Improvements in Wire Fabrics or Parts thereof for Mattresses, Mats, Beltings, and other Articles of a like Manufacture.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 26th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 29th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wire Fabrics or Parts thereof for Mattresses,
Mats, Beltings, and other Articles of a like Manufacture.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NICHOLS of the Firm of Joseph Nichols and Son, of
Cheapside Wire Works, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to wire fabrics, and particularly to both the borders and
stiffening stripes or cords thereof, for mattresses, bed-bottoms, sackings, mats,
beltings and for other analogous articles, although the said fabric may be made
into distensible body meshes or surfaces.
In carrying out one form of my invention in connection with a border or
stiffening, a number of loose helixes or coils are taken, that is a number of loose
wire coils as they come from the machine known as the "giraffe" are taken and
placed bundle-wise together, and by so doing, the said wire helixes or coils fall to
each other and form a compound helix or a faggotted helix, which has all the spiral
properties of a single helix.
Thus, in a faggotted helix of thick gauge wire, I take about a dozen loose helixes
of the length of the stiffening cord or border to be made, and place the same
together longitudinally, when the individual helixes fall to each other and form a
compound or faggotted thick helix.
One, two, three or more like helixes (hereafter called the tying helixes) are then
taken and the point of each is revolved and made to travel forward and wind
screw-like along the spiral declivity of the compound helix or along the declivity
formed by the falling-to axially of the loose helical strands or helical component
coils.
The faggotted helix is thus bound together by the tying helixes running
spirally up the declivity or helical channel or waists of the compound helix
or coil.
The rolled edging, stiffening cord or border is united to the body mesh by an
intercoiled connecting helix or helixes which pick up one or the whole of the tying
helixes at intermediate points.
Also intercoiled with this connecting helix is another or other helixes forming
the connecting means or connecting web.
The rolled edging or stiffening cord is both flexible and elastic in its
constitution.
Any number of loose helixes as may be desired may be put together faggot-wise
and tied together at the spiral declivity of the compound and solid member
formed.
The tying helixes may be of a large or less diameter than the bound helixes and
may be of lighter or heavier wire.
These faggotted cables or cords may be used alone or several of them may be
united one to another to form a strong band for driving belts and like purposes.
In forming a broad band of a series of rolls or cables, the same may be
united together by the helical tying coils of the one cable or roll picking up
the ridge parts of one, two or more bound helixes of an adjacent cable, hence
the intercoiling of the tying coils with the bound coils, thereby forming a wire
fabric.
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page_text: Such bands may be used as selvage edgings or borders or they may be used as
strengthening stripes in the body of a mesh, or a breadth of such fabric may be
rolled up and be then bound together by a tying coil or coils of large diameter
screwed up the declivities or spiral waist parts of the roll, hence the formation
of a thick rope-like article which may be employed for any purpose as desired.
The body of a fabric. may be made up entirely of compound or faggotted spirals
united together respectively by intercoiled ordinary connection spirals.
It is understood that any number of thick or thin, component spirals may be
bundled together to form the faggotted helix.
As a further form of my invention, I take an ordinary single, double, treble or
quadruple woven body, mesh and turn the edges of the same up longitudinally into
a roll and then pass one, two or more tying coils up the declivity or waist or waists
of the large spiral or spirals formed.
As.,a further form of my invention, the loose faggotted wires may be made
serpentine or undulatory instead of spirally and the component wires are placed in
such positions that when the same are bundled together, a solid strand is formed of
a helical character.
Dated this 26th day of February 1894,
Improvements in Wire Fabrics or Parts thereof for Mattresses,
Mats, Beltings, and other Articles of a like. Manufacture.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NICHOLS of the Firin of Joseph Nichols and Son, of
Cheapside Wire Works, in the City of Birmingham, 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 wire fabrics, and particularly to both the borders and
stiffening stripes or cords thereof, for mattresses, bed-bottoms, sackings, mats,
beltings, and for other analogous articles, although the said fabric may be made
into distensible body meshes or surfaces.
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In carrying out one form of my invention in connection with a border or
stiffening, a number of loose helixes or coils are taken, that is a number of loose
wire coils as they come from the machine known as the giraffe" are taken and
gathered or bunched up or placed bundle-wise together, and by so doing, the said
wire helixes or coils fall to each other and form a compound helix or a faggoted
helix, which has all the spiral properties of a single helix..
Thus, in a faggoted helix of thick gauge wire, I take about a dozen loose helixes
of the length of the stiffening cord or border to be made, and place the same
together longitudinally when the individual helixes fall to each other and form a
compound or faggoted thick helix.
One, two, three or more like helixes (hereafter called the tying or binding
helixes) are then taken, and the point of each is revolved and made to travel
forward and wind screw-like along the spiral declivity of the compound helix, or
along the declivity formed by the falling-to axially of the loose helical strands or
helical component coils.
The faggoted helix is thus bound together by the tying helixes running
spirally up the declivity or helical channel or waist of the compound helix
or coil

page_text: intercoiled connecting helix or helixes, which pick up one or the whole of the tying
helixes at intermediate points.
Also intercoiled with this connecting helix is another or other helixes forming
the connecting means or connecting web.
The rolled edging or stiffening cord is both flexible and elastic in its
constitution.
Any number of loose helixes as may be desired may be put together faggot-wise
and tied together at the spiral declivity of the compound and solid member
formed.
The tying helixes may be of a large or less diameter than the bound helixes and
be of lighter or heavier wire.
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Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents an elevation of a mattress
edging, border, stiffening stripe or strengthening cord made according to my
invention.
Figure 2 represents a transverse section upon the dotted lines - Figure 1,
showing the general organization of the said border stripe or cord.
Figure 3 shows a single helix or coil, by taking a series of which and bundling,
bunching or gathering up the same together, they fall to each other, and form a
faggoted or compound helix or spiral, as represented in Figure 4.
Figure 5 is a cross section of Figure 4, upon the dotted lines A, and Figure 6
represents the tying or binding helix, of a like diameter as the helical declivity of
the faggoted helix.
Figure 7 is a cross section of Figure 6 upon the dotted line B.
Thus, in making up the faggoted border, cord or stripe Figure 1, a series or a
number of loose wire helixes, such as a, Figure 3, are taken and placed, gathered
or bundled together, as in Figures 4 and 5, thus forming a compound or faggoted
helix. Then a tying or binding helix or compound helix, such as in Figures 6
and 7, is taken, and revolved and made to travel forward and wind screw like up
or along the spiral declivity a', of the compound helix a¹.
As a further form of my invention, take an ordinary single, double, treble or
quadruple woven body mesh and turn or gather the edges of the same up
longitudinally into a bunched roll or helix, and then pass one, two or more
tying coils up the declivity or waist or waists of the large spiral or spirals formed.
Figure 8 represents a plan of a piece of wire fabric, having the edging or selvage
made according to this aforesaid modification.
Thus, I take a piece of ordinary woven wire fabric a³, and gather together the
component spirals of a longitudinal breadth of the same, that is to say, to form 'an
edging alike unto Figure 1, a breadth of fabric is gathered up comprehending or
embodying 18 component spirals, and when gathered up, they forin a faggoted
helix a, alike unto Figure 4, but more open, as represented in Figure 8.
Then such a faggoted spiral is then tied by screwing or worming up the declivity,
a binding helix or helixes a', alike unto Figure 7, thereby producing the faggoted
edging cord or stripe.
Instead of the faggoted cord or stripe being formed out of the edge of a piece.
of fabric, it is obvious that the same may be formed from out of the middle portion
of the body mesh, or as a further arrangement, instead of forming the stripe from
the body mesh, a strip of woven fabric embodying the necessary number of spirals
is taken and gathered or bundled together to form a faggot coil, and then bound
by a helix as before, and this faggoted and bound helix, strip or cord is attached to
the edge, middle or other part of any fabric, either by union coils or helixes or by
other means.
These faggoted cords may be used alone or several of them may be united one
to another to form a strong band for driving belts and like purposes, as represented
in Figure 9.
In forming a broad band of a series of rolls or cables the same may be united
together by the helical tying coils of the one cable .or roll picking up the ridge

page_text: parts of one, two or more bound. helices of an adjacent cable, hence the intercoiling
of the tying coils with. the bound coils, thereby forming a wire fabric.
Such bands may be used as selvage edgings or borders or they may be used as
strengthening stripes in the body of a mesh, or a breadth of such fabric may be
rolled or gathered up and be then bound together by a tying coil or coils of
large diameter, screwed up the declivities or spiral waist parts of the roll, hence
the formation of a thick rope-like article which may be employed for any purpose
as desired.
The body of a fabric may be made up entirely of compound or faggoted spirals
united together respectively by intercoiled ordinary connection spirals.
It is understood that any number of thick or thin component spirals may be
bundled together to form the faggotted helix.
Figure 10 represents a modified form of edging or banding.
It consists in taking a number of compound or faggotted helixes, and bundling
the series together and uniting them together by a tying or bonding coil or
helix.
Thus a, a, a, a, a are compound helixes, each composed of a narrow breadth of
fabric, with the helices composing it bundled together, and then these series of
compound helixes are themselves bundled together, and finally united or bound up
by worming a tying or bonding spiral or spirals up the declivities or helical waist
parts, as fully represented in elevation in Figure 10, and in transverse vertical
section upon the dotted lines B Figure 10 in Figure 11.
Figure 12 represents a like edging stripe or fabric as Figures 10 and 11, with
the tying or binding coils made from stouter wire, and having interwoven with them,
a union coil for connecting the said fabric, stripe or cord to the edging or other
part of a body fabric.
Figure 13 represents a vertical section of the said Figure 12 upon the dotted
line C. a are the faggotted spirals, a' are the binding spirals, and a the union or
connecting spirals.
Figure 14 represents an insertioned faggotted stripe cord or band connected to,
or having upon the two opposite sides of it a body fabric. a are the body
fabrics, and a is a faggotted cord or band or stripe, composed of the same elements
as Figure 1.
Figure 15 represents a transverse section of a further example of fabric in which
faggotted stripes or cords made from the fabric or attachedly connected to the
fabric are employed.
a are the sections of body fabric and a the faggotted cords, stripes or the like.
As a further form of my invention, the loose faggotted wires may be made
serpentine or undulatory instead of spirally, and the component wires are placed in
such positions that when the same are bundled together, a solid strand is formed of
a helical character, as represented in elevation in Figure 16, and in transverse
section upon the dotted lines D in Figure 17.
a are the faggotted serpentine or undulatory wires, gathered together and
bound by tying wires or spirals a¹, running up the declivities of the members of
the wires.
Instead of the tying of the faggotted loose helixes being performed through
the medium of a loose helix or helixes screwed into the declivities of them, it
is obvious that the same result may be obtained by progressively wrapping a
binding wire or wires around the faggotted helixes, within the declivities thereof.
And it is also obvious that a faggotted cord or band may be attained by first
taking a binding spiral or spirals, and then interweaving with or up it or them,
faggotted or bundled together spirals.
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 :-
First. In the borders, stiffening stripes or cords of wire fabrics, making the

page_text: same from a series of loose and gathered or bundled together or faggotted helixes,
tied or bound together by a tying or binding helix or helixes or wire or wires,
substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1 to 7.
Secondly. In the borders, stiffening stripes or cords of wire fabrics, making
the same from a series of bundled or gathered-together or faggotted and previously
interwoven spirals or helixes, forming the stripe, edging or intermediate part of a
wire body fabric, and tied or bound together by a tying or binding helix or helixes
or wire or wires, substantially as described and set forth in Figure 8.
Thirdly. Cord, stripe or band fabrics, made up or formed in the ways
substantially as described and set forth.
Dated this 24th day of November 1894.
WILLIAM EDWARD NICHOLS,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.