Method and loom for weaving a fabric
OwnerJakob Muller, Erich Essiginventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
To insert an effect thread into a fabric being woven a warp is opened and an effect thread is inserted from one side into the open warp. It is then engaged from the open side of the warp and retained until such time as it can no longer be withdrawn from the warp due to its own tension.
Claims11
In a method of weaving a fabric on a needle loom using a main weft thread being inserted from either side of the warp and an effect weft thread being inserted from one side of the warp, the steps of forming a shed intermediate the width of the warp and spaced from the edges thereof;
- moving an effect weft thread from one side into the open shed so as to form a loop laterally adjacent the opposite side of the open shed above the remaining edge warp;
- moving a retaining member transversely and longitudinally of said warp from said opposite side and at a location which is spaced lengthwise of the warp from said loop until it enters said loop to retain the same from being pulled out from said shed;
- closing said shed;
- and withdrawing said retaining member from said loop.
In a needle loom for weaving a fabric wherein a main weft thread is inserted from either side of the warp and an effect weft thread is inserted from one side of the warp, a combination comprising first means for forming said warp;
- second means for opening and closing a shed intermediate the width of said warp and spaced from the edges thereof;
- third means for moving said effect weft thread from one side into the open shed so as to form a loop laterally adjacent the opposite side of the open shed above the remaining edge warp;
- and fourth means, including a retaining member movable transversely and longitudinally of said warp from said opposite side and at a location which is spaced lengthwise of the warp from said loop until it enters said loop to retain the same from being out from said shed while the latter is being closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.