US1441266A - Ornamental product and package - Google Patents

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' 1. s. cLuNE. ORNAMENTAL PRODUCT AND PACKAGE.

Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

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CLUNE; or'jrtosnnrljn Penn, iin-Wanneer, assrcnoaffromnnf confini reinl company, 'osnnw Yoan; nvr.,

A 'con'roneion or NEW YORK."

Application tiled July 14, 1921. Serial No. 484-5737.

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Be itT known that I, ,JOHN S. CLUNE, a citizen` of the United States', and resident of Roselle Park, in thecounty of Union and State of Jersey, have invented certain. new, and useful Improvements in (l"gnament'alH Products andr Packages, of which' the following is a specification.

This'vinvention: relates to an article of manufactureI `adapted foi"` use for ornamental or ldecorative purposes, and relates more:v particularly to atinsel or metal foil strip productutilizable, for example, forv ornamental displays such as Christmas tre-e decorations, and has special reference tothe provision of such a product put up in packaged form in such manner that the identity or the integrity of the product isY maintained andv is so available at the time of decorative use;`

'A primeA desideratnm of my invention comprehends tliefpackaging of a bundle or group of shredded or stripV foil vand preferably a variegated or vari'colored bundle1 of such strip foil insuch manner that the individual strips or strands ofl the bundle be retained in a condition most effective for decorative use. In use for ornamental purposes,` it is desirable to have the individual strips orv strands ina kseparable condition to permit freedom' of handling of the separated strips as required. Considerable difficulty has been hitherto experienced in this respect. A bundle of the individual tinsel strips, due to improper packaging and marketing often becomes in the hands of the consumer a mass of interwoven and entangled strands,ofttimes incapable of er;- tricationand separation, in view of the tendency of the strips', especially when cut in very narrow ribbon form, to tear when handled in anybut in a tender fashion. l have found that the bundle of foil strips may be .sol packaged that the identity of the individual strands" or vstrips may be retained during packing and marketing of the product, so that no'difticulty Will be eX- perienced by the decorator in selecting, separating and handling the individual foil strips: My present invention therefore integrity of the product is effectively retained, aandws soavailable by the' decoratorpat the time of use'. n

'The principal objects of my invention may be said to`v include the provisionr of a novel tinsel or `foil product package pre: senting a variegated scintillating dis-play, the furtherv provision of a package includingr.y means for so holdinglor supporting the tinsel product, preferably in bundle form, thatl the identity or individuality ofthe separatev strips of the bundle vWill be main`- tained by the package during the market?. ing thereof, and the further provision of ar tin'sel vproduct ipackage of ,tik-l nature" re?` feria-id` to in which the cost of packaging shall be anegligable quantity, the resultingv packagepresenting the product for sale in a visible and attractive manner. 1

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, my invention consists inthev elements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter particularly lldescribed and sought to be defined in the claims,.referencef beingr had n to the accompanying` drawings whichl shoivqapreferred embodiment of my invention in which: l

Figure l isa view showinga plurality of` the tinsel strips as put upv in bundle form, Figure 2y is a- `perspective v,vieyv off the holder usedin the packaging of the bundle, Figure 3 is avieW showing. the manner` in which the bundle is coiled about the holder,

Figure l is aview of a completed package showing. the bundle and holder pack-y aged infan envelope adapted therefor, and

, Figure 5j`is an `enlarged-view of a portion of one ofthekpreferred tinsel strips.

vReferring to the drawings, the tinsel or foil strips to be used for decorative purcal effect, the individual strandsbeing. adapted to be selected and removed rfrom the bun! dle and hung in decorative fashion on'7 for example, the branches of a Christmas tree or other similary object. The decorative dis?,

play may be considerably enhanced by utilizing the reflecting properties of the tinsel toil for illuminating a variety of colored surfaces, the composite coloring and illumination being highly pleasing to the eyes olf an observer. This result may be accomplished by providing gthe individual strips themselves vvith colored surlaces, each strip preterably comprising foil having one of its sur- Jr'aces colored and the other of its surfaces leit clear and uncolored. This is shown, for example, in Figure' 5 of the drawings, part ot a single strip being shown here in enlarged form. This strip comprises a strand having one ol' its `.taces 12 colored.v as 'for example blue, the other of its surfaces 13 being lett uncolored. A plurality of such strips having a variety of colors such as the spectrumic colors are grouped together to form the variegated bundle 10. The bundle may be hung with the various strands distributed or display, or the individual strands may be separated, regrouped and suspended in any desired manner. Although l prefer, as shown in the exempliiied form herein, to use a variegated bundle of tinsel strips, it Will be understood that my invention as hereinbelow described is not limited to the use of such a variegated bundle but includes groupings or bundles of tinsel or strip foil Whether colored or uncolored.

It is desired, when the tinsel or strips are required for use, that the individual strips be presented to the decorator in a tree and unentangled condition, so that the separated strands may kbe distributed in the bundle or removed therefrom With tacility, Difficulty has hitherto been experienced in this respect, the strands being subject to the liability of becoming interwoven and entangled, the fragile and tearable characteristic of the toil when in fine ribbon form preventing undue handling in disentangling the threads. have found that the tinsel or strip product may be so packaged that the identity o' the individual strips may be Lretained during packaging and marketing thereof, the individual strips being kept trom becoming interwoven and entangled, the strands being capable of separation when desired for decorative use. To this end l provide a holder for the bundle of foil strips, means beine: pre'il rably provided in the holder for distributively receiving the strands of the bundle and tor retaining the same in position and in distributed condition on the holder, the retaining ot the strands in vtheir distributed position minimising or preventingtheir beinginterwovenfor entangled. Accordingly l provide a holder 14 oit the form shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, the holder being preferably dat and made, for example, of paper board, the bundle of foil strands being intended to be Wound or coiled about the holder, as shown for example in Figure 3 of the drawings. For the purpose of distributively receiving and retaining the strands in position on the holder, the holder is preferably provided with a plurality ot toothed or serrated edges 15 and 1G, the toothed or serrated edges tunctioning to eil'ect distribution oi'l the individual strands as the bundle is coiled or Wound about the holder, the toothed elements retaining the strands in separated and distributed condition on the said holder. This is illustrated, tor example, in Figures 3 and 4l el the drawings, the identity of the tinsel product having been found to be ettectively maintained by this manner ot packaging the product. Furthermore, by providing a tlat holder such as the cardboard holder 111, the toil bundle may be packed in dat torni, as illustrated in Figurey 8, this presenting a neat, Yflat resulting package capable ot facility of handling'during marketing. The provision of a holder having serrated edges further accomplishes the result ot preventing the relatively heavy foil strands from Igiavitating to one side ot the holder with the resulting bunching of the strands. the serrated edges 'thus retaining the strands in distributed fashion, this maintaining the package in perfectly fiat condition. For the purpose of preventing any ot 'the end strands -trom clearing and falling ott the holder, the' holder is preferably provided with integral enlarged portions, such as 17, acting stop or retaining means.

To torni the completed package, the serrated holder and the strip toil product Wound thereon is enclosed in an enveloping means provided therefor, the enveloping means being preferably of a size just suiticient to accommodate the holder, forpreveniing'iree play or movement of the holder therein. ln order to provide'a package in which the tinseled product `may be exhibited to the purchasing public Without the necessity ol removing the product from the package, and itor'the further purpose of attractively presenting the product for marketing purposes, l prefer to provide a transparent or translucent envelope, such as shown at 18 in Figure il, the envelope being` made, ttor example, of glacine paper. The evenly distributed variegated foil strips on the holder, when enclosed in the glacine envelope, Will be clearly visible through the envelope, the variegated character of the product and the desired even distribution thereor" attractively informing the purchaser of the nature and properties et the tinseledcommodity, this being illustrated, tor example, in Figure t 'of the drawings. f

l* or the purpose of packaging the tinseled product Without subjecting the frail strands @i un aman t@ iniquity of" banging ma tearing, as ofttimes the'case when the'nar row ribbons are subqected to the relatively 'rough' handling incident tov rapid packaging methods and fory the further purpose of ob? taining a resulting packageV in which theA bundle may be 'removed by the (.lecorator without handling the individual str andsin orderk to minimize tearing olf the same, the' may be effected with very littlefhandli'ng ofl the individual strands thereof. The holderl and the coiled bundle are then inserted in `the'envelope 18 with the ribbon 11 located adjacent the openingy end of the envelope, with the ribbon ends preferably/*extending to the outside of suchk envelope. lVhen desired for use the envelope seal is broken; the ribbon securing means 11 is then grasped by the user or decorator, the 'user exerting a pullon the ribbon 11 for removing the tinseled product. from the container or envelope. As the holder and bundle are removed in this manner, the ribbon 11 only .being held by the hands of the user, the

holder 14 aided by the weight of the bundle strands lying coiled thereabout will fall from the bundle effecting not only a stripping of the holder from the bundle, but effecting the straightening out of the bundle strands into a condition similar to that shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, the bundle being thus obtained in substantially its original shape, with torn or broken strands reduced to a minimum.

' The manufacture and use of the strip foil product and package will, in the main be apparent from the above detailed description thereof. The variegated strips are put up and sold in bundle form, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, the bundle being coiled or wound about the flat cardboard backing 14, as shown in liigure` 3, the individual strands of the bundle beino' distributively received and retained in position by the serrated or toothed edges v15 and 16 ofthe holder. The combined holder and bundle is then packaged and preferably sealed in the glacine envelope, as shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. The cardboard backing not only provides a rioid support for the relatively heavy and frail foil strips, with the further resulting provision of a flatpackaged commodity, but the toothed or serrated character of the card provides means for effectively holding thestrands in distributed condition', this resulting in providing" a perfectly "-"fiatj packagev in which the vstrands are prevented from bun'chingand in-:whiclr the strips are further pleasingly distributively displayed not only, bute-ne? in which the cardholder, whent removedff' from the envelope for use, piesentsv a tinseled bundle capable `of rremoval from the liolderwithall the strands' thereof incac-t,free and' ynon-entangled.y

lhile llA have, shown my device in the preferred form, it will be` obvious that many changes and modifications may be made in lthe structure disclosed without departing froma the spirit ofthe invention, define-din the following claims.

l claim: 1. As anew article of manufacture, inl

combination, a holder provid-ing a serrated* edge and a' bundle `'of shredded or strip metal foil' comprising a plurality of strips or strands offoil coiled-i aboutthe holder with the strands distributed over theserrated edge and held .inA positionthe'reby; i

2. As a new article of manufacture, in'

combination, a card holder providedV with serrated edges and a bundle of shreddedor strip metal yfoil"compris-ingl plurality j of strips or strands'joffoil coiled"about theholder withr thestrands distributed overl theL serratededges and held in' position lthereby'.-

3. As a new article of manufacture, in combination, a lholder and a bundle of shredded or strip metal foil coiled about the holder; the holder being provided with means for distributively receiving the strands of the bundle coiled thereon.

4. As a new article of manufacture, in combination, a card holder and a bundle of shredded or strip metal foil comprising a plurality of variegated strips or lstrands of foil, coiled about the holder; the holder being provided with means for distributively receiving the strands ofthe bundle coiled thereon. c

5. As a new article of manufacture, in combination, a holder and a variegated bundle of shredded or strip metal foil coiled about the holder, the holder being provided with means for distributively receiving the strands of the bundle coiled thereon.

6. As a new article of manufacture, in combination, a holder, a bundle of shredded or strip metal foil coiled about the holder; the holder being provided with means for distributively receiving the strands ofthe bundle coiled thereon and an envelope enclosinu the said holder and bundle.`

7. s a new article of manufacture, a package kcomprising a holder providing a serrated edge and a bundle of shredded or strip metal foil wound or coiled about the holder and anenvelope enclosing the said package comprising a card holder providing serrated edges and a bundle of shredded or strip metal foil Wound or coiled about the holder and an envelope enclosing` the said bolder and bundle.

9. is a new ar'icle of manufacture, in combination, a holder, a bundle of shredded or strip metal foil coiled about the holder, the holder being provided with means tor ,distributively receiving the strands of the bundle coiled thereon and a transparent or translucent enyelope enc-losing the said holder and bundle.

l0. les a nen-` article ol manufacture, a package comprising a flat support or holder providing` opposed serrated edges, a bundle oi shredded or strip nietal toil wound or coiled about the holder` the said bundle indudinga` a plurality ot strips or strands of foil distributed. over and yheld by the serrated edges, the strips being provided with colored and uncolored faces and a glacine envelope ot substantially the saine size as the support or holder enclosing the holder and the bundle carried thereby.

ll. As a new articlel ot n'ianutacture, in combination, a holder and a bundle of shredded or strip metal foil coiled about the holder, the bundle comprising a plurality of strips or strands of toil and a ineans for se curing the strips together, the bundle being:r

coiled about the holder with the securing ineens located adjacent an edge of the holder.

l?. is a nenv article oit manufacture, in 3 combination, a` lat substantially rectangular holder and a bundle oit shredded or strip metal r1toil coiled about the holder, the bundle comprising; a plurality of strips or strands of foil and a means for securing the strips together, the bundle being coiled about the holder With the securing means located over a corner ot the holder.

13. As a nenrv article ot manufacture, in

combination, a holder and a bundle ot 4 shredded or strip metal foil coiled about the holder, the bundle comprising a plurality et strips or strands of toil, a means for securing the strips together, the bundle being,-

coiled about the holder with the securing` 50 means located adjacent an edge ot the holder and an envelope enclosing the said holder and bundle with the securing means located adjacent the opening,` of the envelope and adapted to be grasped by the user to ellect 5 Withdrawal of the bundle and the stripping ot' the holder therefrom.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 5th day of July, A. D. 1921.

JOHN S. CLUNE.

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