Shuttle checking device

Claim 1

For use in a loom shuttle box, a shuttle binder comprising, an elongated longitudinally disposed element having a curved portion adjacent a shuttle receiving end thereof for receiving the shuttle on initial impact, and an inner substantially flat surface extending rearwardly therefrom substantially in alignment with the elongated element so that the adjacent portion of the elongated element has a substantially uniform cross section, a relatively thin flat formed member substantially conforming to the inner surface of the elongated element, said thin flat member and said elongated element being constructed from a single unitary wooden blank, said blank having been compressed and densified by the application of heat and pressure along opposite sides thereof across said flat member so that said flat member is capable of dissipating heat and withstanding flexing and impact from the shuttle during weaving, means fastening the thin flat member to the elongated element adjacent the forward end of the elongated element, means fastening the thin flat member to the elongated element adjacent the rear end thereof, each of said means fastening the thin flat member resisting thrust longitudinally of the thin flat member caused by engagement of the binder by the shuttle, said thin flat member being in substantially overlying relationship to the elongated element, an air space between the elongated element and the thin flat member extending between the means fastening the thin flat member adjacent the ends thereof and a shuttle engaging leatherlike strip substantially covering the thin flat member.