US2089028A - Miniature structure - Google Patents

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Aug. 3, 1937.

R. J. JAUCH T AL 2,089,028

MINIATURE STRUCTURE Filed June 10, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1937- R. J. JAUCH El AL 2,089,028

MINIATURE STRUCTURE Filed June 10, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 3, 1937 i'lED STATES T OFFICE 2,089,028 MINIATURE STRUCTURE corporation of Illinois Application June 10, 1935, Serial No. 25,756

14 Claims.

This invention pertains to miniature structures. It is desirable in many instances to provide miniature structures such as models of houses, service stations or other building structures which are either for display and advertising purposes or for the amusement and instruction of children. This is particularly evidenced by the manufacture of doll houses.

In displays for advertisement of housing development, models are built up, and in many states the schools require that doll houses be provided in one or more of the lower grades for the amusement and instruction of children. It is usual to make such structures of wood, which proves expensive, and requires-the services of a good carpenter as well as a great deal of-equipment for the cutting and fashioning of the wood. This form of structure, when'bought completed from a department or other retail store, is very expensive. Where the structures are merely made'from heavy cardboard, they are very des'tructible, as the structures areflimsy and no adequate fastening means can be provided between the formed 5 sheets of material, even where a composite house is made, as one of wood and cardboard.

It is thus an object of this invention to provide means for forming inexpensive, but substantially miniature structures Y A further object is to provide methods of quickly and positively. forming miniature structures.

Another object is to provide means for forming miniature structures from tubes of irregular shape.

made substantially of paper or of formed material made of paper.

With these and various other objects in view the invention may consist of certain novel features of construction and operation as will: be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the specification, drawings and claims appended hereto.

In the drawings which illustrate embodiments of the device and wherein like reference characters are used to designate like parts- I Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of a form of miniature structure, particularly a toy doll house, embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation taken substantially in the plane as indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken substantially in the plane as indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 1; y

A yet further object is to form a dollhouse Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective elevation showing a wound paper tube adapted for use in forming the doll house or other miniature structure;

Figure 5 is an elevation of a top portion of an end pattern;

Figure 6 is an elevation of the bottom portion of an end pattern;

Figure '7 is a top portion of the front pattern;

Figure 8 is a bottom portion of the front pattern.

While the drawings in this application show particularly a model doll house, and the method of manufacturing the same, it is of course appreciated-that any form of model structure may be used from the teachings set out in this application. The only difference of course is the form of construction and the form of patterns and molds necessary to fashion the desired shape of model structure. This is equally applicable to other forms of doll houses, that is, an English type, or full Colonial type of house can be formed equally as well as the form shown.

Referring first of all more particularly to the doll house structure illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the structure in the illustration is made from wound tubes of substantially rectangular section, the tubes having been Wound, for exampic, on a machine made in accordancewith Patent No. 1,625,470, which machine will of course wind tubes of any preferred shape.

. The tubes are of substantial construction, and, being wound, are necessarily strong, but being of paper, can be readily fastened together, as by glue applied to the edges thereof.

The'ends 2B of the house are formed of a plurality of juxtaposed tubes 22 cut to the desired length and glued or otherwise secured at the edges 26 thereof. Certain of the tubes are interruptedto form the windows 26 at the desired placesin the ends thereof. Likewise, the front 28 of the house is'made of juxtaposed tubes 30, also secured along the edges 32, the windows 34 being provided at the desired places, and, as shown, a doorway 36 is provided.

The. windows, whereof separate construction, either in the front, sides or back, may be finished by means of the substantially channel shaped strip of paper 36 glued or otherwise secured on the legs 38 to the inner and outer portion of the adjacent strips; Where the windows are separated, as are" the lower windows in the sides, short pieces of'tubes 40 may be interposed between the windows. -'Where they are. adjacent, asshown in the lower windows in the front, a

single vertical tube 42 may be provided extending through a suitable aperture 44 provided in the lower tube, or the tube 42 may terminate at the lower tube, being wedged between the upper and lower tubes 46 and 48 forming the upper portions of the window, in which case a clip or folded angle of paper 50 may be glued or otherwise secured to the post 42 and the upper and/or lower tubes 46 and 48. It is appreciated of course that both upper and lower tubes may be cut out to receive the vertical tube 42 in which case the clips are not necessary.

Of course the back of the house may open or entirely closed as desired.

The doorway is completed by means of the be left door 52 hinged as by a piece of scored paper at 54 to swing to open and closed positions, and the steps 56 may be provided adjacent the entrance, being formed of different size tubes. The pillars 58 may be wedged in place, or extended through a slot, or otherwise secured to one of the steps 56, extending between said step and the porch roof or covering 60 formed of thesloping tubes 62 and the transverse tubes 64 disposed between thegsloping tubes.

In order to provide the floor for the upper story, in the event that the same size tubes are being used throughout, instead of placing them with the; long cross-sectional dimension vertically, one of the layers may be turned on its side, as shown at 66, or a different size tube may be used, the projecting portion forming a means for fastening the floor 68. Of course, it is to be understood that tubes may be used to form the entirefioor and any vertical partitions that are desired, to form the different rooms. The adjacent sections, such as the front and back, may be fastened together by means of the scored paper corners 10, or one of, the tubes may be divided in half and a half used for each corner.

The roof 12 is shown as formed of adjacent tubes secured together at their contiguous edges, the tubes forming opposite portions of the roof being secured together by means of the scored bent strip 14. A suitable cut out portion may be provided to accommodate the tube forming the chimney 16 which may be extended within the house to a fire-place formed in many of the rooms. The roof may also be fastened to the sides and ends of the house by means, of the flanged or scored paper strips 18.

The. inner side of the house may be further decorated by the use of wall paper glued or otherwise secured to thetubes which form a decorative interior, doorways being providedin the partitions in the house to provide communication between the different rooms. Paper or fabric may be provided for window curtains or rugs. 'Outside decoration may be provided as by a window box 82 shown as provided on the front of the house and formed of a paper tube. It is of course to be understood that thev exterior of the house can be painted with a heavy paint which will eliminate the edges, and the interior of the house may be furnished. Also, as an alternative, the outside may be covered with a colored or decorated paper applied. either after assembly, or during assembly as inthemold to: be described.

However, the tubes may be formed of colored or brick print paper which will give a decorative exterior, and as the edges are substantially fastened together, as later described, the showing of the edges as illustrated in Figure 1: is'to bring out the use of the paper tubes.

In building a house of this character, the: use

of paper tubes, particularly wound tubes, provides a substantial structure, and the tubes form a very convenient means of wiring the house in that they form conduits for accommodating the wire so that no unsightly wire need be visible on the interior of the house. The method of wiring is indicated generally in Figure 4 wherein the wire 83 passes through the tube and is shown emerging through an aperture 85 for attachment to a lighting appliance, switch or the like.

In forming the wound tubes, the edges 84 and sides 86 of the tubes, such as illustrated particu-' larly in Figure 4, may have a slight curvature, that is, may be slightly convex. As a means of conveniently forming the house, patterns as 88, 90, 92 and 94 may be provided. The patterns on one side may be ruled as shown at 96 to show where the cut tubes are to be applied. Suitable apertures 98 are provided in the patterns to indicate the placing of the windows. The opposite sides of the paterns may be conveniently figured, as shown at Hm so that after the tubes are applied to the lined side of the patterns, the opposite sides may be used for wall paper or the outside covering of thehouse. By building up these patterns of cut tubes, the house or other structure can be. readily assembled from the directions or plans furnished with the tubes, or tubes can be cut to length by the builder and built into any desiredshape of structure by the provision of suitable patterns.

It will thusbe appreciated that a very inexpensive, yet attractive construction may be formed,

and it is to be understood that we do not wish to beElimitedby the exact. embodiments of the device shown, which are merely by way of illustration and not limitation, as various other forms of the device will of course, beapparent to those skilled in: the art without departing from the spirit of the invention as ascertained from the scope of the appendedv claims.

We claim:

In a miniature structure, the combination of an external wall including exposed paper tubes.

2. A miniature structure constructed of materials including paper tubes exposed to form an external surface.

3. A miniature structure constructed of materials including juxtaposed paper tubes secured together, and a wall paper backing secured to said; tubes internally of said structure.

3 4. A miniature structure including adjacent walls formed of materials including juxtaposed paper tubes glued together along adjacent edges, I

and. securing means adjacent the corners of said walls.

5. A miniature structure including adjacent walls: formed of materials including juxtaposed paper tubes glued together along adjacent edges, and securing means adjacent the corners of said walls, said securing means being a flanged strip secured to each adjacent wall.

6.. In a miniature structure, the combination of a pattern shaped for forming a portion of the structure, paper tubes secured to said pattern and fashioned to fit said pattern, said adjacent tubes being secured togetherat adjacent edges.

'7. A miniature structure constructed of materials including pliable tubular members of substantially rectangular section exposed to form an external substantially continuous structural surface:

. 8. A miniature structure constructed of materials including pliable tubular members of substantially polygonal section exposed to form an external substantially continuous structural surface.

9. A miniature structure having walls, and a roof supported on said walls, said roof being constructed of materials including paper tubes placed side by side and secured together at the contiguous edges.

10. A miniature structure having Walls, a roof supported on said walls, said roof being constructed of materials including paper tubes placed side by side and secured together at the contiguous edges, said walls including juxtaposed paper tubes secured together, one of the tubes in certain of said walls extending inwardly of the wall forming surface of the wall tubes, and a floor member supported on the inwardly extending portion.

11. A miniature structure including adjacent walls formed of materials including juxtaposed paper tubes glued together along adjacent edges, securing means adjacent the corners of said walls, said securing means being a flanged strip secured to each adjacent Wall, one of the tubes in certain of said walls extending inwardly of the wall forming surface of the wall tubes, and a floor member supported on the inwardly extending portion.

12. An assembly for a miniature structure including, in combination, a paper pattern of the wall of a house or the like, said patternbeing lined upon one side and having an ornamental pattern on the other side, and a plurality of tubular members of substantially polygonal section, said .tubes being adapted to be secured together side by side and to be secured to the lined side of said pattern.

13. A miniature structure constructed of materials including tubes of substantially polygonal contour and a pattern backing, said backing being lined on one side for locating said tubes relative to said pattern, said pattern being ornamentally decorated upon the other side thereof.

14. A miniature structure constructed of materials including tubes of substantially polygonal contour and a pattern backing, said backing being lined on one side for locating said tubes relative to said pattern, said pattern being ornamentally decorated upon the other side thereof, said tubes being secured together side by side and being also secured to said pattern.

ROBERT J. JAUCH. RICHARD M. LANDER.

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