Improvements in Wire Mesh for Mats, Mattresses, Seats, and other articles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1892-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wire Mesh for Mats, Mattresses, Seats, and other
articles.
I, ALFRED EDMUND WALE of the firm of T. E. Wale & Sons Atlas Works,
Oozell Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in woven wire mesh for mats
mattresses, seats and other articles which are more particularly applicable to mats
by which such mats may be formed either with or without a border or frame and in
the case of those formed without a border a most flexible and strong mat is
obtained.
In carrying my improvement into effect I form a mesh of single coils which is
well known and forms the simplest mesh and upon the one face of this I run a series
of coils transversely to those of the coils in the first mesh and each pitch of these
transverse coils engages with the pitch of each alternate coil in the first mesh and at
same time the transverse coils engage with each other in the same manner as in the
first mesh. In this way a double mesh is formed without materially increasing its
thickness while the resistance to strain is the same both longitudinally and
transversely.
Another mode of forming my mesh is to take a mesh of single coils as before
which for the sake of distinction I call the longitudinal coils and run a series of
coils transversly to the same these transverse coils have each pitch of the coil
passing over one longitudinal coil and under the other and alternately under the
bottom of the pitch and over the top of the pitch of the longitudinal coils and at
the same time the transverse coils engage with each other as in the ordinary mesh.
In this way a very strong and pretty mesh is obtained without any increase in
thickness and with the longitudinal and transverse resistance to the strain the same
and with double the wire on the surface by reason of the surface of both longitudinal
& transverse coils being on the same level.
In finishing these meshes without a border I bring the ends of each pair of coils
together and turn each end over into an eye the eyes of each pair of coils engaging
with each other and this I effect on all four sides of the mesh. Sometimes I finish
this edge off by running in a coil of a sufficient width of strands to fill the width of
the aperture between the coils of the mesh this border being so coiled that the
number of strands are close together with a distance in the pitch of the coils to
allow of the strands being woven in between the ends of the mesh.
Dated this 28th day of November 1891
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wire Mesh for Mats, Mattresses, Seats, and other
articles.
I ALFRED EDMUND WALE of the firm of T. E. Wale & Sons, Atlas Works,
Oozells Street Birmingham Warwickshire, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention has for its object improvements in wire mesh for mats matresses
seats and other articles which are more particularly applicable to mats by which

page_text: such mats may be formed either with or without a-border or frame and in the case
of those formed without a border a most flexible and strong mat is obtained.
In carrying my invention into effect I form a mesh of single coils which is well
known and forms the simplest mesh known and which for the sake of distinction I
call the longitudinal coils, and run a series of coils transversely to the same these
transverse coils have each pitch of the coil passing over one longitudinal coil and under
the other and alternately under the bottom of the pitch and over the top of the pitch
of the longtitudinal coils and at the same time the transverse coils engage with each
other as in the ordinary mesh. In this way a very strong and pretty mesh is
obtained without any increase in thickness and with the longtitudinal and transverse
resistance to the strain the same and with double the wire on the surface by reason
of the surface of both longtitudinal and transverse coils being on the same level.
In finishing these meshes without a border I bring the ends of each pair of coils
togother and turn each end over into an eye the eyes of each pair of coils engaging
with each other and this I effect on all four sides of the mesh.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have fully illustrated the nature of my said invention and the mode of carrying
the same into effect.
Figure 1 is a plan shewing one part of the mesh complete the remainder being in
course of formation.
Figure 2 is a side clevation of same.
In carrying my invention into effect I make a mesh of single coils as shown at B
Figure 1 which forms the simplest mesh known and which for the purpose of
distinction I call the longtitudinal coils B. Transversly to these coils B I run a
series of coils which I call the transverse coils A and which are threaded so as to
have the top of each pitch of the coil A passing over the pitch b' of the longtitudinal
coil B and the bottom a² of the pitch of the coil A. under the bottom of each pitch
of the coil B alternately passing over the top and under the bottom of each pitch of
the longtitudinal coils the transverse coils at the same time engaging with each other
at as shewn.
In this way a very strong and pretty mesh is obtained without any increase in
thickness and with the longtitudinal and transverse resistance to the strain the same
and with double the wire on the surface at each side by reason of both the tops a¹
and the pitch of both coils A and B being upon the same level.
In finishing this mesh without a border I bring the ends at of each pair of coils A
together and turn each end over into an eye and the ends of each pair of coils B
together in the same way, the eyes of each pair of coils engaging with each other
and if desired the ends at may also be turned round the outer coil B and the ends 6*
round the outer coil A.
I do not lay any claim to the other matter contained in my Provisiona
Application and having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare
that what I claim is :-
The improvements in wire mesh for mats mattresses seats and other articles
consisting of the coils A and B interwoven substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of June 1892.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.