US1588429A - Method of making artificial cane - Google Patents

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` UN'ITED sT "ess of making artificial cane' from paper.'

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f A Iasmsmi J; WnciIsMU'riI, or 4icmsxnciolv, MICHIGAN.

.I nniilrroiiv oF MAKING ARTIFICIAL enum Application led June 13,`

- This invention relates to a method or proc- It is a primary object of the. present inventhe paper being made, the

tionto use paper and fold it into'a compact length, Va plurality of longitudinal folds of aper previous to such folding beingzcoate with glue'or other cementitious material so that when folded, the different contacting surfaces' of the paper adhere toieach other, thereby making a firm strip orlength of cane, and also having'possibilities -for forming into di'f- :ferent shapes' by running the same through suitable forminglandcompressing rollers to shape thecane to'desired orm. AIn practice, I use two strips or lengths of paper inmak'- A. ing the artiicialcane, coating the same with thev cementitious material and then folding them lengthwise a number of times. The incompanyingdrawing, in which,

the cane.

in the different iiguresof the drawing.

ventiom however, is not limited in the use of any specified number of strips, but com-` prehends'the --method outlined, irrespective of the number of strips of paper used or the.

exact number ofqlongitudinalfolds. made.

AFor an understanding ot-the invention, reference may be had to thefollowing'description, taken in connection4 with the Aac- Fi .lais a perspective view illustrating the sequence of the foldings made -in the strips of paper -used for the production of Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5,`are sections taken transi versely on the planes of lines 2 2, 3 3, 4 4

and 5 5, respectively of Fig. 1, and g' Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse Section showing the canemade pressed or rolled to a finished more orless oval form. l

Like reference vcharacters refer to like par-ts In the carrying outof the process or method,

two strips of paperl and 2 are used, preferably, and brought together one over the other,-

' being coated with glue or similar cementing material before `being brought together so that the same adhere when in contact.

' The next step of the process is to fold I the two strips between their edges longitudinally, as indicated at 3, the outer strip being lfolded to make two sides 4. and 5, and the inner strip two sides 6 and 7, the sides 4 and 6 being widerthan sides 5 and 7, as shown in Fig. 3. This makes four thicknesses' of paper cemented together. The next step i's to again fold the four thicknesses longitudinallybetween their edges as indicated at 8, making eight thicki921'. 'serial No. 476384. l

nes/ses of the paper cemented together, as inf thicknessesof paper are again -folded longitudinally between their edges, as indicated :dicated in'Fig. 4. As ainal step the eight at 9, the resulting forni being substantially the'paper in the final foldvas shown. It to be understood that the 'thickness of -the paper is necessarily exaggerated in the drawthe process. largedinFig'. 5 is one that is readily rolled or pressedinto the half-oval form indicated ing andthe -proportions are not exact but are suiiiciently so to illustrate the steps of The final form,l shownenf ill. lenlarged sectionl in Fig. 6, and as ,afinal culminating step of the process the lfolded cemented length of paper is pressed or rolled to such forni,.preferably, making a smooth, tough and substantial artificial cane capable of use in practically all places where the nat- -ural cane is used. f A It is evident that different vsizes ofthe cane may be used and that larger sizes may be made bymerely using wider strips of paper 1 and'2 in the first instance. It is also very evident-that, .so far asthe process is concerned, the strips 1 and 2 need not `besep.- arat'ed, as a single strip of a width equal to the combined widths of the two strips and foldedcentrally and longitudinally would have the same effect as two separated strips.,

Accordingly, I do-not limit myself to the exact disclosure as comprehending the process which-I have devised, but consider the same -to comprehend thevarious equivalentsteps which I have mentioned, as well as others'not speciically stated lbut which will occur to o thers. I The process described is practical and has lbeen followed successfully in. actual'practicel The cane 'made is flexible` tough and durable, -easilyworkedf'to a desired shape or form, and

I claim: A. 1. The herein described process of making artificial cane or the like, which consists in practical for use in every way. v '105 coating ajstrip of paper with cementing ma- I' terial and thereafter'folding and refoldlng the strip'- longitudinallyr between its edges to make a plurality of overlying laminations offpaper, substantially as described.

2. The herein described process of making artificial cane or the like, which consists in coating a plurality of elongated strips of paper with cementing material, bringingsaid strips together, and thereafter folding and refolding the strips a plurality of times longitudinally between the edges thereof to make a plurality of overlying laminations of paper.

l3. The herein described process of making artificial cane or the like,v which consists in longitudinally folding and refolding an elongated strip of paper a plurality of times between its edges to make a plurality of overlying laminations of paper and cementing the l5 same together. I

4. The herein described process of making artificial cane or thev like, which consists in superimpo'sing a plurality of elongated strips) of paper, then longitudinally folding and re'- l0 folding said strips a plurality of times be-'. tween their edges to make a plurality of overlying laminations of paper and cementing the vfolds together, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

1 `ALBERT J. WACHSMUTH.

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