Machines for the preparation of cards for jacquards

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A MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF CARDS FOR JACQUARDS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION CARD PUNCHING MEANS; SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL FEELER NEEDLES ADAPTED TO BE SELECTED BY A MASTER CARD TO CAUSE SELECTIVE OPERATION OF SAID CARD PUNCHING MEANS; VERTICALLY SLIDABLE FEELER NEEDLE CONTROLLING MEMBERS TO WHICH SAID FEELER NEEDLES ARE INDIVIDUALLY SUSPENDED, SAID FEELDER NEEDLE CONTROLLING MEMBERS BEING SELECTIVELY MOVABLE BETWEEN AN INOEPRATIVE POSITION FOR WHICH SAID FEELER NEEDLES ARE SPACED FROM THE MASTER CARD AND AN OPERATIVE POSITION FOR WHICH SAID FEELER NEELES ENGAGE SAID MASTER CARD AND ARE SELECTED THEREBY; DISENGAGEABLE RETAINING MEMBERS DISPOSED IN SUCCESSIVE PARALLEL ROWS, EACH OF SAID RETAINING MEMBERS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF SAID FEELER NEEDLE CONTROLLING MEMBERS TO RETAIN SAME AT SAID INOPERATIVE POSITION; A CARRIAGE MOVABLE IN FRONT OF SAID PARALLEL ROWS OF RETAINING MEMBERS, SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSELY THERETO; MEANS TO MOVE SAID CARRIAGE CONTINUOUSLY AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT SPEED TO CAUSE SAME TO EFFECT AN OPERATIVE STROKE IN FRONT OF SAID ROWS OF RETAINING MEMBERS; ELECTROMAGNETS SUPPORTED BY SAID CARRIAGE TO SELECTIVELY ACTUATE SAID RETAINING MEMBERS DURING THE OPERATIVE STROKE OF SAID CARRIAGE TO CAUSE SAID RETAINING MEMBERS TO PERMIT SAID FEELER NEEDLE CONTROLLING MEMBERS TO COME TO SAID OPERATIVE POSITION, SAID ELECTROMAGNETS FORMING ON SAID CARRIAGE A ROW OBLIQUELY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO SAID PARALLEL ROWS OF RETAINING MEMBERS IN ORDER THAT DURING OPERATIVE STROKE OF SAID CARRIAGE SAID ELECTROMAGNETS PASS SUCCESSIVELY AND NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY IN FRONT OF THE RETAINING MEMBERS OF EACH ROW OF SAME AND THAT ALL SAID RETAINING MEMBERS MAY BE REGULARLY SWEPT AND SELECTIVELY ACTUATED IN SUCCESSION; AND ENERGIZING MEANS TO SELECTIVELY ENERGIZE SAID ELECTROMAGNETS DURING OPERATIVE STROKE OF SAID CARRIAGE IN UNISON WITH PASSAGE OF SAID ELECTROMAGNETS IN FRONT OF SAID RETAINING MEMBERS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH A READING-IN INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO THE PATTERN TO BE WOVEN BY MEANS OF THE CARDS PERFORATED BY SAID MACHINE.