US1616197A

US1616197A - Powdek pad

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Publication number: US1616197A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1927-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 1944-02-01

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Feb. 1,1927. 1,616,197

(3. T. FARR POWDER PAD Filed Nov. 1920 gwuewlfoz; eolye T5 Parr Patented Feb. 1, 1927.

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GEORGE T. FARR, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGIHl/ZENTS. TO OLAFSO1\TQPARRGOHEN MFG. 00., OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

POWDER Pan. I

Application filed- November 30, 19-20.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in powder pads particularly adapted for use in. billiard and pool parlors, and has for its primary object the provision of a pad whereby waste of the powder incident to applying the same to the hands is obviated.

Heretofore, powder pads of this type have been constructed of cloth secured to a backing forming a pocket which holds the pwder, the cloth constituting a sieve through which the powder sifts it only being necessary when desiring to powder the hands to strike the surface of the cloth, and in doing so, due to the fact that the cloth forming the pocket sags from the backing every time the hand touches the cloth, powder is scattered inall directions, and my invention primarily aims to remove and overcome this objectionable feature.-

The object of the invention is the provision of a tensioni-ng means placed within the cloth forming the powder pocket in such a manner as to prevent sagglng of the cloth and consequently preventing the scattering and wasting of the powder.

With these and other objects. in view, the invention consists in certain novel features, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is the preferred form of the device as made in accordance with this invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective. View looking at the rear of the powder bag before it is secured to a backing,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the powder pad as made in accordance with this invention,

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the tensioning device which prevents the bag from sagging,

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of the bag backing, or cloth holding plate,

Figure 6 is another perspective view of another modified form of the backing,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the front of the modified form of the backing, or cloth holding plate,

Figure 8 is an end elevation of Figure 6 showing the manner in which the bag is initially secured thereto, and,

Serial No. 427,428.

Figure- 9 is a transverse sectional view of a still further modification of the invention. Referring to the drawing particularly Figures" 1,- 2, 3,. and 4, which show the preferred form of this invention, the numeral 5 indicatesthe' pad in its entirety, and it includes a backing 6 rectangular in construction and being formed of cardboard or other material suitable for the purpose. To this backing 6 is secured the powder carrying cloth 7, which is first secured to a cloth holding plate 8. The cloth is of an area greater than the cloth holding plate 8 so that it may have its side and end edges secured to one face of the plate as shown in Figure 2 leaving the greater portion thereof extending freely away from the opposlte face thereof 'to form a pocket in which is placed the powwire or other similar material and embodies a rectangular frame having side and end members, the terminals of which are connected together by suitable coupling v 12, which may be a sleeve or the ends can be welded together if desired. The size of this frame 11 is greater than the interior area of the bag 7, therefore, when the frame is placed within the bag it necessarily expands the bag to its fullest extent and alwaysv retains the same taut and prevents the scattering of powder when the cloth is struck by the hand to apply an application of powder thereon.

The modified form shown in Figure 5 cmbodies a backing 13 of the same material as the backing 6. This backing has secured to one face thereof a cloth holding plate 14 which is of a size smaller than the backing 13, and it is secured to the backing 13 by suitable stitchings 15 which extend through the longitudinal axes of the cloth holding plate 14 and backing 13. The stitching 15 extends from a point adjacent the opposite ends of the plate 14, so as to permit the side edges and ends of the cloth 10 to be freely secured thereunder and between the opposing faces of the backing 13 and plate 14. It, of course, is understood that the usual tensioning member 11 is used with all forms of my invention excepting that shown in Figure 9.

The initial cloth securing operation of the form shown in Figure 5 is shown by Figure 8 wherein it is shown that by bending the opposite side edges of the cloth holding plate 14 upwardly on each side of its stitching 15 the side edges of the cloth can be secured to the outer sides of the upturned portions of the plate 1% to form the powder pocket. It is then only necessary to bend the portions downwardly in the position shown in Figure 5 and secure the ends of the cloth under the respective ends of the plate Ll and the device is assembled and ready for use.

In the modified form shown in Figure 6, the backing is indicated by the numeral 16, and this backing is provided along its axes with spaced slots 17, the purpose of which is to secure the pad within a suitable holder.

The backing 16 is also provided adjacent each of its longitudinal side edges with longitudinally extending lines of scoring 18, which lines extend the entire length of the backing. These scorings permit the opposite side edges of the backing 16 to be bent downwardly in the position more clearly shown in Figure 7 and for the purpose of permitting the opposite side edges and ends of the bag forming cloth 10 to be secured about the opposite side edges and ends of the cloth holding plate 19 which is secured to one face of the backing l6 centrally thereof, and as illustrated in the erspective view Figure 7. The manner of securing the bagging or cloth I to the cloth holding plate 19 and securing the cloth holding plate and cloth to the backing 16 is practically identical with that described in the previous figures, it being understood that the cloth is secured to the

plates

16 and 19 respectively, by a suitable adhesive placed between the adjacent faces thereof.

In the modification shown in Figure 9 I provide a backing plate 20 which has secured to one face thereof the cloth 21 and positioned between the inner surface of the cloth 21 and opposing face of the back 20, I place a movable plate 22, which plate is constantly urged in the direction of the powder 23 by a suitable spring 24, which is secured to the backing 20. This spring constitutes and accomplishes functions of the tensioning device 11, in that it normally urges the plate 22 outwardly at all times so as to keep the cloth 21 from sagging as the powder is dispensed.

What I claim as new is 1 A powder pad comprising a back, a powder holding sack surrounding said back on one side and resilient means for forcing the face of said sack toward said back.

, 2. A powder pad comprising a backing, a plate secured to said backing arranged to leave the sides of said backing and the edges of said plate free, a cloth secured between the faces of said plate and backing to form a powder pocket and resilient tensioning means arranged in said pocket to hold the surface of the cloth taut.

3. A powder pad comprising a planiform support, a powder holding sack attached to said support and projecting outwardly therefrom on one side thereof, and a spring member within said sack operating in the plane of said support to hold said sack taut.

l. A powder pad comprising a rectangular powder holding sack and a rectangular spring member positioned within said sack for spreading the same to hold said sack taut.

5. A powder pad comprising a rectangular powder holding sack and a rectangular spring member within said sack having bowed sides adapted to engage the sides of said sack to hold the same taut.

6. A powder pad comprising a powder holding sack, of substantially fiat formation and a movable spring member positioned within said sack engaging the edges thereof and adapted to spread the edges of said sack apart to cause the surface of said sack to remain taut at all times.

GEORGE T. FARR.