US1538158A - Lace with netlike groundwork - Google Patents

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May 19, 1925.

E. BENTE ET AL LACE WITH NET LIKE GROUNDWORK Filed Dec. 27, 1922 Fig.1

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umrso STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL BEN TE AND .PAUL STUHLMANN, 0F BAIRMEN, GERMANY, ASSIGNORS TO MAX HENKEL S, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LACE WITH NETLIKE :G'RDUNDWOBK.

Application filed December 27,1922. Serial No. 609,267.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EMI-L BnN'rii and PAUL STUHLMANN, citizens of the German Empire, residing at Barmen, Germany, have inrented certain new "and useful Improvements in Lace with Netlike Groundwork, of which the following is ,a specification.

Our invention relates to a machine-made imitation of the real hand-made lace of that type wherein a net-like ground-work is formed by a series of longitudinal threads and a series of transverse threads crossing one another at certain intervals and knotted at the crossings, thus leaving square meshes between them, and wherein the patterns are formed by filling any desired number of meshes with threads leading to and fro in the transverse direction of the fabric and interlaced with the threads of the net in a weave-like manner.

Imitations of such lace are usually made on the so-called single-thread lace-braiding machine, that is, a machine of the type described in the U. S. Patent Specification N1. 613,380 to Malhere. Heretofore, in imitating the above-characterized lace .on the singlethread lace-braiding machine the netlike ground-work is formed by a series of longitudinal or warp-like strips each consisting of a number of interbraided threads, and of transverse or weft-like .sta-ves .or spokes formed by interchanging one thread each of two adjacent longitudinal strips and at the same time crossing said interchanged threads in the space between the adjacent strips, while the patterns are formed by an accumulation of such weft-like staves or spokes, i. e., by a more frequentinterchange of threads between adjacent strips (see U. S. Patent Specification No. 118,762).

One object of our invention is to more perfectly imitate a. lace of the kind referred to by forming the transversal or weft-like staves or spokes of the lace ground by a single thread only and furthermore, by so filling the meshes of the net as to resemble a more weave-like texture of the patterns. Another object of our invention is to produce an imitation lace which contains only a comparatively small number of threads on a given width and which therefore can not only be made on small machines, but, in consequence of the comparatively small quantity of thread material required for a given length, is rather cheap.

lVith this. and other objects in view our invention consists in the new process of making a lace with net-like ground-work on the single-thread lace-braiding machine, and also in the novel arrangement of threads in the groundwork of the lace as well as in the patterns thereof, as will be hereafter fully described with reference to, the annexed drawing, in which Fig. 1 shows, by way of example, a piece of our new lace in natural size, and.

Fig. 2 is a partof that lace drawn on a greatly enlarged scale.

The ground-work of the new-lace comprises longitudinal or warp- like strips 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.and so on, and transversal or weft-like staves .or spokes vIII connecting said strips in such a manner as to resemble a square meshed net-work. The longitudinal strips 1, 2, 3, 4t, 5, etc., may each consist of any desired number of threads, either of a single thread or of a plurality of threads twisted or braided together. In the example shown, each strip is formed substantially by a pair of entwisted threads a, a running continu ously in the longitudinal direction of the lace, said threads being in Fig. 2 for better clearness marked by fine strokes of the pen. The staves or spokes III, however, are formed by single threads 6, b which, although extending substantially lengthwise through the ;fabric,,are led in a zigzag line; thus they run alternately in the longitudinal. and in the transverse direction of the lace. Between each pair of adjacent longitudinal strips one thread 6 (marked in Fig. 2 by a bold stroke of the pen) is arranged, said thread being, .at those places where it runs codirectionally with the strips, alternately interbraided with the threads of the one and the other adjacent strip, while at the other places it connects the two adjacent strips in a weft-like manner. Of course, in consequence of the fact that in certain places the threads 6, b are interbraided with the threads at, a the number of threads in each strip 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on is not correctly two as stated before, but this number changes from place to place. While the parts II of the strips contain merely two entwisted threads, the parts I consists of four interbraided threads.

The patterns IV are as usual formed by filling certain meshes of the groundwork. To this end the threads 0, a of the warplike strips remain at those places where meshes are to be filled untwisted so that they run straight through in the longitudinal direction of the fabric, while the threads I), b are led, one behind the other, continuously to and fro between said threads a, a, thereby interlacing with the latter and crossing one another at certain intervals. According to our invention, the crossings of the threads I), b are no more arranged in the interior of the filled meshes, but they are, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, placed within the longitudinal strips, i. e., in the spaces between each two threads at, a, belonging to the same longitudinal strip. In consequence thereof, the two untWisted threads a, a of each pair of threads are spread apart, while the threads 6, Z) in the middle of the filled meshes, are arranged substantially parallel with one another. By these means not only a more per tect imitation of the hand-worked patterns is obtained, but, at the same time, the meshes can be filled more quickly and with less thread material than hitherto.

The threads a, a forming the longitudinal strips may be somewhat more heavily tensioned than the threads I), b which run partially in the transverse direction of the lace. Furthermore, the threads 6, b which run partially in the transverse direction of the lace. Furthermore, the threads 6, Z) are preferably somewhat thicker than the threads a WV e wish it to be stated, that our invention is not restricted to the exact lace shown and described; on the contrary many variations and alterations may suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention as pointed out in the claims.

Claims.

1. The method of producing braided lace with square meshes, which comprises form ing spaced warp pillars, connecting said pillars at intervals by transversal bars, the latter consisting of but one thread, meandering between the adjacent pillars and interbraided with the pillar threads and the op posed meander threads at the overlapping sections, and the filling-in of meshes to form spots and various patterns by interlacing the pillar threads in a weftlike manner with a plurality of closely assembled transverse bars.

2. The method of producing braided lace with square meshes, which comprises forming spaced warp pillars, connecting said pillars at intervals by transverse bars, the latter consisting of but one thread, meandering between the adjacent pillars and interbraided with the pillar threads and the opposed meander threads at the overlapping sections, and filling-in meshes to form spots and various patterns, by interlacing the pillar threads in a weftlike manner with a plurality of closely assembled transverse bars, the latter crossing each other between the threads of one and the same pillar.

3. A braided lace with square meshes, presenting spaced warp pillars and transverse bars connecting said pillars, said bars consisting of but one thread meandering between two adjacent pillars and interbraided with the pillars at the overlapping sections, and presenting filled-in meshes, the filling composed of a plurality of closely assembled transverse bars, and said bars interlacing the pillar threads in a Weftlike manner.

4. A braided lace with square meshes, presenting spaced warp pillars, and transverse bars connecting said pillars, said bars consisting of but one thread meandering between two adjacent pillars and interbraided with the pillars at the overlapping sections, and presenting filled-in meshes, the filling formed of a plurality of closely assembled transverse bars, and said bars interlacing the pillar threads in weftlike manner and crossing each other only between the threads of one and the same pillar.

In testimony whereof we ailix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.-

EMIL BENTE. PAUL STUHLMANN.

Witnesses FRITZ KnUNEoKE, KARL SAMUEL.

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