Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 17th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 18th Jan., 1887.
I WILLIAM COCKCROFT of Woodsley Road, Leeds, in the county of York,
Greengrocer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in the method of producing designs
on cloth, and other fabrics, and in the means or apparatus employed in the production
of the same.
I employ a frame on which I mount two rollers, one above the other in suitable
bearings, the lower one may or may not be covered with india-rubber or other suitable
material, the upper one is of copper, zinc, brass or other suitable metal or material, on
which the design to be impressed on the cloth, or other fabric is sunk, the cloth or
other fabric to be operated or impressed upon after having been moistened is wound
round a roller fixed on the frame and after travelling from the said roller it passes
between the other two rollers (namely the design roller and the one under it) and
from thence on to the cutting machine which is as ordinary.
Whilst the cloth or other fabric is passing between the said two rollers, I apply
pressure to the design roller by means of levers and screws, or other suitable means,
the cloth or other fabric after having the design impressed upon it, is passed on to the
cutting machine, and from thence it is passed off by ordinary means, the design roller
may be either cold or heated, in order to heat it I place a similar roller at the side of,
and in contact with it, the said roller being mounted and adjustable to and from the
design roller by means of a hand-wheel and slot, or other suitable means, this roller
transmits heat to the design roller by rolling contact. The herein described
apparatus is applicable for producing designs on all woven fabrics, and on felt.
JOHN E. WALSH,
30, East Parade, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: grocer, 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 certain improvements in the method of producing designs 5
on cloth, and other fabrics, having a carded or nap surface.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, shews a side elevation of apparatus for impressing and cutting designs on
cloth, felt, or other fabrics.
Fig. 2, shews an end elevation of impressing apparatus.
Fig. 3, shews an enlarged view of piece or fabric passing through design or
impression rollers and then on to the ordinary cutter.
Fig. 4, shews section of piece or fabric after being finished.
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I employ a frame A on which are mounted two rollers B and C, one above the other
in suitable bearings, the lower roller C is preferably covered with india-rubber or other 1
suitable yielding material, the upper roller B is of copper, zinc, brass or other suitable
metal or material, on which is formed the design or pattern to be impressed on the
cloth or other fabric having a carded or nap surface (the design or pattern on the
roller may be either raised or sunk) preferably raised. The cloth or other fabric to be
operated or impressed upon after having been moistened is wound round or passes over
a roller D fixed on the frame A and after travelling from the said roller D it passes
between the rollers B and C and from thence on to the cutting or shearing machine
which is as ordinary.
Whilst the cloth or other fabric is passing between the rollers B and C, pressure is
imparted or applied to the design roller B, by means of hand wheels and screws or
other suitable means, the cloth or other fabric after having the design impressed upon
it (as at F. Fig. 3.) is passed on to the cutting or shearing machine E, and the raised
nap G, of the cloth or fabric is cut off; and from thence the cloth is passed off by the
drawing rollers J. K. or by other suitable means; the cloth is then steamed and the
impressed design F rises and when finished stands out in relief from the body of the
fabric. The design roller B may be either cold or heated as required, in order to heat
it I place a roller in contact with it the said roller being mounted so as to be adjustable
to and from contact with the design roller by any suitable means, the said heating
roller may be heated by means of gas or steam, this roller transmits heat to the design
roller by rolling contact, or other means. If it is required that the ground or body of
the piece and the figure be of different shades or colors, the piece is dyed one color,
and the surface or nap is printed or dyed another color, then impressed and cut, so
that it leaves the body of the piece one color, and the design another.

page_text: The designs on the design roller may be varied to any pattern required, the one
shewn in the drawings is simply a spot pattern. The herein described method is
applicable for producing designs on all woven fabrics which have a carded surface or
nap and on felt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
(1) Cutting or forming designs on cloth (having a carded or nap surface) by
impressing the design on such cloths, then cutting the raised portion of the nap and
afterwards raising the design by steaming or finishing, for the purposes shewn and
described.
(2) Cutting designs on cloth as aforesaid the body of the cloth being of a different
shade or color to the figure or design as shewn and described.
(3) The combination of the rollers B and C and the cylinder H as shewn and
described.