The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed in connection with articulations of this invention in textile weaving machines are specifically defined as follows:

1. It is claimed that the invention comprises a shaft 1 running across the length of weaving machine on which sley support brackets 2 are fitted securely by means of at least one fastener at place 3, a cylindrical boss 4 is made integral with the bracket 2, at the upper portion of it, in such a manner that it can house a clamping part 5 within its bore as well as it keeps a distance from the extruded sley profile 6 which is further mounted on the bracket 2, which houses two wedges 7A and 7B , which fit inside an integral notch 6A in the sley profile 6 and serve the purpose of clamping the reed into the sley profile 6 when clamping part 5 is fastened on the sley support bracket 2, clamping takes place by counteracting geometry of the two wedges 7 A and 7B further explained below in claim 6 below.

2. Further it is also claimed that as shown in isometric view, the same sley shaft 1, sley support bracket 2 and reed is shown in clamped position for understanding, plurality of such brackets are arranged across the width of the machine, furthermore the reed and beat up shaft are also longer in nature than what is shown in diagram with a view to simplify the explanation in this description and claims, however the longer nature of all these parts is shown in further diagram 3 showing a detailed view of preferred embodiment example and of the best mode of enabling this invention.

3. It is further claimed in continuation of claim 2, in an exploded view of the reed clamping arrangement as shown in diagram 2, shows all the parts explained above and additionally shows a view of wedge 7B in inset showing arrangement of springs 7C, which are arranged in plurality across the machine length at places and notch 7D, and these are intended to lift the wedge 7B up when the fastener at place 5C is loosened, whereas in clamped condition the spring is compressed from its free position and when loosened it returns to its original shape lifting the wedge 7B upwards.

4. It is additionally claimed that as shown in diagram 2, are the details of special fastening part 5 which comprises a cylindrical shank 5A which slides in bore 2C of sley bracket part 2, and has a projection 5B towards its upper end, which is extended by about 5 to 40 mm away from the bolt hole or fastener hole 5C to enable it to get clamped over wedge 7B, by engaging the threads of the fastener in threaded portion at the bottom of bore 2C, further shown are details on part 2 in form of holes 2A and 2B which are used to clamp the sley profile 6 on to part 2.

5. It is significantly claimed that in normal position, the wedges 7A and 7B are placed in the sley profile 6 with their taper sides facing to each other and one of the wedge is placed in an inverse position in relation with the other, which is better shown in diagram 1, further wedge 7B houses several springs 7C which are placed in several slots 7D made in the bottom portion of wedge 7B, and the clamping parts which are placed in each of the holes 2C of the sley brackets 2, and a fastener is placed in each of the position 5C of all clamping parts numbered 5 and engaged in threads made below bore 2C of the bracket.

6. It is further claimed that the springs are bearing the weight of wedge 7B, hence wedge 7A remains in a position just touching the taper of wedge 7B as the springs have held the wedge 7B afloat, reed is placed in front of this wedge assembly which goes freely inside the profile sley 6, until it rests on the bottom surface of the profile, and fasteners at several places are clamped at this position at all places on all brackets 2 which compresses the springs 7C, this makes wedge 7B to get lowered a bit, which in turn makes the wedge 7A to get pressed against the reed as a counteracting action of wedge tapers i.e. vertical clamping force of fasteners converts itself in horizontal pressure on the reed which is now held firmly clamped inside the profile 6, the horizontal force of clamping is proportional to the force applied by all fasteners at places 5C, when the reed is finally clamped to rated torque, depending on the variety of cloth woven on the weaving machine, which is applied on the fasteners by a suitably rated torque wrench, thus an even and firm clamping of reed is attained.

7. I n continuation with claim 6 above, further it is significantly claimed that the point loads of the fasteners at several places are multiplied by wedge taper counteraction and at the same time it is also converted from point forces in to a more or less uniformly distributed force across the length of the reed by the rigidity of wedges, thus reed is held more forcefully and uniformly instead of point forces, this is another very prominent and significant achievement of this invention.

8. It is typically claimed that although all the fasteners used for clamping the reed are accessible from top and at a safe distance from the reed itself, the usage of socket head screws makes it easy to clamp or de-clamp the screws from top with minimum distortion of the warp threads, as the tools for clamping and de- clamping socket head screws are one of the sleekest tools known, thus clamping and de-clamping of reed with minimum distortion to the warp threads, and additionally the damages to the reed itself by tools is totally eliminated and both of these are next best highlight achievements of this invention. It is furthermore claimed that in an event of de-clamping of reed, the springs 7C keep the wedge 7B afloat and wedge 7A moves back and gets de-pressurized and eventually reed also gets de-pressurized and even after removal of reed from the machine, the space occupied by the reed remains free and empty as wedge 7A does not move in to that place, which otherwise happens in absence of springs 7C as wedge 7B always presses down and against wedge 7A, due to gravity, thus with this novel arrangement only one person can easily install and de-install the reed from the sley and this is one of the important achievements of this invention.

It is furthermore claimed that an articulation of this invention wherein instead of one piece wedge strips, they can also be made in several segments of suitable lengths, which will be easy to manufacture and install as well, and can be used to get the same clamping effect and we intend to protect exclusive privileges of usage of such segmental wedge strips as an alternative embodiment of this invention.

Dated - 04^tn July, 2016. Inventor signature: SANJAY ANANT KURKUTE.

received by the International Bureau on 23 June 2017 (23.06.2017)

1. On a weaving machine, a reed clamping arrangement comprising two counteracting wedges 7 A and 7B, clamping parts 5 with fasteners thereon, and a sley support bracket 2; wherein the fasteners of the reed clamping arrangement are placed away from the reed and are accessible from the top with minimum distortion of warp threads; and wherein the wedges do not have any drilled holes for fasteners so that the point loads of the fasteners on clamping part 5 at several places across the width of the machine are multiplied by wedge taper counteraction and are converted from point forces to a substantially uniformly distributed force across the length of the reed being mounted on the weaving machine.

2. The reed clamping arrangement of claim 1, wherein the reed clamping arrangement comprises a shaft 1 running across the length of weaving machine on which sley support brackets 2 are fitted securely by means of at least one fastener at place 3, a cylindrical boss 4 is made integral with the upper portion of bracket 2 in such a manner that it can house a clamping part 5 within its bore (2C) and also keeps a distance from the extruded sley profile 6 which is further mounted on the bracket 2, which houses the two wedges 7 A and 7B, which fit inside an integral notch 6A in the sley profile 6 and serve the purpose of clamping the reed into the sley profile 6 when clamping part 5 is fastened on the sley support bracket 2, wherein the clamping takes place by the counteracting geometry of the two wedges 7 A and 7B.

3. The reed clamping arrangement of claim 2, wherein a plurality of springs 7C are arranged across the machine length at notches 7D to lift the wedge 7B up when the fastener at place 5C is loosened, and wherein, in clamped condition, the springs are compressed from their free positions, and when loosened the springs return to their original shapes lifting the wedge 7B upwards.

4. The reed clamping arrangement of claim 3, comprising a fastening part 5 which comprises a cylindrical shank 5A which slides in bore 2C of sley bracket part 2, and has a projection 5B towards its upper end, which is extended by about 5 to 40 mm away from the bolt hole or fastener hole 5C to enable it to get clamped over wedge 7B, by engaging the threads of the fastener in threaded portion at the bottom of bore 2C, and wherein part 2 has holes 2A and 2B which are used to clamp the sley profile 6 on to part 2.

5. The reed clamping arrangement of any one of claims 1-4, wherein, in normal position, the wedges 7A and 7B are placed in the sley profile 6 with their taper sides facing each other and one of the wedges is placed in an inverse position in relation with the other, wedge 7B houses several springs 7C which are placed in several slots 7D made in the bottom portion of wedge 7B, the clamping parts are placed in each of the holes 2C of the sley brackets 2, and a fastener is placed in each of the position 5C of all clamping parts numbered 5 and engaged in threads made below bore 2C of the bracket.

6. The reed clamping arrangement of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the springs bear the weight of wedge 7B, wedge 7A remains in a position just touching the taper of wedge 7B as the springs hold the wedge 7B afloat, the reed is placed in front of this wedge assembly which moves freely inside the profile sley 6, until it rests on the bottom surface of the profile, fasteners at several places are clamped at all places 2C on all brackets 2 which compresses the springs 7C thereby lowering wedge 7B, which in turn causes the wedge 7 A to get pressed against the reed as a counteracting action of wedge tapers, such that the vertical clamping force of fasteners converts to horizontal pressure on the reed which is now held firmly clamped inside the profile 6, the horizontal force of clamping is proportional to the force applied by all fasteners at places 5C, and wherein when the reed is finally clamped to a rated torque, an even and firm clamping of reed is attained.

7. The reed clamping arrangement of any one of claims 1-6, wherein in an event of de- clamping of reed, the springs 7C keep the wedge 7B afloat and wedge 7A moves back and gets de -pressurized and eventually reed also gets de-pressurized and even after removal of reed from the machine, the space occupied by the reed remains free and empty as wedge 7A does not move in to that place, so that when the reed is removed or inserted, the wedge need not be lifted up during the removal or insertion.

8. The reed clamping arrangement of any one of claims 1-7, wherein the wedges 7 A and 7B optionally comprise several segments of suitable lengths and the reed clamping arrangement provides the same clamping effect.