Improvements in the Manufacture of Carpets and Floor Coverings.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Carpets and Floor Coverings.
I, WILLIAM ARTHUR SHAW, Sandown House, Byfleet Road, Weybridge,
Student, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a carpet possessed of the warmth &
softness in treading which are characteristic of ordinary pile or other thick carpets
and to combine with these the cleaniness and dust-proof and germ-proof
qualities which are characteristic of such fabrics as floor cloth and linoleum.
To accomplish this I employ for the fabric proposed a backing or lining of
india-rubber or india rubber composition or other composition of a similar soft and
resilient nature. The surface of the carpet is formed by a layer of cloth more
or less thin and with a pile or otherwise as may be found desirable.
The two parts of the fabric are cemented together by an indiarubber or other
cement composition. They may if necessary be subjected to a further process of
calendaring. The composite fabric may also be mounted on a backing of canvas as
in the case of linoleum if so desired.
For purposes of economy I further propose to vary the manufacture as follows,
that is to say, to substitute for the india rubber lining or backing, a lining or
backing of a resilient and soft nature but of a less expensive material, for example
substances such as felt and the like.
The woollen or other cloth surface of the fabric, as above, is then cemented or
welded to the felt or other lining or backing in the manner already described. The
coating of waterproof cement between the two layers of the fabric serves to insulate
the thin surface from the back or body of the carpet thus rendering the carpet
wholly or almost wholly dust-proof.
If the cement used in the manufacture for the purpose of joining the two layers
is not or not sufficiently of a water- and air-proof or insulating nature then a
coating or lining of some water- and air-proof or insulating composition may first
be applied to the under side of the first or surface layer of the carpet, or a thin
layer of indiarubber placed immediately under the surface layer of the carpet
may be run through the whole length of the fabric.
Dated this 20th day of May 1897.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Carpets and Floor Coverings.
I, WILLIAM ARTHUR SHAW, of Sandown House, Byfleet Road, Weybridge,
in the County of Surrey, Student, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
[Price 8d.]

page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:
The object of my invention is to provide a carpet possessed of the warmth and
softness in treading which are characteristic of ordinary pile or other thick carpets
and to combine with these qualities the cleanliness and dust-proof and germ-
proof qualities which are characteristic of such fabrics as floor cloth and
Linoleum.
To accomplish this I employ for the fabric proposed a backing or lining of
india-rubber or india-rubber composition or other composition of a similar soft and
resilient nature. The surface of the carpet is formed by a layer of cloth more
or less thin and with a pattern and pile or otherwise as may be found desirable.
The two parts of the fabric are cemented together by an india-rubber or other
cement composition. They may if necessary be subjected to a further process of
calendering. The composite fabric may also be mounted on a backing of canvas
as in the case of linoleum if so desired.
For purposes of economy I further propose to vary the manufacture as follows,
that is to say, to substitute for the india-rubber lining or backing, a lining or
backing of a resilient and soft nature but of a less expensive material, for example
substances such as felt and the like.
The woollen or other cloth treading surface of the fabric as above is then cemented
to the felt or other lining or backing in the manner already described. The
coating of waterproof cement between the two layers of the fabric serves to insulate
the thin treading surface from the back or body of the carpet thus rendering the
carpet wholly or almost wholly dust-proof.
If the cement used in the manufacture for the purpose of joining the two layers
is not, or not sufficiently, of a water and air-proof or insulating nature then a coating
or lining of some water and air-proof or insulating composition may first be applied
to the under side of the top or surface laver of the carpet or a thin layer of india-
rubber placed immediately under the surface layer of the carpet may be run through
the whole length of the fabric. The treading surface may then be secured to the
backing by cementing the rubber or composition thereto as before described or the
three layers may be secured together by stitching or by other suitable means.
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:
1. A composite fabric carpet or floor covering consisting of a top layer or
treading surface of woollen or the like material secured to a backing of india-
rubber or other resilient material by a suitable cement or other adhesive
composition substantially as described.
2. A composite fabric carpet or floor covering consisting of a top layer or treading
surface of woollen or the like material secured to a backing of felt or like soft
material substantially as described.
3. A composite fabric carpet or floor covering consisting of a top layer or
treading surface of woollen or the like material, an under layer of rubber or
composition, and a backing of felt or like soft material, the three layers being
secured together in any suitable manner, substantially as described.
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicant.