A New Fibre to be Employed in the Manufacture of Brooms, Brushes, and such like articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Jan., 1891-Accepted, 21st Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Fibre to be Employed in the Manufacture of Brooms, Brushes,
and such like articles.
We, JEAN FRANÇOIS NICOLAS BIESMAN SIMONS, of 17, Chobham Road,
Stratford, Bass and Cane Importer, and SIDNEY SMITH, of St. Stephens, The
Drive, Walthamstow, Manufacturer, both in the County of Essex, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Heretofore fibre has been obtained from the stem, the leaf, and leaf stalk of plants
or trees of the palm tribes but the petioles that is to say those parts at the base of
the leaf stalk and which connect the same with the stem of the tree or plant have
hitherto been wasted or not used for the production of fibres therefrom, now we
have discovered that a very good fibre can be obtained from such parts or petioles
whereby a considerable trade is likely to arise in the utilization thereof.
In obtaining fibre from these petioles we first soak them or not in water
according to their condition, those which are comparatively young requiring
soaking for a considerable period while those which have been left on the tree or
plant for a long period may be treated without soaking.
The petioles, when sufficiently soaked to loosen the medullary matter from the
fibre or when such condition has been reached on account of age, are combed,
heckled, devilled or otherwise treated to separate the fibres.
In soine cases where the petioles are too thick to be advantageously treated in
their natural condition we slice the saine into suitable thicknesses to enable the
fibres to be readily separated.
Fibres obtained as above described are particularly suitable for broom and brush
making and can be advantageously used in lieu of Para-piassava and Bahia-
piassava fibres.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Fibre to be Employed in the Manufacture of Brooms, Brushes,
and such like articles.
We, JEAN FRANÇOIS NICOLAS BIESMAN SIMONS, of 17, Chobham Road,
Stratford, Bass and Cane Importer, and SIDNEY SMITH, of St. Stephens, The
Drive, Walthamstow, Manufacturer, both in the County of Essex, 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:-
Heretofore fibre has been obtained from the stem, the leaf and leaf stalk or leaf
stem of plants or trees of the palm tribes but the petioles or foot stalks, that is to
say, those parts at the base of the leaf stalk or leaf stem and which connect the
same with the stem of the tree or plant have hitherto been wasted or not used for
the production of fibre therefrom, now we have discovered that a very good fibre
can be obtained from such parts or petioles or foot stalks whereby a considerable
trade is likely to arise by the utilization thereof.
In obtaining fibre from these petioles or foot stalks we first soak them or not in
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page_text: water according to their condition, those which are comparatively young or which
have not been left. long on the tree or plant requiring soaking for a considerable
period, whilst those which have been left on the tree or plant for a long period may
sometimes be treated without soaking.
The petioles or foot stalks when sufficiently soaked to loosen the medullary matter
from the fibre or when such condition has been reached on account of age as beforc
stated, are combed, bashed or beaten, heckled, devilled or otherwise treated to
separate the fibres from the medullary matter and from each other.
In some cases where the petioles or foot stalks are too thick to be advantageously
trented in their natural or entire condition we slice the same into suitable thicknesses
to enable the fibres to be readily separated.
If desired the fibre obtained as above described may be dyed, but whether dyed
or left in its natural color it is cut into lengths suitable for its subsequent use and if
required packed in bundles of a given size or weight.
Fibres obtained from the petioles or foot stalks of plants or trees of the palm
tribe as above described are particularly suitable for broom and brush making
and can be advantageously used in lien of Para-piassava and Bahia-piassava
fibras.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be employed we declare that what
we claim is-
1. The manufacture of fibre suitable for employment in the manufacture of
brooms, brushes and such like articles, from the petioles or foot stalks of plants or
trees of the palm tribes by separating the fibre from the medullary matter substan
tially as herein described.
2. The employment of the petioles or foot stalks of plants or trees of the palm
tribes in the manufacture of fibre suitable for use in the manufacture, of brooms,
brushes and such like articles, substantially as herein described.
J. F. N. B. SIMONS.
SIDNEY SMITH.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.