A PROCESS FOR APPLYING COLOURS OR DESIGNS ON TISSUES OR OTHER SURFACES
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Mugnier of No. 45 Bls Rue Tronchet in the
City of Lyons in the Republic of France Manufacturer for an invention of
A PROCESS FOR APPLYING COLOURS OR DESIGNS ON TISSUES OR OTHER
SURFACES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Mugnier at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 22nd April 1882.
JOSEPH MUGNIER of No 45 BL Rue Tronchet in the City of Lyons in the
Republic of France Manufacturer "A PROCESS FOR APPLYING COLOURS OR
DESIGNS ON TISSUES OR OTHER SURFACES
"
The object of this Invention is a new process of depositing or applying an
indefinite number of shades or colours, or the formation of designs or variegated
arrangements on tissues, paper or other surfaces for the purpose of colouring certain
parts of one of the two faces of the tissue as in the printing process; or for the
deposit of colours to be imbibed by the tissue and penetrate completely through it
forming a kind of dyeing in varied shades or blends; or finally for depositing or
applying colours to obtain a design similar or not on the two sides or faces of the
tissue, this being principally applicable to openworked or transparent tissues, or
net or lace work.
I make use of an apparatus which applies the colours; it is divided into an
indefinite number of parts independent of each other but adjusted one to the other
without interfering with their ascending and descending movements or action.
These parts which are bereinafter referred to as divisions, have each a distinct
movement which may according to requirements be alternative with each other or
simultaneous.
This movement is imparted to them by mechanism.
These divisions are maintained at the same level, and their united surfaces form
a rectangle or square which covers preferably the whole width of the tissue. They
are provided with cords having hooks or fasteners at their ends for hooking them
onto supports placed above them. These supports are divided into series of one,
two, three, four or other number.

page_text: From this it results that the divisions may successively form part of each of the
series of the apparatus at will, by the simple transference of the cords from one
support to another.
Each series of supports correspond to a series of cylinders placed in the upper
part of the apparatus and are controlled by rods and cords which are pulled
towards the operator to put the cylinders in action.
The rods may be worked either in part or alltogether according to whether it
is desired to operate all the divisions at the time or only a part of the divisions.
Each division of the instrument may receive the engraving of the drawing or
design to be reproduced or the nature of the liquid to be deposited.
If it be desired to deposit on or apply to the tissue a certain quantity of liquid
so that it may penetrate and pass through the material, instead of placing the
tissue onto a table it is suspended by the selvages and stretched tightly by means
of clamps or hooks. This latter method is employed when a shaded or blended
impression is required to be produced.
As the tissue cannot be made to receive a very strong pressure, the series are
only caused to act successively to deposit or apply the colours.
For this kind of printing or dyeing; the frames or troughs should be supplied
with-a-sufficiently large quantity of colour so that the divisions may plunge or
dip down a certain depth-into the bath for the purpose of retaining sufficient colour
to obtain the desired result:
The divisions are in this case provided with long pins ("Picots") arranged
closely together so as to leave very little space between them, so as not to destroy-
the capillary effect and permit a larger quantity of liquid to be retained whichi
easily detaches-itself when it is put into contact with the tissue.
-
These pius ("Picots") may-be-replaced by a straight bar of wood or other
material in which are small holes which fill with liquid. If necessary the under
part-of this bar may be covered with a soft and spongy tissue for easily retaining
and depositing the liquid.-
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Joseph Mugnier in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 20th October
1882.
JOSEPH MUGNIER of No 45 Du Rue Tronchet in the City of Lyons in the
Republic of France Manufacturer A PROCESS FOR APPLYING COLOURS OR DESIGNS
ON TISSUES OR OTHER SURFACES
The object of this Invention is a new process of depositing or applying an
indefinite number of shades or colours, or the formation of designs or variegated
arrangements on tissues paper or other surfaces for the purpose of colouring certain
parts of one of the two faces of the tissue as in the printing process, or for the
deposit of colours to be imbibed by the tissue and penetrate completely through it

page_text: forming a kind of dyeing in varied shades or blends; or finally for dopositing or
applying colours to obtain a design similar or not on the two sides or faces of the
tissue, this being principally applicable to open worked or tansparent tissues or net
or lacework.
I make use of an apparatus which applies the colours; it is divided into an
indefinite number of parts independent of each other but adjusted one to the other
without interfering with their ascending and descending movements or action.
These parts which are hereinafter referred to as "divisions" have each a distinct
movement which may be alternative with each other, or simultaneous according to
requirements. This movement is imparted to them by mechanism the principal
parts of which will be presently described.
These divisions are maintained at the same level, and their united surfaces form
a rectangle or square which covers preferably the whole width of the tissue. They
are provided with cords having hooks or fasteners at their ends for hooking them
onto supports placed above them. These supports are divided into series of one,
two, three, four or other number.
From this it results that the divisions may successively form part of each of the
series of the apparatus at will by the simple transference of the cords from one
support to another.
Each series of supports corresponds to a series of cylinders placed in the upper
part of the apparatus and are controlled by rods and cords which are pulled
towards the operator to put the cylinders in action.
The rods may be worked either in part or all together according to whether it is
desired to operate all the divisions at the same time or with only a part of the
divisions. Each division of the instrument may receive a counterpart of the
drawing or design to be reproduced or according to the nature of the liquid to be
deposited.
If it be desired to deposit on or apply to the tissue a certain quantity of liquid
so that it may penetrate and pass through the material, instead of placing the
tissue onto a table, it is suspended by the selvages and stretched tightly by means
of clamps or hooks. This latter method is employed when a shaded or blended
impression is required to be produced. As the tissue cannot be made to receive a
very strong pressure, the series are only caused to act successively to deposit or
apply the colours.
For this kind of printing or dyeing the frames or troughs should be supplied
with a sufficiently large quantity of colour so that the divisions may plunge or dip
down a certain depth into the bath for the purpose of retaining sufficient colour to
obtain the desired result.
The divisions are in this case provided with long pins (Picots) arranged closely
together so as to leave very little space between them as not to destroy the
capillary effect and permits a larger quantity of liquid to be retained which easily
detaches itself when it is put into contact with the tissue. These pins (Picots)
may be replaced by a straight bar of wood or other material in which are small
holes which fill with liquid. If necessary the under part of this bar may be
covered with a soft and spongy tissue for easily retaining and depositing the
liquid. The divisions are provided with long thin rods for the purpose of
colouring openworked tissues and of interpolating the colour into between the
meshes. In this case the divisions have a number of holes into which are placed
moveable rods according to the design to be produced each rod having a head
which holds them in position and prevents them falling.
The annexed drawings represent an apparatus giving an idea of the process
forming the object of the present Invention. Figure 1 is a side view; Figure 2 a
front view; Figure 3 a horizontal projection or plan and Figure 4 a cross section.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures.
A is a metallic frame resting on four feet and supporting all the parts.
B, B, are cylinders turning on axes fixed to the frame. C, C, are cords wound
round the cylinders and attached to the rods D, D, C', C', are cords wound on the

page_text: cylinders and serving to put the supports in motion. D, D, are rods provided at
one end with rings for the purpose of pulling them down. These rings are held or
fastened to the frame by cords and at the other end of the rods are springs con-
nected to the frame E, E, are the springs for withdrawal of the rods D and the
supports with them. F, F, are supports connected to the cylinders by the cords C' and
maintaining the divisions H by small cords. G, G, are small cords hooked to the
supports F and which maintain the divisions. These small cords may be shifted
at will from one support to the other according to the designs to be obtained. H, H,
are the divisions carrying the rods; they are guided at one side of the frame by
small bars and at the other by bars and a guide to ensure their vertical movement.
These divisions, which are shown in straight lines in the drawing may be of any
other shape or be replaced by others of different shape. When the divisions are
provided with rods, a perforated plate may be placed under them, the holes in the
plate corresponding to those formed in the divisions for the passage of the rods so
as to regulate their action. I, I, are headed with rods or pins pointed or not at
their lower ends and placed in the holes of the divisions according to the arrange-
ment of design to be reproduced. In ornamenting openworked tissues or fabrics it
is necessary that they be held by the selvages only in such manner that there be
no contact between the liquid which passes through the meshes of the fabric and
the table or other body under it. This-arrangement is necessary whenever the
liquid is to pass through the fabric so as to avoid it sticking to the table. The
colours to be applied are placed in small moveable troughs or frames arranged in
series on roller carriages running on rails placed on the edges of the main frame
above the fabric. The colour printing apparatus is brought above the first series
of colours-and the first series of divisions is caused to dip down into them- by
pulling down those rods with which they correspond; the pins-being then charged
with colour they are allowed to ascend. The apparatus is then placed over a second
series of colours for the second series of divisions to act, this operation being
repeated as many times as there-are-series-of-divisions in the apparatus. I do not
limit myself to the exact shape of the parts described or shown which may-be-
variously modified without changing the principle of action.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that I claim :-
The new or improved process above described by which an indefinite number of
colours may be deposited together or separately by the-action of one single apparatus
for the ornamentation of tissues or other surfaces.
In witness whereof I the said Joseph Mugnier have hereunto set my hand
and seal this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty two.