Improvements in Fabric for use in the Manufacture of Blinds or Screens, and for other such uses.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 10th May, 1893-Accepted, 10th June, 1803
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fabric for use in the Manufacture of Blinds or
Screens, and for other such uses.
We JOHN HARRIS, of 72 Thorpedale Road, Hornsey Road, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, and JAMES ROWLAND BROUGH, of 29 Alexandra Villas,
Finsbury Park, in the same County, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:
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This invention has for its object the production of a cheap and useful fabric
adapted for use in the manufacture of blinds, screens, theatrical scenery and for
other such purposes.
In carrying out our invention we coat, cover, or amalgamate with a sheet of
textile fabric of suitably open character, such as muslin or canvas, and upon both
surfaces thereof we apply a thin highly flexible sheet, coat, layer or thickness of
paper, or paper pulp and by pressure amalgamate the whole into a combined
fabric adapted to receive printed impressions staining, painting or colours in
design or body.
The two outer surfaces may be attached by pasting or pressure or by embodying
the half manufactured or pulp matter in the tissue during manufacture.
Dated the 10th day of August 1892.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fabric for use in the Manufacture of Blinds or
Screens, and for other such uses.
We, JOHN HARRIS of 72 Thorpedale Road, Hornsey Road, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, and JAMES ROWLAND BROUGH of 29 Alexandra Villas,
Finsbury Park in the same County, Gentleman 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 production of a cheap and useful fabric
adapted for use in the manufacture of blinds, screens,
theatrical scenery and for
other such purposes.
In carrying out our invention we coat, cover, or amalgamate with a sheet of
textile fabric of suitably open character, such as muslin or canvas and upon both
surfaces thereof we apply a thin highly flexible sheet, coat, layer or thickness of
paper, or paper pulp and by pressure amalgamate the whole into a combined fabric
ornamented with printed impressions applied previously to the combination or
adapted to receive staining, painting or colours in design or body applied sub-
sequently to the combination.
The two outer surfaces may be attached by pasting and pressure, or pressure, or
by embodying the half manufactured or pulp matter in the tissue with pressure
during manufacture.
Owing to the fact that the outer paper like coatings being apt to expand
when moistened and the textile inner portion or fabric being on the contrary
liable to contract when damp great care must be taken to adjust the relative
speeds of the respective feed rolls so as to prevent any rucking and creasing of
the materials.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
In the manufacture of fabric for use in the making of blinds or screens, or for
other such use, the combination into one sheet of a layer of textile fabric of an
open character between two layers of paper like matter by or with the aid of
pressure, and decorating the same in manner and for the purpose substantially
as set forth.
Dated the 10th day of May 1893
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.