Improvements in the Manufacture of Knitted Gloves and in Machinery or Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 14th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Knitted Gloves and in
Machinery or Apparatus therefor.
We, ERNEST EDWARD ELLIS and ROBERT HENRY ELLIS, trading as
F. and J. Ellis of 2 Rutland Street, Leicester, Glove Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention has reference to the manufacture of knitted gloves and to
machinery or apparatus therefor.
The object of the invention is the production of frame made knitted or fabric
gloves having the fingers composed entirely of ribbed fabric, to imitate hand
Knitted gloves. Heretofore, as far as we are aware, the fingers of machine knitted
gloves have been composed of either tuck or plain fabric while the hand or wrist
portions have been formed of rib, tuck or other knitted fabric.
According to this invention the complete glove may be made of ribbed fabric or
only the fingers thereof.
After the hand and wrist portions have been produced upon the knitting frame
in the ordinary way, or of stockinette or other suitable fabric, such portions are
subsequently transferred to a ribbed hand fingering frame or other suitable ribbed
fingering frame divided into divisions according to the fingers and the combinations
of rib required and the ribbed fabric forming the fingers knitted thereon by the
operator in the well known way.
In order to admit of the hand and wrist portions of the glove being run on to a
hand knitting frame capable of producing ribbed fingers, the machine or ribbing
portion of the frame is extended in the arch to give greater space between the
frame and machine needles and to admit of the fabric being more easily manipulated
during the process of manufacture..
Dated this 26th day of February 1891.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Knitted Gloves and in
Machinery or Apparatus therefor.
We, ERNEST EDWARD ELLIS and ROBERT HENRY ELLIS, trading as
F. and J. Ellis of 2 Rutland Street, Leicester, Glove 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:—
This invention has reference to the manufacture of knitted gloves and to
machinery or apparatus therefor.
The object of the invention is the production of frame-made knitted or fabric
gloves having the fingers composed entirely of ribbed fabric, to imitate hand
knitted gloves.
Heretofore, as far as we are aware, the fingers of machine knitted gloves have
been composed of either tuck or plain fabric while the hand or wrist portions have
been formed of rib, tuck, or other knitted material.
According to this invention the complete glove may be made of ribbed fabric or
only the fingers thereof.
After the hand and wrist portions have been produced upon a knitting frame in
the ordinary way or of stockinette or other fabric, such portions are subsequently

page_text: transferred in the well known way to a ribbed hand fingering frame divided into
divisions according to the number of fingers and, to the combination of ribs
required and the ribbed fabric forming the fingers, is subsequently knitted thereon
by the operator in the usual manner.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood and carried into
effect reference is made to the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is an end view of so much of a ribbed hand fingering frame provided
with our improvements, as is necessary to illustrate the invention.
Figure 2 is a view shewing the relative positions of the frame needles, sinkers
and machine or ribbing needles, drawn to actual size.
Figure 3 is a detail view.
Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the drawing and as
the general construction of a ribbed hand frame is so well understood in the trade
only such parts as are the subject of our improvements and such as are essential to
a clear understanding of the invention are hereinafter referred to.
A ribbed hand frame of ordinary construction as is perfectly well understood by
those in the trade is not suitable for the production of ribbed fabric fingers upon
knitted gloves mainly because the relative positions of the ribbing or machine
needles and the frame needles and sinkers do not allow sufficient space for the
glove and fingers to pass down between, and the arch or throat of the sinkers is
insufficiently large.
Referring to the accompanying drawing A represents the frame needles B the
sinkers which intercalate between each needle, and C the machine or ribbing
needles, each of such parts are shewn of actual size in Figure 2.
In the manufacture of ordinary ribbed fabrics the position of the machine
needles and the sinkers may be relatively close to each other as only one thickness
of fabric is required to pass down between the same while it is in course of manu-
facture, but in the fingering of gloves not only the double fabric of the hand or
wrist portion, but also one or more of the fingers is required to pass between the
machine needles and the sinkers, and unless ample space be provided between the
parts named for the descent of the fabric during its production the operation would
be impracticable, or if possible only imperfect fabric producible.
From this it will be gathered that it is essential the sinkers and machine needles
should be fixed in such relative working positions as to permit of the free and
unobstructed passage of the fabric and its easy manipulation by the operator at
intervals in the course of its manufacture as occasion or necessity may require.
From Figure 2 it will be readily noticed that in order to obtain this additional
space, the machine needles C are cast in a curved lead C' with the convexed side
facing and inclining from the sinkers B the said curved leads being secured to the
machine needle bar D by screws D' in the ordinary way.
The sinkers B which sink the thread between the needles are pivotted at B¹ to
a lead B2 carried in the sinker bar E or connected to a jack in the usual manner
but are of increased length and provided with an enlarged throat B3 thus affording
additional width and extra scope for the additional thickness of fabric as before
described.
An angle iron F or equivalent shewn full size in Figure 3 is secured by screw
bolt to each end of the usual hand bar G for the purpose of allowing the
machine needle leads C¹ to abut or rest against the same and thereby maintain the
increased space between the machine needles and the sinkers as herein before
described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The manufacture upon a knitting machine such as described, of glove fingers
of knitted ribbed fabric substantially as described and illustrated in the

page_text: 2. In a knitting machine such as described the provision of means to enable
glove fingers of knitted ribbed fabric to be produced thereon substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
3. In a knitting machine such as described for the production of glove fingers
of ribbed fabrics the combination of sinkers B enlarged in the throat, machine
needles C cast in leads such as C¹ and angular rests such as F substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the improved knitting
machine for the production of glove fingers of ribbed fabric substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th day of October 1801
ERNEST EDWARD ELLIS.
ROBERT HENRY ELLIS.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.
ERNEST EDWARD ELLIS.
ROBERT HENRY ELLIS.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.