‘March 17, 1970
3,501,070
w. M. SHATTUCK
BOW MAKING DEVICE’
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Filed Jan. 30, 1969
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WANDA M. SHATTUCK
INVENTOR.
United States Patent
ice
3,501,070
Patented Mar. 17, 1970
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removable, uniformly spaced, parallel, linearly aligned
Wanda M. Shattuck, 4251 Shamrock Ave., .
pegs 18. The line of pegs 18 is preferably spaced from
the base 10 sufficiently to allow the introduction of the
Each bracket 14 and 16 has mounted therein a group of
BOW MAKING DEVICE
Baltimore, Md. 21206
Filed Jan. 30, 1969, Ser. No. 795,245
operator’s ?nger therebetween.
It :will be noted that when a ribbon 20, 24, or 26, as
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1 Claim
shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, is reeved about the pegs 18
across the space between the groups thereof, it traverses
the index line 12 and exposes the edges and front face
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The construction of ribbon bows is facilitated by the
disclosed hand-held device comprising a mandrel of align
ed, spaced, pegs. The base of the device is provided ‘with
an index marker which accurately de?nes the center of
the convoluted ribbon. The pegs are mounted on spaced
brackets which hold them away from the base to pro
vide a generous working space for the notching and
securing processes for bow ties, rosettes, or pompons.
of the ribbon, and allows access to the rear thereof in the
central region.
FIG. 1 shows the process of making a bow tie from
a ribbon 20. This ribbon is reeved over corresponding
alternate pegs 18 of the groups on brackets 14 and 16.
With the convolutions of the ribbon 20 passing behind
the skipped pegs 18, it will be noted the loop ends are
urged forwardly away from the base 10. The terminal end
of the ribbon 20 is then given a diagonal fold in the rear,
centered on index line 12, and brought transversely across
20 the front and then secured in the rear with cement or ad
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This invention relates generally to apparel apparatus,
hesive tape. The completed bow tie slips easily from the
ends of the pegs 18.
A rosette is shown being formed in FIG. 2 from a
ribbon 22. Here, there are multiple passes made about
25 but one pair of opposing pegs 18 of the two groups of
pegs. Unused pegs 18 may optionally be removed or left
dif?cult to use or limited to one type of object. The diffi
in place as shown. Reference numerals 24 indicate where
culty in use has arisen from the lack of working space
notches located by the index line 12, are cut into the
or clearance at the center Where the tying operation is
and more particularly it pertains to a device and process
for uniformly forming and assembling ribbon ‘bows.
While devices have long been available for making
ornamental objects from ribbon, they have generally been
performed. Further, the means for locating the center
of the bow have been mainly obstructive, dif?cult to use
or so remote as to be inaccurate in use.
edges of the ribbon 22. A string, not shown, is knotted
about the passes of ribbon 22 in these notches 24. Then
when the ribbon 22 is removed from the pegs 18, the
underlying convolutions comprising loops are fanned out
It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide a
to form the desired rosette.
simple bow making device ‘Which can be used by the
The method of reeving a ribbon 26 for pompon making
average person to make a variety of bows, easily, quickly 35
is shown in FIG. 3. When the reeving of ribbon 26 is done
and cheaply with professional quality.
about the opposing groups of pegs 18 to ?nally encom
Another object of this invention is to provide a bow
pass all of them, it forms loops which differ in length.
maker of the peg type wherein the pegs are grouped
When the centrally tied assembly is removed from the
and mounted to de?ne a working space with underlying
?ducial mark wherein the tying process may be rapidly 40 pegs1 and fanned out, a pompon of differing length tufts
resu ts.
and accurately done :with a minimum of interference.
Obviously many modi?cations and variations of the
Yet another object of this invention is to provide a
present invention are possible in light of the above teach
center-de?ning index in a rosette forming apparatus
lngs.
featuring free access to both edges of the ribbon for
What is claimed is:
notching operations.
1. A bow making device, comprising structure de?n
To provide a novel process for pre-forming bow ties,
ing a ?at, substantially rectangular base, a pair of flat,
rosettes, or pompons from ribbon, is yet another object
substantially rectangular bracket members spacedly
of this invention.
mounted in end-to-end alignment on said base at right
Other objects and attendant advantages of this inven
tion will become more readily apparent and understood 50 angles to said base, said base having an index line in
scribed transversely of said aligned spaced bracket mem
from the accompanying detailed speci?cation and single
bers and equally distant therebetween, and a substantially
sheet of drawings in which:
identical series of uniformly parallel-spaced, linearly
FIG. 1 is a perspective view, approximately full scale,
aligned pegs removably mounted to each said bracket
of the novel bow making device incorporating features
of the invention showing a bow ties in process of being 55 member perpendicular thereto, with all said pegs being
formed;
.
FIG. 2 is a front elevation of the bow making device
of FIG. 1 depicting the processing of a rosette; and
FIG. 3 is a top view showing the reeving of a pompon
ribbon on the bow making device.
With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 of the drawing,
the novel bow making device of this invention is provided
with a rectangular base 10 upon which are mounted
in equidistant parallel spaced relation with said base.
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at right angles to the base 10 a pair of brackets 14 and
16. These brackets 14 and 16 are spaced apart and a 65
MERVIN STEIN, Primary Examiner
median index line 12 is inscribed transversely of this
space on the surface of the base 10'.
G. V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner
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