German Imperial patent no. 333255 from the Reichspatentamt, granted to Hoppe & Vortkamp of Ratingen near Düsseldorf, for a loom to make mats, runners and carpets from thick weft cords. A crank drive with a gear and a toothed segment stops the beater for a time, so the weft ball can be passed through a tall shed (up to 40 cm). The loom can handle thick threads, cords and ropes of paper or coconut fibre up to 15 mm in diameter. The text covers the description, the patent claim and the drawings (Figs. 1 and 2).