Improvements in the Manufacture of Cut Pile Fabrics.
Year: 1894

page_text: The decision of the Chief Examiner, acting on behalf of the Comptroller, of
the 14th day of August 1895, allowed, under Section 18 of the Patents, &c.
Act, 1883, an Amendment of this Specification.
[The Amendments are shown in italic type.]
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Improvements in the Manufacture of Cut Pile Fabrics.
We HERBERT ANDERTON FOSTER and WILLIAM HENRY FOSTER both of
Black Dike Mills, Queensbury in the County of York, Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to cut pile fabrics of the plush class such as imitation otter,
beaver and the like.
A closer imitation of such furs is obtained by ensuring variation in the length of
the fibres composing the pile and the object of this invention is by the use of a
looped or cockle yarn for the pile to ensure the requisite variation whilst retaining
the ordinary process of double weaving and cutting.
According to this our said invention for the production of plush pile fabrics, to
ensure the desired variation in the length of the pile fibres when cut and finished
we employ looped, cockled or curly yarn for forming the pile, the fabric being
woven double that is to say two backings, and between the two, the pile threads,
the latter on being cut form the pile and as the looped, cockled or curly pile
threads do not as in ordinary double weaving form straight lines connecting the
two backings the pile fibres are when cut of various lengths.
We are aware that pile fibres of different lengths have been produced by aid of
pile wires and looped weaving.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1894.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Cut Pile Fabrics.
We HERBERT ANDERTON FOSTER, and WILLIAM HENRY FOSTER, both
of Black Dike Mills, Queensbury, in the County of York, Manufacturers, 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 in the manufacture of cut pile fabrics of
the plush class made in imitation of the furs of different animals such as otter,
beaver, skunk, and the like.

page_text: A closer imitation of such furs is obtained by ensuring variation in the length
of the fibres composing the pile, and the object of this invention is by the use of
a looped, or cockled core yarn, for the pile to ensure the requisite variation whilst
retaining the ordinary process of double weaving, and cutting.
Such being the nature and object of the said invention the following is a
complete description of same.
According to this our said invention in the production of plush pile fabrics in
imitation of different furs, and to ensure the desired variation in the length of the
pile fibres when cut, and finished, we employ looped, cockled, or curly yarn having
a core thread for forming the pile, the fabric being woven double, that is to say, 1
with two backings, and between the two the pile threads as ordinary. The pile
threads, on being cut, form the pile, and imitation fur, and as the looped, cockled,
or curly pile threads, do not, as in ordinary double weaving, form straight lines
connecting the two backings, the pile fibres consisting of the curled, or cockled yarn
having core threads are, when cut, of various lengths, and the face of the piece is
wavy, or uneven like a natural fur.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature, and object of our
said invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
we are aware that pile fibres of different lengths have been produced by aid of
pile wires, and looped weaving, and to such we lay no claim but what we do 2
claim is :-
The improved manufacture of cut pile fabrics of the class herein indicated
wherein is employed, and combined with the backings, looped, cockled, or curly
yarns having core threads for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 14th day of September 1894.
HERBERT ANDERTON FOSTER,
WILLIAM HENRY FOSTER,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
HERBERT ANDERTON FOSTER,
WILLIAM HENRY FOSTER,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.