Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 16th Nov., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 1st Mar., 1887.
RESERVI
I, JOSEPH LOUIS WELLS, of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, United States of
America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide means for ornamenting articles of
furniture, railings, fixtures, picture frames, mouldings, buildings and structures of
various kinds.
My said invention consists in the combination with a core or centre piece of metal,
wood or other material or materials, of an ornamental covering or sheath applied
thoreto composed of braided wire or metallic strips or strands, substantially as herein-
after set forth.
In carrying my invention into effect I take the article which it is desired to orna-
ment and which inay be considered the core, and composed of a rod or pole of wood,
metal or other material, or a combination or aggregation of two or more materials and
braid wire or metallic strips or strands directly on it; or I first braid a tube of wire
or metallic strips or strands, and after braiding it draw such tube onto the core, rod or
pole which it is desired to ornament, stretching the braided tube to diminish its
diameter until it closely hugs the core, and then fasten it at each end to maintain it in
its stretched condition..
The rod, pole bar tube or other article which is to be ornamented is covered or
sheathed with braided wire or metallic strips or strands laid on so that there are open
spaces or meshes left between the wires or strips, through which the body or material
beneath shows or is visible. Tips or ends fasten to the ends of the braiding maintain
the latter in its stretched condition. Where the braiding is made directly on to the
core such fastening ends are not necessary.
To produce the best effects the colour of the core or centre piece should be different
from that of the braided covering or sheath. Brass wire, for example, may thus be
braided on iron rods or pipes, which will form a very ornamental and attractive
material for the construction of bedsteads curtain-poles &c. where brass tubing has
heretofore been employed, and at much less expense than the latter.

page_text: I do not confine my invention to any particular material or materials for the
core or centre piece, as the same may consist of a single material such as an iron
or wooden rod, or two materials, such as a rod covered with plush or other fabric,
nor is my invention confined to any particular metal composing the braiding, as any
metal or metals, or alloys thereof suitable for the purpose may be used. Neither
is my invention confined to any particular article or structure, but includes and
embraces every known article to which braided wire or metallic strips may be applied
in the manner specified. It would be impracticable to enumerate the various articles
to which my invention may be applied, but it is principally designed for furniture,
railings, fixtures, balusters, cornices, mouldings, picture frames and structures
generally where brass tubing has hitherto generally been employed. As one example
of such use I will instance a bedstead, the frame of which is composed of iron rods or
tubes having a covering of braided wire. I will here remark that either round or flat
wire may be used in forming the braided covering as either may be applied to
advantage.
The braiding is preferably done by machinery specially constructed and adapted for
the purpose.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: and other Articles of Manufacture.
I, JOSEPH LOUIS WELLS, of the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, United
States of America, manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN ORNAMENTING ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE &o." and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following stateinent, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,
wherein figure 1 is a perspective view of a bedstead illustrating n.y invention and
fig. 2 is an elevation of a rod embodying said invention.
My invention has for its object to provide means for ornamenting articles of
furniture, railings, fixtures, picture-frames, mouldings, buildings and structures of
various kinds.
My invention consists in the combination with a core or center piece of metal, wood
or other material or materials, of an ornamental covering or sheath applied thereto
composed of braided wire or metallic strips or strands, substantially as hereinafter set
forth.
In carrying my invention into effect I take the article which it is desired to
ornament and which may be considered the core, and composed of a rod or pole of
wood, metal or other material, or a combination or aggregation of two or more
materials and braid wire or metallic strips or strands directly on it; or 1 first braid a
tube of wire or metallic strips or strands, and after braiding it draw such tube on to
the core, rod or pole which it is desired to ornament, stretching the braided tube to
diminish its diameter until it closely hugs the core, and then fasten it at each end
to maintain it in its stretched condition.
Referring to the accompanying drawing A designates a rod, pole or bar, or tube to
which my invention is applied. B is a covering or sheath applied thereto and composed
of braided wire or metallic strips or strands laid on so that there are open spaces or
meshes left between the wires or strips, through which the body or material beneath
shows or is visible. CC are tips or ends which fasten the ends of the braiding,
maintaining the latter in its stretched condition. Where the braiding is made
directly on to the core such fastening ends are not necessary.
To produce the best effects the color of the core or center piece should be different
from that of the braided covering or sheath. Brass wire, for example, may thus be
braided on iron rods or pipes, which will form a very ornamental and attractive
material for the construction of bedsteads curtain-poles &c. where brass tubing has
heretofore been employed and at much less expense than the latter.
I do not confine my invention to any particular material or materials for the core or
center piece, as the same may consist of a single material such as an iron or wooden rod,
or two materials, such as a rod covered with plush or other fabric, nor is my invention
confined to any particular metal composing the braiding, as any metal or metals, or alloys

page_text: thereof suitable for the purpose may be used. Neither is my invention confined to any
particular article or structure, but includes and embraces every known article to
which braided wire or metallic strips may applied in the manner specified. It
would be impracticable to enumerate the various articles to which my invention may
be applied, but it is principally designed for furniture, railings, fixtures, balusters,
cornices, mouldings, picture-frames and structures generally where brass tubing has
hitherto generally been employed. As one example of such use I have illustrated in
the accompanying drawing a bedstead, the frame of which is composed of iron rods
or tubes having a covering of braided wire. I will here remark that either round or
flat wire may be used in forming the braided covering as either may be applied to
advantage.
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The braiding is preferably done by machinery specially constructed and adapted for
the purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
1. The new manufacture herein described, consisting of a core or center piece
having a covering or sheath of braided wire or braided metal strips applied thereto,
substantially as set forth.
2. Articles of manufacture having a covering or sheath of braided wire or braided
metal strips applied thereto, meshes or openings being left in the braiding, substantially
as set forth.
3. A core or center piece having a tube of braided wire or braided metal strips
drawn over and fastened to it, substantially as shown and described.
4. The improvement in the art of ornamenting articles of manufacture consisting in the
application to a core or center piece of a covering or sheath of braided wire or braided
metal strips having open meshes through which such core shows or is visible, sub-
stantially as shown and described.