Improvements in the Manufacture of Floor-cloths and analogous Fabrics.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 13th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Floor-cloths and analogous
Fabrics.
I, FREDERICK WALTON, of No. 2 Eaton Place Brighton, in the County of Sussex,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to the manufacture of floor cloths and analogous fabrics of
that kind in which the coloured material forming the fabric, instead of presenting
itself only on the surface, extends through the thickness of the fabric, so as to retain
the pattern notwithstanding the wearing off of its upper face. My present invention
is more particularly adapted to the manufacture of fabrics having small patterns of
blended colours such as present themselves in oriental carpots. For this purpose, I
employ a compound such as is used for the manufacture of mosaic or inlaid floor
cloths and I colour this compound in the usual way. I shape the coloured compound
into the form of rods or pellets or pills of small diameter, keeping all those of each
colour separate. I arrange a number of these of different colours, side by side
according to any desired pattern, and having caused them to adhere to a canvas or
other suitable backing, I subject them to pressure so as to make all the separate pieces
cohere together. When these pieces are rods of some length forming a fabric of
considerable thickness, I afterwards cut this into several thicknesses. When, on the
other hand, short rods or pellets are employed, they form together a single thickness
which does not require cutting. For the purpose of arranging the different colours
and keeping them in proper relative positions until they are attached to the backing,
I provide a framing consisting of numerous tubes fixed close together. By means
of suitable ternplates, cut to pattern, I charge these tubes with the pills, pellets or
rods, those of each colour in their proper places, and then by means of a number of
plungers, one for each tube, simultaneously moved 1 push the uppermost of the pieces
from their respective tubes and either cement them directly to the backing, on which
they are afterwards pressed, or by means of a number of needles projecting from a
frame I pick up the pieces and transfer them to the backing..
In order to clear them from the needles, the frame which carries the needles is
made with a sliding plate through which the needles pass; on sliding this plate
forward the pieces are pushed off the needles.
Dated this 14th day of March -1889.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Floor-cloths and analogous
Fabrics.
I, FREDERICK WALTON, of No. 2 Eaton Place, Brighton in the County of Susssex,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to the manufacture of floor cloths and analogous fabrics of
that kind in which the coloured material forming the fabric, instead of presenting
itself only on the surface, extends through the thickness of the fabric so as to rotain
the pattern notwithstanding the wearing off of its upper face. My present invention
is more particularly adapted to the manufacture of fabrics having small patterns of
blended colours, such as present themselves in oriental carpets. For this purpose, I

page_text: employ a compound such as is used for the manufacture of mosaic or inlaid floor
cloths and I colour this compound in the usual way. I shape the coloured compound
into the form of pellets or pills of small dianieter keeping all those of each colour
separate. I arrange a number of these of different colours, side by side according to
any desired pattern, and having caused them to adhere to a canvas or other suitable
backing subject them to pressure so as to make all the separate pieces cohere
together. For the purpose of arranging the different colours and keeping them in
proper relative positions until they are attached to the backing, I provide a framing
consisting of numerous tubes fixed close together. By means of suitable ternplates
cut to pattern I charge these tubes with the pills or pellets, those of each colour in
their proper places, and then by means of a number of plungers, one for each tube,
simultaneously noved I push the uppermost of the pieces from their respective tubes
and either cement them directly to the backing, on which they are afterwards pressed,
or by means of a number of needles projecting from a frame I pick up the pieces and
transfer them to the backing.
In order to clear them from the needles the frame which carries the needles is
made with a sliding plate through which the needles pass; on sliding this plate
forward the pieces are pushed off the needles.
Fig. I of the accompanying drawings is an elevation and Fig. II is a part plan
of apparatus for carrying out my invention. It consists of a base A having four
columns B along which a table L having guides M can be raised or lowered by
turning a nut wheel O on a screw N, this wheel being held stationary in position
between faces P and Q and the screw being prevented from turning. On shoulders
of the columns B rest legs G projecting from the angles of a box F which is
divided by partitions into a number of rectangular cells. Each of these cells is
provided with a plunger K, and the ends of all the plungers rest on the table L.
Or the upper ends of the columns B is fitted by the lugs W a frame R having
projecting down from it a number of needles T, one needle for each of the cells H.
All these needles pass through a perforated plate S attached to brackets U between
which and the frame R springs are interposed. In operating with this apparatus
I remove the frame R and I lower the table L and with it the plungers Kunti:
the upper ends of the plungers just enter the lower mouths of the cells H, leaving the
cells empty above them. Above the box HI I place a template of card, paper or the
like, through which are cut those parts of the design which are to be of one colour,
say red, and over the template I strew red pellets causing them to drop into such of
the cells H as are exposed through the holes of the template. Having thus filled
all the red cells, I remove the template and substitute another, say for the blue parts
of the design, and in like manner I charge the blue cells; and others of the cells
with pellets of other colours. When all the cells are charged, I lower on the box F
the frame R with its needles S so that each needle picks up a pellet. I transfer the
frame carrying the pellets to the prepared adhesive backing and then by raising R
while the brackets U are pushed down, the pellets are released from the needles
and remain adhering to the backing, on which they are afterwards, pressed. Having
thus disposed of the upper layer of the pellets in the box F, I raise the table Land
with it the plungers K. till I bring another layer of pellets to the tops of the cells H
within range of the needles, and I repeat the operation and so on successively until
the cells Hare exhausted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The herein described method of manufacturing floor cloths and analogous
fabrics in coloured designs, having the colours extending through the thickness of
the fabric, by charging a number of adjacent cells with pellets of the desired colours
arranged in them according to the desired patterns, pushing the upper layer of
pellets from the cells on to an adhesive backing or picking them up therefrom by

page_text: a set of needles attached to a removeable frame, from which, when placed over an
adhesive backing, the pellets are released, and finally pressing the pellets on the
backing.
2. For manufacturing floor cloths and analogous fabrics in the manner above
referred to, apparatus constructed and operating substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of December 1889.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.