Improvements connected with the Mixing of Natural or Artificially Short-staple Vegetable Fibres, so that they will Spin more Easily than when Spun together Unprepared.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 30th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Mixing of Natural or Artificially
Short-staple Vegetable Fibres, so that they will Spin more
Easily than when Spun together Unprepared.
KENNETH THOMAS SUTHERLAND Chemical Manufacturer 39 Pritchard Street,
Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester and GEORGE ESDAILE Civil Engineer The
Old Rectory Platt in Rusholme Manchester do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
We carry our invention into effect in the following manner;
For mixing
together natural short-staple fibres--a bad spinning one, such as vegetable silk
and the like fibres with a good spinning one, as cotton and the like fibres; it
is essential to get them into such a condition that one or both will flock (but
we prefer the latter); if only one of the fibres is to be flocked, it must
be the bad-spinning one; and to procure this end, we subject the fibre or fibres
either before or after mixing to our process as set forth in our Specification
No. 18932 dated 26 Novr. 1889 and styled an improved method of treating
vegetable fibres so that they will spin more easily and make stronger yarn,
thread, or strand.
For mixing such fibres as China-grass and the like long-staple vegetable
fibres, that are artificially shortened, with natural short-staple fibres, or other
artificially shortened-staple fibre; we treat such artificially shortened fibres,
by either of our processes according to the state of the fibre, as set forth in
our Specification No. 15,333 dated 30th Sept. 1889 and styled Improvements
in the treatment of fibres, and fibrous materials made of China-grass, flax,
hemp and the like fibres by which means such can be more easily cleansed
and bleached, or by No. 18,932 aforesaid.
The quantities to be mixed together will be governed by the quality of yarn
required.
Dated this 31st day of July 1890.
K. T. SUTHERLAND.
GEORGE ESDAILE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with the Mixing of Natural or Artificially
Short-staple Vegetable Fibres, so that they will Spin more
Easily than when Spun together Unprepared.
KENNETH THOMAS SUTHERLAND, Chemical Manufacturer 39 Pritchard Street,
Chorlton upon Medlock Manchester and GEORGE ESDAILE The Old Rectory
Platt Lane Rusholme Manchester Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
We carry our invention into effect in the following manner.
For mixing
together natural short-staple fibres, a bad spinning one, such as vegetable silk
and the like fibres, with a good spinning one as cotton and the like fibres;
it is essential to get them into such a condition that they will flock,
that is, that they will adapt themselves better for spinning; and to procure
this end, we subject the fibres, before or after mixing, to our process as set
forth in our Specification No. 18932 dated 26th Nov. 1889, and styled, "An
improved method of treating vegetable fibres so that they will spin more easily
and make stronger yarn, thread, or strand. Before mixing such fibres as China-
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page_text: grass and the like long-staple vegetable fibres, that are artificially shortened,
with natural short-staple fibres or other artificially shortened staple fibres; we
get them into a condition that either one or both will flock, according to the
class of yarn or woven goods required.
And to procure this end, we subject such artificially shortened fibres, or
natural short-staple fibres, that are wanted to flock; to either of our processes
according to the state of the fibre, as set forth in our Specification No. 15333
dated 30 Sep. 1889 and styled "Improvements in the treatment of fibres and
fibrous materials made of China-grass, flax, hemp, and the like fibres by which
means such can be more easily cleansed and bleached; or by our Specification
No. 18932 aforesaid. The quantities to be mixed together will be governed by
the quality of yarn required."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
1st. That yarn, thread, or strand spun from partly or wholly prepared fibres
will be stronger than that spun from unprepared fibres, and be more useful.
2nd. That it will allow of different fibres in combination being spun on a
commercial scale successfully.
3rd. That cloth woven from such yarn will be better and can be applied to
new purposes.
K. T. SUTHERLAND.
GEORGE ESDAILE.