Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum and like Fabric Tiles, and Machinery to be used in connection therewith.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 21st Apr.,
1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum and like Fabric Tiles,
and Machinery to be used in connection therewith.
JOSEPH HANDS 102 Colvestone Crescent Dalston London N.E. Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this-invention to be as follows:-:
Improvements in solid inlaid linoleum and other like fabric tiles by shrinking
and in machinery to be used for the said purpose.
This invention has for its object improvements in materials for covering floors,
walls and other surfaces the idea being to produce a shrunk material having the
colours and pattern right through. The advantage of shrinking the material before
being laid is to prevent the shrinkage which all floor coverings are liable-to
producing openings at the joints and causing the material to become loose: The
material known as linoleum and similar compositions are most suitable for the
manufacture of solid inlaid tiles according to my invention. The material is first
rolled out into sheets with or without a backing preferably of canvas in various
colours as may be required and is cut in widths and shrunk by the machinery
which I hereinafter describe or it may be shrunk before being cut, or may be
manufactured in widths so as not to require cutting and then be shrunk.
The material to be cut and shrunk is placed on a roller with spindle ends-working
in ball or oscillating bearings to allow a lateral movement of the roller it then
passes between adjustable guides and between rollers to be used for pushing the
end of the material forward until it reaches the feed rolls hereinafter mentioned.;
or a gripping arrangement may be used actuated by suitable mechanism. Previous
to reaching the feed rolls it passes under a crosshead which is fitted with cutter
holders and cutters these can be moved to suit the required widths to be cut and
also allow the cutters to be raised or lowered it then passes through the before
mentioned feed rolls and over a damping drum which may be covered with felt or
other material to hold water, this is fed from a drum working in a trough containing
water provided with an adjusting arrangement so that the quantity of water can be
regulated or instead of a drum for damping a spray of water may be used or a jet
of steam. The widths can now pass into a drying machine or may be taken into
a drying room after which they are cut or punched into the required tiles or
shapes.
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Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum and like Fabrio Tiles,
and Machinery to be used in connection therewith.
JOSEPH HANDS 102 Colvestone Crescent Dalston N.E. Engineer 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 has for its object improvements in materials for covering.floors,
walls and other surfaces, the idea being to produce a shrunk material having the
colours and pattern right through. The advantage of shrinking the materialibefore
being laid is to prevent the shrinkage which all floor coverings are liable to,
producing openings at the joints and causing the material to become loose. The
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page_text: material known as linoleum and similar compositions are most suitable for the
manufacture of solid inlaid tiles according to my invention. The material is first
rolled out into sheets with or without a backing (preferably of canvas) in various
colours as may be required and is cut-in.widths, and shrunk by the machinery
which I hereinafter describe; or it may be shrunk before being cut; or may be
manufactured in widths so as not to require cutting, and then be shrunk.
The material to be cut and shrunk is placed on a roller with spindle ends working
in ball or oscillating bearings to allow a lateral movement of the roller: it then
passes between adjustable guides and between rollers to be used for pushing the
end of the material forward until it reaches the feed rolls hereinafter mentioned,
or a gripping arrangement may be used actuated by suitable mechanism. Previous
to reaching the feed rolls it passes under a crosshead which is fitted with cutter-
holders and cutters; these can be moved to suit the required widths to be cut and
also allow the cutter to be raised or lowered; it then passes through the before
mentioned feed rollers and over a damping drum which may be covered with felt or
other material to hold water, this is fed from a drum working in a trough containing
water provided with an adjusting arrangement so that the quantity can be regulated,
or-instead of-a-drum-for-damping,-a-spray of water may be used, or a jet of steam.
The widths can now pass into a drying machine, or may be taken into a drying
room, after which they are cut or punched into the required tiles or shapes.

page_text: Second. The adjustable cutters on a rising cross-head with securing arrangements.
substantially as described.
Third. The arrangement of damping drums and regulating roller substantially
as described.
Fourth. The winding roller with the mechanism producing a differential motion,
substantially as described.
Fifth. The combination of all the before mentioned parts with the mechanism
drawn and described, to produce a complete machine, substantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of February 1894.
JOSEPH HANDS.