US2303936A - Process for making rugs and material therefor - Google Patents

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Dec. l, 1942. y F HUTTER 2,303,936

PROCESS FOR MAKING BUGS AND MATERIAL THEREFOR Filed May 12, 1941' Patented Dec. 1, 1942 MATERIAL THEREFOR- ,4 charles F. Hutter, Austin, Tea# l Application May 12, 1941, serial No. animasv y y Y claims ,(cl. 2.-278) This Iinvention relates tothe making of rugs, mats. and like' articles having a tufted or fluiy surface, and is particularly concerned'with the making of soecalled fluif rugs wherein relatively short strands of yarn or other fabric bers hav- .t

ing free ends are sewed onto a base in rows with the free vends projecting upwardly and dening the nap ofthe rug.

Rugs of this type have been made for generationsyboth as a domestic pastime and on a commercial scale. The present invention hasto do primarily with making vof rugs by individuals, generally but not necessarily in homes,'and an object of the same'is to provide a method and`= means .whereby material for making rugs of this type may be prepared -inpackage form, or as an article of manufacture, and sold in the open market and thereafter applied to a'suitable base easilyvand accurately. 1 f Another object is to provide a process of pre-v paring material for fluff rugs' by means of which rug making will be rendered a pleasant as well as a profitable diversion to people in homes or other places where they may be able to utilize spare time and which will ensure accurate rug making irrespective of experience in this field.

In practicing my improved method, strands of fabric fibers such as yarn, string, twine or other material capable of providing a suitable nap are wound-on a form or core, preferably cylindrical in, shape, and holding strips of adhesive such as paper, Cellophane or the like are then applied to the coils at right angles to the latter and in spaced relation to one another. The material may then be removed from the cylinder in the form of a layer or square by cutting along one of the spaces between a pair of adhesive strips.

In applying the material to -a base, it is separated into bands by cutting along alternate spaces between the strips of adhesive, and each band so separated is attached to the base as by stitching, either with a sewing machine or manually, the line of stitching being made along the space between each adjacent pair of adhesive strips. As one band of flui or nap is laid or attached, the adhesive strips are removed therefrom and a succeeding band of fiui or nap laid in a like manner, the spacing of the bands with respect to one another as well as the closeness of the coils on the cylinder determining the thickness of the tufts or nap of the rug.

A single core may be used as a form and the material cut from the core and packed in layers and sold in the open market in this manner, or the material may be sold on the cores.

The accompanying. drawing is'illustrative of the process and therein:v `f

Fig. 1 shows a cylinder of prepared rug material; l l, j. 1;; .I

Fig, 2 is an end view,of`Fig."l; u

Fig. 3 shows a layer or square of material re-l moved from the cylinder ready for cutting in bands; Y i

Fig. 4 shows one of the bands being applied to a base; f

Fig. 5iis anedge elevation showing one band attached and a succeeding adjacent band inthe process of being laid; f

Fig. 6 is a perspective view ofa portion of a completed rug. l'

The numeral' Iii designates..` a cylindrical form orcore which may be made of cardboard, having wound thereon a continuousastrandy of'material such as-yarn, string, threadorthe like 'indicated at I I. The windingsi'of'the strand' H. may be compactl or--spaced apartdepending upon. the desired density or thickness-0f the tuftl or nap. Strips of adhesiveIZ Aarethen applied lengthwise of the cylinder with the strips substantially uniformly spaced from one another, defining alternate longitudinal severing and stitching spaces I3 and I3. These retaining strips may consist of gummed paper, Cellophane or the like. The material may then be removed from the form or core I0 by cutting along any one of the spaces I3 or I3' and laid out in the form of a square, note Fig. 3. These squares may be packed or packaged and sold in the open market.

In applying the material to a base Iii, it is separated in bands by cutting along the space I3, for example, to produce the band of predetermined short length strands shown at the top of Fig. 3, and this band is attached to the base by stitching along the space I3'; note Fig. 4. This may be done with an ordinary sewing machine, and in fact the method is conducive to the use of a sewing machine. After one band of nap or iiui severed strands has been attached to the base, the adhesive strips which are of a width substantially equal to one half of the length of the severed strands are removed and a succeeding nap band is placed parallel to the attached band and sewn to the base in a like manner as indicated in Fig. 5. The spacing of the bands in conjunction with the compactness of wind of the coils determines the density of the fluff or nap.

If desired, each alternate longitudinal space may be slightly greater than the intermediate space, with the narrower space defining the line of sewing and the slightly broader space defining method of preparing material stimulates interest and ensures an attractive job by inexperienced persons.

It will be understood that the material may be wound on any type of form or core desired, either cylindrical, square, oblong or the like, and that thestrands may be either continuous or' in` un,-

connected lengths, although they are preferably continuous, and that these and other modifications mayn bemade Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention asrdened by the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. The methodofj makingrugs or the likethat includes. the following steps; forming a layer of longitudinally disposed fibers, attaching to said layer a series of spaced apart removable holding strips transversely arranged With respect to said fibers, severing said layer transversely WithV respect to. said. bersinto a plurality of bands of fibers. held. in position by a pair of said spaced apart holding strips, securing a plurality of said bands in side by'side relationship to a basealong the space between said pairs of holding strips,and subsequently removing said holding strips from said bers. A

2*.. Armethod of makingrugs or the like that includes.` the following steps; winding. ak layer oflongitudinally. disposed fibers, on a form, adhesivelyv attaching to one surface of said layer a series of spaced apart holding strips transversely arrangedwith respect to. said fibers, severing said layer transversely withlrespect to said flbers to form thereby a plurality ofbands of said fibers held in position by a pair of` said spaced apart holding strips, stitching a plurality of said bands in side by side relationship to a rug base along Vmaterial secured transversely over said strands,

said adhesive strips being substantially uniformly spaced from one another along the length of the strands, said retaining strips being of a Width substantially equal to one half the length of the severed strands, each alternate space defining a line of severance for-cutting thematerial into said: bandstof predeterminedlengthzstrands, and the other alternate spacesxservingf as: guidesfor stitching the severed strandsjtoazsuitable base; saidV adhesive strips, being; removably applied' so that after the stitchinghasbeen. completed', they may be readily removed togrelease the severed strands on opposite sides of eaclrline' of stitching and provide a` nap of a length. Substantially equal to the Width, of said:A strand-retaining strips.

4. As an article of manufacture, rug material comprising a band formedofa layer of. parallel tlosely'disposed severedstrandsof uniform length;

and a pair 'of' closely spaced: strandiretaining strips of readily removableadhesive material: secured transversely ofA the strands.` from end to end of the band,'said' stripsA each bengiof a Width substantially equal tojonehali thelength of theY severed; strands, and the space between thestrips serving as al guide-.for -stitching--'the severed strands directly to a-suit'able base. CHARLES F.

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