US2014649A - Method of manufacturing strands for weaving purposes - Google Patents

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Sept. '17, 1935. cs. E. GINN 9 METHOD 0F MANUFACTURING STRANDS FOR WEAVING PURPOSES Filed May .23, 1932 INVENTOR.

EEINN ATTORNEY.

GEURE-E Patented Sept. 17, 1935 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STRANDS FOR WEAVING PURPOSES George E. Ginn, Des Moines, Iowa Application May 23, 1932, Serial No. 612,902'

1 Claim. (01. 28-1) The principal object of my invention is to provide a method of accomplishing various color effects in strands for weaving purposes. In this connection I have in mind particularly the weaving of strands of Cellophane" or similar material into useful items.

A further object of this invention is to provide a strand for weaving purposes that has no sharp or rough edges and is of substantial body.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a colored strand for Weaving purposes that has a diiferent color effect on one side than on its other side.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a Cellophane strand'for weaving purposes that is artistic and refined in appearance and economical in manufacture.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

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My invention consists in the method hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of two ribbons about to be formed into a strand. The dotted lines represent the fold lines. 1

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of thetwo ribbons Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the ribbons after the outer ribbon has been folded around the other to form my strand.

Fig. 4 is a side view of one side of a finished strand.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the other side of the finished strand.

in woven'or braided condition.

the finished product. In the case of lamp shades it is desirable to have a-colorful exterior and a lighter interior for the reflecting of light. My

invention cares for such difiiculties, as will hereinafter be appreciated. 5

I first take a ribbon of Cellophane or likei On this ribbon I place a second ribbon having a width approximately one-fourth of'the first ribbon, as shown in Fig. 1.

I have used the numeral III to designate the smaller width ribbon and the numeral II to designate the larger width ribbonl The ribbon I0 is so placed on the ribbon II that its inner edge rests approximately on the center I 6 of the ribbon II, as shown in Fig. 1. For best results it is recommended that'the ribbon II be about four times the width of the ribbon Ill.

With the ribbons of Cellophane in positions as above described, the folding operation is now in order. The outer left edge portion of the ribbon II is folded over upon itself in such a manner that its edge rests near the center line I6. This folded portion of the ribbon II is designated by the numeral I2 and the portion of the ribbon I I that is lapped by the portion I2 is designated by the numeral I4.

The outer right side portion of the ribbon II is folded over upon itself in such a manner that its edge rests also near the center line I6. This folded portion of the ribbon is designated by the numeral I3 and the portion of the ribbon II that is lapped by the portion I3 is designated by the numeral I5.

As the ribbon ID was resting on the portion I5, it will be now positioned between the portions I3 3a and I5. -The last folding'operation isthe folding of the ribbon I I on its center line designated Cellophane or the like material is now being by dotted lines and the numeral I6. These opbraided and woven into many useful items. My

application for United States Letters Patent on It is found, for instance, that Cellophane which is a transparent material is made in primary colors. For many products such as lamp shades, wearing apparel, screens, and like, such base colors are too heavy in appearance with the result that artistic tints and pastel shades are out of the question. Furthermore, single ribbons of Cellophane do not provide sufficient body for weaving purposes.

.....Rough sharp edges are also objectionable in 'possible in ordinary woven erations produce a fiat elongated strand of desirable body, as shown in Fig. 3.

Such strands may be woven or braided in any suitable manner for the making of desirable merchandise. In Fig. 6 I designate each of the vari-. ous woven or braided strands by the numeral II. It will be noted from Fig. 3 that all rough, sharp edges have been eliminated. v

All kinds of various and pleasing shades and color efiects can be obtained by'the selecting of different colors for the ribbons I0 and II. Shades .can bemade lighter or darker, but no doubt in most instances, the more delicate shades will be desired for the reason that delicate tints. are im'' Cellophane. A single ribbon of colored"Cel1ophane may have the appearance of being very light in color, but

when it is woven it gives an entirely too heavy color for such items as lamp shades and the like. In view of this, the ribbon H is usually of clear Cellophane", termed as silver Cellophane, due to its silver appearance when reflecting light rays. This silver sheen is highly desirable and is especially desirable for the reflecting of light when the woven strands of Cellophane are made into a lamp shade. If the ribbon I0 is of a base color the silver ribbon ll embracing it will make a weavable strand of pleasing color and one that is much lighter in tint than the tint of the inner ribbon in.

Naturally, the more times the silver ribbon ll laps a side of the ribbon Hi the lighter will be the color shade of the strand. When the ribbon H is folded around the ribbon III, as shown in Fig. 3, the ribbon II! will have on one of its sides one thickness of the ribbon II and on its other side three thicknesses of the ribbon I I. The side having the three thicknesses to one side of the ribbon III will be much lighter in color than the other side of the strand. Therefore, in the weaving of lamp shades and the like the strands are so woven that the three folded portions l2, I3, and H are on the inside of the lamp shade and the portion I5 is on the outside of the lamp shade. This provides a lamp shade having a substantial color appearance on its outside and a satisfactory silver or clear appearance on its inside for the reflecting of light rays. Fig. 4 shows the lighter inside of the strand and Fig. 5 shows the dark outer side of such a strand. However, the selection and blending of colors is left to the option of the user employing my method.

Various colored strands may be used in the weaving of items, such as shown in Fig. 6. It is recommended, however, that when different colored strands are used that in each instance the embracing ribbon H be of the same color. In the case of the useof a transparent silver ribbon for the ribbon II the complete manufactured item will possess a uniform color sheen, which in this case would be silver, regardless of the individual colors of the strands.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that I have provided a very desirable method of making strands for weaving purposes.

Although I have described my method as particularly adapted to the use of Cellophane or like, it may be used 'to equal advantage with other material when the embracing ribbon II is translucent or transparent.

I claim:

The method of producing a Cellophane weaving strip having a different color appearance on its two sides, consisting in the taking of a fiat colored transparent ribbon of Cellophane having substantial width, the placing thereon of a transparent Cellophane ribbon of a different color and of a width approximately one-fourth of the width of said first-mentioned ribbon; the positioning of said second-mentioned ribbon on saidv first-mentioned ribbon whereby said firstmentioned ribbon will extend approximately onequarter beyond one marginal edge of said second ribbon and approximately two-quarters beyond the other marginal edge of said second ribbon, the folding of the approximately one-quarter of the first-mentioned ribbon onto and over said second ribbon, the doubling of the approximate- 1y two-quarters of said first ribbon back upon first ribbon that is doubled-back upon itself onto I and over the one-quarter portion of said first ribbon that was folded upon said second ribbon, thus producing three thicknesses of said firstmentioned ribbon on one side of said secondmentioned ribbon and one thickness of said firstmentioned ribbon on the other side of said second-mentioned ribbon.

GEORGE E. GINN.

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