Improvements in Rugs and Mats and in the Mannfacture of the same.
Year: 1891

page_text: *Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1892- Accepted, 15th Oct., 1392
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rugs and Mats and in the Mannfacture of the same.
I, WILLIAM DEAN of Greenhead Road Huddersfield Yorkshire Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention.to be. as follows :-
My improvements in hearthrugs and door-mats consist in making them in
imitation of the skins of: animals or otherwise as thought desirable.
In making rugs according to my invention I use any suitable description of warp
and weft, but when weaving the operative places tufts of fibre within the warp
which is fastened thereto by the weft allowing a fringe of the said tuft to project
from the face of the rug. These tufts of fibre may be put in the warp at any
suitable distance apart and they may be of any suitable colour, so as to form
patterns on the said rugs. These tufts of fibre may also be employed to form
borders and stripes.
The tufts may be composed of manufactured or unmanufactured wool or hair or a
mixture of them or the said tuft may be composed of any other suitable fibre.
Dated this 9th day of December 1891.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Rugs and Mats and in the Manufacture of the same
I, WILLIAM DEAN, of Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, 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 improvements in rugs and mats and its object is to
manufacture them in imitation of the skins of animals or otherwise according as the
rug is woven plain or with a pattern or design on its face.
The said improvements consist in introducing tufts a of wool, hair or other
animal fibres within the warp b at suitable distances apart, and in securing the said
tufts to the woven foundation or backing of the fabric by shoots of weft c allowing
a fringe to project from the face thereof as shewn at Fig. 1 on the accompanying
drawings; or the tufts may be tied to one or more warp threads (see Fig. 2) by a
form of slip knot so that the more the tuft is pulled the tighter will the knot be
drawn.
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The easier and quicker method is to insert a short length of the tuft through the
warp threads and between the upper half band lower half b¹ of the warp forming
the "shed as shewn at Fig. 3 so that whilst quickly done, the tufts are firmly
secured by both warp and weft. Any suitable description of warp and weft may
be employed in the manufacture of my improved rugs from tufts of raw
manufactured fibre. In some cases manufactured or partly manufactured fibres may
be mixed with the raw fibre so as to vary the quality of the rug.
or
The rug when made, can be dyed any colour or shade or may be suitably tipped
to imitate the skins of various animals, or the tufts may be previously dyed various
colours or shades to form patterns or designs.
Furthur designs or effects can be produced by shortening the tufts in the centre
or other portion of the rug so as to contrast with the uncut or longer tufts which
form borders or stripes.

page_text: Rugs thus manufactured from tufts of wool, hair or other animal fibres have
the appearance of real skins, and are more serviceable and cheaper.
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 :-
The manufacture of rugs or mats by inserting tufts of animal fibre between the
warp and weft, for the purpose of imitating the skins of animals or for producing
designs, in manner substantially as described.
Dated this 6th days of Canta 1000
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.