US2097677A - Method of making ornamental material - Google Patents

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Nov. 2, 1937. M K L FF 2,097,677

METHOD OF MAKING ORNAMENTAL MATERIAL Filed July 12, 1937 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 2, 1937 METHOD OF PATENT OFFICE 2,097,677 MAKING ORNAMENTAL MATERIAL Max Sokoloif,

Art Novelty C'o.

Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Hy- Inc., New York, N. poration of New York Y., a cor- Application July 12,- 193'1, Serial No. 153,169

9 Claims.

relates to a method of making ball My invention ornamental materials and more particularly fringe or the like.

A ball fringe generally comprises a braid called a header strip having extended loops from which balls are suspended.

One of the objects of my invention is .to form the header strip and connect the ball material thereto simultaneously.

Another object of my invention is to provide a method wherein the component parts of the ball fringe can be made and connected to each other on a single machine of standard construction.

Another object of my invention is to knit the header loop to the ball material so as to dispense with the wire staple used at present as connecting means.

Another object of my invention is to provide a method whereby a header strip may be forme'd and connected on'each side of a warp rope so that two or more header stripscan be formed simultaneously, and can take the ball material from a common source, namely the centrallyjdisposed warp rope.

The economy resulting from such a method is obvious and production costs are reduced to a minimum.

Other objects of my invention will appear from the following description, it being understood that the above statement of the objects of my invention is intended to explain and it in any manner.

Fig. 1 is an enlarged front view of two header strips connected to a central warp rope before being cut into two lengths of ball fringe.

Fig. 2 is a greatly enlarged rear view of part of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

; Fig. 4 is a schematic view ofthe completed ball fringe.

Referring to the drawing, H designates a header strip knitted with the warp threads I!) and the weft thread ll. Said weft thread is extended at spaced intervals to form loops H. The loops l2 are secured to a warp rope l3 in amanner to be hereinafter described.

On the'opposite side of the warp rope I3 is disposed another header strip Hi, similarly knitted with the warp threads ll and the weft thread IS. The loops l6, formed from extensions of the weft thread 15, are similarly connected to the warp rope l3, and such connections are staggered in relation to the connections of the header strip H to the warp rope i3.

The connection of the header strip to the warp not to limit (Cl. (iii-) rope is illustrated in Fig. 2. Adjacent the warp rope I3 is a line of stitches il in the form of a chain, which is secured to the warp rope i3 at spaced intervals timed as the extended loops of the header strip. This chain I1 is composed of a thread i8 and a thin annealed wire l9 suitable for knitting. This may be wound on a single bobbin not shown and drawn off to produce the chain i1 adjacent the warp rope i3 which may be composed of a plurality of strands drawn from one or several bobbins and merely fed through the machine.

As the chain I1 is being formed adjacent to the warp rope i3, when the loop I2 is extended, it embraces the top portion of the loop and simultaneously the warp rope is moved to the left. The chain M then must encircle the warp rope l3 as at 20,-in order to make the next stitch and in doing so it embraces the bottom portion of the loop l2. Thus the loop I2 is firmly secured to the warp rope i3 and the formation of the header strip H is continued until the next extended loop when the foregoing action is repeated.

The operation is repeated on the opposite side of the warp rope l3 securing the header strip Hi to the warp rope l3 in staggered relation to the connections of the header strip H as seen in Fig. 1.

The wire i9 is employed to lend rigidity to the chain l'l, so as to insure a firm encircling of the warp rope 13 as well as a secure connection with the loop l2. However, either the thread [8 or the wire [9 might be. eliminated.

After the structure as illustrated in Fig. 1 is formed on the knitting machine or otherwise, the warp rope is severed at the middle of each bundle, as shown by the broken lines. The resulting product is two header strips with the section of warp rope connected thereto by the loops.

If the desired product be a tassel, it may be merely combed or otherwise treated. If a ball fringe is desired, the header strips are placed in a steam vessel and the warp rope sections are thereby flufied into globular shape.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my 2. A method of making ball fringe or the like which comprises knitting a header strip, ad-

vancing a warp rope adjacent said header strip,.

connecting said header strip to said Warp rope at regular intervals as part of said knitting operation and severing sections of said warp rope whereby said sections will be suspended from said header strip. 7

3. A method of making ball fringe which comprises advancing a warp rope, knitting a header strip adjacent and parallel to said warp rope, extending the weft threads of said header strip at regular intervals during said knitting operation, securing said extended weft threads to said warp ro'pe, cutting said warp rope intermediate said connections whereby sections of said warp rope will be suspended from said header strip by said extended Weft threads and forming said sections into balls.

4. A method of making ball fringe or the like which consists in knitting a header strip with extended loops at spaced intervals, simultaneously feeding a warp rope adjacent and parallel to said header strip, connecting said extended loops to said warp rope and severing said warp rope intermediate said connections whereby sections of said warp rope will be suspended from said extended loops.

5. A method of making a ball fringe which comprises forming a series of bundles in a warp rope by disposing a thread along said warp rope while encircling it at spaced intervals, simultaneously knitting a header strip with spaced extended loops, connecting the loops of said header strip to said warp rope by causing said thread to enter said loops, causing sections of said Warp rope to be suspended from said header strip by severing each bundle transversely whereby half of one bundle and half of its adjacent bundle will be suspended by said extended loops from said header strip and forming said sections into balls.

6. A method of making ball fringe or the like which comprises knitting two header strips, advancing a warp rope between said header strips, connecting said header strips to said warp rope at spaced intervals as part of said knitting operation and severing sections of said warp rope warp rope will be suspended from said header strips by said extended weft threads and forming the sections on both header strips into balls.

8. A method of making ball fringe or the like which comprises knitting two header strips with extended loops at spaced intervals, said loops be ing arranged on one of said header strips in staggered formation in relation to the loops of the opposing header strip, simultaneously feeding a warp rope between said header strips, connecting said extended loops on both said header strips to said centrally disposed warp rope and severing said warp rope intermediate said con nection whereby two lengths of fringe will be produced and the sections of said warp rope will be suspended from said extended loops.

9. A method of making ball fringe which comprises forming a series of bundles in a warp rope by disposing a thread along said warp rope while encircling it at spaced intervals, simultaneously knitting a header strip on each side of said warp rope, said header strips being provided with extended loops, the loops of one header strip being staggered in relation to the loops of the other header strip, connecting said loops to said centrally disposed warp rope by causing said thread to enter said loops, causing sections of said warp rope to be suspended from said header strip by severing each bundle transversely whereby half of one bundle and half of its adjacent bundle will be suspended by said extended loops from one of said header strips While the other halves of said bundles will be suspended from the other header strip, and finally forming said suspended bundles into balls whereby two lengths of ball fringe will be produced.

MAX SOKOLOFF.

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