Improvements in Cutting the Pile of Weft Pile Fabrics.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 17th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cutting the Pile of Weft Pile Fabrics.
I, GEORGE ROGER, of 27 Marshouse Lane, Warrington, Lancashire, Master
Fustian Cutter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-.
The improvements relate to cutting the pile of weft pile fabrics by manual
labour, and have for object to enable the operator to employ more than one
knife at once for such purpose, and thereby to increase the amount of work done
in a given time.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I arrange the frame or
supports upon which the fabric is stretched, and which is by preference what is
known as a long run frame, with two or more rollers at each end or support or
other means for stretching two or more pieces of fabric at once one over the
other; but in such wise that a portion in width of the lower fabric is left
uncovered by the next upper fabric stretched just above it.
.
In the case of two of such pieces being thus stretched to overlap each other,
a cutting knife may be set into a race in each of them, and the two knives, being in
sufficiently close proximity for the purpose, may be pushed forward by the operator
as he advances from the setting in end to the opposite end of the cutting frame,
thereby he may cut two races during the same distance of travel wherein he at
present accomplishes the cutting of one.
When the number of races are cut in the lower fabric which are at first exposed,
the upper cloth can be drawn back in the width for a similar distance to that at
first obtained, and the further cutting continued until the whole width of fabric
is cut.
In like manner more than two fabrics may be thus operated upon, to such extent
as the skill of the operator and the convenience of the arrangement will admit.
Variations may be made in the mode of, or apparatus for stretching the fabric,
and the knives may or may not be bound together, and other variations in detail
may be made without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
Dated this 14th day of March 1892.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cutting the Pile of Weft Pile Fabrics.
I, GEORGE ROGER, of 27 Marsh House Lane, Warrington Lancashire, Master
Fustian Cutter, 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 improvements relate to cutting the pile of weft pile fabrics by manual
labour; and have for object to enable the operator to employ more than one
knife at once, for such purpose, and thereby to increase the amount of work done
in a given time.
To accomplish this, and to effect my improvements, I arrange the frame, or
supports, upon which the fabric is stretched, and which is, by preference, what is
known as a long run frame, with two or more rollers at each end or support, or
other means for stretching two or more pieces of fabric at once, one over the other,
but in such wise, that a portion in width of the lower fabric is left uncovered by the
next upper fabric stretched just above it.

page_text: WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
1.
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent..