US1750844A - Decorating material - Google Patents

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Marh 1s, 1930.

yW. G. JOPSON DECORATING MATERIAL Filed Aug. 3, 1926 Vlio v unnecessary to twist if it is desired to prov Patented Mar. 18, 1930 "UNITED fsrAffrs-fs :1P ATE NT omet 'WILLIAM G. JCP-SON, OF WILLIAMSEORT, EN-NSYLVANIA, `ASSIGYNORVTIO ZC. ,A.-..R,EED

COMPANY, OF WILLIAMSPOR'I, PENNSYLVANIA, CORPORATONVOF DELAWARE DECB'A'TN'G MATERIAL l Application-,filed 'August 3, '1926. Serial No. 126,'861.

`This invention relatesto' decorating material of that general type conimonlyformed of flexiblesheet material such as fabric or plain or creped paper. As heretofore made any number of strips of the desired color or colors have been arranged in superposed relation and fastened together along their longitudinal median portions by any suitable means as by one or more lines of stitching, the strips being slit inwardly from opposite edges toward the median lportion where they are attached to each other at right angles to the length of the strips. This produces fringe elements which project outwardly from a central axial rib represented by the uncut median portion of the strips. In order to produce the desired rounded effect it isthen neeessary to twist the strips about their median portions as an axis. vWhen this material has been formed of crepe paper, the creping folds have extended laterally of the strip, the slits thus extending longitudinally of these folds. This results in the fringe elements being relatively stiz spine like elements reinforced against lateral bending by the creping folds.

According to the present invention a fluffier, softer material i'sproduced which it is duce the desired rounded form, although it may be twisted if desired. In the formation of this material from crepe paper the elements are cut from thel paper across the creping folds rather than longitudinally thereof so that soft, yieldable elements rather than the relatively stiff elements produced by cutting with the crepefolds result. These soft elements may be fluffed up and produce a rounded pliant rope effect without necessitating twisting. j

One method of making this material is to fix the strips together along their median portions as heretofore by a flexible medium only and if crepe paper is used with the creping folds extending laterally, and cutting in diagonally toward the median portion rather than perpendicularly. Thisrnot only produces softer fringe elements, but they are also of greater length for the same width of strip and their inclined arrangement at their junction with the uncut elements also helps vtain ones of 'the strips may be-slit diagonally,

wvith the grain running lengthwise ori'crosse wisel 'of the strip, for cottony or vother fffibrou's or fiexfible material having aglraimthefringe elements being 'cut on `the bias o'r across f the It is also apparent that" the `fstri'p's portion by gluing or @by any father gsuiftable method, so ylong as lthe.inaterialii'sipliant or limp longitudinally so ias` itobe suitable kfor 4aise as a decorative rope and falso 1Vthat cer- Aothers -beingslit perpendicularllyiffdesired. For alniore complete understanding of invention reference :may fbe hadito'ithe .accompanyifngidrawings, in which 'y VFigure "l represents la fragmentary plan `off-a plurality ofcrepe'paper vstrips .fixed together. Y f f 'FigureQis an end elevation ofthelsarne.

Figure '3 'illustrates the same -`c`onstruction Abut *showing the `strips `-as outA inwardly fir'om their edges jalong diagonallines to ipro'du'ce the fringe elements. I

Figure 4 illustrates a f portion -of theistrips ftlus cut fluffed to 'produce fthe 'rounded irop'e veA ect.

the completed f'ringaropefor ife's't'o'on. v

Figure 6 is an elevation showingaffurther modification. j l

'Y Referring to Figures 11 lto 45, lthe vfsiblje'ct matter of the invention beingfshown L'by way Vhave been cut in this manner they -inaylbe :100

luffedas by rolling between the hands, twisting,`or by any other treatment which causes Vthe fringe-elements to become more vor less 'i tially uniform effect'.

' crinkled and to extend 'about the median portion o f the strips in a generally roundedmass yof strand simulating elements ofv` soft fleX- ible natura-this being illustrated-between the points a and b of Figure'll and also in Figure 5. As the lines of. creping Y extendY thereacross causingthe fringe elements to befvery;

leXible and soft, they' are easily fluifed into the desired rounded rope form. By cutting 'inwardly in oppositely inclined 'directions from opposite sides thestrands are substantially symmetrically related tothe median portion so that theytend to extendl in the same general direction longitudi-nally of the'combe cut inthe same direction on opposite sides, those 'von one siden being inclined 1n one d1- rection and those on theV oppositev side in the opposite direction lengthwise of the strip, if Y, 4 this effect were desired..` Should' the Vmaterial fA be so. madeand twisted itwould producev op- Apositely disposed spiral effects.v

In Figure 6- a stillfurtherfmodiiication lis y shown inrwhich different layers or strips are cut inwardly in opposite directions from their margins.v As shown the slits are alternately L in opposite directions in adjacent superposed strips and as shown the line of slitting on' oppositesides-of the median portion are in the same direction rather thanoppositely inlclined as inthe construction shown in Figures 3,4and 6. It is evident, however, that they might be inclinedoppositely on opposite sides n of the medianA line and alsothat, if desired,

the fringe elements of certain Vstrips might be l formed byV inclined slits and those of other Ynature pleted fringe material and presenta substan- 1 0f course they might y 3. Decorating material ycomprising supery. 'i

posed flexible' strips fastenedtogether Yalong longitudinalY median portions, `each strip being slit inwardlyfrom its edgesdiagonally,

the direction of inclination of the'slits in certain strips being reversed with vrespect tor toward saidxmediumline to form fringe elements.

' strips byfslits at lright angles to the-length of the strips.

Wherey otherf materials than crepe paper, Y

' i but having a grain are employed, thisgrain should run either longitudinally orlaterally I of the strips so as to be cutacross by the diag- V y, onal incisions similarly i pendedclaims.l

to the folds ofthe crepe paper,"

Certain embodiments ofthis invention hav- I f l,ing 'thus-been described, it is alsoapparent v that various other Vmodifications might be made without departingV from; thel spiritl or scope of the invention as defined by the ap.

' f1. Pliant decorating materialicomprising y :superposed strips fastened togetherY along their longitudinal median portions with 'a f flexible medium yonly and eut inwardlyfdiagonally from `their portions.

v 2.V Pliant edges toward said median decorating "fringe 'material of elements.

` crepepaper having the creping vfoldsY extend- -ing ata-an Y angle to thelengthof the fringe l '105 Y l.

c f so In testimony whereof I havey aiiXed my sigl -WI-LLAM eJorsoN.Y

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