Improvements in Bags and similar Articles and Tissues for the same.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 1st Jan., 1891-Accepted, 7th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bags and similar Articles and Tissues for the
same.
I, GEORGE EDDISON STEAD, of Skinner Lane Works, Leeds, in the County
of York, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to bags, sacks, woolsheets and similar articles and tissues
for them and consists in an improved manufacture of the same.
Hitherto baggings, sackings and similar tissues for making bags and similar
articles have been made of uniform texture and strength throughout, in consequence
of which they are very liable to become torn and damaged at the parts where
hooks for lifting the bags and similar articles are inserted into them and have to be
made stronger or heavier than would otherwise be necessary. My improvement
consists in weaving said tissues with strengthening bands either in their longitudinal
direction only at those parts where the hooks are ordinarily inserted, or with
strengthening bands both in the longitudinal and transverse direction. This is
done in the loom by weaving in additional warp threads or threads of greater
strength or thickness than those used for the remainder of the fabric at the places
where longitudinal bands are to be produced, and weaving in more or stronger weft
threads where the transverse bands are required, the number, width and distance
of which bands may be varied to suit the kind of bag or similar article the fabrics
are intended for. For instance, the cloth may be woven with two longitudinal
strengthening bands two inches wide at 7 or 8 inches distance from the edges and
similar transverse bands 12 inches apart, so that when the piece of bagging has
been folded so that the transverse bands meet and sewn together at the edges, the
former bands run down the sides and under the bottom end, while the latter form
hoop like bands round the bag. The bands may be of the same or a different
material from the remainder of the fabric, for instance, bagging woven of hemp or
jute may be strengthened by bands of the same material, or of flax yarn.
Dated the lat dex of Anni 1900
W. T. EMMOTT,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bags and similar Articles and Tissues for the
same.
I, GEORGE EDDISON STEAD, of Skinner Lane Works, Leeds, in the County
of York, Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to bags, sacks, woolsheets and similar articles and to tissues
for them and consists in an improved manufacture of the same.
Hitherto baggings, sackings and similar tissues for making bags and similar
articles have been made of uniform texture and strength throughout, in consequence
of which they are very liable to become torn and damaged at the part where hooks
for lifting the bags and similar articles are inserted into them and have to be made
stronger or heavier than would otherwise be necessary.
My improvement consists in weaving said tissues with strengthening bands
either in one direction only at those parts where the hooks are ordinarily inserted, or
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page_text: with strengthening bands both in the longitudinal and transverse direction. This
is done in the loom by weaving in additional warp threads or threads of greater
strength or thickness than those used for the remainder of the fabric at the places
where longitudinal bands are to be produced, and weaving in more or stronger weft
threads where the transverse bands are required, the number, width and distance of
which bands may be varied to suit the kind of bag or similar article the fabrics are
intended for.
On the drawings appended hereunto :
Figure 1 represents a fabric woven with longitudinal and cross straightening
bands.
Figure 2 a bag made of the same.
Figure 3 a bag with longitudinal bands only.
Figure 4 a "wool sheet" with strengthening bands.
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The piece of bagging shewn by Fig. 1 is woven with two longitudinal bands a
and band two sets of cross-bands c d e f g and e' d' e f g so that when the piece
is doubled or folded so that the edges ½ and i meet, the bands c and e', d and d',
e and e, f and ', g and gl meet at their ends and after the piece has been sewn at
the side a bag as shewn by Figure 2 is formed, having two longitudinal bands a
and 6 running down one side, under the bottom and up the other side of the bag
and a series of cross bands running all round and forming a sort of hoops round the
bag. The strength of the latter and the resistance to wear or damage by the hooks
inserted into the bag for lifting purposes either into the horizontal bands or just
below the cross bands is materially increased by this arrangement.
Figure 2 shews a bag made from a fabric woven with two horizontal stripes only,
nd Figure 3 a "woolsheet" made from a similar fabric. The woolsheet or bag
for packing or baling wool is made of one piece of cloth twice as long as the width
of the bag folded over and sewn together at the edges k, to which another piece of
the same length as the width of the bag and folded lengthwise is sewn along the
edges oo on each side and stitched up at the ends p p so as to form a bag open at
the top and having three strengthening bands m, n and s passing round the same.
After the bag is filled the top edges are fastened together by skewers and the
lifting hooks are inserted on each side of the left hand corner below the band m and
on the right hand corner below the band & or vice-versa. The pull of the hooks
coming upon the bands, the sheets are less liable to become torn and their durability
is greater than that of sheets made from ordinary plain tissues.
The bands may be of the same or of a alifferent material from the remainder of
the fabric, for instance, bagging woven of hemp or jute yarn may be strengthened
by bands of the same material, or of linen yarn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
Firstly. The manufacture of tissues for bags and similar articles with longitudinal
and transverse strengthening bands or with either of them substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the drawings.
Secondly. The manufacture of bags and similar articles from tissues woven with
longitudinal and transverse strengthening bands or with either of them substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 30th day of December 1890.
W. T. EMMOTT,
Agent for the Applicant.