IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SURGICAL OR MEDICAL BANDAGE E CLOTH
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert James Winter and Henry William Taylor, of
323, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SURGICAL OR MEDICAL BANDAGE
E CLOTH."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert James Winter and
Henry William Taylor at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
31st January 1880.
ROBERT JAMES WINTER and HENRY WILLIAM TAYLOR, of 323, High Holborn,
in the County of Middlesex. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SURGICAL
OR MEDICAL BANDAGE CLOTH."
"
At the present time these bandages are generally produced either in long narrow
lengths like ribbon with a selvage on each edge, or are torn across from lengths of
cloth or calico, which leaves a raw edge along both sides of each bandage strip.
Both of these are objectionable, the selvage being hard to an injured limb, for
instance, and the loose threads of the torn ones being apt to catch round the arm
of the operating surgeon. Also the tearing destroys the firmness of the bandage
to a certain extent by disturbing the "finish" of the cloth.
Now our plan is a simple one, and consists essentially in omitting during the
weaving process one or more, but preferably about ten, of the threads running along
or across, generally along the cloth, so as to leave a narrow line having threads
running across the line only. These lines we repeat at suitable intervals so as to
make the bandage strips of the proper width, and it will be seen that these lines
form ready made guides for cutting the strips by, instead of tearing them. Similar
lines may, if desired, be also left at proper intervals across the cloth, so as to end
the strips at the right length.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Robert James Winter and Henry William Taylor in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 21st June 1880.
ROBERT JAMES WINTER and HENRY WILLIAM TAYLOR, of 323, High Holborn,
in the County of Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SURGICAL
OR MEDICAL BANDAGE CLOTH."
At the present time these bandages are generally produced either in long narrow
lengths like ribbon, with a selvage on each edge, or are torn across from lengths of
cloth or calico, which leaves a raw edge along both sides of each bandage strip.
Both of these are objectionable, the selvage being hard to an injured limb, for
instance, and the loose threads of the torn ones being apt to catch round the arm
of the operating surgeon. Also the tearing destroys the firmness of the bandage to
a certain extent by disturbing the "finish" of the cloth, and it is difficult to cut
them straight without any guide if scissors be used.
Now our plan is a simple one, and consists essentially in omitting during
the weaving process one or more, but preferably about ten, of the threads running
along or across, generally along the cloth (which is preferably of linen, wool, or
cotton), so as to leave a narrow line having threads running across said line only.
These lines we repeat at suitable intervals so as to make the bandage strips of the
proper width, and it will be seen that these lines form ready made guides for
cutting the strips by or tearing them. Similar lines may if desired be also left
at proper intervals across the cloth so as to end the strip at the right length.
Having now described our Invention and the method of performing the same,
we wish it to be understood that what we claim and desire to protect under the
hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent is,—
The herein described manufacture of bandage cloth for medical or surgical
purposes, the chief feature of which is the omission of certain threads either of the
warp or weft, or of both at suitable intervals, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Robert James Winter, on behalf of myself
and the said Henry William Taylor, have hereunto set my hand and seal,
this Sixteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty.
Witness,
H. R. MACKIE,
57 & 59, Goodge St.,
Tott. Ct. Rd., W.,
Clerk to
R. J. Winter & Co.,
Drapers.
ROBERT JAMES WINTER. (L.S.)