New or Improved Pads or Appliances, and the Manufacture thereof, for Polishing, Rubbing, or for other Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Mr., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Pads or Appliances, and the Manufacture thereof,
for Polishing, Rubbing, or for other Purposes.
I, DUGALD SCOTT, of 12 York Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancashire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved pad or appliance for polishing
rubbing or other purposes such for instance as polishing glass or for other household
uses, putting the final polish on a horse or for other stable uses, polishing hats, or
any other uses or purposes to which this invention is applicable-an especial object
of my present invention being to produce such pads in a novel manner with a
rubbing or operating surface of cotton velvet although I do not confiue myself to
this material as any other suitable textile fabric or other suitable material may be
employed if desired in carrying out my present invention.
My present. invention is as follows:-
I take three pieces of material all of the same character say picker velvet (or
of different characters of material) of suitable size and shape advantageously the
smallest piece of about the size of the next piece and one-third the size of the
largest piece i.e. in relative proportions of 1, 2 and 3.
At one end of the medium sized piece I place the smallest sized piece between
the former and the largest and also turn in the end of the latter (i.e. the largest) so
that it lies in between itself and the medium sized piece and then sew along each
side and also across the end where the smallest piece is laid in between the other
two thus forming a kind of bag which is now inverted and thus is formed an
interior bag or receptacle in which any suitable padding or filling or material may
be placed for instance cotton wool sewn up in a bag or covering of thin cotton
fabric or other suitable material and this filling or padding (of any suitable nature
-for instance a duster or handkerchief etc.) having been placed in this interior
receptacle the turned down end of the longest piece which is sewn to the medium
sized piece aforesaid is now turned over i.e. inverted after the manner of the well-
known tobacco pouches and serves not only to secure and hold the said filling or
padding in place in the pad but also forms a pocket extending about the length
of the pad in which the hand or the fingers can be readily inserted and thereby
hold and grip the pad on the back when applying same for polishing or whatever
purposes same may be used for and protects the hands and fingers from getting
soiled. The bottom of each of these pockets may be strengthened by the addition of
a toe piece of suitable material.
Furthermore the aforesaid smallest sized piece of material also forms another
pocket (but in the opposite direction to the first-named pocket) in which the hand
or fingers can be readily inserted as aforesaid and thus the hand can be inserted in
either direction on the back of the pad.
A special advantage of this construction is that inasmuch as the padding or
filling is thus secured in the outer cover or case without any sewing or otherwise
attaching the former to the latter therefore such padding or filling can when
desired be easily removed and again replaced for instance when the outer cover
or casing is soiled and requires washing etc. and the same padding or filling cas

page_text: therefore be used for successive outer covers or casings as the latter become worn
out and useless.
Instead of making the outer cover or casing of three pieces of the same material
as aforesaid the smallest sized and the largest sized pieces may be alone formed
from the material of which it is desired to form the polishing or rubbing
surface while the medium sized piece may be of sateen or other cheap and easily
procured material.
In cases where it is not desired that the filling or padding should be removeable
or detachable without unstitching (for instance in the case of pads for polishing
silk hats) the pad could then be constructed of four pieces viz. two pieces of the
same size as the length of the pad and two smaller pieces say each half size or less
respectively sewn to the end of the pad and down each side so as to thus form
pockets in which to insert the hand or by which to hold the pad as first described.
According to another construction I simply take a single piece of material of
which the rubbing or polishing surfaces is to be composed of about twice the length
of the pad to be formed and turn over the ends of same till they about meet mid-
way of the length of the pad and then sew down said returned euls along their
side edges respectively invert the material thus sewn and then insert the pad or
filling or padding of any suitable character (for instance a bag of wool a little less
in length than the outer cover or casing thus formed) through the opening at the
point where these two returned ends meet and thus a pocket is formed at each end
in one or the other of which the hand or fingers can be inserted in either direction
between said return end and the interior pad or filling to thus hold the pad while
applying same and when making pads of this description I find it advantageous in
some cases instead of making this covering from one single piece as aforesaid to
insert two pieces of stronger material (for instance when making this outer covering
of picker velvet I insert therein or may mount thereon pieces of double pile fabric)
in such positions that this double pile part or stronger material will come on the
ends of the pad to thus give increased strength where most wear takes place.
In this construction also the interior pad or filling can be readily removed so as
to permit washing cleaning etc. of the outside covering or case and thereafter the
replacing therein of such pad or filling.
By my present invention I am enabled to produce a pad or appliance for dry
polishing or other polishing or rubbing or other purposes of a new and useful
character and when the outer covering or case is made of picker velvet as aforesaid
it will he found very effective in use and economical to produce.
Instead of making the outer cover or casing from three pieces of material of
different sizes as first described such cover or casing may be made of two equal
sized pieces of material each about half as long again as the length desired for the
pad the end of one piece being turned in as before described and sewn down the
side edges between itself and the other piece while the prolonged end of the latter
is similarly turned in and sewn down the side edges between itself and the other
end of the first-named piece and then this outer case or cover is inverted as before
only in this case the receptacle for the filling or padding may admit of access
thereto at each end instead of only at one end as before describe:l.
If desired finger or thumb holes or divisions may be formed or provided in or on
the pockets or back of the aforesaid pads.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1896
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: New or Improved Pads or Appliances, and the Manufacture thereof,
for Polishing, Rubbing, or for other Purposes.
I, DUGALD SCOTT of 12 York Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancashire,
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 :-
This invention relates to a new or improved pad or appliance for dry polishing
rubbing or other purposes such for instance as polishing glass or for other household
uses, putting the final polish on a horse or for other stable uses, or any other uses
or purposes to which this invention is applicable- an especial object of my present
invention being to produce such pads in a novel manner with a rubbing or operating
surface of cotton velvet although I do not confine myself to this material as any
other suitable textile fabric or other suitable material may be employed if desired
in carrying out my present invention which I will now proceed to fully describe
with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figs. 1 to 8 show one construction, and
Figs. 9 to 11 a modification.
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or pieces of material
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 showing the relative sizes of three "blanks"
from which is made the outer case or removable cover for the pad.
Fig. 4 is a plan and Fig. 5 a longitudinal section thereof showing these
three said "blanks" combined and sewn together and then inverted ready to receive
a pad or filling.
Fig. 7 is a plan and Fig. 6 a longitudinal section of the cover thus made after a
pad or filling is inserted in said case or cover and the folded-over end C¹ thereof
inverted.
Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a pad ready for use with the hand inserted in the
back thereof.
I take three pieces of material (either all of the same character say picker velvet
or of different characters of material) of suitable size and shape advantageously the
smallest piece A of about the size of the next piece B and one-third the size of
the largest piece C see Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
At one end of the medium-sized piece B, I place the smallest-sized piece A
between the former and the largest piece C and also turu in the end C¹ of the
latter so that it (C¹) lies in between the main part C and the medium-sized piece B
and I then sew along each side and also across the end where the smallest piece A
is laid in between the other two parts B and C thus forming a kind of bag which is
now inverted and thus is formed as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 an interior bag or
receptacle D in which any suitable padding or filling or material Z may be placed
for instance cotton wool sewn up in a bag or covering of thin cotton fabric or other
suitable material and this filling or padding (of any suitable nature-for instance a
duster or handkerchief etc.) having been placed in this interior receptacle D the turned
down end C¹ of the longest piece C which is sewn to the medium-sized piece
aforesaid is now turned over from the position shown in Fig. 4 into the position
shown in Fig. 6 (i.e. inverted after the manner of the well-known tobacco pouches)
and serves not only to secure and hold the said filling or padding in place in the
pad but also forms a pocket extending about half the length of the pad in
which the hand or the fingers can be readily inserted and thereby hold and grip
the pad on the back when applying same for polishing or whatever purposes same
may be used for.
Furthermore the aforesaid smallest sized piece of material A also forms another
pocket (but in the opposite direction to the first named pocket) in which the band

page_text: or fingers can be readily inserted as aforesaid and thus the hand can be inserted in
either direction on the back of the pad as shown in Fig. 8.
A special advantage of this construction is that inasmuch as the padding or
filling is thus secured in the outer cover or case without any sewing or otherwise
attaching the former to the latter therefore such padding or filling can when desired
be easily removed and again replaced for instance when the outer cover or
casing A B C C is soiled and requires washing etc. and the same padding or filling
can therefore be used for successive outer covers or casings as the latter become
worn out and useless.
Instead of making the outer cover or casing of three pieces of the same material
as aforesaid the smallest sized piece A and the largest-sized piece C may be alone
formed from the material of which it is desired to form the polishing or rubbing
surface while the medium-sized piece B may be of sateen or other cheap and easily
procured material.
In cases where it is not desired that the filling or padding should be removable
or detachable without unstitching the pad could then be constructed of four
pieces viz. two pieces of the same size as B (i.e. the same size as the length of
the pad) and two smaller pieces say each half size or less respectively (i.e. each
about the size of A) each sewn to the end of the pad and down each side so as to
thus form pockets in which to insert the hand or by which to hold the pad as first
described.
Referring now to Figs. 9 to 11 which show a modified construction-I simply
take a single piece of material E Fig. 9 of which the rubbing or polishing surface
is to be composed of about twice the length of the pad to be formed and turn over
the ends E and E respectively of same till they about meet or overlap mid-way
of the length of the pad and then sew down said turned-over ends E' and E along
their side edges respectively and then simply invert same whereupon a case or
cover is produced as shown in Fig. 10 ready to receive a pad or filling or
padding Z of any suitable character (for instance a bag of wool a little less in length
than the outer cover or casing thus formed) which is inserted through the opening
at the point where these two returned ends E1 and E2 meet and thus a pocket is
formed at each end (as shown in Fig. 11) in one or the other of which, the
hand or fingers can be inserted in either direction between said returned end E
or E and the interior pad or filling Z to thus hold the pad while applying same.
When making pads of this description I find it advantageous in some cases
instead of making this covering from one single piece as aforesaid to add strengthening
pieces or to insert two pieces of stronger material (for instance when making this
outer covering of picker velvet I may add or insert therein pieces of double pile
fabric) in such positions that this double pile part or stronger material will come
on the ends of the pad to thus give increased strength where most wear takes
place.
In this construction also the interior pad or filling Z can be readily removed so
as to permit washing cleaning etc. of the outside covering or case and thereafter
the replacing therein of such pad or filling.
By my present invention I am enabled to produce a pad or appliance for dry
polishing or other polishing or rubbing or other purposes of a new and useful
character and when the outer covering or case is made of picker velvet as aforesaid
it will be found very effective in use and economical to produce.
A further advantage is that the hand or fingers of the person using my improved
pad is or are protected from getting soiled.
Fig. 12 shows a further modification consisting of the addition of the strap or
band X across the back of the pad.
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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
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1. Constructing an outer case or cover with a receptacle therein to receive

page_text: a padding or filling of any suitable character and pockets on the back of said
case or cover in which to insert the hand of the user so as to grasp the pad or
appliance thus constructed substantially in the mauner and for the purposes.
hereinbefore described.
2. Forming a pad or appliance for the purposes described by laying together-
three pieces of material such as ABC and sewing same together as described then
inverting the material thus sewn and thereby forming a cover or case with a receptacle-
therein in which any suitable detachable filling or padding is inserted having two
pockets on the back for the insertion in either direction of the hand of the user
substantially in the manner and for the purposes described with reference to Figs. I'
to 8 of the drawings hereunto annexed.
3. Forming a pad or appliance for the purposes set forth substantially in the-
manner and for the purposes herein before described with reference to Figs. 9 to 11
of the drawings hereunto annexed.
4. Pads or appliances arranged and constructed substantially in the mannen-
and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,.
Agents for the Applicant.