Improvements in Dressings, Bandages, and the like for Surgical, Curative, and other Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1893-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dressings, Bandages, and the like for Surgical,
Curative, and other Purposes.
We, REBECCA SABINA DONISTHORPE, and ERNEST NORMAN BURTON
DONISTHORPE, both of 37 Courtfield Gardens, South Kensington, London,
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our present invention relates to improvements in dressings bandages and the like
for surgical curative and other purposes such as for ladies sanitary towels and pads
etc. and our invention consists in the admixture of certain fibrous materials in
suitable proportions (and either medicating or chemically impregnating same or not
as required) and is as follows:-
We take the "noils" or sliver obtained from the fibre known under the various
names of China grass rhea plant or ramie (and for our present purposes we would
point out that the fibre obtained from the species known as Bahmeria Nivea will be
found suitable and advantageous on account of its absorbent and antiseptic qualities)
and we mix and intermingle therewith any suitable proportions of other wools
(advantageously cotton wool which from its tenacious character we have found very
suitable for our purposes) so that such added wool will give to the China grass etc.
that cohesion and other necessary qualities which the China grass etc. itself is found
to lack when used for the above purposes.
Such mixture of fibres or fibrous materials may be worked up into pads or
otherwise used in the form of wool for the various purposes specified or same may
be spun into yarns or woven into cloth or in any other suitable manner made up into
suitable fabrics or forms for use according to our invention.
When desired the fibrous material may be suitably medicated or chemically
treated by being impregnated with antiseptic or any other suitable agents.
Dated this 30th day of August 1892.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants."
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dressings, Bandages, and the like for Surgical,
Curative, and other Purposes.
We, REBECCA SABINA DONISTHORPE, and ERNEST NORMAN BURTON
DONISTHORPE, both of 37 Courtfield Gardens, South Kensington, London,
Manufacturers, 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 :-
Our present invention relates to improvements in dressings bandages and the like
for surgical curative and other purposes such as for ladies sanitary towels and pads
etc. by forming them of an admixture of certain fibrous materials in suitable
proportions (and either medicating or chemically impregnating same or not as
required) and is as follows:-
We take the "poils " or sliver obtained from the fibre known under the various
names of China grass rhea plant or ramie (and for our present purposes we would
point out that the fibre obtained from the species known as Bochmeria (Bahmeria)
Nivea will be found suitable and advantageous on account of its absorbent and
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page_text: antiseptic qualities) and we mix and intermingle therewith any suitable pro-
portions for instance about rhea etc. to -of other wools advantageously cotton
wool which from its tenacious character we have found very suitable for our
purposes) so that such added wool will give to the China grass etc. that cohesion
and other necessary qualities which the China grass etc. itself is found to lack when
used for the above purposes.
Such mixture of fibres or fibrous materials may be worked up into pads or
otherwise used in the form of wool for the various purposes specified or same may
be spun into yarn or woven into cloth or in any other suitable manner made up into
suitable fabrics or forms for use according to our invention.
When desired the fibrous material may be suitably medicated or chemically
treated by being impregnated with antiseptic or any other suitable agents.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
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The admixture of the "noils or sliver obtained from the plant known as China
grass rhea or ramie (particularly Bahmeria Nivea) with cotton wool and then
forming such material into sanitary towels or the like pads or bandages for women
substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before set forth.
1000
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.