Skeleton Banner and Flexible Letters for Advertising and other Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 30th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1897
Skeleton Banner and Flexible Letters for Advertising and other
Purposes.
FRANK WISEMAN, of Number Ten Maclise Road, West Kensington, London
Upholsterer and Decorator do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A Skeleton Banner and flexible letters for advertising and other purposes. The
banner which may be of any size is made of cord or other material worked into
meshes which may be large or small. The letters are made of canvas, india-rubber,
and cork or of other flexible materials, and are affixed or attached to, or suspended
from the meshes or open work of the banner. The whole is made water-proof, so
that it is not affected by, and retains its lightness in damp weather. The banner is
surrounded by a supporting line of hemp or other flexible material, and may be
finished with a tassel fringe.
COMPLETE SP
CION
Skeleton Banner and Flexible Letters for Advertising and other
Purposes.
I, FRANK WISEMAN of No. 10 Maclise Road, West Kensington, in the County of
Middlesex Upholsterer and Decorator, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention relates to a Skeleton Banner, being.coustructed principally to be
unaffected by wind, or weather, and to hold, and display matter for advertising, and
other purposes.
The means I employ in the production of this Banner; consists of twine, codr or the
like, worked into meshes, and attached to a bearing Rod with thin rods to expand the
Network, and to which, letters, devices and the like may be attached; there is a
supporting line passed from bearing rod round both sides and bottom of Banner and
it has a Balancing Fringe, or Tassels, which is a stay to the Banner, keeping it in a
perpendicular position.
The material .formed into meshes, A is worked the full size of banner, and it is
waterproofed by soaking in boiled Linseed Oil, or any other process.
The Bearing Rod B, which is made a little wider than Banner has holes drilled
through it at suitable distances, and of suitable size to take bearing, and suspending
lines.
The expanding Rods C, are made of Bamboo Cane, or other material, and cut so as

page_text: to finish the width of the Banner; each end is banded to prevent splitting, and has a
screw eye D inserted sufficiently large to allow the supporting line E to pass through.
These rods with bearing rod is waterproofed with Paint, or other Material
The Bearing Rod is threaded through the top mesh of network, and fix'ed at ends;
the expanding rods C, are threaded through intermediate meshes, where letters, or
devices are to hang, and network attached to neck of screw eye.
The Supporting Line E is attached to bearing rod B, and threaded through eyes D,
in expanding rods, across the bottom mesh of network, and up other side in like
manner; joints of Bamboo may be threaded on this line between the eyes of
expanding rod to form a Border to Banner. The Fringe G, or Tassels, are made of
Beads, or other material suitable, and free from danger in case of accidental detach-
ment; they are united by strong waterproofed twine, wire, or other material. The
depth of Fringe may vary and may be somewhat heavier at sides than centre, it is
attached to supporting H line that crosses the bottom of Banner.
The Letters K, Devices, and the like, are made from strong canvas, or any other
tough material from which letters, and devices can be cut. The material is previously
prepared both sides alike with a preparation of Oil, White Lead, Turps, and Ground
Cork, or any other process, or material.
Eyelets are inserted into the letters, and the like so that they may be attached to
the expanding rods, or network, and for the purpose of lacing the letters together.
The Letters, Devices, and the like, are painted any color desired, gilded, or
embossed, they may be perforated, and with very massive letters N the network
immediately behind the letter, or device may be cut away, leaving clear O space so
that the letters may yield either way to the wind.
The Banner is suspended from an ordinary Banner Arm, fixed from a window, wall,
roofe or any other position from which a banner can be hung; also from a cross-bar
with two upright poles for carrying, or fixing into the ground, pullies are inserted
into the Banner Arm and cross-bar to take the suspending lines F, which should be
long enough to allow the banner to be lowered to the ground when passed through
the pullies, and attached to the bearing rod B.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to he performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A Skeleton Banner through which the Wind can pass.
described.
Substantially as
2. A Balancing Fringe G to stay the Banner in a perpendicular position consisting
of small items so united that a breakage would only allow the fringe to fall in particles
to the ground. Substantially as described.
3. Light, flexible, unbreakable letters K, and devices.
described.
Substantially
as
4. Means for supporting letters and devices consisting of network A, and rods B, C.
Substantially as described.
5. The general arrangement, and composition of Skeleton Banner, and Flexible
Letter. Substantially as described.
Dated this 30th day of April 1897.