Improvements in the Manufacture and Application of Composition for Textile or Woven Bands, Belts, Tapes, Cords, and the like Articles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 5th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 7th Oct., 1887.
Improvements in the Manufacture and Application of Composition
for Textile or Woven Bands, Belts, Tapes, Cords, and the like
Articles.
We, JAMES CHARLES FISHER of 20 Rook Street, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, and ISAAC JACKSON of 2, High Street, Glossop, in the
County of Derby, Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to a composition for rendering stranded cords woven or
textile bands or belts and the like impervious to water and more capable of resisting
wear and tear; it also relates to the manufacture and application of the said
composition.
The composition consists of an admixture of vegetable pitch, Resin and Tallow, to
which wax may also be added. For tallow, lard, suet or equivalent fatty substance
may however be substituted, and the wax may be vegetable or Brazilian wax, Ozokerit,
Paraffin, Spermaceti or similar substance. The proportions to be employed may vary
according to the use to which the composition may be put within very wide limits as
may be shown by the following two examples:
For haony driving bands woran trones and the like

page_text: In the manufacture of the composition the pitch and resin are melted first, and the
Lallow and wax are then added. The composition should be kept in a molten condition
for a considerable time, say from one to two hours and be constantly stirred; there-
after it should, in cooling, be well worked by rollers, by the hands or by other
mechanical means and this operation may advantageously be prolonged by kneading
and pulling or rolling the composition in warm water to keep it in a plastic condition.
When cold the composition may be broken into small pieces, or it may be moulded
into cakes or blocks.
To apply the composition it is melted preferably in a steam jacketted pan; when
thoroughly melted the tape band or belt is passed through the composition at a speed
greater for light articles and less for thicker ones; from the melted composition the
article may pass between scrapers wipers or rollers to remove the excess material, after
which it may be hung on staves to become thoroughly set or it may be rolled at once
if powdered French chalk or other suitable material or substance is employed to
prevent the layers adhering to each other. In some cases it may be desirable to pass
the article through the melted composition two or more times in order to obtain a
more complete impregnation or a better finish.
Bands or belts constructed of woven fabrics or textile materials which have had the
hereinbefore described composition applied to them may be punched cut laced or be
otherwise treated as leather belts without risk of ravelling or fraying; being impervious
to water they may be used in situations where the use of ordinary bands or belts would
be impracticable and, having a comparatively smooth surface which improves in use,
they have a better grip on the pulleys while they do not suffer to so great an extent
from contact with fixed objects.
It should be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise proportions
herein before given for the particular examples cited and that we may under some
circumstances use the proportions given in example (2) for heavy articles.and those
given in (1) for light articles or any intermediate or different proportions.
Dated thin and Jos of Ankah An 1006

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture and Application of Composition
for Textile or Woven Bands, Belts, Tapes, Cords, and the like
Articles.
We, JAMES CHARLES FISHER, of 20 Rook Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, and ISAAC JACKSON, of 2, High Street, Glossop, in the
County of Derby, Saddler 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 a composition for rendering stranded cords, woven or
textile bands or belts and the like impervious to water, and more capable of resisting
wear and tear; it also relates to the manufacture and application of the said
composition.
The composition consists of an admixture of Vegetable Pitch, Resin and Tallow, to
which wax may also be added. For tallow, lard, suet or equivalent fatty substance
may however be substituted and the wax may be Vegetable or Brazilian wax,
Ozokerit, Paraffin, Spermaceti or similar substance. The proportions to be employed
may vary according to the use to which the composition may be put within very wide
limits, as may be shown by the following two examples :-
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In the manufacture of the composition, the pitch and resin are melted first, and the
tallow and wax are then added. The composition should be kept in a molten condition
for a considerable time, say from one to two hours, and be constantly stirred; there-
after it should, in cooling, be well worked by rollers, by the hands, or by other
mechanical means and this operation may advantageously be prolonged by kneading
and pulling or rolling the composition in warm water to keep it in a plastic condition.
When cold the composition may be broken into small pieces, or it may be moulded
into cakes or blocks.

page_text: To apply the composition it is melted preferably in a steam jacketted pan; when
thoroughly melted the tape, band or belt is passed through the melted composition at
a speed greater for light articles and less for thicker ones; from the melted composi-
tion the article may pass between scrapers wipers or rollers to remove the excess
material, after which it may be hung on staves to become thoroughly set or it may be
rolled at once if powdered French chalk or other suitable material or substance is
employed to prevent the layers adhering to each other. In some cases it may be
desirable to pass the article through the melted composition two or more times, in
order to obtain a more complete impregnation or a better finish.
Bands or belts constructed of woven fabrics or textile materials which have had the
hereinbefore described composition applied to them may be punched, cut, laced or be
otherwise treated as leather belts without risk of ravelling or fraying; being
impervious to water they may be used in situations where the use of ordinary bands
or belts would be impracticable, and having a comparatively smooth surface which
improves in use, they have a better grip on the pulleys while they do not suffer to so
great an extent from contact with fixed objects.
It should be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise proportions
herein before given for the particular examples cited, and that we may under some
circumstances use the proportions given in example (2) for heavy articles and those
given in (1) for light articles or any intermediate or different proportions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
(1) A composition for application to stranded cords, woven or textile bands or
belts, and the like; consisting of vegetable pitch, resin, tallow or equivalent fatty
substance, and if desired, bees' wax or equivalent waxy substance; substantially as
and for the purpose hereinbefore described.
(2) The hereinbefore described process of manufacture of composition for rendering
stranded cords, woven or textile bands or belts and the like impervious to water, and
more capable of resisting wear; substantially as set forth.
(3) The application of the hereinbefore described composition to stranded cords,
textile and woven bands and belts, and the like; substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.