Year: 1897

page_text: I, LOUIS CLAUDE BRUN, of 21, Boulevard Poissonniere, Paris, in the Republic
of France, 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 improvements applied to the manufacture of braid,
lace and analogous fabric used in the lace trade.
It is known that in attempting to produce a design or pattern by means of
braid or lace such as at present manufactured, it is difficult and often even impossible
to properly twist or shape them without causing gathers or folds, since the two
edges of the lace or braid remain invariable and of the same length, in other
words the enclosed line remains of the same length as the enclosing line.
According to my invention lace and braid can be so arranged as not to offer
these inconveniences; the said invention consists in so arranging the braid or
lace, the edges of which are displaceable upon a fixed part, that on forming a
curve by the braid or the like, the edges which is to present itself, toward the
interior of the curve can be diminished in length.
In the accompanying drawings I have shewn how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practise, the figures of the said
drawing being hereinafter referred to.
I obtain the kind of braid shown in Figure 1, by providing during the weaving
operation, two tubular edges bb; into these two tubular edges two inextensible
threads 6 6, of any kind, such as ribbons, small braid metallic threads, suitably
covered with textile threads and so forth, are introduced; these threads bare
completely free of movement in the interior of the ribs or guides bb; the body B
of the braid proper and the tubular edges bb are so woven as to present a certain
capability of extending.
In order to form a curve with a braid of this kind, one of the tubular edge: h
is slid along its thread on the side which is to lie at the interior of the curve
see Figure 2; while the other edge remains in a fixed position, the braid wil
form a curve at this side, the enclosed liner being shorter than the enclosing
line; the braid will nevertheless remain perfectly level, and will not form folds
or creases.
I may apply my invention to the manufacture of all kinds of lace, braid and

page_text: analogous fabric of whatever kind without exception; this braid lace and the
like being woven in any suitable manner, of any appropriate substance and cap-
able of being utilized for any decorative and ornamental purposes; the threads 6161
may be entirely concealed or only partly concealed and may be so arranged as to
contribute in producing the ornamental effect of the braid or lace; as represented
for example in Figure 3.
According to my invention one of the threads may be contractile so as to auto-
matically effect the turning of the braid or lace.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A kind of lace, braid or analogous fabric essentially formed by a suitably
woven band of any nature in such a manner as to present a certain capability of
extending, the edges of which band are made tubular in each of which engages
a suitable thread or cord; these threads or cords being either partly or completely
concealed as above described with reference to the drawing.
2. The improved product, forming a kind of braid lace or analogous fabric,
manufactured substantially in the manner above described.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.