US1981741A - Manufacture of chenille - Google Patents

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Nov. 20, 1934. J. MoRToN MANUFACTURE OF CHENILLE s sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 14,*.1931

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MANUFACTURE OF CHEN I LLE Filed sept. 14, 1931 s sheets-sheet s Patented Nov. 20, 1934 1,981,741 l MANUFACTURE F CHENILLE James Morton, Cramond Bridge, West Lothian,

Scotland Application September 14, 1931, Serial No. 562,795 In Great Britain October 1, 1930 27 Claims.

`This invention relates to the manufacture of chenille (sometimes referred to as fur) for use in the manufacture of pile fabrics, such as carpets, rugs, hangings and the like. Fur of this kind is usually made by producing first of all a weft cloth, or so called preparatory cloth, and then cutting this cloth into strips which constitute the chenille. The weaving of the preparatory cloth necessitates the employment of Vspecial weaving looms, and these are expensive to obtain and also to maintain in operation, so that the manufacturing cost of preparatory cloth is proportionately high.

The main object of the present invention is to manufacture chenille preparatory clothv by simple operationsI involving the use of adhesive as the sole means of binding together the threads composing the cloth, thereby avoiding the use of weaving machinery in the manufacture of said cloth.

It is of course customary to make use of adhesive in themanufacture of fabrics by `weaving, but there the adhesive is merely yan aid to the weaving operation and is usually washed out of the fabric after completion of the weaving. In the manufacture according to the present invention, the adhesive is the only means whereby the threads composing a preparatory,

cloth, and strips of chenille cut therefrom, are bound together.

An object of the invention is the manufacture of chenille preparatory cloth comprising a sheet of pile threads and a number of spaced binders secured to said threads by adhesive.

Another object of the invention is the manufacture of strips of chenille each consisting of a succession of pile tufts secured solely by adhesive to a longitudinal binder.

Another object of the invention is a method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cutting into strips of chenille, said method comprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads as a'sheet and a number of spaced adhesive binders, laying the sheet of pile threads andthe binders across each other and pressing the sheet of threads and binders together soA that they adhere and form chenille cloth.

The manner and means whereby the above and other useful objects are attainedv will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic sheets of drawings which illustrate the invention by way of example and in whichr-h Fig. 1 is an elevation of apparatus according to preparatory (ci. ,2s-1) the invention, parts being broken away and parts being removed in the interests of clearness.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section on the line II-II of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are fragmentary views of parts not shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a .fragmentary view at right angles t0 Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section on the line VII-VII of Fig. 5.- l

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective View of a gripper hereinafter described.

Fig. 9 shows a fragment of a finished strip of chenille.

Fig. 10 is a modified form of device for applying adhesive to the binders. f

Figs. 2 to 9 are each drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 1.

The apparatus comprises mainly an intermittently rotatable hollow drum,10, rollers 11 and 12 for treating a` webof binding threads B with adhesive, a roller 13 for guiding the binders to fthevdrum, a press 14 for pressing the pile threads on the binders and a number of guides 15 for maintaining the preparatory cloth C in contact with the surface of the drum throughout a substantial portion of its rotation. The apparatus illustrated also includes cutting means 16 for cutting the preparatory cloth into strips of chenille in its passage around the drum and means for supplying a multiplicity of pile threads. I

The above-mentioned parts will now b'e described 'in greater detail.

The circular surface of the drum is formed with shallow parallel annular grooves 17 adapted to receive and guide the bindersB, and also with deep recesses 18 for the cutting means 16 (see Figs. A2 and 7).

y The drum 10 is provided with hollow trunnions, one of which is shown at 20 and eachv of which is journalled in a suitable bearing 21 and would be fitted with suitable piping (not shown) serving for the supply and withdrawal of vheating fluid, such as steam. The drum 10 derives its intermittent rotational movement from any suitable mechanism; for example, from mechanismv including a Geneva-wheel 22vadapted to impart rotational movements of 60 to the drum 10. 'I'he wheel which drives the Geneva-wheel is denoted by 23, and the driving pin by 23. The wheel 23 is secured to a rotary shaft 24 driven from a power-driven main rotary driving shaft 25 through pairs of bevelgearwheels 26 and 27 and an intermediate shaft 28.

vThe rollers 11, 12 of the adhesive-applying device are located partly in a container 30 for fluid adhesive, the lower roller 11 having a shaft 31 supported at each end to rotate in a bearing 32 and being so disposed that it dips into the adhesive. The upper roller l2 has at each end a slotted support 33 and is rotatable but free to be raised and lowered into contact with the roller 11, against which it is normally pressed by its own weight, or otherwise. The shaft 31 is rotated from the main shaft 25 through the intermediary of intermeshing bevel-gearwheels 34, a transmission shaft 35, bevel-gearwheels 36, a camshaft 37 and a chain-and-sprocket drive 38. The arrangement is such that the binders B can be led to the guide roller 13 and drum l0 from between the two rollers 11, 12, with the result that the binders are coated with adhesive.

The guide-roller 13 is rotatably mounted at each end in a bearing 39 and is so positioned that it leads the binders B to a part of the drums surface immediately in advance of the press 14.

The press 14 comprises a'heavy block shaped concave on its ribbed under surface to conform with the curvature of the drum 10, the effective arcuate length of the block being at least the same as the linear travel of the drum surface during each rotational movement; this travelA may be about eighteen inches. The block is operated by the cam-shaft 37 through the intermediary of cam-mechanism comprising a groove-cam 37, a cam-actuated rod 37b, a pressure plate 37c and springs 37d. This mechanism, which is preferably provided in duplicate, acts to force the block 1'4 strongly towards the drum 10, for which purpose the block is vertically slidable with respect to the plate 37. It will thus be seen that pile threads P drawn in parallel formation below the press and across the surface of the drum become firmly pressed against the binders so that they adhere thereto (as atFig. 9).

The guides 15 (see also Fig. 2) consist of flexible steel bands which are led around an assembly of rotatable rollers 40, 41, 42 and 43, of which the terminal rollers 40 and 43 are disposed close to the curved surface of the drum, while one of the intermediate rollers (e. g. the roller 41) has an4 adjustable support 44, or instead acted upon by springs which force it radially away from the drum, and thus serves to maintain the bands taut, so that the parts thereof for the time being extended around the drum press against its surface. Certain or all of the rollers 40 to 43 may be formed on their circular surfaces with shallow annular grooves (not shown) which keep the bands 15 properly positioned in register with the grooves 17 for the binders B. The function of the bands 15 is to receive the preparatory cloth while incompletely produced just after the stage where the press 14 comes into operation, and to maintain the cloth with moderate firmness against the surface of the drum throughout a substantial portion of its rotational movement.

The cutting means 16 consists of a series of disc knives secured to a rotary shaft 5U, which is driven by a belt-and-pulley drive 51 from the main shaft 25. The knives being spaced apart so that they project into the recesses 18 (see If desired, one or more of the rollers 40 to 43 f opposite direction.

may be operatively connected to the drum 10 so as to be positively rotated in unison therewith, the arrangement being such that the linear speed of these rollers is substantially the same as that of the drum. If desired however the rollers aforesaid may as shown be free to rotate independently of the drum, in which event the bands move in unison with the drum because of the frictional engagement between them and the preparatory cloth C.

The binders B are led in properly spaced parallel relationship from a roller or beam 52 turning against a frictional drag imposed by a cord, band or chain 53 which is held tightly around a brake-drum 54 on the beam 52 by the pull of a weighted lever 55. The ultimately cut strips S of chenille are finally drawn from the apparatus and may be laid in a suitable storage receptacle in a flat condition or they may be Vd in the usual way.

With reference now to the manner in which the pile threads P are supplied to the apparatus, these threads are led from a suitable source of supply to a gripper adapted to move to-and-fro across the space between the drum 10 and press 14 while the latter is raised., This gripper, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, may consist of'two superposed jaws 60, 6l, each formed as a comb of resilient gripping fingers and each formed to the curvature of the drum. The lower jaw 6l is secured at both ends to carriages 62 mounted to slide along a pair of rotary shafts 63, and the upper jaw 60v derives vertical opening and closing movements from the rotation of these shafts. The said movements are transmitted from each shaft 63 to the adjacent end of the jaw 60 (see Fig. 4) through the intermediary of the following parts, namely:-a bevel-gearwheel 64 slidable on the shaft 63, and also rotatable therewith; a bevel-gearwheel 65, which meshes with the wheel 64; a pair of inter-meshing gearwheels 66 and 67, the former being secured to the same shaft 68 as the wheel 65, and the wheel 67 being formed long and screw-threaded internally to act as a nut through which a screw 69 is threaded, this screw being keyed to the carriage 62 and being therefore non-rotatable; a bracket 70 slidably mounted on an extension 7l of the wheel 67 and being pressed downwards towards a fixed collar 72 by a spring 73. The shafts 63 are rotated in unison and in alternately opposite directions at appropriately timed intervals by the main shaft 25 through the intermediary of the following parts, namelyz-a cam 74 on the shaft 25 (see Fig. 3); a lever 75 fulcrumed at 76 and adapted to be rocked by the cam 74, for which purpose the lever has a cam-roller 77 which is held against the cam by a spring a pulling on the lever 75; a horizontally reciprocable bar 78 having two sets of rack-teeth 79 and also' having a pin-and-slot connection at 80 with the lever 75; pinions 81 on the shafts 63, said pinions meshing with the rack-teeth. The entire arrangement is such that the jaw 60 is raised (and the gripper opened) when the shafts 63 rotate in one direction and is lowered (and the gripper closed) when these shafts rotate in the It will be seen that, when the gripper is closed, the jaw BOis pressed tightly down at each end by an adjacent spring 73. 1

The gear Fig. 4 is in duplicate one at of jaw 60.

The gripper is movable to-and-fro through the space between the drum l0 and press' 14 by movements of the carriages 62 along the shafts each end -colours or other characteristic.

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63, such movements also being derived from the main shaft 25 through the intermediary of the following parts, namely:-`-a cam 90 on the shaft 25, a lever 91 with a cam-roller 92 and fulcrumed at 93; a verticallyslidable toothed rack 94 havingA a pin-and-slot connection 95 with the lever 91; a pinion 9'6 secured to a shaft 97 and meshing with the rack 94; two sprocket-wheels 98 on the shaft 97 (seeFig. 6); two other sprocketwheels 99 each journalled on alixed stud 99a; and chains 100 on both pairs ofv wheels 98, 99 and connected tothe respective carriages 62. The entire arrangement' is such that, when the rack 94 is raised, the carriages 62 and the gripper carried thereby move in one direction-'across the space between the drum l10 and press 14, and that, when the rack islowered, the carriages and gripper move in the opposite direction.

The gripper works in association with cutting mechanism for severing the drawn out web o'f pile threads from their source of supply. Such mechanism may comprise, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7, a guillotine cutter 101 secured to the supply side of the pressure plate 37c and a stationary co-operating cutter 102 secured by bolts- 103 to the frame of the apparatus. The cutter 101 has guides 102 .which slide against the cutter'102. In the interests of clearness, the cutting mechanism has been omitted from Fig. 1.

vThe pile threads may be taken from any suitable source of supplyisuch as a beam or bobbins) and passed through a series of carriers which present them in line side-by-side. The pile threads may be of the same colour or of different colours and may be arranged in appropriate sequence in so far as concerns their The` threads may be led from the source of supply through a curved guide having means for holding the threads against return movement and with their ends projecting into the path of movement of the gripper. For example, the curved guide may be provided by a series of Vertical carriers 110 each with a smalll opening 111 (see Fig. 7) for the passage of a pile thread P and the opening being fitted with a small spring 112, which permits the thread to be drawn through the opening in one direction only (i. e. to the left-in As shown in Fig. 1, the openings are arranged at the same curvature as the drum and thus constitute collectively a curved guide frame. For clearness, only a few of the carriers 110 are shown in Fig. 1, these carriers being supported by a cross member 113 of the frame of the apparatus. The carriers collectively present the ends of the pile threads side-by-side in parallel formation.

Preferably, instead of the carriers having only one opening 111 and being fixed, they may'constirtute a selecting frame and have a number of vertically spaced openings for threads of different colours land be movable vertically into different positions by the action of a Jacquard or other selecting mechanism (for example, in the manner described in the Specification of my United States Patent No. 1,804,106 dated May 5th, 1931) so that the threads may be presented to the gripper in parallel formation and variable sequence. f

In the operation of the apparatus, the binders B passing in a`web between the rollers 11, 12

-are treated with adhesive and guided by the roller l3upon the drum 10 into the grooves 17 thereof, the binders extending around the drum as far as the roller 43, where they pass from the apparatus as partof the strips S produced thereby. Assuming the` press 14 to be raised,

the gripper 60, 61 advances, seizes the projecting ends of the pile threads P andfpulls them (see Fig. 7) in a curved web of parallelthreads across the drum. The bindershave meantime been in contact with the heated surface of the drum and the adhesive is thereby rendered tacky. The press 14 descends and presses the pile threads with great force against the binders, and at the same time the web of threads is severed from its source of supply by the cutters 101, 102 and is also released by the gripper. The press ascends after a period of depression lasting for, say, two seconds, and the drum is given a rotational movement of 60 by the mechanism 21-28, during which the pile threads and length of binders acted upon by the press are advanced and pass into engagement with the guides 15. At the same time, a new length of the binders already treated with adhesive is drawn into position below the press. The above cycle is continuouslyv repeated, so that the cloth C composed of the binders and pile threads passes step-by-step between the drum 10 and bands 15. In the passage of the/cloth, it encounters the knives 16, which cut it between each two adjacent binders into strips of chenille. The cutting action assisted by the pressure on the pile threads of the bands 15 between the knives. The passage of the preparatory cloth and strips between the bands and drum isof suiiiciently long duration to ensure that the adhesive will become thoroughly hard and dry and the pile threads securely fixed to the binders.

Where the binders are composed of tapes instead of threads the adhesive-applying device is so arranged that the tapes are treated with adhesive only on the side which receives the pile threads, no free adhesive being accordingly exposedvon the face of the preparatory cloth or on the strips of chenille. An arrangement for treating binding tapes in this manner is shown in Fig. 10, in which it will be seen that the binders B pass between two rollers 120, 121, the latter of which receives adhesive from a roller 122 dipping into a trough 123 of adhesive.

Further, binders may be applied at both sides of the preparatory cloth.

The provision of the cutting mechanism is not essential and could be omitted from the apparatus. In this event the apparatus would then vthe threads and binders being relatively adhesive, and then pressing the threads and binders together so as to cause them to adhere and form the preparatory cloth.

2. A method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cutting into strips of chenil1e,`com prising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads and laying them side-by-side on a support, supplying a series of binders and laying them transversely of said pile threads, the threads and binders being relatively adhesive, then pressing the threads and binders together so as to cause them to adhere and form the preparatory cloth, and then cutting oil' the pile threads from the source of supply.

3. A method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cutting into strips of chenille, cornprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads in parallel formation side-byside as a closed sheet, supplying a series of binders in parallel formation side-by-side as an open sheet and laying them transversely of said pile threads, said threads and binders being relatively adhesive, and pressing, the sheets of threads and binders together so as to cause them to adhere and form the preparatory cloth.

4.A method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cutting into strips of chenille, comprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads in parallel formation side-by-side as a sheet, supplying a series of adhesive binders in parallel formation side-by-side and laying them transversely of said pile threads, pressing the threads and binders together so as to cause them to adhere and then cutting off the pile threads from their source of supply.

5. A method of manufacturing chenille, comprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads in parallel formation side-byside, supplying a series of adhesive binders in parallel formation side-by-side and laying them transversely of said pile threads, pressing the threads and binders together so as to cause them to adhere, thus forming a preparatory cloth, cutting off the pile threads from their source of supply, and finally cutting said cloth between the binders into strips of chenille.

6. A method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cutting into strips of chenille, comprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads in parallel formation side-byside, supplying a series of spaced parallel binders, treating the binders with an adhesive, guiding them into a press, pulling a series of pile threads transversely over the binders, operating the press to force the pile threads into close contact with the binders, and to adhere thereto, cutting the pile threads from their source of supply and thereafter feeding forward the pile threads and binders as a piece of cloth.

'7. A method of manufacturing chenille, cornprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads in parallel formation side-byside, supplying a series of spaced parallel binders, treating the binders with an adhesive, guiding them into a press, pulling a series of pile threads transversely over the web of binders, operating the press to force the pile threads into close contact with the binders, and to adhere thereto, thus forming a preparatory clothr cutting the pile threads from their source of supply and thereafter cutting the cloth of'pile threads and binders into strips of chenille.

8. A method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cu'tting'into strips of chenille, comprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads in parallel formation side-byside, supplying a series of spaced parallel binders, treating the binders with an adhesive, guiding them into a heated press, pulling a series of pile threads transversely over the binders, operating the press to force the pile threads into close contact with the binders, and to adhere thereto, cutting the pile threads from their source of supply and thereafter feeding forward the adhering pile threads and binders as a piece of cloth.

9. A method of manufacturing chenille which comprises the following operations namely: gripping the projecting ends of a number of pile threads, pulling out these threads a certain distance over a support, treating with adhesive a series of binders, supplying said binders transversely of said pile threads, applying heat to said binders, pressing with considerable force the threads and binders together so as to 'cause them to adhere and form preparatory cloth, cutting off the pulled-out pile threads from their source of supply, applying pressure with less considerable force to said cloth, continuing to apply heat thereto, and cutting said cloth between the binders into strips of chenille.

10. A method of manufacturing chenille which comprises the following operations, namely: gripping the projecting ends of a number of pile threads, pulling out these threads a certain distance over a support, supplying a series of binders transversely of said pile threads, said threads and binders being relatively adhesive, applying heat to said binders, pressing with considerable force the threads and binders together on the support so as to cause them to adhere and form preparatory cloth, cutting off the pulled-out pile threads from their source of supply, applying pressure with less considerable force to said cloth, continuing to apply heat thereto, and cutting said cloth between the binders into strips of chenille.

ll. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille preparatory cloth, comprising a support, means for guiding binders over said support, means for holding the ends of a number of pile threads in the vicinity of said support, said threads and binders being relatively adhesive, gripper means for seizing said ends and pulling the threads across said support, a press forforcing said blnders and threads together against said support so that they adhere and form preparatory cloth, and means between said holding means and said support* for cutting off the pulled-out threads.

12. Apparatus formanufacturing chenille preparatory cloth comprising a hollow support, means on sadsrupport servingfor admission of vheating fluid to the hollow interior thereof, means for guiding a number of spaced binders over said support, means for holding the ends of a number of pile threads in the vicinity of said supportfsaid threads and binders being rel-r atively adhesive, gripper means for seizing said threads and pulling them out in a sheet across said support, a press for forcing said binders and threads together against said support so that they adhere and'form preparatory cloth, and means between said holding means and said support for cutting off the pulled-out threads.

13. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille preparatory cloth, comprising a support, means for guiding binders over said support, a roller device for applying adhesive to said binders, means for holding the ends of. a number of pile threads in the vicinity of said support, gripper means for seizing said threads and pulling them across said support, a press mounted in the vicinity of said support, cam-mechanism including spring means for forcing said press towards said support to make the binders and threads adhere and form preparatory cloth, and means between said holding means and said support for cutting off the pulled-out threads.

14. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille preparatory cloth, comprising a support, means for guiding a number of spaced binders over said support, a roller device for applying adhesive to said binders, means for holding the ends of a number of lpile threads in the vicinity of said support, a gripper mounted in the vicinity of said support, mechanism for closing and opening said gripper to `seize and release said thread ends, mechanism for moving said gripper across said support to seize and pull out said threads across said binders, a press mounted in the vicinity of said support, cam-mechanism including spring means for forcing said press towards said support to make the binders and threads adhere and form preparatory cloth. and means between said holding means and said support for cutting oir the pulled-out threads.

15. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille preparatory cloth, comprising a support, means for guiding a web of adhesively treated binders over said support, means for holding the ends of a number of pile threads in the vicinity of said support, a gripper mounted in the vicinity of said support, mechanism for closing and opening said gripper to seize and release said thread ends, mechanism for moving said gripper across said support to seize and pull out said threads across said binders, a press for forcing said binders and threads together against said support so that they adhere and form preparatory cloth, and means between said holding means and said support for cutting oir the pulled-out threads.

16. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille, comprising a hollow support, means on said support serving for admission of heating fluid to the hollow interior thereof, means for guiding a number of spaced binders over said support, means for holding the ends of a number of pile threads in the vicinity of said support, said threads and binders being relatively adhesive, gripper means for seizing said threads and pulling hem out in a sheet across said support, a press for forcing said binders and threads together against said support so that they adhere and form preparatory cloth, means between said holding means and said support for cutting off the pulled-out threads, means for moving said cloth step-by-step over said support, means for applying sustained pressure to said cloth against said support, and means for cutting the cloth into strips of chenille.

17. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille preparatory cloth comprising a rotatable drum, mechanism for rotating said drum Step-by-Step, means for guiding a number of spaced binders to said drum. means for holding the ends of a number of pile threads in a curved row, said threads and binders being relatively adhesive, a curved gripper mounted in the vicinity of said drum, mechanism for closing and opening said gripper to seize and release said thread ends, mechanism for moving said gripper across said drum to seize and pull out said pile threads in a curved sheet, a press for forcing said binders and threads together against said drum so that they adhere and form the preparatory cloth, and means for cutting off the pile threads when pulled out.

18. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille comprising a rotatable drum with a heatable surface, mechanism for rotating said drum stepby-step, means for guiding spaced binders to said drum, means for holding the ends of a number of pile threads in a curved row. side-byside, said threads and binders being relatively adhesive, a curved gripper mounted in the vicinity of said drum, mechanism for closing and opening said gripper to seize and release said thread ends, mechanism for moving said gripper 'said drum so that they adhere and form preparatory cloth, means for cutting off the pile threads when pulled out. and resilient bands for maintainingsaid cloth against the surface of said drum, with or without means serving to cut the cloth into strips of chenille.

19. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille comprising a hollow rotatable drum, bearing means on said drum serving for admission of heating fluid to the hollow interior thereof, mechanism for rotating said drum step-by-step, means for guiding binders to said drum to move step-by-step therewith, means for holding the ends of a number of pile threads in a curved row side-by-side, said threads and binders being relatively adhesive, a curved gripper mounted in the vicinity of said drum', mechanism for closing and opening said gripper to seize and release said thread ends, mechanism for moving said gripper across said drum to seize and pull out said pile threads in a curved sheet, a curved block mounted in the vicinity of said drum, cammechanism including spring-means for forcing said block towards said drum to press the binders and threads together so that they adherek and form preparatory cloth, means for cutting off the pile threads when pulled out, means for maintaining said cloth against the surface of said drum, and knives serving to cut the cloth into strips of chenille.

20. Apparatus for manufacturing chenille comprising a hollow rotatable drum, bearing means on said vdrum serving for admission of heating fluid to the hollow interior thereof, mechanism for rotating said drum step-by-step, means for guiding a number of parallel spaced binders to said drum to move step-by-step there;

With, means for treating said binders with adhesive, means for presenting the ends of a nume ber of pile threads side-by-side in a curved row, a curved gripper mounted in the vicinity of said drum, mechanism for closing and opening said gripper to seize and release said thread ends. mechanism for moving said gripper across said drum to seize and pull out said pile threads in a curved sheet, a curved block mounted in the vicinity of said drum, cam-mechanism in cluding spring-means for forcing said block towards said drum to press the binders and threads together so that they adhere and form preparatory cloth, a cutter for cutting ofi the pile threads after being pulled out, resilient bands for maintaining said cloth against the surface of said drum, means for moving said bands in unison with said drum, and a gang of rotary knives and recesses therefor in the drum, said knives -serving to cut the cloth into strips of chenille'.

21. A strip of chenille consisting of a succession of coplanar parallel pile .tufts of the same length and a straight longitudinal Ibinder to which the piletufts are adhesively secured midway of their length and which extends along one side of the pile tuft plane.

22. A method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cutting into strips of chenille, comprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads as a sheet and a number of spaced adhesive binders, laying the sheet of pile threads and the binders across each other and pressing the sheet of threads and binders together so that they adhere and form chenille preparatory cloth.

23. A method of manufacturing preparatory cloth for cutting into strips of chenille, comprising the operations of supplying a number of pile threads as a sheet and a number' of spaced adhesivc binders, laying the sheet of pile threads and the binders across each other and applying pressure and heat to the threads and binders so that they adhere and form chenille preparatory cloth.

24. Chenille preparatory cloth comprising a sheetof pile threads and a number of spaced binders arranged to extend straight across said pile threads and secured to said threads solely by adhesive.

25. Chenille preparatory cloth comprising a sheet of closely arranged parallel transverse pile threads and longitudinal binders which are spaced apart and are arranged to extend straight across said pile threads and are secured to said threads solely by adhesive.

26. A strip of chenille consisting of a succession of pile tufts secured solely by adhesive to a central straight binder across one side of which binder all the pile tufts extend, their ends projecting straight from said binder.

27, A strip of chenille consisting of parallel and coplanar pile tufts secured solely by adhesive to a longitudinal binder extending straight across the tufts.

JAMES MORTON.

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