Improvements in the Manufacture of Printed Axminster Carpets.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Laft 20th Lucke 4806. Accented
5th Sent
1806
Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1806 Accented, 5th Sent, 100R
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Printed Axminster
Carpets.
I, JOSEPH NICHOLLS of The Beeches, Kidderminster Managing Director of
Carpet Works do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements relate to the method of weaving, and to the preparation of
the woollen to receive the colours which are printed upon it.
In the weaving two tappets are employed, which can be attached to any carpet
loom, they are connected with the foot work and gears to regulate the working of
the chain or binder.
In drawing the chain into the gears double ends are taken, and supposing the
pitch to be 216 which would receive 432 ends, 108 double ends are to be drawn
into each gear, and 432 single ends through the sley.
The tappets, which can be attached to any carpet loom, are so formed as to work
the gears as follows:-
1st. When the top weft is woven both gears are lifted up and neither lowered
down, both remaining up.
2nd. When the bottom weft is woven the back gear is lowered down and the
front gear remains up.
3rd. When next top weft is woven the back gear is lifted again both
remaining up.
4th. When next bottom weft is woven the front gear is lowered down, back
remaining up, and in the same manner continually.
This method makes a firiner back and binds the worsted better into the back
and without consuming any more material, makes a carpet superior.
The back also is improved, it is firm and substantial and presents a checked
appearance, to accentuate which the same colour is used for the stuffer and the
weft whilst the chain is of a contrasting colour. To prepare the woollen for
printing a bath is employed consisting of sulphate of soda, sulphuric acid and
water. The proportions may be 44 lbs. of the sulphate to 8 pints of acid and
525 gallons of water. Treatment in this bath softens the woollen and prepares
it for receiving the printed colours, making better colours and consequently a
better carpet.
Dated this Ninth day of January 1896.
JOSEPH NICHOLLS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Printed Axminster
Carpets.
I, JOSEPH NICHOLLS, of The Beeches, Kidderminster, Managing Director of
Carpet Works, 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 the method of weaving, and to the preparation of
the woollen to receive the colours which are printed upon it.

page_text: In the weaving two tappets such as represented by Figure 1 of the annexed
drawings are employed, they can be attached to any carpet loom, they are
connected with the foot work and gears to regulate the working of the chain or
binder.
In drawing the chain into the gears double ends are taken, and supposing the
pitch to be 216 which would receive 432 ends, 108 double ends are to be drawn
into each gear, and 432 single ends through the sley.
The tappets which can be attached to any carpet loom, are so formed as. to-work
the gears as follows:-
1st. When the top weft is woven both gears are lifted up and neither lowered
down, both remaining up.
2nd. When the bottom weft is woven the back gear is lowered down and the
front gear remains up.
3rd. When next top weft is woven the back gear is lifted again both
remaining up.
4th. When next bottom weft is woven the front gear is lowered down, back
remaining up, and in the same manner continually.
This method makes a firmer back and binds the worsted better into the back
and without consuming any more material, makes a carpet superior to that which
results when ordinary tappets are used by which one half of the chain is lifted and
the other half lowered for each wire and the weft goes across both top and bottom
whilst the gears are in the same position.
The back also is improved, it is firm and substantial and presents a checked
appearance, to accentuate which the same colour is used, for the stuffer and the
weft whilst the chain is of a contrasting colour.
Figure 2 shows a portion of the back of the carpet much enlarged.
a a is the chain, bb is the back weft, c c are the stuffer warps.
To prepare the woollen for printing a bath is employed consisting of sulphate of
soda, sulphuric acid and water. The proportions may be 44 lbs. of the sulphate
to 8 pints of acid and 525 gallons of water. In place of bleaching the woollen
yarns in a stove with roll sulphur as is usual they are steeped in this bath for say
one hour and are afterwards prepared for weaving. The quantities given above
will suffice for about 140 lbs. of yarn.
Treatment in this bath softens the woollen and prepares it for receiving the
printed colours, making better colours and consequently a better carpet.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
In the manufacture of printed Axminster carpets,
1. The method of weaving substantially as described.
2. Weaving in the manner substantially as described and obtaining a checked
appearance on the back by using weft and stuffers of the same colour and chain
either white or of a different colour.
3. Preparing the woollen for printing by means of an acid sulphate of soda bath
substantially as described.
Dated this 8th dox of Tulu 10906
J. NICHOLLS.