Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Linoleum, Kamptulicon, and other Floor Coverings.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Linoleum,
Kamptulicon, and other Floor Coverings.
I, KAREL KLIC of 1, Meadowside Lancaster in the County of Lancaster,
Artist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide a linoleum or other floor cloth,
bearing a colourel or tinted design, which instead of being printed on the surface
passes through the whole thickness of the fabric and consequently cannot be
worn off.
In carrying my invention into effect, I proceed as follows:-
I make linoleum, kamptulicon or the like in the usual way, but mix a dye or
other colouring matter with the ingredients from which it is formed, thus producing
sheets of linoleum, kamptulicon or the like, of one uniform colour or tint. In this
way make a quantity of the material of each colour used in the design, the
thickness of the material corresponding with the sizes of the squares on which the
design is based.
I then take sheets of the prepared material and arrange the different sheets one
upon the other, using as many sheets as there are squares in the row, and arrange
them in such onder that theirs of the sheets correspond with the
colours of the squares in the row. The sheets are cemented together and passed
through rollers or otherwise submitted to pressure so as to make them one
homogeneous mass. The same process is repeated with respect to the remaining
rows of the design (except where the second half of the design is a repetition of the
first half in reverse order, in which case the process need not be continued beyond
such first half, as the material thus prepared can be utilised for the second half in
the subsequent stages) cementing each row firmly together so as to make it one
solid mass of material of different colours or tints. When the cement is sufficiently
dry and set, I cut up the combined sheets of material into sections from top to
bottom, the sections being preferably of the same thickness as the original sheets.
Each section cut off will then consist of a number of narrow strips of material
cemented together side by side. I then take a section cut from each set of
combined sheets or two sections where the design repeats itself, and arrange them
one or the other with the strips of material lying all the same way so that the
enes the strip- form the pattern of the design, and cement them together in that
position so as to form one homogeneous mass. From the blocks thus formed I cut
or shave off shees of material and then cement these slices together edge to edge
and mount on jute, canvas or other suitable material.
I have described one way in which my invention may be carried into effect, but
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myselt to the exact arrangements
described, as alterations or omissions in certain steps of the process may be made
without departing from the spirit of my invention. By the invention the thickness
of the sheets and consequently the size of the squares can be varied as required,
and thus it will be seen that with small squares particularly, designs of the most
varied and diverse character, whether flowing, foliated or otherwise can be

page_text: produced, it being possible to obtain a large variety of colour and design in a
Sinall space.
Dated this 8th day of October 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Linoleum,
Kamptulicon, and other Floor Coverings.
1, KAREL. Klič of 1, Meadowside Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster,
Artist, 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:-
My invention has for its object to provide by a new and improved process inlaid
linoleum, kamptulicon or other like floor covering.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, in which—
Figure 1 shows by way of example a drawing of a pattern for a floor covering:
Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 show the various steps in the process of manufacturing
my improved linoleum or other floor covering; and
Figure the finished block of material ready to be cut into sheets of the
desired pattern, which corresponds to the drawing depicted in Figure 1.
In carrying my invention into effect I proceed as follows:-
1 make a design of the pattern to be applied to the floor covering, which design
must consist of a combination of tinted or coloured squares or rectangles, that is to
say, the paper on which the design is drawn must be ruled off into small squares
or rectangles and the design must be formed by applying one colour only to each
square or rectangle recording to the method usually employed in preparing
designs of carpets for example (Figure 1). I then make linoleum, kamptulicon or
the like in the usual way but mix a dye or other colouring matter with the
ingredients from which it is composed, thus producing sheets of linoleumn,
kamptuliron or the like of uniform colours or tints. In this way 1 make a
quantity of the material of each colour used in the design, the thickness of the
sheets corresponding with the size of the squares on which the design is based.
I then take sheets of the prepared material and arrange them one upon the other
using as many sheets as there are squares in the first row (row A, Figure 11 of the
design, and arranging them in such order that they in the sequence of the different
colours correspond with the colours of the squares in that row, and cement the
sheets together to make them one homogeneous mass or block as depicted in
Figure 2. The same process is repeated with respect to the remaining rows BC
D and E of the design so that 1 form as many blocks as there are rows on
the pattern (except where as in the example given the second half of the design is
a repetition of the first half in reverse order, in which case the process need not be
continued beyond such first half as the material already prepared can be utilised
for the second half in the subsequent stages) cementing each set of sheets together
so as to make a solid mass of material of the requisite colours or tints for each row.
Figure 3 illustrates the block of slices forming the rows B of the pattern,
Figure 4 the block of slices forming the rows C, Figure 5 the block of slices
forming the rows D, and Figure 6 the block of slices forming the rows E.
When the adhesive substance or cement is sufficiently set and dry, I cut from
the separate blocks as shown in Figure 2, sections of the thickness and size of the
desired squares, in such a way that the sections cut off consist of narrow strips A
of the various coloured materials. The ends A of the strips of such a sheet must

page_text: then resemble the rows A of the pattern. I do this with the other blocks
Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the same way, and the sheets thus cut off resemble then
the remaining rows BCD and E of the pattern. After I have cut all the blocks
in this way then take a section cut from each set of combined sheets (or two
sections where one half of the design is a repetition of the other) and arrange them
one upon the other as shown in Figure 7 with the strips of material lying all the
same way so that the ends of the strips form the pattern of the design, and cement
them together so as to form one homogeneous mass. I then cement a number of
these blocks together as in Figure 8, still arranged with the strips of material
lying all the same way so that the ends represent the pattern to be produced and
so form a larger block of such dimensions that the sides on which the pattern is
represented correspond in size with the sheets of linoleum, kamptulicon or other
floor-cloth required to be produced. From the larger block thus formed I cut or
shave off slices or sheets of material of the required thickness, the section being
made so that the slices or sheets bear the pattern to be produced. Figure 8
shows a sheet sliced off. The slices or sheets can either be mounted on jute or
other suitable material or used without being so mounted, and for covering large
floors can be cemented together either before or at the time of being laid.
I have described one way in which my invention may be carried into effect, but
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact arrangements
described as alterations or omissions in certain steps of the process may be made
without departing from the spirit of my invention. By the invention the thickness
of the sheets and consequently the size of the squares forming the design or
pattern can be varied as required, and thus it will be seen that with small squares
particularly most varied and diverse designs of the saine character as oriental
carpets or fine mosaics can be produced, it being possible to obtain a large variety
of colour and design in a small space.
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 :-
:-
1. The improvement in the manufacture of Hinoletin, humptulison or other like
floor coverings, which consists in first cementing together a number of sheets of
prepared material of different colours so as to form blocks or cubes, then taking
slices off the ends of these blocks and cementing the slices together into a block or
blocks in such a way that they show in cross section the pattern required, and
finally slicing off cross sectional sheets from these blocks, which sheets may be
used directly as floor coverings or mounting or cementing on a suitable fabric,
substantially as described.
2. The process for making linoleum, kamptulicon or other figured floor cloths,
by cementing together into blocks a number of sheets of prepared material, and
required colours, in such manner and form that they correspond in cross section to
a prescribed pattern, and cutting off cross sectionally froin these blocks, sheets
which may be used directly as floor coverings or cemented to a suitable fabric or
the like.
3. The process for manufacturing linoleum or the like, which con-ists in
cementing together sheets in suitable succession, colour, and shape to accord with
the prescribed pattern required, in order to form separate series of patterns, and
cutting off from the block thus formed separate slices cross sectionally.
4. Linoleum, kamptulicon or the like manufactured from sheets of different
coloured materials, according to the process herein set forth.
Dated this 29th day of January 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.