US1519934A

US1519934A - Poster

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Publication number: US1519934A
Application number: US670604A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ross Claire Thurston
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1923-10-24
Filing date: 1923-10-24
Publication date: 1924-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 1941-12-16

Description

C. T. ROSS POSTER Filed 001;. 24, 1923 MW m c ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Patented ieae.

{CLAIRE TEURSTON RUSS, 9E NW YQRK, N. Y.

Application filed October 2%, 1323. Serial No. 670,604.

To all whom it may concern: figure. The base is then cut or slotted along Be it known that I, CLAIRE T..Boss, a citithe lines designated by the reference characzen of the United States, and aresident of ter 10, said cut-away or notched portions the city of New York, borough of Manhatbeing in the general direction of contour of 5 tan, in the county and State of New York, a human figure.

have invented a new and Improved Poster, After this has been done, a suitable ma- 55 of which the following is a full, clear, and terial, such as designated by the reference exact description. character 12 and illustrated in the present The present invention relates to new and embodiment of, the invention as fur, is overuseful improvements in display devices, and laid upon the base and isforced through it pertains more particularly to devices of the cut-out portions or notch-es 10, as clearly 6 this character known as posters. shown at 13in Fig. 3. That portion of the It is one of the primary objects of the material 12 forced through the notches or invention to construct a poster in such a cut-out portions 10, is bent ba'ckwardly upon 15 manner that material in simulation of garthe rear face of the basefi and is secured ments is combined with impressions either thereto in anydesiredmanner, such as sewpainted, printed, or otherwise formed on the ing,'gum1ned paper, or. the like, the securposter to provide a portrayal of a clad ing means being designated by the reference figure. character 15 in Fig. 3. While in the present It is a further object of the invention. to instance, fur has been employed'to illustrate provide new and novel means for attaching the invention, it is obvious that other ma- 7 the material forming the garments to the terial, such as fabric, may be employed, and base of the poster. that when the material employed is placed It is a still further object of the invention upon the base in the afore-described manner,

to construct the poster so that the material the finished article will have the appearance forming the garments also forms the conof a clad human figure. 7 tour of the figure. What is claimed is 2- With the above and other objects in view, 1.- A display poster comprising a base reference is had to the accompanying drawhaving impressions thereon of portions of a ings, in which" figure to be portrayed and slots therein cor Figure 1 is a plan view of a complete responding to a portion of the outline of the poster constructed in accordance with the figure tobe portrayed, andgarment-simulats present invention; iug material covering the space between said Fig. 2 is a plan View of the base of the impressions to portray a clad figure, said poster;. garment-simulating material being passed Fig. 3 is a d tail sectional view taken on through said slots to give the outline of-the $5 the line 3-3 ofFig. l. figure portrayed.

Referring more particularly to the draw- 2. The method of forming display posters ings, the reference character 5 desi nates the which comprises forming a Suitable base 40 base of the poster, such base being ormed of with impressions of portions of a figure to cardboard or other suitable materialhaving be portrayed, forming said base with a some degree of stiffness. The base is rintplurality of relatively narrow slots formed, sketched, or otherwise ornamente with ing the contour of the figure to be portrayed, a background designated by the reference overlaying garment-simulating material on character A in the present instance, and said said base between the impressions formed background may be of any desired nature. therein, and passing said material through Sketched or otherwise placed upon the base said slots and securing the same to the rear 5, in spaced relation to each other, are hands of said base.

6, feet. 7, limbs 8, and face 9, of a human CLAIRE THURSTON ROSS.