Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 26th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
I FRED LAW, of Moorland Mills, Cleckheaton, in the County of York Card Maker,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the revits, or holding pins employed for securing the card
clothing to the bars or flats, such revits I construct so as to form one continuious line
of holding surface along, and flush with the edge of the flat.
Revits constructed according to this my invention consist of a stem, or shank,
having a rectangular head, the head being of length nearly as may be equal to
the distance apart of the holes, or slits in which the shank of the revit is received, so
that half the length of the head of the revit extends in opposite directions along the
flats. The extended head of the next revit will reach the outer end of the adjoining
head, and so on, the several heads forming a continuious line.
The revits I make of lead, or soft metal and when placed in position I employ
a pair of pincers the under jaw of which is concave, and forms the ordinary semi
round head underneath the bar of the flat. The other jaw of the pincers is flat and
enlongated, and its grip, or pressure on the rectangular heads of the revits, swages the
latter slightly, and so becomes perfect butt joints between the ends of the several revits.
I next employ an angular tool, or angular scraper which trues the face, and outer
edge of the line of heads which are then smoothed by a similar tool as a finisher. I
thus ensure a continuious smooth and unbroken line of holding surface, preventing ai
puckering, or raising of the edge of the clothing, and effect such object in an
expeditious and economic way.
Dated this 26th day of April 1887
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for Securing Clothing to the Bars of
Card Flats.
I, FRED LAW of Moorland Mills, Cleckheaton in the County of York, Card Maker
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:-
This invention relates to the revits, or holding pins employed for securing the card
clothing to the bars or flats, such revits I construct so as to form one continuous line
of holding surface along and flush with the edge of the flat.
Rivets constructed according to this my invention consist of a stem or shank
having a rectangular head, the head being of length nearly as may be equal to the
distance apart of the holes or slits in which the shank of the revit is received so that
half the length of the head of the revit extends in opposite directions along the flats.
The extended head of the next revit will reach the outer end of the adjoining head
and so on, the several heads forming a continuous line.
The revits I make of lead, or soft metal and when placed in position 1 employ
a pair of pincers, the under jaw of which is concave and forms the ordinary semi-
round head underneath the bar of the flat.
The other jaw of the pincers is flat and elongated, and its grip or pressure on the
rectangular heads of the revits swages the latter slightly, and so becomes perfect butt
joints between the ends of the several revits. I next employ an angular tool, or
angular scraper which "trues" the face and outer edge of the line of heads which
are then smoothed by a similar tool as a finisher. I thus ensure au continuous smooth
and unbroken line of holding surface, preventing all puckering, or raising of the
edge of the clothing, and effect such object in an expeditious and economic way.
Such being the nature and object of this my Invention, the following is a complete
description of same; reference being had to the accompanying Drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of part of flat having my improvements applied
thereto.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a section through line A B of Fig. 1.
Revits constructed according to this my invention consist of a stem or shank 1,
having a rectangular head 2, the head being of length nearly as may be equal to the
distance apart of the holes, or slits in which the shank of the revit is received, so that
half the length of the head of the revit extends in opposite directions along the
flats 3.
The extended head of the next revit will reach the outer end of the adjoining head
and so on, the several heads forming a continuous line. The revits I make of lead, or
soft metal, and when placed in position I employ a pair of pincers, the under jaw

page_text: of which is concave and forms the ordinary semi round head 4 underneath the bar
of the flat.
The other jaw of the pincers is flat and elongated, and its grip or pressure on the
rectangular heads of the revits swages the latter slightly and so becomes perfect butt
joints between the heads of the several revits.
I next employ an angular tool or angular scraper which "trues" the face and outer
edge of the line of heads which are then smoothed by a similar tool as a finisher.
There is nothing special or novel in the tools for finishing any ordinary scraper
made slightly concave will do, then a like concave tool to rub down smoothly the
surface of the fasteners.
I thus ensure a continuous smooth and unbroken line of holding surface preventing
all puckering, or raising of the edge of the clothing and effect such object in
an expeditious and economic way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is ;
The improved appliance of the form and
clothing to the flats all in combination, as
by annexed drawings.
construction shewn for securing card
herein fully described and illustrated
FRED LAW.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings,
Halifax.
Dated this 25th day of January 1888.
FRED LAW.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings,
Halifax.