Patent · 21 pages
US Patent No. 550,068, granted November 19, 1895 to Charles Crompton of Worcester, Massachusetts, for an automatic loom that weaves cane webbing for chair seats. The loom handles body warps, a weft and diagonal warps, which are carried on sliding carriers moved between tracks by transferrers, pick-offs and pushers. The patent has ten sheets of mechanical drawings (Figs. 1-26) followed by the specification and claims. It covers the lay and reed, a weft inserter with cutter and clamp, and a mesh gage.