IL30247A - Decorative structure - Google Patents

Description

" DECORATIVE MATERIAL w The present invention concerns decorative structure for use as wall panels., room, dividers, lamps, lampshades and the like.

It is an object of the invention to provide a decorative structure for the purpose aforesaid, which material combines plates of regular geometric shapes of glass, plastics, ceramics and the like in a decorative manner without damaging the plates themselves by the attachment of connecting means* The invention consists in a decorative structure for room dividers* wall panels, lamp shades and the like comprising a plurality of small plates of glass, fiberglass, plastics, ceramics and the like rigid material of regular geometric shape* each plate being loosely held in a frame work beyond which part of the periphery of the plate projects, the frame work projecting beyond other parts of the periphery of each plate at several positions* a connector link engaging said framework construction of adjacent plates at said positions where it projects beyond said parts of the periphery* The invention is illustrated, by way of example only, in the accompanying drawing, in whicht- Fig, 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the decorative structure according to the invention.

Figs* 2 and 3 are simila views of further embodiment thereof* Figs* 4 and 5 are plan views of two embodiments of the frame link according to the invention.

Figs* 6 and 7 show front views of further embodiments of the invention using the frame links of Figs. 4 and 5.

The decorative -aefceaplal according to the Invention is constituted as shown in Figs. 1 * 3 by small square plates l of rigid material such as glass, fiberglass, plastic, wood, ceramics or the like which are each held In a framework generally Indicated by 2. As shown In Fig. 1 this ¾^ejwpj¾^oomprises two square frames 3 of flat rigid material such as metal, plastic or the like which are placed against both flat sides of plate 1 In such a manner that the corners projeot beyond the edges of plate 1 and register with each other. These registering corners are interconnected by pins In such a manner tha aTspaoe is left between each pin and the juxtapose4 edge of the plate 1, and thereby the^plate l s loosely held in the framework 2. The pins 4 /adjacent frameworks 2 are engaged by a connector link 5. This link may have any desired geometric profile, eigi round, square, oblong, rectangular, and Is of suoh dimension that the pins 4 are movable relative to It; This permits a plate 1 to assume an angular position relative the adjacent plate,, or a row of plates so cpnneoted to assume an angular positio relative to a row of adjacent plates. Thus In the position in which the plates 1 are all in one plane,, the decorative material can be used as a room divider when mounted in a divider frame, or as a window or the like, while when the plates ar In angular positions to each other the decorative material oan be used¾ir for lamp, lamp shades or the like^ depending on the material used for the plates.

In the embodiment of Fig. 2 and 3 which also show square plates 1, framework 2 is constituted by frame i ks 6 6a s t h s of a ed onto each corner of plate 1 BO that the latter projects through each link 6 . The frame links 6 , shown in Pig. 4, are made of wire loops, for example, while the frame links 6a, shown in Fig. 5f are made of thin sections out from a tubular member, both links being of slightly greater width than the thickness of plate 1 in order to permit the latter to be loosely held by the links. The ends of ,tne frame links 6 , 6a project beyond the edges of plate 1 and are held together and to the ends of frame links 6 * 6a of adjacent pl es 1 by means of conneotor links 7* 7a, respectively. These latter are closed links and open links, respectively, In order to facilitate their assembly together with open frame links 6 and closed frame links 6a, . respectively. Links 6 , 6a and 7 » 7a may, o course, have any other suitable shape and profile than those described above. ■ ' , , structure In Figs, 6 and 7» the decorative ¾Η£¾¾τ¾¾1 according to the invention is constituted by circular plates la which are shown i Fig..6 to be held i three frame links 6a threaded onto plates la and forming a triangular framework* Adjacent frame links 6a in this case are held together by an open annular connector link 7a · . In this cas links 6 , 7 similar to those described with reference to Fig.;. 2 ma also be used.

In Fig,., 7» circular plates 7 are assembled to form structure the decorative ^WB&WPS&E according to the invention, by means of four frame links in a similar manner as described with reference to Figs., 2 or 3* '

Claims (1)

1. each triangular plates held between two flat triangular frames apexes which extend beyond the edges plates lb being connected to each other by a manner to that described reference to Connector or any one of the other connector links above described engage the adjacent of adjacent frames 3a to assemble them to form the decorative In circular plates la are connected in a manner similar to that described with reference to As stated any suitable material may be used to make the plates Plates of or more laminations of with or without decorative designs in bent metal or the like between said have been found to have a particular decorative ii While the of the plates lb have been described as circular and they may have any other suitable regular geometric It can be seen that when the assembled decorative above desoribed is in the flattened conditionj it can easily be and can be made for a circular in C L wall of small plates of ceramics and the like rigid material of regular geo etrlo each plate loosely held a frame work beyond which part the periphery of the plate the frame work projecting beyond other parts of the periphery of each plate at several a link engaging said work construction of adjacent plates at said where it projects said parts of the Decorative structure as claimed in claim wherein said framework comprises a flat frame of regular geometric frame being placed on the front and one on the back of said the frames being connected to each other by pins or the like at the positions at which they project beyond the parts of the periphery said said connector engaging the adjacent pins of adjacent Decorative structure as claim said framework comprises a plurality of narrow frame links whose width is greater than the of the said links straddling said parts of the peripher of said adjacent ends of said frame links which project beyond adjacent plates being engaged by said connecto Decorative structure as claimed in any preceding wherein frame open Decorative structure as claimed in any of claims 3 wherein said frame links are closed Decorative structure as claimed in any preceding wherein said connector links are open structure as claimed in any of claims 5 wherein connector links are closed AGENT FOR APPLICANTS dated this 23rd day of insufficientOCRQuality