Improvements in Floral Trimmings for Articles of Dress, Upholstery, or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: DIECIFICATION,
Improvements in Floral Trimmings for Articles of Dress, Upholstery,
or the like.
A communication from FERDINAND RAIMBAULT and MARIE RAIMBAULT, of 15, Rue
Danton, Levallois, near Paris, in the Republic of France.
I, JOHN OWDEN O'BRIEN, M.I.Mech.E., of the Firm of W. P. Thompson & Co.,
of 6, Bank Street, Manchester, Liverpool, and London, in the Counties of
Lancaster and Middlesex respectively, Patent Agents, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is a new article of manufacture for use in various
kinds of feminine attire and dress, and in various kinds of ornamentation for
drapery, furniture hangings etcetera It consists of trimmings or fringes of
flowers, foliage and other articles easily manufactured with the materials one
meets with everywhere in business.
Tubes woven in silk, cotton, or other matter are used in the trade to cover
the wire stalks of artificial flowers and these tubes are used to form the fringe
in the following manner.
The tube is wound accordion fashion to form a series of loops beside one
another. These loops are joined to one another by a warp or transverse cord of
any shape or design and of a colour to harmonize with that of the tube, or by a
trimming of appropriate shape and tint. These warps are placed at the extremi-
ties of the loops formed by the tubes in two parallel lines.
The band thus obtained is cut longitudinally down the middle and we thus
obtain two identical fringe bases.
This cut can be made straight or curved according to the shape it is desired
the (garland) fringe should be made.
It only remains now to ornament these prepared fringes with flowers. For
this purpose flowers mounted on very short iron wire stalks are used which are
inserted into the ends of the tubes cut as above described and fixed by means of
glue or in any other way.
Fringes or garlands of flowers are thus obtained or produced which are very
flexible and very graceful and very easy to vary in size. They are thus applicable
for all kinds of dresses and ornaments of the toilet, as also for furniture.
It is to be understood that the right is reserved to vary the nature and shape
of the elements which enter into the composition of these fringes or garlands
and also the manner of joining the loops together, the length of the stalks
tcetera, and everything which does not alter the fundamental principles of the
manufacture of this new article.
Dated this 19th day of Mov 1900

page_text: Improvements in Floral Trimmings for Articles of Dress, Upholstery,
or the like.
I, JOIN OWDEN O'BRIEN, M.I.Mech. E., of the Firm of W. P. Thompson & Co.,
of 6, Bank Street, Manchester, Liverpool, and London, in the Counties of
Lancaster and Middlesex respectively, Patent Agents, (a communication to me
from Ferdinand Raimbault and Marie Raimbault, of 15, Rue Danton, Levallois,
near Paris, in the Republic of France), 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:-
The object of this invention is a new article of manufacture for use in various
kinds of feminine attire and dress and in various kinds of ornamentation for
drapery furniture hangings etcetera It consists of trimmings or fringes of
flowers foliage and other articles easily manufactured with the materials one
meets with everywhere in business.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1. Shows the fringes or trimmings in the first stage of their manufacture.
Fig. 2. Shows the fringe with the stalks for the flowers before they are inserted
therein.
Fig. 3. Shows the fringe in its finished state.
Tubes woven in silk cotton or other matter are used in the trade to cover
the wire stalks of artificial flowers and these tubes are used to form the fringe
in the following manner.
As shown in Fig. 1 the tube 1 is wound accordion fashion to form a series
of loops 3 beside one another. These loops are joined to one another by a warp
or transverse cord 2 of any shape or design and of a colour to harmonize with
that of the tube or by a trimming of appropriate shape and tint. These warps
are placed at the extremities of the loops formed by the tubes in two parallel
lines.
The band thus obtained is cut longitudinally down the middle along the
line C, D, Fig. 1 and we thus obtain two identical fringe bases as shown in Fig. 2.
The line C, D, can be made straight or curved according to the shape it is
desired the garland or fringe should be made.
It only remains now to ornament these prepared fringes with flowers. For
this purpose flowers mounted on very short iron wire stalks are used which are
inserted into the ends of the tubes cut as above described and fixed by means of
glue or in any other way.
Fringes or garlands of flowers are thus obtained or produced which are very
flexible and very graceful and very easy to vary in size. They are thus applicable
for all kinds of dresses and ornaments of the toilet. as also for furniture.
It is to be understood that the right is reserved to vary the nature and shape
of the elements which enter into the composition of these fringes or garlands
and also the manner of joining the loops together the length of the stalks
etcetera and- everything which does not alter the fundamental principles of the
manufacture of this new article.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A new article of manufacture consisting of fringes or garlands of artificial

page_text: flowers and leaves or of other similar ornaments composed of tubes of woven
material the ends of which doubled over alongside each other are furnished with
flowers and the centre parts connected by a warp or cord of suitable form; this
fringe having been obtained by folding in the manner of an accordion, a flower-
tube, and combining together by a warp or cord the loops thus formed and the
band thus constructed cut along a longitudinal line either straight or sinuous
thereby producing two elements of fringe substantially as described.
2. The application and use of these fringes or garlands in all kinds of
decorations and ornaments.
Dated this 8th day of Webmis 1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool & London, Patent Agents.