US2111108A - Ornamental material - Google Patents

Description

March 5 1938. c. c. BOLYARD 2,111,108

ORNAMENTAL MATERIAL Filed July 20, 1936 INVENTOR.

BY I

I ATTORNEY5 Patented Mar. 15, 1938 v i onnssw imminent Charles 0. moment-masons.

' p pply'OnmnmaM-Angeles. I acorporation of California Application myv so, 1930, Serial mouse" o 1 Claims. (01. 41-10) This invention relates to ornamental and decorative structures and particularly to decorative sheet materials for, use as screens or panels, or as a wall material for iorming decorative structures of variousshapes such as pillars, cylinders and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a structure of the general type described which is inexpensive to make and possesses unusual and marked decorative and ornamental characteristics.

Essentially the invention resides in a structure consisting of a layer oi transparent or translucent tubes or straws, prefer bly P sitioned close together so that eachtubular'element contacts the two adjoining elements substantially throughout its length. The tubes may be joined together in any convenient manner and several preferred methods will be disclosed in the following detailed description which refers to the drawing. Although the ornamentalcharacteristics of my construction may be realized with tubes or.

straws of various transparent materials, I prefer to employ tubes of Cellophane which are already'in wide use for soda straws and for making decorations ongiit packagesand the like. By virtue. of the curvature of the individual straws in my wall structureand the varying reflection and refraction of light from the curved surfaces, very beautiful eflects are produced and at relatively low cost since the material is relatively inexpensive.

My wall structure as described has many uses. some or the most obvious oi which are as screens or shades in window displays. It is also particularly adaptable for forming curvatures in only.

tubular elements or straws employed in the structure shown in F18. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detailed. vertical sectional view in the plane Ill-III of Fig. 1, showing s preferred way of securing the straws together:

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view similar'to Fig.

the straws.

o! a section of 3 but showingamj the straws-together; H; Fig. 5 is an elevation view oi a portion 01- wall material in accordance with invention'showing the straws securedtogether by sewing: ij Fig. 6 is a detailed sectional view 1 VI--VIoiFig.5; i Fig. .7; is a detailed sectional view showing an alternative iorm oi' construction to, that oi Fig,

6, in which thestraws are'threaded on strings or .m'

wires-like beads; i

Fig. 8 is a-iaceview oia-portion of a panel in accordancewith the invention, showing still another method oiattachingthe straws to each other in which a pair of ribbonmembers are woven back and iorth between; thestraws;

- Fig. 9 is a detailed cross sectional view in th plane IX-IX 01113.8; and

Fig. 10 is a detailed cross section view showing still another way of securing the straws together. ReIei-ringto Fig. 1, there is shown a panel designated generally at consisting of a plurality oi straws or tubes I laid alongside each other in a single layer to define a substantially imperiorate surface. One 01' the straws is s own in perspective in Fig. 2 and the straws'are shown in section in Fig. 3. All of the straws are connected together by a plurality of ribbon elements 4 which extend across the straws at right v angles on both sides thereof. Thus as shown in 3, a pair of juxtaposed ribbon elements I are connected together at the upper end beyond the last straw and extend therefrom down over the layer of straws oneach side thereoi. I prefer. to bend the ribbons inwardly between adjacent straws, as'indicated at the a points i, so that, the ribbons contactover a substantial each tube. The ribbons are also preferably joined to the tubes throughout their area oieontact'by a suitable adhesive. I Q H 40 In practice, I flndit feasible to employ ribbons oi Cellophaneorthe like which have been previou y tr ated to render one surface adhesive.

Thus the surface may becoated witha material which softens with heat and becomessticky but 5' hardens upon cooling. With such-material the.

ribbons I. after being laid across the straws, can beindented between the straws as shown at I and at the same time made to adhere to the strawsbypressingtheribbonsagainstthestraws 5 with a heated iron. Obviously many other particular inethods may be adopted for forming the product. particularly in quantity production.

4 ;The structure shown in m. a is relatively rigid in-view of the large area of joinder between the 5 the plane- Y ribbons and the tubes. Furthermore, the attachment between the ribbons and the tubes is very secure by virtue of the large contact area. However. the ribbons 4 will ordinarily be capable of yielding to a certain extent, thereby permitting a certainamount of bending of the structure I in the direction of the ribbons 4.

In the modified form of constructionillustrated in Fig. 4 the ribbons 4a are not indented between the tubes 2a but merely extend tangentially thereacross and are joined to the tubes at the points of tangency. This construction in general is not as secure as that shown in Fig. 3 but is more simple to make and less expensive.

In the construction shownin Fig. 5.the tubes 2b are joined together by sewing. Thus as shown in Fig. 6, two threads 9 and III are threaded back and forth through the tubes 2b to form a double line of stitching connecting the tubes. As shown in Fig. 6, the tubes are not crushed and in general it is desirable not to crush or flatten the tubes. However, for some purposes it may be suitable to sew the tubes together with a conventional sewing machine which flattens the tubes along the line of the stitching. v

In the construction shown in Fig. 7 the tubes 2c are combined by threading them on threads or wires Ii which extend through holes provided therefor in the walls 01' the tubes, the latter being threaded on the threads or wires exactly the same as beads. This construction is desirable whether it is desired to make the connecting members between the tubes as nearly invisible as possible.

In the construction shown in Fig. 8, instead of employing a pair of straight ribbonsextending along opposite sides of the row of tubes as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the two ribbons are woven back and forth between the tubes M as shown in Fig. 9. With this construction no adhesive isnecessary to attach the ribbons to the tubesand the ribbons l2 and i3 are spaced slightly longitudinally of the tubes'with respect to each other. This construction is brought out in the cross sectional view of Fig. 9.

In the modified structure shown in Fig. 10'the tubes 2e are joined together by filamentary or ribbon elements I 5 which extend only along one side (preferably the rear side) of the layer of tubes and are joined to each tube by separate tie members l6 which extend around each tube and join at the rear to the member IS. The tie member I6 may be threads or wires or ribbons.

The constructions shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6 are particularly desirable where it is desirable to obtain as much rigidity as'possible in a direction transverse to the tubes. The constructions shown in Figs. '7 and 9 aremore adaptablewhere maximum flexibility for bending in both directions is desired. The construction shown in Fig. 10 has the advantage that it is very flexible to bending in one direction but resists bending in the opposite direction. Thus it bends readily in such direction as to shorten the members I! but resists bending in a direction such as tends to stretch or lengthen the members l5.

Various ornamental effects may be obtained by the use of various colors. Thus all of the tubes in a panel may be of a single color with connecting members of contrasting colors. In some instances desired effects may be obtained by using tubes of various colors in the same screen with or without contrasting colors on the connecting members.

Cellophane straws which constitute the material I prefer to use may be obtained in various lengths and sizes and therefore'screens of relatively large dimensions may be easily manufactured in accordance with the invention.

Although in the description several specific methods of forming screens have been described. it will be understood that other methods of making the product will occur to those skilled in the art and the invention is to be limited only as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a decorative wall material consisting of a plurality of translucent tubes secured together in a continuous layer. I I

2. As an article ofmanufa'cture, a decorative wall material consisting of a plurality of translucent tubes positioned alongside each other in a continuous layer, and means extending transversely across said tubes and individually connected to each tube for binding said tubes together.

3. As an article of manufacture, a decorative wall material consisting of a plurality of translucent tubes positioned alongside each other in a substantially continuous layer; and means for binding said tubes together comprising a strip of material extending across and tangent to said tubes and secured to each tube at its line of tangency thereto.

' 4. As an article of manufacture, a decorative wall material consisting of a plurality of translucent tubes positioned alongside each other in a substantially continuous layer. and means for binding said tubes together comprising a strip'of material extending across said tube and deformed to contact each tube over an area thereof and being attached to each tube'over its area of contact therewith. I

5. An article of manufacture as described in claim 3 in which two strips of material attached to the tubes as specified are positioned in juxtaposed relation on opposite sides of the layer of tubes. v r

6. As an article of manufacture as described in claim 4 in which two strips of material attached to the tubes as specified are positioned in juxta- 'posed relation on opposite sides of the layer of tubes.

7. As an article of manufacture, a decorative wall material consisting of a plurality of translucent tubes positioned alongside each other in a continuous layer, and means extending transversely with respect to said tubes for binding said tubes together, said tubes having transverse holes extending therethrough in registration with each other and said means consisting of 8. diamentary element extending through said holes in said tubes.

CHARLES C. BOLYARD.

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