Improvements in Shaping and Protecting the Ends of Bodice Steels.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1891.
Complete Specification Left, 28th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 14th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shaping and Protecting the Ends of Bodice
Steels.
We BENJAMIN BARLOW NIXON. ARTHUR NICHOLSON and JOHN HALL.
trading as J. & J. Brough, Nicholson & Company of Leek in the County of
Stafford Silk, Braid & Smallware Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
:-
1-A special shaping of the ends of the steel. Instead of plain rounded end it
is shaped as No. 1 Sketch. The advantage being that in pulling tight the web
over the end in the act of fastening on, the web is to an appreciable extent given
the shape of the steel end & by this means is effectually prevented from slipping
off-hence all friction is done away with.
(2) Casing the ends of the steel with a strip of specially manufactured and
prepared webbing Sketch No. 2. This is made from glacé cotton or linen and,
whilst elasticity is aimed at to some extent, the chief end is resistance to any
cutting tendency on the part of the steel and the threads are arranged in the
warp and woven in what is technically known as "wavy twill" with this end in
view, as being the best adapted make for the purpose. After weaving it is passed
through a special size bath giving still greater resisting power to cutting.
(3) Fastening such webbing on to the steel by means of an eyelet.
Dated this First dar of June 1891
BENJAMIN BARLOW NIXON.
ARTHUR NICHOLSON.
JOHN HALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shaping and Protecting the Ends of Bodice
Steels.
We BENJAMIN BARLOW NIXON, ARTHUR NICHOLSON & JOHN HALL trading
as Brough Nicholson & Hall, Silk, Braid and Smallware Manufacturers of Leck
in the County of Stafford 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 :-
A. special shaping of the ends of the steel, which instead of being rounded or
square at ends are shaped in a new way (see Sketch No. 1). So that when the
web is tightly pulled over the ends of the steel it fits into the centre slit and all
movement of the web is prevented-thus all friction is effectually stopped. The
shaped ends of the steel are then capped with a cotton or linen web and fastened
with an eyelet (see Sketch No. 2).
The sketches referred to (Nos. 1 & 2) are those filed with the Provisional
Specification.
Fig. 1. represents the steel before being capped with the webbing. The ends
being shaped instead of square-the shaping may be described as 2 semicircles
meeting exactly in the middle of the steel."
Fig. 2. represents the steel with the web capping attached with the eyelet. The
ends of the capped steel owing to the shaping of the ends before capping:
approximate to the shaping described under Fig. 1.
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page_text: 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 special shaping of 'the ends of the steel.
(2) The capping of the ends of the steel with a narrow web and fastening the 5
web with an eyelet.
Dated this 26th day of September 1801
BENJAMIN B. NIXON.
ARTHUR NICHOLSON.
JOHN HALL.