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Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st July, 1887
Complete Left, 26th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
Fibre, Coir Yarn, Aloe Fibre, Sisal Fibre; and Cane.
I WILLIAM JOHN SLY of Albion Mills, in the Town and County of Lancaster,
Cocoa Matting and Mat Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention, to be as follows :-
My invention relates to the ornamenting by designs in color or dye of mats having
a pile or brush like surface, and consists in forining the required design in a suitable
flat metal plate with deep grooves, cavities or cells representing the design to receive
a fixed quantity in each separate groove, cavity or cell of the desired color or dye.
The edges or divisions of and between each separate groove, cavity or cell are made
to form sharp edges to more easily enter between the pile of the mats.
The design plate above mentioned is kept heated by gas jets underneath or by
steam or other suitable means to keep the dye or color at the required temperature.
The grooves, cavities or cells of the design plate are filled with the required color,
then the mat to be ornamented is placed thereon with the pile face downwards then
pressure is brought by any convenient means upon the back of the mat to force its
pile surface into the color cells from which it takes up the color or dye and is thus
ornamented according to the design.
The pressure plate acting upon the back of the mat to force its pile fibres into the
cells of the design plate has a pattern in relief which corresponds to that upon the
design plate and thus forces those parts of the pile face of the mat which are to
receive dye or color into the cells from which the pile of the mat absorbs the dye or
color, which have to be refilled for each mat thus ornamented.
Dated this Thirtieth day of June 1887.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Ornamenting in Colors Mats formed of Coir
Fibre, Coir Yarn, Aloe Fibre, Sisal Fibre, and Cane.
I WILLIAM JOHN SLY of Albion Mills, in the Town and County of Lancaster,
Cocoa Matting and Mat Manufacturer, 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:-
My invention relaies to the ornamenting by designs in color or dye of mats having
a pile or brush like surface, on such pile or brush like surface, and consists in forming
the required design in a suitable flat metal plate with deep grooves, cavities or cells
representing the design, to receive a fixed quantity in each separate groove, cavity or
cell of the desired color or dye.
The edges or divisions of and between each separate groove, cavity, or cell, are
made to form sharp edges to more easily enter between the pile bristle like fibres of
the mats.
The design plate above mentioned is or may be kept heated by gas jets under-
neath, or by steam or other suitable means to keep the dye or color at the required
temperature.
The grooves, cavities, or cells of the design plate are each filled with the required
color from a vessel with a spout, or by any other convenient means, then the mat to
be ornamented is placed thereon with the pile, brush, or bristle like face downwards,
then pressure is brought by any convenient means upon the back of the mat to force
its pile surface into the color cells from which it takes up the color or dye and is thus
ornamented according to the design which may be some ornamental figure, or letters
or words or any other form of design represented in colors.
The pressure plate acting upon the back of the mat, to force its pile fibres into the
cells of the design plate has, or may have, a pattern in relief which corresponds to
that upon the design plate, and thus presses more fully upon and forces those parts
of the pile face of the mat which are to receive dye or color, into the cells, from
which the pile of the mat absorbs the dye or color, which cells have to be refilled
with color or dye for each mat thus ornamented.
Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the upper or cell face of the plate on which the
design is formed which is to receive the color or dye to be applied to the the mat.
Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the plate shown in fig. 1.
The cell plate will vary according to the design to be applied to the mat, as before
said it may represent some figure or letters or words, and the cells or grooves for
color or dye may be made more or less deep according to the length of pile or brush
like surface of the mat.
The edges or sides of the cells or grooves are formed of thin metal e¹ and cast in
or otherwise connected with the plate e.
In the example shown by fig. 1 it will be seen that one cell or groove is continuous
from a to a', and another form 6 to b' and another from c to c¹, and another from d to d¹

page_text: and they are separate from each other, and each separate cell or groove may be filled
or partly filled, as required, with a different color or dye according to the design to
be produced.
The cells or grooves have color or dye supplied to them from vessels containing the
same, having spouts for conveniently pouring the color or dye into the cells or
grooves. The design or cell plate e is or may be kept heated by resting upon a
plate forming the bottom of the press in which the cell plate is used, which plate f
is heated by gas flames or is made hollow and is heated by steam or the bottom of
the press may be heated by any other suitable means.
Fig. 3 represents an ordinary screw press, which is or may be employed, though
any other suitable press may be used.
f is the bottom of the screw press upon which the cell or design plate e is placed,
gare uprights to which the cross head of the press is secured, the screw and j the
plate carried and acted upon by the end of the screw.
The cells are supplied with color or dye, the mat a is placed with its pile or brush
like face downwards upon the cell or design plate e, and the press plate is screwed
down against the back of the mat to force the pile or brush like face of the mat into
the cells or grooves representing the design, those pile or brush like fibres of the mat
that come over the cells or grooves thus enter them and absorb the color or dye-
then the press plate is lifted by the screw and the mat is removed; fresh color or
dye is than supplied again, and the operations are repeated for each mat to be
treated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
Ornamenting or printing in colors the pile or brush like surface of mats formed of
coir, aloe or sisal fibre, coir yarn and cane, by plates having cells or grooves for the
color or dye formed in them according to the design required into which the pile or
brush like surface of the mats are forced substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 25th day of January 1888.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.