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Patent X-5906: 1830-04-07, Loom
| X Number | Date | Inventor | City | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-5906 | 1830-04-07 | William Bacon | Philadelphia, PA | Loom | Missing |
Comments
Most of the patents prior to 1836 were lost in the Dec. 1836 fire. Only about 2,000 of the almost 10,000 documents were recovered. Little is known about this patent. No patent drawing is available. This patent is in the database for reference only.
Without a drawing it would be in vain to attempt to describe a loom of almost any kind; and, in the present instance, although the drawing is well executed, it does not appear to us that the construction and operation of the machine are given with sufficient clearness. The object proposed is to weave rugs and carpeting, not only of the ordinary width, but also without seam, sufficiently large for a room.
The loom, as represented in the drawing, is so constructed that the carpet to be woven stands in an oblique position. Its operation of weaving is thus described. “The chain is put on the yarn beam in the usual way, over the top rail, and through the gears and reeds; from thence extended, by lines, to the cloth beam. The treadles are pressed down, which open the chain, and the filling put in by the needles, one thread at once; the plush is then put in by the proper needles, one for each colour, and worked to any required figure. For this purpose the figure is first divided into small squares, and the colours are then worked so as to correspond with the squares. In this way a carpet of any size, with a border worked in, may be made to fit any room, without seam, and to fit the fire-place and different recesses of the room.”
“The roller for the gears is two or three feet long, for one person to work at. There may be any number of rollers, according to the size of the carpet, and number of persons employed.”
“Invention claimed.—What I claim as my peculiar invention, is, the construction of the before described machine, by which rugs and carpets can be worked to any size and figure, without seam, and to fit any room.”
It will thus be seen that the whole machine is claimed, without any reference whatever to any particular arrangement of its parts, although these parts are, in general, similar to such as are found in other looms. To sustain such a claim, the whole construction ought to be new.
Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 6, 1830, pg. 5
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