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US 3,998,246 AGranted
Means for keeping track in weaving operations
OwnerPenelope Strousserinventor
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An apparatus for use on looms and weaving devices, and especially hand operated weaving devices or looms, which apparatus enables the operator whether sighted or a person of limited or no vision, to weave even fairly complex patterns involving frequent selections of different treadling lever settings and other operations without losing track of where he is in the weaving process, and also enables a person to easily pick up where he or she left off in a weaving operation without making a mistake and without requiring study or instruction, the improvement comprising a plurality of identifier members having instructions printed, embossed or otherwise applied thereto, one or more such identifier members being provided for each operation or each sequence of operations in a weaving process, and means for supporting a plurality of said identifiers in an orderly manner and at a location convenient to the operator so that they can be moved from an active to an inactive position as the weaving operation progresses without mixing them up or changing the order in which they are used.
In a weaving device such as a loom having a frame and means on the frame for mounting a plurality of treadling levers different combinations of the settings of which may be made depending upon a weaving operation to be performed, the improvement comprising means whereby an operator can determine step-by-step each operation he has to perform in a desired weaving operation so he can weave a desired pattern in a proper sequence and keep track of where he is in a weaving process, said means including an elongated guide member having opposite ends and means for attaching the opposite ends to spaced locations on the loom so that the guide member is at an easily accessible location, and a plurality of instruction cards mounted for movement along said guide member, movement of said cards being independent of other functions of the weaving device, each of said cards having an instruction formed thereon which advises the operator as to each particular step to be performed in the weaving process, said cards being movable along the guide member as the step to be performed that is indicated thereon is completed, said guide member being formed to enable accumulating a plurality of said cards adjacent opposite ends thereof.
In a weaving device such as a loom having means to perform various weaving steps, the improvement comprising instruction means including an elongated rod like member and means for fixedly attaching opposite ends thereof to the loom, one of said means fixedly attaching the rod like member being releasable, and a deck of instruction cards with instructins on each card as to the steps to be performed in a weaving operation, each of the cards in said deck having an opening therethrough, the openings in said cards being in alignment so that the released end of the rod member can be threaded through the deck of cards and thereafter reattached to the loom, said rod like member being shaped to provide room adjacent to the opposite attached ends thereof to accommodate the deck of cards, said cards being movable one at a time independently of other functions of the loom along the rod as the weaving step indicated thereon is performed.
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