Dyeing of pile fabrics

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR DYEING PILE FABRIC WHEREIN A LENGTH OF PILE FABRIC WITH THE PILE FACING DOWNWARDLY IS SUPPORTED ABOVE A PRINTING FORM HAVING AN UPWARDLY FACING PRINTING SURFACE AND A PLURALITY OF OPEN RECEPTACLES FOR CONTAINING COLORING AGENTS FORMED THEREON BY THIN UPSTANDING WALLS DEFINING A DESIGN TO BE APPLIED TO THE FABRIC, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A SUPPORT POSITIONED BENEATH SAID LENGTH OF PILE FABRIC; (D) A SLIDE MOVABLE MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND CARRYING A PRINTING FORM HAVING UPWARDLY FACING OPEN RECEPTACLES THEREON; (C) SAID SLIDE AND THE PRINTING FORM BEING MOVABLE ON THE SUPPORT IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE FROM A FIRST POSITION BENEATH THE LENGTH OF PILE FABRIC TO BE DYED TO A SECOND POSITION WHERE THE PRINTING FORM IS REMOVED FROM BENEATH THE FABRIC AND THE OPEN RECEPTACLES THEREON ARE IN A POSITION TO BE FILLED FROM ABOVE WITH MEASURED QUANTITIES OF COLORING AGENTS, (D) A PLURALITY OF METERING DEVICES CORRESPONDING IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF RECEPTACLES ON THE PRINTING FORM POSITIONED ABOVE THE PRINTING FORM AT SAID SECOND POSITION OF THE FORM, (E) EACH OF SAID METERING DEVICES BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF A COLORING AGENT, AND (F) CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM EACH OF THE METERING DEVICES TO A POINT IMMEDIATELY ABOVE ONE OF THE OPEN RECEPTACLES ON THR PRINTING FORM.