Improvements in Fabrics for Beds, Mattresses, Cushions, Sacks, and other Articles.
Year: 1898

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fabrics for Beds, Mattresses, Cushions, Sacks, and
other Articles.
I, JOHN MITCHELL, trading as The Canvas Manufacturing Company, of Palace
Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Manufacturers' Agent, 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 woven fabrics of linen, cotton, wool, union, hemp, jute
or other fibres for the making of beds, mattresses, cushions, quilts, sacks or other
articles and is designed to provide for the shaping of these articles at the edges or
corners when they are required to be of rectangular or similar shape.
Hitherto it has been customary to shape these articles by stitching, piping, binding
or similar means, but I find I can weave the fabric to give it the desired shape when
finished.
It consists essentially in forming or weaving the fabric or article with a cord or
the like inserted at the place where it is intended to form the angle or corner thus
to stiffen it and cause it to stand square and also when desired in weaving a thicker
or stiffer cloth between these cords to form the side or edges of the article.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1. Perspective view of a length of seamless cloth woven according to my
invention.
Fig. 2. Extended plan of same cloth (severed at x Fig. 5 for the purpose of
illustration).
Fig. 3. Section of same on line y-y Fig. 2.
Fig. 4. Perspective view of bed made of the fabric.
Fig. 5. Section of same on line - Fig. 4.
Fig. 6. Plan of a length of single cloth woven according to the invention.
Fig. 7. Longitudinal section of same.
Fig. 8. Transverse section of same.
I weave into the fabric along with the ordinary warp threads a number of cords
or bands A so placed that they will be situated along the lines a-a (Fig. 4) which
form the angles for the sides or edges 6 of the bed B.
In seamless fabrics (as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3) four of such cords A run longitudinally
throughout the piece preferably placed as shown near the lines c-c where the weft
is turned back. The fabric b between the cords A which forms the side or edge
may be of thicker, stiffer or closer material than the other part of the cloth by using
thicker or coarser warps or a greater number of warp threads for the purpose of
assisting in the shaping of the finished article.
At intervals transversely of the fabric I insert a couple of cords A¹ with the weft
threads to form the angles of the ends of the bed or other article. These are woven
the same distance apart as the cords A.
In order to close the ends of the bed or other article when filled the material is cut
up into lengths preferably on the lines d-d.
[Price 8d.]

page_text: The invention may be equally applied to single or flat fabrics as shown in Figs. 6,
7 and 8. In this case the fabric is woven the width of the bed with two longitudinal
cords A near one selvage and transverse cords A³. The pieces are sewn together at
the edges to form the top and bottom of the bed or other article.
The fabric in either case may be woven with stripes or other designs and, if
desired, a suitable design or border may be woven between the cords or at either
side of them to ornament the edges.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A fabric for making beds, mattresses, cushions, quilts, sacks or other articles
woven with cords to form the angles of the sides and ends and shape the articles,
substantially as described.
2. A fabric for beds, mattresses, cushions, quilts, sacks or other articles woven
with cords longitudinally and transversely at intervals so placed as to correspond
with the angles of the sides and ends for the purpose of shaping those parts of the
finished articles substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 16th day of September 1898.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.