Improvements in the Manufacture of Wearing Apparel, Bandages, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1895-Accepted, 13th July, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Wearing Apparel, Bandages,
and the like.
1, KARL HUGO WEBER, Railway Secretary, of Krailsheim in the German
Empire 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 hygienic proporties of silk have long been recoguised, but in consequence
of its expense it has not been possible to use it to the desired extent and for this
reason silk has only been employed for hygienic garments in isolated cases.
Another substance possessing properties promoting health is linen, which as known
is extensively used for under clothing and is very well adapted for it and much
lower in price than silk, but there are many persons who dislike linen as under
clothing.
The object of this invention is the production of sanitary clothing and
appliances of a material combining the sanitary properties of silk and linen, and it
consists in the use of tissues woven from a combination or mixture of silk and linen
yarn, for the manufacture of underclothing garments of all kinds, bandages, rubbing
towels or friction cloths and similar sanitary appliances. By this combination the
defects of the separate materials, silk and linen, are removed, and a fabric
produced, which is considerably cheaper than silk.
This tissue possesses other advantageous qualities, for instance it retains the
Datural heat of the body without becoming inconvenient, protects against colds,
as the moisture taken up by it dries off rapidly and therefore it does not cling to
the skin. Besides this the fabric through the hygienic qualities of the silk acts
beneficially and invigoratingly upon the muscular and nerve tissues
The tissues consisting of linen and silk threads can with equal advantage be
used for articles of clothing of all sorts, especially for gloves, linings and also
upper garments If in manufacturing the tissue a satin weave is employed the
tissue can advantageously be used for outer garments, as the silk lying on the
outside imparts to the issue the appearance and feel of pure silk, while tho invisible
men threads lying on the under side materially reduce the cost
The tissue is also very suitable for rubbing and bandaging purposes, as the
sanitary qualities of the silk are in this case advantageously brought into action.
It is of course immaterial for the purpose of my invention whether the warp or
weft consists of silk and in what proportion silk and linen yains are used, or
whether doubled yarus of silk and linen twisted togethor are employed, bnt the
proportions and methods of combining the two materials in forming the tissue
may be varied as may be most suitable for the special purpose to which it is to
be applied
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18
1. The use of tissues formed of a combination of linen and silk yarn for the
manufacture of articles of clothing and sanitary appliances substantially as
borawbefore da muhed and for the

page_text: 2. The manufacture of articles of clothing and sanitary appliances from tissues
containing a mixture of silk and linen yarn, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
Dated the 14th day of Mar 1895.
R. J. URQUHART,
57, Barton Arcade, Manchester, and 5, Clayton Square, Liverpool,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent.