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Bow making kit

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-01-08
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Granted: 1974-11-26
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Expires: 1993-01-08
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Abstract

Abstract A kit of equipment and supplies for the making of decorative bows including a bow maker device The bow maker device is in the shape of a box with a sideopening drawer for the containment of supplies, and with a hollow tube mounted vertically extending from the top of the box. The box is furnished with accessory attachable bases which may have adhesive or magnetic backing for holding the device fixed to a working surface. The kit contains lengths of pre-cut ribbons, spangles and other decorative items employed in making bows, which are contained in a carry-all box. The bow maker device is utilized by folding pre-cut ribbons, in which terminal holes have been stamped, over the tube, with the pre-cut terminal holes fitting about the tube circumference. After the ribbons have been aligned by the vertical tube of the device, a decorative, split-leg tack is placed over the top of the tube, with the tack legs extending into the hole. The ribbons are then withdrawn together with the tack, with the ribbons now transferred to the tack legs which are then bent, bolding the ribbons together into the form of a decorative bow.

Inventors

  • 👤 J Scaringi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:26
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41G; A41G1/00; G; G09; G09F; G09F19/00; G09F19/12; G09F19/125

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
A kit for the fabricating of decorative bows from pre-cut ribbons, comprising, in combination, a bow making device having a cylindrical shaped member having a lower fixed end and an upper free end, a base member mounting the lower fixed end of said cylindrical member, said free end of the cylindrical member containing an axial hole, pre-cut ribbons for the forming of decorative bows, each of said pre-cut ribbons containing a stamped hole at each end of a size to fit over the free end of said cylindrical member and to slide on said cylindrical member, and split leg tacks, the legs of which fit into the axial hole of said cylindrical member, decorative bows being fabricated by folding said pre-cut ribbons and putting each of the two end holes of each ribbon over the cylindrical member, installing the split legs of one of said tacks into the axial end hole of the cylindrical member, and then withdrawing the ribbons off the cylindrical member together with the tack so that the holes of the folded ribbons are anchored on the legs of the tack, and then bending the legs of the tack so as to fasten the ends of all the folded ribbons together to form a decorative bow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 209 words
A kit for the fabricating of decorative bows from pre-cut ribbons, comprising, in combination, a bow making device having a cylindrical shaped member having a lower fixed end and an upper free end, a base member mounting the lower fixed end of said cylindrical member, said free end of the cylindrical member containing an axial hole, pre-cut ribbons for the forming of decorative bows, each of said pre-cut ribbons containing a stamped hole at each end of a size to fit over the free end of said cylindrical member and to slide on said cylindrical member, and split leg tacks, the legs of which fit into the axial hole of said cylindrical member, decorative bows being fabricated by folding said pre-cut ribbons and putting each of the two end holes of each ribbon over the cylindrical member, installing the split legs of one of said tacks into the axial end hole of the cylindrical member, and then withdrawing the ribbons off the cylindrical member together with the tack so that the holes of the folded ribbons are anchored on the legs of the tack, and then bending the legs of the tack so as to fasten the ends of all the folded ribbons together to form a decorative bow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The combination as recited in claim 1 in which at least some of said ribbons are stamped through with decorative shaped cut-outs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
The combination as recited in claim 2 with the addition of colored paper having one side coated with an adhesive backing fastening said colored paper about a decorative shaped cut-out stamped in a ribbon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
The combination as recited in claim 1 in which at least one of said ribbons is cut in longitudinal lines through the middle portion of the ribbon so as to increase the billowing effect when said ribbon is folded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
The combination as recited in claim 1, together with a carrying case which contains additional decorative equipment, including solid decorative objects each terminating in a pair of flexible wrapping wires, adhesive-backed spangles, and an instruction book.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1977-11-25 1978-05-27 1978-11-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1981-11-25 1982-05-27 1982-11-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1985-11-25 1986-05-27 1986-11-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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