Improvements in the Manufacture of Textile Bands to be used for the purpose of Distending parts of Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1897-Accepted, 17th July, 1897
Improvements in the Manufacture of Textile Bands to be used for
the purpose of Distending parts of Wearing Apparel.
I, JOHN SWANN of Alfred Street Mills, Ashforth Street, in the Town and County of
the Town of Nottingham Elastic Web Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the manufacture of a fabric containing steel bands
or whale-bone strips so inserted in the fabric as to be part of it and to act as a
stiffening quantity to the said fabric. That is to say, to aid in the distending
properties of the material to which it is applied, and at the same time to be
thoroughly flexible and made in such manner as to readily shape to its position.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ an ordinary weaving loom with
double shuttles, one shuttle carrying one colour and the other another colour as
desired, so as to give two distinct faces to the fabric: one shuttle giving and
carrying say a red thread for one face, and the other a blue thread for the back face.
These threads being the weft threads. Thus giving a red front and a blue back, or,
vice versa, and making the material reversable. These colours can of course be
varied as may be desired.
To insert the steel or other flexible band in the construction or making of the
fabric, I employ the ordinary bobbin or beam used for carrying the warp threads. At
required intervals I substitute for some of the ordinary warp threads steel or other
flexible bands which are consequently woven into the fabric as part of it, and give to
the same the flexibility required for the purpose of this invention. These steel or
other flexible bands being wound on the bobbin or warp beam in similar manner to
the ordinary warp threads, thus forming and shewing as a design and ordinary warp
threads upon the fabric.
In order to obtain a shape or curvature on the bands I work one edge of the
material up faster than the other.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Textile Bands to be used for
the purpose of Distending parts of Wearing Apparel.
I, JOHN SWANN of Alfred Street Mills, Ashforth Street, in the Town and County of
the Town of Nottingham Elastic Web Manufacturer 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 :-
This invention has for its object the manufacture of a fabric containing steel
bands or strips so inserted in the fabric as to be part of it and to act as a stiffening

page_text: and elastic quality to the said fabric that is to say to aid in the distending and elastic
properties of the material to which it is applied and at the same time to be
thoroughly flexible and made in such manner as to readily assume the shape and
curvature of the purpose for which it is applied.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ an ordinary weaving loom and for
each width of fabric employ two shuttles one shuttle carrying one coloured, and the
other a different coloured thread so as to give two distinct faces to the fabric, one
shuttle gives and carries say a red thread for one face, and the other shuttle a blue
thread for the other face, the threads so carried by the shuttles are the weft threads,
thus giving a red front and a blue back or vice versa and making the material
reversible. These colours can of course be varied as may be desired.
To insert the steel bands with the weaving of the fabric I employ additional
bobbins or beams from which the said bands are conducted and woven into the fabric.
as ordinary warp threads are. At required intervals I substitute for some of the
ordinary warp threads steel bands which are consequently woven into the fabric as
part of it and give to the same the stiffening and flexibility required for the purpose
of this invention. An additional and independent harness bar is provided for guiding
or carrying the said steel bands into the fabric: this harness bar is provided with
steel sleys having suitable slots through which the steel bands pass.
In order to obtain a "shape" or curvature on the fabric I use thinner warp threads
at one edge or short side of the fabric than at the other and work up the said fabric
faster on one edge than the other by the employment of two coned rollers in place of
parallel ones as ordinarily used.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I will now refer to
the annexed sheet of drawings which describe the parts only to which my invention
particularly refers.
Fig. 1 is a general view in perspective shewing the additional parts to weaving
loom for the working of my invention and the manner in which the same are
applied.
A is the additional beam or bobbins upon which are wound the steel bands
BBB B prior to being woven into the fabric. CCCC are tension weights operating
upon the beam A.
D is an iron drum over which the steel bands B pass.
E is an additional harness bar especially provided for carrying the steel bands. This
harness bar is provided with steel sleys FF FF having slots or eyes J J J J through
which the steel bands pass prior to being woven into the fabric G G are portions of
the usual breast piece H the work roller and I the ordinary batten for carrying the
shuttles in the usual way A' and B' are coned rollers, B' being provided with the
usual rack or feed motion and A¹ is loose and free to ride upon B¹ by contact.
The fabric as it leaves the breast piece G passes under the roller B' and partly
round the same and between the two-A¹ and B'-and over A' to the work roller H
thus one edge of the fabric is fed up faster than the other and the warp threads at
the short side of the fabric being thinner than the threads at the other the necessary
curvature or "shape" on the fabric is obtained.
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 :-
1st in an ordinary weaving loom the employment of additional feed rollers or
beams A for carrying the steel bands for the purpose set forth and as substantially
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2nd. In an ordinary weaving loom the use and employment of an independent
harness bar E, steel sleys F with suitable slots J for the purpose herein set forth and
substantially described and illustrated.
:
3rd. The use and employment of the coned or taper, rollers A' and B' as and for
the purpose herein substantially described and illustrated.

page_text: 4th. The means of obtaining a "shape" or curvature on the fabric substantially as
described and herein set forth.
5th. The combination of the arrangement and application to an ordinary weaving
loom for the purpose herein set forth all substantially as described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
JOHN SWANN.
Applicant.