Improvements in and connected with Endless Hair Bands or Bows for Musical Instruments and other Apparatus.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Endless Hair Bands or Bows
for Musical Instruments and other Apparatus.
JOHN MUTCH 9 Gracechurch London E.C. Engineer. I do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is for making an endless hair bow for the purpose of playing upon stringed
instruments and for other suitable purposes for which such a band may be
required.
It may be of hair or other material in short lengths requiring to be joined.
The ends of each hair are joined together by a knot or otherwise making it
endless. This hair is then attached to an endless elastic band or other material by
the knot, leaving the other part of the hair free, another endless hair is then
attached to the clastic band with its knot opposite the first one, thus the free part
of one hair covering the joint of the other. These two hairs are close together
and parallel.
Another hair is then put on with its joint a little in advance of the first one put
on and opposite to it a fourth one is joined to the elastic band and so on until a
complete hair bow or band is made.
The endless band to which the hairs are attached may be of elastic india
rubber vulcanite or steel, or steel and elastic combined or other suitable material.
This endless band carrying the hair band goes round pulleys or wheels &c.
driven in the usual manner.
As the band runs round the part which is close to the strings is lifted up slightly
by means of guides, thus lifting all the joints of the hair band clear of the strings
and leaving the free part to play with.
A series of hairs may be joined together and treated similarly.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Endless Hair Bands or Bows
for Musical Instruments and other Apparatus.
1, JOHN MUTCH, of 32 Cawley Road, Victoria Park, 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 :-
It is for making an endless hair bow for the purpose of playing upon stringed
instruments, and for other suitable purposes for which such a band may be
required.
It may be of hair, or other material in short lengths requiring to be joined.
The ends of each hair are joined together by a knot or otherwise, making it
endless, this hair is then attached to an endless elastic band, or other material by
the knot leaving the other part of the knot free, another endless hair is then
attached to the elastic band with its knot opposite the first one, thus the free part
of one hair covering the joint of the other. These two hairs are close together
and parallel. Another hair is then put on with its joint a little in advance of the
first one put on, and opposite to it a fourth one is joined to the elastic band, and so
on until a complete hair bow or band is made. The endless band to which the
hairs are attached may be of elastic, india rubber, vulcanite, or steel, or steel and
elastic combined, or other suitable material. This endless band carrying the hair
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page_text: band goes round pullies or wheels: &c, driven in the usual manner. As the band runs
round the part which is close to the strings it is lifted up slightly by means of guides,
thus lifting all the joints of the hair band clear of the strings and leaving the free
part to play with. A series of hairs may be joined together and treated
similarly.
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the annexed drawings, represent the several
parts. in combination and in detail of the endless hair bow as constructed according
to my invention.
The endless hair bow or bows is or are above the strings of an instrument,
and may be made to revolve by means of a pedal and crank movement, or
by any equivalent device or by automatic machinery suitably arranged for the
purpose.
It is one of the most essential features of my invention, that the hair bow
is so constructed that no knots, or other obstacles come into contact with the
strings to disturb the regularity of vibration of the strings or purity of the
sound.
The two ends of a single hair A, Figure 1, are joined together by a knot, or
other suitable mode of fastening, thus making it endless, this single endless hair is
then attached to an endless elastic band, or other material B in the following
manner, that is to say, the knot C of the single endless hair is passed through a
hole in the elastic band B from the outer to the inner side, and is then secured by
passing a locking thread D of any elastic material through the loop, in the manner
shown. Another hair is then made endless and is placed alongside of and parallel
to the first hair but with its knot so placed as to be opposite the knot of the first
hair on the opposite side of the band, through which it is passed and secured
by the elastic locking thread D. The third hair and following hairs are put on
with their knots a little in advance of each other along the band until a sufficient
number have been placed for the purpose required.
By this arrangement, there are a number of free hairs opposite each joint. The
clastic band B may then be mounted upon rollers E, E, arranged in bearings F
capable of adjustment by the nuts G, G, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, or the
band B may be sewn to a steel or other suitable band H, Figures 4 and 5, by
the holes I, said steel or other band can be adjusted to the exact length of the
elastic band by means of a screw and nut J movable within a serrated, or similar
divided slot K. The steel band H is then mounted upon rollers E, E, and
strained upon same by the adjustable nuts G, G, the whole strain being borne by
the steel band and not by the hairs as would be the case when the elastic band B
is mounted directly upon the rollers. On the under part of the bow are rollers L, L,
so placed that the steel and elastic bands H, B, and such parts of the hair as
happen to be knotted and attached to the elastic band are lifted quite clear of the
strings, so that none but free hairs can be touched by the strings as they are
severally moved into contact with the bow.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The construction of an endless hair bow by connecting together a single hair
or hairs of various lengths by knots, or other mode of fastening to form an endless
hair and attaching same to an endless elastic band by means of an elastic, or other
pliable thread, said endless clastic band being arranged and stretched upon and
secured to an adjustable steel, or other band in any convenient manner, the whole
being arranged upon and adapted to be revolved by adjustable rollers, all for the
purpose, as described and shown.
2. In an endless hair bow of the kind described, the method of placing each
endless hair upon the outside of an endless elastic or other band with the knots on
the reverse or inner side, the knots of each hair alternating in position with those
of the other, substantially as shown and described.

page_text: 3. In a steel band used for the purpose described, the formation of a serrated
slot, or similar device at one end of the band adapted to receive a bolt fixed to the
other end as and for the purpose shown and described.
4. In an endless hair bow revolved upon adjustable rollers, the hairs, endless
elastic band, adjustable steel band, all arranged and operated substantially in the
manner shown and described.
The 2nd day of December 1801
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said John Mutch.