Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Hearth Rugs, Mats, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 6th May, 1892-Accepted, 11th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Hearth Rugs,
Mats, and the like.
We EBENEZER GRIMSHAW of 13 Deardengate, Haslingden in the County of
Lancaster, House Furnisher and MOSES GRIMSHAW of 188 Blackburn Road
Haslingden aforesaid Cooper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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This invention relates to improved machinery employed in the manufacture of
hearth rugs, mats, and other like articles, which consist of a piece or pieces of felt,
or other similar material or woven fabric, crimped or folded in a corrugated
manner, and stitched and secured in the folded or corrugated form, to the ground
piece or backing of the mat or rug. Machinery for such purpose, consists of fluted
or corrugated rollers, for crimping, or folding the material and needles inserted
between such rollers for stitching the material when crimped.
According to this our said invention on a suitable carrying frame, or table we
mount, preferably, five fluted, or corrugated rollers, the corrugations of such rollers,
serving as teeth, for transmitting the motion to the several rollers. The first or
driving roller bas say 36 corrugations or teeth, and the remaining four rollers have
say 13 teeth each (or about this relative proportion). At intervals apart grooves
or recesses are formed in the rollers, crosswise to the length thereof, the grooves in
the first or driving roller, being formed about half the depth of the corrugations,
and in the second roller the grooves are formed of the same depth as the corruga-
tions, whilst in the remaining three rollers, the grooves, or recesses are about half
the depth of the corrugations. These grooves or recesses are for the reception of
the needles, the points of which, are held between the first and second rollers,
and the shanks are so curved as to pass between the recesses or grooves in the
remaining rollers, so that the needles are held stationary, by the several rollers.
To the eyes of the needles are attached string cords, or threads carried on fixed
reels or bobbins on the table or frame.
The action is as follows:-
The machine being driven, or the rollers turned by manual or steam power the
felt or other material is fed in between the two first rollers, and forced along the
needles, so that the latter pass through the material, and this being forced along by
the nip of the rollers, the whole of the material is passed between the rollers, and
along the needles and string or thread carried thereby, so that whole is stitched
and the folds or corrugations formed by the fluted rollers, or corrugations are
thus secured.
Two or more different coloured materials may be passed through the rollers at
one and the same time, in order to produce a pattern on the rugs or mats, and
carrying rollers, driven from the main or first driver may be employed for receiving
and drawing along the materials after passing through the machine.
Dated this 4th day of August 1891.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Bank Chambers, Waterhouse Street, Halifax, Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Hearth Rugs,
Mats, and the like.
We EBENEZER GRIMSHAW, of 13 Deardengate, Haslingden, in the County of
Lancaster, House Furnisher, and MOSES GRIMSHAW, of 188 Blackburn Road,
Haslingden, aforesaid, Cooper, 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 relates to improved machinery employed in the manufacture of
hearth rugs, mats, and other like articles which consist of a piece, or pieces of felt
or other similar material, or woven fabric crimped or folded in a corrugated manner,
and stitched, and secured in the folded or corrugated form to the ground piece, or
backing of the mat, or rug. Machinery for such purpose consists of fluted or
corrugated rollers for crimping or folding the material, and needles inserted between
such rollers for stitching the material when crimped.
According to this our said invention on a suitable carrying frame or table we
mount preferably five fluted or corrugated rollers, the corrugations of such rollers
serving as teeth for transmitting the motion to the several rollers. The first or
driving roller has, say for example, 36 corrugations or teeth and the remaining four
rollers have say 13 teeth each (or about this relative proportion). At intervals
apart grooves or recesses are formed in the rollers, such grooves or recesses being
for the reception of the needles the points of which are between the first and second
rollers, and the shanks are curved so as to pass between the recesses or grooves in
the remaining rollers so that the needles are held stationary, and to the eye of cach
needle is attached a string, cord, or thread, carried on fixed reels, or bobbins on
the table, or frame.
The action is as follows:-
The rollers being turned by manual, or steam power the felt or other material is
fed in between the first rollers, and drawn between the remaining rollers and along.
the needles, and strings, or threads carried thereby so that the whole of the material
is crimped by such rollers and the corrugations are made permanent by the stitching
process.
Two or more different coloured materials may be passed through the rollers at
one and the same time, in order to produce a pattern on the rugs, or mats.
Such being the nature, and object of our said invention the following is a
complete description of same reference being made to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Fig. 1. is a sectional end, or side elevation of the improved machine for purpose
aforesaid, shewing the felt or fabric passing between the rollers, and onto the
needles, and strings, or threads.
Fig. 2. is a front elevation of a part of Fig. 1. the table being removed in order
to clearly shew the two first rollers which are broken off, and may be of any length
required.
Fig. 3. is an end or side view of a portion of a mat, or rug made by the improved
machinery.
Fig. 4. is a side view of one of the needles drawn detached from the machine.
According to this our said invention on a suitable carrying frame, or table 1 we
mount preferably five fluted, or corrugated rollers 3. 4. 6. 6. 6. the corrugations in
such rollers serving to crimp the material, and act as teeth for transmitting the
motion from one roller to another. The first or driving roller 3 has, say for example
36 corrugations or teeth, and the remaining four rollers 4. 6. 6. 6 have say 13 teeth
each (or about this relative proportion). At intervals apart grooves or recesses 5. 5
are formed in the rollers 3. 4. 6 crosswise to the length thereof, the grooves 5 in
the first or driving roller 3 being formed about half the depth of the corrugations,

page_text: and in the second roller 4 the grooves 5 are formed of the same depth as the
corrugations, whilst in the remaining three rollers 6. 6. 6 the grooves or recesses are
about half the depth of the corrugations or teeth. These grooves or recesses 5. 5
are for the reception of the needles 7. 7 the points of which are held between the
first and second rollers 3. 4 and the shanks are so curved (see Fig. 4.) as to lie
between the recesses or grooves 5. 5. in the remaining rollers 6. 6. 6. (see Fig. 1.)
so that the needles 7 are held stationary by the several rollers when the latter
revolve.
To the eyes 8 of each of the needles 7 are attached strings, cords, or threads 9
carried on reels, or bobbins 10 on the table or frame 1.
At 12 is a driving wheel fast on the axis of the first roller 3 and such driving
wheel is driven by the pinion 13 on the axis of which the handle 14 is fixed such
handle having a counterbalance weight 15 to serve as a fly wheel, or the pinion 13
may be driven by steam or other power.
The action is as follows :-
The machine being driven, or the rollers 3. 4. 6 turned by manual, or steam
power, the felt or other material 11 is fed in between the two first rollers 3. 4 and
crimped and drawn along, and pierced by the needles 7. 7 so that the latter pass
through the ridges, or corrugations formed in the material 11 (see Figs. 1 and 3)
and this being drawn along by the nip of the several rollers 3. 4. 6 the whole of the
material is passed between the rollers and along the needles 7. 7 and string or
thread 9 carried thereby so that the whole is crimped or corrugated, and the folds
or corrugations stitched and secured by the threads or cords 9 (see Fig. 3) at one
and the same operation.
Two or more different coloured materials 11 may be placed one on top of the
other, the top one being cut to any desired design and the two or more passed
through the rollers at one and the same time so producing a pattern on the rugs or
mats, and when the crimped portion has been stitched as herein described it is
secured by stitching to a ground piece or backing 16 (see Fig. 3) and the rug or
mat is complete.
When making large mats or rugs carrying rollers driven from the first or main
driver may be fixed on the table 1 between the rollers 6, and the bobbins or
reels 10 to reduce the friction of a large surface of material passing over a
stationary table.
Large or small mats or rugs can equally well be made on the machine without in
any way altering it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature, and object of
the said invention, and in what manner the same is to be employed we declare
that what we claim is :-
1. The combination of the fluted or corrugated rollers having recesses or grooves.
formed therein, and the curved needles, as and for the purpose herein described, and
substantially as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th
h day of May 1809
EBENEZER GRIMSHAW,
MOSES GRIMSHAW,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.