The Manufacture of an Improved Printed Pile Carpet.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
The Manufacture of an Improved Printed Pile Carpet.
We, CHARLES HUGHES, of the Firm of Edward Hughes & Sons, Carpet Manu-
facturers, 1 and 3 Jewin Crescent, Jewin Street, in the County of London, and
WILLIAM YOUNGJOHNS, of Bewdley Street, Kidderminster, in the County of
Worcester, Loom-tuner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention has for its object the manufacture of an improved printed pile carpet
which, whilst it can be manufactured at as low a cost as a tapestry-velvet carpet,
will closely resemble and will have the substance of an Axminster carpet which
can only be produced at a considerably higher cost.
For this purpose we make our improved carpet as follows, that is to say:-In
the weaving of tapestry or tapestry-velvet carpets as hitherto practised, the threads
of the chain are divided and each alternate thread passes over the front shoot or pair
of shoots as the case may be, whilst the other threads pass under the corresponding
back shoot. Instead of proceeding in this manner, we arrange and weave all the
threads of the chain in such a manner that all of the said chain-threads pass over
every front shoot and beneath every back shoot. In accomplishing this result, two
threads of the chain are passed through the same pole-eye in the harness, then
separated and passed between different dents or reeds of the slay, and after passing
between, the two threads run together into the same strand in the work, thus securing
a better and firmer bind on the surface of the carpet, and we provide for the raising
and lowering of the whole of the threads of the chain simultaneously. In addition to
this arrangement of and mode of weaving the chain-threads, we make the front of our
improved carpet as follows, viz :-We use printed yarns, the loops of which are cut to
form a pile in a well-known manner, but the yarns forming the surface of our
improved carpet are hold in by single shoots all of which are, as above mentioned,
covered by every one of the threads of the chain, and, instead of employing, worsted
yarns such as are used in making tapestry-velvet carpet, we use woollen yarns.
Moreover we reduce the pitch as compared with the ordinary tapestry-velvet
carpets.
By this mode of manufacture, we produce a carpet which both at the front and at
the back closely resembles an Axminster carpet, and which is approximately of the
same weight or substance.
If desired, instead of using a chain with two threads in each strand, we use a chain
with only one thread in each strand, the manufacture of the carpet in other respects
being effected as above mentioned.
Dated the 11th November 1895.

page_text: The Manufacture of an Improved Printed Pile Carpet.
We, CHARLES HUGHES, of the Firm of Edward Hughes & Sons, Carpet Manu-
facturers, of 1 and 3 Jewin Crescent, Jewin Street, in the County of London, and
WILLIAM YOUNGJOHNS, of Bewdley Street; Kidderminster, in the County of
Worcester, Loom Tuner, 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 invention has for its object the manufacture of an improved printed pile carpet,
which, whilst it can be manufactured at as low a cost as a tapestry-velvet carpet, will
olosely resemble and will have the substance of an Axminster carpet which can only.
be produced at a considerably higher cost.
For this purpose we make our improved carpet as follows, that is to say:
In the weaving of tapestry or tapestry-velvet carpets as hitherto practised, the chain
is divided, alternate threads thereof being raised while the remainder thereof are
lowered, so that every alternate thread of the chain passes over the front shoot or pair
of shoots as the case may be, whilst the other threads. pass under the corresponding
back-shoot.
Now instead of proceeding in this manner, wo arrange and weave all the threads of
the chain in such a manner that all of the said chain-threads pass over every front.
shoot and beneath every back shoot. In accomplishing this result, according to one,,
method, every two threads of the chain are passed through a single pole-eyo or heddle-
eye in the harness, and are then separated and passed between different dents or reeds
of the sley, adjacent to each other, and, after passing through the aley, the two threads
run together. into the same strand in the work; a better and firmer bind on the
surface of the carpet is thus secured; and, instead of arranging the chain so that
alternate threads theroof will be raised whilst the remainder are lowered we provide,
for the raising and lowering of the whole of the threads of the chain simultaneously.
In addition to this arrangement of and mode of weaving the chain-threads, we make,
the front of our improved carpet as follows, viz. :—Instead of employing worsted yarns
such as are used.in making tapestry-velvet carpets, we use printed woollen yarns, the;
loops of which are cut to form a pile in a well-known manner; moreover, the yarns.
forming the surface of our improved carpet are held in by single shoots, each of which;
shoots is preferably of double weft, and is, as above described, covered by every one,
of the threads of the chain. We also reduce the pitch as compared with the ordinary,
tapestry-velvet carpets.
In the accompanying drawing :-
Figures-liand 2 are diagrams illustrating, in longitudinal section, portions of printed
pile carpets made according to our said invention, and..
Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating one mode of manufacturing, our improved
carpet.
a, a are the tufts of woollen yarn. forming the front surface of the carpet, which,
tufts are held in by single front shoots 6; these shoots as well as the back shoots c are
preferably of double weft as shown in Figure 1; if.desired, however, the said shoots
may be of single weft as shown in Figure 2. All the chain-threads d pass alternately
over a front shoot b and then beneath the corresponding back shoot and then over
the next succeeding front shoot and beneath the corresponding back shoot, and so on,
throughout the length of the piece of carpet, e indicates the stuffer or dead chain.
Referring to Figure 3, indicates the warp-beam for the printed woollen yarn,
the warp-beam for the stuffer or dead-chain, and the warp-beam for the ground
chain indicate two of the heddles' of the harness; & indicates the sley. It will be
seen that the two ground chain-threads d are passed through the same pole-eye 7 of
the heddle j¹ and are then separated and passed between different dents or reeds of the

page_text: sley & adjacent to each other, as indicated at A, B, after which they run together into.
the same strand in the work. The woollen yarns are passed through the pole-eyes.
of the heddlo and through the dents or reeds of the sley k, as indicated at C, in
the usual manner.
.
By our mode of manufacture we produce a carpet which both at the front and
at the back closely resembles an Axminster carpet, and which is approximately of
the same weight.
If desired, instead of using a chain with two threads in each strand, as above
described, we use a chain with only one thread in each strand, the manufacture of the
carpet in other respects being effected as above described.
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 :-
First. The manufacturo of a printed pilo carpet the front of which is composed of
printed woollen yarns, and in which all of the chain-threads pass over every front
shoot and beneath every back shoot, substantially as, and for the purposes; hereinbefore
described.
Second. The berein described mode of weaving our improved carpet, wherein every
two threads of the chain are passed through one pole-eye or heddle-eye in the harness
and are then separated and passed between different donts or reeds of the sley adjacent.
to each other, and then run together into the same strand in the work,, substantially as.
described.
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D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 & 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.