Improvements in or connected with Down Quilts.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 13th June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Down Quilts.
I, WALTER JUBB, of 5 Victoria Road, Barnsley, in the County of York, Down
Quilt Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
The means heretofore adopted for ventilating down quilts consists in providing
them with a number of small eyelet or other holes passing completely through the
quilt and arranged in various positions according to the pattern, stitching or
quilting. This arrangement of eyelet or other holes is altogether inefficient for
ventilating the quilt and my invention has for its object to provide means for
ventilating down quilts thoroughly and efficiently. My invention may be adapted
to down quilts in the process of their manufacture or it may be adapted to down
quilts at present in use.
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According to this invention, at convenient places in the down quilt I puncture a
series of holes arranged in clusters, in the shape of a pattern of any kind if desired,
and work these holes on one or on both sides with silk twist or other material. Or
I may puncture a series of large holes in the down quilt and into each hole insert
a crochetted piece of material or an open worked net or webbing made on
perforated backing if desired. These crochetted pieces, or open worked nets or
webbing, or clusters of worked holes are placed at convenient places in the down
quilts and are sewn or otherwise secured. I may provide a quilt with some
crochetted pieces and with some clusters of holes arranged so as to form medallions
or otherwise to produce an ornamental design or pattern according to requirements.
Dated this 12th day of September 1891.
F. W. GOLBY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Down Quilts.
1 WALTER JUBB of 5 Victoria Road, Barnsley, in the County of York, Down
Quilt Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be perforined, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
The means heretofore adopted for ventilating down quilts consists in providing
them with a number of small eyelet or other holes passing completely through the
quilt and arranged in various positions according to the pattern stitching or
quilting. This arrangement of eyelet, or other holes is altogether inefficient for
ventilating the quilt, and my invention has for its object to provide means for
ventilating down quilts thoroughly and efficiently. My invention may be adapted
to down quilts in the process of their manufacture or it may be adapted to down
quilts at present in use.
According to this invention, at convenient places in the down quilt I puncture a
series of holes arranged in clusters in the shape of a pattern of any kind if desired,
and work these holes on one or on both sides with silk twist or other material. Or
I may puncture a series of large holes in the down quilt and into each hole insert
a crochetted piece of material or an open worked net or webbing made on a
perforated backing if desired. These crochetted pieces or open worked nets or
webbing or clusters of worked holes are placed at convenient places in the down
quilts and are sewn or otherwise secured. may provide a quilt with some

page_text: crochetted pieces and with some clusters of holes arranged so as to form medallions
or otherwise to produce an ornamental design or pattern according to requirements.
As an illustration of 'how my invention may be practically carried out I have
shewn in the accompanying drawing a quilt furnished with my improved means for
ventilating, consisting of eight clusters of holes.A and a central crochetted piece B.
Each cluster is formed of seven worked holes, six of then being arranged around
a central worked liole which may if desired be somewhat larger than the other
worked holes which are clustered around it. The crochetted piece B is secured
around, its periphery to both sides of the material which forms the covering of the
quilt or casing containing the down.
It will be understood that all the worked holes and the hole in which the
crochetted piece is inserted are punctured completely through the material from
one side to the other and that the edges of said holes are finished off with stitching
or otherwise so as to prevent the down from working out.
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:'.
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1. A down quilt provided with ventilating means consisting of a series of holes
punctured completely through the material forming the casing or covering of the
quilt, said holes having crochetted or other open worked pieces inserted therein or
arranged in clusters worked with silk twist or other material or having both open
worked pieces inserted and clusters of worked holes, the edges of the quilt covering
around the holes being stitched or otherwise closed so as to prevent the egress of
the down substantially as described and shewn.
2. For ventilating a down, quilt, the means herein described consisting of
crochetted or other open worked pieces inserted in holes punctured completely
through the material forming the covering of the quilt or a series of punctured
worked holes passing completely through the quilt covering, and arranged in
clusters, or both open worked insertion pieces and clusters of worked holes, the
edges of the quilt covering around said holes being stitched or otherwise closed to
prevent egress of the down substantially as set forth and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
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LF. W..GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicant.