US1606561A - Loofah material - Google Patents
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- US1606561A US1606561A US79033A US7903326A US1606561A US 1606561 A US1606561 A US 1606561A US 79033 A US79033 A US 79033A US 7903326 A US7903326 A US 7903326A US 1606561 A US1606561 A US 1606561A
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- loofah
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- loofah material
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- insoles
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- 244000280244 Luffa acutangula Species 0.000 title description 18
- 235000009814 Luffa aegyptiaca Nutrition 0.000 title description 18
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 title description 5
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 4
- 239000002699 waste material Substances 0.000 description 4
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000005520 cutting process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000945 filler Substances 0.000 description 1
- 244000144992 flock Species 0.000 description 1
- 238000003825 pressing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000012858 resilient material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000004753 textile Substances 0.000 description 1
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
- D01B—MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF NATURAL FIBROUS OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL TO OBTAIN FIBRES OF FILAMENTS, e.g. FOR SPINNING
- D01B9/00—Other mechanical treatment of natural fibrous or filamentary material to obtain fibres or filaments
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- loofah In the ordinary commercial use of loofah a large amount of waste occurs for example in the manufacture of insoles for boots as the insole is cutfrom the loofah and much of the unused part is thrown away as waste, also loofahs which by reason of surface damage or inferior quality are unsuitable for manufacturing purposes.
- loofah more particularly waste loofah or loofahs of inferior quality, care being taken not to cut the loofah into small pieces or to press it under heavy pressure, as cutting and pressing cause loofah to lose its properties and I so regulate the process of breaking or tearing that the product may be either a fine or a coarse loofah down.
- the loofah may be broken or torn in a breaking or tearing machine which usually comprises cylinders with tearing teeth; a suitable machine may be bought on the open market and is known as a hard waste opening machine.
- Loofah down may be used for any purpose such as socks and insoles of boots, stuffings for mattresses, cushions, and as a sole filler for footwear, and for any like purposes to which fibrous mater1als are put.
- a bag of textile material or loofahs or any other suitable material is filled with loofah down and enclosed with a row of stitching. The down is evenly dis tributed in the bag and is then quilted. A sole or other article is cut out from the filled bag and is then sewn round the edge in order to hold the material together.
- a stuffing of loofah down is found superior to hair and flock as is now employed, in that it is light, resilient and odourless, and does not lose its properties when sub jected to damp.
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- Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
Description
Patented Nov, 9, was.
tll ill'fill STATES we it" LOOEAH' MATERIAL.
No Drawing.
In the ordinary commercial use of loofah a large amount of waste occurs for example in the manufacture of insoles for boots as the insole is cutfrom the loofah and much of the unused part is thrown away as waste, also loofahs which by reason of surface damage or inferior quality are unsuitable for manufacturing purposes.
According to this invention I break or tear loofah, more particularly waste loofah or loofahs of inferior quality, care being taken not to cut the loofah into small pieces or to press it under heavy pressure, as cutting and pressing cause loofah to lose its properties and I so regulate the process of breaking or tearing that the product may be either a fine or a coarse loofah down. The loofah may be broken or torn in a breaking or tearing machine which usually comprises cylinders with tearing teeth; a suitable machine may be bought on the open market and is known as a hard waste opening machine.
Loofah down may be used for any purpose such as socks and insoles of boots, stuffings for mattresses, cushions, and as a sole filler for footwear, and for any like purposes to which fibrous mater1als are put.
Application filed January 2, 1926, Serial No. 79,033, and in Great Britain January 221, 1325.
In the manufacture of insoles, mattresses or cushions, a bag of textile material or loofahs or any other suitable material is filled with loofah down and enclosed with a row of stitching. The down is evenly dis tributed in the bag and is then quilted. A sole or other article is cut out from the filled bag and is then sewn round the edge in order to hold the material together.
A stuffing of loofah down is found superior to hair and flock as is now employed, in that it is light, resilient and odourless, and does not lose its properties when sub jected to damp.
What I claim is 2-- 1. The process of making loofah down from pieces of loofah which consists in tear ing apart the individual uncut fibres of said pieces until they are loosely related to each other.
2. As an article of manufacture loofah down having the individual uncut fibres in very loose relation to each other, thus forrning a light resilient material.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 15th day of December, 1925.
GLADYS MAR-Y DASH.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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| GB1606561X | 1925-01-21 |
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| US1606561A true US1606561A (en) | 1926-11-09 |
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| US79033A Expired - Lifetime US1606561A (en) | 1925-01-21 | 1926-01-02 | Loofah material |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2592747A (en) * | 1949-03-30 | 1952-04-15 | Schumann Hans Maassen | Latex impregnated luffa and method of preparing the same |
| US20070011813A1 (en) * | 2004-03-16 | 2007-01-18 | Rathle Mario M | Self-ventilating and self-cooling variable geometry pillow |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2592747A (en) * | 1949-03-30 | 1952-04-15 | Schumann Hans Maassen | Latex impregnated luffa and method of preparing the same |
| US20070011813A1 (en) * | 2004-03-16 | 2007-01-18 | Rathle Mario M | Self-ventilating and self-cooling variable geometry pillow |
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