Improved Substitute for Whalebone.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Substitute for Whalebone..
ALEXIS PAUL GAVARD of 4 York Road King's Cross London in the County
of Middlesex and JAMES KNAPTON THOMPSON of Woodsley View Leeds in
the County of York do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
1
This invention consists of a ribbon or tape shape strip of fine woven wire
When made in
(preferably) made in steel or when necessary of other material.
steel the wire is first reduced in temper by the usual means for softening and then
woven into tapes or strips of the required width or standard sizes.
These tapes or strips are then to be passed through finishing rolls for regulating
an even surface to same and then placed in the tempering oven stove or furnace by
which the natural elasticity of the steel is replaced-or if preferred the said
ribbons or strips may first be cut into the usual standard sizes or lengths, and then
subjected to the tempering process: in either case when cut off to lengths the said
strips are first turned down at each end and cemented by common solder brass or
similar material so that the ends of the wires are made perfectly smooth and thereby
effectually prevented from cutting into the dress fabric or penetrating the flesh of
This being carried out the next process we adopt is to coat the said
strips or ribbons with a cover of varnish, japan, vulcanite or similar substance.or
if necessary a covering of any textile substance by which the surface thereof.is
rendered perfectly even as in the case of ordinary.whalebone whilst the elasticity
of the ribbon is always free and natural as whalebone and possessing and maintaining
greater strength.
the wearer.
ndhi. Đặch dan af Tanune 1809
A. P. GAVARD.
J. KNAPTON THOMPSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Substitute for Whalebone.
We ALEXIS PAUL GAVARD and JAMES KNAPTON THOMPSON of 4 York
Road King's Cross London in the County of Middlesex, 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 consists of a ribbon or tape shape strip of woven or plaited steel
wire or when necessary other kinds of wire may be employed or a combination of
any two of them. When made in steel the wire is first reduced in temper by the
usual method for softening and then woven or plaited into tapes or strips of the
required widths sizes and thickness.
These tapes or strips are then to be passed through a set of finishing rolls for
regulating an even and flat surface to same after which they are to be taken again
to the tempering oven or furnace and retempered so as to replace or restore the
original and natural elasticity of the steel. The process of retempering may be
carried out either in the bulk or coil or after the tapes or strips have been cut into
lengths or standard sizes.
After being cut into standard sizes or lengths both ends of each piece are to be
carefully trimmed down either by grinding or other process and may then receive a
small tip of common solder brass or other similar metal whereby the ends of the
wires are made perfectly smooth and thereby effectually prevented from cutting
into dress fabric or penetrating the flesh of the wearer.

page_text: As an alternative arrangement we employ thin metal shoes or caps of requisite
size which being placed on each end of the strip or tape are secured by a small
eyelet or other similar process thereby providing a means of attaching same to
dresses corsets and other similar purposes.
Following the above process we cover the said strips or ribbons with a coating
of varnish japan vulcanite celluloid or other similar substance or if necessary a
covering of any textile substance whereby the same is made perfectly even and
the corrosion of the metal avoided whilst the elasticity of the said strips tapes or
ribbons is always free and natural as whalebone and possesses and maintains greater
strength.
We employ this material for all purposes for which whalebone is at present for
has been employed and also for numerous other analogous purposes where strength
lightness and elasticity are required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. Our improved substitute for whalebone and other analagous purposes and
the respective processes or combination of processes and materials for manufacturing
and producing same substantially as herein shown and described and used for the
purposes stated.
2. The combination of a ribbon tape or strip of woven or plaited steel (or other)
wire and a tip of solder brass or other metal on each end or a metal cap or shoe
a coating of varnish japan celluloid or other similar substance or a covering of
textile substance substantially as herein shown and described and for the purposes
:stated.
Dated this 20th day of October 1892.
A. PAUL GAVARD.
J. KNAPTON THOMPSON.