Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum and like Fabrics.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 189C-Accepted, 22nd Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum and like Fabrics.
We, HENRY WILLIAM GODFREY, Engineer, CHARLES FREDERICK LEAKE Engineer
and CHARLES EDWARD LUCAS, Linoleum Manufacturer, all of The Linoleum
Manufacturing Works, Staines in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in the inanufacture of linoleum and
like fabrics with the pattern inlaid, the color extending through the thickness of the
fabric.
For this purpose as we have described in the Specification of a former Patent
granted to us No. 18110 in the year 1888 we prepare tesseræ of the various colors
and arrange them in order and lay them also one over the other, so as to form a
block on the surface of which a section of the pattern appears. We transfer these
tessera layer by layer to the surface of a prepared backing or fabric, they are pushed
forward by a reciprocating pusher. The fabric with the tesseræ upon it passes through
a consolidating press.
The consolidating press which we now employ and which forms a portion of the
apparatus, is not intermittent in its action, like that described in our former
Specification, and the fabric moves continuously through the press and not inter-
mittently as heretofore. Whilst the fabric travels through the machine the layers of
tesseræ are thrust forward intermittently to their places upon it, and then the whole
is consolidated by pressure.
To press and consolidate the tesseræ, we use a large steam heated roll and a
travelling flat bed plate or a series of such plates, suitably joined together so as to
form an endless band. These flat plates pass between the large roll and a smaller steam
heated roll which is geared to it, so that the rollers revolve together at equal surface
speeds. The lower roll is of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure necessary to
consolidate the tesseræ into a sound and continuous sheet. The endless band of
plates is carried by and supported upon polygonal rollers, which revolve with the
motion of the band or plates. The plates may be of any suitable width and the
polygonal rolls may have any number of faces corresponding to the width of such
plates. The plates may be heated by gas and they are jointed or hinged in such a
manner as will allow of their passing round the polygonal rolls. The joints of the
band close up when in a level position, to form a flat table.
The bottom or supporting roll may be grooved to allow the hinges of the endless
band to pass.
The tesseræ are set up as described in our former Specification, and the pusher
plate is made to push such tessere off the blocks, layer after layer either from above
or below. When on the backing fabric they are carried over the heated plates and
After this the
pressed between the large roll and plates forming the endless table.
fabric may be carried a convenient distance round and in contact with the large roll
and kept pressed against it by one or more rolls before being wound up on rolls and
taken away.
Dated this 17th day of January 1890.
H. W. GODFREY.
CHARLES FREDERICK LEAKE.
CHARLES EDWARD LUCAS.

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Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum and like Fabrics.
We, HENRY WILLIAM GODFREY, Engineer, CHARLES FREDERICK LEAKE Engineer,
and CHARLES EDWARD LUCAS Linoleumi Manufacturer, all of The Linoleum
Manufacturing Works, Staines in the County of Middlesex, 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:
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This invention has for its object improvements in the manufacture of linoleum and
like fabrics with the pattern inlaid, the color extending through the thickness of the
fabric.
annexed.
For this purpose we employ apparatus such as is represented by the drawing
As we have described in the Specification of a former Patent granted to
us No. 18110 in the year 1888 we prepare tesseræ of the various colors and arrange
them in order and lay them also one over the other, so as to form a block a on the
surface of which a section of the pattern appears. We transfer these tesseræ layer
by layer to the surface of a prepared backing or fabric b they are pushed forward by
a reciprocating pusher c. The fabric with the tesseræ upon it passes through a
consolidating press.
The consolidating press which we now employ and which forms a portion of the
apparatus, is not intermittent in its action like that described in our former
Specification, and the fabric moves continuously through the press and not
intermittently as heretofore. Whilst the fabric travels through the machine the
layers of tesseræ are thrust forward intermittently to their places upon it, and then
the whole is consolidated by pressure.
To press and consolidate the tesseræ, we use a large steam heated roll d and a
travelling flat bed plate or a series of such plates e e suitably joined together so as to
form an endless band. These flat plates pass between the large roll and a smaller
steam heated roll which is geared to it, so that the rollers revolve together at equal
surface speeds. The lower roll is of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure
necessary to consolidate the tesseræ into a sound and continuous sheet. The endless
band of plates is carried by and supported upon polygonal rollers g g which revolve
with the motion of the band or plates. The plates may be of any suitable width and
the polygonal rolls may have any number of faces corresponding to the width of
such plates. The plates may be heated by gas and they are jointed or hinged in such
a manner as will allow of their passing round the polygonal rolls. The joints of the
band close up when in a level position, to form a flat table.
The bottom or supporting roll may be grooved to allow the hinges of the endless
band to pass.
The tesseræ are set up as described in our former Specification, and the pusher
plate is made to push such tesseræ off the blocks, layer after layer either from above
or below. When on the backing fabric they are carried over the heated plates and
pressed between the large roll and plates forming the endless table. After this the
fabric may be carried a convenient distance round and in contact with the large roll
and kept pressed against it by one or more rolls h before being wound up on a roll i
and taken away. k is a steam heated plate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Apparatus for the manufacture of linoleum and like fabrics, in which tesseræ
suitably arranged are thrust forward layer by layer by a reciprocating pusher; are
received on to a backing fabric, and are carried forward therewith between a large

page_text: heated roller and a chain of plates and are consolidated between these substantially
as described.
2. Apparatus substantially as described and represented by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 13th day of October 1890.
H. W. GODFREY.
CHAS. F. LEAKE.
C. E. LUCAS.