Year: 1886

page_text: I, JOHN HARRINGTON HAYWOOD, of Castle Gate, in the Town and County of
the Town of Nottingham, Surgical Appliance Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the manufacture of elastic hosiery for use for surgical
purposes, particularly of elastic stockings and the like and it has for its object the
manufacture of such fabrics in a novel and improved manner whereby such goods
may be produced more quickly and conveniently than heretofore and so that the
goods are without the usual seams.
Hitherto such goods for surgical purposes have been produced principally upon
straight knitting machines with the result that the elastic thread or strand has
been laid alternately to and fro along the fabric and when a suitable length of this
fabric is made it is necessary for it to be seamed to form the desired object such as
a stocking. This seam is objectionable especially with delicate patients and it is
one of the objects of this Invention to produce an elastic stocking or other similar
article without a seam extending along its length.
In carrying out the Invention the fabric is formed upon a circular knitting
machine instead of upon a straight bar frame, and this circular machine is fitted.
or has connected with it suitable means or devices for conveying and laying an
elastic thread or strand in among the fabric being formed upon the needles of the
machine. The rubber thread or strand thus led into the machine appears in the
fabric in a spiral manner, and produces an excellent fabric for surgical purposes
in a more rapid and convenient way than is possible with the present means
employed.
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page_text: I JOHN HARRINGTON HAYWOOD of Castle Gate, in the Town and County of
the Town of Nottingham, Surgical Appliance 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 relates to the manufacture of elastic hosiery for use for surgical
purposes particularly of elastic stockings and the like and it has for its object the
manufacture of such fabrics in a manner whereby such goods may be produced
more quickly and conveniently than heretofore and so that the goods are without
the usual seams.
Hitherto elastic goods for surgical purposes have been produced principally upon.
straight knitting machines with the result that the elastic thread or strand has
been laid alternately to and fro along the fabric and when a suitable length of this
fabric is made it is necessary for it to be seamed to form the desired object such as
a stocking. This seam is objectionable especially with delicate patients and it is
one of the objects of this invention to produce an elastic stocking or other similar
article without a seam extending along its length.
In carrying out the invention tho fabric is formed upon a circular knitting
machine instead of upon a straight bar frame and this circular machine is fitted or
has connected with it suitable means or devices for conveying and laying an elastic
thread or strand in among the fabric being formed upon the needles of the machine.
The rubber thread or strand thus led into the machine appears in the fabric in a
spiral manner and produces an excellent fabric for surgical purposes in a more rapid
and convenient way than is possible with the present means employed.
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:
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1. The manufacture of an elastic stocking or similar article without seam.
2. The manufacture of an elastic stocking or similar article in which the elasti-
city, is produced by one continuous elastic thread substantially as specified.
Dated the 25th day of August 1886.