An Improved Napkin Ring.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Napkin Ring.
I, CHARLES GUSTAVE (OUTHIER, of No. 8, Rue Vignon, Paris, in the French
Republic, Silversmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improved Napkin Ring, in which an internal rotary
circlet carries a series of pictures, advertisements or other subjects which may be
successively exposed to view, through a sight opening formed in the periphery of the
outer ring.
Fig. 1. of the accompanying Drawing is an elevation of my improved ring-complete.
Fig. 2. illustrates it broken away to show the internal rotary circlet.
Fig. 3. is a sectional elevation of same.
In these figures, a. is the outer or main ring in which is cut an opening b. provided
with a transparent backing of Gelatine, Mica or other suitable medium, through
which may be successively shewn different pictures or other subjects printed or other-
wise applied (in this example) on a flexible band c. secured to the inner rotary
circlet d. As seen in fig. 3., the wall of this circlet is slightly countersunk to a
height somewhat above that of the opening b.--and to a depth corresponding with
the thickness of the flexible band c. This circlet d. is free to revolve in the outer
ring a., its shoulders d d bearing against the inner circumference of the latter,
the inner rim of which is bevelled down over it in the final mounting, thus giving
to the combination the appearance of a single piece.
The internal circlet thus
mounted can be rotated at will by the finger or by the napkin, the "
being, if necessary, increased by vertical dutings or other asperities.
It will be understood that the general details of construction and arrangement
above indicated may be modified at will. Thus for instance, the sight opening b.,
instead of being provided with a transparent medium, may be left blank, the pictures
or other subjects on the band c. being in this case protected by a varnish, or applied
directly to the back of a strip of gelatine or other transparent medium. Or again,
the flexible band c. may be replaced by a rigid circlet of porcelain, glass or other
suitable material, bearing photographic or other impressions and bevelled into the
main ring a. as a substitute for the metal circlet d. above described.
Dated the 27th day of May 1889.
grip " thereon
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Associate Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Napkin Ring.
I, CHARLES GUSTAVE COUTHIER, of No. 8, Rue Vignon, Paris, in the French
Republic, Silversmith, 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 an improved Napkin Ring, in which an internal rotary
circlet carries a series of pictures, advertisements or other subjects which may be
successively exposed to view, through a sight opening formed in the periphery of the
outer ring. Referring to the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1. is an elevation of my improved ring-complete.
Fig. 2. illustrates it broken away to show the internal rotary circlet.
Fig. 3. is a sectional elevation of same.

page_text: In these figures a. is the outer or main ring in which is cut an opening b.
provided with a transparent backing of Gelatine, Mica or other suitable medium,
through which may be successively shewn different pictures or other subjects printed
or otherwise applied (in this example) on a flexible band c. secured to the inner rotary
circlet d. As seen in fig. 3., the wall of this circlet is slightly countersunk to a
height somewhat above that of the opening b.-and to a depth corresponding with the
thickness of the flexible band c. This circlet d. is free to revolve in the outer ring a.,
its shoulders dd" bearing against the inner circumference of the latter, the inner
rim of which is bevelled down over it in the final mounting, thus giving to the com-
bination the appearance of a single piece. The internal circlet thus mounted can
be rotated at will by the finger or by the napkin, the "grip" thereon being, if
necessary, increased by vertical flutings or other asperities.
It will be understood that the general details of construction and arrangement
above indicated may be modified at will. Thus for instance, the sight opening b.,
instead of being provided with a transparent medium, may be left blank, the pictures
or other subjects on the band e. being in this case protected by a varnish, or applied
directly to the back of a strip of gelatine or other transparent medium. Or again,
the flexible band c. may be replaced by a rigid circlet of porcelain, glass or other
suitable material, bearing photographic or other impressions and bevelled into the
main ring a. as a substitute for the metal circlet d. above described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim, is:
a
A Napkin Ring consisting essentially in an outer ring of ordinary form, having
sight opening provided with a transparent backing of Gelatine, Mica or other
suitable material, behind which can be brought successively pictures, advertisements
or other subjects printed or otherwise applied on a flexible band secured to the
inner rotary circlet, the whole, substantially for the purpose and as herein set
forth and shewn by the figures of the drawing.
Dated the 27th day of March 1890.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Associate Agent.