US1480009A - Bow holder - Google Patents

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Jan". 8 1924.v

A. L. PRESTON BOW HOLDER Filed June 1, L23

2 sheets-sheet -1 Jan. 8 1924. 1,480,009

A. L. PRESTON BOW HOLDER Filed June 1. 1925 2 sheets-shat 2 Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

marsh star ALs'roN L. ransron, or LEOMINSTER, mssncnusnrrs.

BOW HOLDER.

Application filed June 1,

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALsToN L. Pnnsron,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Leominster, in the county of W'orcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful'Bow Holder, ofwhieh the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to a bow holder capable of general use on various kinds of hair ornaments and devices on which a bow can be supported. The principal object thereof is to provide means for controlling the form of the bow and permitting of the folding of a ribbon used in connection there with into a form which has not been possible, or at least convenient heretofore, and which can be completed and left in an attractive form with a comparatively small amount of ribbon, thus saving in the cost of the bow itself.

- Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. l is an elevation of a barrette showing a preferred form of this invention, with a bow of ribbon attached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device without the bow; i

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation;

Fig. f is an edge elevation;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale showing two. positions of the bow holder;

Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively an elevation and edge view ofa hairpin showing how the bow holder can be applied thereto Fig. 8 is a similar View showing it applied to a comb; and i Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the invention applied to another form of barrette.

Referring to the first five figures, it will be seen that the invention is shown as applied to a barrette 10 which can be considered as a support for the bow holder. It is shown in a form having its tongue 11 integral with it and connected to the back through a loop 12 and provided with a narrow shank 13 for entering between two integral projections 14: on the opposite end of the barrette and pointing rearwardly.

The barrette is provided with two perforations at 20 and 21 parallel with each other located preferably near the middle and one of them being of a width to receive a thickness of celluloid or other material of which the bow holder 22 is formed. The other one also has a portion of the same width 1923. Serial No. 642,833. I

and length as the perforation 2]. and is oflset beyond it an equal distance'but of narrower Width. 7 i

The bow holder proper 22 consists preferably of a single sheet of celluloid, metal, or the like having a hinge portion 23 extending down from it on one side and a clasping tongue 24. of similar shape in gen eral extending down on the other side and curved around toward each other at the bottom or rear. The hinge portion 23 is .bow holder has two integral tongues 25 extending therefrom in opposite directions and'bent downwardly preferably at an angle toward the body of the barrette. They are i not intended to come into close contactwith it, although they may, if desired. At any rate they are intendedto come close enough to it to prevent the disengagement of a ribbon from it.

In using the device, the bow holder is swung over to the dotted line position in Fig. 5 and the ribbon is located in position on aflatfsurfaceo rin the hand as follows:

The end a can be considered as the starting end. The ribbon is taken back from that diagonally. to form the part 05'. Then it is folded over on itself to form an upper loop a -This part of the ribbon is laid longitudinally across what may be considered the center of the device to form the front part a of a corresponding loop or fold. The lower part of the same is drawn end a". Of course the back or hinged part of the bow holder comes between the upper loops a and a while the fastening tongue 24: comes between the ends, a and a IVith the parts so arranged this fastening tongue is brought down into its slot and allowed to spring out into the narrow portion thereof. This fixes the bow in position and the article is then. used as asingle complete device in the ordinary way. It will be noted that as the ribbon is not tied a smaller amount of material is used than is ordinarily the'case, and furthermore the ribbon is not wrinkled as much as it is in tying so that it can be taken out and used over again conveniently.

On the second sheet of drawings I have shown several other ways in which the device can be used. The bow holder 22 is shown substantially the same in all cases, but in Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown it as applied to' a rearwardly extending portion 30 on a hair pin31 which can be made of sheet celluloid and of course could be formed of metal or celluloid wire. In this case the parts operate in the same way as on sheet one and there is no need of further description.

In Fig. 8 I have shown it as applied to a comb 33 with no real modifications in the use of the bow holder itself except that, instead of being hinged at one side, it is made detachable as a whole by forming two tongues 24 on it and omitting the hinge 23.

In Fig. 9 I have shown it as applied to another device 34%. adapted to be used on a braid of hair. and here also I have not modified the bow holder in any material manner.

Although I have illustrated and described the invention as applied to only four different articles. I am aware of the fact that it can be made in many other forms and applied to articles of various kinds without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all details of con- 1,4so,00e

struction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture a bow holder for application to a hair holding support comprising a body of sheet material having two opposite projections for connectingit with the body of the support and having two other opposite projections at an angle to the first two spaced from the body of the support at their ends.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bow holder for application to a hair ornament or hair holding device comprising a body having two opposite projections for connecting it with the body of the device to which it is to be applied and having two other opposite projections at right angles to the first two for separating the folds of the ribbon to facilitate the formation of a bow and the holding of it by this device.

3. As an article of manufacture, a bow holder for the purpose described comprising a central portion, a projection therefrom constituting means for connecting it to an article to be worn in the hair, an opposite projection constituting a tongue diametrically opposite for connecting it with said article, and two opposite projections extending from between the first two, extending at their ends toward the article on which it is worn for the purpose described.

4. As an article of manufacture, a bow holder for the purpose described comprising a central portion. a projection therefrom having means for pivoting it to an article to be worn in the hair, an. opposite projection COnStitlltiIlg a tongue for connecting it with said article, and two opposite projec tions in a plane at right angles to the first two arranged to. be spaced at their ends slightly from the article on which it is worn for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

ALSTON L. PRESTON.

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