AN IMPROVED FABRIC TO BE USED IN PRINTING AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES, AND A METHOD OF JOINING OR CONNECTING THE ENDS OF THE' SAME.
Year: 1856

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Kenyon, of Bury, in the County of Lancaster,
and Richard Kenyon, of the same Place, Manufacturers, for the Inven-
tion of "AN IMPROVED FABRIC TO BE USED IN PRINTING AND OTHER SIMILAR
PURPOSES, AND A METHOD OF JOINING OR CONNECTING THE ENDS OF THE'
SAME.
"
Sealed the 19th December 1856, and dated the 25th June 1856.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Kenyon and
Richard Kenyon at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 25th June 1856.
We, JAMES KENYON, of Bury, in the County of Lancaster, and RICHARD
KENTON, of the same Place, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED FABRIC TO BE USED IN PRINTING AND OTHER
SIMILAR PURPOSES, AND A METHOD OF JOINING OR CONNECTING. THE ENDS OF THE
SAME," to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to the endless aprons, sheets, or bands of cloth that
form a bed for the calico or other fabric to be printed upon in printing
machinery, and consists in forming the same of a linen fabric of sufficient
strength or thickness, and woven at the ends in such a mauner that a joint of
equal thickness with the cloth aforesaid may be produced. For instance, the
desired length of the linen cloth is woven of sufficient strength and width in
the ordinary manner, but with a suitable length for a joint at each end woven

page_text: in two parts or double; one of the parts of one end is then placed so as to
overlap that of the other, and they are secured or held together by gum, paste,
or other suitable adhesive or connecting substance; the other parts not required
are then cut away, leaving a joint as set forth above.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said James Kenyon and Richard Kenyon in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 24th December 1856.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, JAMES
KENYON, of Bury, in the County of Lancaster, and RICHARD KENYON, of the
same Place, Manufacturers, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, in the nineteenth year of, Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us,
the said James Kenyon and Richard Kenyon, Her especial licence that we, the
said James Kenyon and Richard Kenyon, our executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as we, the said James Kenyon and Richard Kenyon,
our executors; administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands,
and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED FABRIC TO BE USED IN PRINT-
ING AND OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES, AND A METHOD OF JOINING OR CONNECTING THE
ENDS OF THE SAME," upon the condition, amongst others, that we, the said
James Kenyon and Richard Kenyon, by an instrument in writing under our
hands and seals, or under the hand and scal of one of us, should particularly
describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same was to be performed; and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after the-
date of the said Letters-Patent=====
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Richard Kenyon, do hereby declare the
nature of our said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying Drawing (that is to say):-
.
Our Invention relates to the endless aprons, sheets, or bands of cloth that
form a bed for the calico or other fabric to be printed upon in printing

page_text: machines, and consists in forming the same of a linen fabric of a sufficient
strength or thickness, woven at the ends in such a manner that a joint of equal
thickness with with the cloth aforesaid may be produced.
In order to explain how this may be carried into effect, we will refer to
certain Diagrams accompanying this our Specification.
Fig. 1 represents the section of a piece of cloth woven of any desired thick-
ness from a, b. From a to c, d, the warp has been divided so as to form two
cloths, as is well understood in reference to weaving tubes and other fabrics,
but the selvages are left, separate so that they may be opened from each other,
as-shewn Fig.2-represents another such piece so woven; in order to join
these together, one loose part of each piece is removed, those denoted by
d, a, c, a, for instance, and the former is brought over the latter, as in Fig. 3;
the lapping pieces are then pressed together and united by means of india-
rubber, paste, or any other suitable adhesive substances. Instead of producing
the cloth from a to b, as above described, it may throughout its length be
woven double, but united at the selvages, excepting at the parts a, c, and other
modifications may be adopted on the same principle.
By the use of these improved cloths of linen a smoothness and substance
may be obtained, which will obviate the necessity of joining together several
thicknesses, as now practised; nevertheless we do not confine ourselves to
the use of cloths of one thickness only, as two or more may be employed,
combined, if desired, with calico or other fabric ordinarily used, provided the
main feature of depending upon the linen be maintained. We would also
observe, that although we have particularly referred to printing machines, we
of course include the use of our Invention to similar purposes, as padding.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of our Invention, we
desire it to be understood that we claim,-
Firstly, the application of linen fabrics for the purposes above set forth.
Secondly, the weaving of such cloth so that the ends are of such a thickness
as to admit a joint equal in substance to the other part thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said Richard Kenyon, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of December, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.
RICHP KENYON. (L.s.)