US2244516A - Ornament - Google Patents

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June 3, 1941. c.. K. DAVIS 2,244,516

ORNAMENT Filed May 10, ,1'938 INVENTOR. CHAFZOTTE KHAN A5. BY f5 W 6 ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 3, 1941 iE STES PTE.

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3 Claims.

My present invention relates to improvements in ornaments such as wreaths, streamers, festoons and similar decorations formed of strips of paper, Cellophane or other flexible material,

More particularly, my invention relates to devices of the character hereinafter described, wherein the core, or shape maintaining member is made of hollow glass tubing, filled with rare gases, such as neon, and having suitable electrodes inserted therein so as to produce an in-' candescent light, which will, when connected into the proper electrical circuits, cause the tubes to glow and illuminate the paper or material threaded thereon, thereby producing very attractive decorations especially in the dark. 1

Another object is the production of a cheap; and attractive ornament which will be effective at all times, either day or night, and which may be used any place where suitable electrical connections are available. l

The many additional objects. and advantages of my invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art especially after a study of the following specification, wherein a specific embodiment is fully described, and, of the attached drawing wherein:

Figure l is a plan view of a ribbon of material, showing the various steps in the formation ofthe finished decorative covering for the core;

Figure 2 a sectional View through the ribbon with a core in position;

Figure 3 a front elevation, partly in dotted lines, of a wreath produced in accordance with my invention; and

Figure 4 a modification of the core wherein an incandescent filament is used in place of the rare gas.

In the drawing the numeral Ill designates a strip of decorative transparent, or translucent, material, such as paper, Cellophane, waxed paper and the like, either plain, colored or treated so as to produce a series of blended colors. In the present embodiment, the strip I is composed of two layers, or ribbons, II and i2, which are longitudinally cemented, or otherwise secured, as at l3 and i4, producing a longitudinal pocket or opening l5. The edges of the ribbons are not cemented together which, when the strip is twisted, as hereinafter described, permit them, if desired, to separate and thereby add to the attractiveness of the ornament. The pocket I5 is designed to be threaded over a core or reinforcement l6 which is preshaped to form the outline of the finished article. In the drawing I use the typical shape of a wreath to illustrate my invention, but it is to be understood I may shape the core to the contour of letters, animals or the like, and get equally satisfactory results.

The next step in the formation of the flexible strip I0 is to twist it to form convolutions, as shown at ii in the drawing, which are next compressed as at It, to form the finished crinkled and convoluted material indicated at l9. Various means may be resorted to in order to efi'ect the twisting of the ribbons, such as projecting the pocket l5 over a wire, or mandrel, not shown in the drawing, and bodily rotating the supply spools for the ribbons H and I? while holding the free end of the ribbons against rotation. After the material has been twisted it may be compressed or compacted, in any practical way, and progressively removed from the mandrel. The convoluted material may then be cut into the desired lengths and threaded over the permanent core or reinforcement 16.

One of the salient features of my invention is the production of a core It, preferably made of hollow glass tubing filled with a rare gas, such as neon, and provided with proper electrodes 20, and connections for connection to suitable electrical circuits. Or, I provide the tubing with a wire filament, as shown at 22 Figure 4, such as tungsten, to produce an elongate incandescent light of the design required. Suitable spacers 23 are provided to maintain the filament in proper spaced relation to the tubing and to its respective convolutions.

Another form of core or reinforcement I may resort to is the use of a solid glass, or synthetic resinous material, and which may be illuminated throughout its length by the use of polarized light rays supplied at one end of said core by means of a suitable generator such as a small incandescent light, as will be understood. While I have not illustrated a core as just described, I wish it clearly understood I consider such cores and means of illumination as coming Within the scope of my invention.

Obviously the use of cores as herein described, will of necessity, leave an open space between the ends thereof and in order to span such space a ribbon of similar color, or of a contrasting color, tied into a large bow and secured to the free ends of said core, may be resorted to, or, a short length of wire 24, shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, may be secured to the free ends and the ribbon secured thereto. It is also practical to thread a short length of the decorative material over the closure member before one end is secured to the core. The ribbon or wire may also be used for the purpose of hanging the ornament as will be understood. In the cases where the decoration is in the form of a festoon, spanning a space, say between two pillars in a hall for example, small wires may be secured between convolutions of the decorative material and provide a suitable hanging means therefor.

While I have described one embodiment of my invention in the form of a wreath, and a simple and inexpensive means for hanging said decoration, it is to be understood my invention is to be, construed broadly enough to cover all forms and types of decoration and securing means, insofar as it is practical to shape the core to conform to such forms or types.

In the embodiment I describe, I refer only to plain ribbons of flexible, transparent or translucent material but, I may use plaited, serrated edge, crepe paper or other suitable, or similar,

materials 'as well with equal success, and without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and which invention is defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. An ornamental figure comprising a core consisting of a complete neon light unit deformed into a predetermined shape configuration and constituting a distending member, and a preprepared twisted strip of flexible transparent material threaded upon said core and composed of a series of spiral convolutions disposed about the same, said strip being composed of a plurality of layers cemented longitudinally thereof at two points equidistant from the median of said strip forming a longitudinal pocket for the reception of said core.

2. An ornamental figure comprising a core consisting of a complete incandescent light unit deformed into a predetermined sham configuration and constituting a distending member, and a preprepared twisted strip of flexible transparent material threaded upon said core and composed of a series of spiral convolutions disposed about the same, said strip being composed of a plurality of layers secured together longitudinally thereof at two points equidistant from the median of said strip forming a pocket for the reception of said core.

3. An ornament comprising an elongated electric lamp of desired configuration, a decorative cover therefor, said cover being'composed of a plurality of strips of light transmitting material secured together longitudinally at two points forming an elongated pocket receiving said lamp, said strips being twisted about said lamp forming spiral convolutions.

CHARLOTTE K. DAVIS.

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