Improvements in the Manufacture of Ornamental Waterproof Fabrics.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 12th Apr., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Ornamental Waterproof Fabrics.
I JESSIE MARKUS of 56 Heywood Street Cheetham Manchester in the County of
Lancaster Waterproof Garment 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:—
The object of this invention is to produce a waterproof fabric coated with a plain
coating of india-rubber or other waterproofing material of suitable color and finish and
having an ornamental surface on the other side.
In carrying out my invention I first take a piece of woven fabric suitable for coating
with india rubber or other waterproofing material, and after applying a coating of
the said material on one side thereof I pass it between a pair of rollers.
The roller which comes into contact with the coated surface is a plain roller (not
heated) but the roller which presses against the unproofed surface of the fabric is
similar to an ordinary embossing roller and is heated by steam or otherwise.
An embossed pattern is therefore produced upon the waterproof surface of the
fabric which pattern is very permanent owing to the coating on the other side which
is partly vulcanized by the hot pressure of the embossing roller and retains the
embossed design.
One or more coatings of the waterproofing material may be subsequently applied
to the proofed side of the fabric.
The fabric after the design has been produced upon the unproofed side is finally
vulcanized and the result is a fabric with a plain waterproof surface on one side and
an ornamental embossed pattern on the other side.
The embossing rollers may be applied as part of the coating machine or as a separate
apparatus. They however are as before stated merely rollers of ordinary construction
and their application will be understood by any practical person without illustration.
The waterproof coating may if desired be surfaced with what is known as the
"Electric" finish.
The embossed design also may be formed on the unproofed side of the fabric after
vulcanization.
I would remark in conclusion that I am aware that ornamental fabrics with the
pattern previously woven or produced thereon have been coated with waterproof
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improvement in the manufacture of waterproof fabrics consisting in first
coating one side of the fabric with an india rubber or other suitable waterproofing
material and then embossing a pattern on the unproofed side thereof and finally
vulcanizing the said fabric substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The improvement in the manufacture of waterproof fabrics consisting in first
coating one side of the fabric with india rubber or other suitable waterproofing
material, then embossing a pattern on the other side, then applying one or more coatings
of the waterproof material on the proofed side and vulcanizing the said fabric sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described.

page_text: 3. A waterproof fabric with a plain waterproofed surface of suitable material
and finish on one side thereof and a pattern embossed on the unproofed side substantially
as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 5th day of February 1890.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.