Improvements in the Manufacture of Carpets, Rugs, Ourtains, and the like Fabrics.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Jan., 1895-Accepted, 9th Feb.,
1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Carpets, Rugs, Ourtains, and
the like Fabrics.
We GEORGE WALLIS, JOSEPH BATES WALLIS, GEORGE EDWARD WALLIS
and SAMUEL BATES and ARTHUR BATES all Carpet Manufacturers of Water-
gate Dewsbury in the County of York do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to produce carpets and similar fabrics of a cheaper.
manufacture in imitation of Brussels carpets. In the manufacture of Brussels
carpets the ribs of the carpet are produced by weaving the worsted on wires, which
are afterwards withdrawn, leaving the worsted (warp) raised in the form of ribs ;
the ribs (and the wires) being placed in the direction of the weft.
of our
Now our invention consists in weaving the worsted (warp), which in Brussels
carpets forms the ribs, over yarns (weft), which yarns may be single, double, or
multiple ply. These yarns are not withdrawn, but stand up and form the ribs
new fabric; the worsted being woven in a much more open manner
(ie not close together) than in the case of Brussels carpets. It will be evident
that by this method of manufacture very much less worsted is required than in
the ordinary method of manufacture. A backing of jute, linen, or the like may
be passed along with beneath the face yarns (weft) and woven with the same, or
such jute, linen and the like may be passed along between two such face yarns,
in which latter case the fabric will have two faces, i.e. will be reversible.
The fabric may afterwards be passed through a gig or teasing machine to be
raised, and afterwards through a cropping machine to form a pile.
Dated this 19th dow of Mov 1804
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
2, East Parade, Leeds, Agent for all the aforesaid Applicants.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, and
the like Fabrics.
We GEORGE WALLIS, JOSEPH BATES WALLIS, GEORGE EDWARD WALLIS,
SAMUEL BATES, and ARTHUR BATES all Carpet Manufacturers of Watergate
Dewsbury in the County of York, 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 :-
The object of our invention is to produce carpets and similar fabrics of a cheaper
manufacture in imitation of Brussels carpets. In the manufacture of Brussels
carpets, the ribs of the carpet are produced by weaving the worsted or face warp
on wires, which are afterwards withdrawn, leaving the worsted (or face warp)
raised in the form of ribs; the ribs (and the wires) being placed in the direction of
the wett.

page_text: Now our invention consists in weaving the worsted or (face warp) which in
Brussels carpets forms the ribs, over yarns (weft), which yarns may be single,
double, or multiple ply. The yarns are not withdrawn, but stand up and form the
ribs of our new fabric; the face warp being woven in a much more open manner
(ie. not close together) than in the case of Brussels carpets. It will be evident
that by this method of manufacture, very much less face warp, worsted or other
material is required than in the ordinary method of manufacture. A backing of
jute, linen or the like may be passed along with and beneath the face yarns (weft)
and woven with same; or such jute, linen or the like may be passed along between
two such face yarns, in which latter case the fabric will have two faces, i.e. will be
reversible.
As any desired pattern may be printed on the face, it will be evident that
our improved fabrics require only a loom of the simplest construction for their
manufacture.
And in order that our invention may be more readily and clearly understood we
have annexed hereto the accompanying drawing shewing part sections of a carpet
or other fabric manufactured according to our invention. It will of course be
understood that this drawing is merely intended as an illustration as such sections
may be varied by a different weaving of the backing or by making the carpet with
two faces.
Fig. 1 is a section parallel to the weft, and Fig. 2 is a section parallel to the
warp.
In these a represents the wool weft, which stand up and forms the ribs of our
new fabric. b are the worsted face warps, which are woven from a beam and much
wider apart than the face warp, worsted or other material in a Brussels carpet,
which latter are woven off numerous small bobbins. c is a packing warp, d is a
backing weft. The latter are of jute, cotton or linen. e, e, are warp backing threads.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we. declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The manufacture of carpets, rugs, curtains and the like fabrics by forming
the ribs of weft yarns (single or multiple ply) over which the warp, worsted or
other material is passed in a comparatively open manner substantially as and for
the purposes herein set forth.
2. Carpets, rugs, curtains and the like fabrics in which a weft yarn is woven
under a face warp of worsted or other material, so that the said yarn stands up and
forms ribs in imitation of the ribs produced in Brussels carpets (by weaving the
face warp over wires which are afterwards withdrawn).
Dated this 31st day of December 1894.
J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
2, East Parade, Leeds, Agent for Applicants.