Improvements in the Manufacture of Globes for Decorative, Educational, and other Purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 1st June, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by CARLO FRATTINI, of 36, Via Fieschi, Genoa,
Italy, Gentleman.]
Improvements in the Manufacture of Globes for Decorative,
Educational, and other Purposes.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co. Patent
Agents 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to flexible globes which differ from those heretofore con-
structed both as regards the special manner in which they are made and the special
advantages which they afford and further for the various purposes for which they
may be used.
My improved globe consists of a certain number of sheets of paper (preferably
twelve) cut out in the shape of segments of a sphere and joined together at their
edges, without overlapping, by means of strips of paper or cloth gummed on the
inner surface.
The paper used for making the above mentioned segments should be of a strong
quality such as Chinese or Japanese paper, parchment or other qualities which are
sufficiently strong for the purpose or which has been rendered so by mounting the
same upon cloth.
At one of the two diametrically opposite points where the ends of the segments
meet, a small hole is left, through which the globe may be inflated or filled, which
may be done in one of the following ways.
1. By filling the globe made as above specified with a light and somewhat
elastic material such as bran, ground cork, or the like and then closing the
hole; or,
2. By introducing into the globe a ball made of india rubber or other flexible and
air-proof material, which is then inflated and closed in the said globe.
With both these methods the globe may be disinflated whenever desired for
easily carrying it about and any suitable movable closing device may be adapted
to the orifice at the opening of the air-proof ball, such as a cork with or without
screw, a valve or tap; or it may be simply tied with a string.
As will be readily understood my globe is entirely different to those now in use
having the outside surface of paper such as geographical and other globes in which
the segments are not attached to each other but glued upon an internal fixed
spherical frame with which it makes one body, whilst in my improved globe the
segments themselves constitute the sphere and at the same time the enclosure for
the matter for keeping it inflated or of a spherical shape. It also differs from all
the other inflating globes in which the illustrations being made or printed upon the
air-proof material which constitute the enclosure they cannot offer such perfect
and neat lines as paper alone can receive whether such impressions be made by
hand, lithographed, engraved or otherwise with one or more colours.
My improved globe may be mounted upon a base or be provided with a ring for
hanging it, in the same manner as any other fixed spherical globe in addition to the
advantage of being capable of being carried in the pocket.
This last feature renders the globe very economical and convenient for carrying
t about, and renders it apt to be used for various purposes such as for representing
ea views, landscapes and costumes; for the decoration of saloons and houses, or

page_text: it may also be used for geographical or astronomical purposes as also for commercial
addresses for advertising purposes.
Dated this 1st day of September 1890.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Globes for Decorative,
Educational, and other Purposes.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine Lake & Co. Patent Agents
45 Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, 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 flexible globes, which differ from those heretofore con-
structed both as regards the special manner in which they are made and the special
advantages which they afford, and further in respect of the various purposes for
which they may be used.
My improved globe consists of a certain number of sheets of paper (preferably
twelve) cut in the shape of segments of a sphere and joined together at their edges,
without overlapping, by means of strips of paper or cloth gummed on the inner
surface.
In the accompanying drawing 1 have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a view of the globe inflated and
Figure 2 is a plan view of one of the segments detached.
The paper used for making the above mentioned segments a should be of a strong
quality such as Japanese paper, parelment or other qualities which are sufficiently
strong for the purpose or which has been rendered so by mounting the same upon
cloth.
At one of the two diametrically opposite points where the ends of the segments
meet a small hole is left through which the globe may be inflated or filled which
may be done in one of the following ways:—
1. By filling the globe made as above specified, with a light and somewhat clastic
material, such as bran, ground cork or the like, and then closing the hole. This
method although already used for dolls and for cloth and leather balls, has not
heretofore been used for illustrated globes.
2. By introducing into the globe a ball made of india-rubber or other flexible
and air proof material, which is then inflated and closed in the said globe. This
method although already used for the inflation of playing halls made of leather or
cloth its application to spherical paper globes as above specified is novel.
With both these methods the globe may be disinflated whenever desired, for
ensily, carrying it about, and any suitable movable closing device may be adapted
to the orifice at the opening of the air proof ball, such as a cork with or without
a screw, a valve or tap, or it may be simply tied with a string.
As will be readily understood my globe is entirely different from those now
in use having the outside surface of paper such as geographical and other globos, in
which the segments a are not attached to each other, but glued upon an internal
fixed spherical frame, with which it forms one body, whilst in any improved globe
the segments themselves constitute the sphere, and at the same time the enclosure
for the matter for keeping it inflated or of a spherical shape. It also differs from
all the other inflating globes in which the illustrations being made or printed upon
the air proof material which constitute the enclosure they cannot offer such perfect
and neat lines as paper alono can receive, whother such impressions be made by
hand lithographed, engraved, or otherwise with one or more colours.

page_text: My improved globe may be mounted upon a base or be provided with a ring for
hanging it in the same manner as any other fixed spherical globe, in addition to the
advantage of being capable of being carried in the pocket.
This last feature renders the globe very economical and convenient for carrying
it about, and enables it to be used for various purposes such as for representing sea
views, landscapes, and costumes, for the decoration of saloons and houses, or it may
also be used for geographical or astronomical purposes and also for commercial
addresses for advertising purposes.
The segments are as mentioned above placed on and printed on pliable paper
slightly elastic such as Japanese paper well known in the paper trade; they are cut
out to the required dimensions and so that when they are brought together they
will leave at their ends a certain space which will be closed by a circular piece
forming the poles of the sphere.
Upon one of the edges of each segment I glue by hand a narrow strip b (of
about of an inch in width) of white paper of the same description and coated on
one side with glue having a base of caoutchouc which avoids the necessity of wetting
the paper in order to stick it, the pliability of the paper employed permits morcover
this straight cut out strip of paper to stick without any appreciable creases upon
the curved edge of the spindle, and that whilst taking care that it is on the
inside when the balloon (sphere) is finished, and that it extends for about half,
outside the segment so as to admit of the uniting together of the segment thus
prepared.
This union is also performed by hand with the greatest ease by means of simple
pressure exerted with the fingers, and the lines themselves that are marked upon
the spindles guide the hand of the operative, so that they match exactly throughout
the entire length of the segments.
The pliability of the paper is such that even the last spindle which closes the
sphere is applied in the same manner, the two ends of the globe which are held in
the hands being turned back upon themselves without difficulty by reason of the
extreme pliability and clasticity of the paper employed.
The last segment being placed in position the two ends of the sphere are closed
by gluing directly upon the ends of the segments a small circular piece the edge of
which is coated with glue having a base of caoutchouc and the connection of which
is made in accordance with one of the polar circles of the map of the world.
It is to be understood that it is before closing the second polar opening that the
expansible india-rubber balloon is introduced which serves for inflating the sphere
when it is desired to use it.
This round of operations requires it is truc a certain skill of manipulation but it
is very easily acquired, the price of a work of this description well done being about
two pence.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be perforined, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent 1 declare that what I claim is :-
First. The employment of paper as the outside surface of spherical flexible
globes illustrated or capable of being illustrated of a nature independent of the
material and means used for keeping the said globes inflated, for the purpose of
benefiting of the advantages which the paper affords, for drawings or impressions of
accurate and neat illustrations at a low cost.
Second. The method above specified for joining together the various parts which
constitute the globe, by means of strips of paper or cloth of a suitable width
gummed on the inside surface for the purpose of obtaining a perfectly smooth out-
side surface.
Third. The method of inflating the said globes by filling them with solid
materials preferably light and somewhat elastic, such as bran, ground cork and
the like.

page_text: Fourth. The method of inflating the said globes by means of an inside ball made
of caoutchouc or other air-proof material, inflated with nir.
Dated this 1st day of June 1891.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.