German Reich patent no. 419273 (Reichspatentamt), an addition to patent 331830, for a shedding bar for hand weaving devices. The bar is a triangular prism with rounded edges and lengthwise grooves in its sides that guide the needle carrying the weft thread. It may be bent from sheet metal to make it lighter. The bar is rolled on its unbroken back surface to open the shed. The text describes seven figures and gives two patent claims.