Abstract: A machine for producing pompons in which an indefinite length of thin plastic tape 9 is ripped into a plurality of strips of constant width, the strips are cut off to a predetermined length, and the cut strips are bundled at their central areas. The machine includes a shaft 7 for rotatably supporting a tape roll 11 wound about a core 10, a ripping device 4 for ripping the tape into strips, and a reel 5 about which the strips are wound mounted on a common framework 1. The ripping device has a plurality of equally spaced cutters 34. The outer periphery of the reel is provided with at least two recesses 48 through one of which a string 54 is passed to bundle the strips and through the other of which a knife or scissors for removing the strips from the reel is passed.

Abstract: A passive, reusable visual amusement or warning device includes a handle and a number of light diffracting strips bearing an embossed holographically generated diffraction pattern. The diffraction pattern in the foil is produced in a planar format, and the strips bearing the pattern are displayed and viewed in a curved format. Ambient light striking the strips is diffracted to produce a dynamic, kaleidoscopic readily noticed display of brilliant colors.

Abstract: An insulator-decorative cover for a wine bottle that includes an inner layer of thin flexible insulation that substantially covers the side surface area of the bottle excepting a neck portion through which the pour spout projects. An outer cover is decoratively designed to simulate; e.g. a tuxedo or other festive clothing associated with wine.

Abstract: A reinforced joint secures opposite ends of a ribbon serving as a carrying handle for a decorative container. The opposite ribbon ends are adhered and clamped to each other, and are adhered to the container in longitudinal alignment and in an overlapping relationship.

Abstract: An elongated netting has one end region movable toward an opposite end region to form multiple bow configurations for use as a gift wrapping product.

Abstract: A decorative gift wrapping ribbon having a top decorative surface and a lower surface containing a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive with the pressure-sensitive adhesive having sufficient adhesive strength to prevent accidental displacement of the ribbon on the package, yet having sufficient lack of adhesiveness so that if the ribbon is positioned improperly it can be correctly repositioned on the package without tearing the package.

Abstract: A decorative pull bow has multiple loops formed from a pair of bow members having bow sections which are slit to form multiple loop-forming elements. The bow members and a drawstring are shorter in length than heretofore without sacrificing the number of loops in the formed bow. The drawstring has a short pull stroke. The loops are automatically angularly arranged about a central longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A combination of an artificial flower-forming ribbon and a tack plate wherein the ribbon includes a pair of strips overlapped with respect to each other and at least one string disposed along and interposed between the strips, the string being joined to one end of each of the strips at one end thereof, while the strips are adhered to each other at at least two portions on each of a plurality of lines spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strips so as to permit relative movement between the strips and the string in order to form the flower petals. The tack plate includes a slit which extends from a central portion thereof to a peripheral edge portion thereof whereby insertion of the strips and/or string into and through the tack plate is simplified and facilitated. A central hole is also provided within the tack plate and in communication with the slit so as to accommodate the string once the same has been inserted within the tack plate.

Abstract: A decorative bow and a carrying handle are simultaneously formed on a container for carrying the container and an object received therein in a decorative carrier.

Abstract: A pompon or similar device for promotions, businesses, institutions, sports, and the like have a pompon, ribbon or tassel portion affixed to a handle portion. The pompon portion is particularly adapted to contain plastic strips, ribbons or the like disclosing particular colors to convey a particular theme or message. The handle portion is particularly adapted to contain a severable redeemable portion or portions as well as a surface for the imprinting of advertisements, messages and the like.

Abstract: A pompon with pull strings extending in opposite directions therefrom so that when alternately pulled in the directions of the strings, it is either pulled out of, and into, a hollow tubular handle and, in this manner, provided with a display or storage modes.

Abstract: A bag or gift package particularly adapted for use with a self-forming ribbon bow is formed with front and rear panels joined together along three marginal edges, including the two sides and the bottom, and open at the top. A sleeve is formed in surrounding relation to the top of the bag and spaced inwardly of the top, to define a passageway for the insertion of the operating ribbons of a self-forming ribbon bow. The encircling sleeve includes transversely extending strips of material which are welded along their marginal edges to leave a center portion free, thereby defining a sleeve-like opening. Access openings are provided through the sleeve in the front and the rear of the panel for the insertion and removal of the bow operator ribbons, and cutouts are formed in the sealed marginal edges to permit the ribbons to exit and re-enter the sleeve in making the turn about the edges of the bag.

Abstract: A gift-wrapping assembly including a box having elongated slots in the top. Each slot is partially cut out from the top with a portion of the top partially removed, the cut out portion being hinged on the uncut portion and forming a tongue to hold tabs inserted in the slots. The assembly also includes a plurality of decorative ribbons, each having a plastic plate at each end. A tab extends as a partial cut-out from each end of each plate at approximately a right angle to the plane of the plate. At its junction with the plate the tab is undercut. Each ribbon encircles the box and is locked by the engagement at its ends of the undercut edges of the tabs in the outer regions of the corners of the opposite slots of each pair. The assembly also includes a bow having on its under side a plate from whose corners tabs extend at approximately a right angle to the plane of the plate. These tabs are also undercut.

Abstract: A combination of an artificial-flower-forming ribbon and a tack plate, wherein the artificial-flower-forming ribbon having a pair of strips overlapped with respect to each other and at least one string placed along and between the strips, the string being joined to one end of each of the strips at one end thereof, the strips being adhered to each other at least at two portions on each of a plurality of lines spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strips so as to permit relative movement of the strips and string placed between the strips. The tack plate includes a first plate member having at least one slit or hole, through which both of the strips and string are passed, and a second plate member having adhesive films on both surfaces thereof. The second plate member is joined at one surface thereof to the first plate member and one of the strips passed through the slit or hole of the first plate member.

Abstract: A prefabricated bow form comprising sets of loop forming portions that are oriented relative to each other by generally triangular portions of the bow form when the bow is formed. The bow form can be configured to form bows that have the shape of Pom bows or shapes similar to Pom bows.

Abstract: Decorative sheet material is provided. The sheet material has a thermally bonded nonwoven tissue-like base layer having a web of 20 to 90 weight percent thermally bondable polymeric staple fibers and 10 to 80 weight percent rayon staple fibers and 5 to 50 weight percent thermobonding resin based on the weight of the web, and at least a monolayer of a multiplicity of substantially parallel continuous multifilament acetate yarns substantially covering a first side of said base layer and thermally laminated to said base layer. The second side of said base layer is sufficiently sonically sealable to a base layer of a second sheet material to form durable ribbon asemblies.

Abstract: An optical recording medium contains, on a base, one or more dyes and a polymer which forms liquid-crystalline phases.The information is written into the uniformly oriented liquid-crystalline polymer layer, for example by means of a laser. During this procedure, the polymer heats up locally to above a phase transition temperature. By cooling, the resulting change is frozen in the glass state.The information can be erased by applying an electric field and/or heating.The recording material permits high-contrast storage and possesses high sensitivity, good resolution and excellent stability.

Abstract: A prefabricated bow form for a Pom bow comprising two opposed bow ribbons with tie ribbons therebetween, with first ends of the bow and tie ribbons bonded together, and with the bow ribbons bonded together at spaced bonded areas to define fold lines about which the bow ribbons will fold when a bow is formed by gathering the bonded areas adjacent the first ends of the ribbon. The fold lines include adjacent fold lines at right angles to the longitudinal edges of the bow ribbons that define therebetween generally central loop forming portions on the bow ribbons, and spaced angled fold lines between the central portions and both ends of the bow ribbons forming additional loop forming portions adjacent both ends of the bow ribbons.

Abstract: A brick and block hanger has a nail and a resilient finned sleeve which is slidably mounted upon the nail to cushion impact and prevent shattering of brick or block when the nail is driven into the brick or block. The nail and resilient finned sleeve are used in combination with a picture hanger or frame hanger, and can be used for attaching other articles to brick or block as well. During penetration of the nail into a substrate such as brick or block, the finned sleeve deforms until a characteristic rosette shape is formed. At this point, cessation of force is indicated.

Abstract: A bow-forming ribbon assembly has a decorative flexible ribbon and a drawstring connected loosely to, and freely guided through pairs of apertures formed in, the ribbon lengthwise thereof. Between each pair of apertures, a bending zone is provided which extends at an angle of inclination, which angle is different and of opposite slope from that of the adjacent preceding inclination angle. During forming of the bow, the drawstring bends the ribbon across each bending zone, and forms bow loops distributed at various angles around the axis of the bow to form a pompon-like shape.

Abstract: This invention relates to decorative sheet useful for making ribbons, bows, and the like. The invention relates to the field of synthetic textiles.The decorative sheet material comprises(a) a thermally bonded nonwoven tissue-like base layer having at least 50 weight percent polymeric, staple fibers having a length of 1/4 to 6 inches, and up to about 50 weight percent other fibrous material, at least the outer portion of said fibers being thermally bondable, and(b) at least a monolayer of a multiplicity of substantially parallel, continuous, non-cellulosic, multifilament yarns substantially covering a first side of said base layer and thermally laminated to said base layer,at least one side of said base layer being sonically bondable to a fibrous substrate. By making the base layer out of a sonically bondable material, articles made of the sheet material of this invention can be rapidly produced.

Abstract: A rosette ribbon including a base layer which is formed by compressing a compressible binder impregnated polyester-fiber material. A cover layer of satin ribbon acetate is bonded to the base layer. A second cover layer of satin ribbon acetate may also be provided, the second layer having certain portions removed whereby portions of the first cover layer are exposed. The assembly is also provided with streamers and a cardboard backing material. The ribbon head including the base layer and cover layer is formed in a heated die which includes a female die member and a resilient rubber base. The resulting ribbon head will have convex portions to give it a three dimensional appearance.

Abstract: A gift package includes a self-forming bow, in which the operating ribbons are elongated and formed as an integral part of a gift presentation or gift-receiving bag, with the operating ribbons generally encircling the bag at the open top thereof, whereby pulling the bow-forming ribbons closes the bag top in the nature of a drawstring and, at the same time, forms a decorative bow at one side of the gathered top, complete for presentation. The package is reusable by extracting the bow to its original position. Prior to operating, the bow-forming ribbon lies flat against the side of the ungathered bag to make a compact arrangement for shipping, storing or display.

Abstract: A rosette includes a number of pre-pleated lengths of ribbon secured as radiating rings on a body part or carrier, the body part or carrier having a plurality of resilient clips which can be used for the securement of the ribbons. The rosette will preferably include a distinctive center and ribbon tails secured in position by a snap fitted rim element. Preferably, the body part or carrier is of thin-walled form, the resilient clips being pressed outwards from the plane of the thin wall.

Abstract: A bow-forming ribbon has a decorative flexible ribbon member and a drawstring connected loosely to the ribbon at points along its length by relatively stiff retainer members. Each retainer member extends generally transversely across the ribbon member, and each is inclined with respect to the transverse direction at an angle. Each retainer member is inclined at an angle different from that of the preceding retainer member. On forming the ribbon into a bow by pulling the drawstring relative to the ribbon, the inclined retainer members tend to skew the adjacent loops or segments of the bow relative to one another, so that loops distributed at various angles around the axis of the bow are formed, thus avoiding the tendency for the successive loops to seat themselves on one another in a fan shape.

Abstract: An apparatus as disclosed by which production of pompons of the inventions comprising a gripping member having a thermoplastic crown piece mating surface to which a plurality of thermoplastic streamers are ultrasonically fused may be ultimated which comprises a means for moving a form cluster of streamers into a position intermediate of an ultrasonic welding horn and the crown piece mating surface of a handle or gripping member and a means for contacting and energizing an ultrasonic welding head with the cluster of streamers so as to fuse the streamers to the crown piece by ultrasonic vibrations.

Abstract: Pompons manufactured into an article having noteworthy utility as packaging decoration in which work-in-process connected pompons are stapled in a criss-crossed relation to an adhesively-backed cardboard substrate to contribute an enhanced appearance to any package to which it is adhesively secured; the referred to appearance avoiding being marred by visible detection of either the staple or the substrate due to the effective masking thereof by the pompons.

Abstract: An artificial-flower-forming ribbon having an overlapped pair of strips and strings placed longitudinally in the middle of strips and therebetween. One end of the string is joined to those of the strips, and both strips are adhered to each other at a plurality of line areas spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strips so as to permit relative movements of the strips and the strings. The line areas are inclined with respect to the widthwise direction of the strips, the inclinations being alternately reverse.

Abstract: This invention relates to filling material composed of crimped fibers joined together at one end with a high density, and having crimps located in mutually deviating phases, while the other ends of the fibers stay free, and a process for manufacturing such filling material. The filling material exhibits superior bulkiness and thermal insulation, since the recovery force or resiliency of the crimps located in mutually deviating phases causes the fibers to spread sufficiently to contain a large quantity of air among themselves.

Abstract: A pompon is provided that includes a plastic body member that has strands attached to an end thereof, and wherein a clip is provided for holding the strands in place on the member. One end of the holder or member is open so that a coupon or the like can be conveniently inserted within the member. Suitable advertisements, logos, and the like can be imprinted on the outer surface of the finger held pompom. The finger held pompon includes a receptacle that is constructed of plastic material of resilient characteristics whereby the user's finger can be conveniently inserted within the device to provide a convenient means of manipulating the pompon.

Abstract: A ribbon assembly including face-to-face bow ribbons attached together at spaced locations around a pull member attached to their ends that can be pulled to gather the bow ribbons into a bow. Upon such pulling an end portion of the assembly is pulled between the attachment locations to hold the bow ribbons together in the shape of a bow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative product comprising in a single unit a bow and an elastomeric fastener attached to the bow by connective means and to an apparatus for its production.

Abstract: A two piece bow construction comprising a first portion which is horizontally positioned and having a closed perimeter compressed to form a flat member, and a second narrow strip portion which is knotted at the central portion of the first and the ends are dropped below the first portion, the central portion being compressed so that the ultimate appearance is that of a bow.

Abstract: A device for mitigating the splashing of droplets of molten metal during the pouring of same into a mould comprises a strip or strips of material which form a system of polygonal cells. The device is for vertical location with the strips edgewise in the base of a mould and fulfills the function of either a splash-guard when casting direct or a float when bottom-casting.

Abstract: A spray-like decorative ornament for use in gift-wrapping a package comprises a rigidifying core having top and bottom edges and a strip of metal foil wound about the core, a section of the strip being of greater height than the core and the top portion of the strip being vertically slit to define a plurality of fingers. Preferably the strip tapers substantially smoothly from one end thereof to the other, with a portion of the strip radially closer to the core having taller fingers than the portion of the strip radially further from the core, thereby to produce a spray-like appearance. In one preferred embodiment the core is hollow and the ornament additionally includes an elasticized cord having a section of enlarged diameters incapable of passing through the core, the core being slidably mounted on a loop of the cord passing longitudinally therethrough with the enlarged section at least partially disposed above the core top portion.

Abstract: A within-the-shoe sock construction is provided which comprises a sock having a foot opening adapted to receive a foot therethrough. The height of the sock is substantially coextensive with the height of the shoe to be worn with the sock whereby the upper rear edge of the sock is substantially coterminous with the upper rear edge of the shoe. Retaining means is provided which comprises an enlarged member, which may be in the form of a pompon, and a relatively narrow supporting member, which may be in the form of a ribbon, is connected to the enlarged member. The enlarged member is adapted to be disposed outside the shoe and in engagement therewith to prevent downward movement of the sock. Connecting means is provided for detachably connecting the support member to the sock so that the retaining device may be interchanged or replaced with other retaining devices.