US1919450A - Pompon and method of making the same - Google Patents

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July 25, 1933. H. H. RUBIN POMPON AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Nov. 23, 1928 7 BY ZT RNEMYM Patented July 25, 1933 r V i entree srrss PATENT: oFFicE Application filed November 23, 1928. Serial No. 321,409.

The present invention relates to an im- 2, 2, thus leaving free ends of the strands provement in pompons and methods ofmakexposed along the edges of said strips and ing the same. 'One object thereof has been adjacent tothe lines of stitchinga2, the line to provide a method whereby the cost of of stitching "3 thus being positioned submaking pompons may be materially reduced ,stantially midway between two spaced lines 5 by eliminating hand operations and inTpart of stitching 2. The required number of substituting machine operations. A further strands is then bundled or assembled in any object has been to produce pompon of undesired manner as by rolling a strip, indiusual wear-resisting characteristics without cated' in Figure 5, or by assembling layers detracting from the appearance of the finof strips, indicated in Figure 4 or otherwise. ishedproduct. A further purpose of the inn retaining member 4 is then passed around vention has been to provide an improvement the intermediate, portion of the assembled whereby a pompon or the like .may be sestrands and tied or otherwise secured therecurely united to a supporting structure or to in such a manner as to bind said strands .15 member-for utilitarian as well as ornamental firmly in assembled V relation. lVith the 5 purposes and, when in such relation, to withstrands thus secured, the stitchings 2, 2 are stand hard wear and usage. Various steps pulled away from the free edges of the in my improved method and 1 one embodistrands after 7 which the pompon may then ment of my improved construction are illusbe trimmed to improve or otherwise alter trated in the drawing accompanying the its size. shape orappearance.

present specification andin which lVhere a pompon is to be attached to a igure 1 is a plan view representing a supporting member 5, as for example where group of strands stitched together; it is to be used as part of a grip strap, assist Figure 2, a plan View of a strip .of' grip or the like, the retaining member is strands; s preferably a metallic yoke 6 as of wire ar- Figure 3, a perspective view of a portion ranged to retain the mass of assembled of a strip of strands; strands against an end of the supporting Figure 4, a perspective view of a plurality member 5. The free ends 7 of said yoke of layers of strips assembled for engagement interlock with a clamping device 8,such as 30 by a retaining member; V r a staple with its ends bent inwardly and in 30 Figure f), a side view of a single strip overlapping relation to form a ring or collar rolled upon itself and with a retaining memencircling the supporting member 5,- which ber in position; i is preferably of some yielding or compress- Figure 6, a section on the line 66 of Figible material as a knitted .or twisted fabric,

35 are 5 showing a stitch 2 partly removed rope, cord or the like. While there are varifrom one side of a rolled strip of strands; ous operative arrangements of interconand nection between the ends 7 of yoke 6 and the Figure 7, a longitudinal sectional View of clamp or ring 8, in a preferred embodiment, a pompon used as part of an assist grip, porsaid ends 7 pass through said ring and are 40 tions of which are broken away to show then bent back upon themselves toward'rthe means for securing the pcmpon to a suplower end of the supportingmember 5. For porting member. greater security, a second ring or collar 9 is Referring to the drawing, a plurality of clamped around the supporting member 5 strands 1 or the like of suitable fibrous or r and may serveas an abutment or stop adja- 45 other material are assembled in parallel recent and opposed to the bent back ends 7 of lation and are bound together by means of the yoke 6, so that, if the ring 8 should slip stitchings 2 and 3, said stitchings being or yield under pull, the ring 9 is in position preferably of the chain type. To form to oppose disengaging movement of the bent strips, as shown in Figure 2, the strands are back ends. Moreover, when the supporting cut transversely as between the stitchings member comprises a plurality of cords orflfl constituent ropes or cords from untwisting.

.lVhateve-r th form of interconnection for binding the mass of strands 1 to the support 5, the pompon is completed as before by re-' moving the temporary stltchings 2, 2 and,

if desired, trimming or otherwise altering its size, shape or appearance.

A molding or ferrule 10, of wood or other suitable material, conceals the end ofv the support 5 and connecting devices associated therewith. As indicated in Figure 7, portions of the inner surface of ferrule 10 bear against the bent back or end portions T of yoke 6, thus retaining them securely in operative position. It will be obvious that the connecting means hereinabove described may be utilized to attach grips or ornamental terminal members other.than'pompons to supports or the like.

' The method of manufacture hereinabove set forth produces an extremely durable and artistic appearing product at a greatly reduced labor cost, the pompon construction described, being partlcularly useful when embodied in a so-called 'ri stra widelv used in automobiles of the closed type. Under severe tests, these pompons connected to the supports as set forth have withstood a disconnecting force or pull of over 500 pounds.

I claim as my invention 1. The method of making pompons which includes arranging a plurality of strands in parallel relation, securing said strands together by spaced transversely extending rows of stitching, cutting the strands adjacent to predetermined rows of stitchings, arranging said out strands in layers, binding said layers together between spaced. rows of stitchings, and then removing the stitchings.

2. The method of making pompons which includes arranging a plurality of strands in parallel relation, securing said strands together by spaced transversely extending rows of stitching, cutting the strands adjacent to predetermined rowsto form relatively flat strips of strands having free ends exposed along the edges of said strips, rolling each strip upon itself, securing said strip in rolled relation, and then removing the stitchings.

3. A pompon comprising a plurality of strands arranged in concentric layers, a row of stitches extending across the strands in each layer, and a retaining. member encircling said layers between their lateral edges.

4. A pompon comprising aplurality of strands in the form of a single strip of strands rolled upon itself to form a bundle 7. The method of making pompons which includes the step of'effecting a permanent binding together of a plurality of strands intermediate their ends. while saidends are temporarily bound together and then releasing said ends. I

8. The method of making pompons which includes the steps of securing a plurality of strands together to form a relatively flat strip of strands, rolling said: strip upon it self, and binding the strands of saidstrip while in rolledrelation.

9. The method of making a pompon which includes the stepsof securing a .plu-

rality of strands together to form a rela- -tively fiat .strip .of, strands, arranging said strip to form layers of strands, and binding said layers of. strands .to'a pompon support. I

10. A pompon comprising a plurality of superposed layers of 1- strands, a. row of strand. binding stitches extending. across each layer, and a retaining member for holding said layers in superposedv relation.

11. A pompon comprising a plurality of superposed layers :of strands, a. row of strand binding stitches extending;v across each layer, and a. retaining member for holding portions of said superposed layers in compressed condition.

12..A pompon comprising a plurality of superposed layers of strands, means forr taining the strands of each layer in layer forming arrangement, and a retaining memher for holding saidlayers in assembled relation.

13. A pompon comprising a plurality of layers of strands, means for retaining the strands of each layerin layerv forming arvran ement g and. means for holding saidlayers in assembled relation. v

14. A pompon comprising a plurality of rolled upon. itself and means for holding said strip in rolled arrangement.

HERMAN H. RUBIN.

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