Improvements in the Manufacture of Half-hose and similar Knitted Articles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Nov., 1888
RESERVE CO
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Half-hose and similar Knitted
Articles.
Wo, SAMUEL DAVIS, and SAMUEL DAVIS, Junior, both of the firm of S. Davis & Son
of Hinckley, in the County of Leicester, Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to the manufacture of knitted articles made from common
circular or bag fabric, and its main object is to impart to such articles the appearance
of a seamed and selvaged article of the same kind.
In applying our invention to hose or half-hose, we make the same of common
circular or bag fabric with a fully fashioned and selvaged heel and toe added on to
it; the leg and foot are seamed throughout, that is to say, a false seam is made whore-
ever an actual seam would be in a seamed hose or half-hose. The article is thus made
to resemble a perfectly seamed and selvaged hose or half-hose, the circular part
through not having an actual seam, having the appearance of a seamed fabric.
The heel and toe are sometimes made one or two threads thicker than the circular
part of the fabric thus giving the article the same advantage as one having a hand
made spliced heel and toe.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Half-hose and similar Knitted
Articles.
We SAMUEL DAVIS and SAMUEL DAVIS Junior, both of the firm of S. Davis and Son
of Hinckley, in the County of Leicester, 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 invention relates to the manufacture of knitted articles made from common
circular or bag fabric, and its main object is to impart to a stocking or other article
so made the appearance of a seamed and selvaged article of the same description.
In applying our invention to hose or half-hose, we make a piece of common
circular or bag fabric of any desired length and add thereto a fully fashioned and
selvaged heel and too; the leg and foot of the hose or half-hose thus produced are
seamed throughout, that is to say, a false-seam is made wherever an actual seam
would be in seamed and selvaged articles of the same description, the articles manu-
factured from the circular or bag fabric are thus made to resemble perfectly seanied
and selvaged hose or half-hose, but are produced at a much lower cost, the
circular part having no actual seam although having the appearance of a seamed
fabric.
The falso-seam is produced by the same method as that usually adopted in seaming
selvaged articles.
The heel and toe are sometimes made one or two threads thicker than the circular
part of the fabric, thus giving the article the advantages possessed by one having a
hand-made spliced heel and toe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we wish it understood
that we claim :-
First. A stocking or other knitted article made from circular or bag fabric and
provided with a false-seam for the purpose above specified.
Second. A stocking made from circular or bag fabric provided with the false-seam
and having the fashioned and selvaged heel and toe made thicker than the circular
part, substantially as above described.
Dated this 6th day of October 1888.
Dated this 6th day of October 1888.
SAMUEL DAVIS.
S. DAVIS, JUNR.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicants.