Abstract A circular pompon bow is formed from a continuous ribbon which contains spaced L-shaped slits which define easily twisted regions at the regions of the ribbon which overlap and are stapled together. The bow is formed by feeding a continuous ribbon from a supply reel, forming the slits in the ribbon, and sequentially impaling the ribbon adjacent the slit portions on a rotating impaling spindle. When the bow loops are completed, a backing card having a pressure-sensitive surface for mounting the bow is applied against the bow, and a staple is driven through the card and the overlapping ribbon layers to secure the card and bow loops together. The completed bow is then removed from the spindle. Two or more center loops can be formed to fill in the center of the bow and to serve as anchoring loops for anchoring plastic ornaments.
Inventors
👤 Jr Philip E Nimmo
👤 Arthur H Steller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-02 22:39
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04D; D04D7/00; D04D7/04; D04D7/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A DECORATIVE BOW FORMED OF A SINGLE CONTINUOUS RIBBON COMPRISING, IN A COMBINATION: A. A PLURALITY OF BOW LOOPS RADIATING OUTWARDLY FROM A COMMON CENTRAL REGION; B. A PLURALITY OF CIRCULAR LOOPS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID COMMON CENTRAL REGION AND FILLING IN THE CENTER OF SAID BOW TO FORM A CIRCULAR CLUSTER OF LOOPSWITH SAID BOW LOOPS; C. A GENERALLY FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE AND A BOW MOUNTING MEMBER DISPOSED AT THE CENTER OF SAID FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE; D. A SECURING MEANS FOR SECURING TOGETHER SAID BOW LOOPS, SAID CIRCULAR LOOPS AND SAID MOUNTING MEMBER; AND E. AN ORNAMENT HAVING A THIN POST EXTENDING THEREFROM AND A FLANGE EXTENDING FROM THE END OF SAID THIN POST, SAID FLANGE BEING DISPOSED UNDER AND WITHIN TWO ADJACENT CIRCULAR LOOPS TO CONNECT SAID ORNAMENT TO SAID BOW.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A DECORATIVE BOW FORMED OF A SINGLE CONTINUOUS RIBBON COMPRISING, IN A COMBINATION: A. A PLURALITY OF BOW LOOPS RADIATING OUTWARDLY FROM A COMMON CENTRAL REGION; B. A PLURALITY OF CIRCULAR LOOPS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID COMMON CENTRAL REGION AND FILLING IN THE CENTER OF SAID BOW TO FORM A CIRCULAR CLUSTER OF LOOPSWITH SAID BOW LOOPS; C. A GENERALLY FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE AND A BOW MOUNTING MEMBER DISPOSED AT THE CENTER OF SAID FLAT BOTTOM SURFACE; D. A SECURING MEANS FOR SECURING TOGETHER SAID BOW LOOPS, SAID CIRCULAR LOOPS AND SAID MOUNTING MEMBER; AND E. AN ORNAMENT HAVING A THIN POST EXTENDING THEREFROM AND A FLANGE EXTENDING FROM THE END OF SAID THIN POST, SAID FLANGE BEING DISPOSED UNDER AND WITHIN TWO ADJACENT CIRCULAR LOOPS TO CONNECT SAID ORNAMENT TO SAID BOW.