US1137501A

US1137501A - Process of ornamenting fabrics.

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Publication number: US1137501A
Application number: US81614014A
Authority: US
Inventors: Maurice Linfoot
Original assignee: Courtaulds PLC
Current assignee: Akzo Nobel UK PLC
Priority date: 1914-02-03
Filing date: 1914-02-03
Publication date: 1915-04-27
Anticipated expiration: 1932-04-27

Description

s 'raras Parana carton MAURICE LINFOO'I, OF BOCKING, BRAINTREE, ENG-LAND, ASSIGNOR T0 COURTAULDS I LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

PROCESS OF OENAMENTING FABRICS.

No Drawing.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE Lmroo'r, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at The Knoll, Bocking, Braintree, in the county of Essex, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Process of Ornamenting Fabrics, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in applying various effects, patterns, or designs,

to fabrics by superposlng, as hitherto, two fabrics and-subjecting the superposed fabrics to the action of steam and the said invention has for its object to so improve this method that the said fabric may be figured, or provided withapattern or patterns ofany kind to suit the desired requirements, for example there may be imparted to the said finished fabric the effect of a plain, or other weave, or a striped or figured efiect, or a crepe efiect.

According to this invention I employ a fabric possessing thedesired weave, effect, pattern, or design, for example, a cotton crepe fabric, which I will call the pattern fabric, and this, is applied to the fabric to be treated-by pressure while steam is passed through the superposed fabrics, the fabric to be treated being protected by a thick felted cotton cloth, or its equivalent, which acts as a bed, or apron, for the fabric under treatment, and prevents both sides of the fabric being ornamented. For example I may use a perforated roll on which the fabrics together with a suitable fabrieconsti tuting a backing are wound faceto face, the fabric under treatment being innermost then the pattern-fabric, and lastly the backing material and through the fabrics so superposed and while under pressure steam is passed at a suitable pressure. In superposing the-fabrics it is essential that the backin material be so placed with respect to the fafiric under treatment that, when the transference of the ornament is being effected, the backing material is in contact with that face of the fabric on which the ornament is not required. This is obviously the case in the arrangement described, since a large number 0 windings are made on the roll at each treatment. The backing cloth of the innermost winding obviously lies adjacent the back of the superposed winding of the fabric under treatment, the finish face of which is juxtaposed to the face of the pattern fabric,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2?, 319 315.

may be used which comprises the useof steam and pressure.

The process is especially adapted for treating fabrics of artificial silk, a remarkable effect of an increased lustrous sheen being imparted thereto, which considerably increases the rich etfect'of the said fabrics, it also produces a softer handle orjfinish than can be otherwise obtained, while irregulari ties in the structure of the fabric are efiaced.

What I claim is 1. A process of ornamenting-textile fabrics which consists in forming a layercomprising a fabric to be-treated, a pattern fab-. ric and a permeable bed or apron, said fabrics being superposed in the order named and the finish face of the fabric to be treated being juxtaposed to the'face of the pattern fabric, subjecting the ensemble to pressure and causing a heated fluid to pass therethrough.

2. The process of ornamenting textile fabrics which consists in forming a plurality of superposed layers comprising in each layer,

a fabric to be treated, a pattern fabric and apermeable bed or apron, said fabrics being superposed in the order named and the finish face of the fabric being juxtaposed to the face of the pattern fabric, subjecting the ensemble to pressure and causing a heated .fiuid to pass therethrough.

3. A process of ornamenting textile fabrics which consists in forming a layer comprising a fabric to be treated, a pattern fabric and a permeable bed or apron, said fabrics being superposed in the order named and the finish face of the fabric to be treated being juxtaposed to the face of the pattern fabric, subjecting the ensemble to pressure and causing steam to pass. therethrough.

4. A process of ornamenting textile fabfabrlc, subjecting the ensemble to pressure mm and causing steam to pass therethrough, and subsequently exhausting the'steam from the fabrics.

5. A process of ornamenting textile fabrics which consists in forming a layer comprising a fabric to be treated, a pattern fabric and a permeable bed or apron, said fabrics being superposed in the order named and the finish face of the fabric to be treated being. juxtaposed to the face of the pattern fabric, subjecting the ensemble to pressure and causing steam to pass therethrough,

subsequently exhausting the steam from the fabrics and thereafter drying the fabrics.

6. A process of ornamenting fabrics which consists in winding on a 'roll, a fabric to be ornamented, a pattern fabric and aplain backing cloth, the said fabrics being superposed in the order named, the face of the pattern fabric lying against the finish face of the fabric to be ornamented and subjecting the said fabrics so superposed to pressure and causing steam to pass therethrou h.

7. K process of ornamenting fabrics which consists in winding on a roll a fabric I to be ornamented, a pattern fabric and a relatively heavy plain backing cloth which I forms a bed or apron for the fabric to be ing the said fabrics so superposed to pres- 5 A process of ornamentin which consists in wlndmg on a re a fabric 7 face of the fabric to I subjecting the said fabrics so superposed to ornamented, the said fabrics being superposed in the order named, the face of the patternfabric lying against the finish face of the fabric to beornamented and subjectsure and causing steam to pass therethrou h. fabrics to be ornamented, a pattern fabricand a plain backing cloth, the said fabrics being superposed in the order named, the face of the pattern fabric "lyingJ against the'dfinistir e ornamente an pass therethrough.

10. A process of ornamenting fabrics which consists in winding on a. perforated roll a fabric to be ornamented, a pattern fabric and a relatively heavy plainv backing cloth which forms a bed or apron' for "the fabric to be ornamented, said fabrics being juxtaposed in the order named and the face i of the pattern fabric lying against the finish face of thefabric to be ornamented, subjecting said fabrics so superposed to pressure and causingi steam to pass therethrough.

11. A process of ornamenting fabrics which consists in winding on aperforated roll, a fabric to beornamented, a pattern fabric and a plain backing cloth, said fabrics being juxtaposed in the order named and the face of the pattern'fabric lying against the finish face of the fabric to be ornameiited,'subjecting said fabrics so superposed to pressure and steam, thereafter ex- In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing witnesses. H p j memos -LINFOOT.. Witnessesi Amman E. Goonmn, a J Wom'n.

hausting the steam from the fabrics and passing a drying medium therethrough.

' name to this specification in thepresence of