US2541281A - Display device - Google Patents

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Feb. 13, 1951 Filed Oct. 50 1948 J. R. POLLARD DISPLAY DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet l ENTOR ATTORNEYS Feb. 13, 1951 J. R. POLLARD 2,541,281

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Oct. 30 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EYS Patented Feb. 13, 1951 DISPLAY DEVICE -John Richard Pollard, Amsterdam, N. Y., assignor to. VMohawk Carpet Mills,...lnc.,. Amsterdam, N.. Y., a Acorporation of New York f-Applicationfoctober 30, 1948,Y Seria1'Nc.I57,508

(Cl. 40-1Z6) 6 Claims. l

.This invention relates 4to display apparatus for use -in exhibitions-,show rooms,l etc., and; is concerned more particularlywith afncvel device `for nshowing the methods and Vlooms used in weaving ',pile -fabricsf such as .carpets `of V-variouskinds Pile -fabrics employed'as door coverings are .of

-4 various 4constructions.anfsiare-,woven :on looms of' different. kinds. --Whenwsuch .floor coverings are on exhibition before the general public,ffew visitors are 'awa-re off-the; differences distinguishvingwthe:several-basic.types:of weave or under- ,.standfthefreasonswhy one construction has advantages `=,over another. for specific purposes.

-While the distinctive features of the several con- ..structions .may -be Vreadily explained graphically, `it-.has'been found that. display devices, which :include characteristic.- portions of the respective .loomsand of the-fabrics made thereon, are more .effective in conveying information thanthe :usual diagrams, brochures, etc.

The present' invention is, accordingly, directed ,to the provision of novel apparatus for displaying the methods and looms` used in the production .of pile fabric door coverings. The .new devices include the warp threads present 4in the fabrics and also structures simulating those employedvon actual looms. -While the. devices -areof simple construction, they Vdemonstrate differences .in

weaves and looms in a manner easilyunderstood and are a center `of interest, 'wherever .they are exhibited.

For a better .understanding .of the. invention, reference .maybemade ,to theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is. a view in perspective v.of .one form cf the new device usedv for .displaying a-Wilton fabric .and. the loom used .foin weaving zit;

.. Fig., 2. is a view,.of.the.device of Fig. linside elevation; A

Fig.. 3. is asectional `view .ofLthe lin.-,...3.3.;cfv

Eis. 42;

. Eig. 4 is a view in perspective .of a form-'ofthe .device. .used lfor. displaying an .Axminster fabric `and. loom Eig;V 5. .is a. side elevational view of the device of Fig. 4;

Fig.` 6 .isa sectional ViewV on .the .line 5-6 of Fig..4; and

HfFig. 7 gis `a .frcnt elevational view. .on an .en- .larged scale-of a portion of the device of Fig. e. The display device of-Fig.- laginclufdesY arbase lll `and apanel zI l -rising therefromythe baseand .panel being` made :of .any suitable building. ma-

.,terial. y A pair of side members :IZ-are. attached to, fthe; Ybase.;.and...thegfront faceaof.' the: panel kkand project .forwardly-.fromthe-panel .inspaced parallel relation. The `members I2.simulate the sides of aloom and a .beam connectsthemembers near theirv upper ends .adjacent theirfree edges. .An arbor .M is ymounted in openingsin-members .l2.neartheir.1ower endsand a web `i5 of -Wilton -carpet is rolledV von..the..ar.bor and extends up- .fabric continue from the beam to thefaceof the panel. The warp threads Sdiverge .in lupper and lowersheets from .the beam to thefpanel, sothat they resemble a warp shedemployedin weaving, and the rear ends of the threads are secured to the lpanel and may pass throughopenings in the panel and be affixed to the rearV face thereof.

The upper' rearcornersof the members may be cut away to provide openings AIl, through which extends a'guideway 'i8 attached to the side members below the warp vthreads l t and projecting laterally a substantial distance beyond them. The guideway simulates the raceway. for the shuttle of a loom and a bobbin-"I 9 filled w'ith'yarn may be placed -at one end 'of the raceway to suggest a shuttle. A pair of sticks Y20 areV attached tothe outer `faces of side'members AI2 on ears 2| and-extend upwardly throughv guide loops 22 attached to the members and through openings vatv the ends of the guideways. The sticks 2D resemble the picker'sticks of a loom, and the loops 22 are similar to the Straps by which the picker sticks are operated on a real'loom. A reed 23 is attached tothe rear of the guideway and extends upwardly and rearwardly to the front face of the paneL'the warp threads IS passing through the dents ofthe reed.

YIn patternedWilton fabrics, Vthe design in the pile surface is formed of colored pile warp yarns, which are raised over wires during the weaving operation by a Jacquard mechanism. The pile warps I6 are, accordingly ofY different colors and, in order "to suggest the beam, from which such 'warps are supplied during weaving, the area 24 of' the panel above the `reed may carry vertical Vlines of' different colors to simulate the appearance of such a beam and of the yarns'passing therefrom to vthe reed.

The ydevice shown Vin Fig. 4is used to demonstrate anAXminster-fabric and loom and 'com- '.prises a .base 25, a -panel 2G risingtherefro'm, rand spaced side members 21 extending forwardly from the front face of the panel. The side members are connected by a beam 28 and an arbor 29 is supported in the members and carries a roll of carpet 30. The carpet extends upwardly and over the beam and, beyond the beam, the weft threads of the fabric are omitted and the warp threads 3l extend toward the panel in divergent upper and lower sheets and are connected thereto.

In Axminster weaving, the pile is produced by dipping lengths of pile yarn between the stuffer and binder warps, binding in such pile yarns by weft shots, and then cutting the yarns to leave in the fabric pile tufts looped about weft shots. The pile yarns are carried on spools, each spool being used for forming a row of tufts, and each spool is preliminarily wound with yarns of the colors required by the pattern in the row of tufts, for which the spool is to be employed. Each spool is carried in a tube frame having tubes, one for each yarn on the spool, and the yarns pass through individual tubes and project therefrom. Inthe operation of the loom, the tube frames mounted on a carrier are brought successively to the weaving station, at which place, the frame in position is removed from the carrier, lowered to dip its tubes and yarns between the warps. and, after the binding in and cutting of the yarns, is restored to the carrier.

The device shown in Fig. 4 includes a tube frame 32 similar to those in actual use and mounted in ears 33 attached to the front face of the panel above the upper sheet of warp threads 3|. The frame carries a spool 34 wound with yarns of different colors and has a row of tubes 35, through which the individual yarns pass. The yarns extending out of the tubes are led down between the warp threads 3l and their lower ends are secured to a cross-bar 36 extending between the side members 21. In an Axminster loom, the weft threads are inserted by a needle, instead of by a shuttle. Accordingly, the device .of Fig. 4 does not include a guideway or sticks similar to sticks 2|), and a needle or any simulation thereof is omitted because of the length of such a needle.

In both of the display devices shown, the panel rises a considerable distance above the base and the upper portion thereof provides spaces on which illustrations 31, samples of fabrics, advertising material, etc. may be placed.

VI claim:

1. A display device, which comprises a base, a

' panel rising from the base, a pair of side members attached to the base and extending forwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extending between the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted to support a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extending upwardly to and rearwardly over the beam, and warp threads only of the carpet extending rearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergent sheets with the rear ends of said threads attached to the panel.

2. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from the base, a pair of side members attached to the base and extending forwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extending between the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted to support a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extending upwardly to and rearwardly over the beam, warp threads only of the carpet extending rearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergent sheets with the rear ends of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attached to the outer faces of the respective side members near the lower ends thereof and extending upwardly, and a guideway connecting the sticks and lying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads.

3. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from the base, a pair of side members attached to the base and extending forwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extending between the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted to support a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extending upwardly to and rearwardly over the beam, warp threads only of the carpet extending rearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergent sheets with the rear ends of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attached to the outer faces of the respective side members near the lower ends thereof and extending upwardly, and a guideway connecting the sticks and lying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads, the guideway having openings at its ends through which the sticks extend.

4. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from the base, a pair of side members attached to the base and extending forwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extending between the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted to support a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extending upwardly to and rearwardly over the beam, Warp threads only of the carpet extending rearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergent sheets with the rear ends 4of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attached to the outer faces of the respective'side members near the lower ends thereof and extending upwardly, a guideway connecting the sticks and lying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads, and a reed extending upwardly from the guideway and meeting the panel above the upper sheet of warp threads, the threads passing through the dents of the reed.

5. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from the base, a pair of side members attached to the base and extending forwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extending between the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted to support a web of carpet rolled 0n the arbor and extending upwardly to and rearwardly over the beam, warp threads only of the carpet extending rearwardly from the beam t0 the panel in divergent sheets with the rear ends of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attached to the outer faces of the respective side members near the lower ends thereof and extending upwardly, a guideway connecting the sticks and lying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads, the guideway having a longitudinal channel in its upper face, and a yarn bobbin in the guideway.

6. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from the base, a pair of side members attached to the base and extending forwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation,

a, beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extending between the the lower ends of the yarns being secured to the cross-bar.

JOHN RICHARD POLLARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the flle of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS mounted on the panel above the upper sheet of 1p Number Name Date warp threads, a spool wound with yarns mounted '7,378 Garretson May 21, 1850 in the frame, the ends of said yarns extending 9,388 Mendenhall Nov. 9, 1852 through the tubes on said frame and downwardly 537,045 Kynett Apr. 9, 1895 between the warp threads, and a cross-bar car- 606,610 Wells June 28, 1898 ried by the side members below the warp threads, 15

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