Improvements in and in the Production of Material for use as Matting and for other uses.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in the Production of Material for use as
Matting and for other uses.
We JOHN BIRD MIDGLEY of 1 Marlborough Place Whalley Range Manchester
in the County of Lancaster Gentleman and WILLIAM BIRD MIDGLEY of
21 Turner Street in the same city Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows
Our invention relates to fabrics which are produced by combining together
interlacing or intercoiling wire spirals. Previously to our invention so termed
woven wire consisting of such interlacing wire spirals has been largely used in the
production of mattresses and it has also been proposed to produce in a similar
manner material suitable for machine belting. In all such cases so far as we are
aware the wire spirals have been held together by their own intercoiling. In the
material of our invention longitudinal wire spirals are secured together by means
of interlacing cross spirals. For some purposes the cross spirals will be smaller in
diameter than the longitudinal spirals but the relative proportions may be varied
according to the purpose for which the material is required. When small cross
spirals are used they interlace with the longitudinal spirals but do not interlace
with one another. In the making of material suitable for floor mats according to
the method so far adopted by us we arrange a number of longitudinal spirals in
parallel rows in two layers and we bind all together by shooting in cross spirals.
If a greater thickness or a less rigid surface be required longitudinal spirals can be
subsequently added to form an additional layer or it might be to add to the
substance of the material.
We may find it desirable in some cases to produce the material by superimposing
ordinary woven wire sheets or strips and connecting them together by shooting in
cross spirals as aforesaid.
We may use wire made of iron steel brass aluminium brouze or other suitable
metal or hardened. and tempered steel wire and the wire may in some cases be
galvanised tinned or coated with a protective metal.
Dated this 28th day of February 1891.
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James' Square, Manchester, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in the Production of Material for use as
Matting, and for other uses.
We JOHN BIRD MIDGLEY of Marlborough Place Whalley Range Manchester
in the County of Lancaster Gentleman and WILLIAM BIRD MIDGLEY of
21 Turner Street in the same city Merchant 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 and accompanying
drawings
:-
Our invention relates to fabrics which are produced by combining together
interlacing or intercoiling wire spirals. Previously to our invention so termed
woven wire consisting of such interlacing wire spirals has been largely used in the
production of mattresses and it has also been proposed to produce in a similar

page_text: manner material suitable for machine belting. In all such cases so far as we are
aware the wire spirals have been held together by their own intercoiling. In the
material of our invention longitudinal wire spirals are secured together by means of
inter-lacing cross spirals. For some purposes the cross spirals will be smaller in
diameter than the longitudinal spirals but the relative proportions may be varied
according to the purpose for which the material is required.
When small cross spirals are used they interlace with the longitudinal spirals but
do not interlace with one another. In the making of material suitable for floor
mats according to the method so far adopted by us we arrange a number of longi-
tudinal spirals in parallel rows in two layers and we bind all together by shooting
in cross spirals. If a greater thickness of mat or a less rigid surface be required,
longitudinal spirals can be subsequently added to form an additional layer or it
might be to add to the substance of the material.
We may find it desirable in some cases to produce the material by superimposing
ordinary woven wire sheets or strips and connecting them together by shooting in
cross spirals as aforesaid.
We may use wire made of iron, steel, brass, aluminium bronze, or other suitable
metal or hardened and tempered steel wire and the wire may in some cases be
galvanised tinned or coated with a protective metal.
With the object of rendering our invention more clearly understood we will now
proceed to describe the same more particularly with reference to the annexed sheet
of illustrative drawings.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of wire fabric made in accordance with our
invention, the fig. representing the upper side of a portion of a door mat.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of Fig. 1.
The so called longitudinal spirals which constitute the body of the mat are
marked a and. For the specified purpose in view we prefer to have the spirals
of a somewhat less diameter than the spirals a. The two sets of spirals are laid at
different levels the spirals a being laid above the spirals see Fig. 2 which latter
come between each couple of the spirals a as clearly seen in Fig. 1. To bend the
spirals a and b together and unite the fabrics into a homogeneous whole we shoot
binding spirals in the direction of the length of the mat which intertwist with
and unite the spirals a and b. The binding spirals c are preferably of about equal
diameter with the spirals band of less diameter than the spirals a so that when
shot through they lie below the level of the spirals a as plainly seen in Fig. 2.
The edges of the mat are finished and the whole bound securely together by
shooting the double edging spirals d'along the margins. To prevent the edging
spirals & from distorting the mat we make these edging spirals of left hand twist.
Further security is imparted to the fabric by binding the ends with tying coils e.
The upper side of the mat is marked A and the lower side B. The smaller spirals b
resting on the floor give a yielding elasticity to the mat when trodden upon while
allowing the dirt to fall freely through. The larger coils a present a rough and
open surface to cleanse boots and the like. The spirals a and b might if desired be
of equal diameter.
In some cases we might place one sheet of ordinary woven
wire fabric upon another and unite the two sheets by shooting connecting cross
spirals to interknit with both in the manner aforesaid. Although we have instanced
and illustrated a door mat as a suitable object for manufacturing under our
improvements it will be understood that we do not confine ourselves to this as other
objects and fabrics might be similarly manufactured. The wire employed may be
of iron or steel tinned or galvanised or of brass copper aluminium bronze or other
non-oxidizing metal or alloy.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
The improved woven wire material for use as matting and for other purposes

page_text: consisting of wire coils or spirals or superimposed woven wire sheets arranged as
directed and connected together by cross binding spirals substantially as described
and shown.
Dated this 14th day of November 1891.
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James' Square, Manchester, Agents.