Title of Invention

A PORTABLE HAND OPERATED JACQUARD HANDLOOM FOR WEAVING

Abstract

This invention of a mini portable handloom to weave BANARASI SILK material is a purely manual device.No electrical energy is needed. It weaves material in silk of a given width with locked edges and can produce material of unlimited length. It has aluminium structure fixed with nut and bolt. Parts of this portable and detachable loom can be reassembled easily. It does not require any pit or depth space like the conventional loom. The miniaturized jacquard works with precision as the pulling cord from the operational stick instead of being pulled by foot gets fixed to a hook placed under the jacquard. It is especially suitable for the preparation of material for sampling, design validation, experimentation without any wastage of raw material. It is most suitable for demonstration to learners and innovative work.

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1.0 FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to the design and development of a mini portable handloom using aluminum structure and fixing nut bolts. It stands in contrast to the conventionally used loom made of wooden structure. It is totally hand operated (manual), does not need electrical power. The size of the machine (loom) has been drastically reduced to 15" x 30" compare to the large size presently used. This allows the loom to be a portable type and can be operated at any desired place selected by the artisan. Being very light this loom will be very suitable for the use by women workers. It is especially suitable for the preparation of material for sampling, design validation, experimentation without any wastage of raw material. It is most suitable for demonstration to learners and innovative work. Page2 20 BACKGROUND OF INVENTION The present invention of a mini portable (folding type)l Benarasi jacquard handloom to weave silk material originates from method applied to rectify modify and improve upon certain obvious drawbacks existing in the structure and workability of the conventional jacquard handloom. The present invention has drastically reduced the size. It is portable.The structure is made of aluminium.lt is durable, rigid, long lasting. • Its simplified structure is learner friendly. At textile institutes they can very easily master the technical details of a loom and its operation. • Not expensive. • The present invention encourages experimentation, sampling. It does not involve wastage of raw material highly suitable for demonstration. Page:3 3.0 THE DRAWBACK ASSOCIATED WITH KNOWN ART • The conventional Banarasi wooden jacquard loom is very large, immovable, so it is not easily accessible to learners. At the textile institutes they can not master the technical details of operating the big conventional loom. • The conventional loom is very expensive. • The conventional loom involves both hand and foot during weaving. • With the conventional loom experimentation with designs and sampling involves huge wastage of raw material. • Contrasted to these the present invention has drastically reduced the size. It is portable. Its simplified structure is learner friendly. At textile institutes they can • very easily master the technical details of a loom and its operation. • Not expensive. The present invention encourages experimentation, sampling. It does not involve wastage of raw material highly suitable for demonstration. Page'4 4.0 OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims at: • Size Reduction • Cost Reduction • Creating Rigid and Durable structure • Operation without electricity • Easily portable from one place to other • Highly suitable for women workers • No scope for waste of costly silk (raw material) • Quick innovation in design and art work as required in Banarasi work • Newer application development for smaller size Banarasi Art Work as in Wall hanging, Cushion cover, Letter holder, Stole, Patch Work etc highly suitable for export purpose. • Employment generation for larger number of local women folks. Page:5 5.0 A SUMMARY OF INVENTION A mini folding type long lasting portable handloom machine suitable for highly specialized banarasi work has been invented. • No electrical power is required for running the machine. It is a simplified loom. Its operation is uncomplicated. • Experimentation with new designs is easy which enables women to work using hands only. • There is no requirement of any pit to fix the loom as used in conventional handlooms. • Aluminium structure with fixing nut & bolt offers rigidity to the frame and also allows it to be dismantled & re-assembled as & when necessary. • Cost reduction is a vital component of this machine. • Innovative design work of banarasi type & newer application development may lead to potential export market. • Employment generation with this low cost machine is another outcome of this invention. • Future plan of the work which is currently progressing envisages & electrically operated machine with remote control suitable for highly mechanized work. Page:§ 6. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING. SHEET NO.l Fig.l Shows the complete view of the loom with all its components SHEET NO. 2 Fig.2 Shows the complete view of the punch roller Fig. 3 Shows the complete view of the shuttle Fig. 4 Shows the complete view of the bobbin Fig. IThe machine (loom)basically consists of the following parts as given in the drawing ( SHEET 1) Aluminium Frame: Numerical Ref : 1 Unlike the wooden frame this unconventional aluminium frame is rigid and long lasting, rust proof and moth proof. Cloth Roller: Numerical Ref: 2 The woven silk material winds around the cloth roller. Its size has been reduced with precision. Reed : Numerical Ref. 3 It decides the count of silk thread that passes through it. Size reduced. Setter: Numerical Ref. 4 It adjusts the uneven silk threads while weaving. Size reduced. Hook: Numerical Ref. 5 It is the most important component of this invention. It introduces the innovative technique of eliminating the conventional pit / space depth and the use of footwork. Jacquard: Numerical Ref. 6 Drastically reduced in size to fit the invention, weaves design on silk material with utmost precision. Page:7 1. Pulling Cord: Numerical Ref 7 Strong cord to pull the stick. Stick: Numerical Ref. 8 Special aluminium stick connected with the jacquard to move the jacquard. Punch Roller: Numerical Ref. 9 Holds the punch card and rotates the same. Punch Card: Numerical Ref 10 Holds the design. Weft Roller: Numerical Ref. 11 The silk weft remains wound round the roller and unwinds with the process of weaving. SHEET 2 Shuttle with bobbin: Numerical Ref. 12 A very small bobbin remains attached to the shuttle and the weaving takes place as the shuttle gets thrown from left to right and right to left. 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWING Banarasi Silk Weaving on handloom has been in vogue down the centuries. The use of jacquard machine was a later addition which brought speed to designing. This traditional wooden jacquard handloom measures approximately 4 feet (length) X 3 feet (width) X 2 1/2 feet (depth). 2 1/2 feet depth portion is fixed in a pit. The weaver sits on a 9" X 4" plank placed over the pit and uses it like a chair. The component Ref. Numeral 7 comes down from component 6 and reaches the bottom of the pit when pulled by the weaver to make the jacquard move and the loom work. There is another kind of loom which is not fixed to a pit but there is a depth space to make the pulling cord operate and the jacquard move. Page:8 The present invention has totally eliminated the concept of a pit or a depth space. It introduces a very revolutionary concept of component Ref. numeral 5 fixed under the component no. 6 to give space to the component no 7 and making the loom work. It is done all by hand and the use of the right foot of the traditional weaving is completely absent. After setting the loom the weaver holds the comp. 7 connected to the Comp 6 and fixes it to the comp 5. It divides the weft space and then the Comp 12 passes through the space. This process creates design in this loom there is no need of extra space depth or speed. The continuous process of pulling the comp 7 with which the comp 9. holding the comp 10 rotates and the design is created . Page:9 I claim: 1. A mini portable jacquard handloom for benarasi silk weaving comprising plurality of rigid frames having suitable metallic material; a cloth roller; a weft roller; a reed; a setter having predetermined size for adjusting the uneven silk threads while weaving; a punch roller; a rigid metallic stick connected to the said jacquard for to and fro movement of the said jacquard; a pulling cord to pull the said stick in a predetermined manner; a set of punch card containing desired designs of the said benarasi silk, the said set of the punch card being suitably inserted in the punch roller by way of the movement of the said stick; a plurality of metallic nuts and bolts having a predetermined size for connecting the frames to the above elements in a suitable mode during operation of the said handloom; a jacquard of predetermined size having a housing wherein plurality of needles, plurality of interconnected levers, a punch roller can rest; at least one shuttle each comprising a bobbin, the said shuttle having a to and fro movement by which the weaving takes place; plurality of threaded network having a predetermined thickness connecting the jacquard and the platform on which the setter, cloth roller, reed and weft roller rests; characterized by that the said mini portable jacquard handloom is a portable, light weight, runs without electric power, having a hook eliminating any provision for pit of handloom thereby making the handloom portable, and the use of footwork is eliminated by the induction of the non-pit characteristic of the said handloom; the miniature jacquard calibrating the mating pairs of the components of the said handloom; the said components of the said handloom being easily detached and reassembled as and when required with the use of plurality of hinged joints, the said joints being fastened together with the said plurality of said nuts and bolts. 2. A mini portable jacquard handloom, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said metallic material of the said frames is having rust proof, moth proof characteristics. 3. A mini portable jacquard handloom, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the woven silk material winds around the said cloth roller whose size can be reduced with a predetermined precision. 4. A mini portable jacquard handloom, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the size of the said reed is reduced to a predetermined size in order to make the said handloom a portable one. 5. A mini portable jacquard handloom, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said reed decides the count of the silk thread that passes through it. 6. A mini portable jacquard handloom, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said handloom can be placed on a table of standard dimension. 7. A mini portable jacquard handloom, as claimed in claim 1, wherein wastage of silk is optimised during drawing out the samples of designed silk fabric. 8. A improved process of weaving through the said mini portable jacquard handloom, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the steps of the weaving comprising: placing the said loom on a table of predetermined size and the weaver sitting on a chair economically suitable for operating the said handloom; pulling the said pulling cord by hand of the said weaver and tying the said cord to the said hook; creating space on the platform on which the setter, cloth roller, reed and weft roller rests, and the shuttle holding the bobbin worn with silk thread is slipped by hand from right to left and left to right, the uneven silk thread being settled by the setter after each throw of the said shuttle. This invention of a mini portable handloom to weave BANARASI SILK material is a purely manual device.No electrical energy is needed. It weaves material in silk of a given width with locked edges and can produce material of unlimited length. It has aluminium structure fixed with nut and bolt. Parts of this portable and detachable loom can be reassembled easily. It does not require any pit or depth space like the conventional loom. The miniaturized jacquard works with precision as the pulling cord from the operational stick instead of being pulled by foot gets fixed to a hook placed under the jacquard. It is especially suitable for the preparation of material for sampling, design validation, experimentation without any wastage of raw material. It is most suitable for demonstration to learners and innovative work.

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00833-kol-2007-abstract.pdf

00833-kol-2007-claims.pdf

00833-kol-2007-description complete.pdf

00833-kol-2007-drawings.pdf

00833-kol-2007-form 1.pdf

00833-kol-2007-form 18.pdf

00833-kol-2007-form 2.pdf

00833-kol-2007-form 3.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(07-01-2013)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-ABSTRACT.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-AMANDED CLAIMS.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-AMANDED PAGES OF SPECIFICATION.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-DRAWINGS.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-FORM-1.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-FORM-13-1.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-FORM-13.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(14-02-2012)-POWER OF ATTORNEY.PDF

833-KOL-2007-(25-05-2012)-ABSTRACT.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(25-05-2012)-AMANDED CLAIMS.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(25-05-2012)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(25-05-2012)-FORM-2.pdf

833-KOL-2007-(25-05-2012)-OTHERS.pdf