Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 15th Apr., 1899
I, HERMANN WURM, of 15, Kleinewerthstrasse, Barmen, Germany, 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:―
This invention relates to an improved skirt protector. Hitherto such articles
of manufacture have been made either on narrow wire looms or on braiding
machines.
The object of this invention is to produce skirt protectors on English lace
machines as they are built in Nottingham and which allow not only to make
a great quantity more of said article as on the machines cited but also grants a
strong and nice looking fabric.
On the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a view of the new article, Figure 2
a cross section, Figure 3 is skeleton or a diagram showing the manner in which
the fabric is made.
Referring to said figures the skirt protector consists as usual of a tape a which
is sewed to the skirt and a fringe b. The tape a consists of a double layer of warp
threads c, c which are alternately crossed by the bobbine threads 1, 2, 3, 4 and
by thread dd which are also warp threads and are vertically arranged in the lace
machine so that in such a manner a binding is produced which may be termed
as tafeta like. The threads ff are provided to obtain a straight and strong
border or rim. As may be seen in Figures 1 and 3 the fabric has at ga protuber-
ance or rib, which however is not absolutely necessary and may be as well omitted.
Said rib depends largely upon the peculiar construction of the lace machine upon
which the fabric is made which does not allow a thread to be moved a long piece
of way without breakage. I therefore divide the working so that one part of the
upper and lower warp threads travel to the left, the other to the right and in such
a manner the protuberance 7 is formed.
The fringe is joined with the tape at h as shown in Figure 3. The warp
threads i, of the fringe forming an upper and lower layer run in the contrary
direction of the threads of the tape. Both sorts of threads are bound by the
bobbine threads 8, 9, 10 and the warp threads 1, m which may be arranged also
double. n are trimming threads for the purpose of giving the fabric a nice
appearance they may however be omitted.
In order to work advantageously the skirt protectors are made together in such
a way that their fringes form one piece. In this case generally one or two
threads o are worked in the fabric giving the direction for cutting the fabric into
two protectors.
Figure 3 shows distinctly how the warp threads i krun from one protector step-
ways into the another and returns again in a resilient manner. A fabric made on lace
machines has always a nice appearance. It can be made with less weft threads
as on a loom in the same quality and as on said lace machines may be woven a
great quantity more skirt protectors as on the largest loom the fabric may be
made cheaper without loosing of quality and appearance.

page_text: On the drawing I have only shown one pattern of my protector which of course
may be varied so far as the tape or ribbon may change its texture and made in
some other patterns allowed by the machine, and of any other material and colour
desired by fashion.
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:―
A skirt protector made on English lace machines and having a ribbon or tape
of any form texture and colour and a fringe united thereto in the manner allowed
by the construction and working of said machines.
1
1000
HERMANN WURM.
By A. Daumas,
Agent for Applicant.