Nose guide for a heddle frame
AssigneeSteel Heddle Mfg. Co.
InventorsThomas A. Korbutt, Charles K. Johnson, Charles F. Kramer
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Abstract
A nose guide including a fastening mechanism for attaching the nose guide to a harness frame on a weaving loom. The fastening mechanism includes a pair of elongated straps and a pair of bosses carried on the inner surfaces of the straps which are provided to fit within elongated complimentary recesses provided in the straps. Fasteners extend through the bosses for securing the opposed straps together for attaching the nose guide to a slat of the harness frame.
Claims7
In combination with a harness frame a nose guide including a fastening mechanism for attaching said nose guide to a harness frame for a weaving loom, said nose guide having a pair of spaced side plates terminating in a head portion, said harness frame including a pair of spaced slats, said side plates extending over opposed sides of a respective slat, said fastening mechanism comprising:
- a pair of elongated straps each having an inner and outer surface,
- a pair of spaced bosses carried on said inner surface of said elongated straps,
- elongated recesses complementary in shape to said elongated straps provided in said side plates for receiving said straps, and
- fastening means extending through said bosses for securing opposed straps together for attaching said nose guide to a slat of said harness frame.
In combination with a harness frame a nose guide including a fastening mechanism for attaching said nose guide to a harness frame for a weaving loom, said nose guide having a pair of spaced side plates terminating in a head portion, said harness frame including a pair of spaced slats, said side plates extending over opposed sides of a respective slat, said fastening mechanism comprising:
- a pair of elongated straps each having an inner and outer surface,
- elongated recesses complementary in shape to said elongated straps provided in said side plates for receiving said straps,
- recessed shoulders extending around said elongated recesses in said side plates,
- fastening means extending through said straps for securing opposed straps together for attaching said nose guide to a slat of said harness frame, and
- said straps being supported on said shoulders so that when said fastening means are drawn down tightly, said elongated straps pull said opposed side plates flush against said slat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.