Improvements in Braids and Laces for Garments and Furniture Decoration
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1895-Accepted, 31st Aug 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Braids and Laces for Garments and Furniture
Decoration
1, WILLY WEDDIGEN, partner of the Firm of Wm Weddigen, of Barmen,
Rhenish Prussia, Germany, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manuel the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement
My invent on consists in producing a new kind of braid, which I call lattice-
braids and which is made on the plaiting or braiding machine in any desired
character of thread, colour or nature of material and which is represented on the
accompanving drawing in Figs 1 and 2 Sheet 1 in a simple style of execution
In Fig 1 is shown a short length of this new lattice braid and in Fig 2 a cross
section, which demonstrates the new character to be that of a flat braid folded
double having at the folded edge a series of interlaced arches of a stronger thread
than that of the braided flat side parts, these arches making so to say the
impression on view as a low garden lattice work for embordering these inter-
lacing lattice threads being bi uded in with the braid itself during its manufacture
by the braiding machines arrangement
The lattice-braid is used for trimming up
underclothing, ladies and children's toilet articles, fancy hosiery and fancy linen
articles, for bordeling curtains, and it may be sewn to any other textile fabric
without seaming the latter before, also foi crotchet work or knitted laces as a
substitute for the so called "mignaidise" braid it is used
The new lattice braid is made by means of the machine shown on Sheet Two of
the accompanying drawing in which
Fig 1 is an elevation
Fig 2 18 a plan
Fig 3 is a side view
Fig 4 shows that part of the top of the machine where the interlacing of the
threads takes place
The machine is composed of two wings A and B of the ordinary flat lace type
in the example shown each containing four drivers, 1, 2, 3, 4 and I, II, III, IV
In the middle these two wings are connected by a special arrangement of drivers C
and C, D and E, to the latter of which are joined the drivers F and G, on which
the interlaced arches (the lattice work) are produced by means of the long
needles H and J, going from the centre-pillars of these drivers to the braiding
point
The drivers D E F G serve for carrying the three bobbins a b c of the lattice
making threads only The black dots in the curves or path of the bobbins
indicate the bobbins and it will be seen that the path of the drivers DEF G
intersects the path of the drivers A C, C₁ B and thus it will be understood how
the interlacing of the threads forming the ordinary flat braided part with the arch,
or lattice threads is performed
Now the formation of the lattice arches themselves is done as follows It will
be seen that the bobbin a, as it came from wheel E to wheel F has laid its thread
upon the needle H and by the next quarter turn of wheel F will cross over to th
wheel G and there it passes underneath the needle J, goes round the wheel G,
placing its thread also upon the needle J, crossing over to F again and continuing
then its way, in the direction of the arrows, along the curve underneath the
needle H, being driven from E to D by the wheel C and so on, interlacing

page_text: between D and E with the threads coming from C and C¹ These threads then
also, when proceeding their way to the end drivers 1 and I respectively, strifle the
lattice thread along the needles H and J into the braiding point where they are
bound or interlaced with those threads, the loop caused by the threads having been
slung round the needles, forming there the lattice work
The other parts of the machine are of known design and they act in the
ordinary way
K is the shaft of the hand starting gear, driving by worm and worm-wheel L the
gear M for the drawing off rollers N and also the excentric O of the beater P
R is the device for folding the lace before entering the rollers N, it is driven by
an arm S fixed to the spindle T of the beater P by means of the rod U and
lever V
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 is
1 A new kind of braid, which I call lattice-biaid, consisting of a double folded
lace or braid and having at its folding edge inteilaced with it special threads
forming aches interlacing with each other and standing out at the folding edge
so, as to give the braid the appearance like a low garden bed fence
Dated this 15th day of August 1895
WILLY WEDDIGEN
Karl J Mayer,
Agent