US Patent No. 1,418,130, granted 30 May 1922 to William Coombes of Hyson Green, Nottingham, for improvements to twist lace machines. The invention lays the weft threads beneath the carriages and then lifts them into the shed. The machine therefore does not need to slow or stop during the weft traverse, and it can run faster. The document has five sheets of drawings (Figs. 1-12) and a specification with twelve claims. It describes pivoted weft carriers, deflecting angle bars, shock-absorbing catches, thread-retaining members, and a variant with tube-guided carriers and weft lifters.