An Improved Protective Material for Protecting Cycle Frames, Parts of Machinery, Articles of Furniture and the like from Abrasion, 111 Usage, or Atmospheric Influences during Storage or in Transit.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1899-Accepted, 17th June, 1899
An Improved Protective Material for Protecting Cycle Frames, Parts
of Machinery, Articles of Furniture and the like from Abrasion,
111 Usage, or Atmospheric Influences during Storage or in Transit.
I, WILLIAM CORNER, Junior, of Fern Lea, 26, Victoria Crescent, Eccles, in the
County of Lancaster, Stationer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My said invention relates to an improved protective material by means of which
cycle frames, parts of machinery, furniture and similar articles may be economi-
cally and readily clothed, and protected from abrasion or atmospheric influences
in transit or during storage of the same.
In making my improved protective material I form the outer surface of thin
waterproof paper or material or waterproofed by immersion in waterproofing
solution and the inner surface of flannelette or other soft and suitable lining.
Between these two materials I interpose stiff paper or cartridge paper. Instead
of this, straw board, pulp board, pasteboard, middles" or other kind of board
or paper may be employed. The different skins of the protective material are or
may be disposed with the grain reversed relatively to each other and are glued
or pasted together with waterproof glue or paste, or other suitable solution or
compound. Instead of paper felting or other suitable material may be used.
The material may consist of more than one thickness of each component part,
according to the purpose for which it is required.
The material is made up preferably in the form of split tubes by cutting it into
strips of convenient length and width and then tightly rolling the strip
longitudinally.
I find in practice that the glued or pasted strips of material when tightly rolled
up possess a high degree of resiliency so that when opened out and released they
spring back to their rolled up condition.
When it is desired therefore to clothe a tube, rod or spindle it suffices to cut
the requisite length of rolled up material, open it out, and spring it upon the
tube or other part to be protected. The protective material, owing to its resiliency,
grips securely upon the tube and will remain there without extraneous aid. The
outer skin of waterproof material affords protection against atmospheric influences
whilst the inner lining of flannelette or other soft material prevents scratching or
injury to a polished or enamelled surface.
Instead of depending upon the resilient gripping action of a tightly rolled
strip of protective material the material might be laced or otherwise suitably
secured to the object to be protected.
To accommodate the material to curved tubes or bars I might paste the outer and
interior layers of paper or cardboard in sections upon the flannelette so as to joint
or articulate the length of material which would then more readily follow the
contour of the curved tube, bar or part.
It will be evident that my improved protective material may be utilized for

page_text: a variety of purposes such as protecting bicycle frames, spindles, shafts and other
rounded surfaces and parts of machinery, bedsteads, fenders and fire-irons and
the like.
For instance when clothing a cycle frame the protective material can be readily
cut into the required lengths and sprung or secured upon the various tubes, stays,
handle bar, cranks and pedals so that the bicycle may be quickly provided with
a waterproof and protective coating by means of which the usual crates may be
dispensed with.
I may also form the protective material into discs or sheets jointed so as to be
capable of being folded for convenience of storage. The discs or sheets would
be available for use in covering flat or curved surfaces which it would be desirable
to protect.
By means of the protective discs the wheels of cycles could be protected on
either side so as to shield the spokes, the discs being provided with slits leading
to central holes whereby the discs may be readily slipped upon the axles.
The discs could be secured in position by lacing or otherwise securing them
to a strip of flannelette or other material passed round the wheel tyres, or metallic
fasteners could be passed through the discs and between the spokes and clenched
in position.
The improved protective material could further be utilized to display advertise-
ments and thus form a source of income which would reduce or cover the cost
of production of the material.
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester.
An Improved Protective Material for Protecting Cycle Frames, Parts
of Machinery, Articles of Furniture and the like from Abrasion
Ill Usage, or Atmospheric Influences during Storage or in Transit,
I, WILLIAM CORNER, Junior, of Fern Lea, 26, Victoria Crescent, Eccles, in the
County of Lancaster, Stationer, 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, that is to say:-
My said invention relates to an improved protective material by means of
which cycle frames and parts, parts of machinery, furniture, and similar articles,
may be economically and readily clothed, and protected from abrasion or atmos-
pheric influences in transit or during storage of the same.
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In making my improved protective material I form the outer surface of thin
waterproof paper or material, or paper or material waterproofed by immersion in
waterproofing solution, and the inner surface of flannelette or other soft and
suitable lining. Between these two materials I preferably interpose stiff paper or
.cartridge paper. Instead of this, straw board, pulp board, pasteboard,
or other kind of board may be employed. In certain cases I may dispense with
middles
the interposed stiff paper or the like, and employ only the waterproof paper or
material and flannelette. The different skins of the protective material are or
may be disposed with the grain reversed relatively to each other and are glued

page_text: or pasted together with waterproof glue or paste or other suitable solution or
compound.
Instead of paper, felting or other suitable material may be used.
The material may consist of more than one thickness of each component part,
according to the purpose for which it is required.
The material is made up, preferably in the form of split tubes, by cutting it
into strips of convenient length and width and then tightly rolling the strip
longitudinally upon itself or upon a suitable thin core or mandril.
I find in practice that the glued or pasted strips of material, when tightly
rolled up, possess a high degree of resiliency so that when opened out and released
they spring back to their rolled up condition.
When it is desired therefore to clothe a tube, rod, or spindle, it suffices to cut
the requisite length of rolled-up material, open it out, and spring it upon the
tube or other part to be protected. The protective material, owing to its resiliency,
grips securely upon the tube and will remain there without extraneous aid. The
outer skin of waterproof material affords protection against atmospheric influences
whilst the inner lining of Hannelette or other soft material prevents scratching
or injury to a polished or enamelled surface.
Instead of depending upon the resilient gripping action of a tightly rolled
strip of protective material the material might be laced or otherwise suitably
secured to the object to be protected.
The various jackets or coverings formed from the improved material may
be furnished with ordinary or hook shaped eyelettes so as to facilitate the lacing,
of the jacket or covering, over the protected part.
To accommodate the material to curved tubes or bars I might paste the outer and
interior layers of paper or cardboard in sections upon the flannelette or interior
lining so as to joint or articulate the length of material which would then more
readily follow the contour of the curved tube, bar or part.
In lieu of this arrangement I connect together a number of pieces or strips of
my improved material in lobster tail fashion, each succeeding pieces overlapping
the other to a slight extent, the pieces being connected together by eyelettes or
other fastenings capable of allowing said pieces or strips a certain freedom of
movement one upon the other. By so connecting the sections composing a strip
of my improved material the length may be readily made to follow the contour
of an object of irregular formation.
I might in some cases take a strip of my improved material and wrap the
same spirally around the part to be protected or the strip may be so dealt with
as to ultimately cling around the protected part in a spiral fashion.
It will be evident that my improved protective material may be utilized for a
variety of purposes such as protecting bicycle frames, spindles, shafts and other
rounded surfaces and parts of machinery, bedsteads, fenders and fire-irons and
the like.
For instance when clothing a cycle frame the protective material can be readily
cut into the required lengths and sprung or secured upon the various tubes, stays,
handle bar, cranks and pedals so that the bicycle may be quickly provided with
a waterproof and protective coating by means of which the usual crates may be
dispensed with.
I may also form the protective material into discs or sheets jointed so as to be
capable of being folded for convenience of storage. The discs or sheets would
be available for use in covering flat or curved surfaces which it would be desirable
to protect.
By means of the protective discs the wheels of cycles could be protected on either
side so as to shield the spokes, the discs being provided with slits leading to
central holes whereby the discs may be readily slipped upon the axles.
The discs could be secured in position by lacing, or by securing them to a
of flannelette or other material passed round the wheel rim and tyre, or metallic
strip

page_text: fasteners could be passed through the discs and between the spokes and clenched
in position.
The improved protective material might be ornamented and would preferably
be utilized to display advertisements and thus form a source of income which would
reduce or cover the cost of production of the material.
With the aid of a supply of material manufactured in accordance with my
invention a cycle or other article is readily clothed with a closely clinging wrap-
ping or envelope which effectually shields the protected article from abrasion,
atmospheric influences and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1) The improved protective material for protecting cycle frames, parts of
machinery, articles of furniture and the like, made up from waterproof paper or
material and flannelette or other soft lining with an interposed packing of stiff
paper or the like as herein described, the protective material being produced
in the manner, and substantially as set forth.
2) A wrapping, for protecting articles as set forth, made up from waterproof
paper or material and flannelette or other soft lining with an interposed packing
of stiff paper or the like the wrapping being jointed, or connected in sections
lobster tail fashion, or otherwise arranged to follow an irregular contour,
substantially as herein described.