A New and Useful Rapid Darner.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 3rd Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New and Useful Rapid Darner.
I, ALFRED HARDY a subject of the Queen of Great Britain resident of Lichfield
in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand, Settler,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The darner is shewn in the drawing hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 is a plan of the apparatus.
Figure 2 side elevation of the darner and
Figure 3 a side elevation of a portion of the same.
A is the base containing a number of pins, hooks or points B. The pins may
be of any desired number or size. CC points on which to affix the upper
frame D D. This frame carries hooks F and has also hinged to it a plate E
which also carries other points or hooks F¹ and acts in conjunction with D in the
manner of an ordinary lever that is by pressing on E the hooks or points attached
thereto and marked F¹ are raised or depressed as shewn.
The mode of operation is as follows:-Suppose it is intended to darn or mend a
hole in a
stocking. I take the base marked A and place it inside of the stocking
keeping the hole in the middle where darning is required, the points at B and C
coming through the said stocking on either side of the hole aforesaid, then I place
the upper frame D on the points CC close down to the stocking then I take the
thread, worsted or other required material and commence by fastening one end to
the first point or hook B and pass the thread or worsted as aforesaid backwards
and forwards between the points carried by D and E and the points or hooks at B
as shewn by dotted lines. I take a darning needle and thread same with thread
or worsted as aforesaid and commence to darn as follows:-I take up a portion of
the stocking with the needle at G and darn two or three strands for a commence-
ment and then pass the needle between the upper and lower threads passing
from D & E to B and take up with the needle a portion of the stocking at the
other side as at H. By the action of the hooks carried by D and E the strands
are made to act as warp and the passing of the needle as weft.
Or a mat like piece can be woven separate from the stocking and afterwards
sewn over the hole or a double machine can be made by points at either end of the
base A the upper frame D being reversible on the points C C.
Dated this 29th day of November 1890.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New and Useful Rapid Darner.
I, ALFRED HARDY, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, resident of
Lichfield, in the Provincial District of Auckland, and Colony of New Zealand,
Settler, 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 :-

page_text: This frame carries hooks F and has also hinged to it a plate E which also carries
other points or hooks F¹ and acts in conjunction with D in the manner of an
ordinary lever that is by pressing on E the hooks or points attached thereto and
marked F¹ are raised or depressed as shewn.
The mode of operation is as follows:-Suppose it is intended to darn or mend a
hole in a stocking. I take the base marked A and place it inside of the stocking
keeping the hole in the middle where darning is required, the points at B and C
coming through the said stocking on either side of the hole aforesaid, then I place
the upper frame D on the points C C close down to the stocking then I take the
thread, worsted or other required material and commence by fastening one end
to the first point or hook B and pass the thread or worsted as aforesaid backwards
and forwards between the points carried by D and E and the points or hooks
at B as shewn by dotted lines I in Figure 1. I take a darning needle and thread
same with thread or worsted as aforesaid and commence to darn as follows:-I
take up a portion of the stocking with the needle at G and darn two or three
strands for a commencement and then pass the needle between the upper and lower
threads passing from D and E to B and take up with the needle a portion of the
stocking at the other side as at H, then reverse the relative positions of the
points F and F¹ and pass the needle back again in the same way and so on
repeating the operation over and over again as often as may be necessary until
the hole to be darned has 'been covered over. It will be seen that by the action of
the hooks FF' carried by D and E the strands I are made to act as warps
and the thread passed between them by the needle as weft.
Or a mat like piece can be woven separate from the stocking and afterwards
sewn over the hole or a double machine can be made by points at either end of the
'base A the upper frame D being reversible on the points C C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what .I
claim is :-
:-
An appliance constructed substantially as hereinbefore described for darning or
mending holes or worn out places in knitted or woven fabrics.
Dated this 28th day of August 1891.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.