Improvements connected with the Printing of Fabrics, such as Oil-cloths, Linoleum, and other like Flexible Substances.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th May, 1894-Accepted, 16th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Printing of Fabrics, such as
Oil-cloths, Linoleum, and other like Flexible Substances.
I, JAMES FREDERICK COATES, of 64 Mosley Street, Manchester, Calico
Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements relate to the printing of fabrics such as oilcloths, linoleum,
and other like flexible substances, and are especially applicable to apparatus for
this purpose wherein printing rollers having surfaces of a soft gelatinous substance,―
similar to those described in the Specification of Letters Patent, granted to me,
No. 3362 of 1892-are employed; the object of the improvements being to provide
a more ready and economical means of transferring the required pattern to the
surface of such printing rollers, preparatory to etching or cutting the same
thereon.
Ordinarily, this transfer of the pattern is accomplished as follows:-
A small pattern roller, having a surface of copper, brass, or the like, upon which
the design is engraved, is temporarily mounted near the printing roller to be
marked, whose diameter is of such dimension as to be capable of receiving a
convenient number of repeated impressions of the pattern upon its plain, elastic
surface.
Between the pattern roller, and the printing roller, is mounted a third or
negative roller, touching both the others with its surface, and thus, when the
rollers are all revolved, in conjunction with convenient inking apparatus, a surface
pattern is received in negative design by the intermediate roller, and delivered to
the printing roller in positive.
When the printing roller has made its revolution, and received the design upon
the whole of its surface, such design is cut, or otherwise formed into relief, as
explained in my Specification already alluded to, and the printing surface is then
ready for operation.
To accomplish the object of my improvements, I dispense with the engraved
copper or other metallic pattern roller, and substitute therefor a roller of special
character, whereby great expense and considerable delay in production are
obviated.
,
This roller is formed with a surface of paraffine wax, by preference, though
other like or similar soft or gelatinous substances may be employed for the
purpose.
Upon this surface, I paint, stencil, or otherwise mark the desired pattern, after
which I cut or otherwise form the same into relief, as in the case of the printing
roller. The pattern roller is then ready for use, and may be mounted after the
manner of the formerly employed copper roller, or in any other suitable way.
Variations in detail may be made, such as in the composition of the pattern
roller, and in the particular mode of producing the design thereon, in relief,
without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
Dated this 11th day of August 1802
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Printing of Fabrics, such as
Oil-cloths, Linoleum, and other like Flexible Substances.
I, JAMES FREDERICK COATES, of 64 Mosley Street, Manchester, Calico
Printer, 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 :-
The improvements relate to the printing of fabrics such as oil-cloths, linoleum,
and other like flexible substances, and are especially applicable to apparatus
for this purpose wherein printing rollers, having surfaces of a soft, gelatinous
substance, similar to those described in the Specification of Letters Patent
granted to me, No. 3362 of 1892-are employed; the object of the improvements
being to provide a more ready aud economical means of transferring the required
pattern to the surface of such printing rollers preparatory to etching or cutting the
same thereon.
Ordinarily, this transfer of the pattern is accomplished as follows:-—
A small pattern roller, having a surface of copper, brass, or the like, upon which
the design is engraved, temporarily mounted near the printing roller to be
marked, whose diameter is of such dimension as to be capable of receiving a
convenient number of repeated impressions of the pattern upon its plain, elastic
surface.
Between the pattern roller and the printing roller, is mounted a third, or
negative roller, touching both the others with its surface, and thus, when the
rollers are all revolved, in conjunction with convenient inking apparatus, a surface
pattern is received in negative design by the intermediate roller, and delivered to
the printing roller in positive.
When the printing roller has made its revolution, and received the design upon
the whole of its surface, such design is cut, or otherwise formed into relief, as
explained in my Specification already alluded to, and the printing surface is then
ready for operation.
To accomplish the object of my improvements, I dispense with the engraved
copper, or other metallic pattern roller, and substitute therefor a roller of special
character, whereby great expense and considerable delay in production are
obviated.
This roller is formed with a surface of paraffin wax, by preference, though
other like or similar soft or gelatinous substances may be employed for the
purpose.
Upon this surface I paint, stencil or otherwise mark the desired pattern, after
which I cut or otherwise form the same into relief, as in the case of the printing
roller. The pattern roller is then ready for use, and may be mounted after the
manner of the formerly employed copper roller, or in any other suitable way,
and in conjunction with any convenient gearing. or apparatus for effecting the
transfer to the printing roller.
Variations in detail may be made, such as in the special composition of the
pattern roller, and in the particular mode of producing the design thereon, in
relief, without departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In connection with the printing of fabrics, such as oil-cloths, linoleum, and other
like flexible substances, the employment of a pattern roller formed with a surface

page_text: of paraffin wax or other like soft or gelatinous substance, wherein the design, after-
being marked thereon, is cut, or otherwise formed in relief, for the purpose and in.
manner substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 11th day of May 1894.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester, Agent..