IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BANDS FOR DRIVING MACHINERY, IN HOSE OR PIPES, AND BUFFERS FOR RAILWAY PURPOSES
Year: 1849

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, MICHAEL
JOHN HAINES, of Lucas Street, Commercial Road East, in the County of
Middlesex, Leather Pipe Maker, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster, the Second day of Novem-
ber, One thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, in the thirteenth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Michael John Haines, my exors, admors, and assigns, Her especial
licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I, the said Michael John
Haines, my exors, admors, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Michael
John Haines, my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times during the term of years
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within England, Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Inven-
tion of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BANDS FOR DRIVING MACHINERY,
IN HOSE OR PIPES, AND BUFFERS FOR RAILWAY PURPOSES;" in which said Letters
Patent is contained a proviso that I, the said Michael John Haines, shall
cause a particular description of the nature of my said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, by an instrument in writing under my

page_text: thereunto had, will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Michael John Haines, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described
and ascertained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being
had to the Drawings hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked
thereon, that is to say:-
My Invention consists,―
Firstly, of improvements in the manufacture of bands for driving machinery.
Secondly, my Invention consists of improvements, in hose or pipes; and,
Thirdly, my Invention consists of improvements in the manufacture of buffers
for railway purposes.
And in order that my Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the means pursued by me.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows the section of a flat driving band made according to my
Invention. It consists of a strong woven fabric of flax, hemp, or other fibrous
material, which I prefer to consist of strong cords of flax, both for the warp
and weft; but I do not confine myself thereto. This woven fabric is coated
with gutta percha or compounds containing gutta percha, and bound with
leather to protect the edges, the leather being caused to adhere, and is also
stitched or sewed. I would state in respect of this improvement, that it is
confined to the binding of straps made, as above described, with leather.
Figure 2 shews the section of another flat driving band made, so far as the
part a, in the manner described in respect to Figure 1; but the same is not
bound at the edges with leather, but has a surface of leather cemented thereto,
and stitched or sewed as indicated by the green lines. The part a of the band
is composed, as before mentioned, of a woven fabric of flax, hemp, or other
fibrous matter, and coated with the gutta percha, or a compound containing
gutta percha, and the part 6 is leather cemented and stitched or sewed to the
part a.
The novelty consists in combining the parts a and b, made of the
materials above mentioned, so as to produce a driving band.
Figure 3 shews the section of another driving band made according to my
Invention. In this case, in making the part a of the band, the woven fabric
of fibrous material is not as wide as the band; but the gutta percha, or a

page_text: compound thereof, contains two longitudinal strips of woven fabric, as shown;
and the part of the band is combined with, leather on one side, as before
described; and it is the using leather in combination with a part a, composed
of the materials above mentioned, that constitutes the novelty of the strap,
Figure 3.
Figure 4 shows another strap made according to my Invention, in which in
place of using woven fabric in the part a, strong cords of flax, hemp, or other
fibrous substance are used longitudinally of the part a, which in other respects
,is composed like those previously mentioned, that is, of gutta percha or com-
pounds containing gutta percha; and it has two surfaces 6, b, of leather
applied thereto.in the manner mentioned; and it is the combining leather b
with a part of a band a, composed of the materials above mentioned, that con-
stitutes the novelty of this strap; and I would state in respect to this strap,
that it may be made with only one surface of leather, as described in respect
to Figures 2 and 3; and straps like Figures 2 and 3 may, if desired, be made
with two surfaces of leather in place of only one. I would remark, that I
am aware that gutta percha has been applied to leather before; but in such
cases the gutta percha has not contained woven fabrics or cords made of flax,
hemp, or other fibrous substance; and I am also aware that gutta percha has
before been used to coat woven fabrics, and that cords made of hemp, flax,
and other fibrous substances have been coated with gutta percha for various
purposes. I do not, therefore, claim either of the same separately, the Inven-
tion consisting of a combination of these matters, as herein described.
Figure 5 shews a section of another band, and consists of combining leather.
with woven fabrics by stitching or sewing, aided or not by adhesive matter,
such as gutta percha. The novelty, however, consists of combining leather and
woven fabric by sewing or stitching.
I will now describe the second part of my Invention.
Figure 6 shows the section of a hose or flexible pipe made of leather and
gutta percha, or leather and a compound containing gutta, percha. a, a, are
two surfaces of gutta percha, or of gutta percha compounded with other
matters; and b is leather. The manner of making up this is to chamfer off
the edges of the leather, and then to coat the surfaces with gutta percha, or
with gutta percha compounded or mixed with other matters which will not
prejudice its waterproof and flexible character; but I prefer to use gutta
percha alone. It may, however, be combined with other matters, as is well
understood. The surfaces of the gutta percha come together at the join or
seam, and the seam is thereby cemented; and, if desired, the seam may also
be further fastened, as heretofore, when making leather hose. The leather is

page_text: in all cases prepared to receive the gutta percha (whether in solution or other-
wise) in the following manner :-I well scour the surfaces of the leather with
a solution of sal ammoniac, which I allow to dry, and then I apply to those
surfaces a solution of copal, when the leather will be ready to receive the gutta
percha. The solution of sal ammoniac I prefer to use consists of one ounce
of sal ammoniac to one pint of water. The surfaces of "gutta' percha may be
applied in any convenient manner; but I prefer in all cases, whether in making
bands or hose according to my Invention,' to work as follows': I dissolve copal
by using one ounce of camphor to two ounces of 'copal, adding as much wood,
naptha, or spirits of wine' as will produce a solution of 'the consistency desired,
and I combine such solution with the ordinary solution of gutta percha, and
mix-them warm, and 'by well stirring and I apply such "solution in order to
cause sheet 'gutta percha to adhere to the leather fabric or cord! The solution
having been applied, the same is allowed to remain till the solvent is evapo-
rated, and then the surfaces on the fabric and on the leather are made to
adhere one to the other by heat, as is well understood.
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I will now describe the third part of my Invention, which consists of
improvements in buffers for railway purposes."
'Figure 7 shows a "side view; Figuré 8, a "section; Figure 9, a front
view; and Figures 10' and '11 'show two transverse sections of a buffer con-
structed according to my Invention. a is a buffer head; is a 'plate fixed to
the carriage; c is a screw pin by which the head is connected with the plate 6.
The elastic material employed' between the head and the plate 6 consists of a
series of layers of raw, dry, or buffalo hides.
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Having thus described the nature of my Invention and the manner in
which the same is to be performed, I would have it understood that I do not
confine myself to the details as herein described, so long as the peculiar
character of any part of the Invention be retained. But what I claim' is,―
First, the improvements herein described in the manufacture of bands for
driving machinery.
Secondly, I claim the improvements in manufacturing hose or pipes; and,
Thirdly, I claim the improvements herein described in the manufacture of
buffers for railway purposes.
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In witness whereof, I, the said Michael John Haines, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Second day of May, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty.
MICHEL JOHN (L.S.) HAINES.

page_text: AND. BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Second day of May, in the
year of our Lord 1850, the aforesaid Michel John Haines came before our
said Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according to
the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.