Improvements in the Method of Making Trimmings for Ladies' Dresses and the like, and Apparatus used therein.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 4th June, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Making Trimmings for Ladies'
Dresses and the like, and Apparatus used therein.
I, THEODOR SCHEELE, of 63, Hekinghauserstrasse, in the City of Barmen,
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention has reference to that granted by Pat. No. 1330 of 18 January
1898 and it consists in an arrangement, which enables me to iron the produced
trimmings on the apparatus without removing the goods from the same. I further
have arranged an device by which I press the single portions of the ware smoothly
on the table, so that I always receive a ware equal in all its parts.
The manner, in which I carry my invention into effect is shown on the accom-
panying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a plan of the complete apparatus.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same partly in section.
Figure 3 a cross section.
Figures 4 and 5 are details of construction.
My flounced fabric producing apparatus is constructed as follows:
Upon the legs a is arranged a bed "6" of cast or sheet iron in form of a box
of any convenient shape which is left open at the top part but closed by an iron
plate c screwed thereupon. Into this plate which has a smooth surface are drilled
or cut a number of holes or slots & serving to take up pivots e, which extend over
the table surface and are made conically.
At the side of the frame b is fixed thereto a bearing f on which U shaped
pieces are rotatably fitted by bolts g¹. The pieces 7 carry spindles h round
which turn the bobbins i fitted with trimming cord, lace or the like material of
any form, colour and texture.
For producing from this material the trimmings I proceed as follows:
With the help of the pattern in which the trimming is to be carried out I place
the pivots e on the table, take a cord or lace rolling it off from the bobbin and
guide it round the pivots following the contours and lines of the prescribed
pattern. In this manner the trimming is formed on the table showing exactly
the same contours as the pattern. After this operation I sew the crossing portions
together or fix the eyes or scallops of the trimmings so that the same are held
together as it is required, which I may easy carry out on the table without
removing the fabric.
Now I have made provision that the trimmings in producing them lay alway
plainly on the table as it often happens that according to the texture the cord is
inclined to place itself round the pivot in a sloping way.
For this purpose I have fitted out the apparatus with a pressing device of the
following construction.
To the frame b are cast bearings by means of which is held a square shaped

page_text: rod k passing lengthways the apparatus without being able to be moved in any
way. This rod serves as support for a socket that may be shifted lengthways
along the length edge of the apparatus. The socket carries by means of a bolt m
a shell n the opening of which runs at right angle to the rod k. A correspondingly
shaped rodo passes the slot and may be shifted therein at will so that by means
of the combined movements length and crossways the point of the rod can be
adjusted with respect to every hole or slot in the table surface and consequently
can press the trimming portion on the table, for which purpose a coil spring is
rolled on the pin m and presses with one end underneath the shell as will be
best understood from Figures 4 and 5.
The cord is thus forced to lie suitably on the table, it can be freed of the rod o,
by pressing its back end downwards.
I can arrange a number of these pressing devices on the rod k however a few
of them will be sufficient as the portions being properly pressed down do no more
change their position.
The finished goods before being ready for use must be ironed or pressed flat.
I make this operation also on the working table c without withdrawing the fabric
as will be understood from the following. In the interior of the box bare
arranged a number of plates p, which are pressed by means of coil springs q against
the table plate e preventing thus the falling through of the pivots e, which fit
loosely into their corresponding holes, but they allow the pivots to go down if
they are weighted, which is the case when by means of a smoothing iron the
ware is ironed. This operation is shown in Fig. 2. r indicates the iron s the
finished ware which after being moistened is smoothed by said iron without being
able to be displaced as it is held in position by the pivots e that still engage
the eyes of the trimming in being pressed by the spring y against the iron.
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 new method of producing trimmings for ladies dresses and the like con-
sisting in the manner of guiding and placing the trimming cord or lace by hand
around pivots, which are arranged changeable on a board according to the pattern,
sewing the crossing portions together, moistening and ironing the fabric all on
said board ready for use.
2) An apparatus for producing trimmings for ladies dresses consisting of a
box, which is closed by a table plate c being provided with grooves, slots aper-
tures of any form, size and arrangement serving to take up pivots e which
extend over the table surface and may be changed and fixed thereon according
to the pattern said pivots resting on plates p being arranged in the box underneath
the table plate and pressed against it in order to allow the pivots to go down when
being weighted by a smoothing iron.
3) In combination with an apparatus for producing trimmings for ladies dresses
a pressing device for the cord consisting of a rod o which is mounted in a shell n
said shell being fixed turnable to a socket / which may be shifted lengthways on
a rod whilst the pressing rod can be shifted crossways and acts by means of a
suitable spring.
The whole as described and for the purpose set forth.