Heddle frames

#1. Field of the Invention

#This invention relates to heddle frame for looms and more particularly to an improved brace for the frame intermediate its ends.

#2. Description of the Prior Art

#The nature and characteristic features of the invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a view in front elevation of a heddle frame having a brace in accordance with the invention mounted thereon;

#FIG. 2 is a front elevational view, on a larger scale, of the brace;

#Referring now more particularly to the drawings, a heddle frame 10 is shown, of well known construction, comprising top and bottom rails 11, and side struts 12 connecting the ends of the rails 11 and maintaining them in spaced parallel relation. The side struts 12 can be held in engagement with the rails 11 in any desired manner.

#The rails 11 are advantageously made of metal, can be of steel or of light weight metal alloys, such as those of aluminum or magnesium, with opposite parallel vertical side faces 14 and opposite inner and outer horizontal faces 15 and 16.

#The heddle frame 10 is shown as having mounted therein upper and lower heddle supporting rods 17, of continuous or of sectional construction and which may be held at their ends by spring clips 19 carried on the side struts 12, and engaged in T-shaped apertures 20 in the ends of the rods 17. The heddle supporting rods 17 support a plurality of heddles 21 having central warp eyes 22 for controlling the shed.