known as Kidderminster Carpets
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1887
Complete Left, 14th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 16th Dec., 1887
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known as Kidderminster Carpets."
I, THOMAS CUTHBERTSON of the firm of Cuthbertson and Taylor of Kilmarnock in
the County of Ayr, North Britain, Carpet Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention, which relates to improvements in the manufacture of Scotch
Carpets otherwise known as Kidderminster Carpets," has for its object to effect
economy in the cost of weaving the same to produce in two ply a carpet having the
same or a greater thickness than a three ply carpet as hitherto manufactured, and in
general to make such carpets more economical and durable than hitherto.
The foregoing objects are achieved by the employment of a weft which may consist
of two, three or more weft yarns twisted together and shot through the warp as a
single weft. In this way the number of weft shots in any given length of warp, say
for example, an inch or a foot or a yard is considerably reduced and the time occupied
in the weaving proportionally less."
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Petitioner's Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Scotch Carpets, otherwise
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known as Kidderminster Carpets."
I THOMAS CUTHBERTSON of the Firin of Cuthbertson & Taylor of Kilmarnock, in
the County of Ayr, North Britain, Carpet Manufacturers, 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 which relates to improvements in the manufacture of Scotch Carpets,
otherwise known as 20 Kidderminster Carpets," has for its object to effect economy in the
cost of weaving the same, to produce in two ply a Carpet having the same or a greater
thickness than a 3 ply Carpet, as hitherto manufactured, and in general to make such
Carpets more economical, and durable than heretoforé. The foregoing objects are
achieved by the employment of a weft which may consist of two, three or more weft
yarns twisted together, and shot through the warp as a single weft. In this way the
number of weft shots in any given length of warp, say, for example, an inch, or a foot,
or a yard, is considerably reduced, and the time occupied in the weaving is propor-
tionally less.
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 :
1. The production of a new fabric in two ply Carpet, which is at least fourfold, and
may be increased when desired to be five or sixfold, according to the number of weft
yarns twisted together in the manner hereinbefore described.
2. I claim by this new method of manufacture that much greater firmness, strength,
and thickness of cloth is produced, thereby effecting in two ply Carpet the advantage
of that softness of tread which has hitherto been characteristic of the three ply
Carpet.
3. I claim that this new fabric is much more durable, and economical than the three
ply Carpet, because from the mode in which weft yarns are introduced, it contains in
two plies more weft yarn than has hitherto been used in the best quality of the three
ply fabric.
Dated this Oth daw of NL auchu 1007