India Rubber Waterproof: Fabrics.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 24th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 25th Nov., 1887
India Rubber Waterproof: Fabrics.
We GOODMAN CHARLES MANDLEBERG, HENRY LESSER ROTHBAND, and SAMUEL
LAWRENCE MANDLEBERG of the Albion Rubber Works, Pendleton, Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, Manufacturers of India Rubber Piece and other Goods,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention, to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in taking any suitable woven fabric, of any desired color
and material and printing or otherwise forming upon it any desired design or pattern
by means of india rubber or other similar suitable cement by any well known
arrangements and machinery for printing or applying the design whether by block
printing or mechanism used for calico printing, or "surface" roller printing used in
printing paper hangings or by stencilling and while the applied cement is still
adhesive covering it over with the dust of fibre of wool, hair, silk, or cotton, or any
other suitable animal or vegetable fibre, reduced to short lengths or dust. Some of
this fibre adheres to the imprinted or applied india rubber cement, and the surplus
falls off or is brushed or otherwise removed.
The fibre to be used will depend upon the character of the fabric which it is
desired to produce, and the color of the fibre will be determined by the nature of
the required ornamental design.
In some cases the process of printing or applying the design and dusting with
fibre as above described is or may be repeated.
The fabric obtained as herein before described is vulcanized by preference after the
other processes by any of the known processes of vulcanizing such as the dry heat
the steam "
cure or the cold cure.
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Our invention also consists in taking any suitable woven fabric, and "spreading"
or coating it with india rubber proofing, which is or may be treated by any ordinary
and known processes to obtain the desired surface and finish, then we take such india
rubber waterproof fabrics and of such color as may be desired according to the
design and print or otherwise apply to its face any suitable design and by any of the
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page_text: modes of printing or of applying the design herein before mentioned by means of india
rubber or other cement of like character, and then while the cement is still adhesive
we apply the dust of any of the fibres hereinbefore mentioned of the character and
color according to the design to be produced, and the surplus fibre not adhering is
subsequently removed as hereinbefore explained.
The fabric thus obtained is then vulcanized by any of the processes hereinbefore
mentioned whether or not it has been vulcanized previous to printing or applying the
design as above explained.
The above described improved ornamental fabrics according to our invention have
an appearance more or less similar to fabrics produced by ornamental weaving, but
they are obtained at much less cost than such ornamental fabrics.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Ornamental Woven and
India Rubber Waterproof Fabrics.
We GOODMAN CHARLES MANDLEBERG HENRY LESSER ROTHBAND and SAMUEL
LAWRENCE MANDLEBERG, of the Albion Rubber Works, Pendleton, Manchester in
the County of Lancaster, Manufacturers of India Rubber Piece and other Goods,
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:
Our invention consists in taking any suitable woven fabric of any desired color and
material and printing or otherwise forming upon it any desired design or pattern by
means of india rubber or other similar suitable cement by any well known
arrangements and machinery for printing or applying the design whether by block
printing or mechanism used for calico printing, or "surface" roller printing, used in
printing paper hangings or by stencilling, and while the applied cement is still
adhesive covering it over with the dust of fibre of wool, hair, silk or cotton or any
other suitable animal or vegetable fibre reduced to short lengths or dust.
The fibre dust is or may be applied by arrangements the same or similar to those
used for.applying "flock" as it is termed in the manufacture of paper hangings.
Some of this fibre adheres to the imprinted or applied india rubber cement, and
the surplus falls off or is brushed or otherwise removed.
The fibre to be used will depend upon the character of the fabric which it is
desired to produce, and the color of the fibre will be determined by the nature of the
required ornamental design.
In some cases the process of printing or applying the design and dusting with
fibre as above described is or may be repeated.
The fabric obtained as hereinbefore described is vulcanized by preference after the
other processes, by any of the known processes of vulcanizing such as the dry heat
cure," the steam " cure or the cold "cure."
"
Our invention also consists in taking any suitable woven fabric, and spreading or
coating it with india rubber proofing, which is or may be treated by any ordinary
and known processes to obtain the desired surface and finish, then we take such india
rubber waterproof fabrics and of such color as may be desired according to the design
and print, or otherwise apply to its face any suitable design and by any of the modes
of printing or of applying the design hereinbefore mentioned by means of india rubber
or other cement of like character, and then while the cement is still adhesive we apply
the dust of any of the fibres hereinbefore mentioned of the character and color
according to the design to be produced, and the surplus fibre not adhering is
subsequently removed as hereinbefore explained.

page_text: The fabric thus obtained is then vulcanized by any of the processes hereinbefore
mentioned whether or not it has been vulcanized previous to printing or applying the
design as above explained.
The above described improved ornamental fabrics according to our invention
have an appearance more or less similar to fabrics produced by ornamental weaving,
but they are obtained at much less cost than such ornamental fabrics.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is,
1. The new ornamental fabrics produced by designs in india rubber cement, having
fibre applied thereto, and the combined processes by which such ornamental fabrics are
obtained, as herein before described.
2. The new ornamental india rubber waterproof fabrics ornamented by designs in
fibre, and the combined processes for obtaining the same, as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Twenty second day of October 1887.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.