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F. H. WAGGONER.

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APPLICATION FILED Aue.3|. I916.

Patented June 26, 1917.

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FRANK H. WAGGONER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AS SIGNO,R TO COMMERCIAL COLORTYPE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FAN.

Application filed August 31, 1916.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, FRANK H. WAGGONER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fans, of whichthe folarticle which, besides being attractive in appearance and conveniently used, can be very cheaply manufactured,.both as to cost. of material and cost of labor.

A further object of the invention-is to provide a fan of this type, "having a handle designed to lie within thefolded sections of the body of the fan when the device is folded up, which, when the device is unfolded, will cover, as little as may be of the body part of the fan so that the} surfaces of the latter may be utilized to the fullest extent as advertising spaces for the display of a souvenir picture.

A further object is to provide a folding, mailable fan with a return post card which can be detached from the fan and mailed, for example, to the concern, the advertisement of which appears on the fan.

The device is illustrated, in certain alternative embodiments, in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of one embodiment of the invention, the device be ing shown as folded up *ready for mailing.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same article with the fan sections unfolded.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the fan ready for use. a I

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3. I

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view,'in perspective, illustrating a modification.

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating an other modification.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 77of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view showing a somewhat dif- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1917.

Serial No. 117,964.

ferent embodiment of the invention, in whlch a return post card is associated with the fan, and

Fig. 9 is a view of the device of Fig. 8 with the handle extended and the return post card folded out ready to be detached.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the fan consists preferably of a piece of card board A, or other suitable material, folded over at a to form two sections B and C, and a handle D. Fan section C'is formed with a slit E and the handle is slidably attached to the body portion of the fan by a suitable pivot forming member, for example, an eyelet. F as shown, which extends through slot E; The other fan section, B, is formed with two parallel slits G providing a part H to overlap the end of the handle when the device is unfolded. This end of the handle is preferably beveled as indicated at 'J;

A possiblemodification is shown in Fig. 5, in which the section B, instead of being slitted, has secured thereto a band or strip K for the end of the handle.

The handle is preferably made short enough so that it will lie entirely between the fan sections, as shown in Fig. 1, when the device is folded up. These sections may be held together by a clip L, or other suitable fastening means. tions are folded out, the handle may be turned and pushed inwardly along slot E until the beveled end J of the same is pushed through slits G.

Another modification is shown in Figs. 6 and 7 In this arrangement fan section C is not slitted. The other fan section B is formed with a curved slit M providing a flap or lip N to overlie the end of the ban dle. Obviously the slit M need not extend all the way through the cardboard, if the latter be made up of more than one ply. In fact, it would be possible to use a separate element for providing the overlapping part of the handle in analogy to the modification shown in Fig. 5. This modification is not specifically claimed herein as it forms the subject-matter, in part, of my co-pending application Serial N 0. 132,128, filed Nov. 18, 1916.

Figs. 8 and 9 show another desirable form of the invention. Fan section B is formed When the fan sec-- with a curved slot E for the eyelet or pivotforming member F, the slot being curved so as to form a shoulder O which checks the tendency of the pivot to move backwardly in the slotfor example, when the fan is being used. In the devices shown in the preceding figures, the movement of the fan back and forth may in time cause the extremity of the handle to back out of its engagement with the fan section on the other side fold. lVith a slit formed substantially as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 this is impossible, although, when desired, the handle may readily be manipulated to permit the fan to be folded up.

Figs. 8 and 9 show the fan section A as provided with a return postcard P which can be detached from the fan along the scored line Q. The return postcard is folded in between the fan sections A and B when the fan is mailed. In order that the fan may be conveniently used, it is necessary to detach the postcard section. If the postcard is detached it is likely that it will be mailed back to the concern whose advertisement appears on the fan. Thus, for certain classes of advertising, the provision of a fan with a postcard attached to the fan in the manner shown increases the value of the fan as a solicitor of business. It is obvious that the return postcard, such as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 might be associated with the fans shown in the preceding figures.

I claim:

1. A'fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, a handle which is pivoted to one of said sections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter are folded or be turned so as to lie across the fold between the sections when unfolded; the other section being provided with a part adapted to overlap the end of the handle, when the fan is unfolded, so that the handle holds the fan sections in substantially rigid relation.

2. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, a handle which is pivoted to one of said sections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter are folded or be turned so as to lie across the fold between the sections when unfolded; the other section being formed with a slit providing a part adapted to overlap the end of the handle, when the fan is unfolded, so that the handle holds the fan sections in substantially rigid relation.

3. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, a handle which is pivoted to one of said sections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter are folded or be turned so as to lie across the fold between the sections when unfolded; the other section being formed with a pair of slits providing apart adapted to overlap the end of the handle, when the fan is unfolded, so that the handle holds the fan sections in substantially rigid relation.

4. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, and a handle slidably and pivotally attached to one of said sections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter are folded or be turned to lie across the fold between the sections when unfolded; the other section being provided with a part adapted to overlap the end of the handle when the fan is unfolded.

5. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, and a handle slidably and pivot ally attached to one ofsaid sections, so that it may either lie between the same when the latter are folded or be turned to lie across the fold between the sections when unfolded; the other section being formed with a pair of substantially parallel slits providing a part adapted to overlap the end of the handle when the fan is unfolded.

6. In a fan, thecombination of a piece of cardboard folded to form two fan sections, one section being formed with a slit at sub stantially right angles to the fold between the sections and the other with a pair of slits substantially parallel to the fold, a thin strip of relatively rigid material to provide a handle, and a fastening device for pivotally attaching said strip to the first named fan section through the slit therein. 7

7. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, a handle, a pivot-forming member securing the handle to one of said sections, which is slidable in the directions transverse to the fold between the. sections, and means on the other section adapted to be engaged by one end of said handle.

8. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, a handle, a pivot-forming member securing the handle to one of said sections which is slidable in the directions transverse to the fold between the sections, means on the other section adapted to be engaged by one end of said handle, and means providing a stop to check the movement of the pivot in the direction to release the handle from engagement with said last-named sectlon.

9. A fan comprising fan body sections having a foldable relation with respect to each other, a handle, a pivot-forming member securing the handle to one of said sections, said section being formed with a slot substantially transverse to the fold between the sections in which said pivot member is slidable, and means on the other section adapted to be engaged by said handle, the aforesaid slot being formed to provide a stop shoulder to check movement of the pivot in the direction to release the handle from said last named section.

10. A fan comprising folding fan body sections and a handle foldable with respect to said sections, and a return postcard detachably united with one of said sections along one edge thereof so as to be foldable between said sections.

11. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldable together and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so as to lie between the sections when they are folded or across the fold when the sections are extended; the section on the other side of the fold from the handle pivot being formed with a pair of slits to receive the end of the handle.

12. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldable together and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so as to lie between the sections when they are folded or across the fold when the sections are extended; the section on the Other side of the fold from the handle pivot a being formed with a pair of slits to receive the end of the handle, and means providing Copies of this patent may be obtained for a stop which checks the tendency of the handle to move in the direction to be disengaged from said slits.

13. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldable together and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so as to lie between the sections when they are folded, or across the fold when the sections are extended; the section on the other side of the fold from the handle pivot being slitted so as to be engageable by the end of the handle.

14. A mailing card fan comprising two cardboard sections foldable together and a handle pivotally attached to one of said sections so as to lie between the sections when they are folded, or across the fold when the sections are extended; the section on the other side of the fold from the handle pivot being slitted so as to be engageable by the end of the handle, and means providing a stop to check the movement of the handle in the direction to disengage it from the slitted portion of said last-named section.

FRANK H. WAGGONER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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