Improvements in the Manufacture of Sheets, Plates, or Fabrics- suitable for the Manufacture of Trunks, and for other purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Sheets, Plates, or Fabrics-
suitable for the Manufacture of Trunks, and for other purposes.
We, PAUL MÄDLER and ANTON MÄDLER, of the Firm of Moritz Mädler of
6 Oststrasse, Leipzig Lindenau Germany Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature-
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in an improved material and method of producing this-
material which is prominently fitted for the manufacture of trunks and other
purposes in which strength is required.
This material in the form of sheets is characterised by its extraordinary strength
and resistance to pressure and blow, it is resilient to a certain extent and of propor-
tionately small weight.
This improved method consists in forming the material of small bars of any-
appropriate cross section and of wood, metal or any suitable material, these bars.
being arranged side by side and connected by means of a suitable fibrous substance-
woven or otherwise placed around the bars. The latter are worked into the fabric
in a manner analogous to the weft in woven materials and said fabric is then beaten :
or pressed down so as to form a solid plate which when desired may be brought into
certain desired forms by steam bending. In order to impart to the sheet-material-
formed in this way, a smooth surface it may be provided with. a covering layer of
any suitable material.
To obtain in certain cases a more pliable material, the inserted bars are more
loosely woven into or connected with the fibrous material and a layer of fabric is..
fastened upon each face of the material.
Dated this 21st day of Tonuary 1805
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,.
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Sheets, Plates, or Fabrics:
suitable for the Manufacture of Trunks, and for other purposes.
We, PAUL MÄDLER and ANTON MÄDLER, of the Firm of Moritz Mädler, of
6 Oststrasse, Leipzig-Lindenau, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers, 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 consists in an improved material and method of producing this.
material which is prominently fitted for the manufacture of trunks and other purposes
in which strength is required.
This material in the form of sheets is characterized by its extraordinary strength.
and resistance to pressure and blow; it is resilient to a certain extent and of.
proportionately small weight.

page_text: in the annexed drawing
Fig. 1 is a section of this material on line R, R, of Fig. 2.
Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof in process of construction.
Fig. 3 is a section on line N, N, Fig. 2, showing also a covering afterwards placed
on each face of the material.
The improved method consists in forming the material of small bars S of any
appropriate cross section and of wood, metal or any suitable material, these bars
being arranged side by side and connected by means of a suitable fibrous substance
such as hemp or jute F, K, or by wire of any kind alone or mixed with such fibrous
substance, woven or otherwise fastened so as to embrace the bars. The latter are.
worked in between the upper and lower layers of a double woven connected fabric
having warp K and weft F in the process of weaving such double fabric and said
fabric is then beaten or pressed down so as to form a solid plate which, when
desired, may be brought into certain desired forms by steam bending. In order to
impart to the sheet material formed in this way a smooth surface, it may be
provided on one or both sides with a covering layer u of any suitable material
according to the purpose for which it is required, such as paper, linen or cloth, thin
leather, canvas.
To obtain in certain cases a more pliable material, the inserted bars are more
loosely woven into or connected with the fibrous material and a layer of fabric is
fastened upon each face of the material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is ;-
1. A. sheet-like material for trunk manufacture and other purposes consisting of
small bars of any suitable cross-section and of any suitable material, laid side by
side and connected by fibrous material or wire or a mixture of both, woven more
or less tightly around these bars.
2. A sheet-like material for trunk manufacture and other purposes consisting of
small bars of any suitable cross section and of any suitable material, laid side
by side and connected by fibrous material or wire or a mixture of both, woven more
or less tightly around these bars, the said material having a suitable covering on
one or both sides.
Dated this 10th day of October 1895
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.c.,
Agents to the Applicants.