Improvements in or applicable to the Process of Producing Designs upon Waterproof Fabrics.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th July, 1897-Accepted, 14th Aug., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to the Process of Producing Designs
upon Waterproof Fabrics.
We, WILLIAM COULTER of No. 7 Lincroft Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Sub-
Manager, and CHARLES MACINTOSH & Co. LIMITED, of Cambridge Street, Manchester,
India Rubber Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Our said invention relates to the production of ornamental designs on waterproofed
fabrics.
According to our said invention we spread in the usual manner on the fabric to be
waterproofed a layer of proofing material consisting of india rubber either alone or in
combination with the usual materials used in such process.
We treat this proofing layer with finely comminuted asbestos by incorporating the
asbestos with the proofing material by mixing it therewith prior to spreading by
spreading it thereon after the proofing layer has been applied or by mixing part of
the asbestos with the proofing material and subsequently spreading another part on
the coated fabric.
The printing then takes place by means of rollers blocks stencils stamps or other
suitable means.
The fabric is vulcanised either in one or more stages as may be most convenient
and is otherwise finished or treated in any of the present well known ways.
Dated Thirteenth day of October 1896.
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in or applicable to the Process of Producing Designs
upon Waterproof Fabrics.
We, WILLIAM COULTER of No. 7 Lincroft Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Sub-
Manager, and CHARLES MACINTOSH & CO. LIMITED, of Cambridge Street, Manchester,
India Rubber 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 :-
Our said invention relates to the production of surfaces adapted to receive
ornamental designs on water-proofed fabrics.
According to our said invention we spread in the usual manner on the fabric to be

page_text: waterproofed a layer of the usual rubber mixture or proofing material used for this
purpose.
We treat this proofing mixture with finely comminuted asbestos by incorporating
the asbestos with the proofing material prior to spreading by spreading the asbestos
thereon after spreading or by mixing part of the asbestos with the proofing material
and subsequently spreading another part of the asbestos on the coated fabric. The
particular method of applying the asbestos will in each case be determined by the
nature of the ornamental effect to be produced.
For most purposes we find that a proportion of equal weights of comminuted
asbestos and rubber mixture per square yard of fabric yields good results.
Where the asbestos is applied to the rubber mixture after spreading it is spread
thereon in an even layer in a similar manner to which farina and other materials
having an analogous object are applied.
The printing then takes place by means of rollers blocks stencils stamps or other
suitable means.
The fabric may be vulcanised in one or more stages as may be most convenient
and is otherwise finished or treated in any of the present well known ways.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
For the purpose of producing a waterproof fabric adapted to the reception of
ornamentation by printing or the like processes the combination with or the
application to the layer of rubber proofing mixture of finely comminuted asbestos
substantially as set forth.
Dated this 7th day of July 1907
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.