Improvements in Means for Displaying Rolled Goods, such as Cloth and the like, in Shop Windows and other such places.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 8th May, 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Displaying Rolled Goods, such as Cloth
and the like, in Shop Windows and other such places.
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of
I, FREDERICK GEORGE SAGE, of 58 & 60 Gray's Inn Road, in the County
Middlesex, Shopfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to means for displaying rolled goods, such as cloth, in
shop widows and other such places and consists of a flat piece or frame of metal,
papier miché, or other material but preferably wood shaped to conform with the
transverse section of the roll of cloth, silk or other class of goods for which it is
to be used, attention being here drawn to the fact that rolls of different materials
have different cross sections.
On this piece or frame and preferably at or near its centre is secured one part
of a hinge to the other or movable part of which are secured one or more metal or
equivalent clips, blades, loops or the like which in one position are perpendicular
or approximately perpendicular to the plane of the wooden piece and in the other
position are folded close down against said wooden piece; this latter position
enables the apparatus to be packed into a comparatively small space and so renders
them easily portable.
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When the before described apparatus is to be used only as a means of supporting
on its end a roll of cloth or the like the blades or clips are pushed into the lower
end of said roll so that the wooden or corresponding
"of said roll will be
gripped between two of the blades, or if only one such blade be used then it will
be sufficient merely to push that into the lower end of the roll. The roll will then
stand on its end without toppling over.
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When the before described apparatus is to be used as a means of displaying is
short length or nearly empty roll of fabric the lower end of the "core
supported in a manner similar to that before described or by any other suitable
means and another of the said apparatus, in an inverted position is applied to
the upper end of the "core." This top board or plate may then be covered
with or have laid over it the material to be displayed, which material may
hang down from it in any desired manner, the shape of the said board or its
equivalent making it appear as though the material were draped over a full roll.
The apparatus to be used at the top of the rolls or what may be termed "draping
boards" may be flat, domed or other shape.
Dated this 25th day of August 1890
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Displaying Rolled Goods, such as Cloth
and the like, in Shop Windows and other such places.
I, FREDERICK GEORGE SAGE, of 58 and 60 Gray's Inn Road, in the County
of Middlesex, Shop-fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to means for displaying rolled goods such as cloth, in shop-
windows and other such places and consists of a flat piece or frame of metal,
papier mâché, wicker or other material but preferably wood shaped to conform

page_text: with the transverse section of the roll of cloth, silk or other class of goods for
which it is to be used, attention being here drawn to the fact that rolls of different
materials have different cross sections:
On this piece or frame and preferably at or near its centre is secured one part
of a hinge to the other or movable part of which are secured one or more metal or
equivalent clips, blades loops or the like which in one position are perpendicular or
approximately perpendicular to the plane of the wooden piece and in the other
position are folded close down against said wooden piece; this latter position
enables the apparatus to be packed into a comparatively small space and so renders
them easily portable.
When the before described apparatus is to be used only as a means of supporting
on its end a roll of cloth or the like the blades or clips are pushed into the lower
end of said roll so that the wooden or corresponding "core" of said roll will be
gripped between two of the blades, or if only one such blade be used then it will
be sufficient merely to push that into the lower end of the roll. The roll will then
stand on its end without toppling over.
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When the before described apparatus is to be used as a means of displaying
short length or remnant or nearly empty roll of fabric the lower end of the "
is supported in a manner similar to that before described or by any other suitable
means and another of the said apparatus, in an inverted position is applied to the
upper end of the " core. This top board or plate may then be covered with or
have laid over it the material to be displayed, which material may hang down
from it in any desired manner, the shape of the said board or its equivalent making
it appear as though the material were draped over a full roll.
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The apparatus to be used at the top of the rolls or what may be ternied "draping
boards "may be flat, domed or other shape.
In the accompanying drawings ;-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the apparatus in a position ready
for use.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing it in a position convenient for storage or
transport:
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing two of the apparatus applied to a "core"
or board and
Fig. 4 is a view showing the same combination draped.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
A is the flat piece, board or plate, hereinafter termed a "plate" which may be
constructed of metal, papier mâché, wicker, wire or other material but preferably
wood. The plate A in the accompanying drawings is of oval shape but it may be
of circular or other form to suit the shape of the rolls of the materials it is to be
used for displaying or imitating.
B B' is a hinge and A' Fig. 2, a recess in plate A for receiving it so that its
outer or fully exposed surface may be flush with the face of A. The leaf B of the
hinge B B' is secured by preferably screws B2 to the plate A and to the other
leaf B¹ are rivetted or otherwise secured the loops C which extend upwards from
plate A to any desired distance.
The loops C may be replaced by clips, blades or the like of any desired
construction:
D, Fig. 3, represents a board or a 22
wound.
core" upon which a roll of cloth is usually
When it is desired to arrange say a remnant E in, the manner shown in Fig. 4
one of the plates A is fastened on to each end of the "core" D in the manner
shown in Fig. 3 that is to say each end of the " core" is clipped between the
loops C of one of the plates A. By this means the core may be stood on end
and when the remnant is draped over this arrangement its upper part conforming
to the shape of the upper plate A will make it appear as though it was draped
over a full roll..
A partially empty roll may be arranged in the same way. For this
purpose the

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loops or clips C are inserted into the roll so that it will grip the "
necessary also one or more layers of the fabric, the roll is then stood on end and
the desired quantity of the material unrolled and draped over the top plate A.
It will be understood that one of the before described plates A may be attached
to the lower end of a full roll of fabric for supporting it on that end and that a
partially-empty roll or the intended support for a remnant may be supported at its
lower end by any of the existing means, one of the before described plates A being
affixed to its upper end only.
The plate A instead of being supported on a core D may be supported on a rod,
frame or other convenient device.
The loops or equivalent C though preferably hinged to the plate A as shown
in the drawings may instead be rigidly attached to said plate or they may be
arranged so as to enable them to be fitted to the plate by a bayonet socketted or
other joint, or they may be passed through the plate from the other side.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A plate such as A for displaying an imitation roll of goods the shape or
contour of the said plate corresponding with that of the roll to be represented
substantially as described.
2. In apparatus for displaying rolled goods such as cloth and the like the com-
bination with a plate such as A of loops clips blades or the like such as C
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. In a device for displaying material to imitate a roll of such material the
combination with a core or support D of a top plate such as A whose shape or
contour corresponds with that of the roll to be represented substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the apparatus for
displaying an imitation roll of goods substantially as described and illustrated
in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of May 1891
FREDERICK GEORGE SAGE.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicant.