Improvements in the Manufacture of Inlaid Fabrics for Covering Floors and other Surfaces, and in Apparatus Used for this Purpose.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 7th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 7th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Inlaid Fabrics for Covering
Floors and other Surfaces, and in Apparatus Used for this
Purpose.
We, ARTHUR SIDNEY OETZMANN of 67 to 79 Hampstead Road, London, N.W.
Manufacturer, and SAMUEL JOHN NARRACOTT of 33 Victoria Parade, Torquay,
Glass and China Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of coverings for floors and other
surfaces where the pattern extends through the thickness of the substance forming
the upper surface of the fabric.
To obtain patterns in any desired colours throughout the thickness we employ a
perforated plate having cutting edges surrounding each perforation on one side of
the plate.
The perforations for each separate colour are formed on different portions of the
plate at such respective distances from each other as the colours occur in the
complete pattern.
This plate with the cutting face downwards is fixed to a frame which slides in
grooves horizontally.
Strips of rolled-out material of the various colours required are caused to pass
side by side over a roller which is placed beneath and at right angles to the
grooves.
When the frame slides along the grooves the cutters press upon the roller and
cut out from the strips the pieces of material required and carry them on over a
backing which is made to travel under the grooves. When the frame has advanced
far enough a set of rods fitting the perforations pushes the cut-out pieces of various
colours onto the backing.
During the return movement of the cutters the roller supporting the material is
lowered clear of their edges.
The backing is then moved the requisite distance and the operations are
repeated.
We sometimes use a double set of cutters attached to the one frame and provide
a duplicate feed roller on the opposite side of the backing. When a reciprocal
notion is given to the frame one set of cutters passes away from the backing
empty while the other set advances over it filled from the opposite side to be in its
turn emptied.
On passing away from beneath the cutters after having had the pattern
completely deposited the fabric is consolidated and finished under heat and
pressure.
Dated this Eighth day of February 1804
ARTHUR SIDNEY OETZMANN.
SAMUEL JOHN NARRACOTT.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Inlaid Fabrics for Covering
Floors and other Surfaces, and in Apparatus Used for this
Purpose.
We, ARTHUR SIDNEY OETZMANN of 67 to 79 Hampstead Road London N.W.
Manufacturer and SAMUEL JOHN NARRACOTT of 33 Victoria Parade Torquay,
Glass and China Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of coverings for floors and other
surfaces where the pattern extends through the thickness of the substance forming
the upper surface of the fabric.
To obtain patterns in any desired colours throughout the thickness we employ a
perforated plate having cutting edges surrounding each perforation on one side of
the plate.
The perforations for each separate colour are formed on different portions of the
plate at such respective distances from each other as the colours occur in the
complete pattern.
This plate with the cutting face downwards is fixed to a frame which slides in
grooves horizontally. Strips of rolled-out material of the various colours required
are caused to pass side by side over one or more rollers which are placed beneath
and at right angles to the grooves.
When the frame slides along the grooves the cutters press upon the rollers and
cut out from the strips the pieces of material required and carry them on over a
backing which is made to travel under the grooves.
When the frame has advanced far enough a set of rods fitting the perforations
pushes the cut-out pieces of various colours onto the backing.
During the return movement of the cutters the rollers supporting the material
are lowered clear of their edges.
The backing is then moved the requisite distance and the operations are
repeated.
We sometimes use a double set of cutters attached to the one frame and provide
duplicate feed rollers on the opposite side of the backing.
When a reciprocal motion is given to the frame one set of cutters passes away
from the backing empty while the other set advances over it filled from the opposite
side to be in its turn emptied.
On passing away from beneath the cutters after having had the pattern
completely deposited the fabric is consolidated and finished under heat and
pressure.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an end elevation Figure 2 a side elevation and Figure 3 a plan of a
machine constructed according to this invention. A. A. are rollers driven by
gearing. B. B. are links which communicate motion to the levers C. C. These
levers have links ("¹ connecting them with the frame D which slides in grooves E
and carries the perforated plate and cutters F over the rollers G G¹ G² G³.
H. H. are moveable plates having slots H¹ H2 working in guides and supporting
the journals of the rollers G G¹ &c. J. J¹ are adjustable screws which raise and
depress the plates H H, being actuated by the coupled levers J' J³ and the slotted
links KK to which motion is given by the levers C. C. L. L. are rods which
obtain their motion from the studs A' on the gearing driving the rollers A, giving

page_text: a quick downward movement to the arm M. N. N. are rollers carrying an endless
band on which the backing is supported.
The drawing shows the machine arranged to work three colours but any number
of colours can be used by arranging the cutting-plate and the strips of material
accordingly.
The action of the machine is as follows. The strips of material in various
colours are rolled out by the rollers A A and pass on over the rollers G G' G' G³
or it may be that only one of these rollers is used, according to the nature of the
material. The cutting-plate F in advancing cuts out the pieces of material required
of each colour and carries them on into position over the endless band N where by
means of the arm M the set of rods F¹ ejects the cut-out pieces of all the colours
onto the backing at once. The links C¹ have a certain amount of slop or play at C³
which ensures a short stoppage of the frame D at the end of each stroke, allowing
time for the action of the arm M while the frame is at rest. The backing is then
advanced by the width of one set of cutters so that before the next advance of the
cutting-plate the portion that has received one colour comes into position to receive
the second colour and the portion that has received two colours comes into position
to receive the third colour whilst the portion that has received all three colours is
complete as to its pattern and is passed towards pressing apparatus to be finished.
Meanwhile the rollers G G¹ &c. have been lowered so as to be out of contact with
the cutting-edges during the return stroke. At the termination of the return
stroke these rollers are again raised preparatory to the next forward movement of
the cutters and the operations are complete.
The waste material passes away at O.
In a certain class of patterns we use a secondary set of rods for ejecting portions
of the waste material from between the cutters and these rods are actuated when
the frame is at rest near the position shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In the manufacture of coverings for floors and other surfaces the use of a
perforated plate with cutting edges surrounding the perforations on one side of the
plate, the perforations for each colour being formed in separate groups on different
portions of the plate at such respective distances from each other as the colours
occur in the complete pattern.
2. In the manufacture of coverings for floors and other surfaces the use of a
perforated cutting-plate passing horizontally over rollers which carry strips of
variously-coloured linoleum or like material to be cut, cutting out all the colours
at once, and means for raising and lowering the rollers into, and out of, contact
with the cutters as required.
3. In the manufacture of coverings for floors and other surfaces by the use of a
perforated cutting-plate means for ejecting two or more colours onto the backing
at the same time.
4. Apparatus for manufacturing coverings for floors and other surfaces sub-
stantially as described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 7th day of November 1894.
ARTHUR SIDNEY OETZMANN.
SAMUEL JOHN NARRACOTT.