Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 16th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th July, 1887.
1, WM. STRANG Jr. of 131 Greenhead Street Glasgow, in the county of Lanark
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My said invention has for its object the producing of a solid figure upon a gauze
ground, which will not be affected in appearance by the warp threads.
In carrying out my invention I use mounting the same as is commonly used in
weaving Madras or Leno harness Goods. In forming the shed for the ground shot I
raise every second warp thread as in a plain gauze. After the ground shot is thrown
I form a shed for producing the figure by lifting every fourth warp thread in that part
of the web on which the figure is required, and after the first figuring shot is thrown
I form a second figuring shed by lifting every fourth warp thread as in the first
figuring shed, but in this case I lift the opposite thread from what was used in the
first figuring shed. For example-suppose four warp threads on which the solid effect
is desired, Nos. 1. 2. 3. & 4. Nos. 1 & 3. would be raised for the ground shot, and
after it was thrown, they would be lowered & No. 2 would be lifted for the first
figuring shot so that said shot would pass over Nos. 1. 3. & 4 warp ends & under No. 2.
Then No. 4. warp
thread would be lifted & No. 2 lowered and the second figuring shot
thrown, so that the second figuring shot would pass over Nos. 1. 2 & 3 warp ends and
under No. 4. By this means there would be a figuring shot over Nos. 1. 2. 3. & 4.
warp ends or say over all the warp ends. After the second figuring shot is thrown the
next ground shed is formed.
The essential part of my invention is the producing a solid effect upon a gauze
ground which will not be affected in appearance by the warp threads, in the manner
herein described.
Dated this Twenty seventh day of September 1886.

page_text: An Improved Figured Gauze Fabric.
I, WM. STRANG Junr. of 131 Greenhead Street, Glasgow in the county of Lanark
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 said Invention has for its object the producing of a solid figure upon a gauze
ground, which will not be affected in appearance, by the warp threads.
In carrying out my Invention I use mounting the same as is commonly used in
weaving Madras or Leno Harness Goods. In forming the shed for the ground shot I
raise every second warp
thread as in a Plain Gauze. After the ground shot is thrown
I form a shed for producing the figure, by lifting every fourth warp thread in that
part of the web on which the figure is required, and after the first figuring shot is
thrown, I form a second figuring shed by lifting every fourth warp thread, as in the
first figuring shed but in this case I lift the opposite thread from what was used in the
first figuring shed.
For example, suppose four warp threads, on which the solid effect is, desired.
Nos. 1. 2. 3. and 4. Nos. 1 & 3. would be raised for the ground shot, a., and after it
was thrown, they would be lowered, and No. 2. would be lifted for the first figuring
shot b., so that, said shot would pass over Nos. 1. 3. & 4 warp ends, and under No. 2.
Then No. 4 thread would be lifted and No. 2 lowered, and the second figuring shot, c.,
thrown, so that the second figuring shot would pass over Nos. 1. 2. & 3. warp ends,
and under No. 4. By this means there would be a figuring shot over Nos. 1. 2. 3. & 4.
warp ends, or say over all the warp ends. After the second figuring shot is thrown,
the next ground shed is formed.
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,
The producing a solid effect, upon a Gauze Ground which will not be affected in
appearance by the warp threads, in the manner herein described.
Dated this Fourteenth day of June 1887.