Improvements in Means for Exhibiting Boot-laces and such liké goods, partly applicable to Advertising generally.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Exhibiting Boot-laces and such liké
goods, partly applicable to Advertising generally.
I, JAMES PATON, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and comprises a new or improved mode and
means of exhibiting boot-laces and such like goods in shops, warehouses, and other
places, and attaching same to and detaching them from show cards or cases, and
which latter also serve as a means of illustrating or making known the goods or
wares or for other advertising purposes.
The improvements essentially consist in the use of a show card, board or case
preferably of rectangular or ornamental outline shape and which may consist of
card board, papier mache, sheet metal or other material but preferably of card
board. This show-card would by these improvements have the laces attached to
hang separately or in individual pairs or bunches in a series along its lower end
and be secured thereto by being passed through a corresponding series of holes of
slits formed in the lower edge of card, so that each lace, pair, or bunch of laces
which would be looped or fastened together separately by a loose knot or tied with
thread some distance below each hole would only require to be jerked or drawn
away when the edge of the cardboard or attaching material below the hole would
open up or give way at that part and free that particular pair. Instead of attaching
the looped pairs of laces by the holes they may be secured to the card or case. .by
separate sewing, rows of clips, or equivalent means of attachment.
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The show cards or cases would be hung up in the shops or warehouses by, one or
two holes, cords or clips at their top ends; and form advertising medium on one or
both surfaces, such as illustrations of buildings or places, or of the national games
of football, cricket, golf, tennis, and the like, so as to be reversible, and also printed
matter as to the cost of the laces, manufacturers or sellers names, and' like
advertising notices, so as to be exposed in the window of the shop or warehouse
from either side.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Exhibiting Boot-laces and such like
goods, partly applicable to Advertising generally.
1, JAMES PATON, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing,
reference being had to the accompanying drawings, that is to say :-
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This invention has reference to and comprises new or improved mode and
means of exhibiting boot-laces and such like goods in shops, warehouses, and other
places, and attaching same to and detaching them from show cards or cases, and
which latter also serve as a means of illustrating or making known the goods or
wares or for other advertising purposes.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto

page_text: appended an explanatory drawing representing an elevation of a show card with a
series of leather laces attached thereto to illustrate my invention.
Referring to this drawing, My improvements essentially consist in the use of
a show card, board or case A, preferably of rectangular or ornamental outline
shape and which may consist of card board or papier mache as shown, or it may
be of sheet metal or other material but preferably of cardboard. This show-
card A would by these improvements have the laces a attached to hang separately
or in individual pairs or bunches in a series along its lower end A' and be secured
thereto by being passed through a corresponding series of holes or slits a¹ formed
in the lower edge A' of card A, so that each lace, pair, or bunch of laces a
which would be looped or fastened together separately by a loose knot all or tied
with thread some distance below each hole a would only require to be jerked
or drawn away when the edge A' of the cardboard A or attaching material
below the hole' would open up or give way at that part and free that particular
pair. Instead of attaching the looped pairs of laces a by the holes a¹ they may
be secured to the card or case A, A¹, by separate sewing, rows of clips, or equivalent.
means of attachment.
The show cards or cases A would be hung up in the shops or warehouses by
one or two holes, cords or clips at their top ends A²; and form advertising medium
on one or both surfaces A, such as illustrations of buildings or places, or of the
national games of football, cricket, golf, tennis, and the like, so as to be reversible,
and also printed matter as to the cost of the laces, manufacturers or sellers' names,
and like advertising notices, so as to be exposed in the window of the shop or
warehouse from either side.
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 I
claim is
First. The herein described mode of and means for exhibiting laces and such like
goods and detaching them in individual pairs or sets therefrom, substantially
as herein described in reference to and by way of application shown in the
accompanying drawings.
Second. The fitting or forming of show cards with a series of holes or apertures
at their lower ends for exhibiting and detaching laces and such like goods,
substantially as herein described in reference to and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated the 16th August 1892
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.