Year: 1898

page_text: A communication from ERNEST RÉGNIER, Manufacturer, of Le Gond, par Le
Pontouvre, (Charente,) in the Republic of France.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
In the manufacture of paper and wood pulp and in other industries and opera-
tions such as finishing fabrics woollen felts are used in drying the material which
under the action of the considerable tension to which they are subjected, expand
to such a degree that after a few days of working, the felts have to be re-formed
owing to their having become stretched. It is, moreover, a well known fact
that wool easily burns when in contact with the hot surfaces of the cylinders
or drying apparatus in consequence of which the felts lose their consistency.
The object of this invention is to produce a felted fabric, partly wool and partly
silk, which does not expand and resists the action of heat in a satisfactory
manner.
The fabric consists of a series of bundles of silken cords which form the warp
of the fabric. These bundles of cords are connected together by weft threads which
are, according to circumstances, either of pure wool or of wool combined or mixed
with silk. These weft threads are formed by several twisted threads of wool
or of wool and silk combined, twisted, carded and spun together.
The fabric thus obtained is submitted to the same felting operations as woollen
felts. Owing to the natural elasticity of woollen threads they will prevent the
silk threads which are contained in the weft, from becoming flattened and the
fabric will retain the appearance of an ordinary woollen felt with all its good
properties, but without its defects. Not only will these fabrics not stretch, but
they are also much stronger than ordinary fabrics. Consequently, they can be
used to apply the paper or fabric to be dried to hot surfaces with much greater
force. They are more durable as the silk threads do not burn. Owing to the
hardness and brilliancy of silk, the new felted fabrics will be eminently suitable
for use in polishing glass, looking glasses, and hard stones.
Dated this 26th day of September 1898.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: A communication from ERNEST REGNIER, Manufacturer, of Le Goud, par Le
Pontouvre, (Charente,) in the Republic of France.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, 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:-
In the manufacture of paper and wood pulp and in other industries and opera-
tions such as finishing fabrics, woollen felts are used in drying the material
which felts under the action of the considerable tension to which they are sub-
jected, expand to such a degree that after a few days of working, the felts have
to be re-formed owing to their having become stretched. It is moreover, a well
known fact that wool easily burns when in contact with the hot surfaces of the
cylinders or drying apparatus, in consequence of which the felts lose their con-
sistency.
The object of this invention is to produce a felted fabric, partly wool and partly
silk, which does not expand and resists the action of heat in a satisfactory
manner.
A fabric according to this invention is shown in the accompanying drawing,
in which
Figure 1 is an elevation, and
Figure 2 a section on line x-x.
The fabric consists of a series of bundles of silken cords which form the warp
of the fabric. A is a bundle of cords shown separately at B (Fig. 2). These
bundles of cords are connected together by weft threads C which are, according
to circumstances, either of pure wool or of wool combined or mixed with silk.
These weft threads are formed by several twisted threads of wool or of wool and
silk combined, twisted, carded and spun together.
The fabric thus obtained is submitted to the same felting operations as woollen
felts. Owing to the natural elasticity of woollen threads, they will prevent the
silk threads which are contained in the weft, from becoming flattened, and the
fabric will retain the appearance of an ordinary woollen felt with all its good
properties, but without its defects. Not only will these fabrics not stretch, but 3
they are also much stronger than ordinary fabrics. Consequently, they can be
used to apply the paper or fabric to be dried to hot surfaces with much greater
force. They are more durable as the silk threads do not burn. Owing to the
hardness and brilliancy of silk, the new felted fabrics will be eminently suitable
for use in polishing glass, looking glasses, and hard stones.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-
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An inextensible felted fabric, the warp of which consists of bundles of silk
cords, the weft being constituted by twisted wool threads or silk and woollen 4
threads carded and spun together, substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1899.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

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