IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CLOTH OR FABRIC MADE PARTLY OR ENTIRELY OF INDIA RUBBER AND PROVIDED WITH DESIGNS PRINTED OR STAMPED THEREON WHICH INVENTION COMPRISES AN IMPROVED INK OR COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SUCH MANUFACTURE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1883

page_text: TTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake of the firm of Haseltine Lake
and Co Patent Agents Southampton Buildings, London, for an Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CLOTH OR FABRIC MADE
PARTLY OR ENTIRELY OF INDIA RUBBER AND PROVIDED WITH DESIGNS
PRINTED OR STAMPED THEREON WHICH INVENTION COMPRISES AN IMPROVED
INK OR COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SUCH MANUFACTURE AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES" communicated to him from abroad by Frank Edgar Aldrich of
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturer
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 24th July 1883.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings London "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
CLOTH OR FABRIC MADE PARTLY OR ENTIRELY OF INDIA RUBBER AND PROVIDED
WITH DESIGNS PRINTED OR STAMPED THEREON WHICH INVENTION COMPRISES AN
IMPROVED INK OR COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SUCH MANUFACTURE AND FOR OTHER
"
PURPOSES [a communication to him from abroad by Frank Edgar Aldrich of
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturer]
This invention relates more especially to means for ornamenting india rubber
cloth or fabric; and it consists chiefly in a cloth or fabric composed wholly or in
part of india rubber, having one or both of its surfaces provided with useful or
ornamental designs or figures printed or stamped thereon with an ink or compound
of a different color or shade from the body of the fabric, by means of rollers, blocks,
types, dies, or in any other suitable manner, the ink or compound preferably
containing india rubber, caoutchouc, gutta percha or some analogous material, as
hereinafter more fully set forth. The said invention comprises a special ink or
composition for this and similar purposes.
In carrying the said invention into practice I take any ordinary india rubber
cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india rubber, and print or stamp its
finished surface or surfaces with an ink or compound of a different color or shade
from the body of the goods, by means of engraved rollers, blocks, types, dies, or
in any other suitable manner. I deem it preferable, however, to use rollers, one
or more being employed according to the number of colors to be applied and the
cloth passed in pieces or cuts through the printing machine after the manner of
printing calico and similar goods.
•

page_text: The ink or compound employed in printing the figures or designs on the cloth
or fabric is prepared as follows; that is to say, I take one half-pound of india
rubber or caoutchouc, one gallon of naphtha, one half pound of red lead, and one
eighth of an ounce of flowers of sulphur dissolve the india rubber or gum in
the naphtha and then add and thoroughly mix the ingredients therewith. If
preferred, the coloring material may be mixed or compounded with the rubber
before the latter is dissolved.
I do not confine myself to the exact proportions given as these may be varied
considerably without materially changing the nature of the compound; and instead
of the naphtha some other solvent may be used for the india rubber if desired,
although naphtha is deemed preferable; also instead of the lead, litharge, powdered
bronzes, pigments, shellac, ochre, lamp-black or any other coloring matter may be
employed according to the shade or color it is desired to give the compound or ink.
Also instead of the india rubber, gutta percha or some substance analogous to india
rubber may be used if desired.
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After the cloth or fabric has been printed or stamped as described, it is dried
by passing it over heated drums, cylinders, or rollers, or by means of hot air in
a properly heated room, or by exposing it to the sun's rays in the open air, the
latter being preferable on gossamer or light weight goods, after which it may be
varnished if desired, although varnish is not generally required when the ink used
is compounded according to the foregoing formula.
The object of the sulphur is to render the ink vulcanizable when exposed to
heat or to the sun's rays; but instead of the flowers of sulphur; various other
forms or preparations of sulphur may be used for that purpose, if desired, and
accomplish substantially the same result. Antimony or other vulcanizing material
may also be employed instead of the sulphur if preferred.
It will be obvious that the ink or compound described, containing a large
proportion of india rubber, when applied to the india rubber covered surface of
the cloth, or to an india rubber fabric, will become substantially integral therewith,
thus rendering the imprinted figures or designs very durable or permanent and
better adapting the goods for use as carpeting and for purposes where they are
subjected to wear, than if printed with an ink or compound containing no india
rubber or analogous material.
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I prefer to print or stamp the cloth or fabric when it is soft, sticky or "tacky'
or before its surfaces are thoroughly dried or vulcanized, as the india rubber of the
ink and that of the cloth more readily assimilate or become amalgamated at that
period than later, thus rendering the process more effective.
It will be obvious that the cloth may be coated or finished and printed on both
of its sides if desired; also that a fabric composed wholly, or in part, of india-
rubber may be readily ornamented by printing one or both of its surfaces in
substantially the same manner as that described for printing gossamer cloth, or a
fabric having a fibrous body and but one finished side.
It will also be obvious that the india rubber in the ink serves to suspend and
hold the lead or other pigments and coloring materials used, and thus render the
colors of the figures and designs permanent; also that the ink may be used to
advantage in printing fabrics which are not composed wholly or in part of india
rubber, and I therefore do not confine myself to its use on india rubber cloth, or
fabrics composed wholly or in part of rubber.
By "useful figures and designs "I refer more especially to numbers and
geometric figures such as would be imprinted on the cloth for use in covering
chess or checker boards or the like; and by "ornamental" figures and designs,
flowers plaids, checks, scroll-work and the like or such as would be imprinted on
it for use as carpeting, coverings, draperies, linings, or for manufacturing coats,
circular cloaks and other articles of wearing apparel...

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
'the said William Robert Lake in the Patent Office on the 24th January
1884.
:
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CLOTI
OR FABRIC MADE PARTLY OR ENTIRELY' OF INDIA-RUBBER, AND PROVIDED WITH
DESIGNS PRINTED OR STAMPED THEREON WHICH INVENTION COMPRISES AN
IMPROVED INK OR COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SUCH MANUFACTURE AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES A communication to me from abroad by Frank Edgar
Aldrich, of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturer.
"3
This invention relates more especially to means for ornamenting india rubber
cloth or fabric; and it comprises chiefly a cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in
part of india rubber, having one or both of its surfaces provided with useful or
ornamental designs or figures printed or stamped thereon with an ink or compound
of a different color or shade from the body of the fabric, by means of rollers,
blocks, types, dies, or in any other suitable manner, the ink or compound preferably
containing india rubber, caoutchouc, gutta percha or some analogous material, as
hereinafter more fully set forth. It also comprises a special ink or composition
for this and similar purposes.
In carrying the said invention into practice I take any ordinary india, rubber
cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india rubber, and print or stamp its
finished surface or surfaces with an ink or compound of a different color or shade
from the body of the goods, by means of engraved rollers, blocks, types, dies, or in
any other suitable manner. I deem it preferable, however, to use rollers, one or
more being employed according to the number of colors to be applied, and the cloth
passed in pieces or cuts through the printing machine after the manner of printing
calico and similar goods.
The ink or compound employed in printing the figures or designs on the cloth
or fabric is prepared as follows, that is to say. I take one-half pound of india
rubber or caoutchouc, one gallon of naphtha, one-half pound of red lead, and, one
eighth of an ounce of flowers of sulphur. I dissolve the india rubber or gum in the
naphtha, and then add and thoroughly mix the other ingredients therewith. If
preferred the coloring material may be mixed or compounded with the india
rubber before the latter is dissolved.
I do not confine myself to the exact proportions given, as these may be varied
considerably without materially changing the nature of the compound; and'
instead of the naphtha sonie other solvent may be used for the india rubber if*
desired, although naphtha is deemed preferable; also instead of the lead, litharge,
powdered bronzes, pigments, shellac, ochre, lamp-black or any other coloring matter
may be employed according to the shade or color it is desired to give the
compound or ink. Also, instead of the india rubber, gutta percha or other
substance analogous to india rubber may be used if desired.
After the cloth or fabric has been printed or stamped as described, it is dried by
passing it over heated drums, cylinders or rollers, or by means of hot air in a
properly heated room, or by exposing it to the sun's rays in the open air, the latter
being preferable on gossamer or light weight goods, after which it may be varnished
if desired, although varnish is not generally required when the ink used is
compounded according to the foregoing formula.
The object of the sulphur is to render the ink vulcanizable when exposed to heat
or to the sun's rays; but instead of the flowers of sulphur, various other forms or
preparations of sulphur may be used for that purpose if desired, and accomplish.

page_text: substantially the same result. Antimony or any other vulcanizing material may
also be employed instead of the sulphur if preferred.
1
It will be obvious that the ink or compound described, containing a large
proportion of india rubber, when applied to the india rubber covered surface of
the cloth, or to an india rubber fabric, will become substantially integral therewith,
thus rendering the imprinted figures or designs very durable or permanent, and
better adapting the goods for use as carpeting and for purposes where they are
subjected to wear, than if printed with an ink or compound containing no india
rubber or analogous material.
I prefer to print or stamp the cloth or fabric when it is soft, sticky or "tacky,"
or before its surfaces are thoroughly dried or vulcanized, as the india-rubber of the
ink and that of the cloth more readily assimilate or become amalgamated at that
period than later, thus rendering the process more effective.
It will be obvious that the cloth may be coated or finished and printed on both
of its sides if desired; also that a fabric composed wholly or in part of india rubber
may be readily ornamented by printing one or both of its surfaces in substantially
the same manner as that described for printing gossamer cloth, or a fabric having a
fibrous body and but one finished side.
It will also be obvious that the india rubber in the ink serves to suspend and
hold the lead or other pigments and coloring materials used, and thus render the
colors of the figures and designs permanent; also that the ink may be used to
advantage in printing fabrics which are not composed wholly or in part of india
rubber, and I therefore do not confine myself to its use on india rubber cloth, or
fabrics composed wholly or in part of rubber.
By "useful" figures and designs I refer more especially to numbers and
geometric figures such as would be imprinted on the,cloth for use in covering chess
or checker boards or the like and by "ornamental" figures and designs, flowers,
plaids, checks, scroll-work, and the like, or such as would be imprinted on it for
use as carpeting, coverings, draperies or linings, or for manufacturing coats, circular
cloaks and other articles of wearing apparel.
Having thus fully described the said invention as communicated to me by
my foreign Correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it
understood that I claim;-
First. An india-rubber cloth, or fabric composed, wholly or in part of india-
rubber, having one or both of its surfaces printed or stamped with useful or
ornamental designs or figures in an ink or printing compound of a different color
or shade from the body of the cloth or fabric, substantially as set forth.
Second. An india-rubber cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india-
rubber, having one or both of its surfaces printed or stamped with useful or
ornamental designs or figures in an ink or printing compound of a different color
or shade from the body of the cloth or fabric, the said ink or compound being
composed in part of india-rubber, caoutchouc, gutta percha, or some analogous
substance, and a coloring material or materials, substantially as specified
Third. An india-rubber cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india-
rubber, having one or both of its surfaces printed or stamped with useful or
ornamental designs or figures in an ink or printing compound of a different color
or shade from the body of the cloth or fabric, the said ink or compound being
composed in part of india-rubber; caoutchouc, gutta percha, or some analogous
substance, and containing sulphur or other ingredient for rendering the ink
yulcanizable, substantially as set forth.
Fourth. An india-rubber cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india-
rubber, having one or both of its surfaces printed or stamped with useful or
ornamental designs or figures in an ink or printing compound of a different color
or shade from the body of the cloth or fabric, and varnished, substantially as
specified.
Fifth. An india-rubber cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india
rubber, having one or both of its surfaces printed or stamped with useful or

page_text: ornamental designs or figures in an ink or printing compound analogous to the
coating of the cloth or body of the fabric, and of a different color or shade
therefrom, substantially as set forth.
Sixth. An india-rubber cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india-.
rubber, having one or both of its surfaces printed or stamped with useful or
ornamental designs or figures in an ink or printing compound of a different
color or shade from the body of the cloth or fabric, the said ink or compound
containing india-rubber and sulphur, or other ingredient for vulcanizing the
india-rubber when subjected to heat or to the sun's rays, substantially as
specified
Seventh. An india-rubber cloth, or fabric composed wholly or in part of india
rubber, having one or both of its surfaces printed or stamped with useful or
ornamental designs or figures in an ink or printing compound of a different color
or shade from the body of the cloth or fabric, the said ink or compound containing
india-rubber and lead, and sulphur or other suitable substance for vulcanizing
the india-rubber when subjected to heat or the sun's rays, substantially as
set forth.
Eighth. The improved ink herein before described, compounded of the ingredients
and in the proportions, substantially as specified.
In witness whereof I the said William Robert Lake have hereunto set my hand
and seal this Twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.
W* ROB
ROD LAKE
ARD (S.)