US1539855A - Method of ornamenting coat-of-mail mesh fabric - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES SAHA'IIEL G. MANDALIAN, OF NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS.

METHOD OF ORNAMEN'IING COAT-OF-IVIAIL IIIESI'I FABRIC.

Application filed June 24, 1924.

To (1Z1 107mmt may concern.

Be it known that I, SAHATIEL G. hlANDA- LIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of lvlassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Ornamenting Coatof-Mail Mesh Fabric, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a method of applying enamel to the surface of a flexible fish scale or coat of mail metallic fabric employed in mesh bags and other ornamental articles of utility.

The essential objects of my invention are to apply liquid enamel to a fabric of the above character, and in such a manner as to impart thereto a mottled ornamental appearance; as well as to insure a permanency of such appearance.

To the above ends primarily my invention consists in such steps and in such successions of steps as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

' In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification.

Figures 1 and 2 are a front elevation and a side elevation respectively of a piece of coat of mail mesh fabric to be ornamented,

Figure 3 is a perspective of the mesh support,

Figure =l, a plan of the perforated figure plate,

Figure 5, a .central transverse section of the support, a piece of mesh carried therein, and the plate resting thereon,

F'gure (3, a side elevation, partially in central section, of a pneumatic spraying device, and

Figure 7, a plan view of a portion of the ornamented sheet of mesh fabric.

Like characters of reference like parts throughout the views.

The character of mesh fabric desired to be ornamented is shown in Figures 1 and 2 and is a n'ietallic mesh commonly known as fish scale or coat of mail. It is extremely flexible and comprises parallel indicate rows of thin metal ring links 11, each four of which links are engaged to a flat cruciform link or plate 19. by four corner prongs 13 converging at the rear of the plate. The constituent links of this fabric occupy different planes, and the shapes of the links are multiform, and their connection flexible which makes any su- Serial No. 721,996.

perlicial ornamentation of the surface of the fabric a problem not heretofore successfully solved. My first step is to smooth or even the surface of the fabric and prevent derangement of the links during the subsequent steps. 'To effect this end it is convenient to employ the support 15 shown in Figures 3 and 5 consisting of asolid block or frame 15 having in its top a depression 17 of a depth equal to the thickness of the sheet 10 and of corresponding outline. In this depression the sheet is placed and its top face is flush with the top or shouldered surface 18 of the block. Next is placed upon the block a metallic plate 20 shown in Figures l and 5. This rests'or is clamped upon and in contact with the surface 18 and the sheet 10 as shown in Figure 5. cular holes or perforations 22 arranged in its body in series. The series of holes may extend over the entire area of the plate uniformly, or may be arranged to indicate a design of any shape. In Figure 4 the series of holes are arranged to indicate a simple design.

After the plate has been positioned as indicated a liquid enamel of any desired distinguishing color is by air projected in the form of a fine spray down against the perforated area of the plate. The portions 23 of the sheet 10 exposed through the holes 22 receive the spray impinging thereon through the latter as a multitude of spots. When the surface under a particular hole is smooth a round spot is produced, as at 24 in Figure 7; but when such surface is broken, a broken effect is produced, as at 25.

Thus the partially exposed area has im- 5 parted thereto a generally mottled appear ance. Experiment has demonstrated that the enamel must be applied in a spray form and that the spray be fine and forcibly projected. Further, that the plate 20 be of substantial thickness.

A convenient means for producing and pneumatically applying the. spray is the apparatus illustrated in Figure 6 wherein 27 is a covered non air tight vessel containing the liquid enamel and carrying a delivery pipe 29 terminating in a nozzle 31 extending laterally into a spraying mouth 32 of a nozzle fast to the pipe 29 and supplied through a flexible pipe 36 with air under pressure from a pump or other source of air supply. The air passing This plate has cirthrough the nozzle 34 draws the. enamel through the pipe 29 and forces it as a spray from the mouth 32. 37 is a handle, and38 a thumb lever controlling the: discharge of the spray. V

I claim 1. A method of imparting a mottled appearance to a metallic coat of mail fabric consisting in. placing over the fabric to be treated ametallic plate provided'with a, series of. holes, and,injecting through the holes and in'to the interstices of'the fabric'a'spray ofiliquid enamel; i

21- A method ofimparting a mottled. ap pearance to a metallic coat of mailfabric consisting inv placing over the fabric tobe treated a metallic plate provided with a series of holesafid next injecting through the" holes and into the interstices of the fabric by pneumatic means a spray of liquid enamel.

3Q A"metlrod of-imparting a mottled appearanceto a coat of mail fabric consisting in smoothing the fabric to be treated, next concealing the Whole surface of the same except predetermined exposed spots, and finally projecting a spray of liquid enamel upon the exposedspots and through the interstices 'ofthe fabric. 7

In testimony whereof I have affixed signature; 1 1

SAHATIEL G. MANDALIAN'.

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