the thereto. fabric will be thoroughly supported close to My temple A may be composed wholly of the face of the reed. metal, or partly of Wood or other light mate The temple, instead of being solid, as shown, rial. In the drawings it is shown to be com may be composed merely of the metallic rim, posed partially of Wood at of a length some laterally braced by cross-pieces of Wood or what greater than the distance moved by the We

2 21S,074 Instead of being flat on top, as shown, the claim as new and desire to secure by Letters temple may be rounded, so as to be oval in Patent cross-section, and this form is sometimes de 1. The combination, with a reed for weav. sirable. ing tubular fabrics, of a temple mounted on It is to be distinctly understood that I the face of the reed, and adapted at its outer make no claim to a “former' mounted on the end to occupy the interior of the fabric and sup face of a reed for weaving tubular fabrics port it against the draft on the filling, and at adapted to enter the fabric only at the time its rear end to support the fabric when the the beat is made, for such a device, not being beat is made, substantially as described. within the fabric at the time the shuttle makes 2. A temple for weaving tubular fabrics its flight, has no power to resist the draft on provided with means for flexibly connecting the filling, and it cannot therefore operate it with a reed, substantially as described. like my temple, which, being always within 3. The combination, with a reed, of a tem the fabric, offers a perfect resistance to the ple flexibly connected to the reed and recip draft on the filling, and prevents the fabric rocated there with, substantially as described. from being unduly drawn inward or contracted, GOTTLEB FRIEDRICHI SIMON. regardless of the degree of shuttle-tension Witnesses: which may be employed. J. HENRY WEED, Having thus described my invention, I I. F. WILLIAMS.