US280286A

US280286A - Paper fabric or matting

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Publication number: US280286A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1883-06-26
Anticipated expiration: 1900-06-26

Description

UNITED STATES PATENT, O FicE,

J OHN' BRAY, OF \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO CHARLES H. LONGLEY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

PAPER FABRIC OR MATTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,286, dated June 26, 1883.

Application filed Novemher 1, 1881. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BRAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the cityof Washington and District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mattings or Carpets for Floor-Coverings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention has for its object to provide IO a novel, efficient, durable, and less expensive matting or carpet for covering floors; and to these ends my invention consists, essentially, in a floor-covering composed of a fabric Woven or knit from strands or threads of paper in I 5 such manner that when laid upon a floor it will serve all the purposes of ordinary straw matting or textile carpets, and can be cleansed by washing when such becomes necessary or desirable.

In carrying my invention into effect I use any kind of strong paper, and cut or form it into strips of vthe required or suitable size, and then twist or spin the strips into strands or threads. If afine texture is desired, the strips are made smaller than where a coarse texture is preferred; but in either event the twisted or spun strands or threads are woven or knit into a fabric by any of the well-known methods practiced in weaving or knitting textile o material. Beforqo after. the paper strands or threads are woven or knit into the matting While I prefer to waterproof the paper, I- do not desire to confine myself thereto, as in practice I find that if the strips of paper are properly and tightly twisted or spun into strands or threads and closely woven or knit the/fabric can be subjected. to a moderate amount of washing without liability of injur ing the same. The strips of paper may be formed very narrow and spun or twisted with fabric during the process of weaving or knit-.

ting, as well as the various designs that are produced in ordinary tapestry; and I also weave or knit the fabric into any determined dimensions to be fitted to the floor of an apartment, so that the floor-covering will be in a single piece.

I prefer to use paper which is produced from What is known as the palmetto-leaf, as such is strong and durable; but it is obvious that paper produced from other substances can be used.

By my invention I produce a matting or carpet for covering the floors of apartments which is strong, durable, and much cheaper of production than the ordinary matting now imported in such vast quantities, an d the wearing qualities of which are such that it is sel do'in used more than one season.

I am aware that a coarse open-meshed fabric for roofing purposes has been made of pa per strands, the meshes being open to receive and retain an outer covering or layer of ce1nent; but such is not my invention, and is not claimed by me.

Having thus described my inyention, what I claini is 1. A matting or carpet for covering floors, composed of awoven or knit fabric made from strands or threads of paper, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2.- A matting or'carpet for covering floors, composed of a woven or knit fabric in which the warp or the woof is made of twisted strands of paper and the warp or the woof of animal or vegetable fiber, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- JOHN EBAY.

WVitnesses:

JOHN C. Cox, J. W, ROGERS.