Improvements in Dressing Leather Picking Bands for Looms, Leather Driving Belts and Straps, and other Curried Leather Articles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 26th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dressing Leather Picking Bands for Looms,
Leather Driving Belts and Straps, and other Curried Leather
Articles.
We, JAMES OWEN, Boot and Shoe Dressing Manufacturer of 2 Freme Street,
Ardwick, EDWARD PIKE, Watch Maker, of 18 King Street, and CHARLES
MOSELEY WILLIAMS, Solicitor, of Guardian Buildings, Cross Street, all of
Manchester in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in dressing leather picking bands for
looms, leather driving belts and straps, and other curried leather articles.
The essential feature of our improvements consists in the use and application of
paraffin wax as a dressing for leather in combination with various other substances
or materials such as oils, fats, vaseline, other waxes, resin, pitch, rubber etc.,
according to the pliability or degree of dryness required in the finished article.
In operation the leather article is placed into a receptacle containing a mixture or
solution of the paraffin wax and other substance or substances maintained in a fluid
condition by the application of heat. The chief advantage obtained by our
improved method of dressing is that leather articles so dressed are rendered fit
for use almost immediately instead of taking months to season as in the ordinary
processes.
Dated this 27th day of December 1892.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dressing Leather Picking Bands for Looms,
Leather Driving Belts and Straps, and other Curried Leather
Articles.
We, JAMES OWEN, Boot and Shoe Dressing Manufacturer of 2 Freme Street,
Ardwick, EDWARD PIKE, Watch Maker, of 18 King Street, and CHARLES
MOSELEY WILLIAMS, Solicitor, of Guardian Buildings, Cross Street, all of
Manchester in the County of Lancaster, 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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in dressing leather picking bands for
looms, leather driving belts and straps, and other curried leather articles.
The essential feature of our improvements consists in the use and application of
paraffin wax as a dressing for leather in combination with various other substances
or materials such as oils, fats, vaseline, other waxes, resin pitch, rubber etc.,
according to the pliability or degree of dryness required in the finished article.
For example, if it be desired to produce a driving belt suitable for heavy work
in a spinning mill or other similar situation with a warm humid atmosphere we
might use a mixture of-
Oil, such as cod oil
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5 parts

page_text: required we increase the quantity of oil employed in proportion to the quantity of
paraffin wax.
If a fat such as tallow or a solid oil be substituted for the cod oil or similar
oil of a like fluidity then the paraffin wax and fat could be used in equal
proportions or thereabouts; but whilst the relative quantity of the paraffin wax
might be increased a larger proportion of fat would be prejudicial.
For picking bands and similar straps where great pliability and no adhesive
properties are required we dispense with the resin pitch or like ingredient employed
in the example given above.
In the operation of applying the dressing the leather article is placed into a
receptacle containing a mixture or solution of the paraffin wax and other substance
or substances as above specified maintained in a fluid condition by the application
of heat; or the said mixture or solution may be first applied to the leather which
is then passed through a heated drying chamber.
The chief advantage obtained by our improved method of dressing is that
leather articles so dressed are rendered fit for use almost immediately instead of
taking months to season as in the ordinary processes.
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 :-
1. The improvements in dressing curried leather articles by the use and
application of a dressing having as its chief ingredient paraffin wax in combination
with various other materials or substances as and for the purposes herein specified.
2. As improved articles of manufacture dressed leather goods, of the class
described, which have been treated with a dressing composed of paraffin wax in
combination with another ingredient or other ingredients substantially in the
manner and for the purposes herein specified.
Dated this 25th day of Santamber 1893
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicants.