IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD OF PRODUCING DESIGNS ON CLOTH AND OTHER FABRICS
Year: 1885

page_text: and other Fabrics.
I HENRY JOHN PERCY KIRK of the firm of Messieurs J. M. Kirk & Sons of
Old Lane Dye Works, Halifax in the county of York Dyers and finishers, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHOD
OF PRODUCING DESIGNS ON CLOTH AND OTHER FABRICS" to be as follows:
The cloth passes through the ordinary cutting or cropping machine (instead of
passing over the usual beds), the cloth passes over a roller or rollers, having upon
its or their periphery a raised design or designs, and the spiral or other cutting
blade, cuts the design upon the face of the cloth which is raised by the design on
the roller, as it passes over it, the cutting blade and the roller carrying the raised
design both revolve at the same speed.
The design being cut out of the cloth, it is indelible.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Producing Designs on Cloth
and other Fabrics.
I HENRY JOHN PERCY KIRK of the firm of Messrs J. M. Kirk & Song of
Old Lane Dyeworks, Halifax in the county of York, Dyers and Finishers 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 cloth passes through the ordinary perpetual cutting or cropping machine,
and instead of passing over the usual bed or beds, the cloth passes over a roller or

page_text: rollers, or other suitable bearing, having upon its, or their periphery, or surface,
a raised design or designs, and the spiral or other cutting blade, cuts or forms the
design upon the face, or nap of the cloth or other fabric, according to the raised
design on the roller or bearing surface, different designs can be formed in the same
machine, by changing the rollers or bearing surfaces. This method can be applied
to the Lewis, or cross cutting machine the raised design is similarly formed upon a
sheet or flat bearing surface, instead of upon the roller, and the bearing surface
moved forwards as required; the design can' be cut more or less distinct, by
adjusting the cut or depth of the spiral or cutting blade.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an end elevation shewing cloth passing over design roller..
Fig. 2 shews front elevation of Fig. 1.
A is the cloth passing through the ordinary cutting or cropping machine, and
instead of passing over the usual bed, the cloth passes over a roller or rollers B, or
other suitable bearing, having upon its, or their periphery or surface, a raised
design or designs, and the spiral or other cutting blade C, cuts or forms the design
upon the face or nap of the cloth or other fabric, according to the raised design on
the roller or bearing surface; different designs can be formed in the same machine
by changing the rollers or bearing surfaces. This method can be applied to the
Lewis or cross cutting machine, the raised design is similarly formed upon a sheet
or flat bearing surface, instead of upon the roller, and the bearing surface, moved
forward as required; the design can be cut more or less distinct by adjusting the
cut or depth of the spiral or cutting blade. The above means of producing designs
is applicable to any suitable cloth or fabric, whether for dress, upholstery, or other
purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Producing cut designs on cloth or other fabrics, by passing the cloth over rollers
or bearers upon which are the raised designs, in the manner and for the purposes,
shewn and described.