Improvements in Skirt or Dress Bands.
Year: 1886

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Skirt or Dress Bands.
I, JAMES WRIGHT of the Firm of M. Wright & Sons, Elastic Web Manufacturers
of Quorndon near Loughborough do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention has for its object "improvements in skirt or dress bands."
These bands as I have heretofore made them consist of a band or fabric woven on
one side with an india rubber warp giving elasticity whilst on the other side of the
band the fabric is woven with a double frill.
Now according to my present invention I so weave these fabrics that the two parts
of the double frill are of different colors say for example the outer frill may be
colored and the inner frill white and this I effect by using two shuttles one working
in the outer frill and the other in the inner frill. By suitably weighting the threads
also the fabric is produced with a curvature which is convenient in use and wear.
The side on which the india rubber is introduced is concave being drawn in by the
rubber.
Threads of vulcanised rubber may be employed or threads of natural rubber may
be used where it is desired to produce a flat band.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JAMES WRIGHT of the firm of M. Wright & Sons, Elastic Web Manufacturers,
of Quorndon, near Loughborough, 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 :-
This invention has for its object improvements in skirt or dress bands.
These bands as have heretofore been made consist of a band or fabric woven on one
side with an india rubber warp giving elasticity whilst on the other side of the band
the fabric is woven with a double frill.
Now according to my present invention I so weave these fabrics that the two parts
of the double frill are of different colors say for example the outer frill may be
colored and the inner frill white and this I effect by using two shuttles one working
in the outer frill and the other in the inner frill. By suitably weighting the warp
threads increasing the tension towards the india rubber side of the fabric the fabric may
bo produced with a curvature which is convenient in use and wear.
The side on
which the india rubber is introduced is concave being drawn in by the rubber.
Threads of vulcanised rubber may be employed or threads of natural rubber may
be used.
In order to obtain a more uniform curvature and make the band lie flatter I in some
cases graduate the size of the rubber employed, using stouter threads on the outer
edge of the selvage and decreasing the thickness towards the junction with the frills.
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 :-
:―
1. A skirt hand consisting of fabric woven on one side with an india rubber warp,
whilst on the other side the fabric is woven with two frills of different materials or
colors substantially as described.
2. In the manufacture of skirt bands of the description referred to in the first
claim, weighting the warps so as to assist in curving the band substantially as
described.
3. In skirt bands such as are referred to in the first claim graduating the thickness
of the rubber substantially as described.