An Improved Fabric to be Used as a Substitute for Wadding.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fabric to be Used as a Substitute for Wadding.
I, MAX ROSENBAUM, of 16 Mönkedamm, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a material to be used as a substitute for wadding, which
is intended to combine the advantages of the usual wadding materials with those
of woven fabric, without the disadvantages of either.
For this purpose I form very loose, soft and fluffy threads of wool, cotton or the
like into a very loose fabric by weaving, knitting or other similar process, and
I then raise a nap on one or both faces of this fabric as high as possible without
destroying the coherence or continuity of the fabric.
This improved substitute for wadding may be woven or knitted from threads of
wool, cotton, silk or the like, or from threads made from the waste of those
materials. In some cases the materials may be mixed in such manner that a
comparatively hard material may be employed as the weft for example and a softer
material as the part to be raised into a nap.
The material above described possesses all the advantages of ordinary wadding,
and also that of the continuity and coherence of a woven or knitted material, and
it can be used exactly like ordinary wadding.
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I, MAX ROSENBAUM, of 16 Mönkedamm, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
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 :-
This invention relates to a material to be used as a substitute for wadding, which
is intended to combine the advantages of the usual wadding materials with those of
a woven fabric, without the disadvantages of either.
For this purpose I form very loose, soft and fluffy threads of wool, cotton, or
the like into a very loose fabric by weaving, knitting or other similar process, and
I then raise a nap on one or both faces of this fabric as high as possible without
destroying the coherence or continuity of the fabric.
This improved substitute for wadding may be woven or knitted from threads
of wool, cotton, silk or the like, or from threads made from the waste of those
materials. In some cases the materials may be mixed in such manner that a
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page_text: comparatively hard material may be employed as the weft for example, and a softer
material as the part to be raised into a nap.
The material above described possesses all the advantages of ordinary wadding,
and also that of the continuity and coherence of a woven or knitted material, and
it can be used exactly like ordinary wadding.
The loose fabric forming the basis of the herein described substitute for
wadding may be produced by any suitable machinery, but I have obtained
the best results by employing the well known knitting machine used for producing
Cardigan stitch, Polka-rib, or double-rib goods; but good results may be obtained
by any knitting loom, frame or machine adapted to produce a fabric composed
of loose open loops or meshes.
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 :-
The new or improved substitute for wadding which consists of a loosely woven
or knitted fabric of woollen, cotton or other similar materials, or of mixtures of
such materials, such fabric having a nap raised on one or both faces thereof,
substantially as described.
Dated this 9th day of March 1897.
M. ROSENBAUM,
Per W. H. Beck,
115 Cannon Street, London, E.C., Agent.