US3695303A - Hand loom and combination display device - Google Patents

Abstract

A combination loom and display device comprising a frame defining a central opening and having substantially flat front and rear surfaces spaced by connecting side walls. Yarn holding fingers extending from front wall to the rear wall but not beyond the confines of the planes of the front and rear walls.

Description

United States Patent Dunn et al.

154] HAND AND COMBINATION DISPLAY DEVICE 72] Inventors: Donald P. Dunn; Helen 'r. Dunn,

both of 45 Christopher St., New York, NY. 10014 J 22 Filed: Jan. 16,1970

[21] Appl. No.: 3,265

52 us. Cl. ..139/34, 28/15, 40/125 51 1111.01. ..D03d 29/00, D06c 3/08, G091 7/06 [58] Field of Search.....139/34; 28/15; 40/125 R, 125 1),

40/125 E, 125 F, 125 K, 125

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1451 Oct. 3, 1972 2,227,550 l/l941 Moore ..28/15 2,427,093 9/ 1 947 Eckert 139/34 2,654,937 10/1953 Smith ..28/15 2,780,854 2/1957 Dritz ..28/15 3,473,097 10/1969 Barnett ..40/125 X Primary Examiner-James Kee Chi Attorney-John J. Byrne ABSTRACT A combination loom and display device comprising a frame defining a central opening and having substantially flat front and rear surfaces spaced by connecting side walls. Yarn holding fingers extending from front wall to the rear wall but not beyond the confines of the planes of the front and rear walls.

A 5 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures HAND LOOM AND COMBINATION DISPLAY DEVICE This invention relates to a hand loom and more particularly to a hand loom which is also an ornamental display device.

It is conventional practice to weave a design on a hand loom and remove it for use in another environment. Sometimes the product is used for display purposes as for example, in a picture frame arrangement hung on a wall. It is an object of this invention to provide a combination loom and display device'in which the woven design need not be removed for display purposes in that the loom also is a display device.

It is another object of this invention to provide a combination loom and display device wherein the yarn holdingfingers are wholly within the planes of the front and rear of the loom.

It is another object of this invention to provide a loom which may be superimposed over identical looms once complementary designs have been woven thereon to provide an ornamental three-dimensional design.

It is another object of this invention to provide a loom and display device having a translucent sheet attached to the rearside thereof bearing a design complementary to the woven design.

In prior art devices, the yarn tying teeth extend from and beyond the surfaces or planes of the walls thereby precluding the possibility ofx-effectively stacking or superposing a number of looms to provide the threedimensional effects provided by this invention.

Specifically this invention comprises a hand loom and display device comprising a frame defining a multisided central opening and having front and rear walls connected in spaced relationship by side walls. The front wall is wider than the rear wall and defines a smaller opening than that defined by the rear wall. The thread holding fingers are attached to the inner edge of the front wall and extend rearwardly and outwardly from the central opening toward said rear wall but terminating within the plane of the rear wall.

These and other object of the invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the following detailed description when viewed in light of the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combination hand loom and display device of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on lines 22 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view of two looms of this invention in tandem relationship;

of this invention. It comprises a rectangular frame having a central rectangular opening 14. The frame includes front walls 16, side walls 18 and rear walls 20. A

flange 22 extends inwardly from the lower edge of the rear wall toward the front wall 16 and serves to reinforce the substantially hollow frame. The frame is preferably constructed of extruded aluminum or plastic or other suitable lightweight materials though it is to be understood that other materials can be used. Further the frame need no be of hollow configuration, however, such construction is preferable for ease of construction and lightness. The front walls 16 are'wider than the rear walls 20 and define a multi-sided central opening 14 of smaller dimensions than that defined by the rear wall 20 when viewed from the rear. The differences in widths of the respective walls is necessitated by the positioning of the yam-holding fingers 24 which are attached to the inner edges of the front walls 16 and extend rearwardly toward the rear walls 20. The fingers which are spaced about the periphery of the opening 14, are wholly contained within the planes of the front and rear walls as best seen in FIGS. 3 and 4. The purpose of this will become apparent below. A transverse detent 26 extends across the ends of each of the fingers 24 for purposes of retaining the yarn in position on the fingers.

The front and rear walls are substantially flat and since the fingers do not extend beyond the planes of the front and rear walls, the frames may be readily stacked in tandem relationship as shown in FIG. 3. Such an arrangement is desirable when a greater three-dimensional effect is desired. For example, in the modification of FIG. 3, a design is woven on one frame and a complementary design such as a background design, is woven on the rearmost frame.

Another modification is shown in FIG. 4 wherein a translucent plastic sheet is attached to the rear of the loom 10. The sheet may be used as a light transmitting layer when the display device is illuminated from the rear, or it may have a background design thereon complementing the woven design on the loom 10.

Both the modifications of FIGS. 3 and 4 are realized by the tying fingers being wholly contained within the planes of the front and rear walls so as to define a boxlike configuration in cross section which permits the lamination or superposing of a plurality of frames or a translucent sheet. The frames or translucent sheet are attached preferably by the use of an adhesive, though it is to be understood that rivets, screws or other known attaching devices may be employed.

The fingers 24, especially as seen in FIGS. 3 and 4, extend rearwardly and outwardly from the central opening as to define an acute angle at their juncture with the front wall 16. The purpose is two-fold. One, they are not as visible when the device is viewed from the front and second, the yarns tied through the fingers have more of a tendency to stay in place as opposed to shifting along the axis of the fingers. Instead of a T- shaped finger configuration of FIGS. 1-4, a modified finger 28 is shown in FIG. 5. The fingers 28 are tapered from rear to front and also prevent the yarn thereon from shifting axially.

In a general manner, while there has been disclosed an efiective and efficient embodiment of the invention, itshould be well understood that the invention is not limited to such an embodiment as there might be changes made in the arrangement, disposition, and

form of the parts without departing from the principle of the present invention.

We claim:

1. A hand loom and display device comprising a frame defining an enclosed central opening and having side, front and rear walls, and yarn holding fingers attached to said frame and spaced about said central substantially hollow in cross section and has a reinforcing flange extending from the from the lower edge of said rear wall toward said front wall.

5. The hand loom of claim 1 and including an ornamental design woven thereon, a translucent sheet attached to the rear wall of said loom and having a design thereon complementing said woven design, and means for attaching said translucent sheet to said rear wall.

Claims (5)

1. A hand loom and display device comprising a frame defining an enclosed central opening and having side, front and rear walls, and yarn holding fingers attached to said frame and spaced about said central opening, said fingers extending rearwardly from said front wall toward said rear wall and outwardly from said central opening and terminating within the plane of said rear wall.

2. The hand loom of claim 1 wherein each of said fingers has a transversely extending detent at its rearward end.

3. The hand loom of claim 1 wherein said fingers are tapered from rear to front.

4. The hand loom of claim 1 wherein said frame is substantially hollow in cross section and has a reinforcing flangE extending from the from the lower edge of said rear wall toward said front wall.

5. The hand loom of claim 1 and including an ornamental design woven thereon, a translucent sheet attached to the rear wall of said loom and having a design thereon complementing said woven design, and means for attaching said translucent sheet to said rear wall.

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