Improved Knit Fabric.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb.. 1889
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug, 1889-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by JOHN FOSTER BENYON, of Watertown, Massachusetts,
United States of America, Merchant.]
Improved Knit Fabric.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firun of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :-
The improved fabric of this invention consists of a fabric which is knit from yarn,
which may be wool, or worsted, or other suitable fibre, properly prepared therefor,
and of the desired weight, width and length, and which is then fulled, gigged, sheared
and pressed, and at any proper stage of the manufacture of the fabric and either when
the fibres are in the form of yarn or after they are knit or otherwise treated as stated,
but if the fabric is sheared preferably after shearing, is suitably and as desired dyed,
the whole resulting in a new and improved knit fabric possessing many important and
desirable characteristics and among them an improved quality, combining strength,
softness, finish and appearance and most economical in production, and a most perfect
substitute for woollen dress and flannel goods, felts, cashmeres, blankets, etc.
In the production of this improved fabric the yarn to be used for its manufacture.
is first knit so that the fabric is of the desired weight, width and length, all as well
known.
This fabric is then fulled, afterwards gigged and then being sheared it is first dyed
and afterwards pressed, each and all in any well known way and by using any well
known means therefor, or otherwise suitably, completing the manufacture and resulting
in the said improved knit fabric.
The dyeing may be done at other stages of the manufacture than at the stage
particularly specified, as for instance, the yarn may be dyed before it is knit, or the
fabric either after fulling or after gigging, but it is preferable to dye as has been
stated, that is after shearing.
For blankets, the shearing may be dispensed with.
It is not meant to be understood that in themselves, either separately or together in
certain combinations without the gigging, the processes or methods of treatment of
yarn, herein described, is or are new, but it is believed that it is new to treat and
subject a knit fabric to the several combined methods and processes and in the order
substantially as described, and thereby froin a knit fabric, knit as ordinarily, or
otherwise suitably, produce a fabric wholly unknown and one most useful and
advantageous in many respects, especially those before particularly recited, and
obvious to all competent persons on inspection of the goods.
Dated this 2nd day of February 1889.
HASELTINE, LAKE
Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Knit Fabric.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
10 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 :-
The improved fabric of this invention consists of a fabric which is knit from yarn,
which may be wool or worsted, or other suitable fibre, properly prepared therefor, and

page_text: of the desired weight, width and length and which is then fullod, gigged, sheared and
pressed, and at any proper stage of the manufacture of the tabric and either when the
fibres are in the form of yarn or after they are knit or otherwise treated as stated but
it the fabric is sheared preferably after shearing, is suitable and as desired dyed, the
whole resulting in a new and improved knit fabric possessing many important and
desirable characteristics and among them an improved quality combining strongth,
softness, finish and appearance and most economical in production and a most
perfect substitute for woollen dress and flannel gooils, felts cashmeres, blankets and
the like.
In the production of this improved fabric the yarn to be used for its manufacture,
is first knit so that the fabric is of the desired weight, width and length, all as well
known.
This fabric is then fulled, afterwards gigged and then being sheared it is first dyed
and afterwards pressed, each and all in any well known way and by using any well
known means therefor, or otherwise suitably completing the manufacture and rosulting
in the said improved knit fabric.
The dyeing may be done at other stages of the manufacture than at the stage
particularly specified, as for instancy, the yarn may be dyed before it is knit, or the
fabric either after fulling or after gigging, but it is preferable to dye as has been
stated that is after shearing.
For blankets, the shearing may he dispensed with.
It is not meant to be understood that in themselves, either separately or together in
certain combinations without the gigging, the processes or methods of treatment of
yarn herein described, is or are new, but it is believed that it is new to treat and
Subject a knit fabric to the several combined methods and processes and in the order
substantially as described and thereby from a knit fabric, knit as ordinarily, or
otherwise suitably, produco a fabric wholly unknown and one most useful and
advantageous in many respects, especially those before particularly recital and obvious
to all competent persons on inspection of the goods.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to he performed as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent I wish it understood that I do rot intend to claim as part
of this invention the methods or processes in the combiuntion stated to produce the
now knit fabric describel, but what I claim is :——
The improved knit fabric herein described, the same being composed of varn knit
of the weight, breadth and length desired for the fabric and fulled and gigged and
also sheared, pressed and dye, all substantially as described.
Untold this 24th day of Anansi 1980
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.