US1214402A - Ornamental article. - Google Patents

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H'. Wl. WOOTTON.

.ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I0. I9I5.

l ,2 l @.Q Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

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ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1,214,402. Original application led March 20,

`ifatented Jan. 30?, MMT?.

1914, Serial No. 826,106. Divided and this application filed February 10, 1915. Serial N0. 7,449.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRIETTA MEADE Woor'roN, of Boston,n inthe county of Suffol" and State 0f Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Ornamental Article, of which the following is a specification, this application being a division of my application filed March 20, 1914, Serial No. 826,106.

The main object of my invention is to provide an ornamental article comprising a plurality of elements forming a design an to provide means for suitably holding the elements in their proper relative positions and my invention comprises an ornamental article which accomplishes these objects and in the preferred form l provide a buttery, a milkweed background and grasses to form a design and these are not only held byother members but also have a cooperating holding function of their own.

1n the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of a' plaque embodying my invention;` Fig. 2 is an end view thereof; Fig. 3 isa partial sec- Fig. 1 but on a larger scale on line 3; Fig. tis a detail of the milkweed fibers being substantially parallel to each other; Fig. 5 is a detail showing the parts of a butteryv; Fig. 6 is a plan showing one ply of waterproof material; and Fig. 7 is a plan showing the double ply of said material. y

, Base A is preferably circular and made of glass and upon it I place the elements of the design these cons-isting mainly, in the embodiment illustrated, of a uffy milkweed background B, foliage or grasses D and a buttery E. In making the butterfly I prefer to provide a base e of gummed paper upon which is placed the artificial body e preferably of cardboard or similar material suitably colored. rlhe natural wings e2, e2 are then stuck on to the base e and the natural feelers es, es are glued to the head portion of the artificial body. This method of making the butterfly results in a relatively fiat element of the design which preserves its shape and integrality.

1 preferably use the bers of milkweed as a background, ause they are white and typify the sky, the butterfly being represented as flying amon the grasses or the like such as foliage. T e fibers of the milkweed may be parallel as shown in detail in Fig. 4 or the stem may be centrally arranged with relation to its fibers as shown at B in Fig. 1, this form having the appearance of a star in the sky background. 'llhe yielding fibrous milkweed holds the other elements against lateral displacement, this being clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, itbeing clear that the milkweed has not only the function of being a part of the design but also the function of holding other elements against lateral displacement which would destroy the design.

rlhe fibers of the milkweed are, of course, in an orderly arrangement and, as illustrated, some of the fibers are in groups with the fibers substantially arallel or side by side and others have the bers radiating from their stems. Milkweed is lustrous and produces a gleaming or shimmering effect on the eye particularly when in such arrangement, thus imparting a representation or typification of the sky which is enhanced by the winged creature or creatures which are supported by the surface of the milkweed. 1n other wo-rds, the ornamental' article as a whole represents the butterfly or other winged creature as in its natural element, viz.: the air, with a brilliant sky as the immediate background for the butterfly.

When the elements parent cover F, preferably circular, 1s brought into position and a strip of flexible moisture proof material G, such as electric tape, is applied so as to cover the edges and extend inwardly along the outer faces of the base and cover. rlhis material is also eX- tended well inwardly between the base and cover so that kit not only prevents moisture, air,` insects and other foreign matter from entering between the base and cover and holds them together by reason ofthe adhesion between the glass and the gum of said tape, but it also spaces the base and cover at the proper distance apart so that the elements of the design will ybe held `in proper relative position but will not be crushed and of course some slight pressure may be used because of the yielding nature of the milkare 1n place a trans-v weed background. A slight opening may Y exist Vat g between the ends of strip G and therefore I provide a similar strip G of moisture proof material outside of strip G, the ends of strip G being at g and therefore the opening g is completely covered by strip G. rlhese strips G and G prevent relative rotation between the base and cover and so prevent any possible disarrangement of the design. Outside strip Gis placed a metal rim H which aids in holding the parts together.

What I claim is:

l. In an ornamental article the combination of a background; a butterfly consisting of a base, an artificial body and natural Wings mounted on said base; and means to hold the background and butterfly in position.

2. In an ornamental article the combination With a background, a transparent cover and a composite Winged creature consisting of a flat artificial body and natural Wings secured together, means for holding said composite Winged creature on said vbackground beneath said transparent cover.

3. In an ornamental article the combination with a background, a transparent cover and a composite Winged creature consisting of an artificial body and natural Wings secured together, means for holding said composite Wlnged creature on said background beneath said transparent cover.

4. In an ornamental article, a composite Winged creature consisting of an artificial body and natural wings so secured together as to simulate the natural creature.

5. In an ornamental article the combination of a background, a composite Winged creature consisting of a base, an artificial body and natural wings mounted on said base, and means to hold the background and composite Winged creature in position.

l HENRIETT MEADE WOOTTON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE A. RooKwELL, GEO. N. GoDDARD.

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