US1758418A - Bat - Google Patents

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WW WC w% J 3 F. J. VINCENT BATT Filed Feb. 15, 1929 May 13, 1930.

Patented. May 13, 1930 UNITED STATS smear FRANK. J; vinoniv'r, or LITTLE FALLS, new YORK Application filed February 13, 1929. Serial No. 339,702.

This invention relates to bats for use in upholstery and the like. i

In the upholstering of seats and cushions and particularly of chair and automobile seats and backs, it is customary ,to put overv the springs one or more layers orbats, and the upholstery covering is then placed over the bats. Cotton bats have been customarily 7 used heretofore for this purpose, but they. 10 are not particlarly elastic or strong in tensile strength, and frequently it has been necessary to stitch the cotton bat to burlap or other fabric which is placed over the coils or springs in order to prevent the punching of holes in the cotton bats by the coils or springs. If the cotton bat were reinforced with paper or the like, in order to give it tensile strength,

it would be inelastic and could not accommodate itself to undulations in the surface covor creases which would be objectionable.

An objectof the invention is to provide an improved bat of this type, which will have maximum strength; which will be somewhat elastic; which, will accommodate itself to undulations in a surface or object covered without the formation of ribs or ridges; which may be used without a burlap or other fabric back; which may be easily made in various sizes, and which will be relatively simple and inexpensive.

.A further object of the invention is to provide an improved method of making'a bat which will accomplish the above objects.

" Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of an embodiment of the invention, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out hereinafter in connection with the appended claims. v

In the accompanying drawing Fig.,1 is a perspective illustrating one of the steps in the manufacture of one of the improvedbats;

Fig. 2is a plan of a portion of one of the component bats;

Fig. 3 is a transverse, sectional elevation of the same;

5 Fig. 4 is a plan of a portion of an improved ered' thereby without formation of wrinkles bat during an intermediate step in its manufacture; e

vFig". 5 is a transverse section of thesame;

Fig. 6 is a perspective of a portion of the same, partially folded to indicate the manner ,55 in which it is folded ;and I Fig. 7 is a similar perspective illustrating the improved bat as completely folded.

In accordance with this invention, and referring particularly to the drawing, a cot ton or other fibrous bat lis first formed in a perfectly fiat condition, and another bat 2 of tough fibrous material, such as jute, is similarly formed and deposited upon the cotton bat 1, The two superposed bats are then preferably passed and compressed between rollers 3, which cause the fibers in the abutting faces of the two bats to interweave with one another to some extent, so that they will V adhere-toone another, and therefore be more .7 easily handled in successive operations.

The side edge or marginal portions of the. combined bat are then folded over upon the same face of the bat, that is upon the jute or tough fibrous'bat, as shown in Fig. 6, the 7 folded edge portions overlapping with one] another somewhat as will be observed from Fig. .6. The bat when completely folded is shown in Fig. 7, and the folded bat is prefer ably then further compressed'or rolled by pressure applied to opposite faces thereof, which further interknits or interlocks the fi bers or abutting layers in such a manner that they will adhere while the bat is being handledfor upholstering purposes.

The hat of loose, tough fibers which forms the core or lining of the combined bat, gives the finished bat great tensile strength, so that it may be used directly without theuse of a burlap backing, and is sufficiently elastic to V accommodate its'elfto all'undulations of the surface to 'be covered thereby. The finished bat has great strength to resist the punching of holes therein by any projections on the surface being covered, and the cotton outer surface gives the bat a good appearance which will not show through the usual coverings or present an unsightly appearance if the cow. ering is thin. p

The cotton or outer bat is preferably somewhat Wider than the inner batof jute or the like having the long, toughfibers, and the marginal edge strips of the cotton bat preferably taper in thickness outwardly, that is, they are made thinner towards the extreme side edges,as shown inliigs. 3 and 4, and then when the bat is folded as shown in Figs.

\ 6 and ?.the ta ere d edges which overla will P U P not form ridges inthe finished bat, and the finished bat will be of substantially uniform thickness across its entire width.

Incasket work, sue-ha combined bat of cotton with a jute core is cheaper than an all cotton bat, and since the cotton forms the exterior covering of the combinedbat, it pre-' sents an attractive, white appearance, which i will not show under silkli'nings.

The finished bats may be made entirely by machinery, of any desired -widths,:and folded and rolledjin long strips or; rolls. Conse quently', the cost of manufactureis relatively low and quantity produetionis feasible. c The projecting side edges of the cotton bat, as shown in Figs. 4: and 5, cover the jute or other care after the combined bat has been foldedyandthe finished bat, due to interlocking of the overlapping cotton, is in re'ality a contlnuous tubular cottonbat, completely enclosing 'athin: fiat, elastic andstrong core of" tough fibersr This'combined tubular bat may also'be turned" or further folded anynumber of times,jand-the m'oreit is turned, the stronger it beclonies, I 1 V Each component bat n'ia'y' be separately formed in any suitable or usual manner,is uch' "as by first card ng or garnetting the fibers,

then deposited in a mat or continuous layer, with thefibers criss-crossing one another. to give the" bat maximum strength.

It will be obv'iousthat various changes in the details, which have been herein described duringwhich the fibers are straightened and and illustrated inorder to iexplain'the nature of the invention, may be made by those, skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention "as expressed in the appendedclaims." v

. Claims r I 1. A'bat for use in upholsteryand'the like, comprisinga batof cotton, afnarrower hat of. loose, tough fiberssuperposed upon the cotton'bat, and the edges of the combined bat 7 being folded over towards "and overlapping holster-y" and the likeywhich comprisesdepositing a bat of one loose fibrous material npona wider bat of another anddifi erent one anothen I A bat for use in upholstery and the like, comprising a loose fibrous bat of one material superposed upon a wider bat of another and difi'erentlfibrous material, and the combined bat folded to 'encase the first mentioned bat in the second-with the edges of the wider bat overlapping one another, c

3. The method of forming bats for, up-

the fibers of the abutting surfaces of the bats.

5. The method of forming bats for upholstery and the like, which comprises depositing a bat of one "loose, fibrous material upon a wider bat of another and different fibrous material, compressingthe bats together face to face, folding over the sides of the 'two' bats together until at least the lower bat encloses the upper bat, and compressing the folded bat from face to face to intermesh the fibers of'the abutting surfaces of the bats.

6. The method of forming bats for up holstery and the like, which comprises de-' positing a jute fiberbat upon a'wider' cotton bat, and folding the side portions of the double bat thus formed towards one another with the wider cotton bat edges overlapping one, another. 7. A bat for use in upholstery 'andthelike,

comprising a'bat of cotton, a narrower bat of loose, tough fibers and 'ofapproximatelyj ton bat, and the edges of the combinedbat being folded over towards and overlappingjone another.

8. Abat foruse inupholstery and the like,

, comprisinga cotton bat having encased there in a'reinforcing hat of loose tough fibers and of "approximately uniform thickness, the tough fibers running indifferent directions in the bat, and'the fibers'of'one bat being interlaced with those of the otherfat their abuttingsurfaces by compression of the bats. '9. A bat for use in upholstery and the like, comprising a loose fibrous bat of 'one material andof approximately uniform thickness, superposed upon a wider bat of another. and different fibrous material and of aPPIOXimately' uniform thickness and the combined 'bat'folded to encase the first mentioned bat in the second with the edges of the widerbat overlapping'one another.

cuniformthickness, superposed upon the cot-' v 10. The method of forming bats for up'* holstery and the like, positing a hat of one loose fibrous material of approximately uniform thickness upona wider bat of another and different fibrous material of approximately uniform: thick ness, and folding overthe sides of'the'itwo bats-together until at least the lower'bat encloses the upper bat. c

11. The method of forming bats forupholstery and the like, whichcomprises, de-- positing a batof one loose fibrous material which comprises de-l fibers of said one material running in difi'erbat from face to face to intermesh the fibers of the abutting surfaces of the bats.

12. A bat for use in upholstery and the like, comprising a loose fibrous bat of one material superposed upon a wider bat of another and different fibrous material, and

the combined bat folded to encase the first mentioned bat in the second with the edges of-the wider bat overlapping one another, the

ent directions in the bat, whereby the strength of the combined bat to resist tearing will be FRANK J VINCENT.

a maximum.

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