Improvements in Woven Belting and Belting Composed of Woven Materials,
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 21st May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Woven Belting and Belting Composed of Woven
Materials,
We GEORGE BANHAM & COMPANY LIMITED of Pendleton Mill Croft Street
Pendleton in the County of Lancaster Woven Hose and Belting Manufacturers
and GEORGE BANHAM of the same place Manager do hereby declare the nature.
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our said invention relates to means for imparting a glaze, polish or finish to
the edges of woven driving belts or belts composed of woven material so as to
consolidate and smooth the same and thus render such belting more lasting and
less liable to fray, cut or catch, especially when the said belting is run over or
between guides or shifting forks as is frequently the case. According to our
invention we apply a composition to the edges of the belt which composition consists
of an admixture of glue or gelatine with a proportion of chloride of sulphur,
bichromate of potash or alum and ground or powdered glass or other suitable or
similar substance. This composition is preferably applied hot to the edges of the
belt by hand or by any suitable mechanism such as is already employed for glazing
or finishing the edges of belting. To render the foregoing composition less brittle
we might add a little treacle to the mixture. In addition to or as a substitute for
the said composition we might coat the edges of the belt with vulcanised rubber or
gutta percha either alone or in conjunction with a glazing component such for
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example as powdered glass or we might cover the edges with thin metal.
mode of applying or incorporating the above composition or matters to or with the
edges of belting may be greatly varied. For example they may be rubbed on
the edges of the belting or brushed on, or the edges of the belting might be dipped
in the composition or the warps at the edges might be treated with the said
compositions or matters.
Dated this 14th day of September 1891.
er pro GEORGE BANHAM & CO., LIMITED.
Chas. K. Sagar, Secretary.
CHORAK RANHAM
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Woven Belting and Belting Composed of Woven
Materials.
We GEORGE BANHAM AND COMPANY LIMITED, of Pendleton Mill, Croft
Street, Pendleton, in the County of Lancaster, Woven Hose and Belting Manu-
facturers, and GEORGE BANHAM of the same place, Manager, 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 that is
to say :-
Our said invention relates to means for imparting a glaze polish or finish to the
edges of woven driving belts or belts composed of woven material so as to consolidate
and smooth the same and thus render such belting more lasting and less liable to
fray, cut or catch especially when the said belting is run over or between guides
or shifting forks as is frequently the case. According to our invention we apply
a composition to the edges of the belt which composition consists of an admixture
of glue or gelatine caoutchouc or gutta percha with a proportion of chloride of

page_text: sulphur bichromate of potash or alum litharge and ground or powdered glass or
other suitable or similar substance. A compound which we consider to be suitable
consists of glue ground glass, and caoutchouc of each ten parts by weight, litharge
five parts isinglass four parts alum three parts and sulphur chloride one part. In
the preparation of this mixture we dissolve the glue and isinglass in water. with the
Jaid of heat. We add to the solution the alum litharge and ground glass. The
caoutchouc is dissolved in naptha and is intimately mixed with the other ingredients
and the sulphur chloride is added and the whole is mixed thoroughly and maintained
at a temperature of about 150 degrees Fahrenheit or a little over. This composition
is applied to the edges of the belt by hand or in any suitable manner or with the
aid of mechanism such as is already employed for glazing or finishing the edges
of belting.
In practice we prepare the mixture in a shallow pan and we dip the edges of the
coiled belting in the mixture and permit the belting to remain for about ten
minutes or a quarter of an hour to enable the preparation to soak into the fabric.
The coil of belting is then lifted out and the other edge of the belting is treated
in the same way.
The coil of belting might be supported on bearers immersed in
the mixture or the depth of the mixture in the pan might determine the extent of
application beyond the extreme edges of the belting. To render the foregoing
composition less brittle we might add a little treacle to the mixture. The isinglass
might be dispensed with and other mineral matters of a suitable nature might be
substituted for the ground glass. The mode of applying the above composition to
the edges of the belting may be varied. For example the composition might be
rubbed on or into the edges of the belting or be brushed on or the warps at the
edges might be treated with the said composition or matters but we prefer the
soaking application hereinbefore described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
1. In the manufacture of belting of the indicated nature soaking the edges in a
hot mixture prepared from the materials and in the manner substantially as set
forth.
2. The belting of the indicated nature treated with the composition prepared
and applied substantially as set forth.
3. The treatment of woven belting or of belting made of woven material or of
material to be used in the weaving of belting with a composition prepared
substantially in accordance with the directions herein contained.
Dated this 14th day of April 1892.
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.